Byrd Jr. Center of Senate Speculation
Rumors swirl that Harry Byrd Jr. may be named to succeed his father in the Senate after Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. resigns due to health. Gov. Harrison will likely appoint Byrd Jr. or consider other nominees, with Long poised to chair the Finance Committee and Pastore in line for assistant leader.
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Washington
Harry Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Senate
Albertis ‘Harrison Jr. Byrd
Harrison
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester Evening Star
Harrisonburg
Sen
Ate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Long
Phoenix
Ariz
Carl Hayden
D-Ariz
Finance Committee
John Co. Pastore
D-Ri
House Committee
Heavy fighting north of Saigon as U S troops repulse Viet Cong assault
A U S Army 1st Division detachment battled a Viet Cong assault 40 miles north of Saigon. About 100 enemy fighters were killed, with higher tolls feared. US casualties were light after a 12 hour clash using recoilless rifles mortars and air support. The fight aimed to secure Highway 113 near Zone D as B52 strikes and fighter bombers targeted Viet Cong positions.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
1St Ee
Zone D
Guam
U.S
Ici
Bachman Named By Shawnee Fire Department
Charles Bachman was elected president of the Shawnee volunteer fire department at its annual meeting held at the Pineville fire hall. Outgoing president Ernie Nesselrodt received a plaque for outstanding service to the fire department and community. Nesselrodt helped found the company in 1953 and served as fire chief or president through the years. Elmer Ruckman was elected fire chief among others.
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Charles Bachman
The
Mee Volun
Pineville
Ernie Nesselrodt
Nesselrodt
Winchester geese heard over town. correction issued
Last night geese were sighted over Winchester for the season with Mr and Mrs George Sheetz reporting low flights around 1 am. Clarke County High’s unbeaten football team will be honored at the Lee Jackson restaurant at 1 o clock with Dana Horse Potomac State coach as guest speaker. A correction notes a previous ad error offering a dinner set for 29.99 instead of 39.99 and mentions patterns shown in the picture.
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Winchester
George Sheetz
Stonewall Jackson
Clarke County High
Lee-Jackson Staurant
Clarke C Lions
Dana
Eee
Potomac
China
Cong Agents Lure American Aid Worker to Death in Viet Nam Ambush
In Saigon area, two apparent Viet Cong agents lured Peter Hunting, 24, of Oklahoma City and an International Voluntary Service supervisor, into an ambush south of Saigon. Hunting was shot five times, then ten more in the head and body, while a military convoy nearby returned fire. The two Viet Cong fled toward Can Tho with two Vietnamese accompanying them. initial reports of a mine explosion were corrected by a spokesman.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Peter Hunting
Oklahoma City
Mekong
Viet Cong
International Voluntary Service
Hunté
Vinh Long
Can Tho
Anway
N. Lier
Grove Furniture Trade-In Sale Brings $50 and $20 Offers
Grove Furniture Co. Inc. announces trade in deals at 125 Loudoun Street for old living room suites and 105 Loudoun Street for dinette sets. The ads offer $50 for a lounge set and $20 for a dinette, urging customers to visit the Loudoun Street locations.
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Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun St
Eisenhower Diagnosed With Genuine Heart Attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was diagnosed with a genuine heart attack at Fort Gordon Georgia after tests showed a heart attack followed two earlier angina episodes. Doctors reported he had restful sleep and was in good spirits, with no further chest pains, as recovery began.
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FT. Gordon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
al Golf Club
Flordon Army Hospital
Wallace Hitchcock
Eisenhower
Durham Being Returned to City for Murder Trial
Luther Durham, charged with the February 25 1963 double murder of Mrs. E M Snow 85 and Mrs Waltrie Hoover 47 at the Hoovers home near Double Toll Gate, is being returned from the State Penitentiary to stand trial Tuesday.
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Luther Durham
State Penitentiary
Richmond
E. M. Snow
Waltrie Naomi Hoover
Snow
H. Denis Hoovr
Stephens City
Disaster kills many in United Airlines jet landing
A Boeing 727 with 90 aboard plunged through the tail engines and nose gear failure on landing in Salt Lake City. 43 survivors were hospitalized as crew and passengers perished in the flaming wreckage. Capt. Gail Co Kehm ei, among the hospitalized, repeated the word terrible as investigators arrive from Washington to determine causes.
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United Air Lines
Salt Lake City Cap
New York
Salt Lake City
Cleveland
Chicago
Denver
San Francisco
Gail Co. Kehmeir
Russians Launch 2nd Venus Probe
Moscow reports the Soviet Union launched Venus 2 an unmanned space station aimed at Venus with a projected arrival by late February. Tass said the probe, about 963 kilograms, followed a multistage rocket into a parking orbit before heading to Venus with chemical and solar power.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
U.S
Earth
Mariner
Venus 2
Viet Death Toll Tops 1000 in Viet Nam War
U S battle deaths in Viet Nam climbed over 1,000 this week. Pentagon reports show 1,000 total since the first casualty on December 22, 1961, with 987 combat deaths through last Monday. Names of the recent dead were not released.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Virginia Apple Harvest Ends With 10.5 Million Bushels
Virginia growers end the 1965 harvest reporting a 10.5 million bushel crop. Labor shortages raised fears of losses, but Wirtz approved 360 offshore workers in September and fruit moved well though prices were not ideal. Quality is good with some bitter pit in Red Delicious, and a planned plan to hire permanent pickers emerges.
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Virginia
Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Jamaica
Bahamas
Apple
Florida
Toan
Britain Declares Rhodesia Treason After Independence Move
Britain warns Ian Smith regime that further steps toward independence are treasonable and punishable by death. A sweeping bill seeks emergency powers to revoke Rhodesian laws, seize control, and confiscate passports while Britain cuts aid and commerce in a bid to restore authority.
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London
Ian Smith
Atty
Elwyn Jones
House of Commons
Britain
Central
Africa
Jones
Rhodesia
Smith
Harold Wilson
United Kingdom
Bil
Wilson
Sterling
Mattress trade offer at Springs Grove Furniture Co
Offer of ten dollars for an old mattress or springs. Located at 125 St Loudoun St.
Weather shifts as pressure system moves toward Virginia
Richmond AP reports a high pressure area over the Plains is moving eastward, bringing increasing strain to the Old Dominion. An ad from Pine Motor Co offers rewards for selling today’s better cars, while the Washington Room at the George Washington Hotel invites dining 6-8 p m daily except Sunday in the main lobby.
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Richmond
Plains
Old Dominion
Pine Motor Co
Washington
Sun
George Washington Hotel
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Bachman
Shawnee Fire Department
Elmer Ruckman
Cong
1St Division
Durham
Ares
Lake Michigan
Lake Forest
Cincinnati
Civil Aeronautics Board
Banana Cake
Ward's
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