Virginia Poll Tax Ruling Prompts Election Procedure Debate
The Virginia Supreme Court poll tax ruling raises questions on future elections as a special General Assembly session may be deferred to late this year or 1967. Leaders weigh possible actions including seeking relief from the Voting Rights Act and overhauling state election laws.
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Richmond
Supreme Court
Virginia
General Assembly
Assembly
Naa«Cp
Byrd
Armiestead L.boothe
Alexandria
United States
Boothe
Mrs. White Elected President of Historic Winchester
Mrs. C Ridgely White was elected president of Historic Winchester at the annual meeting in the Handley Library. She succeeds Carroll Henkle, with Henkle as vice president, Mrs. John E Pennypacker as secretary, and Mrs. John Rodman as treasurer. The group discussed Downtown Development, Parking Authority plans, and town historic buildings, noting Historic Winchester was formed in 1963 to preserve local heritage.
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C. Ridgely White
Historic
Winchester
Benham
Handley Library
Carroll Henkle
White
Henkle
John E. Pennypacker
John Rodman
Jack F. Davis
Parking Authority
Pennypecker
Bobbie Conrad Kirkland
J. Sloan Kuykdendall
Door to door Red Cross drive set in Winchester
Junior Red Cross volunteers will solicit for the Red Cross fund from 2 to 6 p m on Sunday in Winchester. An extended cold spell is forecast with lows in the 20s and temperatures about three to six degrees below normal for the next five days. Rain is possible at the start of the week. Cold weather has slowed fruit bud swelling, reducing a potential late freeze risk if growth accelerates.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Ex-Convict Holds Springfield Couple Nine Hours Before Tear Gas Ends Siege
A Springfield man and his wife endured nine terrifying hours as an ex convict held them prisoner. Police fired tear gas into the house ending the standoff after the suspect, 33 year old Acree, shot himself. The couple escaped with injuries and the wife remained hospitalized in shock. Acree had threatened to shoot and warned he had two bullets left. Police earlier faced a separate Eugene drama where a gunman commandeered a car with hostages and evaded capture until intervention.
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Springfield
Ore
Harry
Charles Fawebush
Fawbush
Acree
Eugene
Harvey LeRoy Baker
Marvin Keeler
Indonesian Cabinet Fight Continues
Jakarta reports show President Sukarno resisting an anti Communist cabinet while Lt General Suharto accuses opponents of interference. Observers note a 24 to 30 member lineup and Parliament urges a cabinet free of Communist elements amid a rice shortage and unsettled finance.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Radio Jakarta
Suharto
Opparetunists
Open for Telephone Shopping New Number 662 2526
The ad announces telephone shopping hours from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Monday through Friday and provides a new contact number 662 2526 for customers seeking assistance or placing orders.
Jeri Brown Wins Title at Home Show
Jeri Brown an 18 year old daughter of Col and Mrs G Brown Langley Air Force Base was crowned Miss Home Show 1966 at the Winchester Armory Home Show. Sponsored by Custom Audio the event drew over 2000 people with 14 contestants. First runner up Sherri Ensogna sponsored by Potomac Edison second runner up Joan Harvey sponsored by TV Cable Co. Judges included Ronald Bushell Mrs E V Stadel and Mr Sandstrum. Two contestants were sick and unable to participate Sharon McDaniel and another contestant remained unlisted.
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Jerilyn
Jeri) Brown
Nancy Manuel
Winchester Tri-County
Winchester
Frederick County
Jerilyn Brown
Col
G. Brown
Langley Air Force Base
Winchester Armory
Custom Audio
Tri-County
Ed Triplett
Miss Brown
Sherri Ensogna
Potomac Edison Co
Joan Harevey
TV Cable Co
Ronald Bushell
Windsor
England
E.V. Stadel
Parisburg
Wis
Sandstrum
New York City
Holiday Inn East
Phil Whitney
WINC
Sharon McDaniel
WHPL
Cong Regiment Is Smashed in Battle in Vietnam War
In five days of fighting in Quang Ngai Province, about 5,000 U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops claimed 1,236 Viet Cong killed or wounded. Units smashed a regiment, battered battalions, and cleared five villages as helicopter assaults and air strikes continued nearby.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Telescope Picks Out Alpinists
In Kleine Scheidegg Switzerland clouds cleared on Mt Eiger revealing four Alpine climbers about 250 feet below the summit. They had endured 16 hours without contact as a relief party moved up to reach them amid 40 below zero temperatures and 100 mph winds. visibility later failed again.
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Kleine Scheidegg
Switzerland
Mt. Eiger
Fiveeman
Turkey's Critically Ill President Returns Home
President Cemal Gursel, 70, in a coma after strokes, flies home from Walter Reed with U.S. Air Force support. Johnson, Rusk, and James Symington attend departure at Andrews. Turkish embassy says ongoing treatment will continue in Turkey.
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Washington
Turkey
Cemal Gursel
Johnson
Maryland
Guresel
White House
Gursel
Tinue
Dean Rusk
James Symington
Walter Reet Army Hospital
U.S. Air Force
Miss Diana Batts Crowned Miss Strasburg High School
Diana Batts, Miss U S A hopeful and secretarial worker in the Pentagon, balances fame with her Mormon faith. She credits Bob Hope with shaping her career, joins a USO tour, and plans to crown Strasburg High on East Queen Street while supporting Vietnam era youth rallies. Her father is proud and she hints at dating but avoids a serious relationship.
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U.S.A
Diana Batts
Pentagon
Washington, D.C
Ashington, D.C
Bob
New England Exposition
Massachusetts
Bob Hope
Dianna
USO
Washington Hilton
Strasburg High School
Constitution Hall
Young Americans For Freedom
Viet Nam
Weekend Special Orange Chiffon Cake at Pastry Shop
Weekend promotion at McCrory's offers orange chiffon cake. Free gifts and special buys highlighted for Thursday Friday and Saturday.
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McCrory’s
House Unit Cuts LBJ Programs
In the first 1966 nonmilitary money bill the House Appropriations Committee trimmed two domestic programs. Rent subsidies received 12 million instead of 30 million and the Teachers Corps got 10 million instead of 13.2 million. The action affects funding for the fiscal year ending June 30 and reflects scrutiny of Great Society programs on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Bank Robber Steals 18000 From Falls Church Branch
A single gunman robbed Security National Bank in Falls Church about 8:30 a.m. he bound two staffers and forced the employee at the safe to open it before fleeing on foot with $18000. Police described the bandit as a white man 45 to 50 years old, heavily built.
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Falls Church
Emsploye
Security National Bank
Frigid Air Domination Brings Unseasonable Virginia Cold
The Richmond AP reports a surge of frigid air grips the south causing Virginia to experience unusually cold weather for this time of year. Temperature drops sag across the region with chilly winds intensifying conditions in several cities.
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Richmond
Virginia
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