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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1969

Page

2

Obituaries from Winchester area listed for May 1969

Obituary notices present for Guy Elwood Ballenger of Blair West Virginia and Linda Newcombe Hill formerly of Winchester with details on survivors and funeral arrangements. Additional notices include Gregory Allen Wood infant death and graveside services. locations include Charles Town Kilmarnock Shenandoah Memorial Park Forest Lawn Cemetery and Edge Hill Cemetery with funeral home at Charles Town listed.

Guy Elwood Ballenger Blair W. Va Charles Town Ballenger A. W Susan Locke Ballenger Clarke County Moose Club Cedric Sullivan Harpers Ferry Herbert McDaniel Burrell A. Ballenger Norman D. Ballenger Donald L. Ballenger Edwin E. Moreland Katie Ballenger Theodore Littleton Charles F. Moreland Alfred J. Ballenger Robert B. Ballenger Melvin T. Striden William P. Reed Edge Hill Cemetery Edgar G. Hill Winchester Saratoga Lancaster County White Marsh United Methodist Church Kilmarnock Forest Lawn Cemetery Richmond Elmore and Haynie Funeral Home Gregory Allen Wood Thomas S M. Louise Walker Wood Stephenson Samuel L. Hiebert Shenandoah Memorial Park Winchester Memorial Hospital Thomas Michael Wood Sabrina Carol Wood Lisa Marie Wood Robert L. Walker

Grand Jury Indicts 3 In City

A Maryland city grand jury returned three true bills. David Paul Russell, 28, of Stephenson, faces a charge of touching a child under 14 with lascivious intent on April 17. Ronald Allen Johnson and Samuel Sylvester Smith also indicted. Smith charged in a April 4 break in at the Bus Terminal. Johnson held for trial on forged check for 35 dollars. Russell arrested April 24. Smith to be arraigned June 5. Johnson arraignment postponed.

Corporation Court David Paul Russell Stephenson Ronald Allen Johnson Samuel Sylvester Smith Johnson Farmers and Merchants National Bank James K. Young Smith N. Loudoun St Butler Russell Carlo F. Germelman, Jr Germelman

Sermon by Bishop Herrick at Shenandoah Commencement

Forrest S. Racey and Floyd L. Falk vice presidents of the Shenandoah Board of Trustees attended as Bishop Herrick delivered the 11 a.m. sermon. Commencement followed at 3 p.m.

Forrest S. Racey Floyd L. Falk Shenandoah Board of Trustees Bishop Herrick

Hunger in America wins Emmy for outstanding news documentary

The CBS documentary Hunger in America wins the Emmy for outstanding news documentary program achievement amid controversy with the Agriculture Department and Congress. Lord Snowdon earns an Emmy for cinematography on Dont Count the Candles. other winners include Law and Order program, Black History and First Tuesday.

New York America CBS Agriculture Department Congres Lord Snowdon National Academy of Televisis, Arts and Sciences Charles Kurait CBS Evening News Walter Cronkite Kuralt James Wilson Robert Funk Public Broadcast Laboratory Law and Order Huntley-Brinkley Report NBC United States Chicago John Laurence CBR Noel Martin Luther King Jr Perry Wolff Andrew Rooney CBS News Hour Bell Telephone Hour Edward Villelia Waliter Dombrow Jerry Sims

Douglas Sees Move to Force Him Off Court

Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas calls an IRS probe of the Albert Parvin Foundation a manufactured case to oust him from the bench. The foundation says Douglas resigned for workload and health reasons. Parvin declines to comment. The Times notes the broader Fortas controversy and ongoing foundation inquiries.

Douglas NEW York Supreme Court William O. Douglas Internal Revenue Service Albert Parvin Foundation New York Times Los Angeles Barnard L. Collier Albert Parvin Foundation Parvin the Times Life Magazine Abe Fortas Louis E. Wolfson Fortas High Court Wolf- Son Foundation Parvin Foundation IRS The Times

Man Killed In Bay Bridge Tunnel Crash

In Virginia Beach the driver of a car and a tractor trailer collided on the Chesapeake Bay bridge tunnel. One man died, reportedly a Marine, and the truck driver was rescued after about thirty minutes in the water. The injured man was pulled from the bay and hospitalized. Names were not released pending kin notification.

Virginia Beach Bay Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Beach

Northeast Airlines Plane Hijacked En Route to Havana

An APLA Northeast Airlines Boeing 727 bound from Miami to New York diverted toward Havana with seven crew and 14 passengers aboard. FAA confirmed the hijack about 10:50 a.m. over the Atlantic near Jacksonville. It was the carrier's first hijacking.

Atlanta, Ga APLA Northeast Airlines Miami New York Cuba Federal Aviation Agency FAA Havana Atlantic Jacksonville Fla Boston Northeast

Apollo crew ends moon mission returns to Earth

After Splashdown the Apollo 10 crew prepare for homeward flight with medical checks and meals aboard the carrier. Stafford Young and Cernan anticipate Samoa and Ellington air base reunions while awaiting a 10 day debriefing with Armstrong Aldrin and Collins awaiting Apollo 11 mission in 55 days.

Safford Young Cernan Apollo Samoa Ellington Air Force Base Houston Manned Spacecraft Center Tueswy Stafford Neil A. Armstrong Edwin E. Aldrin Michael Collins

Obituary notices youth from Bluemont area

The deceased is survived by his parents Bryan R. and Judy Costello Daw of Bluemont, a brother Donald Glen Dawson and sisters Valerie Lee and Lori Ann Dawson, plus grandmother Edith Bond of Alexandria. Funeral Wednesday at Hall Funeral Home Purcellville with burial at Ebenezer Cemetery Bloomfield near Bluemont.

Pine Grove Bluemont Bryan R Judy Costello Dawson Donald Glen Dawson Valerie Lee Lori Ann Dawson Edith Bond Alexandria Hall Funeral Home Purcellville Ebenezer Cemetery Bloomfield

Weather summary for Virginia with five day outlook

The Virginia forecast calls for fair and cooler tonight with lows around 42 to 48. Tuesday warms to 66 to 72 with east to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph and little rain. the rest of the week trends warmer with daytime highs near 80 to 85 and cooler coastal areas. Rainfall is minimal. past 48 hours shows trace amounts and five year averages are given.

Weather notes for May 26 with sun and moon data

Official high 79 degrees reported. Today noon 66 and low 52 with May 26 date. Sunset 8 29 p m sunrise 5 51 a m tomorrow moonset 3 10 a m full moon May 31.

Seaway Quiz Clues Chessboard of Topics

A scrambled list touches St. Lawrence Seaway animal As You Like It Turkey and other items. Includes Au Mediterranean government by a few false Aurora Borealis Henrik Ibsen, suggesting a trivia tally or puzzle snippet from a newspaper page.

St. Lawrence Seaway Animal Turkey Henrik Ibsen

West Virginia man injured in hit and run crash

Warren A Kessel and passenger Patricia D Kessel were in a west Winchester collision on Amherst Street. Howard Ray Hull of Manassas fled the scene but was later arrested for hit and run. Kessel suffered back injuries. damages were $125 to the Kessel car and $75 to Hull.

West Virginia Winchester Kessel

Carburetor Fire Hampers Car on Kent Street

Winchester firemen reported no major damage after a car’s carburetor caught fire around 2 p.m. in the 1000 block of S. Kent Street. Fire Chief B F Groves Jr said crews brought the blaze under control. Earlier, Shawnee and Clearbrook firefighters fought a brush fire on Berryville Pike around 9 p.m. Saturday with no damage reported.

Winchester S. Kent St B.F. Groves Shawnee Clearbrook Berryville Pike

Alaska youngest state with half under twenty three

Alaska remains the youngest state with about half its population under 23.3 years old. The statistic underscores the state’s demographic tilt and potential needs in education and jobs for young residents.

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