Primary vote expected in Seventh District contest
Sunny election day as about 5 000 voters in the Seventh District plan to vote tomorrow for the Democratic nomination for Congress. Five candidates include Gibbons, Glick, Largent, Marsh, and Smalls. Returns to The Star with about 20 000 to 22 000 expected district wide. A second Democratic race in the 10th District also selects a nominee.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
William C. Gibbons
Harrisonburg
Victor E. Glick
Bridgewater
F. L
Jim) Largent, Jr
John C
Jack) Marsh, Jr
Strasburg
Claude B. Smalls, Jr
Gibbons
Glick
Bridgewater College
Mr. Marsh
Marsh
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester Fruit
Robinson
Star
Shenandoah Valley
Greater
Washington
Joel T. Broyhill
Augustus C. Johnson
Fairfax County
Democratic Committee
Charles W. Lowery
Arlington
Edwin Lynch
Fairfax
House of Delegates
The Crier Reflects on Names and a Weighty TV Moment
In a light exchange two parties argue over a friend's name spelling. A curious man sits before the TV with Metrecal and a butter banana sandwich, oddly contemplating his weight. The Skyline Drive park popularity climbs from 583,219 to 633,881 visitors, with 72,300 in the northern district from Front Royal.
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Front Royal
Byrd Denounces Tax Cut Proposal
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia condemns the U S Chamber of Commerce plan for an immediate tax cut as untimely dangerous and fiscally irresponsible He questions the chamber leaderships commitment and calls for member-wide approval before any budget impact is accepted The chamber argues the cut would reduce federal revenues by up to 7 5 billion and offset old economic approaches.
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Ladd Plumley
Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Chamber
Plumley
Child Drowns After Wrong Number Call
In Brentwood New York a one year old girl Beverly Schuer ing drowned in a small backyard pool while her father John Schuer ing answered a wrong number call. The incident occurred Sunday.
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N.Y
John Schuering
Beverly
Sunny
Cotton Dress Sale at Hodgson Shop Tonight
Margarets Hat and Dress Shop announces a semi annual clearance with 25 percent off all summer dresses including children's. Claude B. Smalls Jr. promotes on WSVA TV Channel 3 at 6:35 pm.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Claude B. Smalls, Jr
Wsva-Tv
Nuclear Warhead Fired High Over Johnston Island
The United States high altitude nuclear blast over Johnston Island drew criticism from the Soviet Union and defense in Britain. Distant observers reported spectacular light shows in Auckland Fiji and other Pacific regions with varying color displays. Scientists predicted no weather impact while London officials defended the test as too high to affect meteorology.
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U.S
Pacific
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Britain
Moscow Radio
U.S.A
World Congress For General Disarmament and Peace
Moscow
Auckland
New Zealand
New
Fiji Islands
Fiji
Honolulu
R. C. Sutcliffe
British Meteorology Office
Department of Research
Twice-Delayed Nuclear Blast Set Tomorrow
The Atomic Energy Commission plans a nuclear blast at CAMP MERCURY Nevada. The third test in the current series will explode near ground level with an explosive power up to 20 000 tons of TNT, weather permitting.
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Nev
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Internationally Known Scene Designer Barratt Dies at 78
NEW YORK AP George Watson Barratt 78 a renowned scene designer diedFriday. The notice also promotes political pleas urging votes in Virginia and Maryland areas with candidate John O Marsh Jr for the Seventh Virginia congressional district and accompanying civic messages from local groups.
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George Watson Barratt
Smalls
Royal Cab
Peace Congress Opens as US Nuke Test Sparks Debate
The Soviet led World Peace Congress opened in the Kremlin as the United States detonated a nuclear device over the Pacific. Pravda hailed the news as a gift to the congress, and delegates across 101 countries prepared to rally world opinion behind Soviet disarmament policy.
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Pacific
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Pravda
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Radio
Pacific West
Khrushchev
Judith Cook
Communist Party
China
Soviet Union
Mao Tung
Red China
Formosa
City Council Set for Regular July Meeting
The City Council will hold its regular July meeting tomorrow night in the Council Chamber starting at 7 30. The session will cover pending items and official business for the month.
Vatican Curia Cardinal Panico Dies at 67
Cardinal Panico of the Vatican Curia died Saturday at age 67 from a heart attack. He served in the Vatican.
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Vatican City
Giovanni Cardinal Panico
Vatican Curia
Peace overtures from Ben Khedda to Ahmed Ben Bella in Algeria
Premier Youssef Ben Khedda sent two ministers to Rabat seeking reconciliation with Ahmed Ben Bella whose forces have seized Oran and near western Algeria. Ben Bella, after meeting Nasser in Cairo, headed to Rabat to reunite with Ben Khedda envoys.
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Youssef Ben Khedda
Ahmed Ben Bella
Oran
Algeria
Ben Khedda
Rabat
France
Ben Bella
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Mohammed Yazid
Rabah Bitat
Swelling in Churchill's Leg Worsens at Hospital
London AP report says Sir Winston Churchill's injured left leg swelled further during today's exam at Middlesex Hospital. Doctors noted no general disturbance as the 87 year old former prime minister waits for a fractured thigh to knit. Phlebitis developed after surgery but is described as a common complication. Drugs are being injected into the affected area.
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London
Winston Churchill
Middlesex Hospital
Mighty thermonuclear blast lights Johnston Island sky
The Atomic Energy Commission says the high altitude test is a thermonuclear explosion. A U S Thor booster carried a megaton plus warhead to about 200 miles up and detonated over Johnston Island 750 miles southwest of Hawaii. The blast lit the Hawaiian Islands, disrupted some radio and telephony services, and raised U S prestige in the missile field.
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