Three Bluefield men to arraign in tip ticket case
Three Bluefield men face 8 AM Municipal Court arraignments on tip ticket possession charges. Thomas Gallate 41 of 609 Third St was nabbed at Dunfords Pool Room Princeton Ave Jerry Thorpe 29 of 127 Depot St was nabbed at X and L Grocery Jones St Officer Paul Oliver made the arrest Oscar Whitehead 44 of Matz Hotel was nabbed at Southland Pool Room Stewart St Officer Benjamin Burnham made the arrest All three posted $200 bond Sunday night police said.
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Senator Rawlings Named 1966 Man of the Year in Agriculture
State Sen. William V. Rawlings of Southampton County is named 1966 Man of the Year in Service to Virginia Agriculture by The Progressive Farmer. The editors praise his work for farmers since 1962 and note his roles with the Virginia Peanut and Hog Growers Association since 1950.
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William V. Rawlings
Southampton County
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Virginia
Bill Rawlings
State Senate
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Virginia Peanut and Hog Growers Association
Sicilian teen rejects tradition in bold kidnap rape case
Filippo Melodia, 23, was sentenced to 11 years for kidnapping and raping Franca Viola, 18, in a case that challenged centuries old Sicilian custom. Her refusal to marry her abductor sparked threats, arson, and Mafia fears as police protected her during trial.
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Kennedy seeks blocking of Death of a President book
Mrs Joan F Kennedy's attorney says no out of court settlement sought as legal action to bar Look magazine and Harper Row from publishing William Manchester's account proceeds. Judge Rifkind says no settlement talks. Look asserts edits possible but no censorship. Public reaction focuses on portrayal of Kennedy and Johnson and Moyers denial of advance sections.
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New York
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Look Magazine
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Manchester
New York Times
White House
Bill D. Moyers
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