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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1971
Page
2
Obituary notices list funeral plans for Ebba Lorene Keller of Wardensville and others. Services set for Wardensville United Methodist Church with interment at Wardensville Cemetery. Also includes details on Morgan, Anderson, Adams and related family survivors and pallbearers.
Winfield Smoot convicted of abduction and murder for Beulah's death last July in Frederick County Court. Judge Woltz gave 35 years for murder and 10 for abduction, to run concurrently, rejecting a 25 and 10 year Commonwealth suggestion. Several defendants faced indictments and pleas including Karen Denise Duncan on marijuana charges, David Michael with a $300 fine and probation, Altizer a fugitive arraignment, McAllister multiple charges, Kerns and Lane guilty pleas, Owens innocent plea with July trial, Kurth bad-check case, Coontz and Phillips innocent pleas with July trials, Carr guilty on eight indictments with probation review.
Henry T Oiler 89 of Berryville died at home. Survived by three daughters four grandchildren eight great grandchildren and one brother. Burial at Green Hill under John H Enders Funeral Home. Bryan Rust 65 of Winchester died today at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Retired Wayne University professor and WWI II veteran survived by four sisters and a brother. Cremation will follow at Omps Funeral Home Crematory.
Turkish officials vow a retroactive death penalty for kidnappers and their supporters if Israeli Consul General Ephraim Elrom is not released. Police say they will arrest hundreds tied to leftist groups as the crisis deepens in Istanbul.
Miss Charlotte DeHart retired Virginia Avenue School principal and Winchester SPCA advocate will address the Winchester Kiwanis Club at its regular meeting. She will discuss SPCA activities and present a short film, per a club spokesman.
George Garver of 207 S Braddock St suffered first and second degree burns to his face arms and hands in a car fire behind Raub's Supply on Featherbed Lane. The blaze was fought by Shawnee and Friendship firemen from 7 40 p m until 8 p m with a damaged air breather and wiring noted.
A pre planning meeting is set for 10 a.m. tomorrow for attendees of a furniture upholstery workshop run by the Clarke County Extension Service. The workshop in the Extension conference room will last about five days, is open to the public, and each participant should bring a piece of furniture to work on.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a 5 percent Social Security increase linked to Nixon welfare reforms. The $2.1 billion boost would start June 1, 1972, after a 13-12 vote amid bipartisan support and debate over welfare changes.
Rain tonight will be clear with a low in the 50s and upper 40s in higher elevations. Wednesday remains mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 80s, cooler in higher elevations, and near zero chances of rain. Extended outlook shows a chance of showers Thursday or Friday, turning fair Saturday with highs in the 80s on Thursday and upper 60s to lower 70s Saturday and lows in the 40s to 50s.
Congressman William Scott of Virginia’s Eighth District will headline the GOP combined Senate and House convention in Front Royal on Thursday May 27 at Quality Court Motel starting 7 30 p m. Scott, born in Williamsburg and a Fairfax County resident, has served since 1966 and considering a potential run against U S Senator William Spong in 1972.
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