Edinburg Resident Wins Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Rhonda Faye Jimenez Madison College freshman won Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom 1972 marking her as valley ambassadress. Judy Lynn Smith and Betty Lou Walsh were first runner up and Miss Congeniality. The 13 contestant pageant featured community representations with a Grand Feature Parade on May 5.
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Rhonda Faye Jimenez
Madison College
Edinburg
Betty Lou Walsh
Judy Lynn Smith
David Smith
Shenandoah
Jimenez
U.S.A
Colonial Beach
Miss Smith
West Virginia University
Berkeley County
Hoyt O. Smith
Martinsburg
W.va
4-H Council
Future Business Leaders of America
Wade Ferguson
Americana
Bal Harbour
Miami Beach
Fla
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Pageant seeks 10 Indian roles
Harold and Linde Herman call for at least ten boys aged 16 and up to sign up for Indian roles in Shenandoah March of History. Call 869-1707 between 3 and 6 pm to enroll. Also, the Winchester Bloodmobile seeks all blood types, especially 10 pints A Negative, with drive at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House from 10 am to 3 45 pm. Appointments: Red Cross 662-5412.
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Harold and
Linde Hayen Herman
Winchester
Winchester Rotary Club
W. Woodhull Baker Jr
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Red Cross
Four Arrested in Knifepoint Robbery Case
Four suspects tied to an April 10 knifepoint robbery in Frederick County were charged with felonious assault and robbery by force. Hans Dieter Shuman, Larry Wayne Van Meter, William Franklin Hoover, and Susan Ann Hoover faced court appearances with bonds set at 1 000 5 000 and 1 000 respectively while Shuman's preliminary hearing was scheduled for April 17. A separate incident in Winchester led to the arrest of Douglas Howe for an armed robbery at Valley News Stand on Picadilly Street with a 275 dollar cash theft and a 3 000 bond.
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Frederick County
Hoovers
James Colley
Moline
Ill
Holiday Inn
Shuman
Frederick
David Simpson
Steve Butler
William Franklin Hoover
van Meter
Hoover
Valley News
Picadilly St
Hazil Haines
Howe
Jerry Long
Fairfax Lane
Easter Series: The Judge of Jesus opens on page 11
The five part Easter series on Pontius Pilate airs today on page 11. Based on historical and biblical accounts with other ancient writings, the work by AP Religion Writer George W. Cornell portrays the Roman governor known for sentencing Jesus and recall to Rome for cruelty.
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Pontius Pilate
Jesus
Roman Empire
Judea
Rome
Associated Press
George W. Cornell
Pentagon warns of new Laos bombing as fighting escalates
The Pentagon signaled possible air campaign against North Vietnam due to renewed clashes in Laos. Spokesman Jerry W. Friedheim said North Vietnamese troops with tanks overran a Royal Lao Army town near Plaine de Jarres, a major cease fire violation.
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Washington
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Laos
U. S
Jerry W. Friedheim
Plaine de Jarres
Nixon Proposes Stockpile Sales to Soothe Prices
President Nixon urged Congress to authorize selling 4.1 billion dollars of the Strategic stockpile to curb inflation. He cited price rises of 20 to 30 percent in metals like mercury, platinum, copper, zinc, cobalt, and silver and asserted the plan would keep the stockpile sufficient for one year of major conflict if needed. The current stockpile value is about 6.7 billion dollars with half in seven items.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Europe
Asia
White House
Pentagon to Close 224 Military Bases Nationwide
Pentagon officials announce 224 installations to be shut with 21 172 civilian and 16 640 military jobs terminated as 274 bases face reductions. Boston Naval Shipyard and Portsmouth NH hospital and brig listed for closure. Ft. Dix expected to stay open with New England hardest hit.
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Washington
Pentagon
Senate
Capitol Hill
Hunter’s Point Naval Yard
San Francisco
Boston Naval Yard
Portsmouth
N.H
United States
Richard S. Schweiker
Rpa
Ft. Dix
New Jersey
Appropriations Committee
New England
Boston Naval Shipyard
N.H. Naval Shipyard
Schweiker
Lakehurst
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Pennsylvania
Navy Air Engineering Center
Tornadoes Hit Three Texas Towns Killing and Injuring Dozens
Tornadoes struck Plainview Pearsall and Corsicana causing eight known deaths and more than 35 injuries. Flash floods in San Antonio killed two. Damage runs to millions with Plainview alone estimated at four million.
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Associated Press
Texas
Nature
South Texas
Pearsall
San Antonio
Roy Buerrero
den Wertheim
Plainview
Westridge
Saigon troops push toward Cambodia amid border skirmishes
South Vietnamese forces move toward the Cambodian frontier after the first incursion since the cease fire. Gunships and an armored column were reported crossing into Cambodia as fighting continues near Hong Ngu and Tinh Bien. Viet Cong accuse U.S. orders behind the operation. Saigon denies border crossing. Refugees flee toward Saigon as clashes and casualties are reported.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Tinh Bien
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Neal Ulevich
Chau Doc
Ulevich
le Trung Hien
Saigon Command
Hong Ngu
Mekong
Hien
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Laos
Hanoi
Observances Mark Palm Sunday and Passover Across Faiths
Palm Sunday observed by Christians as Holy Week begins with Christ's entry into Jerusalem. Pope Paul VI led mass in St. Peter's Basilica as millions watched on TV while Israeli tensions rose during the Jerusalem pilgrimage. Passover set to begin at sundown for Jews, marking the festival's start and Israel's 25th anniversary amid global observances.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Christ
Holy
Michael
Middle East
Paul VI
St. Peter’s Basilica
Rome
Jesus Christ
St. Peter’s Square
Nixon
White House
Edward Victor Hill
Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Los Angeles
Israel
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Kay R. Jenks
Fredericksburg
Irby N. Hollans, Jr
Fairfax
D. Roger Lamborne
Brookeville, Md
Ferguson
Bob Smallwood
Jack Fretwell
Ann Evitt
Arthur Mumpower
Douglas Howe
E. Fairfax Lane
Winchester Police
Bulletin
David Bryant
Plainview Daily Herald
Kevin Lewellen
Bill Rowan
Corsicana
Dallas
Penneys
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