Rawlings Upsets Smith In Virginia Democratic Primary
In central Virginia’s 8th District the 44-year-old George C. Rawlings Jr. defeated 83-year-old incumbent Rep. Howard W. Smith for the Democratic nomination, 26,885 to 26,521, aided by a new district spread and aggressive outreach to moderates and Black voters. Abbitt led in the 4th District with 36,191 over Curling, and DuVal beat Woods 32,636 to 21,492 in the 10th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Howard W. Smith
Congress
George C. Rawlings Jr
Smith
Butis
Virginia
Rawlings
Watkins M. Abbitt
Lewis A. Curling
Southside
Clive L. DuVal
Virginia House
Thomas H. Woods
DuVal
Joel T.broynhill
Washington
8Th
Fredericksburg
Fairfax County
Abbitt
Curling
Woods
Democratic Party
Harry F. Byrd
North Viet Nam air war sees missiles and jets outmatched
In a day of heavy fighting, nine missiles and two MIG21s failed to stall U S air raids on North Viet Nam as Air Force pilots pressed missions against missile and radar sites. Navy fliers reported a lucrative day, destroying or damaging 59 barges and cargo junks. Total losses rose, with two fighter bombers shot down and one pilot rescued. Across the conflict, ground actions in the south lessened after a large Sweep by Vietnamese Rangers cleared Viet Cong from Swamplands near a major oil depot south of Saigon. General Westmoreland declared the situation looks real good, while defense officials noted supply and ordnance limits and continued propaganda battles in Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Air Force
Navy
Gris Kang
Haiphong
William C. Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Hue
U.S. Navy
Paul H. Nitze
da Nang
7Th Fleet
South
Rusk says attack in South Vietnam can be beaten
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters he is confident the attack against South Vietnam can and will be thrown back though the war is not over. He cited guerrilla warfare, heavier Communist losses, and the need to locate the enemy, noting a possible end at the conference table or battlefield. He also commented on the Chinese Maoist line and Soviet withdrawal from a U.S.-Soviet meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Rusk
Far East
Viet Nam
Peking
Mao Tse Tung
Southiet Nam
Firemen in Viet Nam Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Paratroopers of the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, known as the firemen in Viet Nam, have spent most of their time moving between hot spots since arriving July 29. Based at Phan Rang for three weeks, they fought early to secure An Khe for the 1st Cavalry Division, with a battalion heli-lifted to clear a Viet Cong base camp after heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Merron Dak
South Viet Nam
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Viet Nam
Screaming Eagles
Phan Rang
South China Sea
Saigon
An Khe
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ten Students Expelled For Cheating At Ohio State University
Ohio State University in Columbus expelled ten students and disciplined 29 others after a cheating scandal in the Mathematics Department. A janitor was paid to unlock a cabinet two nights before the freshman final exam and five instigators copied parts of the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio State
Bonner
Price tag for poverty war eyed at 24 billion
Washington AP reports a high ranking aide to Sargent Shriver outlined a 10 year cost to meet his poverty reduction goal. Five year costs would need about 50 billion more than current spending, averaging roughly 10 billion annually, with total spending near 24 billion in the current year. The plan stresses modest expenditure levels and caps war on poverty at a small share of GNP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
Shriver
Senate Labor Subcommittee
OEQ
Associated Press
Joseph A. Kershaw
Bureau of the Budget
OEO
House
Senate
Kershaw
Typhoid Hits City In Ruhr Quarantines Issued
WUPPERTAL Germany AP health officials quarantined 23 persons in this Ruhr city amid suspected typhoid cases linked to ice cream from a school camp at Fernsdorf. About 2000 contacts were warned yet not under strict quarantine. Cases described as mild include 20 elementary pupils, a teacher, and parents of two students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wuppertal
Germany
Ruhr
Fernsdorf
Heat cripples power grid amid extreme Midwest heat
The Midwest heat wave strained electric supplies with at least 17 heat deaths in St Louis and prompted Nebraska to urge voluntary conservation. Rotating outages began in St Louis as a 120000 kilowatt plant transformer failed. Union Electric planned rolling cuts for groups of 75000 customers. Federal officials urged utilities to marshal full power resources to avert widespread failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
St. Louis
Nebraska
Federal Power Commission
Lee C. White
White
Frank B Morrison
Commission
Union Electric of
James Lumpp
Union Electric
St Louis Heat Wave Kills At Least 17
The St Louis coroner reports at least 17 deaths since Sunday linked to a Midwest heat wave as temperatures exceed 100 degrees for the fourth day. Hospitals note about 40 heat exhaustion cases. power outages affect 75,000 customers as utilities rotate cuts to prevent further strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Helen Taylor
U.S
Weather Bureau
John J. Thomas
Taylor
Raymond J. Harris
Spong Margin Narrowly Edges Robertson In Virginia
In Virginia tight returns in the Democratic primary show William B. Spong Jr. narrowly defeating A. Willis Robertson as the Byrd organization suffers setbacks with Howard W. Smith losing to George C. Rawlings Jr. and Armistead L. Boothe contesting. Unofficial tallies show Robertson trailing by a few hundred votes and Smith narrowly behind Rawlings, raising recount talk though no action is confirmed. Byrd Jr. advances toward becoming Virginia's senior senator as results close out the night in Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Daffron
Richmond, Va
Byrds
A. Willis Robertson
Howard W. Smith
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Senate
Armistead L. Boothe
Robertson
House
William B. Spong Jr
Spong
Smith
The
House Rules Committee
Virginia
George C. Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Byrd
Boothe
ertson-Spong
Smith-Rawlings
Byrd Jr
Winchester
Air Talks Break Off in Airline Strike Tug-of-War
Washington AFL CIO machinists chief accuses Northwest Airlines of fouling the status quo during talks to end a five day strike that halts most U S air travel. Asst. Labor Secretary Reynolds aims to restore relations and resume negotiations at 10 30 a m if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James J. Reynolds
Reynolds
Ramsey
Northwest
Tokyo
San Juan
Eastern Airlines
Puerto Rico
Jet Stream Blamed For Heat Wave
Washington AP reports the jet stream is part of the heat wave causing high temperatures across much of the United States. Climatologist J Murray Mitchell Jr notes the jet is not dipping south as usual, reducing its cooling effect, while Dr Jerome Namias warns several factors contribute to the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Murray Mitchell, Jr
U.S. Weather Bureau
Canada
Atlantic
United States
Mitchell
Jerome Namias
The
Weather Bureau
Weather Outlook Maps Across Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia reports partly cloudy skies with scattered thunderstorms and highs in the 90s. North Carolina sees partly cloudy conditions with afternoon and evening storms, temperatures mostly in the 80s, higher in the mountains. Downtown log records Tuesday and Wednesday readings with temperatures, pressure around 29.94 inches, winds from the southwest. A 24 hour low near mid-70s and a high near 101 are listed with precipitation around 0.95 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
North Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ted le Bestie
E.cucclurusco
Mask DuVal
Kenna
SEN
Harry F. Byrd, JR
W. B. Spong, JR
Rep
Watkins Abbitt
Clive L. Duval II
G. C. Rawlings, JR
North
Rusk EE
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
Los An
101 Airborne
Paladio- Sports
the Weather Report
Register
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!