Jackson marchers reenact Front Royal clash in 7th week
About 60 Civil War reactivated units retraced Gen. Jackson and Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley route from Cedarville to Middletown under a scorching sun. They bivouacked at Skyline Caverns then held a church service at Prospect Hill Cemetery with firing volleys and taps. The event offered $1,000 in prize money and drew units from multiple states. The only injury was a stubbed toe.
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Jackson
Frille
Stonewall
Shenandoah Valley
Skyline Caverns
Prospect Hill Cemetery
Reid W. Digges
Riverton Methodist Church
Laura Virginia Hale
From Royal
Stephens City
Winchester
Strasburg
Lafayette College ROTC Band Eyes Two Day Winchester Trip
The Lafayette College ROTC Band of Easton Pennsylvania earned second place in the College Bands category at the Grand Feature parade and plans a two day Winchester trip in 1963 to join Firemen's and Grand Feature parades. Band advisor Major Harry V Herlinger Jr expressed pride and thanks for festival hospitality. The story also notes a heat wave with forecasts of cooler, cloudy weather and possible showers midweek.
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Lafayette College Rotc
Easton
Winchester
Harry V. Herlinger, Jr
Crash Near Lebanon Church Kills One
A Stephens City woman, Rebecca Fryer s, died in a one car crash near Lebanon Church as a 21 year old, James Marshall Keeking of Strasburg, drove off Rt 55 and struck a tree. He faces a reckless driving charge. The crash happened about 3 25 a m and Fryer s body lay at Jones Funeral Home with funeral arrangements incomplete. A separate accident injured Michael Madigan 19 of Stephens City when his car hit mailboxes after losing control.
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Stephens City
Lebanon Church
Rebecca Fryer S
F. H. Lasley
Griven
James Marshall Keeking
Rt. 2
Strasburg
Lashley
Rt. 628
Rt. 55
Jones Funeral Home
Michael Madigan
Shenandoah College Re-Elects Officers as New Dorms Open
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music re-elected officers and board members during a Saturday meeting. Dedication of two dormitories followed a student pageant and the crowning of Gloria Gail Hockman as Shenandoah Queen XXIX. The Funkhouser and Cooley Halls will house 180 students with dining facilities for 300.
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Shenandoah College and
Conservatory of Music
Gloria Gail Hockman
Shenandoah
E. Craig Brandenburg
Dayton
Brandenburg
Boad of
Christian Education
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Paul Price
Cawley Stein
Ohio
A. P. Funkhouser
Cooley
Forrest Racey
22 Indictments In Circuit Court At Round Hill School
A Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury returned 22 indictments against three men for break in g and entering at the Round Hill School and forgery. George M. Lynn Jr. faced eight indictments including forgery of checks. Jerry Leach seven indictments with six forgery and uttering charges. Edgar L. Snapp seven indictments six on forgery charges. Attorney Peter McKee was appointed to represent Lynn.
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Frederick County
Round Hill
George M. Lynn, Jr
Jerry Leach
Edgar L. Snapp
Peter McKee
Lynn
Aurora 7 Flight Set for Thursday Launch
Technicians checked Mercury capsule Aurora 7 and its Atlas launcher for any defects. If weather and conditions remain favorable, the Aurora 7 launch could occur Thursday between 7:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. EST, aiming for a 100 mile high three orbit flight with new experiments. Commander Carpenter’s backup is Cmdr Walter M. Schirra Jr.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
John H. Glenn Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Atlas
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Rouss Wins Warren Prize in Centennial Parade
The Knights of Erin Rouss drum and bugle corps won first prize of 75 dollars in the Warren County Centennial Parade held Saturday.
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Knights of Erin
Rouss
Warren County
Kennedy says boosting output key to shared prosperity
President Kennedy urged at a White House economic conference that the nation must raise total output to let everyone share more. He contrasted growth with partisan labels and noted inflation has been low since 1958 while other nations are expanding faster. The two day gathering includes top Cabinet officials and leaders from business, labor, and the public.
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Kennedy
White House
Thomas J. Watson Jr
International Business Machines Co
France
Italy
Germany
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
U.S
Kennedy Medicare Plea Faces AMA Counter
The Kennedy administration pushes for a national medical care for the aged program as AMA airs a counter program. Kennedy predicts passage this year or next. AMA attacks the plan as radical, warning of a 0.25 percent payroll tax hike and federal control of hospital practice.
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Kennedy
Congress
American Medical Association
Tion
NBC
Leonard W. Larson
U.S. Treasury
Kenedy
Larson
Madison Square Garden
King- Anderson
AMA
Kerr-Mills
King-Anderson
Dutch Women and Children to Be Evacuated
Dutch authorities plan to move 120 women and children from Teminabuan on the western tip of West New Guinea to the east coast of Vogelkop and Biak as Indonesian paratroopers attack. Gov. P. J. Platteel announced the evacuation, the first disclosure of island residents withdrawn and Dutch reinforcements rushed to the garrison.
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Hollandia
West New Guinea
P. J. Platteel
Teminabuan
Vogelkop
Isle of
Biak
One Vote Kills ABC Store Plea In Woodstock
Woodstock residents narrowly halted plans for an ABC liquor store after a 380 to 379 vote against opening the outlet. The tally followed a petition drive by more than 300 locals and will be reported to town and state election boards and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.
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ABC
Woodstock
Marvin W. Sigler
Sigler
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
May Be Dead In Bus Crash In New Mexico
A school bus carrying about 35 children was wrecked in remote northwestern New Mexico near Star Lake Road south of Johnson's Trading Post. Early reports said six or seven may be dead and 25 injured. patients were taken to Cuba in ambulances as four airplanes joined the rescue.
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Torreon
N.M
Cuba
Farmington
Crownpoint
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Johnson
Star Lake Road
Pressure Groups Decried During Virginia Merchants Meet
At the 56th annual Virginia Retail Merchants Association convention Gov. Albertis Harrison and wife guests arrive for a reception and banquet at the George Washington Hotel. State Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. will introduce the Governor as Mike Bernstein, minority counsel to the Senate Labor and Public Welfare committee, gives a talk.
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Ing Star
Harrisonburg Daily News-Record
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
National Guard
Battle of
Front Royal
North Carolina
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Jackson
Belle Boyd
Barbara Williams
Shenandoah College
Rt. 607
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
Virginia General Assembly
Harrison
Harry F. Byrd Jr
George Washington Hotel
Mike Berstein
U.S. Senate
Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
A L Thompson Wins Retailers Top Awards In Virginia
Alfred L. Thompson named Virginia Retailer of the Year for 1961 62 by Miller and Rhoads department store succession honored with VRM Distinguished Service Award at Hot George Washington conference dinner in Richmond. Judges noted leadership in community ties industrial relations and retail standards. Dan Blount urged stores to create human relations friendly atmospheres and focus on customers as the path to future success.
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John Hazen
National Retail Merchants Assn
Washington
Virginia
Alfred L. Thompson
Miller and Rhoads Department Store
Richmond
Thompson
Virginia Ret A.*” Merchants Assn
George Washington
Ers
VRM
Association
Veterans’ Assn
John Tansey
Malcolm Reid
A. Glenn Pless
Richard Gillis
C. Henry Poller
Dan Blount
International Shoe Co
St. Louis
Tulip Festival Hurdled by Heat and Illness in Holland
In Holland Michigan the annual tulip festival drew about 100000 attendees on its final day despite near ninety degree heat. Miss Michigan Karen Southway and Gov John Swainson missed events due to illness and weather grounded travel plans.
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Holland, Mich
Michigan
Karen Jean Southway
John B.O' Swainsons
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Inchester
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William DeLauney
Sharpsburg
D. C. Freeman
Co. G
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Cedarville
Ther
Bing Crosby Stadium
Lebanon
Aurora
Warren Prize
Joe
JFK
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Associated Press
New York City
Lyndon B. Johnson
Administration
Britain
American Medical Associa
Jack Cummins
Star
A. L. Thompson
Retailers’ Top
Mr. Berstein
Bernstein
Mr. Hazen
Mr. Thompson
Novick
Schick
Norelco
Sunbeam
Miller’s Hardware
Fans Valley TV
Loudoun
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