McMahon to Lead 188-Unit Apple Blossom Parade
McMahon will head the 188-unit Grand Feature Parade at the 42d Apple Blossom Festival with 90 bands 42 floats color guards and antique cars in four divisions. Nicole Jaffe advances as antique car marshal while divisions feature Shenandoah Queen Shenandoah Apple Blossom Miss and local civic floats in a 1:30 pm start.
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Ed McMahon
Johnny Carson
Donald L. Jennings
Shenandoah XLII
Nicole Jaffe
MGM
Grand Feature Parade Route Scheduled for Tomorrow
The Grand Feature Parade departs at 1 30 p m from North Cameron and Piccadilly Sts moving west on Piccadilly to Loudoun then south to Cork. It proceeds west into Cork, north at Brad dock, reenters Piccadilly for a block then heads south into Washington Street the long stretch to Germain. It turns right into Stewart then into Handley Blvd passes the Queen and Court and Judges reviewing stands before Braddock Street and Valley Ave to Gaunt's Drug Store where it disbands.
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Cameron
Piccadilly Sts
Piccadilly
Loudoun
Cork
Braddock
Washington St
Germain
Stewart
Handley Blvd
Queen
Braddock St
Valley Ave
Gaunt’s Drug Store
Star Souvenir Parade Sales and Festival Permits Issued
Vendors along the parade route must obtain a vendor permit from Earl Foreman at Apple Blossom Headquarters and health permits for food stands. Free photos of Dizzy Dean Leroy Keyes Barbara Jo Rubin and Frank Quayle will be given to youngsters at tomorrow's Sports Breakfast first come first served. Correction: Sweet corn price 6 for 39 cents at Grand Union Supermarket ward Plaza Shopping Center.
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Earl Foreman
Apple Blossom
Dizzy Dean
Leroy Keyes
Barbara Jo Rubin
Frank Quayle
Florida
Grand Union
Ward Plaza Shopping Center
University of Virginia
Barbara
Jo Rubin
Dickie Longerbeam
Berryville
Virginia Tech
Miss Hardin
Handley High School
Ed McMahon
Louvin Leads Firemen Parade in Winchester Tonight
Firemen's Marshal Charlie Louvin headlines the 216 unit Firemen's Parade through Winchester at 6 p.m. today amid a reception at Rouss Fire Hall and appearances by Penny DeHaven Carolyn Sue Henry and Queen Shenandoah XLII elect Nancy Hardin. Louvin praised the fire departments and joked about singing over a faulty PA system as he visited city stations with Capitol Records sponsors.
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Mr. McMahon
Bob Coe
New York
Nancy Hardin
George Washington Hotel
Charlie Louvin
Apple Capital
Rouss Fire Hall
Winchester
Penny
DeHaven
Carolyn Sue Henry
Winchester Tri-County
The
Blue Ridge Twirlers
Allen Benke
Mr. Louvin
Miss DeHaven
Louvin
Nashville
Tenn
Capitol Records
Five American climbers die on Dhaulagiri in Nepal
Five of ten American climbers who challenged Dhaulagiri on the southeast ridge die on the mountain in western Nepal. Two native guides also perish. The expedition, sponsored by the American Alpine Club, left New York March 31 led by Boyd N Everett Jr. and included Vin Hoeman. Names of additional victims withheld pending family notices.
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New York
Nepal
Mt. Dhaulagtri
State Department
American Alpine Club
Dhaulagiri
White Peak
Gaston Rebuffaut
Boyd N. Everett Jr
North America
Everett
Vin Hoeman
Anchorage
Alaska
New Delhi
Queen Shenandoah XLII Crowned At Three Day Festival
Nancy Anne Hardin is crowned Queen Shenandoah XLII at Handley High amid festival events in Winchester. Sen Robert Byrd officiates. Clifford Hardin serves as minister of state during a 2:30 p.m. ceremony. The day includes parades, luncheons, dances, and a fireworks display with Ed McMahon as grand marshal.
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Nancy Anne Hardin
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
University of Kansas
Clifford Hardin
Handley High School T
Ed McMahon
Middletown
Belle Grove
Virginia Mae Brown
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. Kenneth Robinson
American battle deaths drop to four-month low in Vietnam
U S and South Vietnamese forces suffered 163 American fatalities and 237 government troops last week while enemy losses reached 3 662, the highest toll among enemy forces in the same period. Officials cited reduced Viet Cong offensives but warned activity remained intense along the border and in the DMZ area.
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Saigonap
Vietnam
U.S
3Rd Corps
Saigon
Blossoms Peak for Shenandoah Apple Festival Season
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival reports peak apple blossom dates spanning 1959 to 1968. The Winchester Fruit Laboratory notes the main bloom occurred Sunday through yesterday this year, with later varieties peaking yesterday and a weather delay affecting timing.
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Shenandoah
Winchester Fruit Research
Weather and events in Richmond Virginia
AP reports high pressure bringing fair weather to Virginia. Notes schedule items for Bell Clothes Store Firemans Parade Thursday 5 45 p.m Coronation and Pageant Thursday 8 p.m and Feature Parade Friday 1 p.m with Breakfast Friday 8 p.m and a cable feature on Hanna 6.
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Richmond
Virginia
Thurs
Hanna
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Larry Sullivan
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Grand Marshall McMahon
Harley O. Staggers
Cherie Davis
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Clair and Co-Co
Frederick County
More Row
Pat Robinson
Apple Blos
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
Royal
Glaize Packing House
Fairmont Ave
Ward’s Plaza
Ward Plaza
Thomas G. Scully
War Memorial
Armory
Lee-Jackson
Rt. 11
Mi. S. of
Martins Drug Store
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Bell Clothes
Penneys
Sale
Ham House
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