Four More Arrested in VMI Student Slaying Case
Mercer Pa AP four more men were arrested in the abduction murder probe of a Virginia military institute student. Two men faced arraignment, a third was hospitalized, and two remained jailed after an intensive manhunt ended with these arrests following a tip received amid a large authorities sweep.
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VMI
Mercer, Pa
FBI
Frick
Barnes
Hosack
McConnell
Perrine
Harold C. Rice
Virginia Military Institute
Ford City
Notable War to Peace: Wilson Urges Congress to Declare War
AP notes on April 2, 1968 records Woodrow Wilson asking Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917 and lists other historical milestones. The piece also covers a 1968 Mercer County murder case involvement with Gary Batley and companions, including arrests, charges, and police actions.
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Associated Press
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Germany
U. S
Hans Christian Andersen
Jefferson Davis
Richmond
Samuel F. B. Morse
New York City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bronx
N.Y
Okinawa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Agency
Knitting pattern offer from Winchester Evening Star
Alice Brooks promotes pattern 7418 for a 3 piece worsted suit with openwork jacket. Includes prices 50 cents per pattern plus 15 cents shipping. Also advertises 1968 Needlecraft Catalog with multiple craft books and 50 cent prices.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Dr Eaton to speak at Crums Methodist Church
Dr Harry B Eaton of Winchester will be guest preacher at the concluding Lenten Spiritual Life Mission service at Crums Methodist Church tomorrow at 7 30 pm. He is district superintendent of the Winchester District and has a long pastoral background including Corinth Sandston Goochland Trinity and Court Street churches. The theme is What God Has Done In Christ with a choir from Duncan Memorial to sing. The service is open to the public.
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Harry B. Eaton
Winchester
Crums Methodist
Eaton
Methodist Church
Randolph-Macon College
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
Randolph Macon
Corinth Methodist Church
Sandston
Goochland
Richmond
Trinity Methodist Church
Court Street
Lynchburg
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Nixon Will Hold Viet Statement
Nixon calls for a two to three week moratorium on criticizing Johnson's Vietnam policy while exploring peace moves. He says a comprehensive Vietnam speech is ready if the bombing pause fails to yield real progress toward negotiations and a reduction in fighting.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Vietnam
CBS News
Wsconsin
Cincinnati
Nixon
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Staunton Hotel to Close April 10 for Lack of Business
The Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton will shut April 10 due to financial losses. Built in the 1920s, it will leave Hotel Beverly as the town's only downtown lodging, with a motel already nearby. The dining room closed a year ago and the coffee shop last weekend.
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Staunton
Stonewall Jackson
Hotel
Beverly
Virginia City
Harvey Tucker
Explosives and firearms found in mail tests at two ports
Customs officials reported live grenades submachine guns marijuana and switchblade knives in a test opening of foreign mail at San Francisco and New York. Representative Conte called the findings absolutely amazing while Lester Johnson urged action from military authorities amid a new concern over explosives and firearms in mail.
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Washington
Customs Bureau
Silvio O
Conte
R-Mass
Lester D. Johnson
House Appropriations
Four Hour Blaze Destroys Army Navy Store in Charlottesville
A four hour fire in downtown Charlottesville destroyed an Army and Navy Store and heavily damaged a nearby furniture shop. Two firefighters were injured and surrounding buildings suffered smoke damage. Estimated total damage not given. EDINBURG Town Council approves auto tag fee increase from $3 to $5 effective April 16 1969.
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Charlottesville
Army and Navy
Edinburg
Two Essex Men Die In Monday Night Collision Near Tappahannock
State police report two Essex County residents Boyd Bundy aged 21 and McKinley Burnley Ashlock aged 27 of Rt. 1 Tappahannock died in a two car crash Monday night. Bundy drove the car with Ashlock as a passenger when it collided with another vehicle.
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Associated Press
Essex County
Tappahannock
Boyd Bundy
McKinley Burnley Ashlock
Rt. 1
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Jose Maria Guido
Argentina
New Plaingrove Township
Law County
Gary Lee Batley
Mercer
Arthur McConnell
Donald R. Hosack
Kenneth Perrine
Harry Barnes
Rt. 2
Volant
Lawrence ‘County
Batley
Bushline Hospital
Grove City
New Castle
Dragan
Standard
Alice Brookes
Harry B, Eaton
Dr. Eaton
Crums
Martin van Buren
Staunton Hotel
Nevada
Ridley Township
Philadelphia
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
San Francisco
Johson
Clifton Forge
Clfton
Winchester Savings
Boscawen
Tielpine
Yesteryear
Kee A
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