Virginia editors weigh election shock and age in Virginia
Editors survey the Democratic primary outcomes in Virginia where veterans Sen. A. Willis Robertson and Rep. Howard W. Smith lost. They split on whether a political revolution occurred while noting the impact of age and the rise of Spong and Rawlings and the broader party realignment questions.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Sen
A. Willis Robertson
Howard W. Smith
William B. Spong
George C. Rawlings Jr
Danville Register
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Rep. Smith
Staunton
Senate
Southside
Spong
Rawlings
The
Register
Danville
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U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Armistead L. Boothe
Byrd
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Smith
Old Dominion
Times-Dispatch
Times - Dispatch
Richmond News
Johnson
National Democratic Party
the Times
Virginia Primary Upsets Signal Shifting Politics
Newspapers across Virginia describe a dramatic primary season with Spong and Booth defeating Byrd allies and reapportionment reshaping districts. Observers urge Byrd to shift toward centrist tones while noting new leadership and a move toward progressive politics amid changes in the General Assembly.
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Smith
Rawlings
Norfolk
Virginian - Pilot
Spong
Booth
Byrd
Virginia General Assembly
Mills Godwin
William C. Battle
Norfolk Ledger-Star
Fairfax County
The
Ledger - Star
Roanoke World News
Virginia
Sen. Robertson
Judge Smith
Roanoke Times
World News
Byrd and Robertson
Two Killed in Ski Lift Accident Near Provo
In Wasatch Canyon near Mt. Timpanogos Wasatch Mountain area a ski lift chair tangled a support brace and hurled seven people to the ground. Two Provo residents Mrs. Sherman Peterson 49 and Susan Carroll 13 were killed. Valerie Dunford 13 and Betty Amy Hansen 13 were injured with Dunford in critical condition. Three other girls received minor injuries at a Provo hospital. About 25 aboard the lift had been sightseeing. Sheriff Ralph Chapple noted unclear cause.
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Wasatch Mountain
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Mt. Timpanogas
Ralph Chapple
Proke
Sherman Peterson
Susan Carroll
Valerie Dunford
Betty Amy Hansen
Miss Dunford
Chapple
CIA Resolution Turned Over to Russell Group in Senate Fight
The CIA oversight dispute ends with the Russell chaired Armed Services subcommittee gaining control of the resolution. Fulbright argued for his Foreign Relations Committee to oversee CIA activities, while Senate leaders prepared a censored transcript and observed tense exchanges. Russell celebrated the outcome as the measure moved under his jurisdiction.
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Russell
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Richard B. Russell
DeGa
Armed Services Committee
J. W. Fulbright
b-Ark
Senate
Fulc [Bright
Ful Jordent
Fulbright
CHA
Armed Services
Foreign Relations Committees
Frussell
Faleright
Man and Wife Die in Chesterfield County Fire
In Chesterfield County on U S 1 Peters burg Pike a two story frame house fire claimed the lives of Woody Woods 48 an electrician and his wife Rose Woods both about 48. They occupied the second floor while Luke Monday escaped unharmed. Fire cause and damage estimates were not yet available.
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Richmond
Petersburg Pike
U.S. 1
Chesterfield County
Woody Woods
Rose Woods
Luke Monday
Petersburg man promoted to White House inspector
Washington AP says Capt. Glenard B. Lanier of Petersburg Virginia is promoted to inspector the highest rank in the White House Police Force. Lanier age 51 has served since 1942 and succeeds Kenneth M. Burke who retired June 30. He and his wife reside in Arlington Virginia.
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Washington
Secret Service
White House
Glenard BE. Lanier
Petersburg
Lanier
Kenneth M. Burke
Arlington
Wales Known as Cambria to Ancient Romans
A brief note recalls that the region now called Wales was known to ancient Romans as Cambria, reflecting historic nomenclature and regional identity.
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Cambria
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