Robinson Moves to Mold Campaign Staff in Virginia
J Kenneth Robinson the 7th District GOP nominee announced immediate steps to build a permanent campaign organization after winning the nomination at Waynesboro. He faces Democrat Murat Williams in November for the seat held by retiring Rep John Marsh with Marsh not yet saying if he will run again.
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J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Republican Party
Waynesboro
Shenandoah County
I. Clinton
Robinson
Murat W. Williams
Madison County
U.S
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John O. Marsh
Marsh
William L. Scott
Congress
Byrd Files as Independent Open to GOP Support
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. filed to run for re election as an independent and said he would welcome endorsements from Republicans as well as Democrats and independents. He cited the loyalty oath controversy and noted Republicans and Democrats may oppose him in the race in Roanoke.
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State Senate
Associated Press
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Resolutions Committee
Byrd
State Board of Elections
Rich
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Senate
Roanoke
Stanley C. Hardaway
Board of Elections
Workshop Opens for Handicapped Workers in Winchester
Five men and women began work today at Northwestern Workshop Inc in the old Friendship Fire Hall Cork Street under Sue Dawkins. They will do hand assembly stapling and basic machinery tasks for Rubbermaid and other firms under subcontract. The program aims to hire more handicapped workers as contracts grow with pay on an hourly then piece-rate basis.
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Cambodia
Kompong Speu
Associated Press
John T. Wheeler
Saigon
Kompong- Speu
Star
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Friendship Fire Hall
Cork St
Sue Dawkins
Prisoners To Be Transported To Algeria In Release Deal
A Brazilian airliner prepared to fly 40 political prisoners to Algiers and the release of West German Ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben was expected soon after their arrival in North Africa. Officials said the prison group would depart from Jiz de Fora near Rio de Janeiro as dawn approached.
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Algeria
Ehrenfried von Holleben
North Africa
Algiers
Jiz de Fora
U.S
C. Burke Elbrick
Winchester Kiwanis Blood Drive Set at Christ Church
The Winchester Kiwanis Club aims to collect 190 pints of blood at the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 45 p.m. All blood types are urgently needed. Robert E. Lee chairs the event for Kiwanis. Call 662-5412 to schedule.
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Red Cross
Christ Episcopal Church
Kiwanis Club
Robert E. Lee
Supreme Court expands conscientious objector exemptions
The court ruled that young men with deeply held moral or ethical beliefs can avoid military service as conscientious objectors. Justice Black led a five man majority reversing Alliott Ashton Welsh II's conviction and prison term, with Douglas Brennan Marshall and Harlan joining.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Alliott Ashton Welsh II
Los Angeles
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Black
John M. Harlan
Welsh
Executions Reported in Amman After Amman Clash
Guerrilla leaders say two Arabs were executed for raping two American women during last week's fighting in Amman between commandos and Jordanian forces. Arafat accuses the US of triggering the clash as Israeli planes raid Egyptian positions along the Suez Canal.
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Yasir Arafat
al Fatah
Arafat
United States
U.S
Middle East
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Lebanon
Najib Rusheidat
Ina
Tel Aviv
Jordan River
Hussein
Russians Set Space Record In Soyuz 9 Mission
Soviet cosmonauts Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastyanov lived in Earth orbit for over 13 days 18 hours 35 minutes aboard Soyuz 9. They surpassed the 1965 Gemini 7 record by Frank Borman and James Lovell, continuing the mission to test long duration spaceflight and monitor health and performance.
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Andrian Nikolayev
Vitaly Sevastyanov
U.S
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell
Nikolayev
Sevastyanov
Javits Seeks 30-Day Limit on President’s War Authority
Sen. Javits proposes a 30 day cap on presidential use of U S forces without a war declaration. The bill targets four contingencies and would require Congress to extend such actions beyond 30 days. He cites Indochina and seeks to restore checks and balances between Congress and the presidency.
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Jacob K. Javits
U.S
Javits
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Thailand
Frank Church
D-Idaho
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Defense Department
United States
Congress
Indochina
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