Miss Virginia Contestants Parade Through Roanoke Bars Slow Moving Route
Forty Miss Virginia contestants rode convertibles through downtown Roanoke in the slowest parade of the pageant's 13 years. Interviews halted the line before the reviewing stand as Bebe Shopp Waring of Lynnfield MA, Miss America 1948, served as parade marshal. Preliminary rounds begin Thursday and Friday with 10 finalists named Saturday for the Miss Virginia 1966 title, awarding a $1,000 scholarship and a trip to Atlantic City for Miss America.
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American Theatre
Bebe Shopp Waring
Lynnfield
Mass
Shriner Clowns
Smokey the ‘Bear
Virginia
Jean Marilyn Inge
Norfolk
Atlantic City
Johnson Sees Rapid U S Military Expansion in Vietnam
President Johnson described the U S buildup in South Vietnam as unprecedentedly rapid and well supplied, with no mandatory economy controls and no canceled air sorties. He cited McNamara’s reports, predicted munitions savings, and vowed continued manpower support while stressing maximum economy and progress at home.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
W. Averell Harriman
Los Angeles
Andrew J. Goodpaster
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Specia
Latin America
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Arturo Ia
Guatemala
Southeast Asia
Stowaway Escapes to London After Free Flight and Embassy Aid
A man recounted evading airline checks to fly TWA 770 from Chicago to London in coach, spending the night in an airport and a park before reaching friends’ flat. Embassy officials lent aid as airline security probes begin. Johnson discusses civil rights, ghetto conditions, and policy on bombing near Hanoi in a broader wartime frame.
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Viet Nam War Skyhawks fly 91 missions and clash near Haiphong
Monday 91 multi plane missions were flown by Viet Nam era squadrons in air strikes north of the border. In the Gulf of Tonkin two Skyhawk bombers fought torpedo boats near Haiphong as shore batteries fired. Ground clashes continued in the south with Viet Cong attacks on U S advised garrisons.
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Saigon
Thay
Plei Djereng
Duc Co
Truman To Skip Dedication Of Peace Center
Former President Harry S. Truman, age 82, said he would not attend the dedication ceremony for the Truman Center of the Advancement of Peace at Hebrew University in Jerusalem on July 11. Thurgood Marshall will represent him, as Truman cites family and physician concerns about a taxing journey. David Noyes had recently visited Jerusalem to assess feasibility of his trip.
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Truman Center of the Advancement of Peace
Hebrew University
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Truman
Thurgood Marshall
U.S
David Noyes
Jerusalem
Associated Press
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Omaha
Neb
Lawton
Okla
Cordele
National Guard
G. A. Woods
Citizens Coordinating Committee For Civil Liberties
Racial unrest spurred by job need and housing neglect
The Associated Press report describes racial tensions in Omaha and other cities. Frustration, desire for recognition, and economic neglect are cited as triggers for disorders. Gov Morison and Mayor Sorensen note housing underdevelopment, while governors and civil rights groups discuss strategies and nonviolent change.
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Stewart
Associated Press
Watts
Near North Side
Omaha
North Side
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
National Conference of Governors
Los Angeles
Queen peace and July tensions hover over Belfast
Queen Elizabeth, smiling, flew home from Belfast as Northern Ireland's government faced a fragile peace. July raises danger in the divided city where Protestants and Catholics stand ready to clash, with July 12 marking the William of Orange celebration at the Boyne.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
William of Orange
James II
Saturn 4B test shows fuel management in zero gravity
Saturn 4B, nicknamed Proton 2, launched November 2 1965 as a flying physics lab. The 26900 pound payload tested upper stage fuel handling using vented hydrogen gas to create artificial gravity, with cameras and sensors recording results. Officials said the liquid stayed at the tank bottom and the test was a complete success in its objective, though restart capability was not shown. Maj. Gen. Sam Phillips noted six weeks of data analysis to follow, with potential Apollo milestones aiming for August unmanned and November manned Earth orbit flights.
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Space Agency
Sam Phillips
Presumptive death found for three Army men
The Defense Department announced a presumptive finding of death for three Army members reported by Hanoi and Viet Cong radio as executed prisoners. S Sgt Harold G Bennett Capt Humbert R Versace M Sgt Kenneth M Roraback were listed missing or detained in 1963 to 1965 and presumed dead, with next of kin eligible for six months pay, insurance and Social Security benefits.
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Hanoi
Viet Cong
Army
Harold G. Bennett
Pauline Bennett
P.O. Box
Perryville
Ark
Humbert R. Versace
Humbert J. Versace
Hazlett Ave
Baltimore
Kenneth M. Roraback
Veronica J. Rora
Thomas Ave
Fayetteville
N.C
Versace
Roraback
South Viet Nam
Bennett
Fist
Viet Nam
Death toll during holidays sparks push for safety reforms
Howard Pyle, president of the safety council, hopes Congress will pass legislation to reduce highway deaths. The 1965 Christmas holiday recorded a record 720 traffic fatalities. An Associated Press comparison shows 383 deaths during the 78hour 4th of July weekend period from 6 p.m. June 17 to midnight June 20.
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The
Safety Council
Congress
Associated Press
Toll passings mark Virginia Fourth of July holiday
A state road camp guard was killed crossing the Capital Beltway in Northern Virginia, part of a steady July Fourth toll that left 20 state accident deaths for the long holiday period. Killed were James Bush 56 at Centreville. Kenneth Ball 18 near Williamsburg. Diana Sanger 21 near Bland. Henry Junie Thomas 13 in Richmond. Robert Hopkins 19 at Madison Run. Charles Brickhouse 53 near Cheriton. Billy Burford 30 and Donna Burford 29 near Salem. Tas Robinson 46 in Roanoke County. Victoria Hashett 8 near Dublin. and a sailor at Norfolk Naval Station plus another Virginian death in Georgia.
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Cheriton
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Chesapeake
Roanoke
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Shawsville
Roanoke County
Dublin
Victoria Lynn Hashett
State Rt
Pulaski
Aso
Norfolk Naval Station
Georgia
Norfolk
John V. Olson Jr
Cassel
Min
Maysville
Theodore Paul Austin
Inter State
Japan Pressure Over Vietnam Policy Noted
Talks describe Prime Minister Eisaku Sato under opposition pressure to take a more independent stance and demand concessions from the United States on Vietnam and Communist China. A U S official notes Japan’s non member status shapes view, while Rusk cites Southeast Asia treaties' forces in Viet Nam and the price of Tokyo’s backing could be tolerance for trade frictions with Red China.
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Rusk
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Hoffa eyes new vice president as Teamsters debate fate
At the Teamsters convention, Hoffa backs a move to raise his salary to 100000 and install a general vice president who would assume the top job if Hoffa dies or is removed. He names Frank Fitzsimmons of Detroit as the candidate, while debate centers on jail term effects and appeals pending. Sen. Eugene McCarthy calls for stronger privacy and fair trial rights amid charges of wire tapping and press prejudice. A key official, Harold Gibbons, may abstain from opposing Hoffa’s pick, after previously shelving a bid against Fitzsimmons.
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St. Louis
Gibbons
Indonesia Malaysia talks seek normal relations reset
The Bangkok discussions aim to restore ties between Indonesia and Malaysia after years of strain. Sukarno led a failed Crush Malaysia campaign, while Suharto's camp blamed it for Indonesia's bankruptcy. Nasution was ousted after a 1965 coup attempt and the power shift pushed Sukarno toward Suharto, with Jakarta radio blackout complicating news.
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