Leadership Awards Announced for Three Area Students
The Winchester Evening Star names three 1966 Leadership Award winners from Winchester Frederick Clarke counties. James Larry Stotler Bianca Marie Whitacre and Cynthia Sue Cochran each receive 500 dollars toward education or career plans. All three aim to become teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Clarke County
Cynthia Sue Cochran
Rt. 1
Berryville
W. C. French
Evening Star
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
The
Star
Byrd
James Larry Stotler
Winchester
Lett
Bianca Marie Whitacre
Frederick County
Whitacre Portrait Highlights James Wood Senior
Marie Whitacre 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George S. Whitacre, is a James Wood High School senior set to attend Seton Hill College Greensburg Pa majoring in languages for a Bachelor of Arts. At school she works in Guidance during study hall coaches the National Honor Society program and leads the French Club. She has held multiple student government roles and attended national student events. Whitacre was born in Winchester and comes from Whitacre’s Tree Service family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bianca
Marie Whitacre
George S. Whitacre
James Wood High School
Seton Hill College
Greensburg
James Wood
National Honor Society
James Woods
Belng
National Association of Student Councils
Virgins Ia Girls’ State
Winchester-Prederick County
Fof Commerce
Bolic
Wood Post
Picnic Day Promises Perfect Weather Tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair conditions with temperatures in the 80s and low 90s. Today's noon high reached 84 degrees, suggesting a warm, pleasant day for outdoor plans.
Installation of Officers for Eagles FOE 824
The Eagles FOE 824 hold a Sunday installation ceremony at 2 p.m. with a buffet to follow. Members are invited to attend and welcome the new officers in a social gathering.
James L Stotler of Handley Plans Randolph Macon College
James L Stotler of Handley High, Winchester, plans to attend Randolph Macon College in Ashland next fall with a math major and history minor. He hopes to teach after college and pursue a master’s degree for a future college position. He is active in church and school groups and was voted Most Likely to Succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
Randolph Macon Men’s College
Ashland
Washington, D.C
James
Winchester
American Brakeblok
Junior Red Cross
Clarke County Senior Cynthia Cochran Plans Education Career
Cynthia Cochran of Clarke County High School, senior and salutatorian, will attend Shepherd College to pursue a BA in elementary education. Born in Loudoun County and raised in Berryville, she has active roles in student government, school papers, and church youth groups, earning the Top Ten Seniors honor and the Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Miss Cochran
Talon
Yearbrook
Eyrie
Student Cooperative Association
Betty Crocker
Buddhist self immolations rise amid Viet Nam crisis
In Saigon two Buddhist nuns and a novice monk burned themselves to death as protests rose against the South Vietnamese government. The figure of self immolations reaches nine nationwide. Simultaneously US Air Force and Navy raids on North Viet Nam intensified with 86 missions. Ground fighting involved the South Korean Tiger Division near Qui Nhon with Viet Cong losses reported at 70 to 119 by a Korean spokesman who later revised it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air For
Navy
North Viet Nam
North
America
Tiger
Qui Nhon
Nu Bad Luan
Buddhist Institute
Dieu Ky
Nha Trang
Quang Tri
Viet Nam
Na Bao Luan
Hue
Byrd to Open Loudoun Street headquarters in town
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr will open the Byrd for Senate headquarters in the old Northern Virginia Power Co. building on Loudoun Street with a noon ceremony in front of the courthouse. He will also campaign in Alexandria, Old Point Comfort, Mecklenburg County, Chase City, and Charlotte, with a schedule of speeches and appearances next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Byrd-for-Senate
Loudoun St
Northern Virginia Power Company
F. L. Largent, Jr
Alson H. Smith
Byrd
Washington
Senate
del Ray Citizens Assn
George Washington High School
Alexandria
Chamberlian Hotel
Old Point Comfort
South Hill
Mecklenburg County
Chase City
Charlotte High School
Area Schools Set Baccalaureate Services For 589 Graduates
Five area high schools plan baccalaureate sermons tomorrow evening. Handley and James Wood start at 8 p.m. in their auditoriums with Rev. William A. Lyons and Rev. Ernest K. Emurian respectively. Clarke County High holds 7:30 p.m. service with Rev. David Cammack. Johnson-Williams in Berryville hosts 6 p.m. with Rev. William R. Withers. Douglas High ends at 8 p.m. with Rev. Reginald Mercer. nine seniors comprise its final class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handley
James Wood
William A. Lyons
Braddock Street
Ernest K. Emurian
Cherrydale Methodist Church
Arlington
David Cammack
Tor
Grade Episcopal Church
Berryville
Clarke County High School
Johnson-Williams
William R. Withers
Stephens City Methodist Church
Clarke County High
Douglas High School
Reginald Mercer
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church
Douglas
May and June Draft Calls Increased by 9500
The Defense Department quietly raised its May and June draft calls by 9500 men to align with weaker than expected Army volunteer enlistments. Officials said revisions are routine and reflect April enlistment results, with May and June overdelivered by 6000 and 3500 respectively, as the 1966 monthly requests evolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Pentagon
Department
Army
Director of Selective Service
Confederate Memorial Rites Sunday
The annual Confederate Memorial Day exercises will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. at Stonewall Cemetery with Rev. James R. Jackson of the First Presbyterian Church delivering the address for the cemetery centennial. A 4:30 p.m. procession assembles at the parking lot on Boscawen Street. rain moves the service to City Hall. Luncheon follows Monday at 12 15 p.m. at the Holiday Inn East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Cemetery
James R. Jackson
First Presbyterian Church
Boscawen St
Cameron and
Kent Sts
Turner Ashby
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Company K
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Post
Mosby Barracks
City Hall
Holiday Inn, East
Purge May Sweep Up Mao's Old Comrades
Tokyo AP reports Beijing hints the current purge of dissidents may target Mao era loyalists including Peng Chen former mayor of Beijing and first secretary of the Beijing CCP who was replaced amid accusations that former municipal leaders were revisionists The editorial warns opposition to Mao Zedong and his thoughts invites punishment with unclear targets beyond Peng Chen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mao
Tokyo
Communist
China
Mao Tze-tung
Peking People’s Daily
Peng Chen
Peking
Peng
Chinese Communist Party
People’s Daily
Peking Municipal Party Committee
Marxist-Lenineists
fAnyone
Mao Tze- Tung
Ng Chen
Gemini 9 astronauts scrap docking attempt as EVA postponed
Cape Kennedy AP reports Gemini 9 crew abandon the angry al ligator satellite after failing to dock. Eugene Cernan and Thomas Stafford postpone the 214 hour space walk to Sunday as ground crews struggle to dislodge a jammed shroud and complete rendezvous maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Eugene A. Cernan
Thomas P. Stafford
Mission Control Center
Houston
Tex
Tellite
ATDA
Stafford
Cernan
William C. Schneider
Agena
Gemini 9
Weather Outlook For Virginia Remains Sunny And Warm
Richmond AP reports a southwesterly wind from a departing high pressure area will keep Virginia warm and sunny today according to the U S Weather Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
U.S Weather Bureau
Absentee Ballot Application Information Released
Application for absentee ballot may be made to Registrar Mrs. Robert M. Grim to vote by mail. Voters may call 662-8129 at the new location for details and assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Grim
Reuss City Hall
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mosby St
York Ave
Stephen M. Rosenberger
Robert Lebo
James E. Butcher
Charles Dick
Donald Brill
Robert H. Renshaw, Jr
Will L. Owings
Middletown
Jerry Wayne Turner
West St
Judith Ann Ritter
Apple Pier Ridge
Walter Lee Loope
Bluemont
Asa Ae
Jim Hamilton
Miss Whitacre
Wincchester
Whitacre
Ino
Mth
Reefreshment
James ‘Stotler
J. L. Stotler
Cience Club
Cochairman
Monitor Commission
Handlian
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Charles Wesley Choir
Methodist
Church League
Optimist Club
Cynthia Cochran
Mrs. Allen Cochran
Shepherd College
Loudoun County
Tri-Hi-Y
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Sen. Byrd
Your Choice
Herrert
S - Stephens City
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!