Obituaries in Petersburg Moorefield areas mark two deaths
Funeral services are noted for Mathias and Nina Rush in towns near Petersburg and Moorefield West Virginia. Mathias was born in Moorefield and ran a family grocery with relatives. Nina Rush died at 86, survived by daughters and extended family. Burial for Rush is at Sacred Heart Cemetery after a Rosary service at Jones Funeral Home.
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Virgil Mathias, Jr
Mathias Wholesale Grocery Co
Petersburg
Petersburg Kiwanis Club
Moorefield Civil Air Patrol
Robert A. Mathias
Dawn Markwood
Falls Church
Olivet Cemetery
Moorefield
Nina Rush
West Leicester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rush
Frederick County
George W
Ida Ford Kelchner
Harry L. Rush
Edna Rush
Winchester
Clara Jarson
Charles Town
W. Va
Gertrude Curtis
Norfolk
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
P. H. Stragisher
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Sacred Heart Church
Rosary
Jones Funeral Home
Virginia lawmakers doubt states can regain traditional federal role
Seven Virginia lawmakers respond to a Richmond News Leader survey on urban programs and federal aid. Most doubt states can recapture their traditional place, with calls to reduce federal influence and boost local solutions.
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Richmond
Congress
Viginia
Virginia
Richmond News Leader
Watkins M.abbitt
David E.satterfield II
William M.tuck
Richard H.post Republican
Joel T.broyhill Republican
John O. Marsh Jr
Marsh
Broyhill
Viet Cong Terror Tactics Raise Saigon Violent Threat
Amid the New Year period Saigon saw a surge in Viet Cong violence with three tons of fertilizer nine tons of rice and 5000 documents seized alongside grenades machine guns ammunition and booby traps. Police warned the Viet Cong were exploiting preholiday turmoil and edge-to-edge infiltration as they prepared further attacks before the lunar New Year January 21 to 24.
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Saigon
Metropole
Viet Nam
Bui Vien
True and false quiz fragments for history facts
A compact list presents true false style prompts on topics including percentages, geography, historic figures, and regions. Items reference 95 percent, Arizona, South America, the Philippines, Charles Darwin, James Madison, and moments of factual truth or falsehood.
Seven year old girl saves family from gas leak
Debra Crouse, 7, alerted neighbors when the Johnson home gas leak left five others unconscious. Neighbors found the Johnson children, Mary 7, Andy 6, Eric 4, and then the parents 31, all rescued and revived at Brookside Hospital. The girl hurried to school and avoided danger herself.
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EL Sobrante
Calif
Debra Crouse
Mary Johnson
Johnsson
Johnson
Mary
Andy
Eric
Kay
Brookside Hospital
Aiken Sees Unclear Viet Nam Peace Prospects
Vermont Senator Aiken on a Senate Foreign Relations trip says Hanoi may reject peace overtures as a smokescreen and that a negotiated end may require a continued U.S. presence or an international force. He notes two Viet Nam wars and expects a public Senate report Saturday night.
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U.S
Aiken
United States
Vermont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Red Guerrilas
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Johnson
Transit strike drags on as talks stall and city suffers
After hours of talks, officials including Lindsay and Wirtz pressed for a resolution to the transit paralysis in New York. Delays in court hearings and a looming fine for jailed officials and unions linger as 15 million residents endure the shutdown. Broadway attendance and sports events plummet while draft calls diverge from expected reports. Mayor Lindsay resumes work at City Hall after a brief rest.
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Johnson
Lindsay
Wirtz
Washington
Quill
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Commerce and Industry Association
Armed Services
City Hall
Two Hurt in Area Accidents With Over $3,000 Damages
Police report several accidents yesterday causing two injuries and more than $3,000 in damage. Russell Love, 58, in good condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital, injured in a Route 50 crash near Dick's Hollow Road. Robert Washbourne treated for shoulder contusions and hand laceration after a Paper Mill Road incident.
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Russell Love
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dick’s Hollow Road
Robert Washbourne
Front Royal
Paper Mill Road
H. K. Malbon
Malbon
Route 11
Bellview Ave
Evelyn Waters
Lueray
Leonard Feathers
Stephens City
Macedonia Church Road
Weather snapshot across U S cities with varied conditions
The report lists multiple cities with observed conditions and temperatures including Detroit snow Fairbanks fog Helena cloudy Honolulu clear Indianapolis cloudy Jacksonville cloudy Juneau snow Kansas City cloudy Los Angeles clear Louisville cloudy Memphis clear Miami cloudy Milwaukee cloudy Minneapolis clear New Orleans cloudy New York cloudy Oklahoma City cloudy Omaha snow Philadelphia clear Phoenix clear Pittsburgh cloudy Pound Maine cloudy Pond Oregon cloudy Rapid City snow Richmond clear St Louis cloudy Salt Lake City cloudy San Diego clear San Francisco cloudy Seattle cloudy Tampa cloudy Washington clear Winnipeg clear with trace and missing data notes.
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Detroit
Fairbanks
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
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City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Pound
Pond
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San
Weather Outlook for Virginia Teens to 30s
The report notes temperatures in the teens and low 20s with a high around 30 Saturday. Much of next week remains cold with a chance of precipitation early in the week. Rainfall data show a 24 hour total to 2 30 am today and yearly totals with monthly averages across a 52 year period.
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Winchester
Wall Street Slip Honors Narrow Gains Amid Transit Strike
Trading was active as markets edged higher for the week despite a New York transit strike that shortened the session to 2 p.m. Stocks moved in mixed fashion with Georgia-Pacific and Swift rising while Steels and IBM showed modest gains and several names pulled back. Random House rose after news of talks about RCA’s potential acquisition, while RCA held steady.
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Wall Street
New York City
Georgia-Pacific
Swift
Steels
Motors
General Motors
Douglas Aircraft
General Dynamics
United Aircraft
IBM
Zenith
du Pont
Baltimore & Ohio
Union Carbide
Polaroid Admiral
International Paper
General Electric
Westinghouse Electric
Allied Chemical Air Reduction
International Harvester
Random House
Radio Corp
RCA
Weighing Station Wins Contract on Interstate 81 Project
The contract for the weighing station on Interstate 81 was awarded to J. M. Turner and Co., Inc. of Salem. Nine projects were financed solely by state funds and received contracts from the commission. Six other projects using federal funds had awards withheld pending steel price controversy settlement.
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Way Commission
J. M. Turner and Co., Inc
Salem
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