Next Monday is Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and there will a parade on Randolph St. presented by Rockbridge CARE.
This week, let's go to the headlines of The News-Gazette the day before the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. - April 3rd, 1968.
In this issue:
- Death was on the front page with a story about a 21 year old VMI cadet who was murdered while on vacation from school. The people responsible were arrested.
- On a more pleasant note, the city and county schools were starting to gain higher rankings in the state of Virginia.
- The Southern Interscholastic Press Association held it's 39th conference at Washington & Lee. It was held during spring break, which allowed the school to host the1200 high school students attending the conference.
Also included are some editorials and a look into elementary nutrition during the 1960s with the school menus for Waddell and Ann Smith school.
*Bonus: can you spot the printing error on one of the pages?
