Gambling Raids Target Danville Crime Ring
In Danville Virginia FBI agents and local and state police conducted mass raids on a gambling operation alleged to gross 8 to 10 million dollars yearly. Police chief Neal Morris said no arrests were made and warrants will be pursued based on seized evidence.
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Republic of Ireland
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Riverdale
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West Virginia
UMW
Logan County
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Ohio
Richmond
Larry A. McDermott
Associated Press
Norfolk
McDermott
Robert S. Gallimore
Tidewater
Liz Taylor Offered Lead in Israel Film With Burton
AP reports producer-director Wolf Vollmar offered Elizabeth Taylor the female lead in an Israel shot film to star opposite Richard Burton in Abakarov. Burton already agreed to a lead. both stars recently arrived to inspect locations. No information on a possible remarriage between Burton and Taylor, who divorced 14 months ago and reconciled in Switzerland.
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Wolf Vollmar
Elizabeth Taylor
Israel
Vollmar
Miss Taylor
Richard Burton
Abakarov
Burton
Switzerland
Father and son linked in dramatic bank holdup hostage episode
In Kansas City Missouri two young girls aged 19 months and two years were held hostage after a bank robbery. Suspect Sylvester Young Jr. surrendered after a two hour siege and walked out with his father Detective Sylvester Young. $50 000 of the $60 000 loot recovered from the residence.
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Sylvester Young, Jr
Kansas City
Sylvester Young
Sylvester Young Jr
East Side
Young
Joseph D. McNamara
Michael Young
McNamara
Florence
Youngs
Sylvester Jr
FBI
Postal Service Edges Toward 13 Cent Letter Rate
Postmaster General Bailar says rates must rise after the Postal Rate Commission approved making the 10 cent rate permanent, paving the way for a 13 cent letter. The commission weighs in after two years of review amid daily deficits and a frozen system.
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Washington
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailar
Bailar
Postal Rate Commission
Bailor
Commission
Clyde S. DuPont
DuPont
Weather Hints of Warm Weekend Across Northern Valley and Virginia
Fair tonight with mid 60s to low 70s in the Valley. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies with mid to upper 80s. Virginia predicts partly cloudy conditions with a chance of thunderstorms in the extreme west through tomorrow. The extended outlook calls for warm, partly cloudy days with isolated thundershowers Sunday through Tuesday, highs mid 80s to low 90s and overnight in the 60s and 70s. Rainfall figures show August totals near 4.21 inches for the area, with five year national averages and regional records noted.
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Northern Valley Fair
Virginia
Thieves Strike Two Downtown Winchester Offices
Two downtown Winchester offices were robbed within 30 minutes yesterday afternoon. At Kuykendall Whiting and Costello 20 S Cameron St a man demanded money from receptionist Anita Foster 17 flashing a small gun but left when a second suspect in the hall urged him to go. No money was taken. Police seek a white male about 5 ft 6 in to 5 ft 7 in with dark hair and dark clothes.
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Winchester
Kuykendall, Whiting and Costello
S. Cameron St
Anita Foster
Winchester Weather Summary for Friday August 29
Noon high today 63 with a year ago high of 66 and yesterday’s high 85. Sunset at 7 49 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 6 39 a m. Moon rises tonight at 11 59 p m.
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