Obituaries from Winchester 1967
Funeral notices for Dorothy Luttrell, Mattie Levi, and Frank Orndorff list burial in Chestnut Grove Berryville Green Hill Cemetery Shenandoah Memorial Park and Wardensville. Also noted are Ida Miller Yellow Springs and Anne Russell Lamp Taylor with details on birth, marriage, church ties, survivors, and private graveside services.
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Miss Luttrell
Frederick County
Tucker and
Harriet Heflin Luttrell
Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Gainesboro
Ida M. Miller
Yellow Springs
W.va
James William Mileler
Lelia Nesmith
Yellow Spring
Thomas Miller
Derwood
Otho Miller
Front Royal
Pauline May
Atlantic Beach
Fla
Lucy Black
Baltimore
Willow Chapel
Joseph P. Roby
Anne Russell Lamp
Taylor
Richard Vipon Taylor
Mobile
Ala
W. Clifford
Jeffersonian
Charles Town
W Va
Warren Gregory
Winchester
Charlottesville
John Russell
Annie Woods Sampson
David Field
Enid
Okla
Oliver Toll
Chevy Chase
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Violent Virginia Storms Struck Hard No Deaths Reported
The Virginia weather system produced violent electrical storms and four tornadoes, yet no deaths and only two minor injuries were reported. Damage included toppled trees and a damaged radio tower in Danville, with power outages and billboards felled across several counties.
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Associated Press
U.S
Richmond
Byrd Airport
Virginia
Old Dominion
Nottoway County
Neck
Weather Bureau
Galax
Hillsville
Carroll County
Goochland
Blackstone
Essex County
Tidewater Memorial Hospital
Tapspahannock
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Fredericksburg
Bowling Green
Mermaid legend linked to manatee nursing behavior
Ancient mariners observed manatees carrying their young to the breast, a trait noted in tales that fed the myth of mermaids half woman and half fish. The description suggests early seafarers used natural behavior to fuel legendary stories.
Note Holds Clue to Bomb Threat and Evacuations
A crudely written note demanding 75 000 dollars helped solve a bomb threat that evacuated about 2 500 guests from seven hotels across three states. The blast device found in a Sahara Las Vegas room contained four tubes of black powder and was neutralized by demolition experts.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Nevada
California
Arizona
Sahara
del E. Webb Corp
Weather Today and Outlook With Moon Phases
Fair and cool tonight with a low around 45 to 50. Wednesday will be partly cloudy with a high near 60, followed by Thursday cloudy and cool with a chance of showers. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Tuesday May 16 includes sunset at 8:20 p.m. and astronomical data for tomorrow.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages from local records
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 90 a.m. today May with year to date totals 2.96 for 1967 and 11.49 overall. Monthly averages for 54 years show January 2.44 February 2.10 March 3.07 April 3.16 May 3.64 June 3.76 July 3.78 August 3.72 September 2.80 October 3.10 November 2.04 December 2.30. The annual Jan–Dec average over 54 years is 36.50. Five year totals read 1962 39.73, 1963 33.46, 1968 31.63, 1965 26.85, 1966 33.32.
Superintendent Will Step Down
Chicago police superintendent O W Wilson announced his retirement on his 67th birthday, effective August 1. He recommended Deputy Superintendent James B Conlisk Jr as permanent successor and plans to name Conlisk acting. Wilson will move with his wife and 14 year old daughter to San Diego California.
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Chicago
O. W. Wilson
Wilson
James B. Conlisk Jr
Contisk
Summerdale
School of Criminology
University of California, Berkley
San Diego
Calif
Nazi Party Leader Faces Prison Term
George Lincoln Rockwell was found guilty on three charges from a disturbance in a Cook County official’s office. He faces up to one year in prison and 1600 dollars in fines with sentencing set for today. A jury of five men and seven deliberated two hours. Rockwell accused the verdict of shocking the country and planned a Cicero march.
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Chicago
George Lincoln Rockwell
Cook County
Maurice W. Lee
Rockwell
Richard B. Ogilvie
Clarke Youth Hurt in Car Motorcycle Crash
William West II 15 of Millwood sustained a broken leg arm and extensive cuts in a Clarke County car motorcycle collision on Route 723 near SA Webb. He remains in the Winchester Memorial Hospital ICU in satisfactory condition. Mrs Patricia Hawkins of White Post escaped injury though her daughter Anne Hawkins 6 suffered a contusion to the left eye.
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William West, II
Millwood
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clarke County
L. W. Waters
Salwwebb
West
Patricia Hawkins
White Post
De Gaulle Pushes Emergency Powers Amid Domestic Strife
France faces a national strike as President De Gaulle pledges to boost social and economic conditions and seeks emergency powers from Parliament. He warns Gaullist coalition partners that weakening the majority would harm political morality and public interest amid party tensions with Valery Giscard d Estaing's Independent Republicans.
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Valery Giscard D’estaing
Independent Republican Party
Wall Street gains amid uneven market rally
The stock market recovered early Tuesday with an irregular advance as volatile issues rose. IBM gained 2 points while Control Data and Polaroid rose nearly 3. Pfizer rebounded about 2 from Monday. United Airlines and Gulf & Western climbed. Dow stood above 900 with the AP 60 index down 2.3 to 325.5.
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New York
IBM
Control Data
Polaroid
Pfizer
United Airlines
Gulf & Western Industries
Ward Foods
Pan American
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Winchester Evening Star
Luttrell Service
Dorothy Luttrell
Sunnyside
Omps Funeral Home
Ralph S. Malcom
Levi Service
Mattie Poe Levi
Berryville
Berryville Baptist Church
Julian Orrell
James Orndorff
James Franklin
Frank) Ornlorff
Route 4
Mr. Orndorff
Shenandoah County
Joseph and
Evaline Keckley Orndorff
Fanny Lehigh
Déé
Jones
Charles Harless
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Mrs
Richard Taylor
Mr. James. Franklin
Frank
Jones Funeral Home, Inc
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