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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1969

Page

2

Obituary notices and graveside services in Winchester area

A graveside service for John Wayne Lam 20 of Elkton will be held at Elkton Cemetery. He died after electrocution near Rt 50 while working on a power line and was with Rockingham Construction Co of Harrisonburg. Other obituaries note Iris B Shull 65, Simon Peter Newlin 92, Mamie B Robinson 85, Marye H Sutphin Jones 66, and Emmett Boyd Taylor 59 with funeral plans and burial locations in Mount Hebron Cemetery or Philos Cemetery.

John Wayne Lam Elkton Winchester Elktun Cemetery Lam Winchester Memorial Hospital Rt. 50 Farmers’ Livestock Exchange Rockingham Construction Co Harrisonburg John, J Alice Elizabeth Lam Rt. 1 Janice Greene Iris B. Shull S. Braddock Sr Jones Funeral Home John A. Baden Thurman W. Pierce Alvin Johnson, Jr W. B. Breckinridge Larry Sutler James L. Morgan, Jr W. T. Link Mount Hebron Cemetery Marye H. Sutphin Jones S. Washington St Omps Funeral James Bearss Raymond D. Saxe James Papke Maurice J. Duffey Bernard Grove Thurman A. Hicks Russell Sutphin Harry Lynch Walter Johnson George W. Jones William Pifer Richard A. Biggs John Quick Ned Hall Mount Hebron Cemtery

Death of Harry Taliaferro of Orange

Harry Taliaferro of Orange died yesterday in a Richmond nursing home. Born March 28, 1877, in Orange, he was married to Eleanor Warner Marshall, who died in 1955. Survived by daughter Mrs. John Michael Steck, son Harry Tinsley Taliaferro Jr. of Richmond, sister Miss Margaret Taliaferro, three grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Funeral service planned for Monday at 11 a.m. at St Thomas Episcopal Church Orange.

Simon Peter Newlin Winifred Road Cumberland Memorial Hospital Mr. Newlin Chamebersville John and Clarica Highby Newlin Potomac Edison Co Philps Lodge Westernport Newlin Barbara Clark Newlin Ora Shepherd Newlin James L. Newlin Keyser W.va Seymour Nealis Swanton Harold Doolan Lonaconing Irene E. Wachter William J. Cox Holy Cross Episcopal Church James Doolan Paul Doolan Richard Nealis Harold Nealis Robert Nealis Philos Cemetery Harry Tinsley Taliaferro Orange John Michael Steck Merrimans Lane Richmond Taliaferro Eleanor Warner Marshall Harry Tinsley Taliaferro, Jr Margaret Taliaferro Lewis Preston Collins II

Shaw Trial Delay Asked by Garrison

New Orleans AP reports District Attorney Jim Garrison seeks an indefinite delay in the trial of Shaw charged with conspiring with Lee Harvey Oswald in Kennedy’s assassination. A hearing is set as Alcock seeks all autopsy evidence and secret federal material, amid court rulings on the Kennedy autopsy records.

New Orleans Jim Garrison Asst. Dist Atty James L. al- Cook Criminal District Court Edward A.haggerty Jr Garrison Alcock Shaw Washington Court of General Sessions Charles Halleck Kennedy Halleck New Orleans Asst, Dist. Atty. N. V Bertel Dallas Warren Commission Oswald National Archives Tey

Hickel Alone On Firing Line

Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel stands alone on the firing line as Nixon cabinet nominees cleared informally for speedy Senate approval after inauguration. Senate committees approved Laird Packard Kennedy Finch and other nominees amid stock trust plans to avoid conflicts of interest and ensure public interest protection.

Washington Alaska Walter J. Hickel Nixon Cabinet Senate Senate Interior Committee Hickel Richard Nixon Senate Armed Services Committee Melvin R. Laird Wisconsin David Packard California Packard Senate Finance Committee David Kennedy Chi Cago Treasury Robert Finch Kennedy Continental Bank of Illinois Henry M. Jackson Jackson John Stennis Armed Services Committee Hewlett-Packard Corp William Rogers State George Romney Maurice Stans Commerce John Mitchell John Volpe Winton Blount George Shultz Clifford Hardin Agriculture

Fire damages air drill at W S Frey quarry

Clearbrook firemen reported heavy damage to an air drill at the W S Frey Company Rock Quarry near Clearbrook after diesel fluid from flushed hoses ignited. The drill on tracks with an air compressor and motors burned, destroying hoses and damaging valves and parts. A separate fire in an old car behind O Sullivan Rubber on Route 11 South of Winchester was put out by Shawnee firefighters.

Clearbrook W.S. Frey Company, Inc O’sullivan Winchester

Albemarle Scours County for Burglary Trio

Fluvanna County deputy Norman Skien spotted three burglars looting a Scottsville store and pursued them at high speed on Virginia 6. A shot fired at his patrol car disabled a tire, and the suspects wrecked their vehicle on Virginia 640 before fleeing on foot. one man, Herbert Strickland 27 of Washington, was arrested two miles from the crash and charged with burglary. Police continue to search for two accomplices in the rural area.

Scottsville Albemarle County Here Fluvanna County Norman Skien Virginia Skien Herbert Strickland Washington

Haldeman Emerges as Key Nixon Adviser and Gatekeeper

H.R. Haldeman, once a Los Angeles advertising man, now stands as a central Nixon aide. Serving as assistant to the president, he acts as the chief staff contact for assignments and reports and attends every key personnel session. He is likely to fill the appointments role and control access to the president, making him one of Washington’s most important men this week.

H.R Bob’” Haldeman Los Angeles Haldeman Nixon Vho

Thieu thanks Johnson for decisive Vietnam aid

South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu sent a farewell message to President Johnson praising U S support for freedom in Vietnam. He cited meetings in Honolulu Manila Guam Canberra and emphasized collective security as key to lasting peace and a stronger free world.

Saigon Nguyen van Thieu South Vietnam Johnson Vietnam Guam Canberra Honolulu

Weather Today Virginia Sky Showers and Cool Turn

Cloudy with occasional rain likely Sunday. Low 35 to 40, high in the 50s. Monday partly cloudy and colder. Visible planets Mercury near the moon Saturn high southwest at 7 29 p.m. Venus sets 9 02 p.m. Mars southeast 4 08 a.m. Jupiter high south 4 42 a.m.

Albany Albuquerque Atlanta Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Honolulu Indianapolis Jacksonville Juneau Kansas City Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee New Orleans New York Okla City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh al Ptind Ptind Ore Rapid City Richmond St. Louis Salt Ske City San Diego San Fran Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg Winchester Mercury Saturn Venus Mars Jupiter

Rainfall figures show monthly and yearly totals

Readable data presents 24 hour rainfall to 6 am today and January to date totals for 1969. It lists five year January to December rainfall values and the long term averages by month across 55 years, with monthly figures for January through December.

Gomulka Tightens Anti Semitism Crackdown in Poland

In Warsaw AP report, Communist boss Wadyslaw Gomulka consolidates power after a 1968 challenge. Changes hit the Interior Ministry and party ranks, with several provincial secretaries ousted. General Moczar risks losing Veterans Organization chair amid reputation battles.

Warsaw Communist Party Wadyslaw Gomulka Interior Ministry Mieczyslaw Moczar Poland Gomulka Ryszard Gontarz

The Virginia Gazette Opens in Williamsburg in 1736

The Virginia Gazette began publication in Williamsburg in 1736 as the first newspaper south of the Potomac River. It marked a milestone in colonial journalism and provided residents with news, essays, and notices.

Virginia Gazette Potomac River Williamsburg

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