Dizzy Dean Named Sports Marshal for May Festival
Frank Armstrong ITI announces Dizzy Dean will be Sports Marshal at the fifth annual Sports Breakfast on May 2 at the Lee-Jackson Restaurant. Dean will also appear at events including Handley High School Pageant of Springtime and the Queen's Ball, arriving April 30.
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Frank Armstrong
ITI
Dean
Lee-Jackson
Dizzy
Handley High School
Winchester Armory
George Washington Hotel
Falstaff Brewing Corp
Fran Tarkenton
New York Giants
Reds Press Spring Offensive in 7th Day Amid Elections
Fighting intensified across South Vietnam as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces pressed a seven day spring offensive. Saigon moved ahead with local elections in 3,500 hamlets despite rocket and mortar strikes that hit towns and bases at night. U.S. troops reported several engagements near the DMZ and northwest of Saigon with hundreds of enemy casualties.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
Dmz
5Th Cavalry
Associated Press
Edwin Q. White
Marine Corps
February Drought Lowers Water Compared to 55-Year Average
February brought only 1.10 inches of precipitation versus the 2.19 inch average. Forecasters hope March weather and possible snow will raise water levels to at least average.
Plaza Real Estate Ad Correction and Savings Offer
An ad from Plaza Real Estate Agency advertises insured savings earning 5 1/4 percent through March 10 and notes a correction for a house near Handley and Quarles Schools with a down payment of 5600 dollars. The listing references Winchester Savings and Loan at Boscawen and Washington Streets.
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Boscawen and
Washington Sts
Handley and Quarles
Plaza Real Estate Agency
Handley and Loudoun County Reach Northwestern League Final
Handley and Loudoun County advanced to the championship round of the Northwestern League Tournament at Frederick County Junior High. The Judges defeated Loudoun Valley 61 to 43 and Loudoun County edged James Wood 63 to 62 in semifinal games played last night.
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Handley
Loudoun County
Frederick County Junior High
Loudoun Valley
James Wood
Rome police seize university campus during Nixon visit
About 4 000 riot police moved in three waves to clear the Rome University campus after demonstrations tied to President Nixon's visit. 20 students were removed from the university as most barricaded students dispersed. more unrest was anticipated before Nixon's return to Rome to meet Pope Paul VI. Vatican police prepared to keep dissidents quiet during the Sunday visit.
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Paul VI
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Vatican
St. Peter’s Square
Clay Shaw Acquitted by Jury in Kennedy Conspiracy Trial
A New Orleans jury found Clay L. Shaw not guilty of conspiring to assassinate President Kennedy. The verdict came on the first ballot after about 50 minutes of deliberation in a highly guarded Criminal District Court. Shaw, a retired businessman, was acquitted as defense and prosecution rested on the Russo testimony and Warren Commission conclusions.
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Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
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Warren Commission
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Dymond
Perry Raymond Russo
Haggerty
Nixon De Gaulle hold eight day talks in Versailles palace
Nixon and De Gaulle spent about 900 minutes in private talks at the Grand Trianon Versailles as they seek to ease Franco American tensions. Interpreters were present and officials said the tone remained cordial. Nixon planned to meet Ky after discussions and then head to Rome to meet Pope Paul VI.
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Nixon
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Trianon Palace
Versailles
United States
France
de Gaulle
Roger Vaurs
U.S
Vietnam
Europe
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Quai D’orsay
Ato Decuy
NATO
Britain
Eisenhower Still Very Weak After Illness
President Eisenhower remains very weak at Walter Reed Army Hospital after pneumonia and heart problems. Doctors report no pneumonia progression in the right lung and cardiovascular status is stable as he recovers from surgery and prior heart attacks. A breathing tube was removed and small liquids are being given by mouth.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Sunday Special Cornish Hens Dinner at Echo Village
Echo Village Restaurant offers a complete dinner with cornish hens for 1.50 dollars. Dine in the Cozy Room at the Steak House of Winchester located four miles south of U S Route 11. Reservations at 869 9886.
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Echo Village
Winchester
U.S
Rt/ 11
West Berlin Crisis Deepens as West Rejects Soviet Charges
Berlin confronts a two hour East German blockade while the Western Big Three dismiss Soviet claims of West German military activity as groundless. U.S. Britain and France vow to keep West Berlin accessible and avoid increased tensions. Chancellor Kiesinger and Mayor Kuetz frame issues as nerves rather than crisis while reinforcing unity with the allies.
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West Berlin
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Bonn
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Nixon
Paris
U.S
Klaus Kuetz
Schuetz
Wet Snow Delays Travels Across Virginia Shenandoah Valley
A weather system centered over South Carolina brings wet snow to Virginia with four to eight inches expected in central areas and up to near a foot in southwestern counties. Travel warnings issued as the storm lingers into tonight and Sunday with temperatures in the 30s and a peak near 40.
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Shenandoah Valley
South Carolina
Associated Press
Virginia
Weather storm to move from South Carolina to sea by Sunday
The storm causing Virginia snow is centered over South Carolina and should exit to sea by Sunday. Also notes Sears Mid Winter Catalog sale and a local business listing for Hair Fashions by Mr. Jim with contact 667-1488.
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