Portrait dedication honors Frederick County schools chief
Robert E. Aylor, longtime Frederick County Schools superintendent, had his portrait unveiled at Robert E. Aylor Junior High School near Stephens City. The ceremony included Dr. Melton F. Wright, who succeeded Aylor after his 1968 retirement, and Dr. Woodrow W. Wilkerson of the Virginia Department of Education.
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Robert E. Aylor
Frederick County
Stephens City
Melton F. Wright
Ayler
Woodrow W. Wilkerson
Virginia Department of Education
Roy E. Potts III
Dedication of Robert E. Ayler Junior High Honors Local Leader
The dedication ceremony for Robert E. Ayler Junior High in Frederick County drew about 750 attendees including national and local officials, educators, and Ayler family members. Speakers praised Ayler’s four decades of service as the school system’s leader as a portrait of him was unveiled for permanent display.
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Bass
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Hutton
Central High Schools to march in Friday Grand Feature Parade
Four Central High Schools named Florence Alabama Martinsburg Pennsylvania York Pennsylvania and Blountville Tennessee will march in the Grand Feature Parade. Parade Director Donald K Jones asks them to identify by city and state. Two Jefferson High School Bands will also march Jefferson City Tennessee and Roanoke Roanoke VA? staged under directors Richard W Beasley and Stephen J Mabry.
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Central High School
Central
Florence
Ala
Martinsburg
York
Blountville
Tenn
Donald K. Jones
Jefferson High School
Jefferson City
Richard W. Beasley
Jefferson Ip
Roanoke
Stéphen J Mabry
Eight Cosmos Satellites Launched In Single Russian Rocket
The Soviet Union announced eight unmanned Cosmos satellites launched on one carrier rocket. Cosmos 336 to 343 carry scientific equipment for space research and are reported functioning normally. Details of the mission were not disclosed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Cosmos
Madison College Students Jailed After Occupation
Harrisonburg AP reports dissident students occupied Madison College's Wilson Hall Sunday night. Police arrested about a dozen and jailed some as warrants were issued for disturbing the peace while a crowd of nearly 250 jeered outside.
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Harrisonburg
Wilson Hall
Madison College
James Fox
Sihanouk Calls For U S Defeat In Laos War News
AP report details losses in Laos with a four engine AC130 gunship shot down and a U S Army helicopter down near Dak Seang. Ten Americans killed four missing and one rescued. Sixty percent of the line notes 17 American crewmen killed and 14 wounded in Dak Seang operations. Vietnamese forces report bombings and a theater guard post attack. one Vietnamese was killed and 51 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Dak Seang
Lower Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh Trail
UHS Army
25Th Infantry Division
Qui Nhon
Miss Velez Chosen Parade Marshal for Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Mariemma Velez Miss Puerto Rico is named Antique Car Parade Marshal for the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The 19 year old debuts in Winchester leading the 110 car parade and attends Thursday events including a luncheon, coronation, and Night dances before taking her lead car on Friday. She is a freshman at the Catholic University of Puerto Rico on the dean's list and a member of Delta Sigma Epsilon Sorority.
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Mariemma Velez
Puerto Rico
Miss Velez
Hermes Velez
San Juan
Meriemma
Winchester
Miss Valez
Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Delta Sigma Epsilon
Henri St. Denis
Castro Says Cuba Annihilated 13 Man Invasion Force
Radio Havana broadcasts quote Fidel Castro saying all 13 invading guerrillas were killed or captured, with none escaping and arms seized. Alpha 66 officials were unavailable for comment. Castro noted the landing party consisted of mercenaries from the United States, following his April 19 announcement.
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Miami
Radio Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Alpha 66
Castro
United States
Northerners and Sihanouk Call for Defeat of U S Forces
North Vietnam the Pathet Lao and Viet Cong join Prince Sihanouk in urging the defeat of the United States and Cambodian leadership. Western diplomats say Sihanouk will fly to northeast Cambodia to head a provisional government under Viet Cong and North Vietnamese control. Cambodian and Viet Cong forces clash around Angtassom and Chhlong as Viet Cong cut five of seven routes out of Phnom Penh. The government reports heavy losses among Cambodians and property while promising security measures.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Pathet Lao
Viet Cong
Norodom Sihanouk
United States
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Laos
Vientiane
Sihanouk
Pham van Dong
Souphanouvong
Nguyen Huu Tho
National Liberation Front
U.S
Phnom Penh
Angtassom
Phnom Renh
Takeo
Chhlong
Mekong
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
Thailand
Yem Sambaur
Tran van Lam
Gypsy Rose Lee Dies of Cancer at 56
Los Angeles AP reports Gypsy Rose Lee renowned as the Queen of burlesque and later author actress and talk show host died Sunday of cancer at the University of California Medical Center. She was 56. Her career spanned vaudeville Broadway films and television including the 1939 World's Fair earnings and a later syndicated talk show.
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Los Angeles
Gypsy Rose Lee
University of California Medical Center
New York
Minsky’s
Miss Lee
Louise Hovick
San Francisco
Beverly Hills
Gypsy
Anita Louise dies at 55 after pre Oscar party in Hollywood
Actress Anita Louise who spent five decades in film and TV died of a stroke after migraines. She hosted a pre Oscars party for 300 on April 4 at her Holmby Hills home and had recent TV credits including Mannix Mod Squad and My Friend Flicka.
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Hollywood
Anita Louise
Holmby Hills
Miss Louise
Weather note and local sale notices from Richmond AP
Virginia weather remains cloudy with rain ending but lingering over Tuesday. Garb age notices announce altered collection days during the Apple Blossom Festival and local sale ads list tickets and dress carnival details.
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Richmond
South
Virginia
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Stens City
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J. Robert Russell
Charles E. Bass
Hubert Stratton
John H. Lewis, Jr
Joseph H. Fisher
Lewis
Stratton
H. Denis
Hoover
Channel
Tonute
Arthur Bones
Reading Dog
Ger Dijs
Advendo Band
China
Boston
J.P. McEvoy
Variety
Reader’s Digest
GW Hotel
Sells & Gray Circus
Shawnee Fire Hall
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