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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1971

Page

2

Obituary notices from Berryville to Washington area deaths

Obituaries note the death of Mrs J Ashbridge Perkins in Downingtown Pa and other local deaths including Mrs Susie Windell Kater 94 in Winchester and Robert Jackson Carter 66 of Front Royal. Services held in Coatesville Front Royal and Waynesboro with burial plans at Mount Hebron Prospect Hill Burnsville and Lebanon Church Cemetery. Survivors include sons J Ashbridge Perkins Jr Philip and Richard. brother Philip Powers. widow Lois Glaize. daughter Mrs John Decker. and several grandchildren and relatives.

J. Ashbridge Perkins Downingtown Louise Powers Philip H. Powers Auburn Clarke County Mary Grove Powers Maryland Berryville Coatesville Dr. Perkins Perkins Downington J Ashbridge Perkins, Jr Vienna Philip Perkins California Richard Perkins Texas Philip Powers Greensburg Emily Catherine Powers Virginia and Catherine Page Archie Newton Unger Connecticut Ave N.w. Washington Providence Hospital Washington Unger Mormon Church Lois Glaize Lebanon Church John Decker McLean John Michael Julie Jennifer David Decker Taltavull Funeral Home Wisconsin Ave Will L. Owings Eldred Helseley Frederick Hockman Frank Funkhouser Denzil Heishman Denny Heishman

Local Meeting Weighs Drug Prevention and Treatment

A city meeting in the Corporation Court Room addressed rising drug use with calls for local solutions. Officials cited a 400 percent rise in arrests, discussed TIP programs, Soda group plans, and potential halfway houses, while expressing mixed reactions to targeting suspects and moving a treatment center into the area.

Robert Barbour Court Room William Battaile Warren Rudolph Richmond Barbour Meredith Green Shalome el Benedictus Virginia Maryland

Funeral for Cmdr. Maurice Harris Stein Held at Jones

Cmdr. Maurice Harris Stein 75 of 7108 Stewart Sr died Saturday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Funeral service conducted at Jones Funeral Home by Rev. Virgil A Moyer. Burial to follow at Arlington National Cemetery at 2 PM.

Maurice Harris Stein Stewart Sr Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Virgil A Moyer Arlington National Cemetery

Roy Disney dies at 78 in Burbank after leading Disney

Roy O Disney aged 78 died Monday night in Burbank California. He carried on the business side of Walt Disney Productions since his brother Walt’s death in 1966. Earlier he helped found a small animation studio in 1923 with Walt and built the entertainment empire.

Burbank Calif Roy Disney Walt Disney Productions Walt Roy Disney

Winchester man guilty of LSD possession with intent to distribute

Wylla Franklin Reedy 21 of Martinsburg West Virginia found guilty by a Winchester Corporation Court jury after about ninety minutes deliberation. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined $1000 on LSD with intent to distribute. The indictment included two additional counts for ethyl morphine hydrochloride and marijuana possession with intent to distribute.

Winchester Corporation Wylla Franklin Reedy Martinsburg W.va Reedy Winchester Recreation Park Commonwealth

Johnson Service A funeral for Clarence M J Johnson

Clarence M J Johnson of White Post died Sunday. Funeral will be tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Methodist Church with Rev. Jesse Tate Jr. Pallbearers include Lawrence Williams Calvin Shepherd C D Nokes John Sipe Randolph Sipe Calvin Wright Willard Barthelow Glenn Barthelow. Burial in church cemetery. Family receiving friends at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville this evening 7 to 9.

Susie Windell Kater Latane ‘St Winchester Jones Funeral Home John L. Kater, Jr John A. Baden George H. Orser Douglas F. Hardesty Shirley C. Bly Harold D. Patton Charles J. Gregory JV. Arthur, Jr A. Ryland Conner Mount Hebron Cemetery Clarence -M J Johnson-of-White-Post Mount Carmel Methodist Church Jesse Tate, Jr Lawrence Williams Calvin, Shepherd C.D. Nokes John Sipe Randolph Sipe Calvin Wright Willard Barthelow Glenn Barthelow John H. Enders Berryville

Christmas Special on Cable TV Channel 6

The Church in Action Christmas program pairs with The And Hardy Show for a one hour broadcast on Wednesday from 8 to 9 p.m. It features the Christmas story, caroling by local businessmen, a St. Nicholas visit, and readings by guests from the Ann Hardy Show and Church in Action. Co hosted by Ann Hardy and Bob Donnelly.

the and Hardy Church In Action Channel 6 St. Nicholas Ann Hardy Bob Donnelly

Bhutto names East Pakistani vice president amid war fallout

Pakistan's president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto names Nuril Amin, 77, as East Pakistan's vice president as he pledges to reclaim lost eastern territories. Amin, rival of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was a former deputy PM-designate after India’s 1971 intervention.

Delhi Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Bhutto Nuril Amin West Pakistan Bangla Desh National Assembly Amin Sheik Mujibur Rahman Sheik Mujib Awami League Awamis India East Pakistan Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan Yahya Gul Hassan Khan

Christmas Story Retold by Braddock Street Youth

Youth from Braddock Street United Methodist Church presented a contemporary Christmas tale at Kenilworth Nursing Home. The pageant places Mary and Joseph in Gore traveling to Winchester, where a migrant workers camp hosts the newborn as angels proclaim glory.

Braddock Street United Methodist Church Kenilworth Nursing Home John Krasich Scott Mason Greg Kirby Ann Foster Kay Stratton Bob Lebo Lisa Stowe Peg Hutchinson Holton Virginia Mary Joseph Gore Winchester Frederick County Jesus

Painter Amerigo Bartoli Dies at 80 in Rome

Rome painter Amerigo Bartoli died Monday at age 80. A portraitist who gained renown between the world wars, critics highlighted his landscapes of Rome and its surrounding countryside as his best work.

Amerigo Bartoli Rome

Wall Street Advances On Currency Realignment Boost

Wall Street rose as investors priced in the international monetary settlement. The Dow Jones 30 gained 0.60 to 885.61 as blue chips showed profit taking but the market's primary trend remained up amid expectations of foreign funds entering the U S following the currency realignment. Pittston, Pan Am, Chrysler and Texaco posted notable moves while Kennecott and Kraftco dipped.

New York International Monetary Front New York Stock Exchange Dow U.S Pittston Pan Am Chrysler Kennecott Kraftco Texaco

Carter Held for County Grand Jury in Nineveh shooting

Clovis Lee Carter, 19, unemployed, is charged with murder and felonious assault after a Nov. 28 house trailer shooting in Nineveh that killed Anita Cooper and wounded Betty Lou Edwards and Robert Lee Edwards. Held without bond, a grand jury is set for Jan. 17. A psychiatry exam was granted for Carter. Dr. Paul Levy, 85, famed French mathematician, died.

Clovis Lee Carter Nineveh W. E. Edwards Frederick Mr. Carter Anita Cooper Betty Lou Edwards Delaplane Robert Lee Edwards Miss Edwards Carter Frederick County Harry Richards J. S Rt. 807 Carbine Richards Stephen Butler Edwards James Lee Lambert George

Northern Dancer Yearlings Sell at 1969 Auction

The sale featured twelve Northern Dancer progeny going to buyers at auction in 1969. Trainers, owners, and bidders filled the sale ring as prospects for racing futures changed hands. The event underscored the stallion's impact on bloodlines and the demand for his offspring among horsemen.

Weather outlook for Virginia mixed skies and cooling

Mostly clear tonight with lows in the mid to upper 20s. Fair and cooler Wednesday with highs in the upper 40s. Change of rain is 10 percent tonight and near zero Wednesday. The extended forecast calls fair and cold Thursday with highs in the upper 30s and 40s and lows in the 20s. Cloudiness with a warming trend Friday and Saturday. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s, lows in the 30s.

Virginia Pacific Coast Florida Dakotas Northwest New

Rainfall totals and monthly averages from 58 years

Rainfall in the past 24 hours measured .02 inches with December total .74 inches and 1971 total 38.27 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 58 years lists January 2.37 inches through December 2.37 inches.

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Edwards Appointed to Standards of Quality Committee

H. Robert Edwards, chairman of the Winchester City School Board, is named to a committee to implement Virginia Standards of Quality for Public Schools adopted at the August 7 meeting. The panel includes Department of Education members, teachers, administrators, school board members, and PTA leaders. Edwards will help prepare guidelines and forms for each school division's improvement plan. He also serves on the Virginia School Boards Association board.

H. Robert Edwards Winchester City Virginia State Board of Education State Department of Education PTA Edwards The Virginia School Boards Association

Two Navy petty officers charged after hashish seizure

NORFOLK AP Two Navy petty officers are charged with customs violations after 20 pounds of hashish valued at 96000 dollars were seized at Norfolk Naval Station. Communications Technician Stephen J. Norman and Aviation Technician David F. White face charges of unlawfully importing and aiding transportation and concealment. The hashish arrived on a ship from Rota Spain and was hidden in upholstery fabric in a warehouse search. A drug sniffing dog helped detect the contraband.

Norfolk Norfolk Naval Station U.S Stephen J. Norman Hudson, Ind David F. White Memphis Spain Ughair Naval Amphibious Base

Doctors Offices Entered in Winchester Break-In

Winchester police report two medical offices at 11 and 19 North Washington Street were broken into and ransacked last night. Only petty cash was missing. Virginia's population grew 14.5 percent in the last decade to 4.5 million.

Winchester Preston Jolley N. Washington Street Jolley Virginia

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