Preston Convicted Gets Five Years in Penitentiary
A 12 man Corporation Court jury found John Henry Preston guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter in the axe slaying of James David Warren. The five year sentence was set after defense motions to overturn the verdict and a June 27 hearing by Judge Elliott D. Marshall.
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Corporation
John Henry Preston
David G. Simpson
Thomas Scully
Elliott D. Marshall
Mr. Preston
James David Warren
Flag Day program to be held in War Memorial Building
A 7:30 p.m. Flag Day program will take place tonight in the War Memorial Building with speakers Dr. Melton F. Wright assistant superintendent of Frederick County schools and Daniel T. Grimes. A wet evening is forecast and voters will head to the polls after work.
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War Memorial
Melton F. Wright
Frederick County
Daniel T. Grimes
Light Ballot in Winchester Votes Sparse City races
Voters cast 458 ballots by noon across four precincts in Winchester for six city council seats while area towns report minimal early totals. Winchester wards feature incumbents Butler and Garber in ward one and Bell Dotton Armel in ward two with several challengers.
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Winchester
Boscawen St
H. W. Butler, Jr
George Garber
Byrd Flies Here to Vote
U S Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. flew from Washington to Winchester to vote in the City Council election. He was accompanied by Mrs. Byrd. They cast ballots at the Reuss precinct and returned to Washington after voting. He urged that voting is a priceless possession and every American should vote in each election.
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U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester
Washington
D.C
Byrd
Reuss
Local grower testifies on fair play at Senate hearing
Frederick County apple grower Alfred Snapp read his 1959 season loss into the record as the Senate subcommittee heard farmers from across the nation discuss a fair play bill. The Farm Bureau urged rules governing buyers unfair to growers in voluntary marketing associations, with Charles B. Shuman supporting. Snapp described joining a Virginia bargaining group, selling 67 percent of his apples to a processor who then warned they might stop buying due to association membership.
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Frederick County
Senate
Washington,d.c
American Farm Bureau
Congress
Farm Bureau Federation
Charles B. Shuman
Senate Agriculture Committee
Snapp
Virginia
Special Meeting Notice for Sarah Zane Fire Co
Friday June 17 at 7 30 P M the Sarah Zane Fire Co calls a special meeting to approve a purchase of necessary equipment An absentee ballot application may be made to Registrar Mrs Robert M Grim to vote by absentee ballot Call 662 8129 for details
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Soldier’s Best
Berryville
Paper Headley
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Robert M. Grim
Two Babies Among 6 Hurt In Crash
Six people were injured in two separate crashes today. Anthony Shelly and his mother Mary Shelly of Clearbrook were admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital with lacerations and contusions after a Route 11 accident. In a Route 50 collision, Maynard Grove and Hershell Layne and family were treated for head injuries, neck injuries, and bruises at the same hospital. An additional driver, Hilbert Carl Walker of Star Tannery, escaped injury after veering off Route 7 to avoid a collision.
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Anthony Shelly
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mary Shelly
Clearbrook
Route 50
West
Maynard Grove
Hershell Layne
Diane
Charleston
W.va
Layne
Berryville
H. K. Malbon
Hilbert Carl Walker
Star Tannery
Malbon
Viet Cong timetable slowed as battle rages in central highlands
U S troops clash with North Vietnamese forces in the central highlands near Kontum. Brig Gen Willard Pearson says the Viet Cong timetable may be delayed by months after a heavy week of fighting with 1 400 to 2 000 enemy troops, while South Vietnamese forces join the action. US Navy jets engage two propeller planes near Thanh Hoa, one probably shot down. Clinton-wide air operations continue with multiple missions over North and South Viet Nam and a Hollandia search and destroy sweep underway in Phuoc Tuy Province.
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Kontum
Peareson
North Viet Nam
Ranger
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Navy
Phanetoms
U.S
Coontz
Viet Nam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Hollandia
Phuoc Tuy
Saigon
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Mu Gia
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich
Gulf of Tonkin
Laos
U. S
Kontum City
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
101St Airborne Division
Radio
Red River
Weather Outlook for Virginia Thundershowers Tonight
A strong southwest air circulation brings warm moist air into Virginia increasing humidity and boosting the potential for thunderstorms later today. Expect unsettled conditions with spotty showers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rioting Continues in Chicago Puerto Rican Night Clash
In Chicago on Monday night more than 1,000 rioters clashed with police on the Northwest Side. Seven Puerto Ricans were shot and wounded and 37 were arrested as bottles bricks and a fire bomb caused injuries including Tribune reporter John Elmer who was treated and released.
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Chicago
John Elmer
Chicago Tribune
Three Virginia Servicemen Dead in Vietnam
The Defense Department lists three Virginia servicemen as dead in Vietnam: Army S Sgt James I Court ney of Virginia Beach and Army Pfc Ward W Mills Jr of Salem killed in action, and Army Sgt Anton L Muhm of Hampton listed as due to non hostile causes. Hospitals reported several injured with varying conditions. Protests and looting were noted in Chicago area after police actions and signs alleging brutality.
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Washington
Virginia
Defense Department
Viet Nam
Army S
James I Courtney
Virginia Beach
Army
Ward W. Mills Jr
Salem
Anton L. Muhm
Hampton
Humboldt Park
City Hall
Chicago
St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital
Cook County Hospital
Bienvenido Cruz
Efrain Ortiz
Roberto Vasquez
Father's Day Debate Divides Senate and Nation
Senate debate on designating the third Sunday in June as Father's Day reveals a split view. Sen. Long questions necessity and commercial impact while supporters cite family meaning and tradition. Some cite Mother's Day parity and worries about commercialism. others defend the holiday as a cherished tradition.
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New York
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
House
Sen. Long
Rick Ingersoll
West Los Angeles
Calif
Gene Barry
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
John Budd
Lattingtown
N.Y
Long Island
New York City
Budd
New Hampshire Ratifies 25th Amendment
New Hampshire becomes the 28th state to ratify the 25th Amendment providing presidential succession for disability and allowing Congress to set up a line of succession. Approval requires 38 states. NH Legislature approved the amendment at a special session Monday.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
U. S
Congress
Reducing Book Sale and Beer Draft Auction Notice
Reducing Book Sale Now two dollars. Herrell’s Stephens City draft beer six pack 12 oz cans at S F Distributing Co. Auction. Sale tonight at 7 p.m. in Old Friendship Fire Hall on East Cork Street. Mens Club Market Street Methodist Church.
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Herrell’s
Stephens City
National
S & F Distributing Co
Old Friendship Fire Hall
E. Cork St. Mens Club Market St. Methodist Church
Violent Saigon clash as Buddhist protests surge
In Saigon security forces storm the Buddhist Institute after mobs burn Jeeps and seize two submarine guns. Demands for draft-age arrests persist as Premier Cao Ky's anti government faction endures a hunger strike. Meanwhile US jets and ground units push against North Vietnamese targets with patrols and heavy air strikes.
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Virginia Avenue
Middletown
Boyce
B. B. Dutton, Jr
Roy Bayliss, Jr
Stewart Bell, Jr
Charles A. Dotton, Jr
Julian K. Armel
Archie Manuel
John Hetzel
Lynn H. Comer
James Galladay
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Alfred Snapp
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Buddhist Institute
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Israel Irizarry
Miguel Cruz
Gilberto Torres
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Sastino Ribero
Irizarry
Atlanta
Edward D. Disney
Mather
Disney
Charles B. Harris
Boston
Cammers Quality Cleaners
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Pipgley & Carpet
Swiss Steak Fern’s Fine Food
Hayfield
Berryville Florist
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