Funeral service for Gertrude Elliott 70 in Gerrardstown area
Mrs. Gertrude Alice Elliott age 70 of Rt was dead at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Omps Funeral Home with ministers Cletus Palmer Curtis Palmer and Earl Palmer presiding. Burial follows in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near Gerrardstown West Virginia. Pallbearers are Lacy Anderson Douglas Anderson Willie Dawson William Clark George Tasker and Harry Nethers. Family visits at the funeral home tonight from 7:30 to 9.
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Gertrude Alice Elliott
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Omps Funeral
Cletus Palmer
Curtis Palmer
Earl Palmer
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Gerrardstown
W.va
Lacy Anderson
Douglas Anderson
Willie Dawson
William Clark
George Tasker
Harry Nethers
Woodstock Native Doctor Dies in Mississippi Strangulation Case
WOODSTOCK Shenandoah County native Dr Benny Hubert Orndorff a toxicologist with the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner office died of strangulation near Houston Mississippi according to an Associated Press dispatch citing Chickasaw County officials Two persons are sought in connection with his death A funeral service was set for today at 2 PM at Dellinger Funeral Home Woodstock
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Benny Hubert Orndorff
Associated Press
Chickasaw County
Miss
Orndorff
Oklahoma State Medical Examiner's Office
Houston
Dellinger Funeral Home
Mountains of western Virginia reach heights similar to Britain
Western Virginia peaks match the elevations of mountains found in England and Wales, suggesting comparable terrain among these regions.
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Virginia
England
Wales
Ferguson Completes Madison College Bachelor of Science Degree
Roy McClaine Ferguson son of Hazel B. Ferguson of Nain and the late Roy W. Ferguson earned a Bachelor of Science from Madison College Harrisonburg in the June 3 commencement. He played on the Dukes tennis team and won the Most Valuable Player Award last year. He is Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity member and received the Top Athlete Award this school year, becoming the first four year letterman to graduate from Madison College.
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Roy McClaine
Mac) Ferguson
Hazel B. Ferguson
Nain
Roy W. Ferguson
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Madison
Dukes
Tau Kappa Epsilom Fraternity
General Motors seeks one year by EPA emission deadline
General Motors has sued to gain a one year extension of the 1975 auto emission standards deadline. GM petitions the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington after the EPA rejected the delay. GM Chairman Richard C Gerstenberg argues tech and durability are not ready and Chrysler also seeks court review.
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Washington
General Motors Corp
Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
D.C
Court Rejects Massive Atlanta Busing Plan
U S District Court rejects a large busing plan for Atlanta city schools proposed by a civil rights group marking the second rejection in a year. The judges cite de facto segregation since 1967 and note a possible appeal by NAACP attorney Elizabeth Rindskopf.
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Atlanta, Ga
U.S. District Court
Elizabeth Rindskopf
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sidney O. Smith Jr
Albert J. Henderson Jr
Atlanta
Wall Street declines as Dow slips to 939.95
The stock market extended its retreat after four down days. At 10:30 a.m. the Dow Jones average fell 1.35 to 939.95 while NYSE declines outpaced advances by 3 to 2. Analysts said the market may need reassuring economic news.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Demos Edge Toward Democratic Convention Drama in Roanoke
Report from Roanoke describes a weekend caucus plan ahead of the Democratic State Convention at the Civic Center. Unopposed Ruth Charity seeks national committeewoman, Stuart Bolling may retire. Three unprecedented caucuses target blacks youth and women. Credential fights and platform adoption loom.
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Hopkins
Thomas
Ruth Charity
Danville
Stuart Bolling
Portsmouth
Roanoke Civic Center
Democratic State Central Committee
Middletown Council OKs Utility Tax And 1972 73 Budget
The Middletown Town Council unanimously approved a 4 percent utility tax effective July 1 to fund the general fund and repay a sewer loan. A $126,589 budget for 1972 1973 passed with no dissent, funded in part by a $45,552 Farmers Home Administration loan for a second lagoon. Real estate and personal property tax rates remain unchanged. New council members John Owings Joseph Wahler Eleanor Coverstone and Doug Walker will be sworn in June 29.
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Middletown
Neil Stallings
Julian Carper
Frederick County
Farmer’s Home Administration
Stallings
John Owings
Joseph Wahler
Eleanor Coverstone
Doug Walker
Apprehensions Made in Frederick County Shotgun Hold Up
Frederick County deputies arrested Russell Corbin 19 of Frederick County and Roger Weatherholtz 24 of Gerrardstown W V a after a shotgun hold up at Chuck s Esso. They face 5000 bond and a fourth suspect is wanted. A sawed off shotgun and the getaway vehicle were found nearby as investigators continued the case.
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Frederick County
Corbin
Owings
Weatherholtz
N. Braddock St
Front Royal
Lacy Anderson
Warren County
Two Winchester Jaycees attend Presidents School in Lynchburg
Ted Morgan president and Bob Hedricks vice president of community affairs will represent the Winchester Jaycees at a Local Jaycee Presidents School at Virginia State Jaycee Headquarters in Lynchburg this Saturday and Sunday. All state Jaycee Chapters will be represented at the conference, a spokesman said.
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Winchester Jaycees
Jaycee
Lynchburg
Virginia State Jaycee
Ted Morgan
Bob Hedricks
Four Piano Programs by Pasquet Pupils at 714 South Stewart
Four piano programs were presented this week by the pupils of Mr. and Mrs. Jean Pasquet at 714 South Stewart Street. Participants included twenty plus names across Monday to Thursday with multiple students per day.
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Jean Pasquet
South Stewart St
Susan Keller
Martha Babb
Tracy Cahill
Ellen Keller
Kelly Brumback
Margaret Stewart
Kathy Nester
Tracey Tilling
Betty Jo Manuel
Laura Babb
Glinda Snapp
Kim Pine
Elizabeth Keller
Patricia Poston
Teri Hockman
Robin Brumback
Debbie Evans
Denise de Pollo
Annette Evans
Brenda Walters
Dawn Stuch
Joy Morris
Karen Griffith
Beverley Bowman
Sandra Rickard
Reba Stowers
Bumble Bee Pollinator for Clover Highlighted
A bumble bee is described as the largest bee and notes its long tongue enables pollination of clover, a unique trait among insects.
Winchester Family Ties to Crisis Hotline Pioneer
Charles Slem son of Mrs. Fernon Gustafson of Winchester and administrator of the Detroit Hotline appears in a national AP piece. He helped launch CONCERN, the local crisis intervention service, and previously trained with the Winchester hotline. He is 27 and pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology with a California hotline background.
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Charles Slem
Associated Press
Yesterday’s Star
Fernon Gustafson
Winchester
Association Press
Michigan
Detroit
Slem
Chuck” Slem
California
Paul
Neal Gustafson
Karen
Whittier Ave
Stimpson Joins Hornblower and Weeks as Rep in Washington
Harry F. Stimpson III of Boyce becomes a registered representative in the Washington office of Hornblower and Weeks Hemphill Noyes. The firm, a large stock exchange member with over 60 US offices and three in Europe, deals in stocks bonds mutual funds and tax free municipal bonds. Stimpson attended Noble and Greenough School and George Mason University and previously worked for Merrill Lynch. He plans to continue residing in Boyce.
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Harry F. Stimpson III
Boyce
Hornblower and
Weeks, Hemphill, Noyes
Washington
Hornblower
Stock Exchange
United States
Europe
Stimpson
Noble and Greenough School
Boston
George Mason University
Winchester Delegates Plan for Democratic Convention
Winchester delegates met to finalize convention plans with William Shendon elected as local delegation chair and to serve on the 7th District Rules Committee. Barbara Morris seeks State Central Committee first vice chair while Charles Duvall campaigns as Seventh District delegate to Miami. The group backs district based delegate elections.
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Winchester
William Shendon
Barbara Morris
Miami
Weather Focus Northern Valley Forecast
Thunderstorms likely tonight ending by morning with lows in the 50s. Saturday will be cooler and mostly dry with highs around 70. Extended outlook calls for fair cool days Sunday and Monday with upper 60s to mid 70s and 55 to 60 nights, then warmer with a chance of showers Tuesday reaching 75 to 80.
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Plains
New England
Pacific Coast
Rockies
Texas
North Dakota
Minnesota
Kissinger Heads to Tokyo for Japan U S relations effort
Henry Kissinger flies to Japan for an unofficial weekend visit as Nixon administration seeks to repair strain in U S Japan ties. Talks with Prime Minister Sato and other officials focus on Japan's role in East Asian affairs, China policy, and Taiwan.
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Tokyo
Henry A. Kissinger
Japan
Nixon
America
Ejisaku Satohdowa
Peking
Moscow
U.S
China
Taiwan
Kissinger
Washington
Sato
United States
Asahi Shimbun
Foreign Ministry
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