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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1970

Page

2

Obituaries notice for Winchester area residents and mourners

Obituaries list Mrs Catherine March Legg 51 died in Alameda California born Winchester October 24 1918 survived by son Gary Legg Berkeley brother Garland March Richmond and Winchester relatives burial in California. Also funeral services for Earl Lester Long Sr Mountain Falls and Miss Ruth Justine Johns both at Jones Funeral Home with pallbearers and burials at Shenandoah Memorial Park Mount Hebron Cemetery. Mrs Ruth Isabella Flannigan 55 Mountain Falls Route died in Winchester Memorial Hospital wife of Buster Flannigan mother of two and survivor list includes many relatives and half relatives with incomplete funeral arrangements.

Catherine March Legg Alameda Calif Earl Lester Long Mountain Falls Jones Funeral Home Daniel Frazier Miller Rosenberger Lee Anderson Harry Glynn Emmett A. Boyce Jack Larrick Irvin R. Williams Shenandoah Memorial Park Ruth Justine Johns Roosevelt Blvd Edward J. Taylor Elwood Shiflett Louis J. Pike James Wallace Carl E. Frye Jesse Himelright Robert Kilmer Mount Hebron Cemetery Ruth Isabella Flannigan Winchester Memorial Hospital

Funeral Notices Statem

Earl Lester Long Sr Ruth Justine Johns Lawrence E Wadsworth inurnment at Sacred Heart Church Wake at Jones Funeral Home arrangements incomplete Christian wake Friday evening services and church rites planned by Jones Funeral Home Inc

Lawrence E. Wadsworth Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Wall Street Edges Higher In Modest Morning Trade

The New York market rose slightly as the Dow Jones 30 gained 18 to 803.99 in light activity. Advances outpaced declines by about 100 issues on the NYSE with most stocks moving in a narrow range and brokers hopeful for continued buying. Leading blocks showed Washington Gas down 1 to 23, Litton down, U.S. Steel up, Bethlehem Steel flat, Pittston up, American Smelting down, Polaroid up, Ford down, Woolworth up, and Control Data up.

New York New York Stock Exchange Washington Gas Litton Industries U.S. Steel Bethlehem Steel Pittston American Polaroid Jones & Laughlin Ford Motor Woolworth Control

Parkway Right of Way Averages 202 Acres per Mile

The Blue Ridge Parkway shows a right of way averaging 202 acres per mile. The report notes extensive land area preserved along the scenic road and discusses implications for maintenance and access.

Food Stamp Program Expands Across 211 Areas

The food stamp program reaches 211 areas in 30 states, adding 31 counties previously without aid. Secretary Hardin designated the expansions affecting about 900,000 people, with total enrollment or eligibility around 3.6 million in stamps and 3.4 million in commodity programs.

Associated Press Washington Secretary of Agriculture Cliford M. Hardin New York City

Blood Vengeance Echoes From Yugoslavia Vendetta

In Mamusi village near Prizren three years of feuding between the Tacis and Mazrekus ends with Becir Taci killed at the vineyard. Saban Mazreku, now 65, fired a German gun after learning of the outing, deepening a blood feud that demands further retribution. Local officials arrest six Mazrekus. townspeople fear ongoing violence while vendetta codes clash with authorities.

Prizren Yugoslavia Taci Mazreku Becir Taci Mamusi Tacitan Saban Mazreku Balkans Mazrekus Hiv Mazreka Saban Sae

Inquest Over Edgartown Ferry Case Proceeds

Witness John Farrar recalled diving to recover Miss Kupechne. Kennedy delayed reporting the accident by nine hours. Kennedy friends testified they did not know he planned police reporting. District Attorney Dinis avoided comment but said he might seek grand jury action regardless of the inquest outcome.

John Farrar Miss Kupechne Kennedy Nine Edgartown Chappaquindick Island Joseph F. Gargan Paul Markham Edmund S$. Dinis Ant Methodist Church Dinis

Holton to Receive List of Job Candidates

A three man committee under Gov elect Linwood Holton is compiling a partisan list of possible nominees for state jobs. The aim is to widen communication so Republicans and independents can be considered for boards and agencies. A few names may not hold key department head posts.

Richmond Linwood Holton Holton Warren B. French Edinburg French Roger Provo Provo Harry Fleming White House

Weather snapshot from Winchester skies and temps

Mostly cloudy with light snow possible tonight. Windy and very cold with lows 0 to 10 above. Friday partly cloudy and very cold. Saturday fair and warmer with minimal precip chances. Noon high today 15. Sunrise 7:34 am. Sunset 5:07 pm. Moon near perigee sets 6:08 pm.

Virginia Winchester

Lynchburg College department heads resign amid tenure row

The Lynchburg College political science chair and an assistant professor resign after the college declines to renew a department member's contract. The dismissed economist and civil liberties activist Morris W Wilhelm cited political activity, while college officials cited economic reasons. Other faculty, including Travis Benton and Anthony Mendez, also resigned or considered resigning in the fallout.

Lynchburg Lynchburg College Nicholas Berry Sally Jo Vasicko Morris W. Wilhelm Wilhelm Travis Benton Anthony J. Mendez Jdune Berry City Democratic

Black Pride course works at Terminal Island Prison

At Terminal Island Federal Prison Facility in San Pedro California a two hour twice weekly Black Studies course has run for five months with 85 inmates of mixed genders. Instructor Harvey Williams a 42 year old theology graduate says the aim is to stimulate thinking not indoctrination and to explore racial power from opposing views. Prison officials credit the program with boosting inmate self identity and reducing white avoidance by blacks and discussants note shifts toward equality and awareness.

San Pedro Calif Terminal Island Federal Prison Harvey Williams Amenta Williams John Coltrane R.K. ‘Lyles

Roanoke Danville Officials Clash Over Water Standards

Roanoke city manager Julian Hirst says new water quality standards pose no large cost for Roanoke though the city is not the sole Roanoke River polluter. Danville waste water chief Howard A. Johnson calls the standards unattainable and criticizes their toughness.

Roanoke State Water Control Board Julian Hirst Hirst Danville Howard A. Johnson

Q and A Quick Facts Snapshot

A compact Q and A items list covering one answer per prompt: answer count equals one, location is Florida, orchard appears as a clue, New Hampshire mentioned, four items total, a 120 degree angle noted, Gothic as a descriptor, and pain listed as a reaction or concept.

Florida Orchard New Hampshire

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