Miller Seeks Votes in Virginia Attorney General Runoff
Andrew P. Miller of Abingdon continues his campaign for the Democratic nomination amid a runoff plan set for August 19 after July results failed to yield 50 percent. He traveled to Winchester and Clarke County, urged unity, and predicted swing in Clarke County for the runoff while noting Del Farley will file for the runoff by Monday.
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Virginia
Winchester
Del
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Fairfax
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Frederick County Court
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Farley
Clarke
State Board of Elections
Berryville
Janet Dodson
Linda Hurver
Communists Mauled In Scattered Clashes
U S and South Vietnamese forces fought scattered clashes over two days with a six week lull continuing. About 115 enemy soldiers were killed and 28 bodies previously found. U S troops reported several engagements near Dau Tieng Tan An and Hue with no American casualties. B52 bombings continued, though mission tonnage is down due to defense spending cuts. Air losses included an F100 crash and pilot ejection, while 550 more U S troops left Vietnam from early August withdrawals.
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Tan An
Mekong
Hue
South Korea
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Koesean
Ninh Hoa
White Horse Division
Hit Run Charge Dropped In Clarke County Court
Richard Lee Nicholson Jr. had a hit and run charge nolle pressed by Commonwealth on motion of the attorney general, over defense objection. Nicholson, 21, faces 28 years for abduction and rape of a 15 year old last year. Julian Forrest Boyer pled guilty to reckless driving and received 26 years for rape and abduction. A church yard party begins at 5 p.m. at Howard's Chapel United Methodist Church. World War II note recalls Japanese bioluminescent sea crusta ceans used as light sources to avoid flashlights.
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Clarke County
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Eugene Gunter
Nicholson
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Gunter
Battle Resumes Campaign in Virginia Governor Runoff
William C. Battle restarts his bid for the Democratic nomination and predicts victory in the August 1 runoff against State Sen. Henry E. Howell Jr. Howell critiqued Battle over a WAVY-TV debate offer while Battle lines up August 14 facing Howell on WTAR-TV. Pollard declares no favorite, Etheridge questions persist, and GOP candidates filed for the House amid the crowded race.
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Howell
Fred G. Pollard
Bristol
Wtar-Tv
Northfolk
Virginia
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W. A
Jack” Etheridge
Robert Y. Button
Etheridge
Virginia Beach
Dickenson
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Samuel J. Breeding Jr
Gruneldy
American Independent Party
State Board of Elections
T. Coleman Andrews Jr
AIP
House of Delegates
Tourists Defy Warnings At Yellowstone Bear Dump
West Yellowstone Mont AP reports a busy bear watching site at a garbage dump near Yellowstone Park draws up to 50 spectators nightly despite warnings. Two bear human incidents have occurred in the park this year and a gate now restricts access, as officials urge bears to shift eating habits away from the dump.
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Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Robert M. Brower
Minnesota
Hoskins
Gallatin County
Forest Service
West Yellowstone
Kandill Brothers Convicted In Separate Auto Thefts
Roy Dale Kandill received six months jail and a $500 fine for a grand larceny on November 2 1968 involving a car owned by Philip Conley Ramey. Jackie Lee Kandill drew 12 months in jail and a $1000 fine for a similar theft of a vehicle owned by Phillip Lee Dellinger. Neither man was indicted by the Corporation Court grand jury on April 14.
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Roy Dale Kandill
Philip Conley Ramey
Jackie Lee Kandill
Phillip Lee Dellinger
Kandill Brothers
Corporation Court
Rangers raid Viet Cong camp in Long An Province
Two members of a 9th Division Ranger unit moved in on a Viet Cong camp in the Mekong Delta South Vietnam. They were airlifted by helicopter but found the enemy had fled before arrival. AP Wirephoto.
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Long An
Mekong Delta
South
Vietnam
Howell Calls Fine a Blow for Justice
Virginia state Sen. Henry Howell Jr says a $20 simple assault fine against Wetzel Phillips is a blow for justice. Phillips admitted striking Ronald Snell at a Roaring Fork polling place while Howell watched. Snell ran from Phillips and later was chased again. Howell, runner up in the Democratic gubernatorial race, faces a runoff August 19 with William Battle.
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Clintwood
Henry E. Howell Jr
Howell
Phillips
Ronald Snell
Fairfax
University of Richmond
Roaring Fork
Trammel
Snell
Nora
Portable dental kit brings full services to shutins
A suitcase-size portable dental kit from Encore Division of Omark Industries enables full dental services for shut ins servicemen at remote posts and others unable to reach a dentist.
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Ore
Encore
Omark Industries
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