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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1970
Page
1
Firemen's Marshal Del Reeves will steer a 214 unit parade through Apple Capital streets at 6 p.m. led by scores of firemen equipment and bands. Virginia Governor A Linwood Holton is a headliner, first state chief executive to join the Apple Blossom Firemen's Parade.
President Nixon plans a 9 p.m. EDT televised address amid congressional criticism over U.S. support for a South Vietnamese push into Cambodia. Senators and House members urged restraint, while some top Republicans warned of political fallout. Ziegler said the speech will cover Cambodia and U.S. forces in Vietnam with a Cambodian arms aid request still under review.
Merie Ellen Fong, Shenandoah elect, chats with Jay Johns, head of the Stonewall Jackson Foundation, at a reception in Winchester. Donald Shockey accompanied her yesterday. Fong is to be crowned Queen Shenandoah 43d this afternoon by Virginia Governor Linwood Holton.
Capt Walter M Schirra the famed astronaut arrives to lead the 212 unit Grand Feature Parade of the 43d Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester. Dashed with celebrity guests, divisions feature Miss Shenandoah and Miss Puerto Rico, plus 56 floats and about 90 bands. Parade begins 1 30 p m from North Cameron and Piccadilly Street, traveling through Piccadilly Loudoun Cork Braddock Washington Germain Handley Valley, ending at Gaunt's Drug Store.
An inquest judge ruled Edward M Kennedy negligent in the Chappaquiddick accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne and questioned his account of the night. Kennedy stated he would speak no more on the fateful night and noted the facts are now public as he campaigns for re election to the U S Senate.
The 43rd Apple Blossom Queen Merie-Ellen Fong, almond-eyed daughter of Sen. Hiram Fong, is crowned at Handley High School with Gov. Linwood Holton aiding. Her Maids of Honor and court attend the coronation, followed by a rehearsal and reception as the festival opens in Winchester.
A South Vietnamese armored task force pushed 24 miles into Cambodia and seized Chipou then entered Prasaut on Highway 1 without firing a shot. A second force met stiff resistance as it moved from a different direction, while Cambodian forces had previously abandoned control of the area.
Yesterday's sun and a high of 84 greeted the Apple Blossom Queen in the Apple Capital. The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory reported the season's highest temperature so far this spring.
Richmond AP reports a weak high pressure area brings warm humid conditions across Virginia into Friday with southerly breezes. Apple Blossom Store hours and local store details appear in the text.
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