Carmichael Arrest Sparks Gun Battle in Pratville
In Pratville Alabama the arrest of black power advocate Stokely Carmichael triggered a gun battle between police and Negro _congregants_. National Guardsmen moved in with orders to shoot to kill if needed as 30 people were detained and a double barrel shotgun recovered. several officers and a prisoner handling dogs sustained minor injuries.
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Prattville
Ala
Stokely Carmichael
National
Phillip Wood
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Wood
Carmichael
Obie Thompson
SNCC
James Loftus
County Court of Records
SHERI-LEE GAINES TO VISIT WINCHESTER ENGLAND
SHERI-LEE GAINES of Winchester will travel to Winchester England tomorrow for a five week stay as a guest of the Lions Club there. She is a Youth Exchange Visitor from the Winchester Va Lions Club. A story and picture appear on page 8. An instructors meeting for Red Cross Swimming is set for tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. at City Park Recreation Pool. The program runs June 19 for three weeks. Mrs Ruby Boyd Water Safety chairman urges participation. The Exchange Club of Winchester invites the public to hear Virginia House Delegate William M Lightsey at its regular meeting tomorrow at 12 30 p.m. at the George Washington Hotel.
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Sheri--Lee.gaines
Winechester
Winchester
England
Lions Club
Lions , Club
Red Cross
City Park
Ruby Boyd
Exchange Club of
Virginia House
William M. Lightsey
Arlington
George Washington Hotel
Supreme Court Ends Virginia Miscegenation Law
The Supreme Court unanimous ruling bars Virginia and all states from making interracial marriage a crime. Chief Justice Warren says the right to marry is a fundamental liberty protected by due process and the 14th Amendment. Justice Stewart adds that no state law can deem an act criminal based on the actor’s race. The Lovings, white and part Negro wife Mildred, were sentenced in 1959. their case overturned their 25 year ban after marriage in Washington, D.C.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
Earl Warren
War
Warren
Potter Stewart
Richard P. Loving
Mildred
Caroline
Caroline County
Lovings
District of Columbia
Richmond Weather Stays Warm As High Pressure Holds
A high pressure area off the Virginia coast keeps Virginia fair and quite warm today. Regular monthly meeting at 7 30, Lion's Shelter Seaseng Park, V F W Post 2123.
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Richmond
Virginia Coast
Lion’s Shelter Seaseng Park
V.F.W
Byrd Center Dedicated at Skyline Drive in Virginia
About 1,500 visitors joined ceremonies at the Harry F. Byrd Visitors Center in Big Meadow to honor the late senator on the 80th anniversary of his birth. Speakers included Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr., Gov. Godwin, Del. E. Blackburn Moore, and former NPS director Conrad L. Wirth praising Byrd’s strength and integrity.
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Big Meadow
Skyline Drive
Harry F. Byrd
Byrd
Byrd’s Nest Mountain
Shenandoah National Park
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Godwin
Del
E. Blackburn Moore
Berryville
National Park Service
Conrad L. Wirth
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Ry F. Byrd
Big Mea ‘Dows
UN Council Bans Forward Movements After Cease Fire
The United Nations Security Council unanimously condemned any forward military movements by Israel or Syria after the cease-fire deadline. It called for rollback of any such actions and urged full cooperation with U N Truce Supervision observers, including freedom of movement and communications. The body also noted Israel denied the specific charge of advancing armored forces into Syria near Rafid and Joukada.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Syria
Yarmuk
Jordan
Council
Egypt
Odd Bull
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization For Palestine
Bull
Jerusalem
George J. Tomeh
Hans R. Tabor
Denmark
Damascus
Rafid
Tomeh
U Thant
U.N
Joukada
Gideon Rafael
Tabor
India
U S jets claim 10 MIGs destroyed or damaged at Kepair
U S pilots report 10 MIG jets destroyed or damaged on the ground at Kepair near Hanoi and nearby sites. The tally raises overall MIG losses in air to about 115 as U S forces press air war against North Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
Kepair
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
United
North Vietnam
Kep “Fathad Yards
Kep
U.S. Navy
Frederick County Board Tackles Budget and Zoning Agenda
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors debated the 3 million 281 thousand dollar county budget which was expected to pass later. Smog concerns in Albins area prompt proposed rezoning for a Senseny Heights shopping center while a state Air Pollution Board limits immediate county action. County Attorney Joseph A Massie Jr explained the situation as citizens voiced objections to the shopping center plan. Discussion continued before the luncheon.
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Albin
Senseny Heights
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Masie
Annexation Move On Council Agenda In Winchester
Winchester plans first reading of an annexation ordinance at tomorrow night’s City Council meeting with Wayne A. Whitham overseeing the Public Improvement Committee. Two public hearings will address the 1967 68 city budget of 3 478 235 and a zoning change for land along E Cork Street near Recreation Park from R-2 to R-1 and adjoining Re2 to R-5. Planning Commission approved earlier.
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Winchester
Wayne A. Whitham
Public Improvement Committee
E. i Cork St
D. F. O’connell
E. Cork St
Winchester’s Recreation Park
Cork St
Purcell Ave
Council
Syria charges denied as Israel holds gains after war
Israel rejected Syrian claims of deeper tank incursions and said it would keep parts of the land won in the six day war. Elath welcomed the first Israeli freighter to enter the Gulf of Aqaba since Egypt’s blockade. UN observers tracked tank movements behind cease fire lines. Israel still occupies Sinai and areas west of the Jordan River. International reaction split, with the Soviet Union pushing diplomacy while the United States’ stance remained unclear.
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Associated Press
Israel
Syria
Egypt
Jordan
Middle East
Elath
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
Sharm el Sheikh
Strait of Tiran
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Sinai Peninsula
Jordan River
Abba
Galilee
David Ben- Gurion
Jerusalem
Jerusalem Post
United Nations
Soviet Union
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Houari Boumedienne
Moscow
Cairo
al Ahram
Red China
Gamal ‘Abdel Nasser
Mohamed
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Robert Gilder
NAACP
Carl DeWitt
Joyce
DeWitt
Guilder
Pehe
Claude Kirk
National Guard
Gilder
National Association For Advancement of Colored
Florida
Joel Atkins
Winter Haven
Clearwater
Byrd Center
Uneans Forward Movement
Toll
Union
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