Virginia's first Black sheriff James Bradby found dead in car
Virginia’s only Black sheriff James N Bradby 38 was found dead in his car. medical examiner ruled suicide. He had just begun the post after defeating Sheriff M D Lampkin, amid depression and no indicated foul play. He leaves a wife a son and two daughters.
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Charles City
Virginia
James N. Bradby
Bradby
M. D. Lampkin
South
Commonwealth
Atty
J. Madison Macon Jr
Macon
Geoffrey T
Mann
James River
Richmond
Bradley
Iona W. Adkins
Lampkin
Ten baby girls born at Winchester Memorial Hospital
The Town Crier reports a busy Labor and Delivery day at Winchester Memorial Hospital with ten newborn girls including twins. A caller from North Mountain fire tower notes a large flock of geese heading north over Gore, signaling the end of cold weather as the tower is southeast of Gore.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Leafa Whetzel
North Mountain
Gore
Spaghetti Meat Ball Special At The Italian Villa
Italian Villa advertises spaghetti and meat balls from 4 30 to 11 30 PM with a 1 10 9 inch pizza offer with any item priced at 95 cents in a local dining circular.
Rally Day Opens With Spring Weather in Winchester
Springlike skies and warm temperatures greet Rally Day activities in Winchester for Apple Blossom events. Notables including James L. Hockman and Jack R. Blacka arrive at George Washington Hotel to welcome out of town guests and organize a day of parades dinners and a 8 p.m. Rally Day program featuring the Handley High School Chorus and the area’s three princesses. About 100 visitors are in town for the events.
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William M. Battaile
George Washington Hotel
Chamber of Com
Merce
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Battaile
Jack R. Blacka
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Frank Armstrong
James L. Hockman
Jim Hamilton
Winchester
Ally
Stuarts Craft
Robert Sterrett
Staunton
Blacka
Sheradoah Valley, Inc
Sterett
Lastight
Ben B. Dutton
Chamber of Commerce
SVI
Valley Cawaigs of Virginia
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Department of Public Information
Michael W. O’brien
Rea
WAGE
Leesburg
WSIG
Mt. Jackson
WXVA
EZFM
Charles Town
W. Va
SEE
Everett
WELD
iFisher
Larry Pitzer
Handley High School Chorus
Mary Hall Quigley
Shenandoah Valley Area
Henry A. Lowry
Handley
James Wood
Shenandoah College
Ward
Winchester GOP elects Maurice J. Duffey as new chairman
Maurice J. Pat Duffey is elected to lead the Winchester Republican Committee succeeding Wayne A. Whitham who retires after two years. Whitham is renominated for city council, a five member committee is formed to pursue candle dates, and seven delegates to the District GOP Convention in Harrisonburg are named with Duffey and Whitham among them. Three delegates go to the state GOP Convention in Richmond on May 4.
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Maurice J
Pat) Duffey
Winchester
Republican Committee
Wayne A. Whitham
George Washington Hotel
Whitham
Harrisonburg
Jack Phillips
Eugene C. Babb
Charles S. Toan
William Mote
Mr. Whitham
Duffey
Ferman Perry
Richmond
Mr. Duffey
Perry
France Presses Real Gold Standard at Stockholm Talks
In Brussels three days before the Stockholm conference France argues for a real gold standard with gold supreme and a new monetary system. President de Gaulle urges fixed gold price and juridical equality of currencies while other ministers defend the SDR mechanism.
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Brussels
Stockholm
Inter
International Monetary Fund
Charles de Gaulle
Remevean
Tesegeury
Emilio Colombo Iand
Karl Schiller
Rio de Janeiro
France
United States
Japan
Sweden
Canada
War Victims Fill Chinese Hospitals
Hong Kong AP report says Red hospitals near the border are overwhelmed by injured victims. Angry residents attacked the medical staff and security, with several reported killed or wounded, though confirmation remains unavailable.
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Hong Kong
Battleship New Jersey Returns From Mothballs for Sea Trials
The USS New Jersey, long in mothballs, reached the Delaware River for a three stage sea trial ahead of recommissioning on April 6. After tests, the 45 000 ton battleship will sail to the Gulf of Tonkin early fall to fire her 16 inch guns and support bombing missions over North Vietnam.
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Philadelphia
New Jersey
Delaware River
Vietnam
The
Gulf of Tonkin
North Vietnam
Navy
OTIC
Atlantic
Snyder
Long Beach
Calif
Retired Lt Col Roche Quits Over Vietnam Policy
Sidney J. Roche a retired lieutenant colonel who spent over four years in Vietnam posts and with AID says the United States follows the same old policies despite Tet successes. He cites corruption in Saigon faulty tactics growing Viet Cong strength pacification failures and aid shortfalls driving his resignation.
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Saigon
Vietnam
United States
Sidney J. Roche
Roche
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
U.S. Agency For International Development
AID
Communist Party
South Vietnam
Women Lead Viet Cong Assault on US Armored Column
In Trang Bang 28 miles northwest of Saigon, at least six Viet Cong women joined a daylight assault on an American armored column. Capt. Gordon Lam and 1st Lt. Daniel Bartolomei reported heavy enemy casualties, with 46 bodies in the area, and the attack failed as U.S. mechanized infantry repelled the assault after prior redeployment reduced Viet Cong success.
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Trang Bang
Vietnam
Saigon
Gordon Lam
Honolulu
Lam
Daniel A. Bartolome
Puerto Rico
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Bartolomei
U.S
23Rd Infantry
Can't Afford Both Guns and Butter in Vietnam War Push
Johnson pledges to pursue both war and domestic programs as Barr warns of a $20 billion deficit under current plans. Meany urges support for the war effort while opponents argue for tax surges and spending restraint to avoid fiscal strain. Senator Smathers predicts the war continuing another year and backs the levy.
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Washington
Vietnam
Lnhead
Joseph W. Barr
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Barr
Senate
Desola
Tack
Bourke
Hickenlooper
Relown
Leodard
Tvke
Afl-Cio Building Trades Department Legislative Conference
America
U.S
Aflcio
George Meany
Meany
Hanoi
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
George A. Smathers
Democrats Plan Seventh District Primary on July 9
James W. Fletcher, district chairman, announced the Seventh District Democratic primary for Congress will be held July 9. The party has used primaries for years, last contested in 1962 when Rep. John O. Marsh Jr. won. Filing closes 90 days before July 9. if only one candidate files, that person is declared the nominee. Rep. Marsh declined comment on renomination.
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James W. Fletcher
Democratic Committee
John O. Marsh, Jr
Strasburg
Harrisonburg
Fletcher
Congress
Fitesste
Marsh
House Appropriations
Nightlong battle at central highlands base in Vietnam
About 1 000 North Vietnamese troops attacked a U S artillery base in the central highlands in four hours of fighting. The assault overran one gun position before U S forces of about 500 drove the attackers back. U S and allied casualties were heavy with 135 NVA and 19 Americans killed and 51 Americans wounded. Viet Cong losses were put at 284 with 10 U S soldiers killed and 71 wounded. The clash followed intense fighting around Dak To and Kontum with reinforcements and air power used in attempts to block retreat. Trang Bang and nearby areas saw further Viet Cong incursions as relief columns moved to aid beleaguered outposts.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Darkiess
1.8
4Th Intan
Cambodia
Dak To
Konetum
Kontum City
Ans Dietston
Anieabey
Kontum
Sangon
Trang Bang
Warm Virginia Sees Southerly Flow Amid Mild Sky
A southerly flow brings warmer weather to Virginia under mostly sunny skies. Public sale postponed to Saturday March 30 at 11 a.m. from a local notice. Hazel Ferguson and Howard Johnson’s feature tomorrow’s luncheon with Reuben grill sandwich priced at $1.25.
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Richmond
Virginia
Hazel B. Ferguson
Howard Johnson
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