07 Nov 1966
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1966
Page
1
In Tay Ninh and Quang Ngai regions large Viet Cong units evaded pursuit and sustained heavy U.S. casualties. Reports say 319 enemy bodies were counted, while allied losses included a downed jet and two helicopter crashes with multiple fatalities and injuries.
Frosty weather with a low near 26 and heavy frost reported across areas. James Wood and Handley footballers dine at Kiwanis Banquet at Lees Jackson Restaurant. Volleyball starts tomorrow at the Armory with free play and league action from Jan 5. A Byrd film airs tonight at 9 30 on Cable TV Channel 6. Voting place for Carpers Valley precinct moves to Senseny Road Elementary School faculty room.
Voters are urged to back Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr with a late evening appearance announced on iCCATV. The message addresses Frederick and Clarke neighbors, asking for their vote tomorrow.
S/Sgt. Upton F. Ashley 25 the fourth Frederick County man killed in action in Viet Nam. He was killed Nov. 3 when the military vehicle struck a land mine. Survived by parents Foster F. and Lelia M. Unger and five sisters. Funeral arrangements pending at Omps Funeral Home.
A 3-year-old Port Jervis girl feeding two caged black bears at HIGH POINT State Park New Jersey lost her right arm above the elbow after a sugar cube stuck to her mitten and she pushed it toward the cage. She was taken to a hospital in satisfactory condition. State police identified the child as Tomi Willis.
The George Washington Hotel ballroom hosts area and state election returns with Sen. Byrd Jr expected to visit. Local TV telecasts and AP teletype provide rapid results from the Richmond tabulation center. Eugene Dearing Jr chairs the arrangements with Thelma Clore and Ben Dutton assisting. Harrington Smith Jr will announce results as received.
In New Delhi a large Hindu protest over cow slaughter escalated into arson looting and destruction prompting army deployment. Casualties reported with unofficial estimates of deaths and more than 500 injured as curfew and bans on gatherings were imposed.
President Johnson flies toward his old teaching areas for a nonpolitical eve of election speech on education. He will visit Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio for presurgical tests as doctors plan surgery to remove a throat growth and repair an abdominal hernia, with expedited operation eyed later in the week.
Breakfast Lunch Dinners and Banquets offered at Town House Restaurant from 6:30 to 9:00 with contact 667-2000 for reservations and events.
A fragment shows Harry F. Byrd Jr addressing neighbors in Winchester Frederick Clarke, with a note that he plans to act tomorrow. The brief text emphasizes local outreach and political context in Virginia.
Due to the death of employee Theodore Melester the business will be closed from 11 to 12 on Tuesday in November.
Election eve coverage notes heavy campaigning across Virginia with five of six U S Senate candidates engaging voters in hometowns. William B Spong Jr held formal events in Newport News Hampton and Portsmouth while Byrd Jr urged federal budget restraint from his Washington office.
The Associated Press outlines key race counts for the day across 35 governor posts 35 Senate seats and 435 House seats. It notes party control by current holders expected changes and turnout projections ranging from 56 to 59 million voters with varied weather across regions.
Charlottesville leaders accused Edward O. McCue of deceiving voters by opposing Lyndon B. Johnson while having previously supported him in 1964. They cited his vote for Johnson and a personal check to the Johnson for President committee as evidence of political opportunism and outside campaign help.
Communist Chinese diplomats walked out of Red Square as Soviet defense minister Malinovsky accused Beijing of obstructing Soviet bloc aid to North Viet Nam. The second walkout occurred within 24 hours. He attacked U S policies and pledged Soviet victory in Viet Nam.
Catalog offer promotes World Book Encyclopedia with Christmas delivery and a contact number 667 7765 for information eager buyers.
About 8 000 votes are expected as Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties vote for two U S senators and Seventh District congressman. Polls open 6 a m close 7 p m with incumbents Byrd and Marsh seeking terms while Byrd faces Traylor Carter Brayman in the 4 year race and Spong Ould Hawthorne in the 6 year race. An amendment to rename Agriculture and Immigration to Agriculture and Commerce is on the ballot.
A high pressure system over Virginia brings fair conditions with temperatures around 57 in the Richmond area. The front shifts toward the coast today, with slight cloudiness expected Tonight and into tomorrow as local shops and services operate into the evening.
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