Rescue Specialists Join in Plane Hunt
A search party reached the missing Cessna high on Mount Sherman as two US Army helicopters with mountain rescue teams joined the hunt. The Illnois family of four on board and the pilot were aboard when the plane crash landed in subzero conditions, with radio beacons aiding responders despite 40 mph winds.
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Fairplay
Colo
Mt. Sherman
Colorado Rockies
Colorado
Mount Sherman
Cessna
Simpson Takes Durham Case to Supreme Court
Defense for Luther Durham Jr. filed a petition with the U S Supreme Court seeking review of his 1965 murder conviction. Durham, 24, from King George County, was sentenced to life for the February 1963 murder of 85 year old Annie Snow of Double Toll Gate.
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Luther Durham, Jr
Supreme Court of the United States
Durham
King George County
Frederick County
Annie M. Snow
Pees
Stafford County
U.S. Supreme Court
FBI Reports Draft Law Convictions Double in 1966
The FBI says 450 people were convicted in calendar year 1966 for draft law violations, nearly double 1965’s 262. The rise links to larger draft calls and stricter laws, including the 1965 rule making destruction of a registration card a crime.
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FBI
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Justice Department
Hoover
Iment
Communist Party
Communist Party, USA
Weather Update Brings Chilly Virginia Reach
An AP report notes a low pressure area over the Great Lakes moving eastward will bring quite chilly weather to Virginia through Friday. The system's arrival prompts expectations of cooler temperatures and brisk winds across the state as the weekend approaches.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
Virginia
Weekend Chill Forecast With Slight Warmup Possible
The weather forecast calls for a cold night with temperatures dropping to 16 to 22 degrees. A high in the mid 30s is expected tomorrow, with a potential rise on Saturday and a chance of showers.
Runaway Missile Defied F4 Pilot
A Mace missile modified as a target drone escaped pursuit after a test launch from Eglin Air Force Base. An F4 Phantom jet failed to destroy it with cannon and air to air missiles as it veered toward Cuba. Officials reported the impact timing and alerted the Swiss Embassy in Havana.
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Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Cuba
Eglin Afb
Pentagon
Havana
Chapel Vigil for Jack Ruby Body in Chicago
Police kept a vigil at the chapel housing Jack Ruby s body in Chicago after his death from a blood clot with cancer listed as contributory. Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald the accused JFK assassin. burial set for Friday at Westlawn Cemetery amid security concerns and family-only services.
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Jack Ruby
Chicago
John F. Kennedy
Ruby
Dallas
Hershey Weinstein
Imade
Lee Harvey Oswald
Warren Commission
Kennedy
Texas Court of Appeals
Weinstein and Son
Westlawn
Earl
Southfield
Mich
Oswald
Winchester Area Included in Community College Master Plan
The Virginia State Board for Community Colleges unveiled an $80,000 two-year study proposing 22 regional community colleges by 1971. The plan aims to place colleges within 45 miles of all Virginians, with 30 campuses and 100,000 students, funded by state and federal sources, and contingent on General Assembly appropriations.
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Richmond
State Board For Community Colleges
Virginia
Educational Service Bureau, Inc
Arlington
Eugene, B. Sydnor Jr
Clifton Forge
Bristol
Eastern Shore
Wytheville Galax
Radford
Souther Side
Northern Neck
Winter Clearance at Wender's Inc All Warm Apparel Reduced
Wender's Inc announces a winter clearance sale with all fall and winter apparel marked down by one third. Shop coats jackets sweaters and accessories priced to clear while supplies last.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Wender's Inc
Herman Town Plans Snow Record Feats This Winter
Herman Michigan home to 75 residents is reportedly near the snow record. Mrs Leonard Lahti tracks depths for the State Department of Conservation and notes 142 inches have fallen since Oct 18 near Lake Superior.
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Herman
Mich
Rockies
L’anse
Iichigan
Upper Peninsula
Lake Superior
Keweeenaw Bay
Leonard Lahti
State Department of Conservation
Navy pilots report 188 North Vietnamese craft destroyed over two days
U S Navy pilots claim a two day total of 188 watercraft destroyed or damaged along the North Vietnam coast, adding 77 more craft on Wednesday to reach 188. Two carrier planes were lost, an A4 Skyhawk and an F4 Phantom, with all crew rescued.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
North Vietnam
U.S
U. S
Ceme
Americ
Haiphong
Bennington
Chamber Dinner to Honor Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr.
Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce will host its 49th annual dinner January 12 with Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. as guest of honor and principal speaker. The Outstanding Citizen Award will be presented by Harold G. Brown. New officers include Hubert T. Stratton as president, R. J. Martin, Ben B. Dutton, John C. Blackburn, and C. G. Follansbee. Mayor William M. Battaile to introduce Godwin. Reservations being taken.
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Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Winchester-Frederick County
Hubert T. Stratton
W. Carlisle Fisher
R. J. Martin
Ben B. Dutton
John C. Blackburn
C. G. Follansbee
William M. Battaile
Gov. Godwin
Gwendolyn V. Haines
Andrew J. Bowen
Frank N. Hack
Garland R. Quarles
C. F. Schenck
Frank Armstrong
James R. Wilkins
J. H. Yost, Sr
Charles S. Toan
Henry A. Lowry
W. Nelson Page
J. T. Kremer
Forrest Racey
Robert E. Ayler
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
J. Pinckney Arthur
Chamber
Wanted Counter Girl at Rhodes Jewelry Co Ad
Help wanted for counter girl apply in person at Pingley and Carper Cleaners and Rhodes Jewelry Co Finest in Jewelry diamonds and Silver. Stieff Kirk Gorham Towle Reed & Barton International Lunt Wallace Etc Free city delivery address 21 W Boscawen and phone 662-7141.
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Rhodes Jewelry Co
Stieff, Kirk, Gor ‘Ham
Towle
Reed & Barton
International
Lunt
Wallace Etc
Free City
W. Boscawen
Centenarians Mark 81st Anniversary in Fergus Falls
Ole and Otilla Sholberg celebrate their 81st wedding anniversary in Fergus Falls Minnesota. Ole aged 104 and Otilla 102 hosted newsmen last year receiving 1200 congratulatory letters from around the world. The couple plan a traditional pot luck dinner with eight children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Ole
Otilla Sholberg
Otilla
Wheelee
Sholberg’s
Sholberg
Minnesota
Norway
North Sea
Kristiansund
Skarnes
Underwood
Clara
Frank Meter
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
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Elliott Marshall
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
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Macy
Loudoun St
Friendship Fire Co
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Les Singhass
Robert Fletcher
Recreation Dept
War Memorial
Greens
Mary Helen Massie
Weinstein
Winchester
Community College
Norfolk, Dansville
Northern Virginia
Wee, Scott and Wise Counties
Front Royal
Fredericksburg
Charlottesville - Albesmarle County
Michigan Town
Vietnamese Coast
GOV
Mills Godwin, JR
Godwin
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Levett’s Shoe Corp
Rouss Fire Co. Thurs
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