New Market Battlefield Museum Plan Is Rejected
Governor Mills E Godwin Jr and the State Art Commission reject the architect's proposal for the New Market Battlefield Museum. The plan faces revision after criticism of its contemporary design, with VMI involvement and calls for a design honoring cadets who fought at New Market in 1864.
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Mills E. Godwin, Jr
State Art Commission
New Market Battlefield Museum
Godwin
Art Commission
VMI
Lexington
New Market
Shenandoah Valley
Battle of
Chitect
Town Crier Alerts Rouss Ave Parking Restricted
Christmas shoppers warned that from the Plaza to Loudoun Street all spots on Rouss Avenue are reserved for sheriff and police vehicles only starting today. The notice urges motorists to seek alternatives and park away from the area.
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Rouss Ave
Plaza
Loudoun
Americans Plead Guilty in Moscow Currency Case
Two young Americans, Buel Ray Wortham and Craddock M. Gilmour Jr., plead guilty in a Leningrad court to Soviet currency violations. Wortham also admits stealing a bear statue from a Leninegrad hotel. Sentences range up to eight years for currency charges and three years for theft.
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Moscow
Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Buel Ray Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Wortham
Craddock M. Gilemour Jr
Salt Lake City
Utah
Brezhnev Held Up as Soviet Leader After Khrushchev Fall
Moscow reports praise for Leonid Brezhnev on his 60th birthday with top honors and a display of national newspapers featuring his portrait. The decree named him Hero of the Soviet Union, accompanied by the Order of Lenin and the gold star. Brezhnev’s portrait aired on television for five minutes as the award was announced.
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Moscow
Leonid I Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Pravda
Government Council of Ministers
Breezhnev
Soviet Union
Lenin
Khrushchevy
Stalin
Brezhnevy
United Nations faces new quarrel over peacekeeping role
In New York the 22nd session of the General Assembly delays adjournment as the Soviet Union and France protest a Canadian resolution on peacekeeping guidelines. A conciliation commission seeks amendments while the Americas push for Security Council‑led financing and coordination. The dispute centers on authority between the Assembly and the Security Council and risks delaying the session past its closing day.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
Soviet Union
France
Assembly
Special Committee On
Canada
Abdul Rahman Pazhwak
Afghanistan
Security Council
United States
Britain
U.N
Roger Seydoux
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Council
Special
Christmas orders end December 22 at 11 A.M.
Sears Roebuck offers catalog orders for Christmas delivery with free gift wrapping and last minute rug cleaning by Corrigan's Rug Cleaners and Horne's Drug of Stephens City. Over 20 years of dependable service from Corrigan's Rug Cleaners at 906 Berryville Ave.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
Russell Stover
Horne’s Drug of
Stephens City
Corrigan’s Rug Cleaners
Berryville Ave
Brown Urges Loyalty Oath Elimination in Virginia
Clarke County Democratic cochairman Stuart Brown calls for scrapping the party loyalty oath before the 1967 primaries. In a letter to Rep. Watkins Abbit he argues the oath invites avoidance, notes voters seek candidate quality over party labels, and urges clear action to strengthen the party.
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Berryville
Virginia
Democratic Party
Stuart Brown
Clarke County
Democratic Committee
Brown
Watkins M. Abbit
Mr. Brown
Flaming crash on Indianapolis street leaves at least five dead
An exploding fuel truck collided with two cars on a busy Indianapolis street, engulfing six vehicles in flames. Police say five bodies are found in the charred wreckage. Two others severely burned were hospitalized. Eyewitness Ralph Smith described the fiery scene as traffic backed up for miles and fuel spilled into a storm sewer.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John Foran
Ralph Smith
Marion County General Hospital
Man Arrested After Break In and Robbery in Winchester
A Winchester man was arrested and charged with breaking and entering after a break in at Larry's Market on Baker Street at 11 15 p m. He was also charged with car theft. Samuel Jenkins of 2900 Valley Ave reported being beaten and robbed by several men behind Baker Street Restaurant. He described being told his car was broken down and led into an alley where multiple assailants attacked him. Jenkins said the attackers asked if he thought he was dead and police say he was treated for a head injury and released. Police continue to investigate.
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Larry’s Market
Baker St
Samuel Jenkins
Valley Ave
Baker and Kent Sts
Mr. Jenkins
Jenkins
Ernstes
Farm Teen Captive Elderly Couple After Shootin Trooper
Greensburg Indiana sheriff reports 18 year old James Collins and 29 year old James Sprinkle pursued after a trooper shooting. The youth held elderly Lawrence Ernstes 78 and Christine 76 for over five hours before surrender. Collins was charged with first degree murder. Sprinkle died in a gun battle. trooper William Rayner was killed.
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Greensburg
Ind
James Lee Collins
Erlaneger
James W. Sprinkle
Newport
William R. Rayner
Lawrence B. Ernstes
Christine
Old Reliables Arrive, Westmoreland Welcomes 9th Division
Gen William C Westmoreland greeted the guerrilla trained 9th Infantry Division as it began arriving in Vietnam Today American forces in the country totaled over 372 000 troops Westmoreland was on hand to welcome the unit in Saigon South Vietnam
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Saigon
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
U.S
9Th
Planes Return To Hanoi Area in Vietnam War Report
U S warplanes returned to the Hanoi area as weather cleared over the Red River Valley and attacked the Ha Gia fuel storage area 14.5 miles north of Hanoi. Ground fighting near Saigon tapered to small skirmishes as the 9th Division's 3rd Brigade came ashore at Vung Tau.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Red River Valley
Ha Gia
North Vietnam
Hae Noi
Panhandle
9Th U.S. Infantry Division
Reliables
Vung Tau
Westmoreland
Europe
Sears Major Appliance Delivery Timed for Christmas
Sears, Roebuck and Co announces timely delivery of major appliances for Christmas season. The plan aims to ensure customers receive appliances in time for holiday celebrations.
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Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co
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Nina L Isakova
Presidium of
the Supreme Soviet
Jack & Jill Day Nursery
Democratic Committees
Democratic ‘State Central Committee
Richmond
Old Dominion
Henry
Ruby
Collins
Sprinkle
Louisville
Community Guidance Center
Rayner
Interstate 74
Here
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Blodgett
Stork
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Laos
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri Province
Maddox
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