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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1966
Page
2
Obituary notices list Mrs. Judy Jackson Moore 19 of Orlando and others, including James Tapscott of Berryville, Nannie Williams of Millwood, Lillian Hawkins of Winchester Route 2, and Mrs. Eugene Branch of Greensboro. Funeral details common: services scheduled, burial plans, and surviving relatives.
James A Baylis Sr 49 of 517 S Kent St died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital He was born in Opequon on April 1 1917 son of Blanche H Baylis and the late W N Bayliss He married Dorothy Clark February 4 1939 in Hagerstown Md He worked at Fairefax State Correctional Office Camp No 30 He belonged to Moose Lodge 1283 Winchester and St Pauls Lutheran Church He is survived by his widow his mother in Norfolk his sons James Allen Baylis Jr in Winchester Edward Lee Baylis in Leesburg Gary Wayne Baylis in Nice France one sister Mrs James H Merriner of Norfolk one brother Marion V Baylis of Front Royal and five grandchildren Burial at Mount Hebron after services at Jones Funeral Home.
Donald E Legge 47 of Paper Mill Road died yesterday at Veterans Hospital Washington He was born September 13 1919 in Frederick County son of Clark E and Irene Hawkins Legge Survived by parents one daughter Karen of Seaford and brothers and sisters Dorothy Anderson Charlotte Purtlebaugh Shirley Rogers all of Winchester John Legge Spokane Maurice Legge Winchester Clarke Legge Jr Fairfax Burial at National Funeral held 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home Reverend Paul E Dick Burial in National The family will receive friends tomorrow 7 to 9 at Jones Funeral Home before services
Halloween is described as an evening of innocent fun with UNICEF charity boxes shaped like milk cartons to aid needy children. Children from Stephens City churches and Seventh-day Adventist students will trick or treat for canned goods, supervised by teachers, while the piece explores Halloween origins from Christian and ancient pagan roots and the tale of Jack O Lantern.
Hundreds of auto workers booed Prime Minister Harold Wilson and ministers at No 10 Downing Street as 12,000 workers faced dismissal notices tied to government austerity. Union leaders prepared to meet Wilson over austerity in the auto industry amid a General Motors Vauxhall go slow strike with about 2,000 workers.
Harvard researchers report a study that water with fluoride may reduce severe calcium deposits in the aorta. Five doctors from Harvard tested two groups in North Dakota. results appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
In Venezuela, a National Guard school near Caracas witnessed a failed revolt. One officer, Lt. Col. Clemente Pacheco Ochoa, was killed and another captured. The incident marks the first major challenge to President Raul Leoni’s 21 year rule in 1968. Unconfirmed reports link rightist sympathizers of ex-dictator Marcos Perez Jimenez to the uprising.
In Thu Duc near Saigon Vietnamese leaders dedicate a 44 acre national cemetery for war dead. Nguyen Van Thieu lights an eternal flame as Lt. Gen. Westmoreland attends. The marble tomb honors thousands of fallen soldiers with a canopy over burial plots for 45 000. An oil soot incident mars the ceremony on the eve of the 1963 Diem overthrow national day.
The 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that charges of rape and robbery against Thomas C. Wansley of Lynchburg should be tried in state court rather than federal court. Wansley had argued for federal trial citing alleged systematic Negro jury exclusion, denied bail in state court, adverse publicity, hostile court, and racial discrimination in court personnel.
Rainfall over the past 48 hours ends at 8 30 a m with October totals shown for 1966 and year to date. Average monthly rainfall for 53 years is listed by month from January to December. A five year summary from 1961 to 1965 shows annual totals for January through October.
Forecast calls for considerable cloudiness with a chance of rain tonight and Tuesday. Not as cold tonight with lows in the 40s, mild Tuesday with highs in the 60s. Wednesday outlook partly cloudy and cooler. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Five day temperatures run five to ten degrees below normal with little daily change and precipitation likely toward week end.
Police logged a busy weekend of incidents including a backdoor break-in at The Que Stick on N Loudoun Street with about $30 stolen from a pinball machine. A purse snatching occurred on N Camelet on Saturday evening near North Avenue. A stolen station wagon was reported from the Safeway lot after 10 p.m. Saturday. A car battery was found missing from a vehicle on East Lane. Vandals overturned two Bernards Groves Monuments tombstones on E Boscas wen Street causing 15 to 20 in damage. No arrests have been made as investigations continue.
During his playing days with the St. Louis Cardinals Stan Musial once connected for five home runs in a single doubleheader, a standout feat illustrating his hitting prowess and a notable club record.
The fragment lists items from 1 to 10 including Louis XIV and Basilia. It notes a phrase about a lean horse for a long race and references the Interstate Commerce Commission. It adds a medical line stating early detection can lead to a cure for vocal cord cancer with telecobalt radiation therapy in 90 of 100 cases.
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