Awards honor outstanding students at James Wood 1968 69
Wednesday morning ceremonies at James Wood honored outstanding students of the 1968 69 school year as names were called amid sunlit bleachers. Presenters included Larry Sullivan Hannis Catlett and Ted Schneble from local stores who distributed awards to business students while the football team and band were highlighted.
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James Wood
Larry Sullivan
Gallery
Hannis Catlett
Montgomery Wards
Ted Schneble
Kresge’s
Handley
Marshall Boyd
Still Prejudice Against Women Workers in Science
A historical note highlights gender bias toward women in the sciences with dated remarks about women doing “a man’s work.” It cites the 1965 equal pay for equal work rule and a clause restricting lifting to ten pounds over eighteen inches, illustrating ongoing workplace hurdles.
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NER
James Wood High School Class of 1969 Highlights
Senior class events include valedictorian Glen Williamson and salutatorian Jane Hoffman. Commencement June 6 at 7 p.m. in James Wood Stadium with fallback at Junior High Gym if rain. Yearbooks distributed to seniors and underclassmen. Award assembly, camera club elections May 26, and signing party June 5 at the municipal pool. Graduation party June 6 at Moose Club with Guu Group and midnight breakfast. Choral Spring Concert directed by Paul Thompson.
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Glen Williamson
Jane Hoffman
James Wood Stadium
Moose Club
Guu Group
Frederick
Moon Phases Said to Influence Birthrate in New York
Britannica notes an authority who studied 500000 births in New York over three years and found a significantly higher birthrate when the moon was full compared with the new moon.
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New York
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Youth page lists area students and schools
Parents, friends and students from Powhatan and Boyce and Cooley Elementary schools join pupils from Grafton School James Wood High School and Notre Dame Academy at Middleburg in an aggregated youth page listing.
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Powhatan
Boyce and
Cooley
Grafton
James Wood High School
Notre Dame Academy
Middleburg
Beautiful Achievement in Romeo and Juliet Film
A reviewer lauds Franco Zaffirelli's Romeo and Juliet for superb casting Leonard Whit and Olivia Hussey, brilliant direction and photography. The piece praises Pat Heywood as the nurse and Mercutio’s portrayal, notes the youthful pull of the leads, and reflects on Shakespeare’s themes of love, pride, and tragedy.
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Leonard Whit
Evering
Olivia Hussey
Mr. Whit
Franco Zaffirelli
Pat Heywood
Juliet
Miss Heywood
Mercutio
Exams and Track News From Frederick County Junior High
Exams begin Thursday May 29 with English and Music. Track dance is May 30 open to all Jr High students. Track Banquet held yesterday in the multi purpose room. Junior High finishes with a 4 0 track season record.
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Winchester Municipal
Jr. High
Frederick County Junior High
Hawaii Controversy Over 15 Sex Education Lectures Faces Court
Hawaii parents oppose a 15 lecture sex education program in public schools arguing it should be optional. A group named Concerned Citizens of Hawaii seeks an injunction as the circuit court prepares a written opinion. The program Time of Your Life has been non compulsory and allows parental opt out. Data on teen death by own action noted with statistics from Harvard and other sources.
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Hawaii
Concerned Citizens of
Hawaiian Department of Education
Harvard
Genetic defects rise warns March of Dimes program
The National Foundation March of Dimes reports two to five percent of newborns show congenital malformations. It recommends genetic counseling for high risk families and an information campaign aimed at teens and young adults in the about to be married group to reduce abnormal births.
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National Foundation
March of Dimes
Handley Chess Club on Channel 6 TV
Doug Saffell profiles Handley High School Chess Club members Brian O Boyle Kurt Muller and Sandy Rhodes on the program What's On At Handley They discuss chess history styles and current club activities with sponsor Ron McGuigan The show airs June 3 at 8 p m and resumes Sept 16 at 8 p m on Channel 6 with Becky Dawkins joining as co host on the first and third Tuesdays of each month.
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Chuck DeHaven
Becky Dawkins
Karen Duncan
Joy Arnold
Leroy Baker
Janis Goforth
Warren Bull
Bobby Brooks
Joey Hahn
Mickey Holbrook
Shenandoah Colege Auditorium
Europe
TAC Club
Handley
Brian O’boyle
Kurt Muller
Sandy Rhodes
Handley High School
Ron McGuigan
Channel 6
Carson named performer of the year by IRTS
Johnny Carson received the International Radio and Television Society honor at the Americana Hotel. He recalled a past chastisement by a station manager for oversleeping and missing a broadcast, noting he then predicted his own network show and a major award, while the manager quipped about a moon mission.
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New York
Johnny Carson
The
International Radio and Television Society
Carson
Americana
Needlecraft Catalog Ad Promotes Rosegays Borders
Aromatic sales note lists patterns and prices for cross stitch and crochet items. It invites orders through Alice Brooks at the Worcester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept for Pattern 7177 and related titles with mail orders and 50 cent prices.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
Imuseum
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