Virginia GOP Leaders Map 1967 Plans in Williamsburg
Virginia Republican leaders gather in Williamsburg to map 1967 legislative race plans. A Linwood Holton predicts Democratic treasurer surplus. debate on sales tax exemptions for food and nonprescription drugs. district quotas spark finance contention.
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Williamsburg
Virginia
State Central Committee
A. Linwood Holton
Treasoury
Holton
Robert J. Corber Jr
General Assembly
Central Committee
Southside
Ree
Page County
Republican Committee
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Godwin
Corber
GOP
M. Caldwell Butler
Roanoke
Haleton
Lawrence M. Traylor
U.S. Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Today's high temp not a record for the area
Yesterday reached 74 degrees but failed to set a record. Forecasters warn of a colder, cloudy Sunday with possible rain or snow and highs only in the 40s.
Romney Making Nomination Move
Michigan Governor George Romney moves toward the 1968 Republican nomination while moderates and conservatives debate. Ronald Reagan signals openness but insists Romney must earn support. Governors convene in Colorado with John Love and John Chafee elected leaders, Smylie hints the nominee could win the White House.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
White House
Colorado
John A. Love
Republican Governors Association
John H. Chafee
Rhode Island
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
Ruby Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Jack Ruby, convicted slayer of Lee Harvey Oswald, was moved from the Dallas County jail to Parkland Hospital with a serious pneumonia. Hospital officials said he remained in serious condition though slightly improved after a night, with tests pending results expected Monday. his attorney said it is too early to know how illness might affect a new trial.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Osewald
Parkland Hospital
Uby
Phil Burleson
Ruby
Oswald
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Dist
Louis Holland
Joe B. Brown
Wichita Falls
Burleson
Christmas Showing at Smalts Garden Center
A Christmas showing event is scheduled for December 11 at 5 p.m. at Smalts Garden Center. The notice invites local shoppers to view seasonal décor and plants and to enjoy seasonal refreshments.
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Smalts Garden Center
Ten injured in three area accidents yesterday
Three crashes sent ten people to hospitals with one minor concussion and several injuries. Lloyd Corbin and Michael Triplett were in a motorcycle collision at Baker and Cameron Streets. A second wreck involved Marines in a car off Rt 522 near Midway Truck Stop. Additional details remained limited.
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Baker and Cameron Sts
Lloyd Sree
Corbin
S. Cameron St
Michael Triplett
Nelson Gruver
Middletown
Mary Helen Massie
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Lloyd Eugene Corbin
E. Germain
Rt. 522
Midway
John Vicchinelli
Canton
Ohio
William Rhodes
Jackson, Tenn
Bob Hostetler
James Dragon
Lyle McFarland
Blanton McFarland
Earl Whittaker
Rt. 50 West
Pattons Furniture Store Fire Sale Opens Wednesday
Pattons Furniture Store announces a gigantic fire sale starting Wednesday in a Virginia Woolen Co building on East Lane Street. An advertisement appears in Tuesday's Star for the event and attracts local shoppers to the location.
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Pattons
Woolen Co
East Lane St
Star
Patton’s
Soviet Denounces Mao Over Viet Nam War and China
Soviet leader Alexander Shelepin accused China of prolonging the Vietnam war and hindering Soviet aid. He denounced Mao Zedong for rupturing world Communist unity and resisting joint action on Vietnam, signaling hope for future China-Soviet reconciliation after Mao.
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Moscow
China
Viet Nam
Alexander N. Shelepin
Politburo
Communist Party
Mao Tseszung
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Shelepin
Mao
World
Communist Movement
Soviet Communist Party
Soviet Union
Chinese Communist Party
Saigon
Ruth Mayleas to Speak at Wayside Theatre Board
Mrs. Ruth Mayleas of Washington director for Theatre and Dance Programs at the National Foundation for the Arts will be guest speaker Monday evening at a meeting of Wayside Theatre Board of Directors.
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Ruth Mayleas
Washington
National Foundation For the Arts
Wayside Theatre
The
Two Thousand Flee Viet Cong Stronghold After Bombs
In southwest Vietnam 2000 plus villagers flee a Viet Cong stronghold amid leaflets and nightly air raids. Maj. Richard White describes a decisive strike targeted at the guerrilla chief’s home, prompting mass defections and displacement to refugee villages in the delta and offshore islands. The village chieftain was captured.
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Rach Gia
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Kansas
Mekong River
Saigon
Gulf of Siam
Richard E. White
Salina
Kan
Dao Vinh Thi
Sam Tan Phuoc
Thi
Phuoc
Pope Plans Midnight Mass in Florence
Pope Paul VI will travel to flood damaged Florence the day before Christmas and celebrate midnight Mass in Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral. He will return to the Vatican after the ceremony in a private visit without pomp. Floodwaters have weakened the cathedral’s foundations.
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Pope
Florence
Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Florentine
Arno
Santa Maria Delle Fiore
Italy
Cold Air From Midwest Forecast to Reach Virginia Tonight
Richmond AP reports a colder air mass moving east from the Midwest will reach Virginia tonight bringing rain and falling temperatures across the state. The change prompts reminders to prepare for cooler, wetter conditions.
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Richmond
Midwest
Virginia
Bombing error kills 16 Marines near Rockpile
Two 250 pound bombs from a Marine Corps plane misfired and exploded among a Marine company five miles south of the demilitarized zone. Six bombs targeted the Rockpile ridge. two stray blasts killed 16 Leathernecks and wounded 11.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
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Kresge
Johnston’ S Jewelry Store
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Hayfield
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Cong
Frank Loria
Virpiste Tech
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Beier
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