Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Names Joe Higgins Parade Marshal
Joe Higgins longtime actor and Safety Sheriff will lead Winchester's Grand Feature Parade on May 8 as marshal of 227 units and 100 bands from 15 states and Canada. Festival president Ben B. Dutton Jr announced the selection after Higgins tested among 27 aspirants and noted his traffic safety advocacy and 30 years in show business.
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Joe Higgins
Dodge
Joe
States
Canada
Winchester
Apple
Higgins
Hollywood
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
N.Y
Vincent Taffney
Supreme Court rules courts may order school busing for desegregation
A unanimous Supreme Court holds federal courts can require busing to desegregate public schools and rejects fixed racial quotas in most cases. Chief Justice Burger states desegregation need not reflect exact district demographics, while allowing limited white black ratios in Charlotte.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
N.C
District Court
Mobile County
Ala
Clarke County
Earl Warren
North Carolina
Warren
Charlotte Mecklenburg
New HHS Coach Steve Wilt takes Handley helm
Steve Wilt was named head football coach at Handley High School succeeding Ron Rice at a Winchester School Board meeting. He has served in Winchester Public Schools since 1966 and was Rice’s assistant for five years. Wilt, a Harpers Ferry native and Shepherd College alumnus, holds a Master’s in Physical Education from West Virginia University and will also teach physical education and assist with the track team. Superintendent J L Johnson praised the hire as highly qualified and timely.
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Roy E. Potts
INI Star
Handley
Steve Wilt
Wilt
Ron Rice
Winchester School Board
Winchester Public Schools
Rice
West Virginia University
J.L. Johnson
Winchester
Ronnie
Frederick County School Zone Changes for 1971 72
The Frederick County School Board announced attendance zone realignments for the 1971 72 year. Armel Highview and Kerrstown closures shift elementary and junior high pupils to Robinson Memorial Stephens City Ayler and other schools due to annexations and enrollment trends.
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Frederick County
Armel
Highview
Kerrstown
Winchester
Melton F. Wright
Wright
Robinson Memorial
Stephens City
Robert E. Ayler
Middletown
Salem Church Road
Robert E. Aylor
Winchester City Limits
Bartonsville
Apple Valley Road
Rt. 11
Berryville Pike
Valley Mill Road
Shenandoah Hills
Arcadia Mobile Park
Frederick County Junior High
U S Troops Move Into A Shau Valley In Vietnam
U S and South Vietnamese infantry battalions enter the A Shau valley near Lavang in Lam Son 720. About 400 U S troops from the 101st Airborne and loyal Vietnamese units are deployed with limited contact reported as monsoon rains approach in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Laos
South Vietnam
No Agnew Nixon China Differences
The White House and GOP leaders insist Vice President Agnew has no policy rift with President Nixon over moves to improve Sino-American relations. Press secretary Ziegler and lawmakers say Agnew raised questions in NSC meetings but there is no disagreement with Nixon’s China steps.
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Washington
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
China
Ronald L. Ziegler
Agnew
Williamsburg
Ziegler
National Security Council
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
House
Gerald L. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Scott
Fauquier County plans edge toward urban growth by 2000
The Fauquier comprehensive plan begun in 1960 61 envisions population rising from about 30 000 to 235 000 by 2000. It includes zoning subdivision and cluster ordinances linking land use with utilities and village development. Water and sewer projects at Bealton Warrenton The Plains Catlett and other areas are planned with cost sharing through user reimbursement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doug O'Connell
Warrenton
Prince William
Fairfax Counties
Fauquier County
Virginia
Fauquier
Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Harry L. Morris
Rosser H. Payne, Jr
Fairfax County
Bealton
Water and Sanitation Authority
Marshall Area
Plains
Catlett
Weather Outlook for Virginia Cloudiness Returns
The AP reports a low pressure system moving eastward bringing Virginia more clouds by Wednesday. Expect seasonably cool nights and warm days. Also note B K Office Supply will close Wednesday April 21 1971 at noon for a show, with an urging "Be there."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee-Jackson
Richmond
Virginia
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University of Dayton
Ohio
Finian
University of Edinburgh
Scotland
American Cancer Society
Boy Scouts
Santa Monica
England
U.S
Civil Air Patrol
U.S. Navy
Valerie Jean
Brian Patrick
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Bristol
Rosemary Stacey
HHS
Frederick
Bangkok
Imperial Hotel
Faber
Kresges
Frederick Co
Winchester Shawnee Lions Doormat Sale Tonite
Pizza Hut
Wenger's
Ing
Shau
No Agnew
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