Byrd to End Campaign Here On July 9
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr will wind up his senatorial campaign with a July 9 rally in Winchester Courthouse Plaza. Local committees led by F L Largent Jr Alson H Smith and Ralph Dorsey expect about 2000 attendees with music speeches hot dogs and beverages. Ben Duton Jr heads the arrangements with a decorated square and public address system.
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Byrd
Winchester
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
F. L. Largent, Jr
Alson H. Smith
Frederick County
Ralph Dorsey
Robert Smalley
Clarke County
Courthouse Plaza
Rouss Ave
Boscawen St
Dutton
Court House Square
Dodd Aide Calls Klein Tie a Coverup Claim
James P. Boyd Jr. testifies before the Senate Ethics Committee that Senator Dodd sought Klein's help to retain West German clients, calling Klein’s influence a coverup. Boyd says Dodd often stayed at Klein’s New York Essex House suite and used material Klein provided in speeches.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
West Germany
James P. Boyd Jr
Senate Ethics Committee
Connecticut
Julius Klein
Boyd
Ladd
Senate
Klein
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Asst. Atty
John F. Sonnett
Sonnett
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Marjorie Carpenter
Essex House
New York
Townwide Heat Wave: Forecast Reaches Record Levels
The forecast calls for hot weather over the next few days. Yesterday’s high reached 91 degrees, below the season’s 93 degree top. Tomorrow is expected to climb to 95 degrees.
Indictment Squashed in Circuit Court
The key witness failed to appear as Frank Damron, 23, did not testify against David Delph, 20, of Baltimore. The August 5 1965 shooting and robbery near Gore on State Rd. 704 prompted the attempted murder and armed robbery indictment, which was dismissed by Judge Elliott D Marshall after Damron’s absence.
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Frank Jeffery Damron
David Lee Delph
Baltimore
Damron
Gore
State Rd
Elliott D. Marshall
Damion
Marsh Is Freed After Bank Robber Confesses
In Roanoke two men were taken to federal court for a Winchester bank robbery with $14 000 in September 1965. Charles Leuritzen confessed to the Winchester robbery and prompted Judge Ted Dalton to reverse a prior verdict and release John Edward Marsh, who had served part of a 15 year sentence. Bank employees later testified they mistook Marsh for the actual robber.
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Roanoke
Federal
Winchester
John Edward Marsh
Charles Abbot Leuritzen
Fairfax
Hagerstown
Leuritzen
Montgomery County
Commercial and Savings Bank
Marsh
U.S
Ted Dalton
Leueitzen
Marynd
Winchester Bank
Federal Court
Lawmaker Borks Selective Service as Antiquated
Rep Richard Schweiker criticizes the draft system as out of date and calls for national standards and a centralized pool of registrants. Lt. Gen. Lewis Hershey defends local boards while opposing a lottery or rapid changes to induction methods.
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Washington
House
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Lewis B. Hershey
Armed Services Committee
Schweiker
Hershey
Kweiker
Riot police restore shaky truce in Pompano Beach district
In Pompano Beach Florida riot police in steel helmets enforced a fragile truce after 24 hours of violence in the Negro district. More than 200 youths gathered, threw rocks and bottles, and fled as riot squads advanced. No arrests were made and a shattered patrol car window was the only damage.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Arthur Marks
Marks
Hammondville Road
Miami
South Viet Nam 1st Division wins major battle against Communists
South Viet Nam's 1st Army Division ended three days of heavy fighting in the northern province, destroying one Red battalion and crippling another. Commanders counted 319 Communists killed, 96 captured, and 68 weapons seized, with U.S. advisers calling it a major government victory.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
1St Army
1Sth
North Viet Nam
U.S
Maj
N. E .Andersen
Cranston
R.I
Leaders Push Philadelphia Rally Plans
Mississippi march leaders plan a Philadelphia rally to bolster Negro voter registration. Lawyers seek a federal injunction to protect the event in a Ku Klux Klan area and police protection for the march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Floyd McKissick. Stokely Carmichael will stay with the main column.
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Philadelphia
Miss
Benton
Hosea Williams
Martin Luther King Jr
Floyd B. McKissick
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Williams
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Russell Says Situation Improving in Viet Nam
Sen. Richard B. Russell said the U S military situation in Viet Nam is improving and Saigon politics are much steadier than six weeks ago. He noted progress against the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese despite political dissension behind the lines.
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Washington
Richard B. Russell
U.S
Viet Nam
Saigon
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Georgia Democrat
Army
Roy Lassetter Jr
House Appropriations Committee
South Viet Nam
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
Rep.y
Javits
Johnson
United States
Weather overview for Richmond's eastern region today
A large mass of warm dry air and an extended high pressure system cover the eastern United States today. The region including Richmond experiences clear skies and light winds as this high dominates regional weather patterns.
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Richmond
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U.S. Command
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