This Day in History April 19 1968
AP notes mark April 19 with historical events from 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord to the 1960s Soviet accusations of US nuclear flights. The roundup lists Byron’s Greece death, Lincoln funeral in 1865, Duryea’s gasoline auto in 1897, US gold standard exit in 1933, Adenauer’s death a year prior, and other milestones.
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Associated Press
Lexington
Concord
Holland
Congress
Lord Byron
Greece
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Charles E. Duryea
Springfield
Mass
United States
Soviets
U.S
Arctic
Soviet Union
India
Konrad Adenauer
Honolulu museum director mistakes waving for attention
Dr Roland Force of Honolulu's Bishop Museum spoke in Orvis Auditorium and did not notice his wife waving from the rear. He recalled that the audience heard nothing as the loudspeaker was off, and he spoke for an hour without realizing it.
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Honolulu
Roland Force
Bishop Museum
Orvis Auditorium
Force
Dr James Cromwell Wins Virginia Amateur Radio Contest
Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club reports Dr James Cromwell W4YGO of Winchester captured the top prize in Virginia’s statewide amateur radio contest. He completed 491 messages, averaging a full message every three minutes, contacting 26 Virginia counties, 40 states, and countries on four continents.
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Dr. Cromwell
Roanoke Valley Amateur Radio Club
James Cromwell
W4ygo
Winchester
Virginia
United States
Cromwell
Festival Window Display Contest Returns for Shenandoah Apple Festival
The Apple Blossom Festival restages its Window Display Contest with two divisions Artistic and Artistic Commercial. Kent Bailey of Stephens City chairs. Roy A. Cather Jr. announces entries invited from local businesses. Prizes awarded to five places. displays judged May 2 by regional horticultural presidents.
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Shenandoah
Roy A. Cather, Jr
Fete
Kent Bailey
Stephens City
Fesetival
Apple
Potomac Edison Co
Cameron St
C. H. Bailey
Bailey
Horticultural Societies
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Richard Allen
Salisbury
George
Famous Duos Across and Isolde
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries for a themed crossword. Includes references to Leander and Isolde, Tellurium symbol, and various geographic and linguistic terms. Solving requires filling names, places, and abbreviations from the given hints and grid positions.
Advance Ticket Orders Heavy For Festival
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival reports advance ticket orders nearly double last spring. Most early orders seek Grand Feature Parade reserved seats, Thursday Coronation Pageant, and Friday Pageant. Ticket desk in George Washington Hotel open 9:30 to 3:30 daily with Sunday hours. inquiries to 667-8922.
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Shenandoah
Harold Patton
Patton
George Washington Hotel
William Keyton
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