Primary May Be Decisive For GOP Nomination
Gov. Rockefeller's Oregon victory fuels Republican talks as governors expect the June California primary to decide the party's presidential nominee. Goldwater leads in delegates but California is pivotal. others say a first ballot nomination depends on Cali results.
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San Francisco
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Oregon
California
Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Smylie
Idaho
Sim
Scranton
Archie Gubbrud
South Dakota
Tragedy In Roanoke: Father Kills Son Then Himself
Milton H. Riley 46 and son David Rose Riley 9 were found dead in Roanoke after a shotgun murder suicide. Police report the boy was shot in bed between 8 and 10 p.m. Saturday. Riley then killed himself. A note was found. Riley had a nervous disability and had spoken of self harm before.
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Roanoke
Milton H. Riley
David Rose Riley
Riley
Norfolk & Western Railway
June Virginia Riley
Fisherman Killed by Lightning Near Sawmill Worksite
In Culpeper Roy M. Weakley 51 a Madison County sawmill worker was killed when lightning struck a tree where he sheltered during a thunderstorm He fished alone and became separated from his companion before being found lying under the tree by rescuers authorities noted.
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Culpeper
Roy M. Weakley
Weakley
Madison County
Dear Abby letters spark outrage over animal mercy and road law
Readers dispute humane treatment of animals and a Kokomo Indiana hit and run incident. A Grandmother of nine recalls compassion for an injured dog while others look away. An editor notes Indiana law on school bus driver duty and hit and run charges.
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Abby
Kokomo
Indiana
Crnia
New Stockings Attached to Panties Promise Comfort
Advice on avoiding red bumps with slim skirts by using new stockings attached to panties. They come in proportioned sizes and should not wrinkle when the right fit is chosen.
Virginia fish kills prompt lab tests on causes
Virginia water and fisheries officials seek early clues after two large fish kills last weekend. About 500,000 striped bass, catfish and perch died in the James River, while thousands of bass and white perch died near Little Creek and Lake Smith in Virginia Beach. Industrial wastes near Hopewell may have caused the upstream poisoning, with effects moving downstream and fish washing ashore at Jamestown and Hog Island. The State Water Control Board coordinates with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Institute of Marine Science.
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Smithfield
Virginia Water and Fisheries
James River
Little Creek
Lake Smith
Virginia Beach
William Hargis
Institute of Marine Sci
Hopewell
Jamestown
Hog Island
State Water Control Board
Richmond
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Institute of Marine Science
Air Pocket Save Boy on Lake Near Ponca City
Two men and a boy were swamped when their boat capsized at a lake near Ponca City Oklahoma. C E Lubojacky heard a faint cry and towed the craft to shore. His son Stephen was found entangled in cables under the dashboard in an air pocket and unharmed about 45 minutes after the swamping.
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Ponca City
Okla
C. E. Lubojacky
Lubojacky
Stephen
Earthworms Burrow Deep to Weather Wintry Frost
Earthworms overwinter buried beneath the frost line and return to the surface with the mild onset of spring.
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John H. Reed
Maine
Atty
Rabbi Groner
Omaha, Neb
Benjamin Groner
Omaha
Beth Israel Synagogue
DePaul University College of Law
Chicago
Illinois
Hebrew Theological College
Nebraska Supreme Court
Sults
Mark O. Hatfield
New York
Grider & Shoukey
Abigail van Buren
Neers
Ores
Claude
Wenatchee
Washington
Noe
LA Jolla
H. G
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ence
Gloucester Point
Catalina
Pontiac
Kern Motor Co., Inc
S. Loudoun ST. Winches
General Motors
Virginia
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