Obituaries and Vietnam War notes fill Winchester paper
Obituary notices for Grover Rudolph and Clayton Costello are listed with service details and survivors. A World War II era style update notes a major North Vietnamese attack and an expected U.S. withdrawal, with figures on troop movements, casualties, and Pentagon briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Quang Ngai
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
White House
Nixon
U.S. Armed Forces Network
U.S. Command
military radio+television network
K Ky
3Rd Marine Division
Demilitarized Zone
1St Infantry Division
1St Infantry
Six Indictments Highlight Court Activity and Trials
A grand jury considered six indictments including a bigamy charge against Betty Louise Barr and others for breaking and entering cases. True bills were returned for Charles and Robert Baker, with trials set for November 26. Several defendants faced plea changes, appeals, and sentences including forging and uttering checks.
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Betty Louise Merry Norris Barr
Betty Louise Merry Norris
Falls Church
Victor Lee Barr
Gerald Dana Norris
Charles Arthur Baker
Orchard Ave
Robert Lee Baker
Sulphur Springs Rd
Dodge Ave
Charles A. Taylor
Benjamin Butler
Donald Morris Boyer
Middletown
Ruby Foreman
Robert Edward Connally
Gore
Paul Dorsey
Mr. Dorsey
Glenville
Donavan Price
Martinsburg
Price
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Charles William Rexrode
Winchester
Funeral Service Held for Howard L. Garber in Winchester
Howard Lee Garber 55 of Winchester died Saturday. A funeral service conducted at 3:30 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home by Rev. William A. Lyons with pallbearers J Trenton Garber Robert Martin Jerry Coffman Gene Smith Lee Garber and Charles M. Dick. Burial followed at Mount Hebron Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton E. Costello
East Lane
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Costello
Fire Protection Equipment Company
Ruth Pearson
Clayton Costello, Jr
Mississippi
Stewart Costello
Purcellville
Ruth Lloyd
Leesburg
Mary Jane_Kerns
Frederick County
Omps Funeral Home
E.T. Clark
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Howard Lee Garber
Winchester
Jones Funeral Home
William A. Lyons
J. Trenton Garber
Robert Martin
Jerry Coffman
Gene Smith
Lee Garber
Charles M. Dick
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Winchester Board Receives Plat for John Kerr Site
The Winchester School Board reviewed a plat for the John Kerr Elementary School site at the west end of Jefferson Street near Handley High School. Superintendent Jacob L. Johnson noted the land survey is under study as the district awaits a state loan of 800000 for construction.
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Winchester School Board
John Kerr
Jacob L. Johnson
State Literary Fund
Hubert T. Stratton
Johnson
H. Robert
Cars Crash at Whitlock and Loudoun Intersection
A two car collision at the Whitlock Ave and S. Loudoun St intersection noon yesterday caused about 1200 dollars in damage. Driver Gloria Joan Carroll Route 1 headed west on Whitlock and Fred Leon Hines 1313 S. Loudoun St north on Loudoun were named. Carroll suffered a head bump. Patriotic Aims notes DAR supports mountain schools and awards for students.
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Whitlock Ave
S. Loudoun St
W. L. Fogle
Gloria Joan Carroll
Route 1
Whitlock
Fred Leon Hines
Loudoun St
Fund Drive Launched for Charley Rouss Fire Company
The Charley Rouss Fire Company seeks community support to pay down an $86,000 debt after buying a 1000 gallon per minute pumper and 100 foot aerial ladder. President Arthur W. Spaid and Equipment Committee Chairman Marvin D. Weaver urge residents to donate to fund the new equipment and a 25 member firefighting team.
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Charley Rouss
Rouss Fire Company
Navy weighs deactivating West Coast 5th Marine Division
Pentagon sources say a possible shutdown of the 5th Marine Division, based at Camp Pendleton with the 26th Regiment operating near Da Nang, could help meet a $3 billion defense cut. Deactivation would force substantial Vietnam-era reductions, as the unit serves as the Pacific rotation base.
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Washington
Navy
Vietnam
Pentagon
5Th Marine Division
26Th
da Nang
South Vietnam
Camp Pendleton
Calif
White House
Tial Marine
Pacific
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
1St Marine Division
1St Marine
3Rd Marine Division
Okinawa
Middletown Elementary School Breaks In. Camera Stolen
Dewayne Raines, principal, told the Frederick County Sheriff’s office that Middletown Elementary was entered Sunday and a Polaroid camera was stolen. Deputy Charles McIlwee investigates. Nearby Northside Laundromat at 682 N Loudoun St was burglarized over the weekend with glass broken and laundry machines opened using stolen keys. money taken, amount unknown. Sheriff Lacy Anderson announced a mini bike stolen last week from Glen Kump of Gore has been recovered, with Deputy McIlwee as investigating officer.
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Middletown
Dewayne Raines
Frederick County Sheriff’s Office
Charles Mcllwee
Loudoun St
Osborne Renner
Lacy Anderson
Glen Kump
Gore
Deputy Mcllwee
Rainbow circle seen from height near horizon
A high mountain or aircraft observer can see a full rainbow as a complete circle when the sun is near the horizon. This phenomenon occurs due to the observer’s vantage point above the ground and the sun’s low position.
Lights Are Turned Out To Aid Birds
The Empire State Building will darken floodlights on cloudy or foggy nights from now until October 31 to help migrating birds. The Audubon Society requested the action due to birds losing direction by building light. In spring the lights will be off from April 15 to May 31 during northbound migration.
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New York
Empire State Building
The
Audubon Society
Tea World claims tea heart benefits amid Chinese health note
Calcutta report says Tea World magazine notes unknown constituents in tea may ease coronary artery hardening and reduce heart attack risk. The issue links low heart disease rates in Chinese people to their tea consumption.
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Calcutta
India
Tea World
The
Tea Board
Answers to a Reading Quiz of Random Topics
A compact list presents answers for a quiz covering topics like the Junior Chamber of Commerce Parliament El Salvador and lunar phases along with Iraq and figures such as George Armstrong Custer and William Golding. It notes directions as counter clockwise and remarks on being affected.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Parliament
el Salvador
Iraq
George Armstrong Custer
William Golding
Frederick 4-H Members Honored at Youth Fair Awards
Six Frederick County 4-H Club members top Clothing category at the Youth Fair earning special awards from Clearbrook Woolen Mills. Seniors Barbara Fogle Susan Ginn Barbara Reed win wool suit lengths. juniors Martha Reed Cheryl Pugh Pam Welsh win skirt lengths.
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Frederick County
Clearbrook Woolen Mills
Barbara Fogle
Susan Ginn
Barbara Reed
Martha Reed
Cheryl Pugh
Pam Welsh
Cathy Nydam
Lisa Moler
Philip Bray
Tommy Fulton
Warren Orndorff, Jr
Andy Smith
Theresa Lazazzera
Bruce Swing
Mike ‘Snapp
Henry M. Davis
James Wood High School
Ned Conklin
Daniel Shenk
Frederick County Junior High School
Wall Street Mixed Early Trading With Dow Near 830
The Dow stood at 830.19 down 0.26 in active morning trading as advances edged declines. Early blocks showed American Home Products down, Du Pont up, and Texas Gulf Sulphur down, with opening prices including American Telephone & Telegraph and Occidental Petroleum moving higher alongside varied bulk trades. The market later rose to 830.45 on news of troop withdrawals from Vietnam.
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New York
American Home Products
du Pont
Texas
City Investing
Occidental Petroleum
Zenith
Atlantic Richfield
South Vietnam
Saigon
Dow Jones
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Alaska Airlines
Mohawk Data Sciences
Deltona Corp
Four Seasons Nursing
Saxon
Weather snapshot and regional outlook with temperatures
The Virginia forecast shows partly cloudy conditions tonight with a 55 to 60 degree low and a mix of cloudy skies and possible showers tomorrow, followed by cooler conditions and shower chances on Thursday. Noon today reached 72 with a 58 low, while yesterday's high was 83. Also, India provided nearly 30 million dollars in 1968 69 to Bhutan Sikkim and Nepal for development and flood relief per official records.
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Virginia
New Delhi
India
Bhutan
Sikkim
Nepal
Rainfall figures for year show varied totals
Rainfall data covers past 7 hours ending 8:30 a.m. with September and yearly totals. Cites 1969 year-to-date 26.72 and long term averages for each month, plus five year Jan–Dec sums and a 56 year average of 36.43.
Meeting of Kline PTA Postponed
The Kline Elementary School Parent-Teachers Association meeting has been postponed until Sept. 23. The spokesman said the meeting will now be held Sept. 23 at 7 30 p.m. at Kline Elementary School.
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Kline
Parent - Teachers Association
PTA
Green Berets Adopt Distinctive Insignia
Green Berets first saw action behind Communist lines late in 1952 and in 1953 as part of a guerrilla group called UNPIK United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea. The Special Forces adopted the green beret as a distinctive insignia.
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UNPIK
United Nations Partisan Infantry Korea
Haynsworth Faces Senate Hearing On Supreme Court Nomination
Judge Clement F. Haynsworth opened Senate Judiciary Committee hearings into his Supreme Court nomination amid questions over conflicts of interest. Opponents cite a 1963 decision in which he had a stock interest. supporters defend his actions as proper and note broad confidence in his confirmation.
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Washington (Ap
Clement F. Haynsworth
Senate
Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Haynsworth
Nixon
4Th
U.S. Court of Appeals
Abe Fortas
Darlington Mfg.-Go
Deering Milliken, Inc
Textile Workers Union
Carolina Vendamatic
Deering Milliken
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Two Break-Ins Reported In Winchester Over Weekend
Winchester police report two break-ins and minor thefts over the weekend. Snapp's Foundry Machine Section in the old B M building on Oates Ave was entered through a window with money stolen from a cigarette machine and the soft drink machine tampered with. Fort Loudoun Restaurant was entered via the southeast corner with about 2 cents in pennies stolen from an open cash register and cigars possibly taken. Police were notified of the Snapp's Foundry break-in at 11 17 a m Saturday and the restaurant break-in at 5 36 a m Saturday.
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Winchester
Snapp
B&m
Oates Ave
Fort Loudoun
Snapp’s
Winchester Man Charged With Delinquency Case
A Winchester man, Harry Junior Carter of 321 N Kent St, was arrested by Frederick County police and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He is jailed in Frederick County in lieu of a $500 bond.
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Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke
Frederick County
Harry Junior. Carter
N. Kent St
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Grover S. Rudolph
Grover Sylvester Rudolph
N. Massanutten St
Strasburg
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Mr. Rudolph
Dillons Run
W. Va
Sylvester
Chatherine Vetter’ Rudolph
Rudolph
Lutheran Church of Reformation
Pearl Orndoff
Samuel E
Harry
Junior) Armel
Garber. Service
Lorist, Inc
MDS Funeral Home
N. Loudoun Street
DIAL
the Order
Ee Oy
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
Stephens City
N. Main Street
Stephens City, Va
Winchester Area
Jones
Funeral Home, Inc
M Ticians
Daughters of the American Revolution Society
Rouss
Charley Rouss Fire Company
Marine Division
Wall Street
Southwest
Midwest
Kline Pta
Albert
Bob) Stocklager
Hagerstown
Haynsorth
Fiberglas
Cameron St
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