Miss Canada to be Firemen's Parade Marshal in Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Barbara Lynne Kelly of Vancouver chosen Miss Canada for 1967 to lead Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Firemen's Parade on May 4 at 6 p.m. DST. She tours the U S to invite visits to Canada as the Centennial year begins and will head the parade with officials noting her beauty and fashion background.
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Barbara Lynne Kelly
Vancouver
B.C
Harold M. Bageant
Miss Kelly
Canada
Moncton
New Brunswick
Kelly
Hudson’s Bay
British Columbia Telephone Company
Philip E. Allen
United States
John W. Fisher
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Garrison Probe Spawns Second Perjury Indictment
Jim Garrison’s Kennedy assassination inquiry sets a second perjury charge against Layton Patrick Martens, 24, who allegedly lied under oath after a polygraph at Garrison’s office. Martens to surrender with $2,500 bond. Shaw pleads innocent in district court to conspiring to murder Kennedy.
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New Orleans
Jim Garrison
Layton Patrick Martens
David W. Ferrie
Orleans Parish
Dist. Atty
Garrison
Martens
Lafayette
Clay L. Shaw
Criminal District Court
John F. Kennedy
Male Quartet Sought for Apple Blossom Pageant Event
The Department of Pageant Presentation seeks a male quartet for the Apple Blossom Festival pageant Songs and Seasons to be staged May 4 and 5 at the Handley Bowl. The group will perform in the Gay 90s episode. contact headquarters at 662 3863 or write to P O Box 699 Winchester VA 22601.
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Handley Bowl
Department of Pageant
Fete
P.O. Box
Winchester
Communists Strike Quang Tri In Sudden Raid
Communist troops attacked U.S. and Vietnamese positions in Quang Tri province, freeing over 200 prisoners and causing American losses. Initial tallies claim 10 Americans and 47 Communists killed, with light South Vietnamese casualties. several vehicles and planes were damaged.
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Saigon
U.S
Quang Tri
Quang Tri Province
Sympathy Walkouts Hit Radio and TV Networks
Walkouts by engineers and technicians in sympathy with the AFTRA strike disrupted NBC and ABC programming in New York and Los Angeles. Networks warn replacements caused wavering sound and blurred pictures while unions vow to honor picket lines, threatening weekend sports coverage including CBS Masters telecast.
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New York
AFTRA
NBC
ABC
Los Angeles
National Association of Broadcast Employes
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Donald F. Conaway
CBS
Augusta, Ga
Quick Pay Boost Seen For Military
The House leans toward a swift military pay raise while considering Johnsons requests for postal rate hikes and federal civilian pay increases. The military would see an average 4.5 percent pay boost with 5.6 percent in basic pay effective Oct 1, plus housing allowances.
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Washington
House
Johnson
L. Mendel Rivers
D-S.c
Armed Services Committee
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-N.y
House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Robert J. Corbett
Pennsylvania
Paint Up Clean Up Fix Up Month Declared in Winchester
Mayor William Battaile proclaims April as Paint Up Clean Up Fix Up Month and serves as honorary chairman of the Jaycees sponsored project with the Downtown Development Committee. The plan begins with removing signs from downtown Winchester stores as the first step to spruce up the area. The committee holds a 7:30 p.m. meeting at Handley Library to discuss sign removal and other project phases.
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William Battaile
Winchester Jaycees
Jaycees
Winchester
Handley Library
Uruguayan Communists Plan Push Against Johnson Summit
Acting on Havana orders the Uruguayan Communist Party launches a noisy propaganda drive targeting President Johnson and his Latin American summit to be held April 12 to 14 at Punta del Este. Police will block any march into the resort while a 24 hour general strike is planned and a 90 mile march is authorized only if participants disperse before Punta del Este.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Havana
Johnson
Punta del Este
Augusto Legnani
Humphrey in Berlin Despite Plotters
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey visited West Berlin amid a police roundup of youths forming explosive devices to disrupt his trip. The visit reinforced U S support for the city. 10 youths were arrested, some linked to the Socialist Students Group, with varying claims about bombs or smoke devices.
Border clash probes probe U N and North Korea investigate gunfight
U N and North Korean observers conducted a four hour joint investigation at the armistice line after a heavy exchange between U S soldiers and North Koreans. North Korea reported five killed and six wounded. the U N said four North Koreans were killed and two wounded. No U S casualties were reported.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.N
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Pat
Kidnapped Boy Returns Safely After $250,000 Ransom
Beverly Hills banker Herbert J. Young says his 11 year old son Kenneth was kidnaped and returned unharmed after a ransom was paid. Kenneth was bound and blindfolded in a Santa Monica car and freed following the FBI police operation. The note demanded $250,000 and warned not to call police.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Herbert J. Young
Gibraltar Savings and Loan Association
Kenneth
Santa Monica
FBI
Westwood
Kenny
Young
White House
Regular Meeting Rouss Fire Co. Thursday April 6
The Rouss Fire Company schedules a regular meeting on Thursday April 6 at 7 30 P M. Residents and members are invited to attend and discuss district matters and upcoming operations.
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Rouss Fire Co
Longtime Virginia House Speaker Moore to Retire After Term
Del E Blackburn Moore of Winchester announces he will not seek reelection after 18 years as speaker and 35 years in the House. He notes mid term change and cites support from colleagues and constituents in the 24th District. Moore and his wife Dorothy have three daughters and nine grandchildren. He began serving in 1933 representing Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties.
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del. E. Blackburn Moore
House of Delegates
Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Jim Hamilton
Virginia
Moore
Frederick
Clarke Counsles
Clarke
Edgar B
Beulah Hardesty Moore
Clarke County
Rhode Island
Carolinas
Washington, D.C
Weather outlook and local business notes in Richmond
A cold front and warm front combine to bring thunder showers to Virginia today. Friendship Fire Co plans a meeting on April 6 at 7 30 P.M. at Fire Hall. Rhodes Jewelry Co advertises fine jewelry, diamonds and silver with brands like Stieff and Towle and offers free city delivery.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rhodes Jewelry Co
Stieff, Kirk, Goraham, Towle
Reed & Barton
International
Lunt, Wallace
Free City
Boscawen
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Penney’s
Reds
Communist Party
el Popular
Vietnam
Humphrey
Berlin
Boy
Kenneth Young
Courthouse Square
Sponsored
Xi Beta Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Penney
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