Nixon Sees Tide Turning for GOP in Virginia
Roanoke AP Nixon warned Virginia Republicans Saturday’s state convention could energize GOP gains toward 1968. He urged nominating strong men for two open U.S. Senate seats amid Democratic rifts and Republican unity gains while predicting several House seats and potential governorship wins for the party. He called for an economic focus and endorsed tougher Vietnam measures, avoiding a direct presidential bid hint. Mayors and local figures eyed as candidates with no clear second nominee named. The convention opens with William Co. Wampler as keynote and Linwood Holton slated as permanent chairman.
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Roanoke
Richard M. Nixon
Virginia
Nixon
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Johnson
South
Senate
A. Willis Robertson
Harry F. Byrd Jr
GOP
State
Republican Central Committee
Ould
Democrat Robertson
Byrd
Robert J. Corber
Lawrence M. Traylor
Heathsville
Canlidate
Congress
Shields S. Parsons Jr
Norfolk
U.S
Tr. Lee Potter
Potter
William Co. Wampler
Bristol
Wampler
W. Pat Jennings
Linwood Holton
Warning Issued On Classified Mailing Piece
Danville Retail Merchants Association president L Armisiead Womack urged caution about payments for a misrepresented invoice. The Los Angeles firm advertises business listings from the Danville City Directory and has no link to the local directory or its classified ads. Womack notes this signals a recurring mailing scam targeting firms and professionals in Danville.
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Danville Retail Merchants Association
L. Armis Iead Womack
Womack
Danville
Los Angeles
Calif
Retail Merchants Association
Tuck Endorses Byrd As Man Of Integrity
Richmond AP report states Representative William M. Tuck endorsed Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. in the July 12 Democratic primary, praising Byrd as a man of high principle and unquestioned integrity. Byrd faces Armistead L. Boothe in the race, with Tuck urging Virginians to support Byrd amid national trend concerns.
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Tuck
Byrd
Man “of
Richmond
Sth
William M. Tuck Friday
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Armistead L. Boothe
Teenage Pair Injured In Rural Road Crash
Two Pittsylvania County teenagers, Dexter Oakes aged 18 and Judy Lawrence aged 17 from Chatham Route 4, were admitted to Memorial Hospital with facial lacerations after their car crashed on a sharp curve and rammed into a tree near the Franklin County line. Both were listed in satisfactory condition last night.
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Memorial Hospital
Pittsylvania
Franklin County
Dexter Oakes
Judy Lawrence
Chatham Rt. 4
Man Bound Over Second Time To Grand Jury
Riley William King Jr was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of obtaining an adding machine under false pretenses. It was the second time this week he faced similar charges after allegedly renting and not returning machines from Southern Machines and Berry's Business Machines. Charles W Hart 39 of Roxboro NC also bound over for passing a $50 worthless check.
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Riley William King, Jr
Southern
Berry
Charles W. Hart
Roxboro
N. C
Dial A Devotion Installed By Nor Dan Church
Nor Dan Church of Christ in Danville installed two telephones to play a daily recorded devotional. Call 797-1141 or 797-1142 any time. Pastor Rev Richard St Chastain records a different message each day for subscribers.
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Danville
Nor-Dan Church of Christ
Richard St. Chastain
Medicare Opens in Danville Hospitals Amid Mixed Reactions
Medicare began in Danville with Memorial and Winslow hospitals notified they may accept patients. Many seniors welcome coverage, while some doctors protest the program, with claims it shifts costs to patients. Officials report early admissions, policy details, and anticipated reductions in welfare medical costs as Medicare provisions are implemented.
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Danville
Memorial
Winslow
Baxter Byerly
Joseph M. Milam
Memorial Hospital
Virginia Medicar
Milam
Paul Bridge
Max Boatwright
Danville District Social Security Office
Social Security Administration
Boatwright
Danville Social Service Bureau
Medicare
Officials Take A Boat To Meetings
In Gretna the Smith Mountain Leesville Reservoirs Regional Planning Commission plans its next meeting for 2:30 PM Wednesday at Eagle's Roost in Bedford County. Members may arrive by boat with mooring at Eagle's Roost or Saunders Marina. The session will consider a capital improvements program and a water safety report. a picnic supper and boat tours of Smith Mountain Lake will follow.
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Gretna
Smith Mountain
Leesville
Reginal
Commission
Eagle’s Roost
Bedford County
Richard W. Arey
Saunders Marina
Smith Mountain Lake
First Medicare Patient Enter Memorial Hospital
Mary J. Barker, lifelong Danville resident and former maternity ward ward helper, became Memorial Hospital’s first Medicare patient after its approval. She entered after breaking her arm from a backyard fall at 200 Bradley St. She retired March 22 1966 after a long tenure in hospital service and textile mills. Barker expects a brief stay and praises the care, calling every doctor her doctor.
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Memorial Hospital
Mary J. Barker
Danville
Bradley St
Barker
Altaark Frigate Returns To Lake Matoaka For Common Glory
In Williamsburg Virginia September 1965 marked the sinking of a 16 year old warship off Lake Matoaka. The rebuilt craft Altaark christened June 16 1966 debuts with four wheels and four tanks, designed by Roger Sherman and Albert Haak. Haak notes redwood hull components and a complex floating mechanism. The vessel now sits by the lake ready to fire in the Battle of Yorktown reenactment during The Common Glory program.
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Williamsburg
Lake Matoaka
Common Glory
Altaark
Roger Sherman
the Common Glory
Albert Haak
Haak
Howard Scammon
Carolyne Landon
Hank
Richard Vos
Six Danville Officers Graduate From Police Training
Six Danville policemen were slated to graduate from the Central State Training School in Richmond. The new graduates are Bobby E. Spalding, Kenneth A. Latcham, Floyd A. Poindexter, Harry A. Harper, Thomas G. Wilhoit and James D. Fitts Jr. In all, 16 have completed the school this year with ten others already back on duty after earlier sessions. Classes were extended from two to three weeks to accommodate larger enrollments and new subjects such as lie detector use, ethics in law enforcement, Communist activities, flim flam methods, counterfeit money recognition, civil defense, and crime definition.
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Danville
Central State Training School
Richmond
Bobby E. Spalding
Kenneth A. Latcham
Floyd A. Poindexter
Harry A. Harper
Thomas G. Wilhoit
James D. Fitts, Jr
Danville Firm Wins Paving Contract for US 58 Work
Thompson-Arthur Paving Co. of Danville secured a $49,339 contract for heavy duty asphalt resurfacing on US 58 between the Halifax County line and Danville. The award was among 17 contracts by the State Highway Department for 173 miles across 23 projects totaling $1,576,423, with additional work on Rt. 40 in Franklin County from Penbook toward Rocky Mount.
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Thompson-Arthur Paving Co
Danville
Halifax County
Thompson-Arthur
State Highway Department
Rt. 40
Franklin Unly
Penbook
Rocky Mount
Bartlett Yancey FFA members win State Farmer Degrees
Eight Bartlett Yancey High School Future Farmers of America members earned State Farmer Degrees at the North Carolina FFA convention in Raleigh. Frank Vernon, Ronnie Willis, Paul Richmond, Buddy Aldridge, Scott Fuqua, Ronnie Whitlow, Jerry Powell and Freeman Ghvywn comprise the awardees among 253 state honorees from over 30 000 FFA members. The chapter won 350 in contest prizes including 100 for first in a crops contest and 60 for a first in District 4, plus 47 for second place in the cooperative contest. Frank Vernon also earned 100 for a first in a farm electrification district contest. Wayne Slaughter won 15 in the Man River Federation soil and water contest. Silas Vernon presided as outgoing state vice president.
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Yanceyville
WN. C
Bartlett Yancey High School
Futura Farmers of America
FFA
Raleigh
Frank Vernon
Ronnie Willis
Paul Richmond
Buddy Aldridge
Scott Fuqua
Ronnie Whitlow
Jerry Powell
Freeman Ghvywn
North Carolina
Bartlett Yancey
Wayne Slaughter
Man River Federation
William Neal Reynolds
N. C. State
Silas Vernon
Ralph Vernon
M. L.green
R. E. Sadler
Peyton Case Reopened By High Court
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals reopened the habeas corpus case of Danville inmate Thomas C. Peyton serving life for rape. It ordered the attorney general to file an answer for another hearing on the writ after a petition for error in the 1965 prior proceeding. Peyton was convicted by a 1966 jury and received life imprisonment.
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Danville
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Thomas C. Peyton
Corporation ‘Court
State Supreme Court
Attorney General
Wi. AF. Aiken
Peyton
Gretna Teacher To Attend Language Institute At Murray State
Gretna High School Spanish teacher Linda Dale Grant has been selected to join a seven week Language Institute at Murray State University in Kentucky. She is the sole Virginia recipient among 50 chosen from over 200 applications. Funded by the National Defense Education Act program, participants receive a weekly stipend and dependent allowances while living on campus and practicing total immersion in Spanish.
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Gretna
Linda Dale Grant
Gretna High School
Murray State University
Murray
Virginia
United States Office of Education
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