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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1976

Page

3

Obituaries for Swisher Reel Weir and Himelright

Obituary notices report the deaths of Curtis Swisher 86 of Romney West Virginia Mrs Goldie Kester Swisher and survivors. Also listed are Lena Mae Reel 46 of Front Royal and Stanley Francis Weir 76 of Kearneysville with funeral details. Mrs Lena Reel’s service set at Maddox Funeral Home Chapel and Weir’s at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville with Green Hill Cemetery burial.

Curtis Swisher Oon Romney W. Va Goldie Kester Swisher Orville Swisher Augusta Bob Mary) Coughenour Oda Combs Anna Smith Winchester A.M. Himelright Annie May Himelright Universal City Tex Winchester Memorial Hospital Himelright Vienna Gilbert Beebee Davis Mary Greenlease Davis Gilbert Himelright Myrtle Frances Bottomley Doris M. Runyon University City Lena M. Reel Lena Mae Reel Rt. 1 Front Royal Derek Reel Wanda Reel Richmond Thelma King Teddy Williams Alexandria Buford Steele Riverton Bobby Williams Jimmy Timmy Williams Chester Gap Rosa Lee Henry Mary Frances Carter Louise Mathews Browntown

Trans-Alaska Pipeline Costs Top $7 Billion

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline project cost estimate rose to 7.7 billion dollars, with about 55 million allocated to weld repair. Alyeska Pipeline Co issued the figure, noting higher material costs and lower labor productivity. The state, owning about 20 percent of Prudhoe Bay oil, will share the overrun as costs are recouped from oil owners.

San Francisco Anchorage Alyeska Pipeline Co Arctic

Calm Bandit Queues Before Roanoke Bank Robbery

Police hunt a calm, collected man who waited in line at Mountain Trust Bank Crossroads branch in Roanoke before robbing it of a small amount. Lena Simpson, 64, described the suspect as unusually composed as he fled after forcing the teller at gunpoint to hand over money.

Roanoke Crossroads Mountain Trust Bank Lena Simpson

Reform Bill Enacts House Expense Overhaul and New Commission

The House passed a reform package to curb perquisites and limit the Administration Committee’s powers, creating a 15 member commission to study chamber practices. The vote split along party lines as Republicans labeled the moves cosmetic while Democrats argued for stronger accountability amid past scandals.

Chamber John J. Rhodes Arizona Administration Committee Rhodes Reform Administration David R. Obey Wisconsin House Hays Frank Thompson New Jersey Obey Committee Dawson Mathis Georgia Mathis Bill Frenzel Minnesota Minnesota, Who Called the Consolidated Account Frenzel Thompson John L. Burton D-Calif Commission Elizabeth Ray Miss Ray

Round Hill and North Mountain Fire Co Events

Saturday events include a 5 p.m. yard party at Round Hill Fire Hall and a 5 p.m. barbecue and flea market at North Mountain Fire Hall. A Bicentennial Tea is held 5 to 7 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Road Millwood Ave hosted by Fort Loudoun Chapter DAR.

Round Hill Fire Co Round Hill Fire Hall North Mountain Fire Co North Mountain Fire Hall Abram’s Delight Pleasant Valley Road Millwood Ave Fort Loudoun Daughters of the American Revolution

Visual Conceptual Reading program at James Wood High

The Star Files recalls a Frederick County Schools sponsored Visual Conceptual Reading program at James Wood High School. A job survey by a Chamber of Commerce committee cited shortages of mechanics and orchard and harvest workers. Commercial color television debuted on five CBS stations. A.B. Chandler resigned as baseball commissioner, a post he had held since 1945.

Frederick County James Wood High School Chamber of Commerce Columbia Broadcasting Company A.B. Chandler Kentucky

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