Thousands Eye Weather Await Queen's Arrival
Winchester residents and visitors prepared for the Apple Blossom Festival as Miss Luci Baines Johnson designated Queen Shenandoah XXXVII arrives tomorrow. Police planned extensive traffic control with 181 officers, state police, guardsmen, and detectives to manage crowds. Weather forecasters revised to predict a few showers, with vivid festival decorations and lighting underway. The queen’s schedule includes a civic luncheon at the George Washington Hotel and a reception at Stonewall Jackson Headquarters before private events.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Luci Baines Johnson
Shenandoah
Miss Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Festival Program Details for Shenandoah XXXVII Designate
Eastern time events for Wednesday April 29 include arrival at George Washington Hotel, photos, apple pie ceremony with presidents of Winchester service clubs, joint civic club luncheon, open house at Stonewall Jackson's HQ, festival workers program for Luci Baines Johnson and other dignitaries, a firemen's parade marshal, and a firemen's reception at Rouss Fire Hall.
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George Washington
Handley Bowl
Johnson
Stonewall Jackson
N. Braddock St
Jay Johns
Stonewall Jackson 1, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Parade features 59 floats in Grand Feature Parade
The Grand Feature Parade will host 59 floats over a three hour route this Friday. Queen Shenandoah XXXVI Luci Baines Johnson rides the first float wearing a white decor and gold throne while green dressed princess floats follow. Float length rules vary with Stanley Lions Club exceeding minimums and float judges timing its review at the stand.
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Shenandoah XXXVI
Luci Baines Johnson
Taylor
Stanley Lions Club
Johnson Urges Medicare Aid For Aged Now
President Johnson pressed House leaders to pass the elderly medical care bill this session. House Speaker McCormack said Johnson does not want postponement and backs sending the measure to the House floor for action under Social Security.
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Johnson
Congress
House
John W. McCormack
McCormack
Pro Reds Advance In Laos
Pathet Lao forces attacked and overran a rightist position in Plaine des Jarres northeast of Vientiane. The move follows the April 19 rightist coup and aims at neutralist routes toward Muong Phanh while rightist and neutralist units cooperate in the highlands.
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Laos
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
U.S
Muong Phanh
Highlands
France Withdraws Navy Officers From NATO Command
Paris reports France will pull its naval officers from the NATO naval headquarters as part of President Charles de Gaulle's push for independence from allies. He has already removed ships slated for NATO service, and the latest move further isolates France from alliance planning.
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France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
Maison
de Gaulle
NATO
Sanity Trial Will Decide Ruby's Fate
Dallas AP report on Jack Ruby seeking a sanity defense at a new trial. Judge Joe Brown will empanel jurors after Ruby’s sister Eva Grant requested the hearing. if found insane, Ruby would be confined to a state institution. Dr West testified Ruby harbors antisemitic delusions and persecution fantasies.
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Dallas
Tex
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Joe B. Brown
Eva Grant
Texas
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Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Louis Jolyon West
University of Oklahoma
Joe Tonnhill
West
Johnson wins some business backing at chamber meet
AP analysis notes Johnson's reception at the U S Chamber of Commerce suggests broad business approval but warns the outcome hinges on how he handles big labor unions. The GOP crowd’s mixed mood reflects potential impact on campaign contributions and politics.
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D-Pa
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Clark
John F. Kennedy
Tornadoes Hit Deep South Injuring 10 Across Several States
Small tornadoes and high winds raked the Deep South injuring at least 10 people across Mississippi Alabama Georgia and Florida. Heavy rains caused flash flooding along the Chattohoochee and Flint rivers while hail up to 1.5 inches fell near Jacksonville.
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Georgia
Florida
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Fla
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Flint Rivers
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Weather Bureau
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Miss
Mobile
Ala
Hoffa Halts Union Legal Fees Pending Legality Ruling
In Chicago Hoffa orders a halt on paying his legal bills until outside legal authority clarifies if using union funds for his defense violates federal law. Edward Bennett Williams warns that continued payments could expose Hoffa and the Teamsters’ 15 member executive board to legal and tax liability.
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Washington
James Ing
Edward Bennett Williams
Will
Hoffa
Chicago
Teamsters
Harold J. Gibbons
St. Louis
Williams
Reds Down U S Copters In Viet Nam Clash
Communist ground fire downed two U S helicopters and a South Vietnamese fighter plane in a government assault on guerrilla mountain positions in South Viet Nam. Eleven Vietnamese troops aboard the helicopters were killed. two American airmen wounded. a fighter plane crashed near the command post with the pilot seriously hurt.
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DO XA
South Viet Nam
U.S
Closing Notice During Apple Blossom Festival
We will close Thursday at 2 p m and all day Friday during the Apple Blossom Festival. Winchester Cooperative at 447 Amherst Street.
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Southern States
Winchester Cooperative
Amherst St
Greek Cypriots attack Kyrenia Pass near St Hilarion Castle
Greek forces bombarded the Kyrenia Pass and attacked the St Hilarion castle from about 200 yards away. The UN reported mortar fire and fortification work by Greek troops while Turkish villages evacuated. Canadian UN troops manned roadblocks to monitor movements.
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Kyrenia Pass
Cyprus
St. Hilarion
Northern
Nicosia
U.N
Makarios
Fazil Kuchuk
Kyerenia
Phileri
Krini
Aghirda
Kyrenia Highway
Parking Authority Hearing Tonight in Winchester
The City Council holds a special session tonight at 7:30 in the City Hall chamber for a public hearing on creating a Winchester Parking Authority. A resolution proposing the authority was sent to the Council earlier this month.
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Winchester
Chamber of the City Hall
Weather Update Amid Storm Across Virginia
Unsettled conditions bring rain and drizzle to Virginia as a deep storm center tracks from Iowa toward the Atlantic. A clouded front sits over North Carolina while a cold front extends from West Virginia to Georgia, triggering showers.
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Virginia
Iowa
Atlantic Coast
North Carolina
West Virginia
Georgia
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