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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1966
Page
1
The area basks in a cool Easter with a low in the 30s and a high between 54 and 60 tomorrow. Sunshine is forecast and stores report brisk business as shoppers spruce up for Easter. Irvin Shendon of the Retail Merchants Association says April should rebound from slow sales. Resurrection observances begin at dawn in churches across the area.
A baseball meeting for boys ages 15 to 18 is set for Monday at 7 30 p m in the War Memorial Building. Attendance will determine if a Teen Baseball League runs this summer and invites players and potential coaches to attend. Also today the Judges' Athletic Association hosts an all you can eat spaghetti dinner at the War Memorial Building from 4 to 8 p m.
Store opens 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Easter Sunday. South Gate Market in Stephens City offers souvenirs gifts groceries and general items during the holiday shopping period.
Christians worldwide mark Easter with sunrise services and fashion parades to celebrate the Resurrection. From St Peter's Basilica to parish churches, choirs sing as leaders urge racial justice and human brotherhood. In Rome a vigil and Blessing of the Fire honor the day, while Cincinnati hosts a Good Friday procession.
U S Sen Harry F Byrd Jr arrives in Lynchburg after six speeches in Southwest Virginia the day before speaking twice in Washington and Wise counties and once in Bristol where he was guest of honor at a public reception. He dedicates a new hospital facility in Lynchburg this afternoon before returning Sunday.
Mt. Jackson residents awoke to a spring snowstorm in Shenandoah County. The system began as rain before dropping temperatures caused snow accumulation by midmorning and continued falling through the morning.
A large mass of cool air covers the eastern two thirds of the nation and brings mostly sunny skies to Virginia with temperatures on the cool side.
Senator A Willis Robertson told the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association that the Labor Department would consider foreign workers if domestic labor remains scarce. The meeting at Winchester Golf Club also elected Huyett Light president and honored Dr Ancell Groves.
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory reaches near perfect 502 to 496 mile orbit from Cape Kennedy after five postponements. The 10-eyed spacecraft will study stars galaxies and interstellar gases, aiding insights into star formation and elemental makeup. NASA continues to reassess data from the Centaur upper stage ahead of a July 18 launch of a larger rocket.
A 2-year-old 225 pound lion at the International Automobile Show in New York bit a model, Nell Theobald 22, injuring her left thigh. She is in satisfactory condition at Roosevelt Hospital and may need plastic surgery. Leonard Brock freed her after hire to supply the lion from Dawn Animal Agency. Brock and others received summonses for improper protective devices. Cleveland Amory of the Humane Society commented on the animal's confusion.
Detroit police report a man was assaulted and stabbed by two youths on West Grand Boulevard in daylight. The assailants demanded $100, took the money, and fled as bystanders watched from windows. A publicist for a record company was treated for two leg wounds after resisting. Two motorists aided the victim.
The 1.1 megaton hydrogen device vanished again during an 80 day hunt off Spain. The bomb was later recovered from 2900 feet in the Mediterranean after line failure. It was identified by serial timber and displayed to officials before newsmen.
Eastern Mennonite College installs Dr Myron S Augsburger a 1958 graduate as its fifth president He is a theologian author and pastor with plans for expansion and new educational theories Read his story in VALLEY WEEK p 3.
Buddhist leaders from all factions unite against Premier Ky Cao Ky's junta in Saigon. They form a committee to lead the struggle for an elected civilian government and call on followers to contact headquarters. The move follows reshuffling of military commands in the north and mass street demonstrations. The United Buddhist Church forms the Viet Nam Buddhist Forces led by Thich Thien Minh and Thich Ho Giac as it appeals for a halted, unified crackdown and a rapid, free congress.
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