Obituaries and funeral notices from Winchester area
A list of graveside services and funeral arrangements for Emily Gravatt Goodwin Moselle Sowers Starke and other local residents. Entries include dates times and locations such as The Virginia Theological Seminary Alexandria Meade Memorial Cemetery White Post Glen Burnie and Romney.
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Emily Gravatt Goodwin
Fairfield
Conn
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Starke
Moselle Sowers Starke
Meade Memorial Episcopal Cemetery
White Post
James R. Jackson
Formal Education Should Be Shorter Says Harold Howe II
Former U S education chief Harold Howe II argues Americans receive 16 years of schooling starting at age six and ending at 21. He favors shortening schooling by a year or more and allowing adults extra education later in life at government expense. Howe cites television’s impact on declining test scores and predicts a back to basics shift in schools.
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Cora D. Dicken
Romney
W. Va
Winchester
Delray
Charles A. Davis
Sarah Carlyle Davis
Romney First United Methodist Church
Hampshire County
Irvin M. Dicken
Wells Miller Funeral
Ronald R. Brooks
Levels
Ethel Elizabeth Swick
Hampshire Memorial Hospital
Eddie L. Callahan
Ebenezer Cemetery
Wells Miller Funeral Home
Washington
U.S
Harold Howe II
Washington Journalism Center
Howe
Ford Foundation
Two Craft Unions Strike At The Washington Post
Washington Post craft unions including mailers and photo engravers joined the printers on strike, amid bitter editorial and union tensions. The paper continues publishing with nonunion crews and supervisory staff, while press runs were reduced and outlying plants handle editions.
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Washington
Washington Post
Post
the Post
Christian Williams
The
Meagher
Virginia Might Decriminalize Marijuana Under Draft JLARC Report
An unreleased JLARC staff draft suggests Virginia decriminalize personal marijuana use and reallocate police focus to heroin offenses. WRVA cites fines instead of jail for possession similar to Oregon, while Virginians For a Study of Marijuana Laws welcomes the potential policy shift.
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Richmond
Legislative Commission
Virginia
Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission
Wrva Radio
JLARC
Oregon
WRVA
Roy Scherer
The
Virginians
Former Bishop Now a Counselor in Nebraska
Former Nebraska Episcopal Bishop Robert Varley says Sweden is key to his post clerical transition as he works as a counselor in Omaha. Varley, who resigned amid church disputes, plans to aid families and parishioners while pursuing secular counseling credentials in the region.
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Omaha, Neb
Nebraska Episcopal
Robert Varley
Varley
Omaha
Sweden hailed as most advanced in women's rights by French minister
France's Francoise Giroud visits Ottawa and criticizes US feminism while praising Sweden as leading in women's rights. She argues women have fought hard but lack real power, as she discusses gender issues during her visit.
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Ottawa
Canada
Sweden
Francoise Giroud
United States
Oldest Officer Rickover Reappointed for Two More Years
Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, aged 75 and the oldest U.S. military officer in uniform, is reappointed for an additional two years of active duty. The decision extends his service, highlighting his ongoing role in the Navy's nuclear program and leadership.
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Washington
Hyman G. Rickover
U.S
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Winchester Evening Star
Norman Coffelt
Glen Burnie
North Arundel Hospital
Mr. Coffelt
Shenandoah County
William A
Effie Keller Coffelt
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
VFW
Glen Burnie Improvement Assoc
Cooties Pup
Mrs
Nettie T. Duke
Nettie Taylor Duke
Rt. 2
Boom Rd
Berryville
John H. Enders
Irene E. Long
Irene Emma Long
Cedar Grove
Long
George and
Clara Orndorff Whitacre
Lawrence Long
Hagerstown
Jesse Whitacre
George Whitacre
Denzil Whitacre
Mt. Falls
Harding Whitacre
Ruth Thompson
Lois Whitare
Mexico
Jones Funeral Home
Richard C. Evans
Mount Hebron
Ethel E. Swick
Ben A. Franklin c
N.Y. Times News Service
Mark J. Meagher
New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Soldiers’ Home
F.T. Unger
Unger
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Ray Blanton
Ned McWherter
Knoxville
Ford
Blanton
McWherter
Bill Parker
Parker
Raleigh, N.C
Clarence Lightner
Lightner
Jules Coggins
Oliver Williams
Raleigh
Williams
Coggins
Toyland
Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun St. Mall
General Assembly
Harold Burgess
Division of State Police
Ins
RCA
Rea
Ia Ae
Synbrook Model
Renannss
Appliance Center, Inc
W. Main St
Cornwell’s TV
Fries TV Center
National Ave
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