Shenandoah Valley Week Proclaimed by Gov Harrison
Gov Albertis S Harrison announced Shenandoah Valley Week April 26 to May 3 designating Winchester to Harrisonburg and surrounding towns. The highlight is the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival April 30 to May 12 with visits by Luci Baines Johnson and Lucille Ball.
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William H. Lawrence
Ill
Winchester
Northern Region
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Franks
Albertis S. Harrison
Shenandoah Valley Week
Larry B. Murphy
Robert Sterrett
SVI
Harrison
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Oia Dominion
William H. Lawrence, HI
SVD Northern Region
Robert Sterret
Staunton
Harrisonburg
Luci Baines Johnson
Lucille Ball
Visitor limit at Winchester Memorial Hospital due to crowding
Overcrowded conditions and new construction force Winchester Memorial Hospital to restrict visitors to one immediate family member per patient. A hospital spokesman thanked the public for cooperation and will announce when the restriction lifts. Weather swings between cold snaps and a possible 60 degree high tomorrow in Winchester and Frederick County.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Frederick County
Weather Bureau
Norfolk Awaits General MacArthur Homecoming
Norfolk waits for the arrival at 3 30 p m of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur for final rites before the burial in his memorial mausoleum. Black draped photos and a catafalque in royal purple mark the somber ceremony as rain falls over the city.
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Norfolk
Navy
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Waller’ Reed “Hospital
Washington, D. C
Chamber Management Aide to Visit Winchester Frederick Area
David W. Hughes II, Virginia State Chamber of Commerce management relations director, will meet with Winchester-Frederick Chamber officials and committees Monday. He will discuss economic education and employment relations, with a 3:30 p.m. huddle on labor relations and the chamber’s role in the community. He will also be at the chamber office from 2 to 3:30 p.m. to offer guidance on projects, and is a former Indiana labor analyst and personnel director with Ex Cell O.
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Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
David W. Hughes
Winchester - Frederick
Hughes
Citizenship Committee
al Chamber
Mr. Hughes
Chamber
George Washington Hotel
Indiana
Butler Universities
U.S. Air Force
International Harvester
Indianapolis
Ex-Cell-O Corp
Elwood, Ind
Gemini Flight Success Elevates U S Space Effort
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Titan 2 launched the two seat Gemini into orbit nearly on time marking a successful unmanned test. Project Director Charles Mathews said the flight boosts confidence for the second unmanned flight and a manned orbital trip planned this year. Maj Gen Ben Funk called the launch a storybook flight as data analysis proceeds.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Charles Mathews
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gemini
Ben I. Funk
Air Force Space Systems Division
Scranton Declares He Is Not A Candidate For President
Pennsylvania Governor William W. Scranton says at a news conference he is not seeking the Republican nomination and will not engineer a draft. He leaves the door slightly ajar if the GOP convention deadlocks, but insists he is not pursuing the nomination for himself.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
San Francisco
Subisidy and Stamp Bills Approved In Heated House Session
In a long session ending after midnight the House approved the wheat cotton subsidy bill by 211 to 203 and the food stamp program by 229 to 189. The vote splits showed Republicans opposing most of the subsidy while Democrats backed both measures amid party tensions. The food stamps expand a pilot program into a permanent plan aiding needy families with redeemable stamps for groceries.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Johnson
House
Senate
Deadline Looms As Rail Strike Tests Nation's Economy
Washington AP Secretary of Labor Wirtz pressed emergency talks to avert a nationwide rail walkout at midnight. With six unions and about 200 railroads involved, President Johnson faced fear of economic damage as talks extended from night into morning without progress.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gilbert
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Rad
Johnson
Aflcio Brotherhood of Railroad
H. E. Gilbert
Aflcio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Wolfe
Illinois Central
Ime
Missing Virginia State Police official in boating accident
An intensive search resumes on the Pamunkey River for Maj. P. W. Crews 49 missing after a boat capsized while fishing. Survivors Maj. H. W. Burgess 50 and George Littlepage 65 were rescued. Col. C. W. Woodson stayed at the cabin as the party fished for herring.
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Tunstall
Kent County
State Police Department
Maj
P. W. Crews
State Police
H. W. Burgess
George Burton Littlepage
Chesterfield County
New Kent County
D.C
McKay
New Kent
Jerry Douglas
Ryland J. Williams Jr
Quinton
Douglas
Williams
MacArthur Interviews Revived Stir over Korea Policy
Washington reports publish two 1954 interviews with General Douglas MacArthur, the first since his death, suggesting he blamed British perfidy and Washington interference for Korea policy. He allegedly claimed a conspiracy involving the State Department and British officials, and outlined plans for decisive action in Korea.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Bob Considine
Hearst Headline Service
James G. Lucas
Scripps - Howard
Macs Arthur
Lucas
Korea
MacArthur
State Department
Carr pursues Berryville town council seat as filings close
John J. Carr, an executive with Doubleday and Co and chairman of Clarke County Republican Committee, files for Berryville Town Council. Other filings include Kenneth C. Levi Thomas J. Howell and E. T. McGruder for four council seats. Garland Canter seeks mayor and William F. Bowerman town recorder.
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Berryville
John J. Carr
Mr. Carr
Doubleday and Co
Republican Committee
Clarke County
Kenneth C. Levi
Thomas J. Howell
E. T. McGruder
Garland Canter
William F. Bowerman
Town Recorder
Weather Brief For Virginia Cold Air Mass Moving In
A mass of cold dry air from the lower Mississippi valley moves into Virginia today. Expect mostly cloudy skies with a few snow flurries in the mountains and partly cloudy conditions east of the mountains. March winds prevail with chilly temperatures.
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Richmond
Mississippi Valley
Virginia
Winchester Savings and Loan Corner Boscawen and Washington
Local financial notice outlines a Winchester Savings and Loan location at the intersection of Boscawen Street and Washington Avenue. Details include hours and basic loan services offered.
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Winchester Savings & Loan Corner
Boscawen & Washington
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Relief Methodist Church
Middle Road
Considine
Phillip W, Crews
John K. Carr
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