Harrison Leadership Awards chairman named for 1967
Burr P. Harrison returns to law practice and chairs the Star Leadership Award committee. The panel selects one senior from Handley James Wood Clarke County High Schools based on leadership and character. Ceremony dates: James Wood June 2 Clarke County June 8 Handley June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burr P. Harrison
Congress
Handley, James Wood
Clarke County
Mr. Harrison
George B. Whitacre
Whitacre
L. Marshall Boyd
van Fossen St
William T. Chafin
Berryville
J. Randolph Larrick
S. Stewart St
Edward A. Donohue
Hanaley Ave
Clarence Hill
Miller St
U.S
Harry 5. Byrd, Jr
Sen. Byrd
James Wood
Handley
Mutual Clerks Vote to Strike At Shenandoah Downs
Charles Town report says Local 533 Building Service Employees International Union AFL CIO voted unanimously to strike the Shenandoah Downs Spring Meet opening June 5. 219 mutual clerks backed the action after a five year contract expired December 31 1966. Union cites management refusal to negotiate and says a settlement by June 5 could avert the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
Building Service Employes International Union
Afl-Cio
Shenandoah Downs
Robert Leavitt
Shene Andoah Downs
Charles Crabbe
West Virginia Association of Mutual Clerks
Building Service Employes International
Potato rock surprises shopper at local store
A man at a store near the Star was handed a rock that looked like a potato. The rock was used as a paper weight and puzzled the customer, who found it oddly satisfactory in its new role.
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the Star
Cuba Grants Asylum To U S Army Major
Cuban authorities granted asylum to U S Army Major Richard Harwood Pearce and his four year old son after Pearce flew from Key West in a light Cessna to Havana. Pearce, 36, was a Vietnam hero and aide to Lt. Gen. Dunn. He left the United States for reasons of conscience and requested asylum or permission to move to another country.
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Havana
Cuba
Richard Harwood Pearce
Communist Party
Granma
Pearce
United States
Thomas W. Dunn
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Tex
Key West
Fla
Richard Jr
Liberty Airport
Murder Trial Opens in Frederick County Circuit Court
Ellis B. Dodson 65 of Stephens City faces murder charges in Frederick County Circuit Court for killing his son Robert Rector Dodson 31. Opening statements outline a family dispute after a day at Ward Plaza with prior drinking and a fight between two sons.
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Ellis B. Dodson
Stephens City
Robert Rector Dodson
Frederick County
Ellis Dodson
Dodson
Rt. 631
Robert Dodson
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Ward Plaza
Robert
Lee
Smith Describes Himself As Go Ahead Conservative
Alson H. Smith a Democratic House of Delegates candidate told about 350 to 400 rallygoers at the Winchester army that he is a conservative who favors progress not looking backward. The Winchester event began the race with F L Largent Jr. Smith seeks the seat being vacated by E Blacksburn Moore. Democratic primary July 11 Republican convention June 3. A Shenandoah College quartet performed before speeches as campaign chairmen introduced local leaders from Clarke Frederick and Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alson H. Smith
House of Delegates
Winchester Armery
Mr. Smith
F. L. Largent, Jr
Winchester Attoreny
E. Blacksburn Moore
Republians
Shen
Tijuana
Jack Fretwell
Oscar Carr
H.B. Pierce, Jr
Clarke
Eugene Dearing, Jr
E. Eugene Gunter
Winchester
Earl Bailey
Wade Emmert
Frederick County
Andoah College, i, Sre
Wanted Experienced Alteration Lady in Ladies Apparel
Box 80 c/o Winchester Evening Star seeks a woman with age and experience in alterations for ladies apparel. Apply with details of prior work and references to Staff Supervisor.
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Winchester Evening Star
Egypt Blockade Sparks U N Council Call for Action
Washington AP Congress seeks U N naval force to keep Gulf of Aqaba lanes open as Egypt threatens to block. Kennedy brothers and Fulbright urge U N Security Council debate. Ford urges immediate U N presence to prevent Middle East war amid Soviet arms shipments.
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Washington
Johnson
United Nations
Middle East
D.N.Y
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
U.N
Israel
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Kennedys
Vietnam
U.N. Security Council
Council
House
Gerald R. Ford
Emanuel Cellier
D-N.y
U.S
Soviet Union
Syria
Body Found in Trunk of Automobile at National Airport
The FBI reports the body of 24 year old Wendy Sweet Jarboe was found in the trunk of her car at National Airport. Husband Harvey Jarboe reported her missing after she failed to return from a business institute class. Autopsy pending in Richmond. The victim lived in Fairfax County Virginia.
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Washington
National Airport
FBI
Wendy Sweet Jarboe
Harvey
Jarboes
Parkwood Coub
Fairfax County
Richmond
Jarboe
14Th and
F Sts
N.W
Monticello Garden
Falls Church
Monticello Gardens
Centenary Reformed Church Sale on May 25 26
Rummage sale at Centenary Reformed Church held Thursday and Friday May 25 and 26 from 7 PM to 9 PM. Proceeds support church programs and outreach. Located at the church building with parking available nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RUMMAGE S/LE Centenary Reformed Church
Planes Raid Deep Into North Viet Nam as Truce Ends
U S planes ended a 24 hour truce for Buddhas birthday with raids from north of Hanoi to the Red River delta. In the central highlands near the Cambodian border two U S companies faced heavy mortar and rocket fire. five killed and 14 wounded. Air strikes hit the Thai Nguyen rail yard and various Red River delta targets as reconnaissance flights rose. both sides reported truce violations with 92 incidents and 16 allied dead or wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Red River
4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
North Vietnam
Thai Nguyen
Red Capital
Haiphong
Red River Delta
South Vietnam
Test of U S Soviet relations in Middle East crisis
AP analysis notes cautious actions by Moscow and Washington as Arab-Israeli tensions threaten further escalation. Pravda links the crisis to Vietnam and hints at American aims, while warning against a return to Cold War hostility with the U N fleet nearby. War in the region worries Moscow more than Vietnam since the Middle East is next door.
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William L. Ryan
Middle East
U. S
Johnson
Gulf of Aqaba
Moscow
Washington
Kremlin
Donnybrook
Pravda
Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Arab East
Mediterranean
Lebanon
U.S.S.R
Shendow to Lead Young Citizens for Largent Group
Bill Shendow, 26, named head of an organization called Young Citizens for Jim Largent to support F. L. Largent Jr.'s Democratic bid for the House of Delegates. The group plans meetings to zone Frederick and Clarke Counties for voters to meet Shendow after his Viet Nam service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Shendow
Young Citizens For Largent
F. L. Largent, Jr
House of Delegates
William Shendow
Young Citizens
Jim Lar
Shendow
Viet Nam
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Sargent
Russians Line Up With Arabs
Beir ut reports a widening Middle East crisis with Egypt moving forces to block Israeli shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba. Saudi Arabia declares general mobilization while U Thant negotiates with Egypt and Israel seeks U.N. council support. Johnson calls for open Gulf of Aqaba, and the Sove t government pledges aid to Arabs.
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Strait of
Tiran
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Cairo
Beirut
Lebanon
France
Britain
Israel
Middle East
Egypt
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
United States
Soviet Union
Paris
Harold Wilson
United Nations
Mediterranean
U.N
U Thant
Mhamoud Riad
Thant
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abba Eban
New York
U.N. Security Council
Eban
U.S
Johnson
George Brown
Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
Alexei N. Kosygin
Brown
Security Council
Nasser
al Ahram
Red Sea
Weather in Virginia Brings Cloudiness and Rain Chance
A lingering low pressure area over Virginia will keep clouds in place and raise the chance of rain across the Old Dominion today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
Penney's Western Jeans 2 for 5 Weekend Sale
Penney's offers two pairs of Western jeans for 5 dollars in slim regular and husky cuts from sizes 6 to 16. The special runs Thursday Friday and Saturday only at participating Penney's stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney’s
Penney
Penney’s
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Burr P, Harrison
Denny’s
Howard Johnson
U.S. Army
Cincinnati
Pete Rozelle
AFL
National Football League
Rozelle
Smith
del Sewell
U.N. Council
N. Viet
MR. Shendow
Handley High
Wake Forest
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