Churchill Continues Battle as 90 Year Old Fights Stroke
London AP reports Sir Winston Churchill remains in a semicoma seven days after a stroke. A 12:16 p.m. medical bulletin said there is no change in his condition and another bulletin would follow that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Winston
Sman
Churchill
Lady Churchill
Britain
Randolph Churchill
Lord Moran
Petes
Hyde Park Gate
Follies Costumes Arrive. Show Opens Tonight at Shenandoah
New York based Cargill Productions rushed a team to Winchester to deliver four Follies scene costumes just in time for dress rehearsal. The Shenandoah College Auditorium hosts the Follies at 8 30. Shirlee Hunter of southwest Virginia releases a new record praised by Cash Box and credits Winchester Apple Blossom appearances. Rain in forecast this weekend with a low tonight near 20 24 and a high tomorrow 38 44. Howard Johnsons fish fry promotion noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cargill Productions of
New York
Winchester
Shenandoah’ College Auditorium
Shirlee Hunter
Virginia
Cash Box
James R. Wilkins
Fate
Inauguration Day Mixed Solemnity and Fractured Security
President Johnson’s inauguration day combined ceremonious events with a break in security. Johnson greeted banner bearers from Southwest Texas State College and attended the five-ball inaugural celebration amid praise for his speech outlining poverty and racial injustice as national enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J. Crowley
Washington
Johnson
Iena
OET
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House
New York Longshoremen Vote Again On Dock Contract
Striking New York longshoremen vote a second time on a proposed contract with the New York Shipping Association after rejecting the prior deal. If accepted, the pact ends an 11 day walkout that idled about 343 ships and 60,000 workers while exposing wide economic losses across several ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Thomas W. Gleason
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Association
Boston
Gulf Coast
Tampa
Fla
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Mobile
Ala
Rank-And
Ice breaks claim three children in Fairfax County drowning
Police retrieved the bodies of three children who drowned after falling through thin ice on Hunting Creek in Fairfax County south of Alexandria. Two more youngsters are missing. officials believe they were with the group while attempting rescues. A motorist on the Capital Beltway reported the incident and aided responders as temperatures caused ice melt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Caroline Raymond
Paul
Hunting Creek
Fairfax County
Here
Capital Beltway
Edward J Schaefer
Rosecroft Colony
Albert Pollack
Fairfax
Romanta
Pollack
Loudoun AF Sergeant Dies in Fire
A U S Air Force sergeant from Virginia and three young relatives died in a Newmarket England house fire. Sgt Ernest Thomas 31 of Roundhill Virginia perished in a bid to save sons Barry Lee 4 and Robert 3 and niece Nannette 14 months. Wife Kathleen woke family while neighbor Neil Howcutt rescued Ernest 5. Thomas was with the 48th Supply Squadron at RAF Lakenheath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newmarket
England
Virginia
Ernest Thomas
Roundhill
Barry Lee
Robert
Nannette
Thomas
Kathleen
Neil Howcutt
Ernest
48Th
U.S. Air Force Base
Lakenheath
Soviet Leaders Send Johnson Congratulations
Soviet President Anastas Mikoyan and Premier Alexei Kosygin in Moscow sent congratulations to Johnson. The message came from top Soviet leaders as the United States faced a notable diplomatic moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Anastasi. Mikoyan
Alexei N. Kosygin
Bliss to lead GOP as meetings seek party unity in Chicago
Ray Bliss, Ohio GOP chair, is set to become national chairman on April 1 amid hopes for quick party reorganization after the Democratic landslide. Dean Burch is expected to resign at the first National Committee session, ending months of internal disputes as leaders press for unity and victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ray Co. Bliss
Auulck
Bliss
Ohio
Dean Burch
National Committee
Burch
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Goldwater
William E. Miller
Richard M. Nixon
Forme
Dwight “D
Eisenshower
Premier Mansour shot near Parliament in Tehran
Premier Hassan Ali Mansour was shot as he exited his car to enter Parliament in Tehran. Surgeons described his condition unstable after extended surgery. police arrested 20 year old Mohammed Bokharaei as the alleged assassin with no motive given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Hassan Ali Mansour
Mohammed Bokharaei
Mansouri
Shah
Mansour
Pars Hospital
Javad
Selma Voting Drive Pauses as Races Continue
In Selma Alabama the voter registration board is in recess after a three day week as civil rights marches resume. Negroes target lunch counters and a downtown drugstore while sheriff deputies broaden arrests to 159 that day, though city police report no unlawful acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
James G. Clark
Alabama
Monks Fast to Death Amid Siege of Saigon Buddhist Center
Vietnamese infantry ring Saigon's Buddhist headquarters as monks enter a second day of a fast to the death demanding Premier Huong resign. Police clash with youths, arrests rise. curfew may extend as troops seal the pagoda with barbed wire. U S sources report air force strikes near Boi Loi forest as anti communist efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huong
Huong
Pham van Dong
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
Ngo Dinh Diem
Chau
U.S
Vietnamsese
Boi Loi Forest
Weather Front Moves Across Virginia Brief Cloudiness
A weak cold front crossed Virginia bringing a short spell of more clouds and changing winds. A high pressure area from Ohio and Kentucky is forecast to reach Virginia by tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Also Mentioned on This Page
Howard Johnson
Southwest
State College
Loudoun
Bokharaet Shad
Saigoh
Soth Ke Nam
Huntsberry
Buzzella’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!