Democrats Name Keynoter Hopefuls for National Convention
Congress and party officials weigh candidates for the keynote role at the Democratic National Convention. Sens. John Pastore and Birch Bayh are top contenders, with Edward Kennedy previously considered but ruled out after a June plane crash injuries. President Johnson has given no hint of his pick.
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Washington
John O. Pastore
Rhode Island
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Pastore
Senate
Bayh
Tak Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
John F. Kennedy
Atlantic City
Ken
John M. Batley
Johnson
Civil Rights Leaders Convene Summit Conference in New York
Major civil rights leaders meet at NAACP headquarters in New York to discuss rising race violence and politics. Roy Wilkins warns of increasingly violent disorder while figures like Whitney Young A Philip Randolph John Lewis James Farmer and Martin Luther King Jr prepare remarks and plan to press for federal involvement in city programs.
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New York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Wilkins
NAACP
Whitney M. Young
Urban League
A. Philip Randolph
National Negro American Labor Council
John Lewis
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
America
Rochester
National Guard
Medford
Mass
Shenandoah Valley Hamfest draws in reporters and amateurs
Out of town reporters join thams amateurs from a dozen states for the Shenandoah Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest on Aug 1 and 2. Roanoke Times man Paul M. Dellinger and Marty Horne of WYVE seek an interview with Maj. Donald E. Keyhoe about unidentified flying objects at the banquet. Berkeley Springs WCST requests permission to record part of the major's speech, reflecting public interest in the flying saucer program.
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Thams
Shenandoah Valley
Dabney Watts Elected Chairman of Virginia Lawyers Group
Dabney Watts, Winchester Commonwealth's attorney, was elected chairman of the third district of the Virginia Commonwealth Attorneys Assn at the group's convention last weekend. Others chosen were William Goode of Clifton Forge as president, Robert Lee Simpson of Virginia Beach and Willian Blandford of Powhatan County as first and second vice-presidents, respectively. T. Gray Haddon, former senator and judge and Richmond commonwealth's attorney for 32 years, was named president emeritus.
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Dabney Watts
Winchester Commonwealth
Virginia Commonwealth Attorneys Assn
William Goode
Clifton Forge
Robert Lee Simpson
Virginia Beach
Willian Blandford
Powhatan County
T. Gray Haddon
Richmond Commonwealth
Miners Trapped in France Referenced Cave-In Rescue Efforts
Rescue teams split efforts at a Jura Mountains limestone mine near Champongol where five miners are believed trapped after a cave-in while nine others survived. A new shaft and air tube communication enabled relief via signals and provisions.
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Jura
France
Champagnole
Jura Moutains
Mt. River
Rochester Edges Closer To Normal Peace
Rochester moved toward normalcy after a dusk-to-dawn curfew test as hundreds of helmeted police patrolled riot zones and 1,500 National Guardsmen stood by. Authorities warned of swift action if rioting resumed after looting, arson, and four deaths, with over 1,000 arrests and a liquor ban continuing.
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Rochester
N.Y
National
Beginners' tryouts for Little League football at War Memorial
The event invites boys not over 13 by October 1 to a 4:30 p.m. tryout at the War Memorial Building to form a junior team. It seeks young players for upcoming season through a structured screening process.
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War Memorial
Drought Aid Sought for 10 West Virginia Counties
Gov. Barron asked the U S Department of Agriculture for drought relief for ten counties Berkeley Jefferson Morgan Mineral Hampshire Grant Hardy Pendleton Pocahontas and Greenbrier. He sought grazing on soil bank land and help under the Federal Livestock Emergency Feed Program.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Barron
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan
Mineral
Hampshire
Grant
Hardy
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
Annual Sales Event Opens Tomorrow
Winchester Days kicks off with over 50 participating stores offering rock bottom prices and chances to win prizes including a Philco Home Theatre system. The event runs three days with a first customer special on Thursday morning and free parking after 9 am plus free downtown bus rides 10 am to 2 pm. The grand prize draw occurs Saturday at 5 30 pm.
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Philco
Winchester Retail Merchants’ Assn
Winchester
Evening Star
Irvin Shendon
Bell Clothes, Inc
Faubus Secures Easy Nomination in Arkansas Primary
Gov. Orval Faubus won a large lead in Arkansas Democratic primary returns with 2,217 of 2,325 precincts reporting. He led rivals Odell Dorsey, Joe Hubbard, and R. D. Burrow, and pledged party unity for the fall race against Republican Winthrop Rockefeller. Renominated incumbents E. C. Gathings and Oren Harris faced no Republican opponents. Rockefeller, brother of Nelson Rockefeller, campaigned in northeast Arkansas.
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Rock
Orvald
Faubus
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Associated Press
Odell Dorsey
Joe Hubbard
R. D. Burrow
Dorsey
Hubbard
Burrow
E. C. Gathings
Oren Harris
Jerry Hinshaw
Bodies of 2 Boys Found In Icebox in Abandoned House
Police investigated the deaths of Homer Davis age 4 and Danny Lough in Webster Springs West Virginia after their bodies were found inside a refrigerator in a burned-out home. Sheriff W C Dodrill theorized the youths climbed inside the icebox to escape the heat. the house belonged to the Lough boy's grandfather.
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Webster Springs
W,. Va
Homer Davis
Danny Lough
Webster
Springs
W. C. Dodrill
Loughboy
Area Pilots Aid Hunt for Lost Plane
Civil Air Patrol units from Winchester and Frederick County joined Valley aviators in a search for a light single engine Ercoupe believed down in the Blue Ridge between Gordonsville and Elkton. Missing were Elmer Leon Davis and J Richard Bloxom both of Elkton aged 38 and 47 returning from a fishing trip to Pocomoke City Md. Families reported them missing Monday night after assuming they were delayed. About a dozen planes scoured rugged terrain yesterday until nightfall. Local search participants included Randolph Ritter his wife Aletta Ritter William Dunn and William Allison among others.
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Civil Air Patrol
Winchester
Frederick County
Blue Ridge Mountains
Gordonsville
Elkton
Blue Ridge
Ercoupe
Rockingham County
Elmer Leon Davis
J. Richard Bloxom
Pocomoke City
Randolph Ritter
Aletta Ritter
William Dunn
William Allison
Goldwater Backer Sees 66000 Vote Win in Va
Frederickburg AP report quotes Jack Middleton, Goldwater campaign chairman in Virginia, predicting Goldwater will win Virginia by at least 66000 votes, about half Nixon's margin. Middleton cited Miller as strengthening the ticket and said Democrats are shifting to support Goldwater. He claimed Virginia backing is stronger than Atlantic City expectations.
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Goldwater
Fredericksburg
Jack L. Middleton
Barry Goldwater
Virginia
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Middleton
Rep
William Miller
New York
Nixn
Old Dominion
Miller
Henry Cabot Lodge
South
Johnson
Atlantic City
Dance Turns Into Battle at Medford Teen Dance
Police in five Greater Boston communities contained a melee after about 50 Negro youths attended a Medford dance without dates. One 16 year old, Joseph Sacco, was hospitalized with a head injury after a stone strike. No arrests were made as hundreds of white youths clashed with the group, sparking property damage before officers dispersed them.
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Medford
Mass
Boston
Joseph W. Sacco
Massachusetts General Hospital
Everett
Somerville
Malden
Cambridge
Denny's Comm Auction Tonight At Seven
Auction set for seven this evening features furniture appliances and tools from Denny's Commercial. Items include tables chairs and shop equipment offered to the public. Proceeds support community programs and the event is open to all bidders.
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Denny’s
Correction notice for Winchester ad on Erco Walkie Talkie kit
Correction to the Winchester advertisement lists only one Erco Walkie Talkie kit. Regular price 109.90 discounted to 65 SHENVAL MUSIC Co.
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Winchester
Shenval. Music Co
Final sale at 14 Modernage Shoppe dresses and swimwear
Local outlet announces a final sale on dresses sportswear and bathing suits at 14 Modernage Shoppe. Prices reduced across apparel including swimwear and daywear for limited time.
Ranger 7 completes midcourse maneuver toward lunar target
Pasadena space scientists report Ranger 7 executed a 67 mph midcourse burn slowing toward a 300 mile wide target area on the moon. Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials say tracking data must be analyzed hours more to determine impact accuracy.
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Pasadena
Calif
William H. Pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
U.S
Pickering
Ranger 7
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Pacific
Earth
Weather Outlook for Virginia: Heat and Tstorms then Cooler Front
Richmond forecast: hot and humid conditions with afternoon and evening thundershowers. A cold front moves in late tonight and early tomorrow, clearing skies first in the northern sections.
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Richmond
Virginia
Try outs for beginners at War Memorial at 4 30
Try outs for beginners 4 30 tomorrow at War Memorial. Boys must be 10 by Oct 1. NOTICE There will be a regular meeting of Handley Council No 634 UC T at Lions Shelter 8 00 P M Friday July 31 Jas R Brandon Secy Secy.
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War Memorial
Handley Council No
U.C.T
Lions Shelter
Jas. R. Brandon
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