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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1979
Page
2
Crowds flock to a multi day celebration with coronation ceremonies, a Firemen's Parade, Up With People concerts, ball dances, a grand feature parade, a knighting ceremony, and a final Park day including parachute jumps and Civil War reenactments. Weather officials hope for sun and occasional showers to temper the program.
The Randolph-Macon Academy board elected Dr. Thomas M. Parker Jr to be the college preparatory school's president effective June 25. Parker, a Norfolk native, chairs a six month search and has held multiple North Carolina school leadership roles including Camden County superintendent and Ridgecroft School headmaster. He and his wife Kay Ricks Parker reside in Camden with daughters Meredith and Kathryn.
Washington reports April unemployment at 5.8 percent, up from 5.7, as total employment falls by 670,000 per household surveys. The drop marks the largest since January 1968, with 96.2 million employed and 5.93 million jobless.
Firemen's Marshal Richard Paul and Mayor Teddy Burnside will ride in the 24th position in the grand feature parade. Hank Aaron and Brooks Robinson will narrate for CBS-TV from 111th and 148th slots respectively. Channel 9 plans Sunday noon footage from Washington, D.C. Parade officials and area politicians including J Kenneth Robinson, Alson Smith, Harley Staggers are listed among participants. Bands from Warren County to Texas join the 52nd grand feature parade directed by Richard Brown with Phil Bettendorf as assistant director.
The Hampton School Board's attorney says a principal acted within rights paddling an 11 year old who fought a girl after school. The hearing examined whether school discipline can extend to after hours when misbehavior affects school order.
Lingering rain and cooler conditions expected tonight into Saturday with highs in the 60s. The extended forecast calls for a cool, mostly dry period Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s.
Police say the incident on Wilson Blvd involved two men in a vehicle approaching Rocky Stern 24 of Wilson Blvd while he jogged at about 3 50 am. One shot hit a trash can and another fired toward an apartment building as investigators call it a scare tactic. The weapon type was not disclosed and the case remains under investigation.
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