Jacob Johnson Named Supt. of City Schools
Arlington educator Jacob L. Johnson is named superintendent of Winchester Public Schools effective July 1 succeeding Garland R. Quarles who retires after 1930 tenure. Johnson, Wakefield High principal, was chosen unanimously for a four year term amid praise from Mayor William M. Battaile and Education Committee chair H. Robert Edwards.
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Jacob Johnson
Supt
Jacob L. Johnson
Arlington County
Winchester Public Schools
Garland R. Quarles
Quarles
Johnson
Wakefield
H. Robert Edwards
Winchester School Board
William M. Battaile
Mr. Johnson
Hillsboro
W. Va
Jacob C. Johnson
Mary Edgar Beard
Pocahontas County
W, Va
Albemarle County
Waynesboro
Northampton High School
Northampton County
Covington and Alleghany County
Alleghany
Virginia High School League
VHSL
Virginia Education Association
Jean Snow
Upshur
Northampton
Jean Upshur Johnson
Montreal-Anderson Junior College
Jacob Lee Johnson
Longfellow
Fairfax County
First Annual Evening Star All Area Basketball Squad
Ten area cagers named to the dream team coached by the 1965 Player and Coach of the Year. The selection highlights today's sports pages and the Page 12 feature tracks exciting possible unit play.
Town TODAY BEING Ash Wednesday and Easter date
Ash Wednesday marks 40 days to Easter April 18. Forecasters predict an early spring. A reader reports a screen door going up this morning.
Indonesians Move to Seize American Plantations in Indonesia
Jakarta reports say the government will formally take over Goodyear and U S Rubber plantations valued at 80 million dollars spanning about 170000 acres with two hospitals and a rubber mill. A decree signed February 26 authorizes the takeover as a management move amid communist pressure.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Suematra
Indonesian Communist Party
American Standard Vacuum Oil Co
British-Dutch Shell Co
Tou
Shenandoah Retreat Sold to Property Owner Group
A contract was signed for the purchase of Shenandoah Retreat by a group of area property owners. The retreat on the Blue Ridge foot along Shenandoah River includes a country club and undeveloped Clarke County and Jefferson County WV land with unsold Clarke County lots. The price was not disclosed.
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Shenandoah Retreat
Blue Ridge Mountain
Shenandoah River
Virginia
State Ore Commission
Country Club
Clarke County
Jefferson County
W. Va
E. M. Freeman
Washington, D.C
Communists Blast U S Bombings in Viet Nam Call for Withdrawal
Representatives of 18 Communist parties in Moscow condemned the United States for barbarous bombings in Socialist Viet Nam and urged immediate U S withdrawal from South Viet Nam. They expressed solidarity with North Viet Nam but did not include Red China in the meeting. The statement warned of rising international tension and called to end armed attacks on the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam.
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Moscow
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Red China
Offle ST Soner RR
Southeast Asia
North
South
Democratic Republic of Viet Nam
Kremlin
Appalachia Aid Bill Faces House Vote Tonight
House Democrats push to pass the $1.1 billion Appalachia aid measure after Senate approval as Johnson aims to bolster economies of 11 states. They defeated five Republican efforts to alter the plan and expect passage by nightfall with funds directed to highways and access roads over five years.
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Washington
House
Appalachia
Senate
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Ae House
Bede One
Norfolk Girl Dies After Clothing Fire At Home
Donna Faye Thomas aged 5 died in a hospital Tuesday from burns suffered when her clothing caught fire in her home Friday.
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Norfolk
Donna Faye Thomas
Key Baker Case Testimony Said Unworthy of Belief
Democratic senators deem Reynolds sworn testimony unworthy of belief in the Bobby Baker probe and ask the Justice Department to forward Reynolds and FBI findings to a federal grand jury for possible perjury action. Reynolds linked Baker to a $100000 payoff on the TFX contract and alleged influence on defense contracts and a sex party in a New York hotel. Continued on Page 2.
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Baker
Washington
Bobby Baker
Justice Department
FBI
Maryland
Don B. Reynolds
Rules Committee
Reynolds
Johnson
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Howard W. Cannon
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
New York
Nicholas Katzenbach
Bobby
Mr. Evans
Grumman Aircraft
Blizzard Half Totals and Travel Woes Hit Midwest States
A prolonged blizzard pounded Minnesota and the eastern Dakotas while Iowa, Illinois and surrounding regions faced heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. Hundreds of schools closed, travel disrupted, and blocked roads and stranded motorists were common as the storm moved through the Midwest and into the South.
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Minnesota
Iowa
St. Cloud
Minneapolis
Davenport
Wisconsin
Missouri
Arkansas
Illinois
Michigan
Chicago
Midway Airport
Carolinas
Florida
Donovan Papers Presented at Columbia University
Maj. Gen. William Donovan headed OSS during World War II and amassed key early American intelligence documents. His widow Ruth Donovan donated the collection to Columbia University, opening it to historians. The papers cover the Continental Congress, Washington papers, Vatican files, and a prisoner diary, with research spanning 1950 to 1956 coordinated by Eleanor Steiner Pray.
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Berryville
America
William “Wild Bill
Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
Central Intelligence Agency
Columbia University
Chapel Hill
Clarke County
Donovans
Ruth Rumsel Donovan
David R. Donovan
Columbia
New York
General Donovan
Continental Congress
George Washington
Vatican
Eleanor F. Steiner-Pray
France
England
Donovar
Library of Congress
American Secret
Penney's Roarin' 68rd Anniversary Sale Opens Tonight
The store announces an anniversary event with hours until 9 PM and free Cokes and free books for shoppers. Local customers are invited to celebrate the milestone with in store specials and giveaways.
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Penney
U S Jets Strike In Laos Amid Vietnam War Actions
More than 30 U S Air Force jets launched a mystery strike from Da Nang and were believed to hit Communist targets in Laos or North Vietnam. Da Nang officials refused to disclose targets. no North Vietnamese strike was confirmed today.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Laos
North Viet Nam
Lao
Johnson
Washington
U.S
Moscow
Quang Khe
Tass
Weather Brief for Virginia Ends Rain By Morning
A low pressure system that brought rain to Virginia is moving away from the coast and the precipitation will end during the morning.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Cambodia
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Texas
Midland
San Angelo
Rockies
Enfercioment Ag
Portsmouth
Plymouth
William Donovan
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
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Wayside Inn
Middletown
Denny’s
Rouss Fire Company
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