Criser High School closes leaving county with first intermediate
The Valley Criser School will close Wednesday night as the Warren County board dissolves the all Negro Criser High and transfers seventh and eighth graders to the county’s first intermediate school. The Criser facility opened in 1959 as Warren County’s first high school for Black students and will be repurposed. CHARLES TOWN West Virginia A knife wielding bandit robbed Basil's Service Station on the Charles Town Road near the city around 1 am, taking about $100. The intruder, described as tall with blond hair, forced the attendant into a back room but did not harm him. Investigators suspect the same man staged last week’s $450 robbery at another station nearby. HARRISONBURG New name for area tech area college to be a community college state designation announced by acting president Dr Dada H Hamel. The site near Burketown funded by local counties and cities with state support for operations, equipment, and utilities. Delbert Cline, 45, of Davis West Virginia, seeks habeas corpus in Richmond after a 1953 assault and robbery conviction, claiming inadequate counsel. Judge William B Moffett will rule after a Rockingham Circuit Court hearing.
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Criser
Closard of
Shenof Criser
Sandoah
Warren County
Charles Town
W. Va
Basil
Dada H. Hamel
Burketown
Rockingham County Court Room
Mills E. Godwin
Harrisonburg
Delbert Cline
Davis
Richmond
William 8. Moffett
Augusta
Rockingham
State Attorney General
J. A. Jones
Cline
Moffett
Single Titan 3 to launch seven AF satellites
Cape Kennedy reports a Titan 3 rocket will carry seven military communication satellites weighing about 100 pounds each. The ascent will involve complex maneuvers over six hours to place them in a 21 000 mile high orbit linking Washington Viet Nam and military bases globally.
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Cape Kennedy
Washington
Viet Nam
Globe
Air Force
Holden Scores 210 Yard Hole In One At Greenbrier
Creighton Holden of St. Clair Michigan aced the 210 yard seventh hole at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs using a 3 wood. He played in a foursome with his wife and Mr and Mrs G Garber Jr of Saginaw Michigan.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Creighton Holden
St. Clair
Mich
Greenbrier
Holden
G. Garber Jr
Saginaw
War changes as gear shifts to electric tech in Vietnam
In Saigon officials note a shift in warfare gear from old methods to modern devices. Electric typewriters and cordless razors replace prior tools, while radios and cameras flood field life. Generators, transistor radios, tape recorders, and peacetime comforts strain Post Exchange imports.
Scholarships Awarded At Graduation Ceremony
Mary Jane Clement won the Principal’s Scholarship and shared the Latin Medal with Ann Sullivan March. Stephen Michael Sturm received a $250 Sherrard scholarship. Elaine Ann Pless earned $50 from AAUW for top College Board score. Arlene Louise Maul received the Walter E. Mason $250 grant to Monroe College.
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Mary Jane Clement
Miss Clement
Ann Sullivan March
Sherrard
Stephen Michael Sturm
Anne Harris Moore
Daughters of American Revolution
Miss Moore
Elaine Ann Pless
American Association of University Women
Bonnie Sue Seeds
Lanette Spicer
Pamela Kay Everett
Walter E. Mason
Monroe College
Arlene Louise Maul
Richard Eddy
American Legion
Conrad Hoover
James Larry Stotler
Mary Williamson
Nathan Williamson
Jacob L. Johnson
Mr. Sherrard
Virginia AF Officer Acquitted in Maine Murder Trial
Lt. Kenneth E. Fore, 25, of Roanoke Virginia, was acquitted of murder in the slaying of Donna Mauch 24 a cocktail waitress whose body was found February 24 1965 in her Fort Fairfield apartment. The jury delivered its verdict Thursday and Fore smiled and left the courtroom after the decision.
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Houston
Maine
Air Force
Virginia
Kenneth E. Fore
Roanoke
Donna Mauch
Fort Fairfield
Tornado Devastates Topeka Worst In City History
City endures a 15 mile tornado path that leveled homes and businesses. Aid pours in from nearby towns while officials estimate 2,000 to 5,000 displaced and damage pegged between 75 and 100 million dollars. Cleanup may take at least four weeks.
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Red Cross
Wright
Summer Fashion Festival Pattern Catalog Announcement
Bright daytimer promotion offers Pattern 4809 designs with multiple half sizes and yardage details. Adams correspondence directs mail orders to Winchester Evening Star with name address size and style number, plus 50 cents for catalog and pattern, free pattern offer by clipping coupon.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
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Priday
Crider & Shockey
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Stuart M. Perry, Inc
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Berryville
Rolabar
Rake
New Holland
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Loudoun ST
Area Tech
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
America
OGO 3
Earth
OGO
Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
Plymouth
Fury
Plymouth Fury
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Chapman Motor Co.,inc
Icawen ST
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Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
National
Mike Levi
Noble Grand
Madison Lodge
Everett Kline
Patriot
State
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Korea
Los Angeles
Hanoi
Post Exchange
Roger
THE
Democratic Party
Stewart Bell, JR
Charles A. Dorton, JR
Riteway Cleaners
Julian K. Armel
Lupton Equipment Co., Inc
Democratic Committee
W. Bu
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