Petition Against Seeding of Clouds Circulates in Frederick County
Frederick County farmers circulate a petition opposing hail cloud seeding with iodine crystals. More than a dozen signers, including William A. English, aim for 300 to 400 signatures to seek an injunction against the Blue Ridge Weather Modification Service led by Fred L. Glaize of Winchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
William A. English
Apple Pie Ridge
English
Blue Ridge Weather Modification Service
Fred L. Glaize
Winchester
Galize
Leslie Mogel
Stephens City
J. Kenneth Robinson
R. English
Weather Service
Convicted Rapist Shot Captured After Abduction Case
South Pittsburg officers said they shot and captured Johnny D. Beecher after a manhunt for the alleged abductor of Martha Jane Chisenhall. The 21 year old bride was found dead on Sand Mountain in northeast Alabama. Beecher admitted raping and strangling her and is hospitalized under guard.
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South
Pittsburg
Tenn
Johnny D. Beecher
E. Dick Burrow
Beecher
South Pittsburg
Burrow
Martha Jane Chisenhall
Alabama
Chalice of Showers Expected as Rainfall Eludes Month
Forecast calls for scattered showers tomorrow with only 0.99 inches of rain so far this month. Temperatures rise to about 80 degrees, bringing a welcome warm spell.
Virginia Toll Reaches 414 With 4 Deaths
The Virginia highway toll rose to 414 after two more fatalities, with Ameli a's Edward W. Streat 21 severely injured in a crash on Virginia 602. Clagett B. Rowe 48 of Richmond died on arrival after a crash on U.S. 30 near King William Court House. James Corbin Adams 15 of Lynchburg died from crash injuries. Leonard Erastus Craig 77 of Atoka Tennessee and Florisenda Simmon 71 of Philadelphia killed in separate incidents nearby.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Amelia
Edward W. Streat
King William Court House
King William County
Lynchburg
James Corbin Adams
A. L. Adams
The
Lynchburg News and
Daily Advance
Christiansburg
Leonard Erastus Craig
Atoka
Tenn
Money
U. S. 11
Franklin
Florisenda Simmon
Philadelphia
James J. Simon
Virginia VFW Convention Registration Opens Tomorrow
Registration opens tomorrow for the annual Department of Virginia Veterans of Foreign Wars and auxiliary conventions. About 250 people are expected for the initial events with a joint opening session Friday at 10 a.m. at the George Washington Hotel, where sessions and council meetings will be held. The auxiliary plans a motorcade to the Newton D. Baker Veterans Center near Martinsburg to present a cash gift as the conventions run through Sunday with elections and installations.
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Department of Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Department
George Washington Hotel
Department Council
Newton D. Baker Veteran’s Center
Martinsburg
Scranton Broadens Flight Quest for GOP Delegates
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton expanded his campaign for Republican convention delegates by adding Utah and Kentucky to his travel plan. He will visit Salt Lake City and Louisville, as he continues a 1,500 mile drive to win support. He faces Arizona's Barry Goldwater in the race for the nomination. Scranton met Minnesota delegates and expected shifts in national delegate alignment next week.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Pennsylvania
William W
Scranton
Utah
Kentucky
Salt Lake City
Louisville
Goldwater
Associated Press
San Francisco
Minnesota
Maryland
Connecticut
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Viet Cong Attack Repulsed Near Duc Hoa Post
Viet Cong battalion backed by mortars attacked the Duc Hoa out post west of Saigon but was repelled after three hours of fighting. Nineteen guerrillas and 13 government troops were killed, 36 defenders wounded, and the Viet Cong withdrew at dawn with a government pursuit dispatched.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Duc Hoa
Ministry of Defense
Defense Ministry
Order Due On School Reopening In Prince Edward County
Federal court in Richmond considers orders to reopen Prince Edward County public schools closed since 1959 to end racial desegregation. Judge Oren R. Lewis could compel the county to levy taxes to operate the schools or, if noncompliant, shut all Virginia public schools. County supervisors resist voluntary help and seek penalties for noncompliance.
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Richmond
Prince Edward County
U.S
Oren R. Lewis
County Board of Supervisors
U.S. Supreme Court
Lewis
Supreme Court
Goldwater Delegate Lead Tops 600 Mark in AP Survey
Senate news confirms Barry Goldwater's delegate total rose to 674 per an Associated Press survey. Texas gave him 56 pledged votes, lifting him past the 655 needed for the Republican nomination, with Scranton gaining 44 delegates since starting his campaign.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Texas
Arizona
San Francisco
Goldwater
Lone Star
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Khrushchev and Krag Meet at Martienborg Estate
Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Danish Prime Minister Krag held a two hour meeting at the Martienborg estate nine miles north of Copenhagen. They discussed trade and agriculture with focus on Danish ship orders under a six year agreement and Soviet interest in Danish fertilizer equipment and pigs. Khrushchev sought closer agricultural cooperation.
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Corenhagen
Denmark
Khrushchev
Jens Otto Krag
Krag
Soviet Union
FDA moves to cancel antibiotics throat lozenges certification
The FDA proposes scrapping certification for 19 throat lozenges with antibiotics, barring interstate sales. About 30 products from 11 manufacturers and 25 distributors would be affected. 90 days are provided for comments or evidence of substantial efficacy.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Senate Civil Rights Battle Nears End After 34 Roll Calls
Senators resume the long civil rights fight with expectations the Southern hurdle is shrinking. A 13 hour session produced 34 roll calls, 33 to strike amendments, as leaders foresee about 20 more proposals before a final Friday vote to send the measure back to the House in revised form.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol Hill
Dixie
House
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Auction Tonight Offers Various Goods at Local Venues
A series of notices advertise an auction tonight at 7 PM including permanent services at Call Round Hill Beauty Salon and a Montmorency Cherries merchandise and fixtures sale. Listings also mention Lovett's Dress Shoppe shopper furniture appliances and tools with several contact numbers in Clearbrook Virginia.
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Denny's
Montmorency Cherries
L. C
Lovett’s
Clearbrook
Johnson urges national manpower policy via labor management
President Johnson called for a nationwide manpower policy through cooperation of labor management and government. He warned of vast changes, citing machines replacing workers, rising professional demand, and a growing labor force. He urged steps to ensure employment and dignity, and pressed to pass poverty and civil rights proposals before Congress adjourns.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Johnson
The
Communications Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Pete Ae
Tio
Congress
Weather drift cools Virginia under Great Lakes high
Richmond AP reports a high pressure area centered in the southern Great Lakes drifts eastward today. Cool air spreads into Virginia as the system moves.
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Richmond
Southern
Great Lakes
Virginia
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