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Byrd Resignation Tops 1965 Local News
The resignation of Senator Harry F. Byrd and the appointment of his son Harry F. Byrd Jr. dominated 1965 local coverage in Virginia. The piece traces Byrd’s fifty years of public service, his gubernatorial and senatorial career, and the November 11 resignation followed by the appointment. It notes other leading stories including Luther Durham Jr.’s murder case, the December 14 special election of J Kenneth Robinson to the State Senate, a daylight bank robbery in Leesburg, and a severe drought affecting Frederick County and surrounding areas with continued water shortages and drought relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senator Byrd
U.S. Senate
Virginia Senate
Albertis I. Harrison, Jr
Richmond
Harrison
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Senator Byrd, Jr
The
Star
Harrisonburg
J. Kenneth Robinson
Senate
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County
Loudoun St
Commercial Rel Savings Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John Edward Marsh
Paper Mill Road
FBI
Marsh
Reno
Nev
Washoe County
Roanoke
U.S
H. F. Byrd
Luther Durham, Jr
Hoover
Virginia State Senate
S. Loudoun St
Commercial and Savings Bank