Two U S Shrimp Trawlers To Be Released By Cuba
The Coast Guard has no contact with two U S shrimp trawlers to be released by Cuban authorities. Owners say the vessels Penny Singleton and Mark Singleton may be freed Tuesday morning after a third boat Charles Singleton grounded off the western Cuban coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cuba
Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Bobby Canaday
The
Singleton Shrimp Co
Tampa
Canaday
Fabian Bothwell
Penny Singleton
Mark Singleton
Charles Singleton
Bothwell
Canady
Penny
Mark
Charles
Nicaragua
Switzerland
Emil Stadelhofer
Viet Nam Prolonged Cease-Fire Tensions Rise Over Grabs
Viet Cong seized Douglas Ramsey 28 of Boulder City Nevada assistant province representative of the U S aid mission near Trung Lap 25 miles northwest of Saigon as fighting was believed to continue before a four day cease fire at 11 p m Wednesday Ramsey a fluent Vietnamese speaker arrived in Viet Nam three years ago and was taken after raising his hands while his driver fled the attack was near the U S 1st Division headquarters in its drive against the Iron Triangle
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Ramsey
Boulder City
Nev
U.S
Trung Lap
Saigon
Ramsey
Cu Chu
Viet Nam
Court hears voting rights arguments on literacy tests
Robinson on second high court appearance argues the remedy must fit constitutional commands while Virginia and Alabama officials defend literacy tests as nondiscriminatory. McIlwaine says the 15th Amendment did not grant power to alter literacy requirements, and Mizell denounces the law as flagrantly unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robinson
High Court
Virginia
Asst
R. D. McIlwaine HY
Congress
McIlwaine
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Military leaders urge patience in Viet Nam peace effort
Gen Wallace M Greene Jr says an overall massive effort may be required to end the war. Sen Javits backs continuing bombing pause if it aids peace. Sen Clark urges restraint and defense of strongpoints. Sen Mansfield defends caution after Humprey critique. Deputy ambassador Porter says high level groups will aid Viet Nam in agriculture education and health. Rusk and Harriman poised to return from Honolulu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Wallace M. Greene ,Jr
Marine Corps
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Congress
Javits
Joseph S. Clark
D.pa
Senate
United States
Mike Mansfield
D.mont
Hubert H. Humphrey
Mansfield
William Porter
U.S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
White House
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Honolulu
Virginia Debates Tax Plans and Education Funding
Gov Godwin outlines opposition to state taking over teacher pay as cost and fairness concerns loom. He backs sales tax earmarked for highways and local school funding, urges expansions of community colleges and new state university ideas. Del Daniel requests journal entry clarification on Rep Frost's absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
Godwin
Virginia
General Fund
Hampton Roads
Richmond
John H. Daniel
Charlotte County
Journal
Del
Tom Frost
Warrenton
Miami
December Employment Gains and Low Unemployment Hit New High
Production matched the previous September peak as nonfarm payrolls rose by over 350000 in December. Unemployment fell to 4.1 percent, retail sales rose 1 percent from October and November, and prices rose about 2 percent. Bank credit increased by 2.5 billion, with long rates steady and short-term investments rising.
Bank Robbery Suspect Transferred to Norfolk Jail
Talley is held at Rockingham County jail after a Norfolk bank robbery. The robber feigned opening a savings account then flashed a pistol, taking cash in small denominations. $1,905 was recovered from an oil soaked envelope at Brandon and Cooley Avenues in Norfolk following a tip to the Norfolk Pilot. Authorities identify the money as the bank loot. In Asheville, ex convict Kenneth Arnold Miller surrendered after being sought for the $6,972 First Union National Bank robbery. Miller and Walter Carver were charged. Miller to be turned over to the FBI. A $991 cache was found in Carver’s apartment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Talley
Rockingham County
Cecil Ward Gwaltney
Gwaltney
Norfolk Virginian Pilot
Brandon Avenue
Cooley Avenue
FBI
Asheville
West Asheville
A. R. Sluder
Kenneth Arnold
Doc) Miller
Sluder
Miller
Slader
First
Carver
Eyster son of WWII officers dies in Vietnam service
Mrs. Eyster recalls George Eyster as a soldier who died in Vietnam despite being told he need not go. His father Brig. Gen. George Eyster and grandfather Col. L. L. La Roche held high wartime posts, reflecting a family steeped in military life in Cocoa Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Eyster
United States
Viet Nam
Eysters
B52 Crew Rescued After Collision Near Madrid
Rescue teams recovered four B52 crew members after a midair collision near Vera and Madrid. The tanker crew may have been trapped as the plane fell, while others parachuted into the Mediterranean and were picked up by Spanish rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Madrid
Mediterranean
Vera
Here
Ives Buchanan
Bakersville
N.C
Larry Messinger
Wauchula
Fla
Michael L. Rooney
Charlotte
Charles Wendorf
Slidell
Messinger
Rooney
Wendorf
Buchanan
Torrejon
U.S
Wenlort
Seymour Johnson
Steven S. Montanus
Springfield, Ohio
George J. Glesner
Belleville
Ronald P. Snyder
Seat Pleasant
Weaver Congress Seeks Broader Role for New Cabinet Post
Weaver, a $35,000-a-year cabinet officer, would head the same agencies he ran as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency. Senate Banking Committee Chairman A Willis Robertson, D Va, supported Weaver after opposing him in 1961, noting Weaver’s unprejudiced record. Robertson quoted Johnson’s concern about appointing a colored man to the Cabinet while Congress was not in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Weaver
Housing and Home Finance Agency
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
Senate Banking Committee
Robertson
Johnson
Dirksen warns against Communist expansion and U.S. aid waste
Senator Dirksen argues a firm course in South Vietnam safeguards U.S. leadership. He cites slipping prestige and calls for precise auditing of foreign aid to ensure returns in goodwill and peace. President Ford pledges a budget battle to trim the $112.8 billion Johnson package before Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dirksen
South Viet Nam
U.S
United States
Ford
Johnson
Congress
Buddy Scott Pardoned After 16 Years In 1949 Church Slaying
Roanoke news confirms Lee Buddy Scott, who was convicted in 1949 for a church kitchen murder and sentenced to 99 years, received a full pardon last Friday as the final act of Governor Albertis S. Harrison. Scott, once an Eagle Scout and choirboy, served 16 years before release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Williams
Buddy Scott
Roanoke
Lee
Buddy
Scott
Albertis S. Harri
Diana Marie Weaver
Roanoké
Christ Episcopal Church
Jefferson
Vaughn to lead Peace Corps and parole case to pardon
The piece describes Robert S. Vaughn becoming director of the Peace Corps amid praise from Shriver and Johnson. It notes two government salaries limit and recalls Vaughn’s prior roles in Latin America and as Panama ambassador. It also covers Scott, denied parole until 1964, later granted conditional pardon with oversight until 1971 after a long history of parole denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriver
Peace Corps
Vaughn
Panama
U.S
Alliance For Progress
Johnson
Cener
Son Jr
Virginia
Scott
State Parole Board
Harrison
Latin America
Sugar Ray Robinson
How To Hold FALSE TEETH More Firmly in Place
Advertises FASTEETH powder to secure false teeth with an alkaline non acid formula. Claims firm, comfortable hold without gummy taste and helps prevent plate odor. Available at drug counters everywhere.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gussie
16Th Air Force
Gemil J. Chapla
Paul Lane
Leo E. Simmons
Lloyd G. Potolicchio
John Webb
John
C&p
C&p Telephone Company of
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!