Brezhnev Reelected Head of Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev was reaffirmed as general secretary at the 23rd Congress ending 11 days of sessions. The Politburo was trimmed to 11 with retirements and new Latvia leader Arvid Pershe added, while Kosygin Podgorny Suslov Voronov Kirilenko Shelest and others retained top posts.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
Kremlin
Olen
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Stalin
Central Committee
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Nikolai M. Shvernik
Arvid J. Pershe
Communist Party
Latvia
Itic
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Mikhail A. Suslov
Gennady I
Voronov
Andrei P
Kirilenko
Alexander N
Shelepin
Kirill T
Zurov
Dimitry S
Polyansky
Pyotr Y
Sheles
Young Gunman Holds Up Bank in Portsmouth
An unnamed young Negro robbed an American National Bank branch on High Street at 8:15 am, forcing manager Raymond Lawrence to open a safe. He escaped with nickels and traveler's checks, fleeing in a waiting automobile with an accomplice nearby.
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Portsmouth
American National Bank
Raymond Lawrence
High Street
Lawrence
Todd Connor to appear on Ranger Hat Program
Todd Connor son of Mr and Mrs A Conner Shenandoah Hills will appear on the Ranger Hat Program tomorrow from 9 to 10 a m Middletown water supply will be off tomorrow Saturday from 8 a m to 11 30 a m Water Committee Chairman Earl Edmonson says the outage funds a new water line center town and extension to a new subdivision It will be cool Easter weekend with temperatures five degrees below normal and some precipitation expected Sunday A low of 96 to 42 degrees tonight high 50s tomorrow
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Todd Connor
Mrs. A. Conner
Shenandoah Hills
Middletown
Earl Edmonson
Water Committee
Blazing Luxury Ship Abandoned
Buddhist monks led 2,000 demonstrators through central Saigon on a day of intense anti American violence. A dozen Americans were chased or beaten, and five U.S. servicemen plus two Vietnamese women were lightly injured by a grenade blast amid the rioting.
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Saigon
U.S
LBJ to Up Social Security Benefits
President Johnson announced he will ask Congress to boost Social Security for 21 million Americans and consider extending some Medicare like benefits to young children. He signed a Medicare sign up extension in San Antonio and called for a dental aid plan for children under six.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Congress
John W. Gardner
White House
Texas
Coast Guard reports 469 rescued from Viking Princess fire
Coast Guard says 469 passengers and crew were rescued from the Viking Princess after a fire near the eastern tip of Cuba. The ship carried 485 aboard. one dead, 16 unaccounted. Cap Nort and Nav igator rescued survivors, with two Navy destroyers on scene.
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Miami
Fla
Coast Guard
Cuba
Cap Nort
Guantanamo Bay
Cub
U.S
Line Agency, Inc
Berge Sigval Bergesen
Oslo
Norway
Mieami
Florida
Good Friday Observances Worldwide Amid Easter Travel Rush
Christians mark Good Friday with rites around the globe as Easter week begins. Pilgrims flock to Rome and the Holy Land while Pope Paul VI leads a torchlight procession in the Colosseum. In Jerusalem the Church of the Holy Sepulcher draws thousands, and eight Soviet priests visit for the first time in decades. President Johnson spends Easter weekend at Johnson City Texas, attending services in San Antonio. Vacationers fill Daytona Beach as spring break peaks with about 40,000 beachgoers.
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Johnson
Washington
Lynda
Luci
San Antonio
San Fernando
Alamo
Associated Press
Calndar
Rome
Holy Land
Paul VI
Basilica of
St. Mary Major
Roman
Colosseum
Jerusalem
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Christ
Pontius Pilate
Calvary
San Francisco
Tokyo
Sweden
South Africa
Soviet Union
Johnson City
Tex
San Fernando Cathedral
Mexico
Jesus
Broadway United Church of Christ
New York
Malcolm Boyd
Charlie Byrd
Africans Delaying UN Council Session Over Rhodesia Action
The African president of the Security Council delays a Britain call for an urgent session to discuss Rhodesia. Keita cites ongoing consultations with the 36 member states as aid for deciding a strategy while Britain's push for force to enforce economic sanctions stalls.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Britain
Rhodesia
Council
Moussa Keo Keita
Mali
Keita
U.N
Beira
Mozambique
Keira
Smith
United States
France
Jordan
Uruguay
Venezuela
Japan
China
New Zealand
Netherlands
Soviet Union
Party
Uganda
Nigeria
Bulgaria
Winchester Lawyer Named Byrd Campaign Chairman
F L Largent Jr a Winchester attorney was named Winchester Campaign Chairman for U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr. announced by state campaign director Dan Daniel. Largent a UVA 1938 law graduate and former FBI agent has served on the City Council School Board and as Municipal Court judge.
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F. L. Largent, Jr
Winchester
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Mr. Largent
W.E
Dan
Daniel State Campaign
Byrd
Largent
Largent, Anderson and Larrick
University of Virginia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Omaha
Philadelphia
New York City
Sargent
Easter Sunday Hours and City Clean-Up Schedule
Shenandoah Candy Co offers Easter treats while Hagmann's Coin-Op Wash & Dry Center near Ward Plaza stays open Easter Sunday until 8 p.m. The city proclaims April 11–16 as Clean-Up Week with curbside trash collection in open trucks to supplement regular service.
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Hagmann
Coin-Op
Ward Plaza
Motorist Kills Two Vallejo Policemen
In Vallejo California a motorist shot and killed Patrolmen Calvin Thacker and William Easson on a dead end street after officers attempted to cite him. Police chased the suspect through the Bay Area as officers from multiple agencies hunted a restaurant worker linked to the case.
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Vallejo
Calif
Calvin Thacker
William Easson
California Highway Patrol
San Francisco Bay Area
el Cerrito
Napa
Oakland
Little League Gear At Young Men's Sport Shop
Local game wear available at Young Men's Sport Shop Cor Braddock and Boscawen Streets offering L L Gloves L L Baseball Shoes and L L Baseball Caps for youth players.
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Little League
L. L. Gloves
L. L
Baseball Caps
Young Men’s Sport Shop Cor. Braddock & Boscawen Sts
Troops Claim Heavy Viet Cong Losses in Lincoln Operation
In a two week sweep around the Chu Phong Mountains 220 miles north of Saigon, the U S 1st Cavalry Airmobile reports 29 Viet Cong killed in a single engagement along with 15 more near Tuy Hoa. Navy carriers Enterprise and Hancock say they sunk 12 of 34 coastal junks and damaged the rest. Air Force jets hit supply areas north of the 17th Parallel and damaged a military depot near Quang Xa. One ALE Skyraider ditched near Da Nang with minor injuries to the pilot. An early Long An Province outpost attack caused a blaze after contact was lost with the outpost.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Cavalry
Chu Phong
Tuy Hoa
Air Force
17Th Parallel
Quang Xa
Strategic Air Command
Guam
da Nang
Long An
Over
Eee
Weather Forecast Update From Richmond
A weather brief notes a low pressure area centered near the Great Lakes moving eastward. Variable cloudiness and shine in Virginia are mentioned with no significant precipitation expected.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
Virginia
R s Hotel Winchester Raceways Opens at Old Millan
Reporter notes Winchester Raceways opens at 7 o clock tonight at Old Millan with R s Hotel as the featured attraction. The event marks the opening of the season and promises racing excitement for local fans.
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R's Hotel
Winchester Raceways
Old Millan
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Matthew
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Otto Thoresen
U.S. Navy
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Owens
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Norfolk, Va
Windward Passage
Haiti
Arthur Crane
Daytona Beach
Senator Byrd
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Shenandoah Candy Co., Inc
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