South Vietnamese Troops Open Cambodia Offensive With U S Support
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops, backed by U S combat support, launched a new operation into Cambodia. The Defense Ministry said the joint staff requested and received American combat, logistics, and medical evacuation aid to neutralize North Vietnamese use of Cambodian bases for incursions into the Republic of Viet Nam.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Joint General Staff
Army of the
Tay Ninh City
Norodom Sihanouk
Republic of Vietnam
Kennedy inquiry closes as drowning case reaches end
Suffolk County Superior Court releases transcript and findings from a secret inquest into Mary Jo Kopechne’s death after Edward Kennedy’s car plunged from a bridge on July 18. Kennedy faced a suspended jail term for leaving the scene and stayed in the Senate. The report marks the final chapter in a case that unsettled national politics.
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Boston
Mary Jo Kopechne
Edward M. Kennedy
Suffolk County Superior Court
Kennedy
Iddick Island
Byrd to Fly Here for Winchester Festival Role
U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr plans to fly from Washington to Winchester for the coronation of Queen Shenandoah 43d. Two morning committee meetings in Washington delay his departure until after 1 p m. He will return to Washington after the event to be with friends and neighbors in Winchester.
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U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
Washington
Byrd
The
Star Today
Nixon
Grand Feature Parade Call for Car Volunteers
Lions Club chairman Henry Godfrey urges residents to lend cars for the Grand Feature Parade and asks to call 667-7111. Records note Jesse Owens will attend the festival and readers are directed to the May issue of Readers' Digest.
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Henry Godfrey
The
Lions Club
Jesse Owens
Ambato Mayor Joins Coronation as Ambassador of the Nations
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival president announces Ambato Ecuador mayor Ricardo Callejas will serve as Ambassador of the Nations at Merie Ellen Fong's coronation. Winchester hosts Callejas with his wife and daughter Catalina. Callejas named honorary citizen and given a city key.
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Ben B. Dutton
Ricardo Callejas
Ambato
Ecuador
Merie Ellen Fong
Callejas
Winchester
Lions’ International
Grand Feature Park
Reeves to Lead Largest Firemen Parade Tomorrow
Country star Del Reeves will marshal what is billed as the largest Firemen's Parade in the world through Winchester at 6 p.m. tomorrow. The 1970 parade will feature 214 units in two divisions and take about two and a half hours to pass a point. Governor A Linwood Holton will ride and crown Miss Merie Ellen Fong, with other guests including Mrs Mary Gallagher and Penny DeHaven Festival. Units hail from multiple states plus foreign participants, with Adven do Band from Sneek Holland also taking part.
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del Reeves
Winchester
Hubert T. McArtor
Jack Owens
Virginia
A. Linwood Holton
Merie-Ellen Fong
Reeves
Mary Gallagher
John F. Kennedy
Route of Tomorrow's Firemen Parade
The Firemen's Parade starts about 4 30 p m tomorrow on Cameron Street with adjoining streets and moves at 6 p m. It travels north on Cameron to Piccadilly then west to Loudoun and south to Germain. It continues west to Stewart south to Handley Boulevard east to Braddock and south to Valley Avenue then northeast to Gerrard and Loudoun where it ends.
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Cameron St
Piccadilly St
Piccadilly
Loudoun St
Germain St
Germain
Stewart St
Handley Boulevard
Handley Blvd
Braddock St
Braddock
Valley Ave
Valley
Gerrard and
Loudoun Sts
Yale singled out Agnew blames Yale for campus violence
Vice President Spiro Agnew at a Hollywood fund raiser blamed faculties for failing to guide students and urged replacing Yale president Kingman Brewster. He called for disciplinary rules, tighter admissions, and banning campus groups that endorse lawlessness, criticizing Yale as harboring revolutionary sentiment.
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Hollywood
Fla
Spiro T. Agnew
Yale University
Agnew
Yale
United States of America
Black Panthers
New Haven
United States
Kingman Brewster
Brewster
Dr. Spock
Youngsters to Play Key Role In Coronation
Children from local schools join dignitaries for the coronation of Queen Shenandoah XLIII at Handley High School. Virginia Governor Linwood Holton will crown Merie Ellen Fong at 2 30 p.m. with U S Senator Byrd escorting the queen and Senator Fong presenting her. Mayors and ambassadors attend as young participants perform duties including train bearers pages and the presentation of the sceptre.
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Star
Ecuador
Shenandoah XLIII
Virginia
Linwood Holton
Merie Ellen Fong
Handley High School
U. S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
U.S
Hiram L. Fong
Hawaii
Ricardo Callejas
Ambato
Miss Fong
Kent Bailey
Chris Jones
George White
Paul Hylton
Kevin Jennings
Elizabeth Whitham
Amy Orndorff
Ruth Thompson
Billy Doyle
Debbie Hickey
Fish Fry at Howard Johnson's and Baker & Anderson Ad
Tonight features Howard Johnson's all you can eat fish fry at $1.49. Jolly Jack's announces Thursday and Friday hours. May 1 start nine to five storage hours. Baker & Anderson seek a man with concrete and carpentry experience for $3.00 hourly starting pay. must travel. some expenses paid. Call 667-8300 ext 210 tonight only.
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Howard Johnson
Apple Blossom Queen-elect Fong arrives for festival visit
Miss Merie-Ellen Fong, 43d-elect queen from Hawaii, arrives with escort for the Festival of the Apple Blossoms. The Goucher senior plans study at Boston University and a PhD in art history, cites Frank Lloyd Wright as influence, and previews Hawaii’s climate and scenery as the event unfolds.
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Doug O'Connell
Shenandoah
Merie-Ellen Fong
Hawaii
Miss Fong
Anderson Home
Robert C. Burkholder
Department of the Queen
Edward Thompson
Richard E. Byrd
Lucy Bradshaw
Frank Lloyd Wright
Muffy
Fong
Honolulu
Warm humid weather continues in Virginia with southerly flow
Weather in Virginia remains warm and humid as a southerly flow of warm moist air dominates. Miller's Drug Store will close at 12 Noon Thursday. Friday we will be closed all day. Open Saturday 9 to 6. Jumping Ham House 662-0869. Serve Country Ham for Apple Blossom. We Cook 2.50 each. Whole or half.
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Shenandoah
Valley National Bank
Muffy
United States
Richmond
Virginia
Miller’s Drug Store
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Helen Ray Robinson
Muffy’’ Fong
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District of Columbia
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