49th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Opens With Celebrities
Winchester prepares for a three day festival starting Friday with Queen Shenandoah XLIX Elec Miss Mary Francis Crosby arriving from California to attend events at Lee Jackson Ballroom and Ward Plaza. Talents include Tanya Tucker and Mickey Mantle among others with parades, band contests, and luncheons scheduled around Handley Bowl and James Wood High School.
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Star
Winchester
Queen Shenandoah XLIX
Elec
Mary Francis Crosby
Bing Crosby
Miss Crosby
Dulles International
California
Civic Club
Lee Jackson Ballroom
Winchester Optimist Club
Lowell Holsinger
Ann Compton
ABC News
White House
Aymaan College & Conservatory
Ousic
Winchester National Guard
MCA Records
Tanya Tucker
la Costa Tucker
Miss Tucker
Friendship Fire Company
Ward Plaza Merchants Assn
Ward Plaza
Handley Bowl
Royal Command
Conti Family
Mickey Mantle
Chuck Foreman
Minnesota Vikings
John Lucas
University of Maryland
Shenandoah
James Wood High School
Glaize Packing House
Pennsylvania Ave
John W. Warner
Frederick County Junior High School
Shuttle Disaster on Short Runway at St Thomas
37 dead or missing after a Boeing 727 crash at Harry S Truman Airport in Charlotte Amalie. Witnesses cite an overshot landing and inability to regain power as the jet struck a four foot embankment and a fuel station. Rescue efforts faced water shortages while FAA-NTB investigators arrived to probe the marginal safety runway and crash sequence.
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American Airlines
St. Thomas
Charlotte Amalie
Virgin Islands
American Airlines Today
Knud-Hamsen Hospital
Puerto Rico
Knud-Hamsen
Providence
R.I
New York
Rudolph Jennings
Federal Aviation
John McLucens
San Juan
William R. Haley
National Transportation Safety Board
Arthur Bujnowski
Huntington
N.Y
Budget Completed No Tax Hike Seen in Frederick Budget
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors plan a 1976 77 budget total of 14 283 218 down 1 862 823 from the current year with no tax increase. Real property tax remains 2 30 and personal property 3 70 per 100. local revenue 5 197 861 state and federal funds 6 242 303 non revenue 2 843 054. The plan is presented for May 12 public hearing amid shifts in federal state local funding and a 525 000 annexation payment loss.
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Tom McCabe
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
J.C. Ronalds
Renalds
Winchester
Carter Declares No 1 After Pennsylvania Win
Carter claimed the top spot after winning Pennsylvania's primary contests, leading in 65 of 178 delegates with 37 percent of the popular vote. Jackson trailed in both popular and delegate counts, while Ford prepared for Texas and Reagan challenged his military strength critique.
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Philadelphia
Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Carter
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
ABC
Humphrey
Ford
Texas
Ronald Reagan
Tyler
Reagan
America
Soviet Union
U.S
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
Milton Shapp
Jackson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Udall
Wallace
Shapp
Ellen McCormack
Oklahoma
Fred Harris
Kissinger Visit to Ghana Canceled Amid Protests and Illness
Secretary Kissinger’s planned trip to Ghana was called off by the government amid alleged Soviet agitation and Ghanaian president illness. U.S. officials cite Ghanaian officials requesting cancellation and discuss possible meeting in Liberia. Kissinger had hoped to negotiate cocoa price protection and meet Mobutu in Zaire.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
Ghana
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Kissinger
Moscow
Shirley Temple Black
Accra
Zambia
Mobuto Sese Seko
Virginia Democrats Reconsider Neutrality After Carter Win
Pennsylvania victory shakes Virginia delegates with uncommitted leaders weighing moves. Chairman Fitzpatrick says neutrality remains though Carter’s win sparks a pull toward him. Howell and Brault praise Carter’s broad appeal while MacMath predicts Ford or Reagan win Virginia in November.
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Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania
Virginia
del. George N. McMath
R-Accomack
Carter
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Henry Howell
Georgia
Henry Jackson
Morris Udall
Alabama
George Wallace
Senate
Adelard L. Brault
Fairfax
Democratic
Charles J. Horne
Abingdon
MacMath
McMath
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Fitzpatrick
Im Fitzpatrick
Carter Pennsylvania
Howell
Food for America teaches James Wood students about milk
Frederick County elementary students learned that milk does not come out of a carton at the Food for America program at James Wood last week. Star reporters note local officials focus on heavier tasks as Apple Blossom Festival preparations loom.
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Food For America
Frederick County
James Wood
Star
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Idaho
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Rosalynn
Inside Today
Clarke
Warren Counties
Abby
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