Write-In Campaign Wins Re-Election in Virginia House Race
A write-in push secured Del. T. Dix Sutton a Richmond Henrico district victory over Dr. William Ferguson Reid as Democrats kept control in the General Assembly. Republicans won more seats in some districts while several Democratic incumbents and two senators faced defeat in tight contests across the state.
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Richmond
General Assembly
House of Delegates
Richmond-Henrico County
del. T. Dix Sutton
William Ferguson Reid
Reid
Sutton
Henrico County
Skipwith
Donald A. McGlothin
Grundy
Deis
Nathan 8. Hutcherson Jr
Franklin County
Kenneth I. Devore
Christiansburg
Charles W. Wamper Jr
Harrisonburg
McGlothin
George F. Barnes
John T. Dalton
Ted Dalton
GOP
Devore
House
Senate
Republi
Tragedy at Pentagon as Man Douses Baby in Flames
A man attacked the Pentagon area and set himself ablaze near the river entrance, killing himself and injuring none of the baby he carried. Reports describe the baby unharmed and later seen smiling in a nurse’s arms, while officials investigate the staged act and the motives behind the incident.
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Sheehy
George Webb
Morrison
Ft. Myer Dispensary
Webb
Fr. Myer
Guska Defense Department
Army
Richard Lundquist
Society of Friends
Virginia House Races Highlight Byrd Style and GOP Challenge
Virginia politics center on Democratic Byrd alignment versus GOP challenger Holton and a broad critic of long Democratic rule. Key figures include Godwin, Pollard, Button, Callahan, Warriner, and local officials in Richmond, Danville, and Northern Virginia as campaigns frame 1965 state government change.
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Holton
Godwin
Byrd Organization
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Stripe
Byrd
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
National
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Nixon
House
Gerald Ford
Michigan
GOP
State House
Senate
Fred G. Pollard
Richmond
Robert Y. Button
Vincent F. Callahan
Northern Virginia
D. Dortch Warriner
Story
Reid Putney
John W. Carter
Danville
Klan Members Linked to Vigilantes in Barnsville Case
Witnesses testified that Klan Royce Carlyle, John Mitchell and four others, linked to a Barnsville group called the Vigilantes, were found with multiple firearms and robes after a cross burning. Bayne, 37, resisted questions as officials questioned the Klan’s claimed law and order stance amid prior convictions.
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Royce Carlyle
John Mitchell
Barnsville
Blackwell
Thomson
McGriff
Bayne
Philip Manuel
Priso
Edwin E. Willis
D-Ala
Klan
Buchanan
Pacifist Norman Morrison Found Dead in Baltimore
Norman Morrison, a pacifist formerly living in Charlotte, turned himself in after a fatal self inflicted act outside the Pentagon. Friends recall his deep concern over U S policy in Vietnam and his Quaker faith shaping his actions and views.
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Charlotte
N. C
Norman Morrison
Ingon
North Carolina
Bruce Thornton
Morrison
Norman
Viet Nam
Thornton
J. Floyd Moore
Guilford College
Greensboro
Baltimore
Former Western Carolinas League player charged with NC bank robberies
Richard Kenneth Schmidt, 26, a former Salisbury Dodgers second baseman, is charged with robbing the Claremont National Bank of Catawba County on Feb 5 and the Denver branch of First National Bank of Lincoln in July, after already facing a Georgia bank robbery. He awaits a preliminary hearing in Jacksonville, Florida, as authorities note most North Carolina cases this year are solved.
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Charlotte
Georgia
North Carolina
Richard Kenneth Schmidt
Jacksonville
Fla
Athens
Robert M. Murphy
FBI
Schmidt
Claremont
National Bank of
First National Bank of Lincainton
Denver
Seguidt
Sal
Isbury
Athens, Ga
Murphy
U.S
George Young
Mabel Sigmon
Salisbury Dodgers
Salisbury
South America
Dodgers
Ft. Bragg i
Ft. Bragg
Military Casualties Report Shows 17 Year Old Among Viet Nam Killed
The latest service checks reveal one 17 year old listed as killed in action in Viet Nam while Marines Navy and Air Force report no such losses. The overall combat death toll exceeds 846 with servicemen tally near 148 386.
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Viet Nam
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Ast
U.S
Goldwater Promotes Heavy Vietnam Bombing Tactics
From his Phoenix home Barry Goldwater, defeated by Johnson, calls for strong bombing of Hanoi industrial targets while avoiding civilian areas. He also urges reconnaissance flights end before raids and criticizes McNamara, suggesting his resignation would aid the war effort. He blames Rockefeller and Scranton for harm to his presidential bid and predicts riots if elected. He favors returning to the Senate in 1968, naming Nixon as the strongest GOP prospect.
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Goldwater
Johnson
Hanoi
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McNamara
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Pentagon
Washington
Rockefeller
Scranton
Martin Luther King
Barry Goldwater
Gold‘water
U.S. Senate
Richard M. Nix
France and Russia pledge to pursue high level talks
In Moscow, Foreign Ministers Maurice Couve de Murville and Andrei Gromyko agreed to continue high level discussions that could shape a new framework for Soviet French cooperation. They invited French President De Gaulle to visit Moscow after French elections, signaling a step toward closer eastern western Europe dialogue.
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Russia
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Soviet Union
Thes
Maurice Couve de Murville
Paris
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Europe
U.S
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Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Black Sea
de Gaulle
China
Rogers at the News After Son’s Death and Family Tragedies
The Rogers family returned to Apple Valley and remain secluded. Pfc. Rogers, 18, died after choking on vomit following a movie and supper at a Geinhausen post club, an autopsy linking alcohol. Roy and Dale Rogers faced multiple past losses, including Debbie’s Korean orphan death, and discuss faith shaping their lives. Both are confirmed Episcopalians attending various churches.
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Apple Valley
Pfc
Rogers
Frankfurt
Geinhausen
Roy Rogers
Dale
Debbie
John
Mexico
Robin Elizabeth Rogers
Roy
Angel
Roy Jr
Linda Lou
Tom Fox
Cheryl
Marion
Dodie
Faith
Dale Rogers
Uvalde
Tex
Cincinnati
Viet Nam Aid Drops Amid War Reporting and Casualty Updates
Reports detail a major aid drop along the Vietnamese coast aimed at swaying local opinion. U S airstrikes near Saigon, ground fighting near Qui Nhon, and revised body counts at Pleime are noted, with Lt General Throckmorton departing for treatment and a replacement soon to be named.
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101St Airborne Division
Qui Nhon
Saigon
Plei Me
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
John L. Throckmorton
U.S
Viet Nam
Washington
Throckmorton
Nal
New Bern Fire Suppresses Blazes as Gov Moore Planned Speech
A star-swept night blaze in New Bern drew help from Kinston Cherry Point Vanceboro and nearby departments. Over 100 firefighters and 11 pieces of gear contained the fires despite dangerous remaining walls and smoldering sections after a major fall 1922 blaze.
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New Bern
Dan Moore
Tryon Palace
William Tryon
Kinston
Cherry Point
Vanceboro
North Carolina approves road bond plan and new appeals court
Voters approve a 300 million bond package to fund roads in 14 district primary roads 100 counties pavement based secondary roads urban highways by city population. The measure also backs a five member court of appeals elected for eight year terms as North Carolina expands its judiciary. Mecklenburg and Guilford counties approve road bonds by wide margins.
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Supreme
Superior Court
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Moore
Mecklenburg
Guilford
Canton
Raleigh
Hunt
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