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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1968
Page
2
William A. Bryarly 82 of Clarke County died in Alexandria. Irvin M. Lee 50 of Clearspring Md. Hettie Lee Baker 77 Martinsburg W Va. Charles D Arthur 74 of Columbia S C. Funeral details and survivors listed for each, with graveside and church services noted. Hoover Dam height noted as 726 feet on the Colorado River.
Mrs. Beulah Bowen Van Lear to be laid to rest in Shenandoah Memorial Park. Graveside service to be conducted Thursday at 10 00 A M at Jones Funeral Home Inc overseeing arrangements.
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that people in North America and northwestern Europe have the longest life expectancy, averaging just over 70 years. The finding highlights regional longevity differences across the world.
Washington AP Two FCC members Cox and Johnson say most of the nations 7500 stations fail to explain local events and call on the commission to improve news and public affairs programming. They warn if local service cannot be improved there may be no basis for protecting local stations. They cite Oklahoma as typical nationwide pattern and accuse the FCC majority of neglecting license renewal scrutiny and local needs.
Mrs. Dewey J. Van Lear 69 of Tucson formerly of Winchester died yesterday in Tucson. Born March 15 1833 to Robert and Emma Bowen Bowen she was widow of Dewey J. Van Lear and member of First United Methodist Church. Survived by daughters Rebecca Swisher Arlington Naomi Timbrook Herndon Patricia Nicholson Betty Boyce Doris Derry Tucson nine grandchildren five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements include a service in Shenandoah Memorial Park conducted by Rev. Paul J. Slonaker.
The article notes Aramaic once spoken by Jesus died out by the 7th century CE. Arabic supplanted it across most regions, with only isolated villages retaining Aramaic usage.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, a Republican presidential candidate, argued leadership is the nation's greatest internal need to restore racial peace and domestic tranquility. He spoke in Milwaukee after meeting Wisconsin Governor Knowles and outlined plans to rebuild slums and expand equal opportunity while stressing do-able reforms.
Joseph G. Klett a 54 year old Orange Virginia metal products worker died at 528 pm Saturday about a week after becoming the world's 16th heart transplant recipient The hospital cited heart transplant failure as the cause and said the exact failure cause is unknown The medical center had withheld many details and only indicated more information would come later The surgical team was led by Dr Richard B Lower and Dr David M Hume both prominent surgeons in cardiac and kidney transplant work
The report shows fair conditions tonight with a low of 55 to 60 and daytime highs of 78 to 83 through Tuesday and Wednesday. The five day forecast from Tuesday to Saturday calls for near normal temperatures, little rainfall and highs near 78 to 83 with lows 57 to 63. Sunset is 8 35 p m and sunrise is 5 47 a m. Moon at First Quarter sets at 1 56 a m tomorrow. Rainfall totals for the past 48 hours were 0 3 inches, with year to date 0 3 inches as of June 3, 1968.
The New York stock market advanced in heavy trading with more gainers than losers by about two to one on the NYSE. Major issues including Amph enol Western Union Sanders Associates Abbott Laboratories and Penn Central posted advances while Steel rose on an opening block and several auto and rubber stocks rose fractionally. The AP average climbed to a new yearly high and analysts expect June to be a buildup month ahead of a summer rally.
The Memorial Day weekend toll totaled 602 fatalities, below early National Safety Council estimates of 625 to 725. The AP counted 488 deaths in a recent nonholiday weekend of the same length, plus 37 boating deaths and 116 drownings during the period.
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