Valley Group Honors Harry F Byrd With Top Award
The Shenandoah Valley group presents the 1965 top award to former Senator Harry F Byrd. The engraved bowl was accepted by Byrd’s son B Beverly Byrd of Berryville since Byrd could not attend due to an arthritic knee. William H Lawrence III of Winchester praised Byrd’s 33 years in the Senate and as Virginia governor.
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Harry F. Byrd
Senator Byrd
B. Beverly Byrd
Berryville
Byrd
BVI
William H. Lawrence III
Winchester
United States Senate
Virginia
MR. Lawrence
Senator Byrd I
Virginia backers push 3% sales tax in General Assembly
Virginia administrators reported a successful legislative week as the Senate amended and approved a two step 3 percent state retail tax with local option for a 1 percent local levy. The measure’s fate rests with the House concurrence, while opposition focused on auto titling tax and exemptions amid talks of rate adjustments to protect a 46.8 million revenue estimate.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate
House
Godwin
Assembly
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
ABC
Marines Repel Viet Cong Attack Near Chu Lai
U S Marines held off a determined Viet Cong assault near Chu Lai as artillery duelled with enemy mortar fire. The clash marked another intensity in Viet Nam battlefield operations with U S forces sustaining defensive action.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Chu Lai
Engineer Dies In Clarke County Car Collision
John Jacob Ball, 55, an engineer at Crown Cork & Seal, died in a head on collision on Route 50 near the Shenandoah River Bridge in Clarke County. SAM JACKSON PAYNE and passenger Gladys Campbell were hospitalized with injuries. State police investigated the crash.
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John Jacob Ball
Crown Cork& Seal
Clarke County
Ball
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John H. Enders
Sam Jackson Payne
Marshall
Payne
Gladys Virginia Campbell
the Plains
Shenandoah River Bridge
B. E. Williams
L. M. Bauserman
P. F. Click
R. L. Bruce
Jakarta Turmoil as Sukarno Clamps Down Amid Protests
Jakarta shows tense crackdown after Sukarno bans demonstrations and imposes curfew while KAMI led student protests. reports say 10,000 students marched in funeral procession over Nasution ouster with army and police on alert and Nasution missing.
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Singapore
Sukarno
KAMI
Abdul Harris Nasution
Radio Jakarta
Jakarta
Nasution
Citizen Miscommunication Near Palace Hotel
A citizen walking by the Palace Hotel was approached by occupants of an out-of-state car who asked about the business district. He replied that it was right here as the vehicle stopped nearby.
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Palace Hotel
Saturn 1B Launch Aims Apollo Moon Bid From Cape Kennedy
The Saturn 1B rocket rises from Cape Kennedy at 11 11 a m EST on a 1 6 million pound thrust flight. Officials expect unmanned Apollo moon ship to clear re entry and, if no problems arise, a second launch could target 1968. The 650 ton, 22 story tall booster features eight engines on its first stage.
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Apollo
Cape Kennedy
United States
Atlantic
Fla
One Million May Take Draft Exemption Tests
One million draft eligible students expected to take Selective Service college qualification tests this spring at 1,200 locations across the United States Hawaii Alaska Puerto Rico and the Canal Zone. Tests determine school retention or draft status and are optional with application by April 23.
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Washington
Selective Service
United States
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Canal Zone
Science Research Associates For
Chicago
Lewis B Hershey
John Weaver
Ohiotate University
Handley and James Wood Clash in Semi Final Showdown
Cross town rivals Handley and James Wood meet tonight at 9 in the Northwestern League tournament semi finals at Frederick County Junior High School. Handley, 14-4 overall and 11-3 in league, aims to extend a regular season edge over James Wood, which upset Herndon and George Mason en route to this showdown.
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Handley
James Wood
Fredericks County Junior High School
Colonels
Clarke County
Purcellville
Loudoun County
George Mason
Loudoun Valley
Fauquier
Herndon
Gee
Frederick County
The
Woodmen
Fave Herndon
Jerry Hannas
County Boys
Winchester
Apollo Moonship Reaches Ocean Landing After Long Flight
The first unmanned Apollo lunar vessel completed a 5300 mile ballistic flight and parachuted into the South Atlantic. Recovery crews sped to secure the craft and retrieve it.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
South Atlantic Ocean
Saturn 1B Launch Delayed Then Cleared For Liftoff
NASA postponed the Saturn 1B liftoff at Cape Kennedy due to first stage fuel pressure issues. The problem was corrected after a data review ten minutes later, following an earlier halt at 9:03 a.m. when an electronic sensor stopped the countdown four seconds before liftoff.
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NASA
Cape Kennedy
Control Center
Parking authority reaches 38 percent of goal for downtown spaces
The Winchester Parking Authority reported $28,535 in pledges toward a $75,000 goal to finance downtown parking on city land. Chairman Richard J. Martin noted the amount equals 38 percent with pledges gathered in five hours by a team led by E. R. Huntsberry Jr. and includes multiple named donors. Construction will raze the Firestone Building and Valley Distributors site and create nearly 200 spaces on Amherst Street and 8 Loudoun Street locations.
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Winchester Parking Authority
Richard J. Martin
E. R. Huntsberry, Jr
Michael Luby
Carlisle Fisher
Albert W. Loring
James Hockman
Irvin Shendon
James A. Wilkins
Paul Strawderman
Michael O’brien
Robert Miller
Parking Authority
Firestone
Valley Distributors
Amherst St
Palace Hotel
Loudoun St
Martin
Mother Hurt After Crash On Piccadilly
A 23 year old mother Sandra Marie Glover of Stephenson was injured a fractured leg while pushing a baby in a stroller during a collision on W Piccadilly St. The child Anita Marie Glover was examined and released. Driver Rosa Anna Sloane 46 Boyce and David Andrea Bachetti 17 Front Royal were involved. witnesses say Sloane did not stop at a stop sign. Police Alvin Johnson and John Lemarr investigated. vehicle and sign damages totaled 775 dollars.
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W. Piccadilly St
Sandra Marie Glover
Stephenson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Anita Marie Glover
David Andrea Bachetti
Front Royal
Rosa Anna Sloane
Boyce
Piccadilly St
Indian Alley
Bachetti
Weather Outlook for Virginia Passes Front
A weak cold front and high pressure will move across Virginia today bringing fair skies east of the mountains with light snow flurry activity in the higher elevations.
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Richmond
Virginia
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