Tom Byrd obituary ends an era for Byrd family
Thomas Bolling Byrd died Friday night after a long illness and was buried yesterday at Christ Church Millwood. The last of the Byrd brothers, he managed acres of apple orchards for his brother Senator Harry F. Byrd and was known for his contagious deep laugh. Hundreds attended the service to pay tribute to a reserved, respected figure in the community.
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Byrd Brothers
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Santa Claus
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Harry F. Byrd
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On This Date in History February 27 1900 1700 1807 1889 1933
AP compilation notes key events on February 27 across history. Battles, discoveries, births and political milestones include the Paardeberg clash, Dampier’s New Britain sighting, Longfellow’s birth, Rangoon Mandalay rail, Reichstag fire, Pacific theater actions, Iwo Jima air operations, King Kong whisky deaths, Khrushchev remarks, and Hoffa case ruling.
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Associated Press
Paardeberg
Africa
Union of
Burma
Rangoon
Mandalay
Berlin
U.S
French Indochina
Iowa Jima
Island
New York
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
China
Teamsters Union
Byrd Buried at Old Chapel Cemetery in Clarke County
Thomas Bolling Byrd was buried yesterday afternoon in the Old Chapel cemetery at Clarke County after a long illness. Hundreds attended the Episcopal service at Christ Church Millwood with Rev. Holland B. Clark and Rev. Francis B. Rhein officiating. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. and other relatives attended. Byrd's survivors include a daughter, a stepdaughter, a stepson, and a grandson.
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Old Chapel
Boyce
Clarke County
Mr. Byrd
Tom
Harry
Christ Episcopal Church
Millwood
Holland B. Clark
Francis B. Rhein
Illinois Democrats Ponder Party Ticket
Illinois Democratic leaders meet in Chicago to choose a ticket amid disputes over Adlai Stevenson II and President Johnson's Vietnam policy. Potential nominees include William Clark Paul Simon Samuel Shapiro Otto Kerner and others as they weigh slate options for governor and senator.
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Adlai E. Stevenson II
John
Scott W. Lu Stevenson
Johnson
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Vietnam
Stevenson
Sargent Shriver
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Samuel Shapiro
Simon
Dirksen
Clark
Shapiro
Adlai Steversgan
Paul Douglas
Douglas
Charles H. Percy
Restrictions on War News Investigated
Washington AP reporting that House information subcommittee chair John E. Moss seeks full explanation of new U S restrictions on war news from Saigon and Washington cables. He argues progress reports must not be censored while noting limited security caveats.
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John E. Moss
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Tment Information Subcommittee
U.S
California
Democrat
Moss
Phil G. Goulding
Saigon
U.S. Command
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Defense Department
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Draft outlook ages graduate students and college grads in 1969
The New York Times reports 327,000 men just out of college will be draft eligible with 200,000 not eligible and 205,000 eligible. Of current first year graduate students 89,000 may be draftable, plus 23,000 masters and 10,000 doctors. total 327,000 drafted first. officials expect fiscal 1969 calls under 300,000. Officers doubt older graduates fit infantry roles.
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New York Times
Man Hurt in Fall from Building
Carson R. Cave of Buckley & Sages, Inc. fell from the old Creamery roof on S. Kent St during demolition around 10:50 a.m. He was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad with facial lacerations and chest pains.
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Carson R. Cave
Buckley & Sages, Inc
S. Kent St
Winchester
Carson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Insulation Blowing Service Promises Winter Savings
Winchester advertisement promotes insulation and aluminum storm windows to cut heating costs. Irvan O Connell offers Hagan cellulose insulation blown through small wall holes, plus retrofitted windows. Payments as low as ten dollars a month, with free on site estimate.
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Winchester
Irvan O’connell
Hagan
Sol
O’connell
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George P. Greenhalgh, Jr
Roland Mitchell
William Bell Watkins
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Lester D. Arnold
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