Free dialing hits Jefferson County as Harpers Ferry changes
Jefferson County moves to county wide free dialing with Harpers Ferry exchange update. New telephone books already in use two weeks. Martinsburg must start direct long distance dialing later. Front Royal Shenandoah District backs beautification bill in a Randolph-Macon Academy meeting with about 200 women. Mrs. Frank Church highlighted beautification plans. Virginia Conservative Party launches as a permanent group issuing 25 000 membership cards with dues 10 dollars or 3 per quarter.
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Jefferson County
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Shenandoah
Virginia Federation of Garden
Randolph-Macon Academy
John O. Marsh, Jr
Frank Church
Idaho
Richmond
Virginia Conservative Party
Virginia Daughters of the Confederacy elects new president
The Virginia Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy closed its four day session in Wytheville and elected Mrs Archer H Overby of Chatham as president. The 71st convention is slated for Alexandria next year. New Delhi streets widened to ease congestion but light poles moved back amid tall trees leaving streets too dark.
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Virginia
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Archer H. Overby
Chatham
Alexandria
New Delhi
Tuck Boosts Godwin At Danville Conservative Rally
Former Gov William M Tuck and Lt Gov Mills E Godwin Jr shared praise at a Danville rally praising conservatism. Tuck depicted himself as veteran conservative and warned against the Virginia Conservative Party, while Godwin touted stability from the current leadership and warned against outsiders.
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Godwin
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Danville
William M. Tuck
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Harry Byrd
Congress
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Holiday proposal for Virginia election days
Danville Corporation Court clerk T F Tucker urged making general election days in Virginia state holidays. He presented the idea to a legislative committee at the 55th annual Virginia Court Clerks Association convention. The association took no action on the proposal Thursday.
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T. F. Tucker
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Virginia
Tucker
Virginia Court Clerks’ Association
General Assembly
Cave spared in rescue of trapped boy in Medina Ohio
Morris Baetzold, 15, was trapped for 2514 hours in a cave until rescuers removed him on Wednesday. The dangerous cave area was sealed with dynamite but about 30 feet of safe tunnel remains. Parks director Harold Groth commented on the partial sealing and relief. The report also notes the quokka’s small size as a separate fact.
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Medina
Ohio
Morris Baetzold
Baetzold
Harold W. Groth
Cleveland
First Cuban refugees arrive in Miami under Castro offer
Exiles in Miami report the first group from Cuba arrived by boat following Fidel Castro's open-door policy. Officials doubt a mass crossing will be allowed and the Cuban port at Camarioca is being prepared as an exit point. Exiles fear a Dunkirk like surge while many Cubans remain unable to secure visas or transport.
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Fidel Castro
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Camarioeca
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Castro
United States
Rosales
Mieami
Three Die on Virginia Highways in Separate Crashes
Three deaths on Virginia roadways raise the yearly toll to 796. In Richmond John H. Peyton 41 died in a collision at 14th and Cary Streets. In Chesapeake Harry L. Hassell 46 died when his car struck an ambulance. In Norfolk Paul A. Mertz Jr. eight died after his father driving a car went off a railing at the Roland Park overpass.
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Richmond
John H. Peyton
14Th
Cary
Chesapeake
Harry L. Hassell
Chesa
Norfolk
Paul Arthur Mertz Jr
Roland Park Oveerpass
Man Imprisoned 11 Years Is Ordered Freed
Campbell County Circuit Judge William W. Sweeney ordered William Wilford Hamlett, 28, released after 11 years in prison for an attempted rape conviction. The habeas corpus ruling found no juvenile investigation was conducted as required before his 1954 trial and cited alleged defense shortcomings and lack of witness testimony.
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Rustburg
Campbell County
William W. Sweeney
William Wilford Hamlett
Sweeney
Hamlett
Court rejects authority to punish board over contempt claim
In Richmond, the 4th Circuit said it lacks power to sanction the Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors for contempt tied to 1964 tuition grants paid to white pupils. J Segar Gravatt argues the petition falls outside contempt powers as a petition to punish. The suit, brought by county Negroes, contends retroactive grants violated a prior injunction. Judge Lewis found no payments before 1964-65. The ruling was appealed.
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Richmond
U.S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Prince Edward
Oren R. Lewis
Grain Vessel Sinks in Chesapeake Bay Near Thimble Shoal
The Ruth Conway, a 108 foot grain laden vessel, sank in Chesapeake Bay one mile west of Thimble Shoal Light. Two crewmen, Capt Hamp ton N Boyce of Cambridge and Warren J Midgette of Crisfield, were rescued from a liferaft. The ship carried about 7000 bushels of corn and departed West Point for Norfolk.
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Coast Guard
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Chesapeake Bay
Thimble Shoal
Norfolk
Seweells Point
West Point
Hampton N. Boyce
Cambridge, Md
Warren J. Midgette
Crisfield, Md
Old Dominion Grain and Fertilizer Co
Continenctal Grain Co
Virginia reports surge in new plants in 1965 first nine months
The Governor's office said in Richmond that new manufacturing plants announced in Virginia through the third quarter of 1965 reached 64, up from 40 in the same period in 1964, a 60 percent rise. Plant expansions totaled 69, one more than the previous year.
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Richmond
Governor’s Office
Virginia
Pindell Jr Heads Stephens City VFW Post
Howard A. Pindell Jr was elected commander of the Carbaugh Wolford Post 9646 VFW in Stephens City for 1965 66. A round and square dance with music by Jim McCoy and The Melody Play Boys featuring Paul Grapes steel guitar and others will be held at the Post Home tomorrow.
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Carbaugh-Wolford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Stephens City
Post
Jim McCoy
Melody Playboys
Paul Grapes
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