NPPA Tour at Skyline Caverns Front Royal Opens Convention
National Press Photographers Association Region 3 members toured Skyline Caverns Front Royal today as part of a three day convention with about 100 attendees. Prizes totaling $50 were offered for best cavern photos and a dance at the George Washington Hotel kicked off the event. Plans include an awards dinner toastmaster Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne and a Shenandoah Downs visit with a historic tour and tools session tomorrow.
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STAR_PHOTO
National Press Photographers
Russ Hamilton
Bailey Goss
Baltimore
Jack Fretwell
Erv Hess
Fretwell
Mr. Goss
George Washington Hotel
National Press Photographers’ Association
Front Royal
Allen T. Hawthorne
Daylight Time Gap Poses Apple Blossom Note
Neighbors will observe Standard Time while Apple Blossom Festival events run on it. National Press Photographers Association members caused stares at a local restaurant with colorful outfits. One photographer paid a $28 ticket using dollar bills pulled from a handkerchief hatband and socks.
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National Press Photographers Association
Roy Ackerman
Russ Hamilton
Hamilton
Jackson Centennial March Reenactment Begins in Elkton
More than 100 marchers start the Stonewall Jackson Shenandoah Valley Campaign centennial reenactment in Elkton. Units from Maryland and Virginia compete for 1000 dollars in prize money across a seven weekend route with ceremonies at Waynesboro Staunton and Brown Cove featuring Virginia Military Institute cadets and the Stonewall band.
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Elkton
Conrad
Stonewall Jackson
Shenandoah Valley
Jackson
Army of
Maryland
Virginia
Virginia National Guard
Brown's Gap
Brown Cove
Medium
Staunton
Waynesboro
C&o
Virginia Military Institute
Stonewall
Work to Start On $2 Million Loudoun Project
Sterling Park in Loudoun County will begin as planned despite a zoning setback. M. T. Broyhill and Sons will start the $2 million project with 10,000 square foot lots, aiming to build 3,500 homes and 3,000 apartments plus a shopping center, schools, churches, and recreation facilities. Prices for initial homes range from $13,900 to $21,900.
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Leesburg
Sterling Park
Loudoun County
County Board of Supervisors
M. T. Broyhill and Sons Corp
Arlington
Broyhill
Performer Saves Aerialist From Serious Injury
In St Louis at the St Louis Arena a trapeze act during the St Louis Police Circus ended with Ronald Abbott of the Flying Abbotts losing balance and falling. Ray Maranda a 27 year old magician grabbed the net rescue Abbott and prevented serious injury. Abbott was hospitalized for examination and no serious injuries were found.
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ST. Louis
Ronald Abbott
Abbotts
Ray Maranda
Abbott
Reward Money Raised for Loudoun County Killing
Leesburg reports reward money for information on the killing of Loudoun County land owner J. Churchill Newcomb increased from 500 to 1500 dollars. Newcomb, 63, died after being stabbed February 28 in his Purcellville home. a part time housekeeper Ruth Boley was slashed but survived.
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Leesburg
Loudoun County
J. Churchill Newcomb
Maurice Dwyer
County Board of Supervisors
Newcomb
Purcellville
Ruth Boley
Parents Ask Tax Boost for Teacher Pay
In Falmouth AP report a Stafford High teachers group backed by the Stafford Education Association called for a tax increase to fund teacher pay raises. A public hearing on the county budget May 9 was set to decide. Teachers are paid 3350 to 4800 yearly. the board cut 80000 from a budget request, leaving only funds for raises up to 100.
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Stafford
Stafford Education Association
Board of Supervisors
Red China accuses U S of preparing for nuclear war
Peiping radio and Peiping People s Daily charge the United States is resuming nuclear tests to accelerate preparations for war. They accuse Kennedy administration of blackmail and aggression and pledge that China and allied peoples will settle accounts for blood debts.
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Tokyo
Red China Today
United States
U.S
Peiping
Kennedy
Peiping People’s Daily
Eisenhower
Asia
Hudgins to serve as Minister of State for Miss Godfrey
Col Edward M. Hudgins of Colonial Heights Virginia will act as Minister of State in the coronation ceremony for Miss Patricia Anne Godfrey Queen Shenandoah XXXV. The event occurs Thursday at 3 p.m. with a 3:30 p.m. pageant to follow.
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Edward M. Hudgins
Colonial Heights
Chesterfield County
Virginia House of Delegates
Patricia Anne Godfrey
Col. Hudgins
C & O Railroad
First National Bank
Richmond
Chase City
University of Virginia
American Legion
Raritan Club
Commonwealth Club
Godfrey
Shenandoah
Protestors rally as United States resumes atmospheric tests
Scores of Americans protest U S atmospheric nuclear tests across the nation led by groups such as the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy and Women’s Strike for Peace. Demonstrations occur in New York Cedar Rapids Madison and Los Angeles with peaceful parades and counterpickets reported.
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Associated Press
United States
Geneva
Soviet Union
Norman Thomas
New York
Times Square
U.S
Pacific
Nevada
Thomas
Committee For
Denver
Civic Center
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa City Students Peace Union
Grinnell
College Students For Peace
Washington
Women’s Strike For Peace
Miami
Fla
Dade County
Coun
Orhildren
Capital Square
Madison
Wis
Los Angeles
Women’s Fight For Peace
Federal Building
House Committee On
Army Drops Roberts From Active Duty for Speech
Maj Arch E Roberts is removed from active duty by the Army for an unauthorized DAR speech made April 19 after Pentagon refused to approve his talk. He will be in the Reserves with pension eligibility possible at age 60 after 20 years of service.
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Washington (Ap
Arch E. Roberts
Army
Daughters of the American Revolution
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
Maj. Roberts
Roberts
Dar
Ft. Lee
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Pentagon
State Department
Stennis
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Los Angeles
Yorty
Terrorists Hit Police Station and Newspaper Office Near Paris
In the early hours terrorists attacked a police station and the Marseillaise de Seine et Oise newspaper office in Estampes, 25 miles from Paris. A woman was injured. police narrowly escaped death as gunfire and a grenade caused heavy damage.
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Paris
France
Secret Army Organization
Estampes
Marseillaise de Seine Et Oise
Secret
Algeria
Tunis
Nuclear Tests Berlin High On Agenda
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan conferred at the White House on nuclear testing and Berlin talks with Russia. A new Western call for an enforceable test ban treaty and a halt to Pacific testing were likely, while Rusk pursued East West Berlin talks with cautious optimism.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
White House
Berlin
Russia
U.S
Pacific
Macmillan
Dean Rusk
Rusk
F. Dobrynin
State Department
Germany
Ant
Florida
Andrews Ara
Canada
United States
Christmas Island
Kennedy Macmillan
Anti Castroites Attack Cuban News Agency on Fifth Avenue
Six anti Castroites stormed Prensa Latina on Fifth Avenue in New York. They pistol whipped workers, bound and gagged four staff, and left the ninth floor in shambles. A telex to Fidel Castro claimed to wage the overthrow.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Fidel Castro
Prensa
Ina
Eee
Fidel
Shannon
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PTA
China
U. S
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Macmillan Cenfer
Britain
Andrews Air Base
Palm Beach
del. E. M. Hudgins
Students For Peace
Edwin A. Walker
U.S. Army
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