Obituaries from Winchester Evening Star February 20 1968
Clyde Funkhouser of Berlin Center Ohio died suddenly of an apparent heart attack at home. He was born June 11 1914 and survived by widow Betty McMullen a daughter Ellen Thompson and several siblings. Funeral to be held in Austintown Ohio. Also noted are brief funeral notices for Lloyd S Dodson Berryville and William Holmes McGuffey former UVA professor. Dodson burial at Green Hill Cemetery with listed pallbearers and military honors.
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Clyde Funkhouser
Winchester
Berlin Center
Ohio
Funkhouser
Rock Oak
W. Va
Calvin Funkhouser
Betty McMullen
Ellen Thompson
Purcellville
Ray Funkhouser
Iva Fries
Maude Dunn
Lloyd S. Dodson
Berryville
John H. Enders
Claude Cook
Walter Barr
Lynwood Everhart
Robert L. Wood
John Racer
Earl Smallwood
Ezra Deavers
William Neardenburg
B. Beverley Byrd
John Livengood
Thomas C. Iden
Crucie Smith
Beautie Parent
Detroit
Monie Smith
Clintwood
Lacie Mullins
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
Clintwood-Colley Funeral Home
Mullins
Woman dies in fire aftermath and related deaths reported
The story reports Mrs. Mullins of Clintwood Va who died after a fire near a heater and burned blankets found by Winchester firefighters. It lists her birth in 1890 and survivors in Detroit Clintwood and Washington. The Associated Press notes Elise Andrews 48 died from a mattress fire in Norfolk from cigarette use.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Elise Andrews
Middletown to pursue modern central sewer system plan
Mr. Manuel states HOPES aims to restore most budget influenced modifications with council and engineers agreeing that a modern central sewer system for Middletown can and will be a reality. A separate note mentions that only about one percent of Americans' incomes is spent on research and private education.
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Manuel
Middletown
Rockefeller to Head Series of GOP Platform Hearings
Rockefeller will chair a nationwide GOP platform hearing series led by five governors including Chafee of Rhode Island. Hearings in Seattle Albuquerque a Midwest city and Washington will seek grassroots input for the platform ahead of the May convention and Oregon primary.
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Washington
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Albuquerque
N.M
D.C
Oregon
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Republican Governors Association
AID Chief Gaud Defends Agency Amid Controversy
William S. Gaud head of the Agency for International Development addresses 800 officials denying cover up charges as missteps. He cites suspensions resignations and investigations while defending AID’s integrity and noting withheld payments in Belgium. NASA releases early Lunar Orbiter 5 photos from Arizona telescope showing the moon craft in orbit ten days before impact. Vice President Humphrey urges a politics free approach to global hunger at the Second International Conference.
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Washington
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AID
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Belgium
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State Department
Tucson
Ariz
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NASA
University of Arizona
Planetary Laboratory
Space Agency
Gerard Kuiper
Hubert H. Humphrey
Weather Elsewhere By Associated Press
Weather across regions remains unsettled with varying fronts. Forecasters expect showers and cooler air moving in from the west while coastal areas brace for gusty winds and possible thunderstorms later in the week.
Snapp Foundry Fire Extinguished Near Roof Line
Winchester firemen extinguished a small fire under the Snapp Foundry dry roof around 11 55 last night causing minor damage about four feet square. The cause remains undetermined. Early morning crews also fought a blaze at Clark s Tire Yard on Martinsburg Pike near Lee Street burning sawdust shavings and an old ramp. no building damage occurred and the cause is undetermined.
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Snapp
Clearbrook
Clark’s
Martinsburg Pike
Lee St
Nixon's Income About 200000 a Year Says Nixon
New York AP Richard M Nixon states his income has averaged about 200000 yearly in recent years and his net worth rose to 250000 by early this year Look magazine cites figures Nixon supplied and tax returns photostats for 1963 to 1966 showing 200000 gross yearly income with 60000 in taxes and 12000 charitable contributions Romney compared with nearly 3 million over 1955 to 1966 and a peak 661427 in 1960. Nixon valued at 250000 cost basis when leaving government in 1961.
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Richard M. Nixon
Look Magazine
Fletcher Knebel
Knebel
Look
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
American Motors
Nixon
Learly
Weather Summary for Virginia and Winchester
Colder tonight and Wednesday with lows in the low 20s and highs in the upper 30s. Winchester forecast notes sunset at 5 55 p m and sunrise at 6 58 a m with the moon at last quarter rising tomorrow at 1 42 a m.
Viet Cong seize Hue area as Marines press Citadel assault
In Hue Phan Thiet area Viet Cong capture a hospital amid heavy fighting as U S Marines, supported by naval bombardment, advance near the Citadel. Across the DMZ Marines report casualties while air cavalry units claim enemy kills and mass graves are found south of Quang Tri City.
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Vietnam
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Pfc
John Huntz
Buffalo
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George L. Alvarez
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Leatherneck
Con Thien
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Wall Street Edges Higher As Dow Climbs Near Two Points
The stock market advanced early Tuesday with gains leading losses about 2 to 1. The Dow rose 1.96 to 840.61 as McDonnell Douglas gained after winning American Airlines’ big bus contract, with Litton Industries Teledyne and Chrysler among firms posting gains. Automatic Sprinkler fell further on disappointing earnings.
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McDonnell Douglas
American Airlines
Dorr Oliver
Teledyne
Chrysler
Litton Industries
Penn Central
Pan American World Airways
Kroger and
Reynolds Toibacco
IBM
Raytheon
New York Stock Exchange
Bethlehem
Shenandoah Valley Area Leaders Attending State Association Meet
H E Glave of Thalheimer Industries Sales received the first ever unusual cooperation award from the association. Officers and chapter leaders including Colleen Watkins, Warren Teets, Bill McWilliams, and Robert L McCoy attended the convention where liquor by the drink referendum plans were discussed.
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H.E. Glave
Thalheimer Industries
Colleen Watkins
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Warren Teets
State Board
Bill McWilliams
Robert L. McCoy
Central Valley
Answers to trivia list from I Q
A compact set of trivia items with results: Harem as item one and Al Jolson as item two. The rest reflect a mix of numbers and names including Fifth and 73, 196 pounds, Ture, Alabama, 156 Times, Full House, and Only one North.
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