Colonels Sweep Regional To Earn State Bid
James Wood defeated Lexington High 80 59 to win the Northern Regional Championship in Virginia Group 1 B basketball and advance to the state tournament. The Colonels trailed 17 14 after one period but surged with 26 points in the second quarter and sealed the win with 23 more in the final period. Butch Rinker excelled at the free throw line converting 11 of 11 as Woodmen outscored Lexington from the stripe.
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Charlottesville
James Wood
Lexington High
Virginia
Colonels
Henrico High
Scarlet Hurricane
Lexington
Hurricane
West Virginia
Butch Rinker
Woodmen
Butch
Wood
River Crest Hits Near Flood Stage At Harpers Ferry
The Shenandoah River crested near 15 feet at Harpers Ferry on Saturday and has since begun to drop. Some areas in Clarke County remain flooded with Rt. 606 still covered between Routes 50 and 7. Local authorities monitor remaining high water and road closures.
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Shenandoah River
Harpers Ferry
Clarke County
Weekend Flood Waters Recede Across Area
Streams returned toward normal levels after heavy rain with the Shenandoah cresting at 14.84 feet and Harpers Ferry near 11 a.m. Saturday. Snow melt continued as temperatures swing from lows around 26 to 30 degrees to highs in the 50s with a cloudy Wednesday and scattered rain.
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Shenandoah
Harpers Ferry
Berryville Rescue Squad Sees No March Traffic Calls
John H. Enders Rescue Squad in Berryville reports no traffic crash calls this March through two weekends, marking a rare quiet period for the squad during this month.
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John H. Enders
Berryville
Agen Auerations Sna Ier Rote
March Erupts Into Bloody Violence in Selma
In Selma Alabama a planned 50 mile march by about 450 Negroes for civil rights was met by state troopers using tear gas night sticks and grenades. About 40 protesters were injured. King planned a new march for Tuesday while FBI orders a full inquiry into possible excessive force.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Montgomery
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Atlanta
James Bevel
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
James G. Clark
Dallas County
Wallace
Va Soldier's Death Under Investigation at Ft Gordon
Officials at Ft Gordon announced an investigation into the death of 18 year old Pvt Willie Fobbs Jr of Petersburg Virginia. The soldier died in a Ft Gordon hospital on February 26 after entering in early February for pneumonia and a brain tumor. The parents and widow had urged a full inquiry in letters to President Johnson and Defense Secretary McNamara.
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Ft.gordon, Ga
Petersburg, Va
Ft. Gordon Hospital
Willie Fobbs Jr
President Johnson
Robert McNamara
Wllace C.hitchcock
Ft. Gordon
Johnson urges ban on mail order guns and crime controls
President Johnson asked Congress to bar mail order firearm sales, tighten drug controls, and broaden federal help against crime. He urged licensing for gun shipments, civil commitment for drug users, and softened penalties while stressing crime remains largely a local issue with federal support.
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Washington
Presi T Johnson
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Justice Department
Treasury Department
Lee Harvey Oield
John F. Kennedy
Burglar Strikes Ward's Steals Clothing in Glass Break
Thieves battered a 10 by 15 foot plate glass display window at Montgomery Ward's early Sunday, fleeing with armloads of clothing. Loss estimated over a thousand dollars by store official B Preston Howard. Guns and other merchandise largely untouched as police investigated a routine check found all secure.
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Ward
Manger
Preston Howard
Montgomery Ward
B. Preston Howard
Stote
Flames Destroy House and Barn in Frederick County Fire
Weekend fires left Mr and Mrs Albert Adams homeless near Gainesboro after their Siler Road house burned completely. A Clover Dale Farm barn on Cedar Creek Grade owned by Dr Robert Boyd and managed by Vernon White also burned, destroying 100 to 200 bales of hay and killing a calf. Fire crews from Shawnee and Round Hill fought both blazes as investigations sought causes.
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Frederick County
Gainesboro
Robert Boyd
Albert Adams
Cloverdale
Cedar Creek
Winchester
Vernon White
Mrs. Adams
Siler Road
Heavy fighting in Binh Dinh province ends with U S and Viet Cong losses
In Binh Dinh province near Saigon heavy clash began when about 400 Viet Cong attacked a Special Forces camp. At least 33 government troops were killed and 24 Vietnamese troops wounded while 57 Viet Cong bodies were found. Three U S Army men were wounded. Government planes lit the area all night as sporadic fighting continued through sunrise and beyond with additional clashes near Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
Marines land at Da Nang to bolster air base defense
U S Marines arrive by sea and air in South Viet Nam to reinforce Da Nang air base against Viet Cong threats. One battalion of 1400 lands offshore, another arrives by C130s, with total 3500 including helicopter squadron expected by Tuesday. Two casualties reported. one plane hit by sniper, Viet Cong offer no interference. Brig Gen Karch says readiness to do the job.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Saigon
Okinawa
8Td Marine Division
North Viet Nam
Frederick Joseph Karch
Weather Clouds Over Virginia From North Carolina Low
A weak low pressure center moving across North Carolina brought considerable cloudiness to Virginia today as roiling skies lingered over the region.
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Richmond
North Carolina
Virginia
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Larry Pitzer
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Pitzer
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Frag
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Adams
Williamson
Reds
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Ndse
Garvin J. Walter
Hodgson & Brown
Northside
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance
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