Muslim Threats Mount Ahead of Chicago Convention
Police heightened security for Elijah Muhammad's Chicago convention after two telephoned threats. A caller named John Henderson claimed 100 men would come from New York to kill Muhammad and that a bomb was planted in the Coliseum where about 6,000 Black Muslims would gather. Authorities warned of a timed explosion Friday or Saturday as Muhammad spoke.
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Chicago
Elijah Muhammad
Muhammad
John Henderson
New York
Coliseum
Harlem
Malcolm XX
Malcolm X
Malcolm
Organization For the Afro-American Unity
Talmadge Hayer
Allan Michaels
General Assignment Unit
James C. Conlisk
Area residents miss snow storm shift to rain Easter Sunday
A sunny morning belied predictions of a major storm as the area sees rain replacing snow with sleet possible early. Tomorrow remains cloudy and cooler as rain ends. A Sabin polio vaccine make-up clinic will be held Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Health Department on N Braddock St. for those missing doses. it is announced as the final clinic by Dr H E Comstock of the JCC Stop Polio Sunday Committee. Retired Admiral Chester W Nimitz turns 80 and is remembered for his 1946 Apple Blossom Festival role crowning Miss Nancy Anderson, a revival of the event after a World War I gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
N. Braddock St
H. E. Comstock
JCC
Chester W. Nimitz
Nanncy Anderson
Princesses Named for Shenandoah Apple Blossom Court
Fete announces Miss Barbara Lee Hott of Handley High School and Miss VaVa Lorraine Reed of James Wood High School as princesses in the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Court. They are seniors, active in clubs, and chosen as Best Looking and Friendliest in class respectively. They will participate in queen's schedule events and the Grand Feature Parade on April 30.
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Barbara Lee Hott
Handley High School
VaVa Lorraine Reed
James Wood High School
Shenanandoah
Richard E. Byrd
Department of the Queen
Handley
James Wood
Miss Hott
Robert Dailey Hott
Parkway
Junior Red Cross
Library Club
Miss Hott Beongs
Market Street Methodist Church
Winchester War Memorial
Miss Reed
Lane M. Reed
Route 1
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Handley and
Security Tightened On Laos Operations
The Defense Department appears to tighten secrecy around U S air operations in Laos. Four days passed before Pentagon acknowledged Air Force Maj. Robert F. Ronca was lost over Laos during a routine mission. Officials say seven jets have been downed since operations began, with five pilots rescued and two killed.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Laos
Pentagon
Air Force Maj
Robert F. Ronca
Norristown
Navy
Asst
Arthur Sylvester
Robert S. McNamara
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Ronca
Ulbricht Welcomed in Cairo with 21-Gun Salute
East German President Walter Ulbricht arrived in Cairo for talks with President Gamal Abdel Nasser. A 21 gun salute greeted the visit as Ulbricht traveled from Alexandria to Kubbeh Palace amid cheering crowds and diplomatic signaling of possible West German-Arab rift.
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Cairo
Walter Ulbricht
Gamal Abdel Nasser
West Germany
Ulbricht
Alexandria
Nasser
Kubbeh Palace
Farouk
Kubbeh
American Manned Jets Enter South Viet Nam War
The United States has deployed jet bombers and fighter-bombers in South Viet Nam with American crew to strike Viet Cong targets. Battles rage in Binh Dinh Phu Yen and Quang Ngai as casualties mount. a Da Nang report says Viet Cong unit routed five miles from the base, with five killed and 11 captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
U.S
Hanoi
An Khe
Highlands
Binh Dinh
Phu Yen
Quang Ngai
France
da Nang
Yen Ne Nam
Savings & Loan Branch Sought In Woodstock
The State Corporation Commission heard requests to authorize Winchester Savings and Loan Association to open a Woodstock branch in Shenandoah County. Witnesses argued the branch would aid home financing and offer builders more lending options, while some county bankers opposed the plan.
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State, Corporation Commission
Winchester Savings and Loan Association
Woodstock
SCC
Shenandoah County
L. M. Newland
Willis M. Bowman
Savings,and Loan Association
Loren A. Thompson
Bureau of Population and Economic Research
University of Virginia
Sho
Reassessment Debate in Frederick County Letter to Editor
Letter by Donald Baugh discusses property reassessment underway in Frederick County. The piece critiques county Supervisors and underscores that Letter to the Editor columns welcome responsible views.
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Frederick County
Donald Baughnan
County “Supervisors
Winter Storms Slap Central U S With Snow and Cold
Severe wintry weather battered much of the nation as up to eight inches of snow fell in northeast Kansas and South Dakota. The storm stretched from central Texas to the southern Great Lakes with gusty winds and drifting. Travel slowed, schools closed, and heavy snow warnings were issued for parts of Michigan Indiana Illinois Missouri. Frigid air chilled the north central region and sent readings to minus 80 in areas, with below zero in the Dakotas Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Associated Press
Kansas
South Dakota
Texas
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Oklahoma
The
Weather Bureau
Lower
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
North Central
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Johnson wary as Viet Nam talks urged by Britain Vatican
President Johnson doubts the Communists are ready for serious negotiations and wants to keep options flexible. He favors a settlement preserving South Vietnam’s independence but resists detailing terms. The United States discussions with Britain and the Soviet Union explore possibilities while avoiding premature public commitments.
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Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
United States
Britain
France
Vatican
State Department
U.S
Soviet Union
Solon Warns Against Viet Surrender
Rep. Cornelius Gallagher after a trip to South Vietnam warned that negotiating with the Communists under current terms would amount to capitulation. He said Beijing and Hanoi block subversion of a free government and questioned any negotiation short of freedom. The speech, prepared with State Department input, is seen as an indirect administration reply to calls for disengagement in Vietnam. Sen. Thomas Dodd condemned disengagement as new isolationism.
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Washington
Cornelius E. Gallagher
South Viet Nam
New Jersey Democrat
Foreign Affairs and Armed Services Committees
Peking
Hanoi
Gallagher
State Department
Viet Nam
Thomas J. Dodd
Viet ‘Nam
Winters Police Banquet Speaker at Winchester Event
Deputy Chief John E. Winters of Washington DC will address the Winchester Police Department Banquet at the George Washington Hotel. The 6:30 p.m. dinner will be followed by his talk, with State Senator Byrd Jr. introducing him. Mayor Battaile gives welcome, and Dr. Forrest Racey serves as master of ceremonies.
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John E. Winters
Washington, D.C
Winchester Police Department
George Washington Hotel
Winters
Harry F. Byrd
William M. Battaile
Forrest Racey
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
James Wood High School
Visitation
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Thomas
France Backs International Talks On Viet Nam Peace
Information Minister Peyrefitte said France supports an international conference to settle the Viet Nam conflict in cooperation with the Soviet Union. President de Gaulle discussed the proposal with Soviet Ambassador Sergei Vinogradov, who delivered a memo of Soviet views and noted Moscow’s concern over U S air attacks in North Viet Nam. France favors neutralizing the four Indochina states and may issue a diplomatic note to the USSR outlining its stance.
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Paris
France
Alain Peyrefitte
Peyrefitte
Sergei Vinogradov
Elysee Palace
Charles de Gaulle
Vinogradov
Soviet Union
Indochinese
North
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
Laos
Indochina
de Gaulle
Red China
Geneva
United States
Kosygin Invited to Visit Bonn by West Germany
West Germany formally invites Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin to Bonn after a meeting with Soviet leader Kosygin in Moscow. Chancellor Erhards spokesman said Kosygin thanked Ambassador Hart Groepper and a reply is in sight, though no date was set.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Alexei N. Kosygin
Karl Guenther von Hase
Ludwig Erhard
Kosygin
Hart Groepper
Moscow
Groepper
Rain Aims at Virginia as Two Low Systems Move In
Two low pressure systems moving north are expected to bring rain to Virginia this afternoon and tonight. The weather outlook predicts periods of showers with possible breaks before midnight. Strongest rain likely near the Richmond area.
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Richmond
Virginia
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VAVA
Lorraine Reed
Egypt
Voelkerfreundschaft
Hassan Ibrahim
Man of
S. Vietnam
Savings & Loan
Russia
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
LBJ
Reds
Solon
Winters Police
Boyd
Metropolitan
John &. Winters
Conference of Nations
Leggett’s
Evva
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Miller
Bob Carter
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