Adam Cartwright to Lead Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Adam Cartwright of the Bonanza cast will be Grand Marshal of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival parade today in Winchester. The article notes his past parade appearances and details his early life in Waycross Georgia and his military service with the U S Marine Corps Band before pursuing acting in Maryland and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Cartwright
Richard, J
Pernell Roberts
Waycross
Georgia Tech
U. S. Marine Corps
Winchester
Roberts
Marine Band
Quantico
Peliciant Mans
Bing Crosby
Fire response and festival preparations noted downtown
About a dozen Winchester firefighters responded to a brief alarm at the scene within minutes. Night lights glow downtown as banks and businesses ready for the Up Blossom Festival. City workers also weeded along a long wall by the municipal parking lot on Boscawen Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fire Companies
Boscawen St
CB Radio Club Proposes Full-time Emergency Set-up
Apple Valley Citizens Banders propose Operation Standby to aid city and county agencies with a 24 hour CB relay network. Mayor Claude Smalts and Dennis Snoby outlined a 30 member volunteer force covering a 100 mile radius from Winchester and a 10 unit relay system. They cited a recent woods fire near Reliance where six mobile units and one base unit aided communications during the response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CB Radio Club
Apple Valley
Citizens Banders
Winchester
Citizens Band
Claude B. Smalts
Civil Defense
Dennis _ Snoby
Smalts
Radio Club
Snoby
Woods
Reliance
Rca
Mercury Stays Out of 20s Weather Feels Safer for Fruit Crops
Weather forecast notes that sub freezing temperatures did not occur as feared in Winchester and fruit researchers expect occasional rain and mild warmth. The low was 33 degrees at the Winchester Fruit Laboratory with more clouds and rain possible across the state as a Mississippi Valley air mass moves in. Saturday should be partly cloudy and warmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fruit
Mississippi Valley
Living Costs Rise in March to New Record
In March the consumer price index rose one tenth of a percent to 106.2, a record high. Higher costs for used cars clothing and housing taxes lifted the index, while food fell slightly. Arnold Chase of the Labor Department cited minimal effect on budgets and noted steel price shifts will barely affect overall living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arnold Chase
Labor Department
Los Angeles
Queen-Elect Arrives in Washington for Festival Role
Miss Brooke Randolph Farland arrives in Washington D C to prepare for her 36th Shenandoah Queen title. Her plane landed at National Airport at 1 05 p m after a Panama via Miami flight. She is met by festival officials as she prepares for Apple Blossom events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooke Randolph Farland
Washington, D. C
National Airport
Panama
Miami
Joseph S. Farland
U. S
Miss Farland
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Department of the Queen
Laos Crisis Tests East West Accord Says Kennedy
President Kennedy warns Southeast Asia security may hinge on Laos as East and West face the crisis. He notes Soviet influence in Laos and says Harriman will carry a Moscow message to Khrushchev. Kennedy outlines three points on Laos testing East West cooperation and future summits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia
Laos
JFK
Washington
Kennedy
Commad Traln
Pentagon
Thailand
Commuist
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Khrushchev
Harriman
Geneva
Hearing on Vepco high voltage line recessed to June 24
Virginia State Corp Commission recessed the Vepco hearing on a 500000 volt power line through central and northern Virginia until June 24 to allow more technical evidence. Opponents argued the project harms aesthetics and business. The commission denied delaying expenditures while opponents prepare their case and extended time into late June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State CO
Virginia
SCC
Vepco
C. Harrison Mann Jr
House of Delegates
Arlington
Clarke County
Mt. Storm
West Virginia
Virgina
H. Lester Hooker
Slain Postman's Hike to Be Finished by Civil Rights Groups
Members of the Baltimore chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee plan to complete the slain postman William L. Moore’s “personal pilgrimage” in Alabama. Moore, 35, of Baltimore, was shot dead near a northeast Alabama town about 60 miles from Birmingham as authorities search for clues, with fire marks and two empty cartridges found at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Congress of Racial Equality
Student’ Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Atlanta
William L. Moore
Moore
Alabama
Birmingham
Khrushchev Rebuffs Bid for New Test Ban Talks
Soviet Premier Khrushchev rebuffed Kennedy and Macmillan on a fresh round of high level negotiations to break the nuclear test ban deadlock. The Kremlin meeting followed a joint letter and a 90 minute encounter, signaling possible hard line shifts as Washington weighed the Laos crisis and a potential East West summit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Kremlin
Macmillan
U.S
Fay D. Kohler
Moscow
Sir Humphrey Eea
Ray
Kohler
State Department
White House
Woman regains sight after sixty years in Miami
Miss Bessie Sikes, who has been nearly blind since infancy from chorioretinitis and a dislocated cataract, unexpectedly regained vision at age 60. She described seeing a blue sky, palm tree tops, and a white refrigerator, calling it a little glimpse of heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Bessie Sikes
Sikes
Miss Sikes
Harriman seeks Khrushchev pledge on Laos peace
Moscow briefing reports U S Undersecretary Harriman delivering President Kennedy's message to Premier Khrushchev. Harriman aims to secure Soviet backing for Laos neutrality and assess Soviet influence over Pathet Lao. He notes U S responsibility for de‑escalation and cites Soviet denials of U S blame for Laos flare up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.S
W. Averill Harriman
Khrushchev
Laos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adam
Cartwright
Marshal
The
University of Maryland
College Park
University Theatre
American Lyric Penta
South
Equity Library Theatre
New York City
Wisconsin
Soviet
Cuba
House
Rules Committee
Vepcoming
Alaba
United States
Corrigan Rug Cleanera
London
Gromyko
Pathet Lao
China
Viet Nam
Eddie Sager
Julian Anderson
Ben’s Battery Shop, Inc
Sacred Heart Church
Handley Council
U.C.T
Elks Home
Brooks
George Washington
Spring Suits & Coats
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!