Virginia Assembly Nears Adjournment After Redistricting Push
The Virginia General Assembly moved toward adjournment in a special redistricting session as the Senate approved a 2.3 billion bill giving the governor power to set a potential next year Senate election. House and Senate debated shifting lines to add 21 lawmakers for eastern and northern regions while court challenges loom over the state tuition grant program.
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Richmond
Cinta General Assembly
Senate
House
Jamesc. Turk
Radford
Albertis S. Harrison, Jr
Te Chinery
Ies
U.S
Circuit Court of Appeals
Prince Edward
Surry
City Tax Deadline Nears as Paint Work Continues
Workmen begin applying new paint to City Camel Chanter as the tax deadline nears with two days left to pay taxes before a five percent penalty. City Treasurer Marvin D. Weaver reports about 80 percent of expected returns received so far.
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Marvin D. Weaver
Treasure Box Christmas Shop Savings at 194 W Boscawen
Christmas shop at The Treasure Box, 194 West Boscawen Street, advertises savings up to 1200 dollars. Limited time offers prompt shoppers to visit for deals on holiday goods.
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W. Boscawen St
All-Night Sit-In Ends With 800 UC Arrests in Berkeley
More than 800 University of California students staged an all night sit in inside Sproul Hall to protest campus policy. Governor Edmund G Brown ordered arrests after campus leaders including Mario Savio refused to disperse. Police moved in to remove demonstrators and transport them to county facilities while authorities charged four leaders with violations of on campus rules.
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Sproul Hall
University of California
Berkeley
Calif
Edward Strong
Free
Mario Savio
Edmund G. Brown
University
Bavie
Artidberg
Jackie
Brian Turner
Rebels in Flight With 500 Whites as Hostages
Rebels reportedly seized about 500 white hostages as government forces led by mercenaries closed in on rebel positions in northeast Congo. Five more Europeans were killed and fighting moved toward Bunia while reports from Mombasa and Khartoum added casualty and blame details. Premier Tshombe returned to Leopoldville after talks with de Gaulle, with no clear aid commitments announced.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Congo
Watsa
Bunia
Stanleyville
Paulis
Mombasa
Khartoum
Sudan
Gaston Soumialot
Moise Tshombe
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Tshombe
France
Employment Here Reaches New Peak in Winchester Area
In the Winchester Frederick region total employment at October end reached 21 625 up 25 from last year and an all time high. Virginia Employment Commission manager Wilson C Dickson credited population growth more construction and broader prosperity for the rise. Unemployment stood 2.2 percent versus a national 4.4 percent.
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Winchester-Frederick
Wilson C. Dickson
Virginia Employment Commission
Se Ee Sents
Rouss Fire Co Meeting and Christmas Party
The Rouss Fire Company schedules a meeting at 12 30 P M on Thursday December 3 followed by the annual family Christmas party at 8 00 P M.
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Rouss Fire CO
President Johnson undergoes minor hand surgery at White House
President Johnson had a small growth on his right hand removed at the White House. Doctors described it as a sun induced thickening, hyperkaratosis, not malignant, and say it will require a brief dressing but no significant disability.
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Washington
Suregeons
Johnson
White House
George E. Reedy
Reedy
Naval
Gustave T. Anderson
Bethesda
Hossa Peter Horvath
George University
Oretown
Georgestown
Luci Baines Johnson Named Queen of Va Azalea Festival
AP Norfolk reports Luci Baines Johnson, 17, named queen of Norfolk Virginia 1965 Azalea Festival. She will be crowned April 24 during the four day event, following sister Lynda Bird Johnson as prior festival royalty. Luci previously reigned as Apple Blossom Festival queen in Winchester last spring.
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Norfolk
Luci Baines Johnson
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Luci
Lynda
Bird
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Winchester
Johnson
Shenandoah Valley
Scientists plan delicately timed course change for Mariner 4
Pasadena report says scientists aim to maneuver Mariner 4 on Friday to adjust its trajectory so the probe will pass within 8 600 miles of Mars next July.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Two Convicted Spies Face Death Penalty
Newark AP report: Soviet chauffeur Igor Ivanov and American electronics engineer John Butenko convicted of conspiring to relay Air Force secrets to the Soviet Union and to register as foreign agents. Trial lasted 36 days. sentencing date not set. Butenko also found unregistered foreign agent. Bail for Ivanov set at 100000 by judge Augelli.
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Newark
U.S. District Court
Anthony T. Augelli
John W. Butenko
Igor A. Ivanov
Butenko
Ivanov
Soviet Union
State Department
M. Deluca
Badich
Hudson County
New York
Wet Weather Warps Major U S Coverage Across Nation
Wet weather with snow sleet and rain covered the nation by AP as heavy snowfalls marked the season from New England to the Rockies. Subfreezing temps lingered in eastern Montana and northern Minnesota with lows around 15 below. Hazardous driving conditions were posted as snow and ice slicked highways. Tornadoes touched down in parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley with no injuries reported. Snow mixed with rain dampened areas from northeast Pennsylvania to the Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma. Upper Ohio Valley saw heavy snow while conditions elsewhere varied. Store hours set through December 23rd.
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Associated Press
New England
Rockies
Montana
Minnesota
Hibbing
International Falls
Minn
Mercury
South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Central Plains
Rocky Mountains
Pennsylvania
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Ohio Valley
Behind the Scenes Push at United Nations Crisis
Negotiators at the United Nations pursued a possible solution to the organization’s financial and constitutional crisis. Thant received backing after talks among the United States and Soviet foreign ministers, while Asian and African states proposed a plan to bypass Article 19. The plan would create a study group for future peace operations and establish a voluntary rescue fund to cover past deficits, with U S and Soviet positions shaping any path forward.
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United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
World Organization
Son
UN. F
U.N
Rusk
Congo
Middle East
United States
Senator Williams Battles McLendon in Baker Hearing Outburst
The Bobby Baker hearings devolved into a shouting match as Lennox P. McLendon called Sen. John J. Williams a liar. Williams denied making the claim and urged McLendon to pursue information only if it involved Baker.
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Washington
Bobby Baker
Special Rules Committee
Lennox P. McLendon
John J. Williams
R-Del
McLendon
Williams
McCloskey Construction Co
Baker
Sen
Carl. T. Curtis
R-Neb
Senate
Curtis
Endon
Muc
Ruler Committee
McCloskey Company
William K. Stewart
Rain Likely to Persist with Snow Possible Tomorrow
Rain continues today and is expected to linger tonight and tomorrow as temperatures fall. Forecasters say a transition to snow could occur tomorrow night with the drop in temperatures.
Weather Rain Here May Turn to Snow in North and West
A broad band of precipitation from New England to Texas brings rain to Virginia today and may turn to snow Friday in the north and west portions. Additional notices include a meeting of the Sarah Zane Fire Co. on Thursday Dec. 3 at 8 PM and sales and shop hours at local merchants.
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Richmond
New England
Texas
Virginia
Sarah Zane Fire CO
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