Frederick County native named Virginia agriculture commissioner
S Mason Carbaugh, 45, a Frederick County farm boy, was appointed by Gov. Linwood Holton as Virginia’s new commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Commerce. A longtime VGAC executive and former soil and water program head, he vows to continue improving services and leads with rural resource expertise.
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Richmond
Frederick County
State Department of Agriculture and Commerce
S. Mason Carbaugh
Linwood Holton
Maurice B. Rowe
Commerce and Resources
Carbaugh
VDAC
Halifax
Clarke Counties
Elizabeth Crim
Clearbrook
Henrico County
State Department
State Soil and Water Conservation
Agency
Division of Regulatory, Services
Rowe
Commission of the Industry of Agriculture
Virginia
Connally and Nixon Confer In California
Former Treasury Secretary John B. Connally arrives in Southern California for a conference with President Nixon. Speculation has mounted about Connally replacing Vice President Agnew if Nixon seeks a new running mate.
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San’ Clemente
Calif
Treasury
John B. Connally
California
Nixon
Connally
Ronald L. Ziegler
Spiro T. Agnew
William P. Rogers
White House
Ziegler
George McGovern
GOP
Miami Beach
Henry A. Kissinger
McGovern
Vietnam
Kissinger
Paris
Agnew Signals Possible 1972 Presidential Bid
Vice President Spiro Agnew says a possible reelection as vice president would keep open his options for a future presidential run. He notes President Nixon has not told him if he would ask Agnew to be his running mate.
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Manchester
N.H
Spiro Agnew
Manchester Union
Agnew
Nixon
Red Cross Bloodmobile visit in Winchester seeks A negative blood
The Red Cross appeals for 12 pints of A negative blood to aid a 14 year old girl at NIH Bethesda. Winchester Jaycees chaired by Joseph Malone sponsor the Bloodmobile at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House from 10 a.m. to 3 45 p.m. Tuesday.
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RED Cross
Winchester
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Winchester Jaycees
Joseph Malone
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Bremer moved to Prince Georges jail for Wallace shooting trial
Arthur H. Bremer, accused of shooting Alabama Governor George C. Wallace and three others, was transferred under tight security from a state hospital to the Prince Georges County Jail to await his trial set for July 31.
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Upper Marlboro
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Prince Georges County
Virginia Democrats head home to push McGovern effort
Virginia's 53 delegates and 37 alternates to the Democratic National Convention return home with optimism for McGovern and plans to start immediate voter registration. State leaders Fitzpatrick Rawlings and Charity anticipate a rapid campaign push while some worry Nixon could again win Virginia.
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The
Star
Miami Beach
Virginia
Old Dominion
McGovern
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
George Rawlings Jr
Fredericksburg
Ruth Harvey Charity
Danville
Rawlings
Charity
Roanoke
National Committee
British Army Opens Major Offensive in Belfast No Go Zone
British troops surged into the Catholic district of Andersonstown in Belfast launching a large operation against the IRA after weeks of reluctance. The assault aimed to crush gunmen and restore control, with 700 soldiers remaining in the area while casualties rose to at least 15 overall.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Andersonstown
Londonderry
Bogside
Greggan
Derry
Army
Britain
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Eagleton Secures Early VP Nomination for McGovern
At the Miami Beach convention site, Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton appeared assured as McGovern and aides pursued the vice presidential choice. Despite a day of deliberations and shifting lists, Eagleton remained the frontrunner after Kennedy declined, with Landrieu, Askew, and Ribicoff among those discussed but not interested.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Thomas F. Eagleton
McGovern
George McGovern
Eagleton
Edward M. Kennedy
New Orleans
Moon Landrieu
William Clay
Missouri
Landrieu
Clay
Florida
Reubin Askew
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
McGovern launches a united campaign for White House
Democratic nominee George McGovern urged unity at the convention in Miami Beach. He vowed a people’s campaign to defeat Nixon, calling for cooperation from all Democrats and independents. McGovern pledged to restore government to the people and promised a transformative, bipartisan effort.
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Miami Beach
Fla
George McGovern
White House
Nixon
South Dakota
America
McGovern
Edward M. Kennedy
Thomas F. Eagleton
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence F. O’brien
Jean Westwood
Utah
O’brien
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Shirley Chisholm
Terry Sanford
Missouri
Richard Nixon
Eagleton vows to avoid using office to divide the nation
Missouri Senator Thomas F. Eagleton, accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination, says he would not use the office for cheap attacks that divide the nation. He speaks of speaking his mind and contrasts with President Nixon’s view while accompanied by his wife and two children.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Eagleton
George McGovern
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
McGovern
Nixon
Battaile Attends White House Flood Aid Briefing
Winchester Mayor William M. Battaile and Frederick County official Roger Alderman attend a White House briefing on new Tropical Storm Agnes relief measures invited by President Nixon. The event aims to explain access to more than 1.7 billion in disaster funds once Congress approves.
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Winchester
William M. Battaile
Frederick
Roger Alderman
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Raymond C. Sandy
Frederick County
Nixon
Agnes
America
Frank Carlucci
Office of Management and Budget
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Stephens City
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Stephens City High School
Virginia Tech
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Sen
George.s. McGovern
Eleanor
Barbara
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Bremer
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