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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries feature Walters Webster and Rutherford in Winchester

Obituary items list Thomas W. Walters 95 of Baltimore born 1872, survivor details and Mount Hebron cemetery note. Lena Mae Webster 48 of Winchester Memorial Hospital dies. service Thursday Berryville John H Enders Funeral Home. Oscar Dudley Rutherford Winchester dies. service 2 pm Berryville with pallbearers named. Cemetery Berryville.

Thomas W. Walters Calhoun St Baltimore Lincoln Memorial Mr. Walters Frederick County Sanford and Ellen Timberlake Walters Anna Belle McFarland Calhoun Street Della Baker Mount Hebron Metery Jones Funeral Lena Mae Webster Jacob Webster Winchester Memorial Hospital Webster Fauquier County John E. Wilson Fannie Dodge Clarke County Louise Pine Boyce John Elmer Wilson Berryville Pfc William Wilson U.S. Army John H. Enders T. S. Hogan Community Methodist Church Marvin's Chapel Green Hill Cemetery Oscar Dudley Rutherford Winchester Edward J. Taylor Ray F. Rutherford Omaha Nebr Charles Tharpe Lester Reid Oscar Ramsburg G. W. Shackleford Eustice Jackson Jack Martin

Snow flurries and rain forecast across regions

Snow flurries are forecast for tonight in New England and the northern and central Rockies. Rain is expected along the Pacific coast to central California, plus the Mid- Atlantic and Tennessee Valley. Showers are due in parts of the South.

New England Rockies Pacific Coast California Mid-Atlantic Tennessee Valley South

Allies Reactions to Clifford Remarks Stun Vietnam Allies

U S allies in Vietnam expressed surprise at Defense nominee Clark Clifford's Senate remarks on a bombing halt and cease fire. officials said the statements altered expectations and lacked prior consultation. McNamara halted 5.56mm cartridge use tied to M16s amid continued combat readiness. Dr Benjamin Spock and four others pleaded innocent to draft counseling charges in Boston.

Washington U.S Vietnam Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford Clifford Senate Armed Services Committee Hanoi United States State Department San Antonio Johnson North Vietnam Senate South Vietnam L. Mendel Rivers Ds.c House Armed Services Committee Khe Sanh McNamara Boston Benjamin Spock

Fire Sweeps Miners Union Office Amid Strike Tensions

Fire damaged the Southern Labor Union hall in Clymer near Indi ana as talks were planned over a 13 000 man strike sparked by arrests of miners picketing Solar Fuel Co mines near Johnstown. The event follows earlier dynamite damage at Mears Coal Co and ongoing labor disputes with the United Mine Workers.

Isburgh Independent Miners’ Union Pennsylvania Southern Labor Union Hall Clymer Indina Mears Coal Co Dixonville Ternnessee United Mine Workers, Afl-Cio William Hart United Mine Workers Solar Fuel Co Johnstown Solar Mears

New Contract Seen Boosting Bus Fares in Virginia

Norfolk and Richmond transit orders voted for a new two year contract with the Virginia Transit Co. The bus line says a fare increase in both cities is inevitable. Kenneth A. Bradshaw, VTC president, predicted the impact as the contract retroactive to January 1 is studied.

Richmond Norfolk Virginia Transit Co

Six Die in Overnight Fires in New York and Brooklyn

Six persons died and 11 were injured in fires that swept the top floors of a Lower East Side tenement and a Park Slope brick row house. Among the dead were a teenage boy and his sister, plus two women, with a fireman and a policeman among the injured while rescuing four residents.

New York Lower East Side Park Slope Brooklyn Manhattan

Wall Street Tue mixed but treads near steady as Pueblo crisis looms

The market opened uncertain about the Pueblo crisis and fiscal policy. The Dow fell 0.17 to 863.50 as many issues edged fractionally. Goodyear and Eastman Kodak rose about a point while Boeing and Raytheon slipped about 1. Highlights included oil majors reporting strong earnings with little price impact. Early volume leaders saw small losses for McDonnell Douglas and Hess Oil, with gains for American Motors and Freeport Sulphur. Treasury bonds held steady.

New York Goodyear Eastman Kodak Boeing Raytheon McDonnell, Douglas Chesebrough-Pond’s Hess Oil Brunswick Scott Paper Teledyne American Motors Phillips Petroleum Freeport Sulphur Purex Alleghany Corp Chryslyer St. Regis Paper U.S. Treasury Freeport

Liquor Referendum Debate Moves to Statewide Vote Plan

The debate over liquor by the drink includes a proposal for a statewide referendum. Sen. Fenwick argues all Virginians should vote on the issue, while Sen. Breeden backs local referendums under a 34 year old law. The bill faces GOP opposition citing state welfare concerns and alcohol abuse risks.

Lould State Abc Board Edward L. Breeden Jr Norfolk Senate Fenwick Virginia GOP Gop Minority Chairman, Sen. ‘J. Kenneth Robinson Winchester

Weather outlook for Virginia with rain chances

The forecast shows a low in the upper 30s with occasional rain likely tonight. Wednesday will be cloudy and cooler with a chance of more rain.

Rainfall totals and averages over five decades

The report lists rainfall amounts by year from 1963 to 1967 and monthly averages for January to December over 55 years. It includes annual totals for 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 and monthly averages from January to December with an overall annual average of 36.50 inches.

Growers Urged To Attend Frederick Fruit School

Frederick County extension agent John T. Wolfe urges area fruit growers to attend the Frederick Clarke Fruit School opening at 9 30 a m Thursday in the War Memorial Building. Delmer Robinson Jr and Wolfe co chair the event with speakers from VPI and local exhibitors. The program ends about 3 p m with soil survey insights by William L Blair Jr of Harrisonburg. The article adds a note defining mica as a silicate mineral formed from molten rock.

John T. Wolfe Frederick County Frederick Clarke War Memorial Wolfe Delmer Robinson, Jr Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn VPI

Israeli Fire At Egyptian Boats Delays Suez Clearance

Israeli forces opened fire on four Egyptian launches at Port Said as crews prepared to survey the northern Suez Canal for obstacles hindering release of 16 foreign ships. Egypt said the plan shifted north after many obstructions were found, while Israel warned against surveying the northern section as a breach of the postwar accord.

Port Said Egypt Suez Canal Israel

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