Virginia governor urges peaceful protest amid Danville tensions
Gov. Albertis S. Harrison Jr. urged peaceful demonstration in Danville while contrasting lawful protests with disruptive crowds. He emphasized education as key to equal opportunity and integration of Africans in Virginia jobs, noting progress cannot be achieved by legislation alone. He warned large demonstrations hinder city governance and urged fair treatment for all.
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Richmond
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Danville
Harrison
Virginia
Fresh Air Fund invites extended as deadline nears
Friday is the final day for area families to host New York youngsters for a two week vacation through the Fresh Air Fund. Area chairman Mrs. D Lloyd Trissell says invitations must be accepted by Friday to meet quotas, with 42 children still needing homes to reach the 205 total goal.
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New York
D. Lloyd Trissell
Area FHA Members Win State Offices
At the Virginia convention in Roanoke area Future Homemakers were elected to state offices. Miss Sue Ellen Bosserman of Ft. Defiance High School was elected vice president, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Franklin Bosserman of Weyers Cave. Miss Linda Albrite of Montevideo High School won secretary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Minor Albrite of Mt. Crawford.
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Roanoke
Sue Ellen, Bosserman
Ft. Defiance High School
J. Franklin Bosserman
Weyers Cave
Linda Albrite
Montevideo High School
Minor Albrite
Mt. Crawford
Valley Deaths Report Names and Ages
Valley notices list William Loy Louder 81 of Broadway Mrs W L Baugher of Harrisonburg Gustavus Foster 89 of Rileyville with reference to page 9 for full details.
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William Loy Louder
Broadway
W. L. Baugher
Harrisonburg
Gustavus Foster
Rileyville
Byrd urges US retaliation if Europe keeps poultry tariffs
Indications that the United States may act against European Common Market nations over increased poultry tariffs emerged as area poultry industry officials cited letters between Sen. Harry F. Byrd and other policymakers. The exchange signals possible strong U S retaliation if tariffs persist.
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United States
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Christian A. Herter
State Department
Byrd
Vic Pringle
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Cooperative
Pringle
Herter
U. S
Orville Freeman
Greyhound Seeks Interstate 81 Routes Amid Terminal Move
Atlantic Greyhound Lines of Virginia petitions the State Corporation Commission to operate buses on existing schedules along Interstate 81 north and south of Harrisonburg and other completed segments to Bristol. A hearing is set for July 24 in Richmond as the company plans entry and exit points at interchanges with US 11. A smaller East Market Terminal is under construction on East Market Street near the I 81 US 33 cloverleaf.
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Atlantic Greyhound Lines
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Harrisonburg
Here
Bristol
Corporation Commission
Richmond
East Market Terminal
Greyhound
East Market St
North Main St
Staunton
Lincoln markers to honor Virginia and Kentucky Lincoln roots
Granite markers will mark the graves of Virginia John Lincoln and his wife Rebekah Flowers Lincoln, great grandparents of Abraham Lincoln, at the Lincoln family cemetery near Edom. DAR and Rockingham Historical Society sponsors invite the public to a 2:30 p.m. ceremony with Mrs. Robert W. H. Duncan unveiling the markers.
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Lincoln
Virginia
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
John’ Lincoln
Rebekah Flowers Lincoln
Edom
Massanuttan Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert Y. Frazier
Rockingham Historical Society
John Byrd
DAR
Robert W. H. Duncan
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Duncan
Massanuttan
Capt
Jacob Lincoln
Marshall Firebaugh
Cherries and Poultry Ads Advertise Prices and Contacts
A classified notice offers yearly floor prices for broilers addressed to Mr. Broiler Grower with contact F Early at 896 1191 Broadway. It also seeks light and heavy fowl and provides the same contact. Additionally Montmorency Sour cherries are being booked at 75 cents per gallon from C M Will at Orchard Quicksburg Virginia, with New Market phone 422-3388.
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Contact & F
Broadway
Montmorency
C. M. Will
Orchard
Quicksburg
Cabinet bid to resign over Profumo scandal shocks Britain
Four of Britain’s cabinet ministers Health Minister Enoch Powell Home Secretary Henry Brooke Education Minister Sir Edward Boyle and Housing Minister Sir Keith Joseph were reported considering resignations as a moral protest after the Profumo affair. The reports followed an emergency cabinet meeting backing Macmillan’s explanation amid ongoing controversy. Powell’s move was said to be driven by morality and calls to preempt further disclosures.
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London
Britain
John Profumo
Macmillan
Enoch Powell
Henry Brooke
Edward Boyle
Keith Joseph
Profumo
Challenge
Powell
Christine Keeler
House of Commons
Wolverhampton
Christine
Brooke
Stephen Ward
Boyle
Joseph
NASA Moves To Second Space Phase
NASA announced a shift from the Mercury program to Project Gemini, planning a sequence of unmanned and manned tests starting next winter. The plan includes a suborbital boilerplate flight, a partial system test, and a late next year orbital test with a two man crew, followed by longer missions.
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Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
James FE. Webb
Medgar Evers Shot By Patient Killer
Medgar Evers 37 leader of Mississippi's civil rights drive was shot from a hidden rifle position outside his home in Jackson. He died 50 minutes later. police found the old bolt action rifle with a telescopic sight nearby. NAACP officials and local leaders condemned the act and announced rewards totaling 60 000 dollars for information leading to an arrest.
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Ralph Hargrove
Indentification Bureau
Jackson
Miss
Medgar Evers
Evers
NAACP
Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Medgar W. Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bill Waller
New York
Roy Wilkins
Two Negro Students Start At Alabama In Peaceful Campus Entry
Two Black students James Hood and Vivian Malone entered the University of Alabama under National Guard protection amid hostile whispers and mixed reactions. Guards watched dorms while U.S. marshals trailed discreetly as Hood and Malone headed to class on a sweltering Alabama day.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
Armed National
James A. Hood
Hood
Jimmy
Vivian Malone
National Guard
George Wallace
Slaying of Medgar Evers Shocks Washington and Nation
Shock and dismay swept the capital over the Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers slain by a sniper. President Kennedy vowed full Justice Department aid, FBI cooperation, and rapid investigation as Congress reacts and civil rights legislation looms.
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Washington
Medgar W. Evers
White House
Evers
Jackson
Miss
Kennedy
Congress
Justice Department
Jackson Police
Eisenhower Critiques Kennedy Policies During White House Visit
Former President Eisenhower criticized Kennedy era fiscal military and space programs during a Washington visit. He avoided public civil rights debate but privately cautioned a bundle of laws would not solve the issue and he later met with his successor at the White House.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Eisenhower
White House
End of U S Mail Era as Dogsled Paves Way for Air Transport
In Alaska, Chester Noongwook’s last dogsled run was made last January after a plane took over the remote St. Lawrence Island route. A ceremony in Fairbanks, with Asst. Postmaster General William J. Hartigan, honors the dogsled carrier who served the long-standing route between Gambell and Saowoonga, as air mail ends the era.
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Washington
U.S. Mail
Chester Noongwook
St. Lawrence Island
Alaska
Bering Sea
Colonial Post
Overland Mail
Pony Express
William J. Hartigan
Fairbanks
Gambell
Saowoonga
Noongwook
Thursday Night Chicken Barbecue at J. C's Night Fish Fry
Community notices list a chicken barbecue on Thursday at J. C's Night Fish Fry location, Rockingham County Fairgrounds, from 5 to 8 p.m. Dinner price is 3.00. Howard Johnson's in Harrisonburg will be open 9 to 1 tonight. Denton's Furniture launches a quota club event.
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J. C's
Rock. Co. Fairgrounds
Howard Johnson’s
Harrisonburg
Denton's
Truce Seen In Viet Nam Church Crisis
In Saigon a partial truce emerged as combat police eased movement limits on Buddhists amid the funeral for Rev. Quang Duc who self immolated. Monks including Thich Tinh Khen arrived from Hue to join talks with a government committee led by Vice President Nguyen Ngoc Tho.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Duc
Xa Lai
Quang
Ngo Dinh Diem
Thich Tinh Khen
All-Viet Nam Buddhist Association
Hue
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
Annual Lawn Party at Pleasant Grove Church
A lawn party is planned at Pleasant Grove Church located three miles south of Mt. Crawford on August 1. The event invites community members to attend the church fundraiser with social activities and refreshments.
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Pleasant Grove Church
Mt. Crawford
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