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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1979

Page

3

Obituaries of John Pitta and several Winchester area residents

John R. Pitta 95 of New Market died at home. Born May 9 1883 in Madeira Spain he was a retired farmer. Surviving four daughters three sons 14 grandchildren seven great grandchildren and a wife predeceased. Graveside service Sunday 2 p.m. Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Enders Funeral Home handling. Mary C. Burks 126 W Leicester St Winchester died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Hospital born Middletown she was active in church and clubs. Surviving two sons one sister two brothers 15 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren funeral Monday 1 p.m. Mount Carmel Baptist Church burial Orrick Cemetery Cartwright Funeral Home directing. Ethel C. Carter Berryville died yesterday in Winchester Memorial Funeral arrangements incomplete. Body at Cartwright Funeral Home. Clara Cooper Sunnyside died yesterday in local nursing home body at Jones Funeral Home. Carl Kenneth Hamilton Jr. 1735 Brandon Dr died yesterday at University of Virginia Hospital Charlottesville born January 30 1920 in Berkeley County WV son of Carl K. Hamilton and Sarah Grove Hamilton. He was a salesman for G W Motors and member Braddock Street United Methodist Church WW II veteran. Surviving widow Katherine J. Whitacre Hamilton and others. Funeral Monday 1 30 p.m. Jones Funeral Home Rev Falk Rev Hough. Burial Mount Hebron Cemetery. Visitation Sunday and Monday 7 9 p.m. at funeral home.

John R. Pitta New Market Mr. Pitta Madeira Spain Antonio V. Pitta Julia Pitta Wilma Jones Berryville Kathleen Riley Cecelia Dillon Purcellville Patricia Guard Winchester Preston K. Pitta Crested Butte Colo John Edward Pitta Rancho Cordova Calif Howard I Pitta Alexandria Og Jenkins Pitta Green Hill Cemetery Harry Hoffman J. Fred Jones Thetiders Enders Funeral Home Mary C. Burks Leicester St Winchester Memorial Hospital Ms. Burks Middletown David Burks Mount Carmel Baptist Church Improvement Club 3W Club Willing Workers Club Robert W. Burks Sr David L. Burks Sr Pearl T. Burks Mitchell J. Burks David F. Burks John G. Scott Orrick Cartwright Funeral Home Carl Kenneth Hamilton Jr Brandon Dr University of Virginia Charlottesville Mr. Hamilton Berkeley County W. Va Carl K Sarah Grove Hamilton G.W. Motors Braddock Street Hagerstown Fern C. Grove Martinsburg Melvin Hamilton Prince Tresa Nicklin Jones Funeral Home Howard Lee Falk J. William Hough Mount Hebron

Readers urged to send letters to The Star page

The Star invites readers to contribute to the Letters to the Editor section by submitting opinions on local issues. The notice emphasizes community input and calls for text submissions to be printed on the editorial page.

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Brezhnev Frailness Could Limit Carter Summit

Reports say Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev 72 is frail and may limit talks with President Carter. Officials note mental alertness but chronic ailments leave stamina variable, potentially curtailing hours of discussion and scope of U.S.-Soviet treaty talks and related issues.

Washington Leonid I. Brezhnev Carter Brezhnev Moscow Valery Giscard d’Estaing U.S Kremlin Lenin Stalin Soviet Union NATO Europe Middle East

Tear Gas Cleanup Ends As Court Freezes Two Suspects

Kecoughtan High School resumes classes after a tear gas cleanup. Curtis Allen Brady a Kecoughtan alumnus and Fort Lewis on leave, and Andrew Winfree Brady were charged with feloniously releasing tear gas. Curtis posted a 5000 dollar bond. Andrew remained jailed on 5000 dollars bond.

Hampton Kecoughtan High School Curtis Allen Brady Kecoughtan Fort Lewis Wash Andrew Winfree Brady Curtis Brady Andrew Brady Harry B. Dyche J. D. Samples Bradys

Crossword Puzzle 11 14 a 18 19 22

Puzzle listing with scattered clues and entries from across and down sections. Contains multilingual hints, abbreviations, place names, and obscure terms such as Erse Bedouin Italian resort Koran Greek long Scottish name and Chinese silk noting varied lengths and wordplay.

Tempo and Defense Defeat No Trump in Goren Sharif Bridge

In a North-South vulnerable Chicago Tribune note on a 1979 bridge game, West leads jack of hearts against a no trump contract. East overtakes to gain tempo, allowing West to establish diamonds and clubs while declarer cannot reach enough tricks, resulting in defeat of the contract.

Charles H. Goren Omar Sharif Chicago Tribune South East West Declarer

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