Obituaries from Winchester Star January 20 1968
Multiple obituaries list Leslie W. Larrick 58 of 6 East James St and Mrs Rose May Adamson 82 of Staunton. Alice Keller Strawderman 84 of Lost River with service at Lost River Methodist Church. Harry William Elliott Sr 64 of Berryville with funeral at Omps Funeral Home. Surviving spouses children and grandchildren specified. funeral details include dates and cemeteries.
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Leslie W. Larrick
East James St
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
W. Va
Clinton Larrick
Nellie Lockhart Larrick
Margaret Fletcher
Robert Larrick
Winchester
Jones Funeral Home
Rose May Adamson
Staunton
Reliance
Joseph F
Annie Milburn Steele
Takoma Park
Alice Keller Strawdersman
Lost River
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Harrionsburg
James Keller
Arthur Strawderman
Ethel Morrison
Baker
Leona Needy
Waynesboro
Margaret Palmer
Stauntion
James
Warren
Lot Hershman
Lost City
Lost River Methodist Church
Luther Smith
Greenwood Cemetery
Loy
Wardensville
Harry William Elliott, Sr
Berryville
Western State Hospital
Mr. Elliott
Clarke County
George W
Georgia Garrett Elliott
Nellie Belle Locke
Virginia Burleson
Kathleen Burleson
Irene Schultz
Harry William Elliott, Jr
Stephenson
Robert Locke Elliott
Marshall C. Elliott
White Post
Robert Perry Elliott
Frederick County
Maude Buckner
Omps Funeral
Craig Burleson
John Gowdy
Grace Bible Fellowship
Clearbrook
Deputy Ambassador Leaves Post as Governor Hopeful
Eugene Locke resigns as deputy ambassador to South Vietnam and plans to announce candidacy for Texas governor. Locke, former state campaign manager for Gov. John Connally, topped a poll of Connally allies at a secret January 7 Floresville ranch meeting, Dallas Morning News reports.
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Austin, Tex
Eugene Locke
South Vietnam
Texas
Locke
Austin
Dallas Morning News
John Connally
Connally
Floresville Ranch
Lynchburg Soldier Dies From Vietnam Wounds
Army Spec. 4 Russell K. Blatz of Lynchburg has died of wounds in the Vietnam war, Defense Department announced Friday night. Blatz was a brother of Mrs. Hazel Jensen of Lynchburg. The Bible was translated into Arabic by Eli Smith and Cor nelius Van Dyck, who completed their work in 1865.
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Washington
Army
Russell K. Blatz
Lynchburg
Defense Department
Blatz
Hazel Jensen
Eli Smith
Cornelius van Dyck
Clifford Familiar Light On the Washington Scene
Washington eyes turn to Clifford familiar adviser to Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson as he nears nomination for secretary of defense. The Kansas born lawyer guides defense policy and Asia missions, with a storied Washington law practice and high level White House service.
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Washington
Connecticut Avenue
White House
Clark McAdams Clifford
Johnson
Clifford
Clark
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
General Electric
Naval Reserve
Truman
Defense Department
Kennedy
Foreign Intelligence Advisory
Film Stars Win German Bambi Honors
Elizabeth Taylor Sophia Loren Richard Burton and Rock Hudson received Bambi prizes in Munich for popularity with German audiences on Friday. Burton and Taylor attended to accept the awards while Senta Berger and Heinz Ruehmann were named Germany’s most popular stars.
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Munich
Germany
Elizabeth Taylor
Sophia Loren
Richard Burton
Rock Hudson
Engineers Target Potomac Basin Water Plan
Fosdick reports upper Potomac Estuary holds over 100 billion gallons fresh water and can meet 38.7 billion gallons needed for low-flow months in 2010. Attendees favor local flood and water control, reject high dams, and discuss a disputed Potomac Basin Compact with mixed views from regional leaders.
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Fosdick
Potomac River
Washington
Potomac
Madagascar Inhabitants Origin Mystery Traced
Anthropologists propose the earliest settlers of Madagascar came from Melanesia and Indonesia, migrating about 4,000 miles from Africa's southeast coast. The finding highlights ancient maritime links and challenges assumptions about island colonization.
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Madagasear
Africa
Melanesia
Indonesia
Conner Named Parade Official as May 3 Grand Feature Set
Conner, longtime area baseball figure and local softball commissioner, is an elder at First Presbyterian Church and a member of several groups including Troop 2 BSA and the Loyal Order of Moose. He and wife Maude Rogers Conner have two children, Ryland Jr. and Mrs. Frank Butsler. The parade director will name assistants and recruit 125 Lions Club members for 20 committees governing one of the nation’s largest parades. Grand Feature scheduled for 1 30 May 3.
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Ber
First Presbyterian Church
McFaden
Boy Scouts of America
Loyal Order of Moose Lodge
Conner
Maude Rogers
Bartonsville
Conners
A. Ryland Conner, Jr
Bethesda
Frank Butsler
Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Boarding School Hit by Fire in Horsham England
Fire at Ne wells Preparatory School in Sussex raged for five hours as 60 boys slept. Police found an Indian student dead in the basement, said to have been helping a friend when the floor collapsed. Records and dormitory lists were destroyed. authorities work to determine missing pupils. Limon Costa Rica was founded in 1854 by American archaeologist Philip Valentini.
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Horsham
England
Sussex
Newells Preparatory School
Limon
Costa Rica
Philip Valentini
Weather Outlook in Virginia Clears Tonight
Rainfall expected across Virginia with clear and cool tonight as temperatures dip to 22 to 28. Sunday turns fair and mild with daytime highs around 53 to 59 degrees.
Rainfall Averages Across Five Years and 55-Year Span
Forecast rainfall for past 24 hours is none. Five-year totals show 1963 to 1967 with annual amounts 33.46 31.63 26.85 33.32 36.48 inches. The 55 year record shows monthly averages from January to December with values and a yearly total of 36.50 inches.
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Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moffies
Detroit
Fairbanks
Eel
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Sk. City
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Labor Party Expels 25 Members Over Vote Withdrawal
London AP report states Prime Minister Harold Wilson expelled at least 25 Labour MPs who abstained on a confidence vote. Rebels include Reginald Paget and Michael Foot, with chief whip John Silkin enforcing the moves after consulting Wilson. The party still won 304 to 9 as Conservatives stood aside. Most expelled are expected to be readmitted after assurances of loyalty.
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London
Harold Wilson
Labor Party
House of Commons
Reginald Paget
Wilson
Michael Foot
John Silkin
Laborites
Labor
Blaiberg Begins 19th Day as Heart Transplant Survives
Philip Blaiberg marked 19 days living with a human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. Doctors reported no heart rejection or infection and progress remained excellent as surgeon Christiaan Barnard led the case.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Louis Wasakansky
Blaiberg
Christian Barnard l
Groote Schuur Hospital
Answer Key for Knowledge Quiz Items
The list provides ten items with answers: 1 Dancing 2 Great Britain 3 Queen Elizabeth 4 London and Paris 5 South Dakota 6 Louisiana Purchase 7 Virginia 8 Hunter's moon 9 A tuffet 10 Federal Reserve System.
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Queen Elizabeth
London and
Paris
South Dakota
Louisiana Purchase
Virginia
Hunter’s Moon
Federal Reserve System
Government Plans Highway Funds Holdback to Fight Inflation
Administration officials privately indicate the federal government will withhold about 600 million dollars in highway funds as a tool against inflation. The move’s accuracy remains unofficial with prior warnings issued by Secretary Alan S. Boyd. Governors dissent at the prospect and President Johnson was briefed by Gov. Volpe on the governors’ opposition.
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Washington
Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Congress
Boyd
John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
National Governors Conference
Johnson
Volpe
Sailors Ignore Leftist Appeals During Enterprise Visit
In Sasebo Japan American sailors from the nuclear powered carrier Enterprise largely ignored pamphlets urging defectors from the Vietnam War. Leftist groups handed out leaflets in English about asylum for four sailors who deserted the Intrepid at Yokosuka last year. Police patrolled but no disturbances occurred during the five day port call.
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Sasebo
Japan
Enterprise
Basebo
Yokosuka
Sweden
Hawaii
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Winchester Evening Star
L. W. Larrick
Mrs. Adamson
Ridings Chapel
M Mrs. Strawderman
H. W. Elliott,,Sr
Mr. Lee Eugene Rogers
Rosa May Adamson
Om Funeral Home
Loudoun Street
DIAL
Harry WM. Elliott, JR
Tues
Rock OF Ages
Bernard F. Groves
E. Boscawen St
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
Commerce St
U.S
Weather Bureau
ESSA
Jara Stationary
New England
Pacific Northwest
Montana
Lantic
Dakotas
Fidel Castro
Manila
Rockville
Washington University
Lincoln
N.H
Sherman Adams
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Loon Mountain
Adams
Carroll Baker
Paramount Pictures Corp
Embassy Pictures Corp
Miss Baker
Harlow
State Supreme Court
Arthur Markewich
Ellery R. Fosdick
National Parks Assn
Department of the Interior
Remington
Corps of Engineers
Virginia General Assembly
Spencer M. Smith
John C. Moulton
Charles Town
Potomac Basin Federation
Eugene C
U.S Department
Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Washington, D. C
Earl Bisher
Mid-Atlantic
Federal Water Pollution .Control Administration
Winchester, Virginia
Mie Vedas
Ed Baeball
Cadave
I, Q
Great Britain
Glaize
N. Cameron St
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