FBLA Members Attend District Meeting at Madison College
James Wood Chapter of Future Business Leaders of America attended the district meeting at Madison College in Harrisonburg on March 23. Contest results listed include second place Mr FBLA Billy Kerns and multiple James Wood contestants earning superior and merit ratings in parliamentary law, essays, activities book, bulletin board, and other events.
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James Wood Chapter
Future Business Leaders of America
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Fbla
Billy Kerns
James Wood
James Wood High School
Parliamentary Law
Ava Edmondson
Vicki Seaman
Judy Boyd
Marsha Cornwell
Joyce White
Cindy Grove
Tommy Maphis
George Steele
Bulletin Board
Johnson Shows Relaxed Confidence on First Day as Lame Duck
AP reports Lyndon B. Johnson spent his first day as a lame duck president in a calm, confident mood. He addressed broadcasters in Chicago, faced catcalls with goodwill, and handled a press-plane delay composedly aboard Air Force One.
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Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Chicago
National Association of Broadcasters
Conrad Hillston Hotel
Lyndon Johnson
Powell Is Hospitalized After Duke Campus Appearance
Powell admitted to Duke Hospital in Durham North Carolina after a scheduled Duke University campus appearance. Attending physician Dr Henry McIntosh cited exhaustion and observational monitoring in the cardiac care unit with Powell resting comfortably and to remain overnight for observation.
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Durham
N.C
Adam Clayton Powell
Duke Hospital
Duke University
Harlem
Henry MclIntosh
Powell
DE Students to Attend State DECA Conference in Norfolk
Eight DE students from James Wood and Handley High Schools will attend the 25th Annual DECA State Leadership Conference in Norfolk over a weekend. Delegates include Cunday Shryock running for State President, Dennis Easter for Area Vice President, Karen Smith and Allen Gray as voting delegates, with James Wood also represented in contests by Jim Reynolds and Jim Brown. About 500 delegates from 183 Virginia DECA chapters will join sessions to plan programs and gain career insights, with finalists from 19 districts competing for state honors and a trip to Chicago in May.
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James Wood and
Handley High Schools
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Norfolk
Cunday Shryock
Dennis Easter
Karen Smith
Allen Gray
James Wood High School
Jim Reynolds
Jim Brown
Glen Webster
Pat Boyd
Handley High School
Virginia Deca
Virginia
Chicago
Dedication Set in Wardensville
Wardensville West Virginia to dedicate its first community water supply tonight at the Wardensville War Memorial Building. Mayor Holmes Spence says guests include Philip Brown National Farm Home Administration James Mansion state FHA director Betty Baker state senator and Harley Staggers congressman. A golden fountain centerpiece will symbolize the new water supply.
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Wardensville
W. VA
Wardensville War Memorial
Holmes Spence
Philip Brown
National Farm Home Administration
James Mansion
FHA
Betty Baker
Harley Staggers
Spence
Sure as Shooting Louisville
Colgan Norman who sent packages to Vietnam bound Pfc James Hamilton recently received a thank you note and a graphic description of combat Hamilton wrote I was almost killed one night Forty four bullets hit my helmet one while it was on my head and thirteen as it flew through the air
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Louisville
Colgan Norman
Pfc
James Hamilton
Vietnam
Hamilton
Spong Heads Panel at National Pollution Expo
Sen Millam B Spong Jr of Virginia will head a three day panel on water pollution at the National Pollution and Control Exposition in Houston. The event includes Rep John Blatnik and Joe G Moore and is expected to attract over four thousand attendees.
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Houston
Tex
Millam B. Spong Jr
Spong
Senate Public Works Committee
John Blatnik
Dminn
House Public Works Committee
Joe G. Moore
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
U.S. Department of Interior
Lindsay Seeks Emergency Powers For City Crisis
Mayor John V. Lindsay requests emergency powers to ban firearms and alcohol sales, impose curfews, and control traffic during civil disorder. He sent legislation to the City Council to allow citywide or area-specific emergency declarations with certification from the Emergency Control Board.
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NEW York
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Emergency Control Board
Coatdress Trend Tops Summer Fashions From Anne Adams
Readers are urged to sew a binding to match or contrast the coatdress look praised by several stylish interviewees. Pattern 4610 for Misses sizes 10 through 18 requires 2 3/4 yards of 45 inch fabric for size 14. Pattern price 65 cents, with 15 cents extra for mailing and handling. Send name and address to Anne Adams Pattern Dept New York. Also advertised are a Spring Summer Pattern Catalog with a free pattern coupon and an Instant Sewing Book offering over 500 pictures for $1.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Page County Man Sentenced in Wife's Slaying
A 33 year old laborer from Cabbage Hollow, Winner Sylvester Lucas, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for first degree murder in the shotgun killing of his 18 year old wife Barbara Ann Lucas in Page County. The case followed a family argument and the Dec 30 shooting.
Roanoke County Pays Fine for Fish Kill Incident
The State Water Control Board accepts 1590 as Roanoke County payment for fish killed March 9 in Back Creek due to chlorine overflow from a sewage lagoon. About 6000 fish died. funds will be used to restock the creek.
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Roanoke
State Water Control Board
Roanoke County
Water Rol Board
Prison Ruling Denies Pork Free Meals for Inmate
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Virginia State Penitentiary need not provide pork free meals to Charles M. Abernathy a Black Muslim inmate serving 20 years for first degree murder. The court said cafeteria options suffice for a balanced diet and rejected his bid for two Black Muslim publications. It also discussed related speedy trial issues involving another inmate. TheGeorge Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria stands 333 feet tall as a premier Masonic shrine.
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Richmond
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Virginia State Penitentiary
Charles M. Abernathy
Hastings Court
Abernathy
North Carolina
Robert James Pitts
Cabarrus County
N.C
Pitts
South Carolina
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Pat Dyke
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Roxann Adams
Elaine Kilby
Judy Park
Bonita Blair
Diane Burcham
Nancy Dollar
Carol Merringer
Joan Triplett
Libby Lutrell
Roxanna Lowery
Linda Clark
Bonnie Luttrell
Evelyn Line
Faye Mims
Rebecca A. Whitlock
Janie DeHaven
Irene Boyd
PiXies
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
By Wohl
Pamela
White House Press Corps
Air Force One
Santa Claus
Richard Daley
Coach Sales
Kernstown
By Kanaides
Page County
Roanoke Co
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Alexandria
America
LB Wockg
Winchester
S. Loudoun
Martinsburg, W. Va
W. King
Raymond E
Winchester, Virginia
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