Eddie Bracken to Lead Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
Actor Eddie Bracken will be Grand Marshal of the 41st Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Grand Feature parade next Friday at 1 30 p m. He will be accompanied by wife Connie and daughter Susan. The parade features 220 units with 95 high school bands 50 floats and 300 antique cars, drawing more than 150000 visitors over the May 2 3 4 weekend.
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Eddie Bracken
Ryland Conner
National Theatre
Washington, D. C
Mr. Bracken
Inchester
Connie Bracken
Susan
Felix Unger
Esquire Magazine
Bombers Attack Red Sanctuaries Near Saigon
U S Air Force B52 bombers hit Viet Cong sanctuaries on both sides of Saigon in a bid to disrupt enemy troop concentrations near the capital. Reports say a planned Saigon attack looms, while skirmishes flank the city and a major battle near Con Thien leaves 72 North Vietnamese dead and nine U S Marines killed with 17 wounded.
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Saigon
Con Thien
U.S
Camp Carroll
Khe Sanh
A Shau
North Vietnam
Air Force
Vinh
Town Crier seeks classmates from Handley Class of 1963
The Handley Class of 1963 locates five former classmates Dwight Sanderlin Carol Bentzel Sharon Dodson Linda Garber and Robert Hileman. Call Mrs Gretchen Rhodes at 662 3658 with any information. Mayor William Caile shows marksmanship at the Winchester range with a first clay bird on opening day tomorrow at 1 p.m.
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Handley
Dwight Sanderlin
Carol Bentzel
Sharon Dodson
Linda Garber
Robert Hileman
Gretchen Rhodes
William Caile
Winchester Rifle and Pistol Club
Daylight Saving Time Begins Across Winchester Area
Winchester and Virginia set clocks forward to 2 a.m. tomorrow under a 1966 federal DST rule. Hawaii and Arizona exempt. most states switch, losing one hour of sleep now but regaining it in October. Schools and buses in Winchester Frederick Clarke Counties adapt to the new time.
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Winchester
Virginia
Hawaii
Arizona
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Doubleday Cuts Berryville Plant Workforce by 100
Doubleday & Company Inc says it reduced staffing at the Berryville plant by about 100 employees from 440. The layoff stems from unfavorable business conditions, with duration unknown and tied to a business upturn. The Berryville facility opened in December 1956 and handles printing, bindery, and shipping for books.
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Doubleday & Company, Inc
Berryville
Doubleday
D K Russell Personifies Growth of Orchards Here
D K Russell, a 74 year old orchardist, has built a 1250 acre operation in Stonewall District, enlarging from an 80 acre start in 1919 to 50 to 60 percent apples or peaches today. He recounts early hardships in the 1930s and consolidates holdings with his sons for better capital and machinery.
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D.K. Russell
Forst
Stonewall District
United States and Soviet Union Push for Nuclear Treaty Support
At the United Nations General Assembly the United States and the Soviet Union join to win backing for a treaty banning nuclear weapon spread. Ambassadors Goldberg and Kuznetsov urge rapid endorsement as debate opens, noting both nuclear and nonnuclear states have objections and promising peaceful energy cooperation.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
General Assembly
Geneva
Arthur J. Goldberg
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Goldberg
Kuznetsov
Security Council
Pair Mends War Wounds Then Heads To Altar
In Pleiku during January Tet fighting, Capt. Lawrence Dring of South Carolina was severely wounded when a grenade wounded his leg and he and his men faced heavy fire. Civilian nurse Rebecca Gould aided his treatment and saved his life. The couple, both 30, plan a Grace Methodist Church wedding in Altoona with Rev. Theodore Gould presiding.
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MR. Bracken
Astoria
L.L
Rich Boy
Hal Roach
Bob Hope
Henry Aldrich
Connie Nickerson
Paramount
Hollywood
Henry
Dizzy
Jackie Cooper
South Pacific
Altoona
Lawrence Dring
Pleiku
Dring
Rebecca
Rebecca Gould
Vietnam Christian Service
Theodore ,Gould
Grace Methodist Church
Larry
Summerville
8.C
Army Hospital
Tip Top Pizza Shop Opens Seven Days Week
Tip Top Pizza Shop at 2430 Valley Ave is now open seven days a week. Phone 667-8078 for dine in or takeout.
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TIP Top Pizza Shop
Valley Ave
For Sale Trade-In Allowance for Dining Room Suite
For Sale offering a 40 dollar trade in allowance for old dining room suites from Grove Furniture Co Inc in Winchester Virginia. Also notes summer hours and that W H Emmart and Son Inc will close on Saturdays during May through August. Includes Wanted: girl for office position at Pingley and Carper Cleaners, apply in person.
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Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun St
Winchester, Va
W.H. Emmart & Son Inc
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Humphrey Declares Bid Praising Johnson in Washington
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination with praise for President Johnson and a call for unity. He spoke at a luncheon before 1,200 supporters, pledging to prioritize peace over politics and resist deception.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Johnson
Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Eugene J. McCarthy
Kennedy
McCarthy
Vietnam
Chicago
John F. Kennedy
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Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sat, & Sur
Unger’s
Angus House
Welltown Pike
Clearbrook
West Virginia
Clevenger
Grimes
Soviets
India
Brazil
Italy
Japan
West Germany
Romania
China
France
Echo Village
Rt. 11
LBJ
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