Memorial Day Rites Highlight Duty and Liberty in Virginia
Virginia observes Memorial Day with Maj. Gen. McCaddin urging youth to value rights won on battlefields. In Williamsburg, Gravely III, publisher of the Virginia Gazette, dies at 47. funeral at Bruton Parish Church. A 16 mile chase in Fairfax County ends with Robert Proctor held on motor vehicle charges. Vepco plans a campaign to repair public image as ICC weighs advertising resumption.
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Virginia
Adjutant General
William J. McCaddin
America
McCaddin
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
Richmond
John O. W. Gravely III
Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg
Virginia Gazette Inc
Gravely
Bruton Parish
Westover Church
Charles City
Chase
Alexandria
Fairfax County
Groveton
Maryland
Robert W. Proctor
James Nagler
Gentile Court
Nagler
Telegraph Road
Huntington Avenue
Vepco
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Electricity Costs Commission
T. Justin Moore
State Corporation Commission
Cuba Frees Imprisoned Fishermen
Seven Cuban exiles from Stock Island Lobster Co. boats the Willa Mae and Joyce Marie were detained in Cuban waters and believed for weeks they would be held 20 years. They returned home to Florida with 700 pounds of lobster tails confiscated and a brief State Department confirmation. Names include Esteban Diaz and Enrique Valazquez the 13 year old among them.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
Peter M. Bacle
U.S
Bacle
Stock Island Lobster Co
State Department
Washington
Esteban Diaz
Rolando Aguiar
Rodolfo Aguiar
Felix Aguiar
Hilario Camejo
Carmelo Fernandez
Enrique Valazquez
Wall Street Opens Higher Amid Memorial Day Rally
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 1.02 to 832.92 in early trading on the NYSE. After Friday’s 12.99 point jump, gains led losses 2 to 1 as investors stayed optimistic about future interest rate trends ahead of the Memorial Day weekend.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Fish Announces Candidacy For Frederick County Board
Dr Raymond L Fish a Gainesboro District veterinarian becomes the first to seek the Republican nomination for the Gainesboro seat on the Frederick County Board of Supervisors The district GOP convention is set for June 9 The incumbent Democrat J Robert Russell is not running again Fish cites desire to preserve Frederick County s beauty and quality of life amid zoning and tax changes and warns against creeping suburbia
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Gainesboro
Raymond L. Fish
Frederick County
Fish
Winchester
Gunfire Eases in Beirut as Franjieh Seeks New Lebanon Government
Beirut quieted after days of clashes as Suleiman Franjieh moved to form a new Lebanon government. Militants from leftist and rightist camps clashed, amid rising security patrols and barricades. Death toll surpassed 100 with 300 wounded.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
All Palestine
Noureddin Rifai
Republic
Franjieh
Robberies Target Homes of Battaile and Ellis in Weekend Breakins
Police report two weekend home burglaries at 638 Tennyson Ave and 503 S. Washington St with losses exceeding 5000 in valuables and 4000 at the Ellis residence. Investigators note possible links to six similar robberies, while rescue officials treat multiple motorcycle and car crashes in Winchester Clarke County area.
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William Battaile
Tennyson Ave
William Ellis
S. Washington St
Battaile
Clarke County
Winchester Hospital
Weather Today and Extended Forecast for Northern Valley
The weather today in Northern Valley is fair and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 50s. Wednesday will be sunny and pleasant with highs in the low to mid 80s and lows around 50 to the mid 60s. The extended outlook from Thursday through Saturday calls for fair weather Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers Saturday, highs in the upper 70s to 80s and lows in the upper 50s to 60s.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dakotas
mid-Atlantic
St. Lawrence Valley
Virginia
Rainfall totals and a former congressman’s death in Duarte
Rainfall data cover 72 hours ending 8 30 a m today and a 62 year record with 1972 at 53.02 inches and 1930 at 17.15 inches. Everett G Burkhalter 78 a former Congressman who criticized the House seniority system died Sunday at City of Hope Duarte California. He once filed a 2 million slander suit against Nixon over an endorsement remark.
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Everett G. Burkhalter
Los Angeles
House
City of Hope
Duarte
Electrician
Richard M. Nixon
Mr. Burkhalter
Dogcatcher
Evacuation Lowers U S Embassy Community in Saigon
The evacuation of U S government staff and families amid leftist agitation reduced the American community in Saigon to about 280 people, with roughly 100 at the Embassy and the rest with the AID mission. No further cuts planned. Saigon sets temporary civil servant pay, four ships from Singapore return to Saigon.
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U.S
Indochina
Saigon Radio
South Vietnam
Singapore
Saigon
Hanoi Radio
Reading Clothing Labels to Save Money and Buy Smart
Consumers should check fiber content on garments to avoid allergens and find better wear. Laws require labeling of wool content and dominance of fibers, plus fur origin details to prevent misrepresentation.
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Federal Trade Commission
Textile
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