Godwin Selected As Va Favorite Son
Virginia will send a 54 vote delegation to the national Democratic convention in Chicago to back Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. as a favorite son candidate. The Salem convention ended with no unit-rule guidance, signaling a move toward a moderate center and broad inclusion, including 12 Negro delegates for the first time.
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Richmond
Virginia
Chicago
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Salem
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Party
Moses Riddick
Nansemond
Gov. Godwin
State Central Committee
Watkins M. Abbitt
Apeee
Cnamea
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
Godwin
Abbitt
Seventh District Delegates Rally Conservative Stance at Convention
Shenandoah Valley Democrats at the Seventh District caucus voted conservatively for key posts and delegates to the National Convention. Names named include John G. Leake Harrisonburg and Edward Menaker Waynesboro. Watkins Abbitt favored for state party chair. Several leaders attended as Byrd and Fitzpatrick activities drew attention in the broader convention.
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Waldo G. Miles
Bristol
W. Pat Jennings
Marion
Abbitt
Jennings
House of Representatives
Augustus C. Johnson
Springfield
Virginia
U.S
Harry F
Roanoke
Shenandoah Valley
Ccate
John G. Leake
Harrisonburg
William O. Lewis
Albemarle
Edward Menaker
Waynesboro
Héniry Mitchell
Charlottesville
Chicago
Irvin Soloman
Bath County
Peter K. McKee
Winchester
G. Fread_Switzer
Valley
Watkins M. Abbitt
Warren
Albe
Church League Managers Meeting Tonight at The Second Diamond
Commissioner Ed Ritter urges all Church League managers to attend tonight at seven to discuss the upcoming tournament and other business at the number two diamond.
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Church League
Ed Ritter
Auto Crashes Injured In Area Over Weekend
Three Winchester area residents were hospitalized after a weekend traffic crash on Green Spring Road. Invin Fultz likely to leave ICU this morning, Lucille Goffelt and Carl Fultz listed as in satisfactory condition. A Saturday two vehicle collision at Valley Ave and Belviewva injured Mrs Eugenia Hammer. Police report damages: Hammer vehicle 300, Willey car 200. A separate I 81 truck crash south of Middletown caused about 3000 in damages to the truck driven by Chester Thorne.
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Invin Fultz
Lucille Goffelt
Carl Fultz
Eugenia Hammer
Lipeam Ved
Valley Ave
Beluiewva
Lilopyme
L. M.bauserman
Fred Hammer
Streamwood, Ill
Sydney Willey
Fairmont Ave
Hammer
Willey
J. S. Conner
Middletown
Conner
Chester Thorne
Harrisonburg
Prague and Moscow Clash in Historic Czech Soviet Talks
Czechoslovak and Soviet Communist parties held high level talks in a Moscow train site near the border. Leaders Dubcek and Brezhnev led the discussions as Prague presses reported a pivotal meeting shaping Czechoslovakia’s course.
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Prague
Moscow
Cierna
Tisa
Alexander Dubcek
Party
Kosice
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Dont Forget Tonight Chicken Fry At Howard Johnsons
Howard Johnsons offers chicken fry all you can eat for 1.49 tonight. Fred Lentz begins barbering at Bob Carters Barber Shop 212 South Loudoun Street Winchester as new local business changes.
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Howard Johnson
Fred Lentz
Bob Carter
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
Viet Cong Attack Blows Up Planes At Tuy Hoa Base
Viet Cong infiltrators in loincloths struck the Tuy Hoa air base on the central coast of South Vietnam, destroying two four engine C130 transports and damaging an F100 fighter. The raid killed nine intruders and wounded one American as U.S. aircraft losses rose to 12 planes since Monday.
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Saigon
U.S
Tuy Hoa
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
North
Air Force
31St Tactical
Air National Guard
Vietnam
New Mexico
136Th
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Udorn
Thailand
North Vietnam
Vinh
Seven Die on Virginia Highways Weekend
The Associated Press reports seven people died on Virginia roads over the weekend in two crashes. A three vehicle crash on the Eastern Shore killed four, while a two car collision near Franklin in Southampton County killed three. Victims in the Franklin crash were George L. Sanford, Edward Lee Cooper both of Franklin and infant Anthony Benjamin Clarity of Hampton. In Cape Charles area a three vehicle wreck injured four including William Ray Jarvis and Evelena Jarvis of Eastville and Marguerite Ayres Daisey of Oyster with Howard Parker unnamed.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Franklin
Southampton County
George L. Saneford
Edward Lee Cooper
Anthony Benjamin Clarity
Hampton
U.S. 258
Humphrey says Vietnam peace path hinges on local vote
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey told a Los Angeles town hall speech that ending the Vietnam conflict requires giving South Vietnam's people the right to freely elect their leaders. He argued elections must be held with guarantees against force and intimidation and accept the results. Humphrey arrived for a four day campaign swing and will move to San Francisco next.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
America
South Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
Humphrey
San Francisco
McCarthy
McCarthy Promises Viet Funds for City Needs in Policy Statement
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy outlines plans to divert most of the Vietnam war budget, about 30 billion dollars annually, to domestic city problems as president. He pledges a mass job creation program, tax incentives for private enterprise, and large housing and health initiatives while de-escalating the war.
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Associated Press
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Showdown Time On Steel Strike
Pittsburgh AP reports a possible nationwide steel strike as 388000 workers face a crucial decision. The long awaited wage benefits offer from 11 major producers will be reviewed by the United Steelworkers executive committee and then by the basic steel industry conference for ratification or rejection.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
LW. Abel
Basic Steel Industry
Rockefeller gains ground as Nixon faces possible loss
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller's push to deny Nixon a first ballot victory at the GOP convention gains momentum as delegates arrive for the hearings. Some strategists fear Nixon could fade on roll calls, while others consider a dark horse like Mayor John Lindsay as a possible outcome.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Miami Beach
Fra
GOP
Rockefeller
Nixon
John v. Lindsay
New York City
GOP Starts Drafting Platform in Miami Beach
Republican leaders began work on the 1968 platform with Sen. Everett M. Dirksen heading the drafting committee. Dirksen urged avoiding preference for any presidential hopeful and said he would refrain from using platform wording to push favorites. He noted past battles over nominees in 1964 with New Yorker supporters against Barry Goldwater.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeler
Barry Goldwater
Air mass brings cooler weather to Virginia today
An air mass moving into the Mid Atlantic states brings cooler, drier weather to Virginia. Crisman Cleaners announces vacation Aug 5 to 10. Pingley and Carper Cleaners advertises in person seamstress applications. Teen League Baseball Yard Party set for Friday Aug 2 at 5 p.m. Auction at 7:30.
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Richmond
Mid
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
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William B. Hopkins
Sidney S. Kellam
Virginia Beach
A. Stewart Bolling Jr
Portsmouth
John Garland Pollard
Hopkins
James W. Fletcher
Sperry
James Early
Madison
Robert Smalley
Clarke County
Charles W. Gunn
Lexington
Helen Hardy Wright
Charles Dickerman
Augusta County
J. Fred Larrick
Ralph Davis
Luray
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Delmas Strawderman
Anderson’s Meat Market
Bayliss Market
Montgomery Ward
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Green Spring Road
Czechoslovakia
Praveda
Communist Party
Pravda
Sama Set
da Nang
Rocky Claims
Boyd Householder
Berryville
Millwood
Shenandoah River
Mr. Householder
Clarke Star
Bill Rhoden
HHH
Tors
Sears
By Jack Bell
Hugh Scott
Rena
Scott
Harley Markham
Idaho
Crisman Cleaners
Ted Whipp
Dewdroppers
Little Mac’s
Papermill Rd
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