Obituaries from Clarke and Stephens Counties list multiple deaths
Obituaries note Lonnie Bettis 71 of Geta detesa with burial in Mt. Hebron Cemetery and incomplete services. Henrietta Whitmore Poles 48 of White Post dies, service Sunday 1 p.m. in Ebenezer Church. Russell Reed 59 of Stephens City dies. service Saturday 2 p.m. at Stephens City Mennonite Church with burial in Green Hill Cemetery. Bodies at local funeral homes as arrangements are pending.
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Lonnie Bettis
Geta Detesa
Mary Ann
John Hillyard
Clarke County
Augusta Ritter
Laurel
Hunter
Evans Bettis
Mt. Hebron
Henrietta Whitmore Poles
White Post
Ebenezer
Newton Turner
John H. Enders Puneral
Berryville
Russell Jennings Reed
City
Winchester Memorial Hose
Reed
Stephens City
James Eston
Odah Showalter Reed
M. J. Grove Lime Company
Memnonite Church
Annie Boone Reed
Lois Conner
James H. Reed
B. Lee
D. M. Zea
Charles Bass
H. L. Mills
T. J. Horne
H. D. Arthur
Benjamin Carbaugh
Thomas Ewing
Stover Funeral Home
Strasburg
2 More Road Deaths in Va
The Associated Press reports two additional Virginia traffic fatalities raising the year’s toll to 25. Judith Marie Burnett 23 of Falmouth died after losing control on icy Virginia 206 near Dahlgren in King George County. Marie Ann Smith 70 of Swissvale Pa perished when a skid on icy U S 17 north of Falmouth in Stafford County sent the car into a tree.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Dahlgren
Judith Marie Burnett
Falmouth
Virginia 206
King George County
Marie Ann Smith
Swissvale
U.S. 17
Stafford County
Wife Waives Hearing in Shotgun Death of Doctor
Elise Hill Suttenfield 46 has waived a preliminary hearing in the shotgun death of her physician husband Dr F Daniel Suttenfield 57 at their Falling Spring estate near Shepherdstown about 1 am yesterday A murder warrant was issued and the case will go before a Jefferson County grand jury Tuesday The couple had lived in Bolivar after military service and burial is planned at Arlington National Cemetery with a private funeral at Melvin T Strider funeral home in Shepherdstown
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Shepherdstown
W. Va
Elise Hill Suttenfield
F. Daniel Suttenfield
Marine Corps
Falling Spring
Suttenfield
Jefferson County
John C. Skinner
West Virginia
Dr. Suttenfield
Mildred Williams
Newton D. Baker Hospital
Martinsburg
Avalon
N.C
Melvin T. Strider
George S. Johnston
Shepherdstown Episcopal Church
Viet Cong Incidents Decline In Early January
A summary from the week of January 2 to 8 shows 970 Viet Cong incidents, down from 1,130 the prior week. The level remains above the late 1965 quarterly average of 850. Military attacks totaled 17, all below battalion strength, while December's last week saw 25 such attacks. Officials note patterns resemble the previous week and caution against overinterpretation linked to Johnson's peace push.
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U.S
Washington
Johnson
Parked Car Damaged After Hit By Passing Vehicle
A parked car on S Euclid Ave was struck by a passing vehicle last night, Winchester police said. The owner, Mrs Shirley Dyke, said the driver did not stop and estimated damage under 100 dollars with paint scraped along the door to the front of the car.
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S. Euclid. Ave
Winchester
Shirley Dyke
Lawmakers Push Poll Tax Repeal and Lower Voting Age
Republican Del Rufus V. McCoy proposes a constitutional change to repeal poll taxes and lower voting age to 18. Sen Leroy S. Bendheim seeks study of school construction and feasibility of urban high rise structures amid rising costs. Subways resume service after a mediation settlement then a subway collision injures four workers.
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Lican House
del. Rufus V. McCoy
Dickenson County
Senate
Alexandria
Leroy S. Bendheim
State Board of Education
Bendheim
Education Board
One Mile of Railroad Wire Stolen Near Clear Brook
About a mile of copper wire was stolen from the Pennsylvania Railroad north of Clear Brook. Half a mile of six gauge and a half mile of nine gauge wire were taken, weighing around 270 pounds and breaking a crossing signal at Route 671. Thieves cut wire in 100 to 150 foot lengths, and the loss was found after railroad police were alerted. the theft occurred between December 28 and January 12. The sheriff's office and railroad police investigate.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Clearbrook
Robert L. DeHaven
Man Robbed of $10 Near Winchester Cold Storage
Harrison Clowser of 566 North Loudoun reported to police he was robbed yesterday at 4 40 p m two teenagers allegedly took ten dollars behind the Winchester Cold Storage building.
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Harrison Clowser
N. Loudoun
Mr. Clowser
Winchester
Klan Probers Move to Alabama After Mississippi Session
The House Un-American Activities Committee aims to finish Mississippi testimony before turning to Alabama. Witnesses described violent plots including a train bombing during Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 campaign swing, and a firing squad plan for informers. Di Salvo invoked the Fifth Amendment while Greaves testified about safety concerns and travel to Washington.
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Washington
House
Mississippi
Alabama
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Elmore D. Greaves
Greaves
The
Southern Review
Jackson
Miss
Willis
Weather Snapshot Across Cities With Varied Conditions
Today forecast shows Boise and Boston with cloud and clear skies respectively while Chicago and Memphis stay cloudy. Temperatures span from 8 to 80 across several locales with snow in Milwaukee and Salt Lake City and rain in Jacksonville New Orleans and Portland Maine.
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Omaha
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Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
Rainfall Figures By Month From The Year
A partial record lists monthly rainfall totals for the year with figures such as January 2.40, February 216, March 3.07, April 3.14, May 3.72, June 3.83, July 3.86, August 3.78, September 2.70, October 3.13, November 2.58, December 2.40. The data appears to survey precipitation across the year.
Five Day Forecast and Market Update
The five day forecast predicts near normal temperatures with a warmer Sunday and cooler Tuesday and uneven precipitation on Sunday and Wednesday. In New York trading the market rose on heavy volume led by Texas Gulf Sulphur and Du Pont gains, with mixed but overall higher indices and notable stock movements across several major companies.
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New York
Texas Gulf
Man Charged In Fire at 35 1/2 S Loudoun St
A warrant charged Gilbert Eugene Leach 36 with destroying property after a fire at 6 44 p.m. yesterday damaged the residence at 35 1/2 S Loudoun St. Two beds were damaged along with the kitchen and laundry room, according to Winchester police.
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Gilbert Eugene Leach
Betty Leach
Winchester
Virginian's Plane Hit 188 Times
Sgt. James N. Bassett of Pulaski Virginia serves on a defoliation mission in Vietnam. His Fairchild C-123 Provider has endured 188 direct hits from .30 caliber fire while flying 50 to 100 feet above treetops. He has flown over 350 combat sorties and earned the Purple Heart for wounds from ground fire.
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Langley Air Force Base
James N. Bassett
Pulaski Va
Viet Nam
Viet Kong
Bassett
Rabies Clinic In Winchester-Frederick County Ends
Over three evenings two hours each, 391 dogs were inoculated in the county rabies clinic. No precise dog population percentage was given. Drs Grim McHale and Fish ran the sessions with approval from the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and help from Winchester SPCA volunteers.
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Winchester - Frederick County
Courtney Grim
Mark A. McHale
Raymond Fish
Frederick County
Marines report heavy action near Da Nang in four day operation Mallard
Across four days of Operation Mallard Marine units engaged Viet Cong positions near Tam Ky and Da Nang. Casualties totaled 18 Communist deaths with 1614 tons of rice captured. A Marine helicopter was downed injuring a passenger, and an arm of the Viet Cong wounded the Tam Ky pacification chief. An ambush on Highway 1 caused U.S. and Australian advisers to suffer casualties while Vietnamese forces killed 14 Viet Cong near Quang Tri City. Seven crown points are noted on the Statue of Liberty.
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Tam Ky
da Nang
U.S
Moyers defends tenure as White House press secretary
White House press secretary Bill Moyers says he likes his job and expects to keep it for the foreseeable future after taking the post last July. The Washington Post reported he is seeking a successor, which Moyers denied.
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Washington
White House
Bill D. Moyers
The
Washington Post
Moyers
House Commerce Committee
Ndh
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