Richmond Editor Kilpatrick Receives Sigma Delta Chi Honor
James Jackson Kilpatrick editor of the Richmond News Leader was honored by the Richmond SDX chapter with the George Mason Award for responsible Virginia journalism at a banquet in Williamsburg. Clark Mollenhoff urged vigilance as government pressures threaten press independence and Washington reporting.
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Williamsburg
James Jackson Kilpatrick
Richmond
Sigma Delta Chi
Virginia
Kilpatrick
George Mason
National Journalistic Society
Mason
News Leader
Clark R. Mollenhoff
Cowles Publications
SDX
Washington
Mollenhoff
Humphrey Defends Vietnam Policy During Huntsville Stop
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey praised the U.S. Vietnam and Great Society programs and dismissed George Wallace's chances. He spoke at Redstone Arsenal and Huntsville Arts Council, urged support for self government in South Vietnam, and urged citizens to build a community with education, arts, and neighborly care.
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Huntsville
Ala
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Great Society
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville Arts Council
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Wallace
Alabama
South
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Virginia State Sorority Holds 14th Annual Convention
The Virginia State Association Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority International held its 14th annual convention at the George Washington Hotel with 170 members and husbands attending. Officers were installed and awards announced as the group pledged support for handicapped children in Virginia. Jack Fretwell and Sidney Snellings provided entertainment at the mixer.
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W. C. Edwards
Virginia Beach
Virginia State Association
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Earl Bowman
Portsmouth
Richard
International
George Washington Hotel
Robert Wibberley
Sherman Reece
Norfolk
Virginia
Jack Fretwell
Sidney Snellings
Winchester
ASCS Extends Thistle Spraying Deadline to June 1
Weather delays prompt the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office to extend spraying deadlines from May 25 to June 1 for Frederick and Clarke County farmers with approved federal cost share. ASCS rules require thistles be sprayed when temperatures exceed 60 degrees between March 15 and May 25. Jimsonweed derives its name from Jamestown.
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Virginia McClure
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Frederick
Clarke County
ASCS
Richmond Doubles Parking Fee
Richmond city council voted eight to one to double curbside parking meter rates from five to ten cents per hour starting this summer. Mayor Merrill M Crowe sponsored the ordinance to raise revenue for pay boosts for city firefighters and police, despite opposition from downtown merchants who say suburban shopping centers are draining customers and that the higher meter fee is a psychological blow.
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Richmond
102d Birthday Remembers Frontier Life in Kansas
Leona Casad celebrated her 102nd birthday in Wichita. Born in 1865 in Joliet Illinois she moved to Kansas in a covered wagon. She recalls tent living six weeks until a railroad brought lumber for a house and emphasizes how fun life without modern conveniences can be.
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Wichita
Kan
Leona Casad
Future or War The Boy Faces A College Or Duty Dilemma
The dialogue frames a son torn between college or military service as his father advises choosing a clear path. A distant ad collage lists local services and vendors including SERVISOFT and Stephens City Mennonite Church inviting fellowship.
Fallout Shelter Potential Urged in New Building Plans
Civil Defense officials say about 70 million Americans would be unshielded in a 1972 nuclear attack and urge adding fallout shelter features to new buildings. The campaign targets 3,000 projects in seven states with mail and local follow ups.
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Washington
U.S
China
United States
Office of Civil Defense
Civil Defense
Arizona
Florida
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Tennessee
Texas
Wisconsin
Unbearable Problem at Game Farm
French Creek game farm superintendent Fred Trainer faces an overcrowded facility with eight bears though only two are needed. Cubs found in the woods contribute to the surge as well as additional animals including eight elk seven buffalo a 500 pound African lion and a mountain lion.
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French Creek
W.va
Fred Trainer
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Alpha Omega
Alpha XI
Earl Boweman
Harold Lewis
Waynesboro
Robert Rush
Association
Jeanne Phillips Guy
Wibberley
SERC
Juanita Leasure
Colonial Heights
Lewis Allen
Wilburn Graves
Marion Jones
W., J. Mitchell, Jr
Newport News
Adams
Charles Bachman
Bers
Edgar Hodges
Roanoke
Jamestown
Ford Galaxie
Mya
Fairlane
Valley,Ave
Concord Associates
Harrisonburg
Servisoft
Shickle’s Food Mart
Valley Ave
Moore's Texaco
Millwood Ave
Gerrard St
N. Loudoun St
D. A. Doyle Cabinet and Supply CO. Customs
Franklin St
Winchester Savings & Loan Association
W. Boscawen St
Hagmann’s
Coin-Op Wash & Dry Clean Center
Ward
Plaza
Burton’s & Grand Union
Winchester Evening Star
Snow White Grill
Takoma Bay
Loudoun St
Haines
E. Cork St
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
F.d.lc
B. B. Horst & Son
Stephens City
Bank OF
Berryville and
Boyce, Va
F.D.L.C
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
N. B. Shingleton
Winchester, Va
Stephens City Mennonite Church
Anything Photographic
N.boudounSt
General Electric Appliances
Plumbing & Heating
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Colonial Art & Craft
W. Piccadilly St
Robert S. McNamara Long
McNamara
Soviet Union
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