Former Senator Byrd Dies at Berryville
Longtime Virginia Democrat Harry F Byrd Jr died at Rosemont after a battle with brain tumor. The 1958 retiring senator endured arthritis and a knee condition, received a resignation letter, and left public life after 33 years in the Senate. Survivors include three sons, a brother, and nine grandchildren.
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Byrd
Berryville
Senate
U.S. Senate
Virginia General Assembly
United States
Virginia
Assembly
U.S. Sen
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Winchester
Brashaw Beverley Byrd
Richard Evelyn Byrd
Clarke County
Thomas B. Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Thomas Thorson Byrd
Beverley Bigelow Byrd
Bradshaw Beverley Byrd, Jr
Lucy Bradshaw Byrd
William Benton Byrd
Westwood Byrd
Anne Byrd
Close State Ties Cited At Dedication Of I 81 West Virginia Stretch
Rainy dedication of the West Virginia section of Interstate 81 featured speeches from Willis Fisk Shenandoah Valley Motel Association and Winchester Councilman Stewart Bell. Governor Hulett C. Smith praised the Virginia West Virginia link as traffic opened. Governor Smith and Highway Commissioner Fugate spoke of unity and progress as road crews removed detours and traffic began to flow toward Martinsburg.
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West Virginia
Huzett—C. Smith
Earl A. Saw
Virginia
Willis Fisk
Shenandoah Valley Motel Association
Strasburg
Fisk
Winchester
Stewart Bell
Hulett C. Smith
Godwin
Virginias
Douglas Fugate
Jennings Randolph
Smith
Dele
Gations
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Hotel
Local Officers Attend Northern Virginia Crime Clinic
Winchester police Captain F. M. Funk Patrolman Alvin Johnson and Frederick County Deputy Ronald Bowers left to attend a one day regional meeting of law enforcement officials in Alexandria. The agenda centers on discussing crime problems.
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Winchester
F. M. Funk
Alvin Johnson
Frederick County
Ronald Bowers
Northern Virginia Crime Clinic
Alexandria
Unemployment Rises Sharply in Britain Under Austerity
Britain’s unemployment jumped 97,027 to 437,229 in the past month, the largest rise in nearly four years. The Labour government’s deflationary program deepened the economy’s strain as Parliament prepared for opposition criticism during a cabinet discussion of policy.
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London
Britain
Ministry of Labor
Labor Ministry
Harold Wilson
Wilson
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