French Heads Star Leadership Awards Selection Committee
Wilbur C. French director of Industrial Relations for Doubleday & Co. Berryville is named chairman of the Winchester Star Leadership Awards selection committee for 1966. The awards honor three outstanding students from Winchester school system Frederick County and Clarke County based on character leadership and duty.
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Wilbur C. French
Doubleday & Co
Berryville
Winchester Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Star
Fallout film to be shown at War Memorial Building
The V F W Audliary sponsors a color movie About Fallout to be shown tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the War Memorial Building. Civil Defense Coordinator Boyd McDonald will introduce the film and answer questions from the 35 items on display. Open to the public. Also a help wanted ad seeks a part time bookkeeper for about 3 hours daily via Winchester Star Box 91.
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War Memorial
Civil Defense
Boyd McDonald
Atom Smasher Site Narrowed to Six Finalists
Washington AP reports the government reduced a field of proposals to six locations for a 375 million atom smasher project. The National Academy of Sciences evaluated 85 proposals and selected top contenders as the search narrows.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Congress
Battle over 750000 bid to build vice president residence shown
Washington lawmakers clash over a 750000 proposal to build a vice president residence on government land near multiple sites. Republicans oppose funding amid war and budget cuts while Democrats call it overdue as Congress weighs a massive BEV accelerator project and related science installations.
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Washington
U.S. Naval
Republican Committee
Public Works Committee
Congress
White House
Senate
End of Indonesia Malaysia clash amid new regime seeks stability
Singapore AP report says Indonesia under Suharto aims to ease undeclared war with Malaysia with raids ending gradually while economic revival via trade with Singapore and Malaysia. Officials note tin and rubber shipments through Singapore remain critical and public hunger spurs reform amid new foreign minister Malik’s call for dignified policy.
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Singapore
Indonesia
Sukarno
Malaysia
Radio
Jakarta
Subandrio
Saleh
Adam Malik
Inonesia
Suharto
Buddhist Anger Threatens Ky Regime in Saigon
In Saigon Premier Nguyen Cao Ky faces rising Buddhist anger nine months into his rule. Buddhist demonstrations erupt in Saigon Da Nang and Hue as Ky denies labeling Buddhists as traitors and seeks to calm tensions amid a looming political crisis.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Salogon
da Nang
Hue
Marines Strike North Viet Nam as 205 Reds Reported Killed
AP reports U S jet pilots blasted a 50 vehicle convoy in a mountain pass and Navy and Air Force planes hit targets north of Vinh and Dong Hoi. Marine spokesmen say 205 Communists killed in expanding ground operations. 10 Marines die in a helicopter crash and an A4 Skyhawk is lost with the pilot rescued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
Vinh
Dalat
da Nang
Hue
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chau
National Buddhist Institute
Magia Pass
North Vietnamese Panhandle
Ranger
Enterprise
Dong Hoi
Air
Dao van Giang
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
City Schools Extend Term to June 9 in Winchester
Winchester School Board approves extending the academic year from June 7 to June 9 to makeup snow days. Superintendent Jacob L Johnson notes cost for sending certain disabled children to a church run program at 15 dollars monthly for nine months with partial state reimbursement. The board also permits Red Cross use of school buildings in emergencies.
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Jacob L. Johnson
Winchester School Board
First Baptist Church
Johnson
Mt. Hebron
Princene
Winchester
Red Cross
Weather warms Virginia under moist Gulf flow
A southerly flow of warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico brought partly cloudy skies and unseasonably warm temperatures to Virginia today.
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Richmond
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
Congressman Attacked in Capitol Hill Office
Rep. James C. Cleveland of New Hampshire was attacked and robbed of 40 by a knife-wielding intruder in his fifth floor Longworth Building office. Cleveland suffered a minor cut after a struggle as Capitol Police described the incident as unprecedented. A 21 year old suspect Raymond Bernard Hines Jr. gave a full statement to police.
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Washington
James C. Cleveland
Capitol Hill
Cleveland
New Hampshire
Longworth House
Capitol
Senate
House
Raymond Bernard Hines Jr
Powell
Crystal Candies Open Easter Home Made Candies Orders
The Crystal Candies announce they are taking orders for home made Easter candies, inviting customers to place orders for seasonal treats and gifts.
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Crystal
Snowstorm Heads Into The Plains
An early spring snowstorm swept the Rocky Mountain region and moved into the northern plains. Northerly winds and several inches of snow blanketed Utah Colorado Wyoming and southern Montana as hazardous driving warnings were issued from Wyoming to Minnesota. Near blizzard conditions were expected in northwestern Minnesota and the Dakotas with teens reported in parts of Montana. Severe thunderstorms with strong winds rain and hail affected the Central Plains to the Great Lakes, with Illinois Wisconsin Missouri and Iowa reporting damage on the first full day of spring.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain
Plains
Utah
Colorado
Wyoming
Monetana
Rockies
Montana
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Dakotas
Mercury
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Famous Fish Fry at Howard Johnson's Lent Specialty
During Lent Howard Johnsons in The George Washington Hotel serves its Famous Fish Fry all day every Wednesday from 11 AM to Midnight. All You Can Eat is offered for 1 dollar.
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Howard Johnson's
George Washington Hotel
Amherst Diner Seeks Night Shift Waitress
Help wanted for experienced waitresses at Amherst Diner. Night shift 45 hours per week. High pay. No phone calls. Apply in person or via in-diner notice.
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Amherst
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James E. Butcher
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Armed Services Committee
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