Area High Schools Approve Record 469 Senior Grads
Five area high schools report a record 469 senior candidates for graduation this year, up from 396 last year. James Wood leads with 184 candidates, 98 girls and 86 boys, as ceremonies set for June 11 at 7 p.m. on the athletic field with auditorium contingency. Baccalaureate is June 7 at 8 p.m. Clarke County, Handley, Douglas, and Johnson-Williams also schedule ceremonies and baccalaureate services with speakers from local churches and colleges.
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Plomas
Handley High School
Douglas High School
Joseph Haskins
Woodlawn Methodist Church
Clarke County High School
M. Claude Cook
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Berryville
Johnson-Williams High School
A. H. Montgomery
Martinsburg
Dr. Cousins
Kittrell College of
Kittrell, N.C
Rights Bill Amendments Introduced In Senate Debate
Senate leaders plan to introduce amendments to win passage of a revised civil rights bill. Dirksen said cloture votes may come this week as Southern filibusters are challenged. Mansfield avoided predicting outcome and noted firm agreement among leaders to sponsor the package.
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Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Mansfield
Mansfield Replied: ‘When the Votes Are Counted, I’m Let You Know.”’ Mansfield
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Thomas K. Kuchel
R-Calif
Dirksen
Dixie Oratory
Weather turns warm tomorrow with possible storms
The forecast calls for warm humid conditions tomorrow with scattered thundershowers, followed by cooler fair weather on Thursday. City police report three escort requests from out of state National Guard units traveling to or from summer camp, including a Pennsylvania group arriving Winchester around 2:45 a.m. Day and night delivery not available at Rhodes Drug Co.
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National Guard
Maj
J. Thomas Boyd
Pennsylvania
Winchester
George M. Gelston
Race Street
Cambridge
J. Millard Tawes
Moonship Launching Postponed At Cape Kennedy
The first unmanned model of the Apollo moonship launch was postponed to Thursday due to a frozen nitrogen valve in ground support gear. After a three hour effort to fix the valve, NASA canceled the countdown within two hours of launch to replace the valve and test the new system. The test aimed to qualify the Saturn I rocket, which had five straight test flight successes.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Guardsman Shot In Cambridge Clash
A flareup in Cambridge Maryland left a National Guardsman shot and three others wounded as troops and integrationist demonstrators clashed. Police reported bullets bricks and tear gas used amid the confrontations with several demonstrators injured.
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National
New Cambridge
Cambridge, Md
Winchester Forum Promises Candidate Questions Tonight
The Winchester Chamber of Commerce reports a Meet the Candidate Forum at 7 30 p m in Shenandoah College auditorium with 13 candidates expected. Voters may submit written or telephoned questions at the chamber or at the venue until moments before the start.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Chamber
Follansbee
Neutralists claim reds driven back in Laos fighting
Laotian neutralists announce a counterattack in the Muong Kheung area north of the Plaine des Jarres driving back Communist forces. Gen Amkha Soukhavong says Communists halted 12 miles from Muong Soui on a key east west route. Unofficial reports indicate clashes near Muong Soui as neutralist forces reclaim two thirds of the sector.
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Vientiane
Laos
Muong Kheung
Plaine Des Jarres
Amkha Soukhavong
Preemier Souvanna Phouma
Muong Soui
Amkha
Prince Souvanna
National Assembly
Muong Suoi
Lue Ang Prabang
Vang Vieng
Daylight Saving Time Begins in Most Virginia Areas
Virginia observes daylight saving time from May 31 at 12:01 a.m. to September 6 at 12:01 a.m. The northern Virginia 10th District and parts of Southwest Virginia do not observe the change due to exemptions in counties and cities. The 99 day period reflects a shift from Memorial Day to Labor Day, shorter than the northeast standard.
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Richmond
Virginia
10Th
Washington
General Assembly
Lee
Wise
Dikerson
Buchanan
Scott
Smyth
Rose Sell
Bristol
Norton
Byrd Attacks Prince Edward County School Ruling
In Farmville Virginia Senator Harry F. Byrd denounces a Supreme Court decision to reopen Prince Edward County schools as an illegal usurpation of power. He argues federal judges overstep by directing local taxation and funding, warning of further judicial dictation.
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Farmville
Prince Edward County
Prince Edward
Byrd
Congress of
United States
Warren Court
Hugo L. Black
Virginia
Richmond
Peking Rejects Laos Pressure. Proposes 14 Nation Conference
Peking proposed a 14 nation conference on Laos to counter US troop plans to Thailand and enter Laos. China rejected Britain’s request to curb the Pathet Lao offensive in Plaine des Jarres and urged a meeting in Phnom Penh with Britain and the Soviet Union as co chairs.
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Tokyo
Red China
Laos
United States
Thailand
Radio
Peking
China
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Chen Yi
Britain
Soviet Union
Geneva
Chen
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Viet Nam
London
Foreign Office
Stevenson Replies to U.N. Debate on Viet Nam Policy
Adlai E Stevenson addressed critics of U S policy in South Viet Nam at the United Nations Security Council after France rejected U S proposals on the Cambodian border dispute. He faced calls for a council resolution blaming violations and demanding reparations. France backed Cambodia’s bid to reconvene the Geneva conference and to authorize border patrols linked to UN policing.
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United Nations, N.Y
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
South Viet Nam
U.n.security Council
France
Council
Cambodia
Rogér Seydoux
Stevenson
United Nations
U.N
United States
Britain
Seydoux
Indochina
No Surprise in Laos as China Declines to Help Pare
Officials displayed no surprise that Communist China refused to use its influence to check the Communist-led Pare in central Laos. Official comment was deferred until the text of the Peking note is seen.
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Washington
China
Laos
McNamara denies obsolete arms in Vietnam war report
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told the Senate Armed Services Committee that claims of obsolete aircraft causing U.S. or South Vietnamese casualties are unfounded. He defended current arms, manpower, and funding levels and rejected Sen. Morse's charge that the war is illegal. Russell said the testimony showed seriousness of the Vietnam situation and unity against withdrawal.
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Washington
Robert &. McNamara
Defense Department
T’s
McNamara
U.S
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Viet Nam
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Zuckert
South Viet Nam
Richard B. Russell
de Ga
Russell
Morse
Graveyard Vandalism Report Near Salem Church Road
Sheriff reports vandals overturned several headstones and stole one at a graveyard near the Salem Church of the Brethren on Rt. 735. Incident occurred overnight or yesterday, per county officer.
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Salem Church
Robert L. de Haven
Weather: High pressure keeps Virginia sunny through tomorrow
A high pressure system over the eastern United States will bring sunny conditions to Virginia through tomorrow. A weak cold front may trigger a few thunderstorms but no significant rainfall is expected before its passage tomorrow night.
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Richmond
United States
Virginia
Memorial Weekend Swimwear Sale Notice
Margaret L. Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop announces closing sales for several beverage distributors as of Saturday May 30 including Big Boy Beverage Co Dearing Beverage Co Duquesne Dis Dixie Beverage Co and S F Distributors with emphasis on summer beach ideas and swimwear department liquidation.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Big Boy Beverage Co
Dearing Beverage Co
Duquense
Dixie Beverage Co
S& F Distributors
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Handley’s
James Wood High School
Rhodes Drug Co
Winchester Savings & Loans Corner
Boscawen & Washington
Tock Arms
Realty Board
Los Angeles
CORE
James Farmer
al W. Loring
Winchester Civic Center
Cork St
Hospital
Gelston
Borikhane
Vientian
Paksane
Mekong
Byrd Flays
Ladies
Lovett’s Shoe Corp
Sen
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Miller
HOWE
Pingley
Carper Fleaners
Adlai
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