Byrd urges field command over Washington in Vietnam
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr of Virginia argues tactical decisions should be made by field commanders rather than in Washington. He cites past advice from Adm. Sharp about closing Haiphong and criticizes the administration's reaction. Byrd also calls for shifting bombing focus toward North Vietnam. He spoke at Hampton Roads Jaycees Operation Gratitude event.
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Newport News
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Vietnam
Washington
United States
Byrd
Adm
U. S. Grant Sharp
U.S
Pacific
Haiphong Harbor
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hampton Roads Jaycees
Allan Kates
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Kates
Stolen Credit Bills Totals Fall Short of Police Estimate
Miller Bros. grocery owner Lester A. Miller told Sheriff Lacy Anderson that the total value of stolen credit bills Tuesday night was far less than the police estimate. Most records have been recovered from under a nearby building, and the final sum was under $3,000.
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Miller Bros
Middletown
Lester A. Miller
Lacy Anderson
Miller Vata
Travelogue Across Puzzle Clues Overview
A compact set of crossword style clues covering travel terms and place names. Includes entries like motorist aid and city names in the Americas, plus color and body bone terms.
Tax Spending Action Delayed in Senate Showdown
Washington AP reports a delay in the Senate over an income tax hike and spending cut plan as Senator Russell B. Long notes no Friday vote. He hopes votes on the amendment and tax bill occur by Tuesday, with conference committee differences to thrash out between Senate and House versions. Some colleagues call the measure the Easter Basket Bill.
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Washington
Senate
Russell B. Long
D-La
Ion
House
Long
Enate
Marsh Says Teachers Deserve Adequate Pay
Rep John C Marsh Jr urged adequate salaries for teachers at a Rockbridge County Education Assn meeting. He said classroom teachers are vital to economic survival and condemned strikes unless legal or contractual cited, while stressing dignity for the profession.
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Marsh
Lexington
John C. Marsh, Jr
Rockbridge
Humphrey To Visit Richmond
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey arrives in Richmond for a seven hour visit with events at Byrd Airport a TV panel taping at 5 15 p.m. and a dinner at the governor's mansion hosted by Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. The trip includes a school dedication and a reception by Young Democratic Clubs of Virginia.
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Richmond
Hubert H. Humphrey
Byrd Airport
Civil Air Patrol
Humphrey
Governor’s Mansion
Muriel Humphrey
Woodbridge
Democratic Clubs
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
NAACP Official Blames King for Memphis Riots
Alfred Baker Lewis NAACP treasurer said King’s lack of plan and discipline spurred riots in Memphis, calling it the start of another long, hot summer of unrest in American cities. He tied the violence to King’s leadership style and absence of organization.
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Lynchburg
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin Luther King
Memphis
Alfred Baker Lewis
Greenwich
NAACP
Lewis
College Reopens After Student Administration Agreement
Virginia State College in Petersburg ends a week of protest as students return to class. An agreement reached after three days of talks between student leaders and administrators was disclosed in a joint statement. About 2,300 students attended classes Friday for the first time in four days.
Autograph session for Zehnpfennig biography returns
Mrs Gladys Zehnpfennig of Winchester will autograph copies of Law rence Welk Champagne Music Man at the Frederick town Inn on Tuesday from 11 30 a m to 2 30 p m The event is sponsored by The Bookworm West Boscawen St The eighth biography in the Men of Achievement series published by T S Denison Co Minneapolis Minn details Welk from his Strasburg North Carolinas birth 65 0 years ago to Los Angeles research and Welk performances at the Palladium She plans a ninth biography about Henry R Luce.
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Gladys’ Zehnpfennig
Winchester
Lawrence Welk
Fredericktown Inn
The
Bookworm
West Boscawen St
Zehnpfennig
T. S. Denison Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Los Angeles
Calif
Welk
ABC
Palladium
Henry R. Luce
Thistle Control Demonstration Draws Local Farmers
About 80 people from Frederick and Clarke counties attended a thistle control demonstration at the Brumback Farm east of Stephens City. Extension agents John Gerken and Allan Kates outlined pasture management, thistle growth, spraying timing, spray formulations, and proper sprayer calibration for effective control.
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Frederick
Clarke Counties
Brumback Farm
Stephens City
John Wolfe
Frederick County
John Gerken
Clarke County
Gerken
DAV Change Meeting Date
The Disabled American Veterans have changed their meeting date from the first Monday of each month to the first Tuesday. The meetings are held at the War Memorial Building at 7 30 p.m.
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War Memorial
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David Etienne
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Conti
Eugenia Evans
James Corbett
Etienne
Evans
Corbett
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Northern
Kern Motor Company
S. Loudoun St
Travelogue
Ohio
Peru
Thailand
Netherlands
New York State
56 Btn
America
British Guiana
Ile
de Gaulle
Ireland
Godwin
College
Mrs. Zehnpfennig
Strasburg
N. C
William Hope
W.E. Hutton & CO
New York Stock Exchange
East Piccadilly ST
George Washington Hotel
Craig A. Livingston
Front Royal Registered Representative
John Cussen
Col
James R. Spurrier
U.S.A
Oakton
Vagia
Shenandoah National
Alley Bank
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