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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1967

Page

2

Obituaries Highlight Local L L Shreck and Others

The notice profiles the death of 77 year old Rev L L Shreck of Route 5 Senseny Road in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Surviving family includes two daughters and two sisters with funeral details at Jones Funeral Home.

L. L. Shreck Senseny Road Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Shreck Frederick County John Jenny Shreck Nettie Mac Pugh Braddock Street Winchester June Shreck Meta Hawkins Wardensville W. Va D. W. Feltner Pensacola Fla Mildred Baker Washington Jones Funeral Home William A. Lyons Henry S. Amidon Mount Hebron

Funeral Services for Local Residents

Funeral services announced for Rev. L. L. Shreck at 11 00 A M Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home. John C. Wright to be honored at 1 30 P M Wednesday. Ella Jarrett to receive a 11 00 A M Tuesday service with graveside rites in Pomeroy Ohio.

Beach Grove Pomeroy Ohio Rev. L. L. Shreck Jones Funeral Home John C. Wright Ella Jarrett

Indian film kissing scenes under study by government

Information-Minister K K Shah announced plans to hold seminars to gauge public opinion before permitting kissing in Indian films. He noted kissing is taboo in Indian cinema, with Western films often edited to remove scenes and adult tickets required where shown.

Ahmedabad India K.K. Shah Shah

Mrs Wehrheim 78 dies in Winchester Hospital

Mrs Annie Brown Wehrheim, 78, of 1363 Berryville Ave, died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Born May 4, 1889 in England, she was the widow of Albert Wehrheim who died in 1950. She leaves three children, four grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and siblings in Nain and Pittsburgh. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Omps Funeral Home.

Mr. Leslie Lynchburg J & L Lines Inc Winchester Whitten Funeral Home Haywood Wooldridge James A. Kidd Attley M. Kidd Joe Campbell James G. Day H.T. Blanks Richard Wilkes Locust Botham Cemetery John C. Wright Route 2 Berryville Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Wright Clarke County John W Pearl Carter Wright Moore & Dorsey Carroll Wright Robert Wright Lester W. Wright Berrysville Roy Wright Frederick County Jones Funeral Home Mount Carmel Paris Ella D. Jarrett Tennyson Ave Jarrett Pomeroy Ohio Jacob and Racheal Dornick Stephen M. Jarrett Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church Charleston W. Va First Presbyterian Church of Annie B. Wehrheim Mt. Hebron Annie Brown Wehrheim Berryville Ave Mrs. Wehrheim England Frederick Mary White Brown Albert Wehrheim Old Bethel Methodist Church Nain Crystal L. Allen Frederick Wehrheim Pittsburgh Mary A. Brown Louise E. Brown Clara Dawson Charles Brown Omps Funeral Home Mount Hebron Cemetery

Supreme Court tosses out Walker libel judgment

The Supreme Court unanimously set aside a $500000 libel verdict won by former Maj Gen Edwin A Walker against The Associated Press. The controlling opinion by Justice John M Harlan found no evidence of improper publishing standards in AP reports on Walker during 1962 at the University of Mississippi and noted a minor discrepancy between an oral and written account. The ruling emphasized that AP exercised an appropriate degree of care in its dispatches.

Washington Supreme Court Edwin A. Walker Associated Press Walker Fort Worth Tex John M.harlan University_of Mississippi Oxford Mississippi James Meredith Harlan van Savell Savell Atlanta

Court upholds libel verdict against Curtis Publishing

The Supreme Court sustains a $460000 libel judgment won by Wallace Butts former UGA athletic director against Curtis Publishing Co. The court faults the Post for ignoring elementary precautions. In a separate 5 4 ruling Justice Potter Stewart announces contempt convictions for MLK and eight other leaders over 1963 Birmingham protests.

Washington Supreme Court Martin Luther King Jr Birmingham Ala Potter Stewart

Egypt's Fawzi promoted as Amer resigns amid regional turmoil

Fawzi rises from army chief of staff to commander in chief of the Egyptian armed forces replacing Field Marshal Amer who resigned. Thousands of Egyptian stragglers remain trapped in pockets of Sinai as cease fire holds with sporadic clashes reported between Syrian commandos and Israeli forces.

Fawzi Abdel Akim Amer Sinai Hans Bernedict U.N al Koneytra Beirut Lebanon Syria Hussein Jordan Cairo Kuwait Washington London Baghdad Israel Damascus Bank of the Middle East Dubai Persian Gulf American University Hospital Munir Shamman Jerusalem Egypt Sudan Tulkarm Nablus Jenin Jordan River Amman U.S Liberty Malta United States Wiliam L. McGonagle U.S. Air Force

Caspian Sea: The World's Largest Inland Body of Water

The Caspian Sea is identified as the largest inland water body on Earth, bordered by multiple nations and serving as a significant geographical and ecological feature. It stands as a central reference for regional discussions of marine and environmental topics.

Caspian Sea

Weather Today and Five Day Forecast

Fair tonight with lows 60 to 65. Tuesday remains warm with highs around 90 and southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Wednesday looks fair with little temperature change. The five day outlook shows normal temps mid 60s by day and around 60 at night with light rainfall possible toward week end. Moon phases and sunrises noted. rainfall totals over past 48 hours show none. Average yearly rainfall totals and five year history listed.

Chemical Kills 50 Miles of Marine Life in Clinch River

An unknown deadly chemical from a broken coal washing dam near St Paul Wise County swept down the Clinch River toward Tennessee, wiping out 50 miles of river life. Wildlife officials described a strong odor and masses of dead turtles snakes salamanders and fish as far as the eye could see with no immediate containment.

Gate City Clinch Tennessee St Paul Wise County Scott County Joe Gillespie Wse County Wayne Marshall Marshall Carbo

Israel Won't Return to Old Days

Prime Minister Levi Eshkol declares Israel will not revert to narrow confines and fear after its victory. He speaks to the Knesset in Jerusalem as troops hold positions along the Sennel Canal and in Jerusalem and near the Sea of Galilee, while crowds outside demand no return to occupied areas.

Tel Aviv Israel Levi Eshkol World Knesset Eshkol Jerusalem Senz Canal Jordan River Sea of Galilee Parliament Building

Soviet launches Venus mission with automatic space probe

Tass reports the Soviet Union launched a space rocket carrying an automatic interplanetary station toward Venus. The flight is expected to take four months, with liftoff at 5 40 a m Moscow time (10 40 p m EDT) Sunday.

Moscow Soviet Union Venus Tass

Riot Across Tampa Leaves Several Injured in Riots

Rioting continued in Tampa with Martin Chambers shot dead near Nebraska Ave and Twiggs St as he fled Officer James Calvert. Firefighters battled flames causing about 250000 dollars in damages to two homes, two warehouses and shopping complexes. a white deputy sheriff died of a heart attack. Police dispersed crowds and warned of arrests for defying orders as snipers fired on responders.

Nebraska Ave Twiggs St Martin Chambers James R. Calvert Calvert Kirk James Hammond Tampa Commission Mmile Tampa No-Man’s Land Charles Wells Tampa General Hospital Git Don Williams Carl DeWitt DeWitt

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