Former Del Williams Drowns in Gloucester
Former Virginia state delegate Joseph J. Williams Jr. 63 of Henrico County was found drowned in a Gloucester County creek while a 10 foot aluminum boat was missing. Williams served in the House of Delegates 1938 to 1960 and later sat on federal and local banking boards. He is survived by his wife, daughter, three sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral services were planned for Monday at Bennett Funeral Home with burial at Westhampton Memorial Park.
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Gloucester County
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Severn River
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Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Washington
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Bennett Funeral Home
Westhampton Memorial Park
Fire Bends Through Atlantic City Boardwalk Shops
A massive fire ripped through 14 stores and a block of the Boardwalk near the Miss America Pageant HQ in Atlantic City causing $385,000 in damage plus substantial weekend business losses. More than 250 firefighters battled the blaze for over an hour as a temporary plywood walkway was laid on the boardwalk. No injuries were reported. officials blamed a dropped cigarette for starting the fire.
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Atlantic City
Hadden Wall
Humphrey campaign strategy shifts to key states
Humphrey and aides map a 1968 contest like 1960 with a focus on northern industrial and border states while Nixon shifts to the south midwest and mountain states. California, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri and Kentucky are named battlegrounds as efforts to register Black voters are planned. southern moderates and Negro turnout could decide outcomes amid a volatile three way race with Wallace.
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Wee
Deep South
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South
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Florida
George Wallace
Ian Jeopardy
Wallace
Iran Earthquake Kills Hundreds. Rescue Efforts Mobilized
An afternoon earthquake in eastern Iran near the Iran Russia Afghanistan border damaged Kakhak and nearby towns. Reports say hundreds killed while Shah and Empress direct rescue, Red Lion and Sun workers assist with medical supplies and shelter. Army aircraft transport aid to Meshed. hospitals crowded with wounded. military and police aid ongoing.
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Meseed
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Siarernoon
Kakhak
Gonaba‘i
Meshed
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