Obituaries for Dr M G Hoffman and Mrs Dora Good
Dr M G Hoffman 68 of Bunker Hill died yesterday at City Hospital Martinsburg after a week of illness. Born Feb 9 1882 in Berkeley County he practiced in Berkeley Morgan and Jefferson counties 1910 to 1965. Survived by wife Janet G Hoffman son David G Hoffman daughter Janet M Daggett six grandchildren and one sister. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Kogelschatz and Coffman Martinsburg. Interment Rosedale Martinsburg. Dora Sirbaugh Good 85 of Winchester died Friday in Hillcrest Nursing Home Capon Bridge born June 6 1883 daughter of George and Elizabeth Sirbaugh widow of Hunter L Good. Survived by two children James W Good Winchester and Mrs Dean Smith Hagerstown a brother Daniel Sirbaugh Winchester eight grandchildren fourteen great grandchildren. Funeral Sunday 2:00 Jones Funeral Home with Rev Charles Willard. Interment Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home.
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City Hospital
Martinsburg
Dr. Hoffman
Berkeley County
Edmond Lee Hoffman
Isabella Chenowith
Elizabeth Janet Pitzer
Berkeley
Morgan
Jefferson Counties
Janet Pitzer Hoffman
David G . Hoffman
Bunker Hill
Janet M. Daggett
Cross Point Woods
Mich
Beulah Garrison
Clearbrook
Kogelscheatz and Coffman
Kenneth W. Grove
David C. Crawford
Rosedale Cemetery
Dora Sirbaugh Good
Hillcrest
Winchester
Jones Funeral Home
Charles Willard
Richard IK
Goode
Russell L
Good
Forrest B
Mitchell L
Arthur W
Hinkle Good
Fairview Cemetery
Tax hike bill affects workers and corporations nationwide
The new law raises taxes after July 14 with retroactive individual rates from last April 1 and corporate taxes from Jan 1. Exemptions apply to singles earning 1000 or less and married couples earning 2000 or less. Auto and telephone taxes stay at higher rates, and the package aims to raise over 15 billion in the new fiscal year while reducing the deficit by more than 20 billion. The current year ends with about a 25 billion deficit.
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Congress
Labor Department
William H. Chartener
TV Actor William Hopper Jailed for Drunken Driving
Actor William Hopper 52 known for Perry Mason was fined 250 dollars and sentenced to five days in Oxnard City Jail after pleading guilty to drunken driving. His operator license was revoked due to a prior drunken driving conviction.
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Calif
William Hopper
Paul Drake
Oxnard City
Hopper
Hedda Hopper
DAR Pins Display Bars Show Patriot Ancestor Service
The bars attached to DAR pins indicate how many ancestors rendered patriotic service during the Revolution, showcasing lineage and contribution to the country’s founding effort.
Thieu Urges Unions of South Viet Political Leaders
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu calls anti Communist factions to merge to win the political struggle after the war. He pledges release of Buddhist monk Thich Tri Quang within days and notes U S support while parties plan a Monday meeting without Thieu to discuss a unification.
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Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieh
Tri Quang
Thieu
Russian Roulette Fatality In Detroit Youths Involved
Police report 19 year old Richard Sobeck Jr died after a game of Russian roulette at a Detroit home. He urged friends Paul Kolodziej 18 Peter Mitchell 17 and Janet Kolodziej 16 to join. Sobeck loaded a single bullet into a M32 revolver spun the chamber and shot himself. He died hours later at a Detroit hospital.
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Eisenhower recuperating. Johnson signs four long weekends
AP reports President Eisenhower shows satisfactory progress after recent heart attacks and remains hospitalized with limited activity. Johnson signs a law creating four long weekends yearly starting 1971, moving Washington’s Birthday Memorial Day Columbus Day and Veterans Day to specified Mondays. Pope Paul II talks aid Vietnam peace talks. Johnson visited Rome Dec 22 seeking Vatican help and reports positive Vatican cooperation.
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Walter Reed Army Hospital
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Vietnam
White House
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Johnson in Nashville for Dedication Ceremony
President Johnson flew to Nashville Tennessee for ceremonies dedicating the J. Percy Priest reservoir and dam on the Stones River.
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Johnson
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J. Percy Priest
Stones River
Helicopter Sniffers Track Enemy Troops Near Saigon
Allied air operations include body odor detection helicopters and B52 strikes north and east of Saigon as Saigon endures civil defense drills. Reports cite heavy shelling threats by Hanoi Radio and battlefield casualties near Dong Ha and Khe Sanh as U.S. forces move toward a mobile striking force Gretecy.
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Answers to I Q A quiz set with varied topics
A mixed quiz list includes Ten, Niagra Falls, Groundhog, Holy Grail, Coconuts, New York, Ram, a note about keeping a uniform neat, Photography, and No.
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Ram
Weather Summary for Winchester Virginia
Fair tonight with a low in the 60s. Sunday to be mostly sunny and hot, highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Saturday June 29 sunset 8:44 p.m. sunrise tomorrow 5:49 a.m. Moonset 11:34 p.m. Rainfall to date shows 3.34 inches for June. 16.31 inches for 1968. January to December rainfall records span 1963 to 1967 with totals from 26.85 to 36.48 inches. Average monthly rainfall for 55 years is 2.34 to 3.78 inches per month.
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Winchester
Tools of War Costing More
Defense Department procurement hearings show rising weapon costs. A new Vietnam era helicopter costs 2.4 million, versus 190000 for a WWII B 17. The Navy seeks 20.3 million for ammunition for the battleship New Jersey and 51.8 million for a year's supply of aerial targets.
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Bath County Wins Race to Test Option Bath County Wins Race to Test Option
Bath County, Virginia, secured the first local option referendum on serving liquor by the drink in hotels and restaurants. Circuit Judge Earl A. Abbott set August 30 for the vote after a petition gathered 903 names, well above the required threshold. The measure follows the 1968 General Assembly approval and the sixty day lead time. Bath County, including The Homestead at Hot Springs, is noted for mountain resorts.
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Bath County
Virginia
Earl A. Abbott
Abbott
Hoth Springs
Derby Winner Ribero Triumphs in Irish Sweepstakes Derby
In Dublin Ireland Lester Piggott rode Ribero to victory in the seventh Irish Sweepstakes Derby over the turf course. The favorite Sir Ivor finished second with Val D Aoste third as millions of Irish Sweepstake tickets carried hopes on the day.
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Lester Piggott
Ribero
Sir Ivor
Civil War Notes on Fredericksburg Changes of Hands
The Civil War period sees Fredericksburg changing hands seven times, reflecting intense fighting and shifting control during the campaign. Tasked with detailing the ebbs and flows of the battlefront, the record notes repeated occupation shifts as Union and Confederate forces contested the city.
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