Robb and LBJ letters reveal Vietnam era optimism
Richmond AP reports that in 1968 Marine Captain Charles S. Robb, Virginia's governor and Lyndon Johnson's son in law, wrote hopeful dispatches from Vietnam noting morale up, enemy progress slowed, and local advances. Johnson praised Robb's letters as fine communications, while Robb described personal sacrifice and faith amid base security duties and casualties.
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Richmond
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles S. Robb
Robb
Virginia
Johnson
Lynda
Vietnam
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Austin
Texas
7Th Marines 3Rd Battalion
I Company
Thuong Duc
LBJ
Sears Wrap Up A Beautiful Sale Not Available Items
Public demand causes Sears to cancel several advertised items in Sun's Sun day wrap up. Kenmore 43901 Frostress 19.0 cu ft refrigerator priced at 599.99 is unavailable along with 32601 upright vacuum at 79.99 91948 compact stereo at 179.99 and 88641 microwave at 329.99. The notice apologizes for error and any ramiance.
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Sears
Kenmore
Three Called A Crowd For State Med Schools
West Virginia faces financial strain over funding for WVU Medical School, Marshall University Medical School, and the School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. Dr. Carl R. Adkins urges a legislative task force to study consolidation to preserve quality and existence of the three schools amid funding cuts and political opposition.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
State Medical Association
Carl R. Adkins
West Virginia Medical Journal
West Virginia University Medical School
Marshall University Medical School
School of Osteopathic Medicine
Lewisburg
Adkins
TV Listings and Program Schedule Snippet 1990
A chaotic sunlit TV guide fragment lists CBS NBC and ABC programs from 6:05 to 7:00 PM including Little House on the Prairie NBC News ABC News and a Peter No-Tail animated adventure. It references The Fall Guy MASH Family Feud Entertainment Tonight and a Billy Graham Christmas special along with mentions of Menudo Justine Bateman and Olympic hopefuls.
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CBN
HBO
Ian Richardson
David Healy
William Devane
Beverly D'Angelo
Little House ON the Prairie
NBC News
ABC News
CBS News
Electric Company
Nick
Peter
Peter No-Tail
Dom DeLuise
Larry Storch
Doug Barr
Family Feud Entertainment Tonight
Paul Simon
Wheel OF Fortue
MACNEIL / LEHRER NEWSHOUR
Billy Graham
People's Court Cen
Smith and Jones
USA Radio
U.S
Justine Bateman
Princeton Youth Still Serious
A five year old Princeton boy Charlie S. Allen Jr. was seriously injured when struck by a 1978 Chevrolet on Beckley Road near the Blue Flash Oil Company service station shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday. He remained under treatment Monday at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after initial care at Princeton Community Hospital. Dareel A. Agee of Rock drove the car. three passengers were not injured. The incident is under investigation with no charges filed yet.
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Princeton
Beckley Road
Roanoke
Memorial Hospital
Charlie S. Allen Jr
High Street
Dareel A. Agee
Rock
Blue Flash Oil Company
Princeton Community Hospital
OH-9
Roanoke Hospital
Agee
Block Company Theft Probed
Weekend theft at the American Block Company office on South Second Street is under investigation by the Prince ton Police Department. A thief entered through a back door and reports say $60 in change from a soda machine, a pocket knife, and a padlock with key were taken. Patrolman John Garcia led the initial inquiry.
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Princeton
American Block Company
South Second Street
Princeton Police Department
TV Guide Segment With Mixed Classic Shows
ESPN STSCENTER 7:05 CAROL BURNETT AND FRIENDS 7:30 TIC TAC DOUGH ALICE TUNE BARNEY MILLER USA DRAGNET NICK THE ADVENTURES OF BLACK BEAUTY Good bye Beauty The Gordons face a claim by the original owner’s son MENTO: The schedule lists diverse programs from sports to dramas and documentaries across ESPN USA CBS HBO and more including I Spy Madeline Remington Steele Tonight features movies and public affairs programs with a mix of sports and entertainment.
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ESPN
FBI
Shabu
Keith
Ben
CBN
I Spy
HBO
Emmet Otter
Chamblee
NICE
Henry Morton Stanley
David Livingston
Amelia Earhart
Stanely
Livingston
Atlantic
Far East
Remington Steele
Laura
Remington
Two Chances Pay Off In Bridge By South
Oswald Jacoby and James Jacoby discuss a bridge hand where South uses a double-diamond plan to avoid a club finesse. With West leading spades and East hiding three spades, South takes the extra chance on diamonds, plays ace king, drops queen, and reaches nine tricks. The clever multi-finesse decision yields victory.
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West
South
East
Trey
Deuce
Diamonds
Doubleton
Singleton
King of Diamonds
TV Schedule Snips In late night movie mix and sports
A dense listing of TV and movie airings from 12:00 to 4:30, including Bullet For A Badman, Diva, On the Waterfront, and The Man Who Skied Down Everest. It also notes sports programming like ESPN Skiing World Cup and Powerboat racing regattas, with channel and time cues.
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Wey oOo Three
Janet
Terri
Larry
Jack
Cook and
Peary
Richard Chamberlain
Rod Steiger
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
CBN 700 Club
HBO
Porky
Dan Monahan
Mark Herrier
Nick
Joseph Chaikin
Open Theater
Madeline Madeline
Charlie
Chris
Utah
Hart TO
Hart International
Jennifer
Asian Women United
New York
America
USA Sports
CBN
Burns and Allen
USA Radio
Wilhelmenia Wiggins Fernandez
Frederic Andra
David Letterman
Slim Whitman
Candy Clarke
Cormedienne
Elayne Boosler
Jack Benny
USA
Hal Holbrook
Adrienne Barden
Joan USA
Chamblee
Alan Alda
Ellen Burstyn
Ralph Meeker
Maria English
ESPN
Richard Dreyfuss
John Cassavetes
Espn Sportscenter
CBN Life OF
Riley
Schladming
Austria
Perry King
Don Stroud
Ft. Myers
Sodom
Stewart Granger
Pier Angeli
Canadian Rockies
Ida Lupino
Austin
Memphis State
Mississippi
Marlon Brando
Eva Marie Saint
Ross Bagley
Bernard Lee
Richard Attenborougt
Kathleen Quinlan
Bibi Andersson
Heidi
Eva- Maria Singhammer
Gertrand Mittermayr
Walter Mitty
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Ian Richardson
David Healy
the Mouse
His
Ginger Rogers
Joseph Cotten
Claudette Colbert
Shirley Temple
Mia Farrow
Alan Arkin
Gary Cooper
Dorothy McGuire
Frederic Andrei
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Wefield Daily Telegraph
Roebuck & Company
Talents Unlimited of
Beckley
Cato
Yordan
National Business College
Logan Street
Bluefield
Ercer
Debra Winger
Shirley MacLaine
Jack Nicholson
Torpey
MRMOM
Tony Montana
The
AL Pacino Scarface
Bristol
Wsaz
Neatington G Woayt
Fly
D.L. Spradlin
J.J. Weis
John Garcia
Dirty Harry
Timpaes
Matt Dillon
Matt Prumsble
Dillon
Margaux Hemingway
Jack Fish
Amazon Jungle
James MacArthur
Curt Gowdy
Argentina
Peter Strauss
Great Barrier Reef
Cairns
Australia
Nick Gore Vidal
Teerie
Bob Vila
Seattle
Washington
CBN Blondie USA
Sarajevo
Los Angeles
Jackie Gleason
ALL IN the
Another Life
Daryl Hall
John Oates
Montreal
Sara Smile
Maneater
Alfred Hitchcock
Walt Whitman
Latenight
Kevin Leman
Catlins
Agostina Belli
Bas
Canin Wyva
Nec
WOWP
Rss
WOWK
Atlente Binofield
Beckley Homtington
Espe
WRB
Wes
Mac
WBRA
Ane Sammons Wathabe Dees
WCHS
Cas
WIM
WPI
Charleston Johnson
Pikeville Cinemax
Wndivaden
Oswald Jacoby
James Jacoby
North
Ulnerable
Aler
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Jass
Playwright Gordon
Cowboy Rogers
Mideast ‘S Alliance
Environment Agency
Betrayer (S
Jolly Boat
Nazi Rudolf
Confederate States Army
Betray
Audie Murphy
Darren McGawie
Vren
McCloud
Lenny
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