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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1971

Page

2

Obituary Notices for Edward L Cooper and Rebecca Jo Cather

Edward L Cooper 73 of Stephenson died Friday born Hayfield November 30 1897 son of Frank and Mary Foreman Cooper married Viola Elliott November 23 1921 in Winchester member of College Park Church of Christ farmer before retirement survived by wife and many children grandchildren and great grandchildren funeral arrangements incomplete body resting at Jones Funeral Home Rebecca Jo Cather 19 of 621 Van Fossen Street died Thursday funeral Monday 1 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Edward Garrett Jr pallbearers listed honorary pallbearers from Wesley United Methodist Youth Fellowship burial in Shenandoah Memorial Park donations to Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation care of Jones Funeral Home call for arrangements.

Edward L. Cooper Stephenson Mr. Cooper Hayfield Frank Mary Foreman Cooper Viola Elliott Winchester College Park Ralph Cooper Perry Cooper Leslie Cooper Bunker Hill W.va Linden Rogers Gainesboro Jones Funeral Home Rebecca Jo Cather van Fossen St Edward Garrett, Jr Manning Brent David Warren Robert S. Baker Jerry S. Swimley Robert C. Eckman David A. Legge Wesley United Methodist Youth Fellowship Shenandoah Memorial Park Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation Jones Funeral

Berryville Man Treated After Rt 7 Crash

Warren Broy of Berryville was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a crash on Route 7 four miles west of Berryville. He sustained multiple contusions and a finger laceration when his car reportedly rolled over in the westbound lane.

Warren Broy Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Rt. 7 Broy

Funeral Notices for Seabright Cooper and Cather

Mrs Ida Catherine Seabright to be laid to rest Sunday at 2 00 PM at Jones Funeral Home. Mr Russell L Good scheduled Sunday at 2 30 PM at Calvary Church of Brethren. Mr Edward L Cooper funeral arrangements incomplete Miss Rebecca Jo Cather Monday at 1 30 PM.

Ida Catherine Seabright Mr. Russell L Calvary Church of Brethren

Missiles and Air Strikes Amid Vietnam Laos Border Front

U S B52s intensified attacks along the Ho Chi Minh Trail through southern Laos near the Mu Gia pass. An F105 conducted a protective reaction strike against a North Vietnamese missile site near the Laotian border. Talks at Pentagon East involving Ellsworth Bunker and military leaders discussed shifting war effort toward South Vietnam and ongoing American troop withdrawals. Ground action remained low but fatalities included three Americans in an OH6 helicopter crash south of the DMZ. North Vietnamese forces launched a predawn attack inside Cambodia near Route 7. South Vietnamese forces repelled it with support from bombers and artillery, leaving 53 North Vietnamese dead and 6 killed with 18 wounded for South Vietnam.

North Vietnam Laos South Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Trail Mu Gia Pass Demilitarized Zone Secretary of Defense Ellsworth Bunker Thomas H. Moorer Joint Chiefs of Staff John S. McCain U.S Pacific Creighton W. Abrams Vietnam Velenta Cambodia Route 7 Saigon

Extremists Damage Their Own Causes in Bombing Analysis

AP analysis argues a Washington Soviet office bombing strengthens the Kremlin. It notes the incident boosts Soviet public support, hinders reform, and gives Moscow ammunition for crackdowns while confusing outsiders about Soviet affairs. It warns outside opinion pressures affect Soviet leaders and Jewish refugees face harsh treatment debates.

Soviet Union Kremlin Communist Party Moscow Stalin

More Gls to Leave The withdrawal of at least a brigade of the 1st Air Cavalry division had been reported ear

A military report indicated further large scale withdrawals from the 1st Air Cavalry. The article notes the departure of at least one brigade, signaling continued restructuring during the period.

1St Air Cavalry Division

Hog Caravan Demonstration Heads to Washington D C

A caravan of 52 North Carolina hog trucks travels toward Washington to highlight hog producers issues. Sponsored by the National Farmers Organization, the Operation Pork Chop protest includes farmers from Virginia counties and aims to urge Nixon aides to address low hog prices around 15 cents a pound.

Raleigh N.C North Carolina Pennsylvania Avenue Washinton National Farmers Organization Doswell Richmond Jarrell Truck Plaza Washington Virginia Southampton Sussex Surry Carlton Hyman Tarboro NFC Nixon

Fire crews respond to near miss and two blazes in area

Three Winchester volunteer companies answered a 7:30 p.m. call at the Eleanor Shop in downtown Winchester after a ruptured steam line under the floor triggered a possible fire. No fire or damage was found. Traffic was rerouted around Loudoun Street. CLEARBROOK, Reuss, and Friendship volunteers aided Inwood at a second blaze near Bunker Hill West Virginia, where a two story frame house burned and was confined with no further damage. Additional help from Martinsburg and Clearbrook aided a Martinsburg Pike Webber residence fire caused by an overheated oil stove with no reported damage.

Winchester Eleanor Loudoun St Stuart Dyke Loudoun Sarah Zane Reuss Friendship Clearbrook Inwood Volunteer Fire Company Rt. 11 Bunker Hill W.va Inwood Martinsburg Webber Martinsburg Pike

Oldest U.S. Naval Yard Founded in 1767

The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, claimed as the oldest U.S. naval yard, traces its origins to 1767 when established by the British. The site later became a key U.S. Navy facility with a long history of shipbuilding and repair.

Norfolk Naval Shipyards U.S

Clarke County Officials Meet on School Finances and Budget

Clarke County School Board and Board of Supervisors plus County Treasurer Toby Carter and Clerk James Wood held a joint session to review finances ahead of the February 15 budget deadline. They discussed maintenance, bus fleet improvements, and the Clarke Education Association salary proposals estimated at 48 700. The Jan 22 teacher workday was reset to a regular day, one snow day was used, and vacancies include high school guidance counselor William Boyce who departs Jan 22 for Dowell J. Howard Vocational School. Substitutes for teachers and bus drivers were appointed.

Berryville Clarke County School Board Board of Supervisors Toby Carter James Wood Wade G. Johnson Clarke County Education Association Johnson Clarke Clarke County High School William Boyce Dowell J. Howard Vocational School

Explosion Kills 4 in Baltimore

AP report details a gas leak triggered explosion in Baltimore Highlandtown leveling three row houses and sparking a four alarm blaze. Four bodies recovered including Annette Barbera 4 year old Thomas and Ethel George 60 and her husband James 65. Police say fire under control within an hour.

Baltimore Annette Barbera Thomas Ethel George City Hospital James George George Highlandtown Secion

Kidnapers Abduct Diplomat After Car Ambush in Six Car Chase

Guerrillas seized a diplomat after forcing his limousine from the road in an attack that used six getaway cars. The guards were knocked unconscious, the driver injured, and the vehicle set on fire. A possible incapacitating aerosol was found. An emergency meeting of foreign diplomats followed at the papal offices.

Jackson Agustin J. Lepinski

Weather Summary for Valley and Virginia Outlook

Variable cloudiness tonight and Sunday with a 20 percent precipitation chance. Lows in the 20s, highs in the upper 30s to low 40s through Monday to Wednesday with more unsettled small chances. Sunset 5 07 p.m. sunrise 7 33 a.m. Moonset 7 05 p.m. Full Moon pending.

Nice Virginia Alaska Aaron Burr Maine

Dinner Masquelier Heads Westinghouse Utility Sales

DINNER MR. MASQUELIER, a humanist, manages Utility Sales for Westinghouse Appliance Sales and Service in Mansfield. A Pennsylvania native, he studied at Carnegie Tech and joined East Pittsburgh’s Engineering Dept. in 1934, later moving to Mansfield in the Sales Dept. He became Sales Training Manager for WASSCO before her current role directing contact with public utilities and directing distributor programs for the utility industry. He is active in church and civic groups, with a wife and two children Meredith and John.

Masquelier Westinghouse Appliance Sales and Service Company WASSC Mansfield Pennsylvania Carnegie Tech Westinghouse East Pittsburgh Wassco First United Presyterian Church YMCA Meredith Denison University John Bethany College

Federal survey flags most dumps and incinerators as unacceptable

Britannica Book of the Year reports 94 percent of about 12 000 dumps and 70 percent of 300 community incinerators in the United States fail sanitation standards.

Two Returned to Face Clarke Break In Charges

Two men charged with breaking and entering a Clarke County house were returned from Prince William County by the sheriff's department. Ernest David Moneymaker, 32, and a 16-year-old juvenile were brought back for a preliminary hearing on February 19. Guns a portable TV and an electric razor were reported stolen.

Berryville Clarke County Prince William County Sheriff’s Department Albert Nicodemus Robert Willingham Ernest David Moneymaker Prince William Claude Drake Sheriff's, Department

Foltz Sentenced in Frederick County Grand Larceny Case

Max Foltz of Berryville pleaded guilty to grand larceny for stealing a tape recorder on November 19 valued at 142 dollars. The Frederick County Circuit Court sentenced him to six months in jail with five months suspended on probation for 12 months, plus a 100 dollar fine and court costs. A separate matter involved a defense motion to set aside a jury verdict of involuntary manslaughter in the Star Tannery case, with sentencing continued to the January term. the case involved the death of Walter Newman Bowers of Star Tannery.

Frederick County Max Foltz Berryville Jre Dempsey Lee Orndorff Star Tamer Walter Newman Bowers Star Tannery

Antilles Liner Aground Off Mustique With Passengers Safe

The 600-foot liner Antilles ran aground about a half mile offshore Mustique, all aboard reportedly reached shore safely. Fire in the boiler room spread to the dining area as three U.S. Coast Guard planes assisted the scene twenty miles south of St Vincent and 450 miles from San Juan. The ship, built in 1952 and operated by French Line, was on a nine day Caribbean cruise departing La Guaira and Barbados expected. The crew and passengers were aided by islanders using small boats and no panic was reported.

Joy Sprott Mustique U.S. Coast Guard St. Vincent San Juan P.R. Company Barbados Antilles French Line LaGuaire Venezsela Coast Guard France

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