Louis Armstrong Tribute Planned After Jazz Icon Dies
Louis Armstrong died in Queens at 77 after heart and kidney liver ailments. Notables including Ellington Crosby Fitzgerald Lombardo Gillespie Bailey Basie James Sinatra Sullivan Wilson King Carson Frost Griffin Lindsay Rockefeller attended the tribute as honorary pallbearers. President Nixon lauded him as an architect of American art. Moon Landrieu called New Orleans loss keen.
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New York
New Orleans
Louis Armstrong
California
Armstrong
Queens
Duke Ellington
Bing Crosby
Ella Fitzgerald
Guy Lombardo
Dizzy Gillespie
Pearl
Crosby
Europe
Nixon
Eddie Condon
Louis
Moon Landrieu
Bass Reappointed Frederick School Board Chairman
Charles F. Bass of Stephens City was reappointed chairman of the Frederick County School Board for 1971-72 at the reorganizational meeting. Kenneth Eyre Sr. and Elizabeth Sheetz were kept in their posts as vice chairman and clerk. The board also hired Hubert Stratton to coordinate with Dr. Melton Wright on a new bus shop site in the western county.
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Charles F. Bass
Stephens City
Frederick County
Bass
Kenneth FE. Eyre
Elizabeth Sheetz
Hubert Stratton
Melton Wright
Wright
James Wood High School
James Wood
Virginia School Board’ Association
Charlottesville
Eyre
Atlanta
Story Hour At Library Begins Third Session Tomorrow
The Handley Library hosts the third story hour from 10 to 11 a.m. tomorrow through July. Sponsored by the Women's Civic League and the local AAUW branch, the program includes storytelling, folk songs, and a film for children ages four to grade four.
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Handley Library
The
Women’s Civic League
American Association of University Women
Dawn Stuch
Cindy Rudolph
Patsy Pasquali
Betty Lively
Jenny Fitzgerald
Sarah Perkins
Pam Bell
Civic League
A.A.U.W
C. Earle Polhamus
Joyce Larrick
Philip Boyne
Charles Jones
Margaret Larimer
Ralph Coates
Central Park Terrace and Fountain Cafe Modernization
When Calvert Vaux planned the 1858 Central Park terrace and Bethesda fountain its architecture was designed to frame a top vista. A new tent-topped outdoor Fountain Cafe was added without altering historic features.
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New York
Calvert Vaux
Bethesda
Central Park
Teamsters Move Out From Hoffa Shadow at Miami Beach Convention
The Teamsters under new leader Frank E. Fitzsimmons showcase a shift from Hoffa era tensions with Nixon endorsing a stable path. Nixon's message read to 2100 delegates as Hoffa rumors fade and Fitzsimmons asserts control while Hoffa may be paroled.
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Fla
Teamsters Union
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
James R. Hoffa
Nixon
Fitzsimmons
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Hoffa
Teamsters
Flynn
Aljl
Hoffa Parole Bid Goes Before Board of Paroles
James R. Hoffa seeks a parole rehearing as the Board of Parole weighs new information after his severed ties with the Teamsters. The seven member panel may set a date for a merits review if two members find substantial new facts. Hoffa's son filed a rehearing application just days before the 90 day appeal window closed.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Hoffa
U.S. Board of Parole
George J. Reed
Fitzsimmons
Miami Beach
Fla
Detroit
James P. Hoffa
France Rebuffs Move Toward NATO Integrated System
Paris dismisses plan to join NATO Integrated Communications System while keeping alliance ties. France will enhance its own networks and stay technically compatible, signaling possible future participation. The letter to NATO dates May 26.
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Francois Tricornot de Rose
North Atlantic Council
France
NATO Integrated Communications System
NICS
de Rose
NATO
McGovern charges breach of neutrality in Texas trip
Sen. McGovern accuses Democratic National Treasurer Robert Strauss of breaching neutrality by joining Sen. Muskie on a Dallas trip for a Muskie appearance. Strauss, a Texan, says he arranged a private fund raising meeting and receptions but denies public partisan involvement while in office. He offered to resign if shown to be acting against party neutrality.
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Washington
Sen
Robert Strauss
Texas
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
McGovern
Strauss
Dallas
Muskie
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Lawrence F. O’brien
Army Sets Date for Murder Trial in Germany
In Hanau Germany the trial of Pvt Clyde E Dorn 19 of Ypsilanti Michigan for the unpremeditated murder of Pfc Marvin J Powell 18 of Suffolk Virginia is set to begin August 6 The case sparked racial tensions after beatings of a white soldier and Capt Richard J Johnson commander of Company D 23rd Engineer Battalion 3rd Armored Division The Army noted Dorn may choose judge or jury and is not expected to plead until opening day.
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Pvt
Clyde E. Dorn
Ypsilanti, Mich
Pfc
Marvin J. Powell
Suffolk
Powell
Richard J. Johnson
23Rd Engineer Battalion
3Rd Armored Division
Army
Dorn
Jury Called In City
Twenty people are asked to report to Winchester Corporation Court at 9 50 a m tomorrow for jury duty. Named summoned jurors include Clatus W Goode Margaret O Button David B Shoemaker Lewis H Hyde Lawrence Grim Edith S Henry Randolph Gaunt J Frank Loy Kenneth E Smith Martessa M Zuckerman Arthur W Spaid Judith Meade Simpson Geraldine G Bayliss Joy W Roe Raymond Saxe Sandrah L Hallam Donald Anderson Harry L Lovett Joseph A Sarandria and William E Beaver.
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Winchester Corporation Court
Clatus W. Goode
Margaret O. Button
David B. Shoemaker
Lewis H. Hyde
Lawrence Grim
Edith S. Henry
Randolph Gaunt
J. Frank Loy
Kenneth E. Smith
Martessa M. Zuckerman
Arthur W. Spaid
Judith Meade Simpson
Geraldine G. Bayliss
Joy W. Roe
Raymond Saxe
Sandrah L
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