Seven Convicted In Vote Fraud Trial In Virginia
Southwest Virginia jury convicts seven Lee County residents of conspiring to commit fraud in the 1966 congressional elections. Two defendants are acquitted. Judge Merhige set sentencing for Sept. 13. One defendant died June 10 as trial began.
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Abingdon
Southwest Virginia
Lee County
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige
Richmond
Fugate Crumley
Woodrow Robinson
Edgar Kirk
Angus
David
Don Weston
Curtis Rowe
Ruby
Reba
Walter Laster
Weston
Merhige
U.S
Atty
Thomas B. Mason
Roanoke
Baby doll pattern and needlecraft catalog excerpt
An old Winchester Evening Star notice promotes a wide eyed baby doll for use in carriage playpens or cribs. It advertises pattern 7270 with clothes, prices 50 cents, add 15 cents for mailing, and lists multiple needlecraft books and patterns with 50 cent or 15 cent pricing.
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Baby
Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Conflict of Purposes in Peace Talks
Paris AP reports the United States and North Vietnam clash over aims in Vietnam peace talks. Hanoi seeks to force a halt to attacks on North Vietnam, while Washington pushes Hanoi to curb troop infiltration into South Vietnam. Public opinion is viewed by both sides as a weapon in the struggle.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Johns
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Nguyen Thanh le
U.S
Heloise notes home tips and a Paris talk recap
Readers share kitchen hacks from charcoal storage to tinted cheese dips and blanket storage. A letter column then reviews the Paris talks on Vietnam, contrasting Hanoi’s demand to end attacks with U S officials noting signs of progress.
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Heloise
Weaving nests in three colonies spans miles, Britannica notes
The weaverbird is described as a small sparrowlike bird that builds a roof over its nest and weaves its nests together in three colonies spanning several square miles according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sub Probe Resumes Monday In Scorpion Loss Inquiry
A Navy board of inquiry in Norfolk is in recess until Monday to begin its third week of investigation into the loss of the nuclear submarine Scorpion and its 99 crewmembers. The panel met in a closed session to hear testimony on classified matters as the Atlantic Fleet said the initial large search armada would be reduced to five ships over the weekend.
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Norfolk
Navy Board of Inquiry
Scorpion
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
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