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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1969
Page
2
Hollywood mourns actor Jeff Hunter age 42 known for portraying Jesus in King of Kings. He died after brain surgery following injuries from a fall at his Van Nuys residence, police said.
The long running nonpartisan mayoral race in Los Angeles pits incumbent Yorty a Democrat since 1961 against city councilman Bradley a Democrat backed by most party leaders. The contest grew fiery with accusations of corruption and militant support from both sides amid a history of defections and political feuds.
The Winchester Frederick County Unit of the American Cancer Society promotes Memorial Gifts under the theme Give That Others May Live. Memorial funds support Education Research and Service to save lives now and in the future, with a dignified memorial card and donor acknowledgment.
Actor Mickey Rooney, 48, married Caroline Hackett, 25, in Las Vegas on Tuesday. It is Rooney's seventh marriage and Hackett's second. The couple reportedly met while Rooney appeared on a Jackie Gleason show in Miami.
The New York market fell early as the Dow slid 4.71 to 933.95 with losses leading gains by 125 issues. Atlas Corp and American Telephone traded mixed, while steel, motor, aircraft, electronics, and utilities mostly weakened. Prices opened lower for Mobil Oil GM United Air Benguet Commonwealth Oil and others as the AP average slid 1.9 to 334.7. Ergot mentioned as a drug linked to a fungal disease.
Arthur Newton aged 18 and Paul King aged 19 escaped from a work detail near Route 340 Riverton just after noon yesterday. They fled toward the Shenandoah River with guards, police, and a search team including a dog and plane pursuing them. Newton, white, 5 ft 5 in, 125 lbs, brown hair and eyes, with a Fairfax prior. King, black, 5 ft 6 in, 137 lbs, scarred on wrist and arm, a Richmond inmate with a 30-year robbery sentence.
Colombia moves to curb protests as Gov. Nelson Rockefeller arrives for a Latin America tour. A 20 000 strong security force guards Bogota while student demonstrators clash with police injuring about 100. Barranquilla Monteria and Barranquilla see attacks. university students strike. Rockefeller will visit Ecuador Bolivia Trinidad Tobago and Venezuela next.
A Warren County man Harry Alfonso Guilford 23 of Front Royal died from injuries after a car ran off U S 340 just north of Shenandoah in Page County. An officer identified him as the victim.
Frederick County Circuit Court will convene at 9 a.m. tomorrow for a felony trial instead of the usual 10. A juror panel has been summoned and reports should go to City Hall at 9 a.m. The list includes Jennings R. Marston H M Stolter Mrs Mary Gay Conner Thomas G Borden David E Grant William Robinson Gerald D Brown Karl K Tangeman Mrs Helen Stewart James Lee Bean Richard K Goode Leonard Snapp Mrs Pearl DeHaven Jennings Roe Richard K Boyd John W Smith James H Merriner Jr John T Watt Harry Mason and Mrs Thelma Clore.
Four surviving Dionne quintuplets reach 35 with no major plans. Germain Allard says sisters Marie Yvonne and Cecile may attend a quiet gathering as two sisters live apart. Emilie died in 1954. Cecile and Yvonne face separate lives with children. Police report elephant loose near Brynwood Apartments Route 9 in Madison Township New Jersey after circus camped nearby.
An electrical fire in a Hudson River tunnel disabled a Penn Central commuter train causing passengers to walk a half mile to safety. One man, William J. Thompson, 63, an off duty conductor, died. about 100 others were injured from smoke and minor injuries. Passengers crawled through darkness along a concrete catwalk to the North Bergen end of the tunnel.
Fair tonight with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Thursday will be fair and warmer with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Friday brings partial clouds and a chance of Showers cooler conditions. The five day forecast shows above normal daytime highs from 82 to 88 with coastal cooling and nightly lows 55 to 65. little rain expected through Monday.
Weather summary lists daily rainfall none for the past 24 hours and May to date totals. It includes historical averages by month over 56 years, five year rainfall by year, and yesterday’s high of 75 degrees with sunset and sunrise times.
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