Bridgewater College honors retiring president Bowman
Bridgewater College names Dr. Warren D. Bowman Alum nus of the Year as he retires July 1 after 15 years as president. He presided at the last commencement and will be succeeded by Dr. Wayne F. Geisert next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren D. Bowman
Bridgewater College
Alumni Association
Bridgewater
Bowman
Wayne F. Geisert
Ronald Hylton
Madison College
Burr P. Harrison
G. Tyler Miller
Valley Deaths and Radio Notice in Martinsburg Area
Obituaries list 11 Valley residents including Ocea Ola Baugher Lis key 87 Waynesboro Route 2 and Alma Abbott Dellinger 79 Woodstock Rt 2. Also Edgar Luther Stultz 68 Woodstock Rt 1 and Annie Florence Rhodes 84 Harrisonburg. Mayor Frank C Switzer to speak on WHBG at 6 05 tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocea Ola Baugher Liskey
Nokesville
Joseph Walter Crickenberger
Waynesboro
Clarence Harrison Colaw
Blue Grass
Lloyd Franklin Sager
M. Jackson
Luella M. Hall
Grottoes
Alma Abbott Dellinger
Rt. 2
Woodstock
Edgar Luther Stultz
Rt. 1
Annie Florence Rhodes
Harrisonburg
Sidney Clinton Orndorff
Mt. Jackson
Frank C. Switzer
WHBG
Madison College awards largest class in its 55th commencement
Madison College conferred degrees on 290 graduates in a Sunday ceremony led by President G Ty ler Miller. The class includes 47 students from Harrisonburg Rockingham and nearby counties. Burr P Harrison urged graduates to pursue personal goals and conscience for a strong nation. Miller outlined a development plan predicting 2,500 to 3,500 students by 1968 to 1972 with major capital projects costing about 10.5 million dollars, largely state funded. Enrollment is about 87 percent Virginians, with more upperclassmen returning to finish degrees.
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Madison College
G. Tyler Miller
Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Burr P. Harrison
Winchester
Congress
Miller
California Primary Nears Finish As Goldwater and Rockefeller Campaign
In California two GOP hopefuls Goldwater and Rockefeller race to win 86 nomination votes with a large turnout expected. Rockefeller aims for about 400 first ballots, while Goldwater hinges on a lighter GOP turnout. A Senate race and other nominations also draw attention as voters head to the polls Tuesday.
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Goldwater
Peggy
Mt. Vernon Junior College
Washington
Los Angeles
Rockefeller
Oregon
Congo Rebels Overrun Eastern Province Ambush Sparks Bukavu Fears
Pygmy like warriors aided by uniformed rebels defeat two Congolese units in Kivu province ambush. Reports say 60 soldiers including Maj. Vangu are missing. Since May roughly 400 soldiers have been killed wounded or missing. In North Katanga Albertville was retaken after a three day rebel takeover with heavy reprisals and reports of killings. European women were raped and officials blamed for violence.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Bukavu
Kivu
Vangu
Katanga
Albertville
Jason Sendwe
Augustin Lukalonga
Sendwe
Max Yuma
Lubarika
Ruzizi
Kingdom of
Burundi
India Debates Next Prime Minister After Nehru
India's ruling Congress to name Nehru's successor on Tuesday with Lal Bahadur Shastri the leading candidate. Kumaraswami Kamaraj surveys party officials, Desai fades, Nanda and Krishnamachari seen as out of the race, Indira Gandhi discussed but likely to stay foreign minister.
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Shastri
India
New Delhi
Congress Party
Nehru
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Kumaraswami Kamaraj
Kamaraj
T. T. Krishnamachari
G. L. Nanda
Desai
High Command
Party
Indira Gandhi
US Officials In Honolulu For Key Southeast Asia Meet
US officials led by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Defense Chief Robert McNamara arrived in Honolulu for a two day strategy session. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said conditions in South East Asia remain unsettled as Laos sours with Pathet Lao rejecting Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma. Findings will be reported to the President with talks to cover Vietnam Laos Cambodia and Thailand.
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Honolulu
U.S
Southeast Asia
Henry Cabot Lodge
South
Dean Rusk
Lodge
Saigon
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
China
Tokyo
Pathet Lao Radio
Prince Souphanouvong
Vientiane
Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
McNamara
Viet Nam
Delamore Named New ACT Counselor In 18 000 Member Group
Floyd W. Delamore of Shenandoah Council is installed as grand counselor of the United Commercial Travels jurisdiction covering Virginia West Virginia Maryland Kentucky and the District of Columbia. He resides in Dayton and serves in Chesapeake Western Railway offices. Delamore is the first Shenandoah Council member to hold the top post since Judge Porter R. Graves in 1957 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd W. Delamore
Shenandoah Council
United Comercial Travels
Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
District of Columbia
Golden Triangle Hotel
Norfolk
Delamore
Dayton
Chesapeake-Western Railway
Last New Orleans streetcar makes farewell ride
A battered Canal Street streetcar No. 958 ends service as buses replace 40 year old trolleys. A crowd boos each passing bus while two banjos and a guitar ride with 150 riders in a sentimental last run. Streetcars Desired Inc. rallied against the change.
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New Orleans
Canal
Canal St
Mississippi River
Antibus
Streetcars Desired, Inc
New Orleans Public Service, Inc
Need No Push For VP Bid, Kennedy Says
U S Atty Gen Robert F Kennedy said he does not want anyone to push him for the Democratic vice presidential nomination. He urged delegates to await President Johnson's guidance before choosing a running mate. Kennedy disavowed slates of candidates in two New York districts ahead of Tuesday's primary.
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New York
U. S
Robert F. Kennedy
New York City
Johnson
Atlantic City
N.J
Kennedy
Mon Nite All You Can Eat Fried Chicken at Howard Johnsons
Howard Johnsons in Harrisonburg advertises a one night package as an all you can eat fried chicken meal for 1.50 with a notice stating the office will be closed from June 5 to July 13, 1964 handled by Wm. E. Raish M. D.
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Howard Johnson's
Harrisonburg
Rail break blamed for Silver Meteor derailment injuring 52
A break in a rail coupling on Seaboard Air Line derailed 16 of 19 cars of the Miami to New York Silver Meteor, injuring at least 52 of 400 passengers. The train traveled 60 to 70 mph before the wreck 65 miles northwest of Savannah, with 1,900 feet of track torn up.
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Ken Krell Ulmers
S.C
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
New York
Savannah
J. H. Hester
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. D. Bowman
Robert Speaker
Joseph C. Robert
University of Richmond
Robert
Ronald Erwin Hylton
Sara Lou Fox
Hagerstown
Bethany Biblical Seminary
Chicago
Jesse D. Robertson
Virginia Foundation For Independent Colleges
Madison
California
Rocky
Barry
Jack Bell
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Arizona
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
William F. Knowland
Pierre Salinger
White House
Alan Cranston
Clair Engle
George Murphy
Lee M. Kaiser
Fred Hall
Kansas
S. Viet Nam
Morarji Desai
Floyd W. Detamore
Wm. E. Raish, M. D
Seaboard
Hester
John Parham Sr
Allendale
David Stafford
Jacksonville
Fla
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