Nixon Names Justice Haynsworth to Supreme Court
President Nixon nominated Clemente F. Haynsworth Jr. of Greenville South Carolina to be associate justice of the U S Supreme Court filling the vacancy from Abe Fortas. The nomination drew objections from Mayor Lindsay and NAACP official Clarence Mitchell over desegregation rulings and stance.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Clemente F. Haynsworth Jr
Greenville
S.C
U.S. Supreme Court
Ronald L. Ziegler
Haynsworth
High Court
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Earl Warren
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Family Foundation
Louis J. Wolfson
John V. Lindsay
New York
Clarence Mitchell
Appeals
North
South Carolina
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Mitchell
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Lindsay
Louis Brandeis
Feelix Frankfurter
Benjamin Cardozo
Arthur Goldberg
Palm Springs
Palm Desert
Walter Annenberg
U.S
Great Britain
Julie
David Eisenhower
Annenberg
Cypress Shores
Blood Drive Urgently Needs Donors At Local Bloodmobil
The Red Cross reports no prospective donors yet signed up for the Bloodmobile at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House tomorrow. All blood types are needed with priority for five pints B positive and four pints each Be negative and AB positive. The drive runs 10:01 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Call 662-5412 to make an appointment.
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RED Cross
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Free Cokes See Page 8 Margaret Hodgson Shop
A brief item notes free Coke promotion at the Margaret Hodgson Shop with details continued on page eight. The note highlights the deal as a shopper incentive and directs readers to the specified page for full terms.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Virginia runoff primary tackles governor and attorney general
Virginia voters in the Freder ick Winchester Clarke area head to the polls on Tuesday to decide Democratic nominees for governor and attorney general. Polls open 6 am to 7 pm with an expected light turnout, estimates place area votes around 4 200, and incumbent governor candidate William C Battle faces Henry Howell with prior canvass results showing Battle ahead by 4 339 votes. The Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club will relay unofficial results to The Star's newsroom, with precincts reporting to WINC and calls to 667 3211 for totals.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Frederick County
Kernstown
Weber Tire Co
B. J. Lovett
Valley Ave
Star
Shenandoah Valley
Lamps
Russells
Greenwood
Andrews Won't Be AIP Candidate for Virginia Governor
Virginia Independent Party endorsed candidate JF Coleman Andrews Jr. will not seek the governorship and named Dr. William A. Pennington of Buckingham as the AIP standard bearer. Pennington, a Buckingham County doctor and former General Assembly member, appeared at the news conference with Joe Breeding as the lieutenant governor candidate.
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Richmond
JF Coleman Andrews Jr
Virginia American Independent Party
William A. Pennington
Buckingham
AIP
Andrews
Pennington
Buckingham County
General Assembly
VCP
George Wallace
Wallace
Virginia
American Independent Party
Alexander Hudgins
The
Nixon
State Central Committee
Irish Crisis In Talks To End Belfast Turmoil
The Northern Ireland crisis moved to talks as British troops maintained an uneasy peace. Prime Minister Wilson drafted proposals with Stewart and Callaghan to win Catholic representation, jobs, and housing reforms.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Harold Wilson
London
U.N. Security Council
Paul VI
Londonderry
Crossmaglen
County Armagh
Irish Republic
Ulster
Mayfair
Wilson
Michael Stewart
Switzerland
James Callaghan
James Chichester-Clark
Winchester Frederick County Conservation Club Meeting Notice
Conservation Club members are to meet Wednesday August 20 at 7 30 p.m. at the Lodge in Gore Virginia. All members are urged to attend this gathering at the Gore lodge to discuss club affairs.
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Conservation Club
Our
Gore
Camille Churns Inland After Gulfport Destruction
Hurricane Camille moved inland across central Mississippi causing seven confirmed deaths with fears of more as Gulfport and the coast suffered extensive damage. The region along the coast from the Louisiana line to Alabama lost communication, electricity, and gas, with Biloxi facing an estimated $19 million in damage.
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Gulfport
Miss
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Louisiana Line
Alabama
Biloxi
Daniel Guice
Gulfport Hospital
U.S. 90
Camille
Louisiana
New Orleans
Pass Christian
Bay St. Louis
Henderson Point
Wead
Ray Decelle
U.S. Weather Bureau
Caville
Jackson
John Sell Williams
Deedle
Severe storm batters Gulfport and surrounds with flooding
After a night of 150 mph winds and heavy rain, Gulfport and adjacent towns faced widespread damage. Homes, roads, and a Naval base were hit as storms dumped over two inches in one session. volunteers pumped out floodwater and authorities prepared for power and water shortages.
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Winchester
Naval Seabee
Gulfport
Camille
Gulf
Biloxi
Ocean Springs
Mobile
Ala
National
Seabee Base
Elite enemy regiments in position north of Saigon indicate renewed effort
Lt. Gen. Julian Ewell says more North Vietnamese units are north of Saigon and near the Cambodian border than since May 1968, with five regiments in the area and seven more hidden for future attacks. He notes many units are under strength but could still strike, while U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report over 3,000 enemy killed in three weeks and a drop in incidents since the campaign began.
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Saigon
Julian J. Ewell
U.S
2Nd Field Force
Ewll
Ewell
Weather Pattern Slight Virginia Change Expected
Moist air continues to flow northward across Virginia with little temperature shift forecast. Local notices include a business listing for Sun High Peaches and D K Russell & Sons Inc, and an August reopening for Treasure Box.
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Virginia
Sun High
D. K. Russell & Sons, Inc
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Abingdon
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Joe Breeding
AIP State Central Committee
Breeding
George C. Wallace
Virginia Conservative Party
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Duff
Reebel
Rouss
Round Hill
U.S. Command
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Reading
Kenneth L. Kalbach
Paul Wagner
Frederick Farm Bureau Inc
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Loudoun
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