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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1961
Page
2
William C Murphy died Wednesday at Daytona Beach Florida where he lived. The funeral service will be conducted by Rev Holt at 11 a.m. DST at the grave site in Mount Hebron Cemetery. Remains arrive at Jones Funeral Home Sunday evening at 5 p.m.
Manuel Knighting Lee 46 died at his Stephenson area home after a long illness. Born in Syria Madison County he was the son of W and Lillie Hudson ing. He married Noda Mills in 1946 in Frederick Maryland. Surviving with his wife are a son and a foster son Terns wife tours Joanne Walters and fighting at home three sisters Mrs Jessie L Price Gerald F Painter Char Town West Virginia and Mrs John
Funeral arrangements announced for William C Murphy with services set for Monday at 11:00 a.m. Burial at Mt Hebron Cemetery. Manuel L Knighting noted among arranging contacts. details incomplete.
At Wallops Island Virginia a four stage Scout rocket failed shortly after lift off delaying NASA plans to launch a micrometeoroid study satellite dubbed a beer can satellite. The mission aimed to observe tiny space particles to gauge risks to spacecraft while experiments on two other satellites fared unevenly with limited data.
An accord on a world disarmament conference by July 31 falters as Moscow seeks a 15 nation parley with a $58 split among Communist Western and neutral states. No time limit set for Moscow talks with McCloy leading the U S delegation. Zorin notes practical questions remain unsettled.
After a self dissolving committee announcement the Cuban exiles on the Costa Rican freighter Arenal boarded for Miami. Friends and relatives gathered at the hotel to witness the event as inmates vowed to press for freedom with their companions and parolees awaiting new plans.
A 29 year old Raymond Eugene Jones from St Pauls armed with a shotgun held a baby at a cafe near TAPPAHANNOCK Virginia. A state trooper shot Jones in the back as pellets from a 12 gauge struck his estranged wife's granddaughter. The child Elizabeth Gayle Brooks suffered injuries requiring leg amputation. Police say Jones forced entry to reach his wife, then fled to the cafe. both he and the baby were wounded during the encounter.
In Paris a defecting Soviet dancer Rudolf Nureyev was booed by hecklers at his Friday performance but the ballet continued and he received cheers at the end. the incident occurred as he fled Russia amid a political crisis.
A.O. July sale calendar lists multiple auctions in Virginia and West Virginia. Items include livestock at Winp Livestock Exchange Chester Va, furniture and household goods at Bethel Lutheran H Ray Butler packing house Albin, and real estate in Gainesboro and Wardensville. Auctioneers include B T Snider and J Allen Hawkins with homes farms and personal property offered on various July dates.
Warren County Board of Supervisors approved the fiscal year budget July 1 1961 to June 30 1962. Superintendent Q D Gasque told the board adjustments would be made to the high or elementary budgets as enrollment changes occur.
The National Education Association pledged strong support for the U.S. Supreme Court's desegregation ruling at its 98th annual convention in Atlantic City. The gather endorsed a broad federal education aid program and a policy against teacher strikes for salary demands while naming Mrs Blanchard to succeed as NEA president in Denver next summer.
Virginia forecast shows fair tonight with a coastal low near 70 and 60s inland. Sunday turns mostly sunny and hot with interior highs 90 to 95 and coastal and mountain areas in the 80s. Widely scattered showers possible.
The report lists rainfall during the four hours to 6 50 am and the July rainfall to date none 1961 rainfall to date 23 01. It shows average annual rainfall for 48 years 36 9 inches and monthly averages from January to December with figures such as January 2 41 February 2 97 March 2 97 April 3 14 May 3 83 June 3 82 July 3 88 August 7 3 98 September 2 66 October 3 25 and November 2 465 2 39.
Nixon declared to 5,000 California American Legion delegates that the United States must be willing to risk war to talk peace. He warned that if the nation does not take chances its position will deteriorate and that Soviet Premier Khrushchev respects American strength.
Thousands of farmers blocked main roads across Southern France during the mid summer tourist rush. Reports indicate tractor blockades in Marseille Nimes Montpellier Tarascon and near Bourges as protests over price fixing continue.
British foreign office said government hopes force won’t be needed as Air Marshal Elworthy commands operations guarding Kuwait. Dhows greeted ships and crowds along the seafront, while Bedouin tribesmen moved toward the frontier to defend Kuwait. Police barred reporters 45 to 95 miles north of the capital.
The report describes a man and his mother embracing tearfully as a father, McClelland, lives apart in Salinas California. Terry, speaking to his mother, expresses fear and reluctance to discuss the situation amid hospital delays and confusing medical terms.
The Auxiliary to the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad says the contact number MO 2 0850 was listed incorrectly in yesterday's Star and asks readers to use the corrected line for yard party pick up.
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