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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1969

Page

2

Funeral service for James W. Stephenson 83 at Jones Home

James W. Stephenson 83 of 24 Jackson Ave died Tuesday. Funeral conducted this afternoon at 3:30 by Rev. Charles Harless at the Jones Home. Pallbearers were Roy Fries Grover Teets Jr Marshall Teets Guy Singhass Russell Morrison and Joseph R. Goldlove. Burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery.

James W. Stephenson Jackson Ave Jones Home Charles Harless Roy Fries Grover Teets, Jr Marshall Teets Guy Singhass Russell Morrison Joseph R. Goldlove Mount Hebron Cemetery

Mr. Pleasant

Franklin Racy and family from Maryland spent Thanksgiving with his parents in Mt. Pleas ant. Mrs. Mabel Perry hosted dinner with relatives including the Racy, Lake, Brown and Hart families and others from nearby towns. Additional relatives gathered at Stephenson and Martinsburg Pike locations before Mrs. Perry traveled home Friday.

MT. Pleasant Franklin Racy Maryland Raymond Racy Charles Lake Mike Douglas Brown Timothy Mabel Perry Bob Hart Shenandoah James R. Russell Stephenson Ralph Russell Stephens City Danny Martinsburg Pike Perry

Tax bill tweaks aim to please president amid conference talks

Congressional sources say conferees will sharpen the tax reform bill to win presidential approval and avoid a veto. Mills leads House negotiators while Gore pushes for a strong exemption plan and broad support within the House and Senate. A separate vote trimmed revenue by about 720 million, exempting the first 20 000 of investment income to aid small firms. Prince Edward Island is noted for context.

Congressional Mills House Senate Gore Nixon Vance H Rtke D-Ind Hartke

Two Killed and Seven Wounded in Chicago Gun Battle

In Chicago the West Side shooting killed Fred Hampton and Mark Clark and wounded seven others. Police arrived while serving a warrant on Panther leaders. two officers were injured. Authorities found twelve shotguns eight handguns and 5000 rounds of ammunition at the scene.

Chicago Fred Hampton Black Panther Party Illinois West Side Black Panther Hampton Bobby Rush Illinois Panther Cook County Mark Clark Peoria State’s Attorney’s Jalovec

Farm market prices and regional pork veal cattle notes

The report lists hogs veal lambs and slaughter cattle with price ranges by weight and class along with feeder cattle stock and feeder lamb figures. It also covers county consolidation questions and tax implications discussed by local officials in a public meeting.

Choice & Prime Choice & Prime Heavy Choice & Prime Light

Stephens City Man Treated After Throat Cut at Tavern

Carl Nichols, 31, was treated and released at Winchester Memorial Hospital for a four inch cut on the throat suffered at Terminal Tavern on Braddock Street around 1 55 PM. Police say the assailant is known and the case will be referred to the Commonwealth Attorney. Officers Hildebrand Bland and Miller investigated.

Stephens City Winchester Memorial Hospital Terminal Braddock St Warren Rudolph Carl Nichols Commonwealth Nichols Heoe Winchester ‘Memorial-Hospital-by-the-Winchester Fred. Hildebrand Lloyd Bland Harry Miller

Weather Briefs From Around The World

Weather reports from various locations include sunshine and scattered showers. Temperature ranges are listed for several cities with notable wind shifts and barometric changes.

Desegregation Plan Emphasizes Sex Split For Lower Grades

Richmond County proposes United States District Court desegregation plan splitting fifth grade and lower classes by sex. The unusual approach, disclosed by a local school official, outlines how schools would be reorganized to achieve integration.

Warsaw Richmond County U.S. District Court Richmond

Plan Aims Race Neutral School Assignments by Grade

A federal court directed a plan to end racial alignment in the district by next fall. The plan uses five existing schools and assigns students by sex in lower grades to mix white and black enrollments.

Weather Today Virginia Outlook and Winchester Forecast

Fair and quite cold tonight with a low in the upper teens or low 20s. Friday remains fair and cold with a high in the upper 30s or lower 40s. Saturday stays fair, then clouds increase and temperatures slowly rise. In Winchester Thursday December 4 sunset 4 50 p.m. sunrise tomorrow 7 17 a.m. moon rises 3 00 a.m.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall totals and averages from historic records

Readable excerpts show 24 hour rainfall to 8 30 am today with November year to date 2.45 inches and 1969 year to date 33.45 inches. Long term averages from 56 years 36.43 inches and five year yearly totals listed from 1964 to 1968. Monthly values provided.

Incomplete historical notes on figures and events

Fragmentary list mentions Allied invasion of North Africa James Buchanan tea Boston Tea Party Norman Thomas Hayes 91 cents Wild Bill Hickok treason Don Quixote. No coherent event or narrative established.

I,q N. Africa James Buchanan Boston Tea Party Norman Thomas Hayes Wild Bill Hickok Don Quixote

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