Belle Boyd Reenactment Brings Civil War Fame Back
Front Royal participants staged a living history of Belle Boyd and the Shenandoah Valley campaign. Barbara Williams the Shenandoah College student played Belle Boyd while reenactors traced Jackson’s 1862 march to Front Royal and the March toward Winchester.
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Front Royal
Belle Boyd
Jackson
Barbara Williams
Shenandoah College
Sat
Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Stonewall Brigade
Miss Williams
Rt. 607
Roye
Sgt
John Quick
Quick
Engineers Busy On Parachute System Changes
Engineers in Cape Canaveral work to modify the parachute system to ensure Malcolm Carpenter returns safely from orbit. The delay keeps Carpenter away from his spaceflight until at least next Tuesday as testing of automatic controls continues and his wife Rene and family may join him at the spaceport. The change follows Glenn Jr.'s February 20 mission where the drogue chute deployed early, though the main chute functioned correctly.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Navy
Rene
Carpenters
Wi Carpenter
Earth
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Scott Carpenter
Cece Bibby
Cape Canaveral Missile Site
Fisherman’s son nets three-pound bass tale and drum major kinships
In Ohe Town Crier a short note recalls Ernie Nesselrodt’s Shenandoah landing bass catch by his 11 year old son David. The column also notes Tom Sheetz and Jim Riley as first cousins both serving as drum majors at James Wood and Handley high schools. George Washington’s Office Museum in Winchester hosts a free show for students and the public from 9 am to 5 pm under the Winchester Frederick County Historical Society, featuring Revolutionary and Civil War relics.
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Ernie Nesselrodt
Ernie
Shenandoah
David
Tom Sheetz
Jim Riley
Tom
James Wood High School
Jim
Handley High School
George Washington's
Cork and
Braddock Streets
Winchester
Mexico Hit By Second Earthquake
A second strong quake in eight days struck central western Mexico causing heavy damage in areas including Acapulco and Iguala. In Mexico City a Canadian businessman Roy A. Blay died of a heart attack amid panicked crowds as communications failed and casualty figures were not yet confirmed.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Iguala
Roy A. Blay
Aluminio Industrial Mexicano
Virginia Retailers Convene With 56th Meeting at George Washington Hotel
The Virginia Retail Merchants Assn holds its 56th annual convention with the Virginia Retail Secretaries Assn and the Credit Women’s Breaking Clubs. Gov Albertis Harrison will deliver a major speech, followed by other speakers and reports. Events include workshops, a dinner, a Retailer of the Year award, and a governor’s speech with a dance and musical program at Shenandoah College venues.
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Virginia Retail Merchants Assn
Virginia Retail Secretaries Assn
Women’s Breaking Clubs
Albertis S. Harrison
George Washington Hotel
Dan Blount
International Shoe Co
Blount
Gaylan Strance
Harlan Snow
Verne Collins
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Dr. Racey
The
Conservatory
Madrigal Singers
Snow
Death probe links Estes to a government agent
A grand jury in Franklin will probe the mysterious 1961 death of Henry Marshall, chief of production adjustment, amid ongoing questions about Billie Sol Estes. District Attorney Bryan Russ aims to clear any connection to Estes while Sen. Yarborough notes past interests in running Estes for Texas governor. Officials warn airlines to bar Estes from leaving the country as the investigation continues.
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Bryan, Tex
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Dist
Bryan Russ
Franklin
Tex
Ralph Yarborough
Estes
Texas
Yarborough
Hennessy
U.S
Orville Freeman
Atty. Russ
Freeman
Henry Marshall
Marshall
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Harrison outlines Medicare ideas at AMA speaker debate
Rep. Burr Harrison argues Kerr-Mills is unsound and warns of a socialist pattern, while Robert Howard of the Virginia Medical Society urges broader reform. The discussion includes the King Anderson and a personal five point plan emphasizing pay as you go financing, nationwide uniform application, contributor tied benefits, hospital emphasis, and coverage for initial days of catastrophic illness.
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Kerr-Mills
Burr Harrison
Valley
Harrison
Howard
Virginia Medical Society
American Medical Assn
Storms Belt Many Areas Across Nation
Violent thunderstorms with high winds and hail pelted broad regions from western Oklahoma to the Great Lakes, easing the May heat wave. Funnel clouds appeared near Wichita, Kansas, and a twister struck a farm near Council Bluffs Town. McCook Nebraska lost power two hours as a tornado felled a line. Hail the size of eggs hit north central Kansas while cool air spurred showers in the northwest and northern Minnesota.
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Oklahoma
Great Lakes
Wichita
Kan
Council Bluffs
McCook
Nebraska
Feather to Be Held For Jury in Slaying
Frederick Keith Feather 31 was ordered held for the Frederick County grand jury after a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court. Judge John Rice sent him back to jail to await the grand jury session following testimony from Commonwealth's Attorney Dabney Watts and defense counsel Edwin M. Neikirk. The hearing focused on facts and timing surrounding the January slaying of Feather's estranged wife Betty Jo, with testimony from Ruth Virginia Braithwaite, Feather's sister-in-law.
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Frederick Keith Feather
Frederick County
Grand Jury
Feather
John Rice
Dabney Watts
Commonwealth
Watts
Edwin M. Neikirk
Frederick
Rice
Neikirk
Ruth Virginia Braithwaite
Eagle Ave
Braithwaite
Warren Court To Get Three Cases May 24
Three Circuit Court cases were postponed to May 24. Carroll Freeman Carter faces charges of carnal knowledge of a 12 year old. attorneys appointed. John Gilbert Flynn and John Downing Jr. pending grand larceny. Downing jailed, Flynn free on bond. Carlton Dodson charged with felonious assault. bond set at 2500. Judge Marshall also revoked John Elmer Wines probation for forgery and uttering after multiple arrests.
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Front Royal
Carroll Freeman Carter
Elliott Marshall
Richard N. Brooke
J. Adair Moore
Carter
John Gilbert Flynn
John Downing, Jr
Downing
Flynn
Carlton W. Dodson
David Henry
Marshall
John Elmer Wines
Wines
Hoffa Indicted For Taft-Hartley Law Violations
Teamster Union President James Hoffa is indicted by a federal court in Nashville on two counts for Taft Hartley Act violations and $1 million in illicit payments through a Nashville auto transport firm. The case ties to McClellan committee probes into labor practices. Hoffa pleads innocent to a separate assault charge. a Chicago official dismisses the indictment as likely untrue. If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison and a $10,000 fine per count.
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Nashville, Tenn
James R. Hoffa
Nashville
Washington
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
McClellan
Hoffa
Chicago
Harold Gibbons
The
Teamsters
Gibbons
Orlando
Fla
Marines Move to Higher Ground Near Udon
Gen. Paul D. Harkins inspected U S forces in UDON Thailand praising Marines for rapid fortification as heavy monsoon rains flood rice paddies near the Laos border The move aims to a more secure camp about 22 miles east of Udon near Nong Lanan with snakes reported in the area He noted plans could shift and replacements might occur if Marines depart or are reassigned
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Udon
Thailand
Paul D. Harkins
U.S
Laos
Nong Lanan
Harkins
South Viet Nam
James L. Richardson Jr
Bangkok
Air Force
6010Th Tactical Group
Ta Khli
Two New York detectives killed in Brooklyn store holdup
New York police hunted two gunmen after a brazen Brooklyn candy store holdup left detectives Luke Fallon and John Finnegan dead. The pair, in civilian clothes with a taxi radio, tried to curb a wave of cab driver holdups. The bandits fled with about $3,000 to $4,000 as blood stains marked the escape route.
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New York
New York City
Brooklyn
Luke J. Fallon
John P. Finnegan
Fallon
Finnegan
48Th St
Borough Park
David Goldberg
U S Fires More Nuclear Blasts From Pacific to Nevada
The United States detonated two more nuclear devices, the 12th in the Pacific series and the 33rd at Nevada. The Pacific blast near Christmas Island occurred at about 10 30 a m EST, air dropped, intermedi ate yield under a million tons of TNT. The Nevada test was underground and described as low yield, under 20 000 tons of TNT.
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Washington
United States
Pacific
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Christmas Island
Berryville Unveils John H Enders Rescue Squad
Berryville introduces the John H Enders Rescue Squad as it begins operations this afternoon. The group completed first aid training and its ambulance arrived last week.
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Berryville
John H. Enders
Terminal Tavern Lunch Closing Notice and Local Ads
Closing notice for Terminal Tavern 50c Working Man's Lunch and Jackie's Beauty Shop with dates May 21 22 23. Advertises cash for used tires at White Tire Service 2950 Valley Ave and Golden Rulers event at Stephens City.
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Terminal Tavern
Jackie’s Beauty Shop
Valley Ave
Golden Rulers
Stephens City
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Mayland
Maryland
Mexico
Houston
Horace C. Harris
Immigration and Naturalization Office
James L. Hennessy
Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization
McCarran Walter
Rep. Harrison
AMA
Thai-Laos
Ther
Warren Court
Phitsanuloke
Capital
Praphan
Berryville Rescue Squad
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