Bob Hope Returns as Apple Blossom Festival Grand Marshal
Comedian Bob Hope comes back to Winchester as grand marshal for the Apple Blossom Festival parade. He first held the honor in 1949, when crowds lined the parade route and a Knighting ceremony in Handley Bowl drew a standing room only crowd. Thousands are expected to greet him again as he delivers his famed one liners.
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Winchester Apple Blossom Festival Celebrates Spring Tradition
The Apple Blossom Festival, now in its second day, draws thousands as Winchester honors its springtime heritage. Volunteers drive planning, parades crown a blossom queen, and new events mix with longstanding traditions, making this community effort a yearly rite in the Shenandoah Valley.
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County teachers urge salary increase at board meeting
A Winchester county teacher voices frustration at the County Board of Supervisors on April 8 over inadequate salary increases and the burden of education costs. She contrasts educator pay with other county concerns and calls for support for teachers. Oscar W. Harrold Jr. from Front Royal condemns reliance on foreign orphans versus American ones.
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Winchester
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Warren County
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Front Royal
Remembering Things Past in Cosme and Chios
A reflection by C L Sulzberger on Cesme Turkey and Chios Greece, recalling wartime journeys during Nazi advances, the friendship of locals, and a hope for peaceful coexistence amid Greek Turkish tensions over Cyprus. He recalls a fisherman’s plea for freedom and a modest Cosme now turned resort, urging reason over aggression.
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Chios
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May 4 1975 News Futures Highlights International Events
On May 4 1975 Kent State memorials and nationwide protests mark the five year anniversary of the Ohio campus shootings. King Hussein appears on NBC Meet the Press and Simon on CBS Face the Nation. Pulitzer Prizes announced May 5. Geneva arms control talks open. South Africa begins TV broadcasts amid racial integration fears.
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Ohio
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Geneva
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Antitrust Division
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Public Citizen Forum
Ralph Nader
Public Citizen Organization
Washington, D.C
South African Broadcasting Corporation
South Africa
Daily Meditation on the spear of faith and transformation
The meditation argues Christianity differs by piercing the heart with demanding commands. It notes Jesus warns followers of persecution and requires self denial, sacrifice, and turning the other cheek. The piercing calls for radical change and is presented as the power of the faith.
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Marian Anderson Gives Farewell Carnegie Hall Concert
The famed contralto Marian Anderson, aged 63, delivered a farewell performance in New York at Carnegie Hall. Her 30 year career spanned the United States Europe and Asia. Sol Hurok introduced her to America in 1935. The New York World's Fair reopened for its second final six month season with numerous foreign and national dignitaries expected at the billion dollar exposition.
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J C Penney Wins Apple Festival Window Prize
J C Penney Company earned first prize for the best decorated window with an Apple Festival theme. J Curtis Frey, a former University of Richmond three letter athlete, served as Treasurer of the Winchester Softball Commission.
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J. Curtis Frey
University of Richmond
Winchester
End of the Tunnel Reflections on Vietnam War Reporting
James Reston argues reporters stayed in Saigon during the final years, preserved on the ground truth amid orders to leave. He notes key journalists and networks, their risks, and claims reporters helped reveal failures of American policy despite censorship and political pressure. He questions whether free nations can wage limited war with modern media watching.
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Wes Gallagher
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George Esper
Matt Franjola
United Press International
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Leon Daniel
Dad Huntley
Paul Vogle
NBC
Tune
Robert Capa
Larry Burrows
Life Magazine
Charles Eggleston
UPI
Oliver Noonan
Barnard Kollenberg
Wells
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Nixon
Congress
Indochina
N.Y. Times News Service
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