McNamara Denies Tears At Senate TFX Hearing
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara faced questions over the TEX warplane contract as a Senate source claimed he wept during a closed hearing while defending his integrity. The Pentagon disputed the report, noting he saved tears for the alleged story.
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Robert S. McNamara
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Robert Craig
Elisabeth
Kathleen
TFX
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General Dynam
General Dynamics
Boeing Co
Seattle
Air Force
Navy
Kennedy Friday
Darden urges Virginia Board to drop frills and focus on schools
Former Gov Colgate W Darden Jr told the State Board of Education in Richmond to break up the function and quit sloshing around with nonessential matters. He urged creating local boards for institutions and removing architectural approval from the state panel. The meeting also named Fendall Ellis to head educational research and approved 939190 in Literary Fund money for seven school projects.
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Board of Education
Richmond
Colgate W. Darden Jr
Virginia
Mosby G. Perrow Jr
Lynchburg
Perrow
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Louise Galleher
Manassas
Longwood College
Farmville
Fendall R. Ellis
Charlottesville
Division of
State Department of Education
Hampton
Chesapeake
Diefenbaker Retains Strength In Prairie Provinces
Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker's Conservative Party holds strong in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta ahead of the April national election. Analysts expect the Prairies to prevent a Liberal majority by sustaining a sizable Conservative bloc.
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Diefenbaker
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Regina
Sask
John G. Diefenbaker
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Lester B. Pearson
Liberals
House of Commons
Maritime Provinces
Ontario
Quebec
Social Credit Party
Prairies
Conservatives
Social Credit
New Democratic
Nadian
New Democratic Party
China
Plans Ahead for Cheapest Funeral Plans
Richard Chalcraft 51 of Gainsborough plans cremation in advance to save money. He advertised for estimates and found a £32 offer. He wants no fuss after death and will include a clause ensuring no further costs even if he lives 30 more years and prices rise.
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Gainsborough
England
Richard Chalcraft
Chalcraft
Cuban Leader Optimistic On Food Supply Improvement
President Osvaldo Dorticos Corticos in Havana asserts Cuba’s production rising and food shortages easing. He cites increased buying power as a major factor and notes public frustration over rationing while distribution remains unequal. Dorticos’s remarks appeared in newspapers Friday.
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Havana
Osvaldo Corticos
Cuba
Ex Jaycee Leader Seeks Seat in Virginia Legislature
George C Rawlings Jr an attorney and former Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce president will challenge Del Francis B Gouldman in the July 9 Democratic primary. He targets the Fredericksburg area including Fredericksburg Stafford and Spotsylvania counties. Gouldman seeks his seventh term in the House of Delegates.
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Fredericksburg
Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
del. Francis B. Gouldman
George C Rawlings Jr
Rawlings
Stafford
Spotsylvania
Gouldman
House of Delegates
Union Signs Pact With Papers In New York
The non striking paper handlers union agreed to a two year contract with publishers of New York City eight closed newspapers after 17 hours of talks ending on day 106 of the shutdown. Wagner said details would be released at a March 31 ratification. In Cleveland, striking unions ratified a two year package amid ongoing talks with other unions.
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NEW York
Robert F. Wagner
Printers
Maslers
Afl-Cio International Typographical Union
Photoengravers
Frank McGowan
Wagner
Cleveland
Ohio
Plain Dealer
Press & News
Actor Joseph Schildkraut Weds Actress Leonora Rogers in Solvang
In Solvang California 67 year old actor Joseph Schildkraut married New York actress Leonora Rogers 31 in a Friday night ceremony officiated by a justice of the peace. Rogers is Schildkraut’s late wife Marie’s close friend and this is her first marriage.
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Solvang
Calif
Joseph Schildkraut
New York
Leonora Rogers
Hollywood
Justice of the Peace
Miss Rogers
Schildkraut
Marie
Television Cable Inc of Front Royal seeks Virginia charter
A local group received a certificate of incorporation from the Virginia State Corporation Commission forming Television Antenna Cable Inc of Front Royal to sell cable service for improved TV pictures and wider reception. Nominees for Page County offices were chosen in a GOP mass meeting at the Page Theatre with votes listed for Board of Supervisors treasurer and sheriff races. Farmers were urged to enroll in practical classes on machinery and repair at area schools. Denis William Brogan, visiting Madison College scholar, will lecture on The U S as Leader of the West Tuesday at 3 30 p m. he has authored many books and teaches at Cambridge University.
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Front Royal
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Television Antenna Cable, Inc
Luray
Page County
Page Theatre
Board of Supervisors
Thomas Berrey
Springfield
Raymond Spurs
Frank Cravell
Shenandoah
C. D. Morrison
Marsville
J. M. Painter
Ernest Long
E. C. Hulliard
James Gander
A. E. Hackley
Commonwealth's Attorney
Commissioner of Revenue
Henry M. Gander
Lloyd Kibler
Clarke Long
J. Abram Brubaker
Mr. Long
Brubaker
Harrisonburg
Denis William Brogan
Madison College
U.S
Brogan
Cambridge University
Harvard
Oxford
Republican committee to hold meeting on candidate selection
Shenandoah County Republican Committee schedules 8 p.m. meeting at the courthouse to decide how to nominate county office candidates for the fall elections. J Ray Miller, county GOP chairman, says a full slate of officers including justices of the peace from six magisterial districts will be nominated.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah
Strasburg High School Offers Twice Weekly Farm Mechanics Course
The Vocational Agriculture Department at Strasburg High School sponsors a twice weekly course in farm mechanics.
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Strasburg
Strasburg High School
Space for lease in Shenandoah Valley center
Space available in a Charles Town shopping center in the Shenandoah Valley. Anchored by A&P and Peoples Drug. Excellent opportunity. Contact Roger Perry, Charles Town, West Virginia.
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Shenandoah Valley
Charles Town
W.va
A&p and Peoples Drug
Roger Perry
Waynesboro Woman Dies In Second Floor Fire
A 34-year-old Waynesboro woman Miss Aubrey McLaughlin died of burns after a fire swept her apartment yesterday. The blaze origin undetermined, confined to her second floor unit with smoke and water damage to ground floor apartments and a shop.
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Waynesbaro
Waynesboro
Aubrey McLaughlin
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