Williams College Class of 1917 reunion recalls a changing world
Seventy three members of Williams College Class of 1917 return for a 50th reunion in Willimansett. They receive a class gift of 514000 to the school and reflect on half a century of change from gas lit homes to jet travel and television. Rayford Logan recalls Johnson naming Thurgood Marshall as first Black Supreme Court nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willimstown
Mass
Old Guard
Williams College
Chapin Hall
Stan Phillips
Vietnam
America
Williams
Reg Cooke
Irv Smith
Smith
Norm Kennedy
New York
Rayford Logan
Howard University
Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
U.S. Supreme Court
Bryan Hamlin
Bridgehampton
N.Y
FBI Joins Search for Three Escapees from Prince William Jail
Federal authorities joined the Manassas based manhunt for three prisoners who escaped Wednesday from the Prince William County jail by sawing through bars in a third story window. Identified as Marion Burton aka Marvin Jennings of Manassas, Michael Bindulaski of Woodbridge, and Kenneth H. Piller, a Marine formerly stationed at Quantico, they faced grand jury theft and burglary charges. Mrs Judith Burton, the wife of one inmate, remained in custody.
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Manassas
Prince William County
Sheriff’s Office
Marion Burton
Marvin Lee Jennings
Michael Bindulaski
Woodbridge
Kenneth H. Piller
Quantico
Judith Burton
Seismograph detections scale California quakes yearly
California experiences about 350 earthquakes annually with most detected only by seismographs, highlighting the hidden frequency of seismic activity unseen by people.
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California
Fall Paris Collections Embrace Shorter Hemlines
Paris fashion houses announce lower hemlines for fall and winter with varied lengths from knee to calf. Designers like Chanel and Dior hint at longer coats, while others balance knee skims with surprise calf lengths for cocktail and daytime wear. The season trends toward feminine silhouettes with cinched waists, belted waists, and flattering necklines.
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Paris
New Paris
Carven
le Rauch
Coco Chanel
Dior
Michel Goma
Jean Patou
Guy Laroche
Jen Pomarede
Jacques Heim
Gerard Pipart
Nina Ricci
Water Sources Threatened by Formaldehyde Spill
A truck crash on Fancy Gap Mountain spilled 5 700 gallons of formaldehyde down a mountainside in Carroll County. Experts from Virginia Tech study contamination of a foot-of-mountain fish pond and possible effects on underground drinking water sources. The Cana Fire Department tried to wash the spill away but failed.
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Carroll County
Fancy Gap Mountain
Virginia Tech
Tom Tabor
Cana Fire Department
Johnson grants Nugents a Texas ranch gift with birth of Luci’s son
President Johnson publicly confirms the Lewis-Nugent Ranch transfer to daughter Luci Nugent on the birth of her first son Patrick Lyndon Nugent. First Lady says she looks forward to being a grandma but not fond of the title.
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Austin
Tex
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
U.S
Luci
Lynda
White House
Nugent
Lewis-Nugent
Lewis
Nugents
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
New Jersey
Lat Seton
Harold G. Zink
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Zink
Seton
Patrick Lyndon
Grandma
Mrs. Johnson
Rockingham Youth Named Virginia FFA President
Wayne Pence of the Fort Republic chapter in Rockingham County was elected president at the 41st Virginia Future Farmers of America convention. Area vice presidents selected include Donald Bareford Tappahannock Hugh Crowder Suther lin Allen Ritchie Folks Run Monte Keatts Cascade Scott Aker Wytheville and Glen Good Willis. Albert Carter Appomattox won the public speaking contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
Virginia Association of Future Farmers of America
Wayne Pence
Fort Republic
Rockingham County
Donald Bareford
Tappahannock
Hugh Crowder
Sutherland
Allen Ritchie
Folks Run
Monte Keatts
Cascade
Scott Aker
Wytheville
Glen Good
Willis
Albert Carter
Appomattox
Carmichael Jailed Overnight After Dixie Hills Incident
Stokely Carmichael and two associates held on $1000 appeal bonds after convictions for refusing to obey a police order in Dixie Hills. The trio faced $53 fines and 50 days in jail, amid four nights of violence that left one dead and several injured. Mayor Allen lifted a curfew as volunteers aided cleanup and calm returned.
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Atlanta, Ga
Stokely Carmichael
Dixie Hills
Howard Moore
T. C. Little
Youth Corps
Ivan Allen
Carmichael
Donald Stone
Ernest Stephens
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Prentiss French
Concord
Lincoln
French
Gardiner Platt
Balkans
Leonard Wolcott
FBI
Packard Bel
RPC
Fontaine Bleau
Cammer Tire CO
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Parks and Recreation
Jim Barnett
The
Red Cross
Ted Lapidus
Paris Couturiers
Pixies
Vivian
Wohl
Eugene Gunter
al Smith
John Reid
Sarah Zane
House of Delegates
Iclimatrol
Orville C
Loudgun St
LBJ
Rockingham Youth New Ffa
Carlsbad Caverns
N. M
OLT
Bucheimer and
Bucheimer - Clark
Colt Scouts
U.L.L.R
COLTS
Rogers Smith & Wesson
Browning
Harrington & Richardson
Astras
Berettas
Hopkins & Allen
Navy Arms
North Front Royal
H.P
Kern Motor CO
S. Loudoun ST
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