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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1971
Page
2
Word has been received of the death of Samuel Ross Poulsen of Round Hill Loudoun County following an autumn accident in Frederick County A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Hall Funeral Hall in Purcellville
Gil Hunter, 72, a retired Colorado Game, Fish and Parks official, recenty completed his 33rd float trip down the Green River in Utah and Colorado.
John C. Marsh Jr. was installed as president at a ceremony at the Meadow Inn East. Lt. Col. Marsh, Virginia National Guard, now a Washington attorney, succeeds Dr Carl B. Miller of Winchester. Maj. Gen. Homer I. Lewis USAFR gave the address and Marsh urged support for Nixon’s Laos policy to hasten the end of the war. Also installed were Lt. Col. HB. Pierce and Lt. Col. Joseph C. Huffman.
In three area motor vehicle accidents yesterday in Winchester two people were hurt and damage topped five thousand dollars. A 1965 GMC truck at Kern Motor Co. Annex blocked by a broken clutch. a northbound tractor-trailer collided and rolled onto its left side. A 1969 Rambler was struck by a 1964 Dodge near Burger Chef. a 17 year old passenger suffered a fractured pelvis and a 58 year old driver received head lacerations. A 1968 Plymouth collided with a 1960 Ford pickup elsewhere on Millwood Pike. damages tallied.
ABC drops Lawrence Welk polka and accent from fall lineup joining Johnny Cash Pearl Bailey and others as new season reshapes schedule. New additions include Shirley MacLaine Anthony Quinn James Franciscus Arthur Hill Bobby Sherman Show and The Movie of the Weekend.
A list of ten items includes Monte Cristo, Cannibal, Clams, North American Indians, Bill Robinson, Washington, Woodwind, Athens, upper arm, and ebb tide.
Wallace Carleton Thomas a 37 year old Richmond postal employee and father of three was arrested by Giant Open Air Market security guard William H Carroll on a charge of stealing and eating an 8 cent doughnut at the market He planned to buy a dozen chocolate covered doughnuts but was not served and took one instead Thomas says he ate it while waiting and was later arrested booked and released on bond before buying another dozen at a different store He faces a Henrico County Court hearing set for 1 pm Tuesday.
A federal investigator reports 277 missing Penn Central freight boxcars valued at 1 million dollars have reappeared in rail yards across the country. Investigators say 215 cars moved from La Salle & Bureau County Railroad to other lines, with 33 still bearing Penn Central numbers. A grand jury probe in Philadelphia continues as the railroad reorganizes under bankruptcy laws.
Clear tonight with a low in the 20s and sunny Sunday in Virginia. The outlook shows a chance of rain Monday and Tuesday with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s, showers likely Wednesday with temperatures in the 60s. Yearly rainfall average stands at 36.51 inches based on 58 years of data.
Today's noon high reached 33 degrees matching a record from 33 years ago. The previous day's official high was 45 degrees, with colder conditions persisting in the area.
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