Kiwanis Hears Wayside Theatre Plans for Summer
Gerald Slavet of the Wayside Theatre in Middletown spoke at the Winchester Kiwanis Club meeting. He outlined the summer schedule starting June 10 with The Star Spangled Girl and Barefoot in the Park, followed by six two week runs including Arms and the Man and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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Gerald Slaver
Wayside Theatre
Middletown
Donald Smallwood
Winchester Kiwanis Club of
Winchester
Kiwanians
George Washington Hotel
Gerald Slavet
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Neil Simon
Godwin Ends Trade Tour Returns From Europe
Gov Mills E Godwin Jr concludes a 12 day five country trade promotion tour in Europe landing at Dulles Virginia in ajetliner. He notes Virginia ports need improvement and cites British firms showing interest and Spain as a potential live stock market while West Germany looks likeliest for reverse investment.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Old Dominion
Europe
Dulles International
Virginia
Godwin
Official
Frankfurt
Germany
Antwerp
Belgium
Spain
West Germany
New School Head In Prince Edward County Optimistic
Ronald J. Perry aged 41 named superintendent in Prince Edward County says he is optimistic about the job while avoiding specifics. Perry, an acting Virginia University professor, notes the district has strong qualities to build on and aims to improve relations between Negro students and authorities amid recent protests and a fired white teacher. He emphasizes commitment to high quality public education and attracting top teachers and staff.
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SALEM
Prince Edward County
Ronald J. Perry
University of Virginia
Perry
Prince Edward
State Board of Education
Musically Speaking Stream Leads to Odd Crossword Clue Set
A puzzle style list presents clues like Musical composition and Snare to solve. The entries hint at topics from music terms to everyday objects and terms in a playful mixed sequence.
Rogers Sees Viet Progress Soon
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said in New Delhi that progress toward a Vietnam peace settlement could be expected after Nixon's speech and talks with South Vietnam’s leaders and upcoming meetings. He urged tempered optimism and noted Thieu’s willingness to negotiate with the NLF and elections. Demonstrators near the Jumna River greeted his wreath laying, but police kept order without arrests.
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New Delhi
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
Rogers
U.S
Thieu
South Vietnam
NLF
National Liberals Front
Jumna
Mohandas K. Gandhi
William Rogers
Nixon
Indira Gaddai
Soviets Propose June Talks With China in Khabarovsk
The Soviet Union proposed June 18 as the start date for formal talks with China on navigation of border rivers to revive joint discussion after deadly clashes in March. The proposal follows recent Chinese acceptance and marks the first high level talks since the border incident.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Khabarovsk
Mergers and concentration face rising government action
The government tightens legal pressure on conglomerate mergers as the FTC and House antitrust panel probe consolidations. A Johnson task force urges broad reform to break up giant firms, while suits against Northwest Industries and Ling-Temco-Vought highlight court battles over antitrust concerns.
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New York
Federal Trade Commission
House Antitrust Subcommittee
Johnson Administration
U.S
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Northwest Industries, Inc
B. F. Goodrich Co
Goodrich
Northwest Industries
Justice Department
Ling-Temco-Vought
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
International Tele
Phone & Telegraph Corp
Canteen Corp
Richard W. McLaren
James J. Ling
McLaren
Ling
Task Force
Johnson
Nixon Adminis
Phil C. Neal
University of Chicago Law School
May 24 in History Highlights for 1969
Key events on this date include Peter Minuit founding New Amsterdam in 1625, Queen Victoria’s birth in 1819, Morse’s first telegraph message in 1844, the Brooklyn Bridge opening in 1883, Boston’s first public car garage in 1899, and the sinking of HMS Hood by the Bismarck in 1941 with heavy loss of life.
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Associated Press
Peter Minuit
New Amsterdam
Queen Victoria
Britain
Samuel F.B. Morse
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Back Bay Cycle and Motor Co
Boston
America
Bismarck
Bank employees quit over Saturday work issue at Buena Vista
In Buena Vista, employees at Peoples Bank resigned en masse Friday morning over the bank’s refusal to close on Saturdays as in other cities. The walkout caused a one hour delay in opening while staff from Roanoke and Lexington staffed the cages. The board indicated it would consider the request at the June 9 meeting according to board chairman J. T. L. Dickinson Jr.
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Buena Vista
Peoples Bank of
Roanoke
Lexington
Wiliam Burks
J. T. L. Dickinson Jr
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Mmanuel United Methodist Church
J. V. Arthur, Inc
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