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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1970

Page

5

Shenandoah's Pride Wins Sweepstakes in Feature Parade

The Shenandoah's Pride Dairy Products float won the Sweepstakes Award as the Most Outstanding float in yesterday's Grand Feature Parade, beating 55 rivals. Other top winners include the Apple Theme Award for Best Apple Promotion earned by Farmers Merchants National Bank, with a wide list of winners in bands, marching units, and civic groups across Virginia and nearby states.

Shenandoah Pride Dairy Products Farmers Merchants National Bank Virginia Division of Forestry Charlottesville Farmers & Merchants National Bank Wilkins Shoe Center, Inc Commercial & Savings Bank Schenck Foods Company Sherandoah Caverns Town & Country Department Stores

City Crews Clean Parade Debris After Weekend Visitors

City crews cleaned parade route debris starting at 4 a.m. and aimed to finish by noon. Teams began downtown and at Handley grounds, moving toward Washington Street by 9 a.m. They used a mechanized street sweeper, flusher, and enclosed refuse equipment. No garbage collection occurred Thursday, Friday, or today.

Handley Grounds Washington St

Church Leaders Debate 70s Challenges at World Council Meeting

About 250 church leaders gathered at the U S Conference of the World Council of Churches three day meeting in Buck Hill Falls Pennsylvania to address looming 70s issues. They cited technology population growth environmental blight and alienation among youth and the poor as major concerns and urged churches to use wealth and numbers to fight economic inequality racism and war. Rev Paul Verghese urged action against the production consumption system and the war machine calling them monsters of greed and aggression. Mathew Altmann proposed a multibillion interdenominational fund to help the poor and raise socio economic goals.

Buck Hill Falls U.S World Council of Churches India Paul Verghese Europe America Mathew Altmann Roman Catholic Commission On Church and Society San Antonio Tex

Fall-Out Clinic Bustled With Parade Casualties

Two attendants aided a redhaired majorette at a city hospital fall out clinic. The physical therapy unit, converted for parade casualties, treated over 100 youths as ambulances ferried patients inside. After the parade, rescue squads moved and returned for more, with many sobbing and nauseated.

Nasser Blames U S For Israel Action In May Day Talk

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser accused the United States of backing Israel for decades and warned of attacking Israeli civilians. He urged Washington to shift policy to allow Egypt to regain occupied lands, while denying Soviet pilot involvement and praising Soviet aid. Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban framed the speech as terror and pledged to defend cease fire lines as fighting continued along the Suez Canal.

Associated Press Gamal Abdel Nasser Egypt United States Israel Nasser Middle East Cairo Nixon U.S Soviet Union United Nations Jacob A. Malik Abba Eban Eban Suez Canal

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