Winchester area polls open for city council and mayor races
Voters head to the polls at 6 a.m. in Winchester for six City Council seats across wards with multiple Democratic and independent candidates. Contests extend to Middletown Stephens City Strasburg Front Royal Woodstock Edinburg and Berryville with several incumbents facing opposition and mayoral races in several towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Middletown
Stephens City
Archie Manuel
John Hetzel
James Galladay
Lynn H. Comer
Berryville
Garland M. Canter
Thomas
Btowell
James N. Asbury
Boyce
Lawrence L. Kephart
Strasburg
General Assembly
R.S. Funk, Jr
M. Elston Wharton
Woodstock
William Dalke, Jr
Fred W. Emswiller
Central High School
Dalke
Edinburg
Zane Neff
Peter E. Craig
Council Won't Meet Tomorrow
The City Council meeting scheduled for tomorrow night is canceled due to lack of a quorum. Pending matters will be deferred to a special meeting on June 21, when a public hearing on the proposed 1966 67 city budget will be held.
Weather forecast calls for warm temps and drier week
A cap side schedule sees a warm night with lows in the 60s and a likely rise to the upper 80s tomorrow. Forecasters note Wednesday should be fair and warm with no appreciable rain in sight.
Nineteen injured as Chicago clash erupts after police shooting
In a predominantly Puerto Rican North Side neighborhood police faced a rock throwing mob of over 1,000 after an officer shot a 20-year-old man. Cars were damaged and a fire set, with more than 30 people jailed and sporadic gunfire heard as police attempted to disperse the crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
North Side
Thomas Munyon
Graz Arcelis
Munyon
Arcelis
Juan Melan
Melan
Evergreen Ave
Damen Ave
Train Crash in Bombay Suburb Kills 100, Injures 120
A collision of two suburban trains near Matunga Station north of Victoria in Bombay left about 100 feared dead and 120 hurt. Officials counted 52 bodies with 106 injured at nine miles from downtown, as rescue workers cut through twisted metal to free trapped passengers.
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Bombay
India
Matunga Station
Vicetoria Station
Westmoreland Honors Battle-Weary Troops in Viet Nam
General Westmoreland pinned a Silver Star on Captain William Carpenter of the 101st Airborne after a napalm strike saved his platoon in South Vietnam. Carpenter, a former college grid star, is recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions amid five days of jungle combat with North Vietnamese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dak TO
South Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Viet Nam
West Oint
Lonesome End
Illiam C. Carpenter
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Westmoreland
101St
Carpenter
comePany
Bill Carpenter
Clearing weather forecast as Tropical Storm Alma moves away
Richmond reports clearing skies in Virginia as Tropical Storm Alma moves farther out to sea. The forecast notes improving conditions across the state with diminishing rain and winds expected to subside.
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Richmond
Virginia
Alma
Boothe Statements on Byrd Stand Called Misleading
Sen. Bemiss of Richmond defends Sen. Byrd against Boothe charges over the George Washington National Parkway. Bemiss says Byrd supported outdoor recreation goals and approached the project with an open mind, not opposition, noting Byrd’s past vote for the recreation study commission and urging careful study before endorsements.
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Boothe
Byrd
Richmond
Armistead Boothe
Harry F. Byrd Jr
George Washington National Parkway
Sen
FitzGerald Bemiss
Sen. Bemiss
Virginia
Bemiss
State Senate
Outdoor Recreation Study Commission
Washington National Parkway
Massive brush fire battles near Santa Barbara threaten condors
About 1,500 firefighters fought a 20,000 acre brush and pine blaze in Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara. Wind and rugged terrain hampered efforts as eight retardant aircraft and helicopters aided attack after a light plane crash sparked the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Los Padres National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Ray Dalton
Boyce Used Furniture Store Now Open
Campaign note urges Virginia residents to vote for Ben Dutton on Election Day Tuesday June 14 as part of a local civic effort titled Good Government Begins with you.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce Used Furniture
Bodyce, Virginia
Ben Dutton
Buddhists Sweep Through Streets 13th MIG Downed
The report notes disarray as Buddhists sweep through streets and a clash with the 13th MIG is reported. It cites unsettled signals and the Associated Press dispatch mentions Sen A Willis Robertson returning to Washington amid political controversy over bank officials fundraising to aid his reelection. Dr Russell M Cox resigns from the Portsmouth Bank of Virginia advisory board, stating surprise at the actions.
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Associated Press
A. Willis Robertson
Washington Today
Bank of Virginia
Portsmouth
Robertson
Richemond Times-Dispatch
Suneday
Washington Star
Cox
Portsmouth Advisory Board
Dinwiddie
William B. Spong
Long
Afl-Cio
Virginia
Spong
Virginia House of Delegates
Fairfax
Farm Buildings Burn in Clarke House Saved
Clarke County farm suffered a major blaze Saturday evening as a hay barn, granaries, hog house, breoder, and sheds burned. The home was saved by firefighters who arrived with two trucks after a neighbor alerted Mrs. Cather. A chicken house and other outbuildings were lost. the wind blistered the house fence, but the barn fire did not reach the residence. The Cathers insured the loss partially. the farm had prior fires over the past decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Company
Ray Cather
Clarke County
Allen Cochran
Cochrans
Cather
Holmes Hardsty
Hardesty
Navy Pilot Destroys One Mig In North Viet Nam Air Battle
A U.S. Navy pilot destroyed the 13th Communist MIG of the war in a dogfight northwest of Haiphong and near Hanoi. He narrowly missed a second kill as two U.S. planes were lost in new attacks. Civil unrest in Saigon followed large progovernment demonstrations and tear gas by riot police amid Buddhist protests.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
Hai Phong
U.S
Hal L. Marr
Roseburg
Ore
Hancock
Haiphong
Viet Nam
Marr
Mu Gia Pass
Air Force
Dong Hoi
Preston On Trial For Murder In Self Defense Plea
John Henry Preston 46 of 661 N Cameron St enters innocent by self defense in Corporation Court for the Oct 30 1965 ax murder of James David Warren 60 of 620 N Cameron St Warren died Dec 9 1965 at Western State Hospital from head wound. Gertrude Holland 47 died earlier leaving witness absence. Prosecutor Dabney Watts alleges Warren found with gash in head and an ax in the room. Preston's lawyers say Warren threatened with ice pick and Preston acted in self defense during drunken struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
John Henry Preston
N. Cameron St
James David Warren
Commonwealth
Dabney Watts
Watts
Warren
E. Baker St
Gertrude Holland
Western State Hospital
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City
Boscawen St
H, W. Butler, Jr
B. B. Dutton
Stewart Bell, Jr
Charles A. Dorton, Jr
Julian K. Armel
Front Royal
William A. Lillard
Jack Gilliam
Lillard
FMC Corporation
Gilliam
Herrell
Chicago Sun- Times
Damen and Division
Iher
Arizona
New Mexico
Inferno
Ree More
Forest Service
VFW
Senseng Park
Robert M. Grim
Russell M. Cox
Senate Banking and Finance Committee
Navy
Preston
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