Obituary notices for Virginia deGrange and Frank Look
Mrs. Virginia deGrange of 700 8S Washington St died suddenly yesterday at her home. Widowed of H. Clay deGrange, orchardist, funeral Saturday at 11 in First Presbyterian Church. Flowers omitted. Rev. G Raymond Womeldorf to officiate. Also, Rev. Frank P. Look died suddenly at his Wardensville WV home. Funeral Saturday at 2 in Wardensville Methodist Church. Rev. Ernest Metheney to officiate. Details incomplete.
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Virginia deGrange
Washington St
Frank P. Look
Wardensville
W.va
Ernest Metheney
Australia to send combat troops in Viet Nam debate
Australia plans to deploy combat forces in South Viet Nam after Cabinet discussions long before Henry Lodge’s Canberra visit. The country already contributes 100 jungle combat advisers and an air force transport unit, with advisers fighting in the field and casualty losses reported.
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America
South Viet Nam
South Korea
Canberra
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
Lodge
Far Eastern
Pacific
Australia
Royal Australian Air Force
Bank teller and thief in Kansas City stickup
Barbara Coffman, a Suburban National Bank teller, failed to activate the automatic camera during a quiet robbery that netted about $6,000. The lone bandit approached, demanded cash, and fled as staff remained unaware of the incident.
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Kansas City, Mo
Barbara Coffman
Suburban National Bank
Local Government Breaks Down in Dominican Crisis
Reports to the President describe gun battles in Santo Domingo, looting, and Communist agitation as local authority collapses. Dominicans say they cannot guarantee American safety amid the upheaval.
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Santo Domingo
Gemini crew plans to open spacecraft for head exposure
NASA officials and Project Gemini leaders said GT4 could feature opening the spacecraft hatch and briefly exposing the head in orbit if equipment is ready. The four day, 63 orbit flight would launch from Cape Kennedy and land near Grand Turk Island, with final timing aimed for June pending mid May decision.
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Washington
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Gemini
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic
Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
George Mueller
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White
Neva Rockefeller Crowned Grand Marshal at Apple Blossom Parade
Neva Rockefeller will serve as Grand Marshal with singer Dorothy Collins as Miss Grand Marshal. Eva Marie Saint will ride at the head of the Antique Car Division as coronation events unfold in Winchester amid a full festival program including luncheons, pageants, and a large Apple Blossom Meet with 370 antique cars scheduled for Saturday.
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Dorothy Collins
Eva Marie Saint
George Washington Hotel
Shenandoah
Antique Automobile Club of America
Winchester Civic Fest Welcomes Queen Miss Quinn Amid Parade Prep
Crowds of all ages packed Winchester for a celebratory reception with fire chief Bernard Groves and Mayor William Battaile. Miss Quinn received a miniature fire engine and a Virginia state charm bracelet, while observers noted bands from several states and 219 units in tonight's parade. A car fire on Euclid Ave paused festivities with minor damage.
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Bernard Groves
William Battaile
Knights of the Shenanedead
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Maryland
Canada
Virginia
Miss Quinn
Harold Bageant
Winchester Executive Fireevens Association
Battaile
Winchester
Jim Knicely
Parade of Dignitaries and Bands Delights Local Crowd
Dempsey attends at the George Washington Hotel as Eva Marie Saint arrives at Dulles. The parade features antique cars at 1 30 and a 2 pm start led by an Armed Forces Color Guard. Washington institutions and featuring Miss Neva Goodwin Rockefeller and Queen Shenandoah XXXVIII.
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George Washington
Eva Marie Saint
Dulles
Miss Saint
Armed Forces
U.S. Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Toperated Navy
Washington
D.C
Handley School
U.S. Air Force Ceremonial Guard
James Wood High School
Grieving Monkey Shuns Males at Como Park Zoo
Annie the rhesus monkey, widowed after her mate died in a flooded Mankato zoo, has been paired with two males at Como Park Zoo. She shows little interest in romance, spending time at the bars or shielding her eyes, even sucking her thumb. Officials say she will likely recover from grief with time.
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St, Paul, Minn
Annie
Mankato
Minn
Como Park Zoo
Zoo
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade lineup promises lively display
The parade will feature the winning community band and a Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom Beauty and Personality Contest float. About 60 floats and 80 bands join in a four hour route from the George Washington Hotel to Handley Boulevard with clowns a trick car and Uncle Sam among highlights. Parade director Robert F. Gaines notes two miles take about 30 minutes and extra tractors ensure smooth flow, with marshals ejecting violators and keeping 5 units spacing. Robert N. Taylor and Carroll D. Mason serve as assistant directors.
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Uncle Sam
Robert F. Gaines
George Washington Hotel
Handley Blvd
Citizens Band Club
Robert N. Taylor
Carroll D. Mason
Unrest in Vietnam and US weather report merge in compact briefing
Virginia forecasts call for clear cool nights with 37 to 42 degrees and sunny warmth at 70 to 72 Friday. Battle reports cite casualties and Viet Cong engagements in Binh Long Province, with American pilots wounded and troops entering the zone as air and ground actions continue. Washington and Tokyo officials discuss Vietnam policy while NCNA criticizes US and British diplomacy. Also noted are Alaska rainfall figures and a volatile New York stock market with mixed gains and losses across major sectors.
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Binh Long
Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North
Viet Nam
Lodge
South Viet Nam
U.S
Hong Kong
Johnson
Tokyo
U.S. State Department
Walt W. Rostow
United States
Air Force
Rostow
America
Peking
New China News Agency
NCNA
New York
Pan American
General Motors
Ford
du Pont
Union Carbide
Eastman Kodak
Sears, Roebuck
Montgomery Ward
American ‘Smelting
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Loudoun Street
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Rockies
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Virginia State Horticultural Society
Mme
Claire Chennault
Washington, D.C
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Handley Bowl
OLD Guard Fife & Drum Corps
Ft. Myer
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MMA
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Samuel R. Brown, Jr
Murphy
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Neva Goodwin Rockefeller
David W. Cammack
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Berryville
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Loudoun St
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GW Motors
Handley Library
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Euclid Ave
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Williamsburg
Grand Arshal
Jack Dempsey
A Regiment
Royal Canadian Armoured Korps
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Shenandoah XXXVIII
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