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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1966

Page

5

Additional Investigators Join Hunt for Murderer

A dozen state attorney's investigators plus 14 Kenilworth police and sheriff's deputies joined the search for Valerie Percy killer. FBI and Chicago detectives also aided as authorities pursued 32 leads after her homicide at the Percy home on Chicago's north shore. Coroner reports 12 stab wounds and four blunt injuries with no sexual assault. a possible lead involved a green station wagon seen near the home.

Kenilworth, Ill State Attorney’s Office Kenilworth Valerie Percy Charles H. Percy Federal Bureau of Investigation Chicago FBI Daley Percy Dalers Loraine Andrew Toman Cook County James Henry Toman Kenilworth Union Church

Needlecraft patterns and mail offers in 1967 catalog

Pen and mail order note lists Pattern 7387 with sizes 32-46 and pricing 35 cents plus 15 cents for first class mailing. Includes mailing address for Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star. Also advertises 210 Most Beautiful Needlecraft Designs and Quilt Books with prices and free patterns.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y Needlecraft

Bill Bars Reward For Tax Tipsters

A House bill would forbid the Treasury from paying tipsters up to 10 percent of recovered taxes for informing on neighbors or coworkers. Rep. Richard H. Fulton says IRS computers prompt ending rewards. The measure faces little chance this year but may be reintroduced next session.

Capitol Hill Treasury Department Congress IRS

Supervisors Ask Supreme Court to Review Virginia Case

Prince Edward County Virginia supervisors appeal to the U S Supreme Court after a lower court ordered the return of 180000 in tuition grants used to educate white children in private segregated schools in 1964. The supervisors contend aid to private schools has never been wholly outlawed and argue funds supported both private and public education.

Washington Supreme Court Ision Prince Edard U.S. Circuit Court Richmond Board of Supervisors Asit

Waynesboro Soldier Edward Rankin Killed in Vietnam

The Defense Department announced the death of Army Pfc. Edward G. Rankin of Waynesboro Virginia in Vietnam. He was the son of Mr and Mrs James B Rankin of 836 Kent Road Waynesboro.

Washington Defense Department Virginia Edward G. Rankin James B. Rankin Kent Road Waynesboro

Front Royal Man Indicted on Bank Robbery Charge

A 33 year old Front Royal man, John W. Harper Jr., was indicted by a federal grand jury for bank robbery. He was arrested Aug 31 after an $18,344 holdup at a Falls Church Security National Bank branch. The indictment was handed up Monday.

Alexandria John W. Harper Jr Falls Church Security National Bank

Barbs on Memorial Day Parades and Social Attitudes

Walter C. Parkes rails in a punchy column about Memorial Day parades on Main Street and grim highway marches. He quips that the old maid is a vanishing species and mocks the high cost of living while condemning a man who abuses his wife with foul language.

Dear Abby Advice Columns From 1946 Public Letters

Readers send queries on unruly children and parental responsibility. A teen seeks help for a mother’s drinking problem with guidance to AA and Alateen. A sister fears germs leading to mysophobia and a psychiatrist recommendation is given.

Abigail van Buren Chicago Trikesen. Y. Mews Synd., Inc Abby Alcoholics Anonymous Alateen

Buddhist wedding rite links juzu to unity

In Buddhist ceremonies the rosary bracelets called juzu are passed over incense and then placed on the hands of the bride and groom as a symbol of unity.

Inexpensive Lisbon Vacation Spurs Camping Trend

AP reports camping is a national pastime in Portugal with over 600 000 locals camping annually. About 150 000 foreigners, mainly French, join at 84 government and municipal grounds. The federation says costs push families toward tents and expects one million campers by 1967 and 250 grounds by 1970.

Lisbon National Camping Federation Federation Portugal

Byron Swam the Hellespont Like Leander

The passage notes Lord Byron swimming the Hellespont in imitation of Leander who crossed the strait at night to reach Hero the priestess.

Lord Byron Hellespont Leander Hero

Scientists Will Seek Lost Radium Capsule Across Three States

An Oklahoma City engineer joins a three state search by train for a 0.3 gram radium capsule lost while shipped from Fort Worth to New York in August. Electronic gear aims to locate it within 1000 feet at 90 mph. The operation covers Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas.

Oklahoma City Okla Fort Worth Tex New York Bob Craig Oklahoma

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Hunt By Péice Brveles Rep Richard H. Fulton D-Tenn Internal Revenue Service Tipsters Treasury Johnson Front Royal Walter C. Parkes Dean Axbby Sis Los Angeles Cal Great Lakes Insurance CO Elgin Illinois George Eliot Romola Investors’ Corner New York Stock Exchange U.S Exchange the Exchange EIAVE W.E. Hutton & CO John Cussen Loudoun St Winchester
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