Man Jailed On 7 Charges Of Assault In Chatham
A three year old Pitsylvania County man, James H. Dixon, is jailed on seven felonious assault charges after a weekend shooting that followed a domestic dispute. Deputy Sheriff Wallace Dawson said Dixon is held in jail in lieu of $10,000 bond. The incident left six people wounded by gunfire and seven pistol whipping occurred after his wife Hilda left him for friends. Hilda Dixon was pistol whipped and taken to Lynchburg General Hospital along with Louis Jennings and Matilda Davis and Ella Pannell and Addie Jennings, all wounded. Hetty Jennings and William Pannell were released after treatment for gunshot wounds.
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Chatham
Pitsylvania County
Depuy
Wallace Dawson
James H. Dixon
Dawson
Dixon
Hilda
Lynchburg General Hospital
Louis Jennings
Matilda Davis
Ella Pannell
Addie Jennings
Wolunds
Hetty Jennings
Willliam Pannell
VFW Urges Support of Viet Nam Policy
Culpeper Virginia VFW leader James L Booth urged local posts to write Congress and back the U S position in Vietnam He said the time has come for supporters to be heard and that dissenters have had a field day The movement aims to push Congress to take action to conclude the Vietnam War with victory The Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument covers 968 acres.
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Culpeper
Virginia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Vietnam
James L. Booth
Vietenam
Booth
Vfws
Congress
Appomattox Court House National Historical Monument
Williams Ruble Named For Gunter Campaign Roles
Williams and Ruble named co chairmen for Neffstown Precinct and Gainesboro District in the Eugene Gunter campaign for Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney. Williams, manager of Frederick Motor Company, church and scout leader, U S Army veteran. Ruble, farmer since 1953 graduate of James Wood High School, ASCS field reporter and Gainesboro community committeeman, church leader.
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Carl F. Williams
Neffstown
Clarendon Ruble
Gainesboro
Eugene Gunter
Commonwealth's Attorney
Frederick County
Williams
Frederick Motor Company
Stewards
Little Mountain Methodist Church
Boy Scouts O
Betty J. Gladden
Michael
Jeffrey
Todd
Ruble
James Wood High School
ASCS
Two More Virginians Killed in Vietnam
Two Virginia servicemen are listed by the Defense Department as killed in action in Vietnam. Army Cpl. Nathan Johnson Jr. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Johnson Sr. of Lancaster. Army Pfc. Donald W. Atkins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Norris P. Atkins of Gretna.
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Vietnam
Virginia
Defense Department
Army
Nathan Johnson Jr
Nathan Johnson Sr
Rt. 1
Box 212
Lancaster
Pfc
Donald W. Atkins
Norris P. Atkins
Rt.3
Henry Street
Gretna
Attend $100 Party for Shirley in Millbrae
A $100-a-plate 450 guest dinner for Shirley Temple Black at a Millbrae hotel drew red white and blue decor and top names like Bing Crosby. Shirley spoke on her bid for Congress while critics urged work to create build and inspire as she sang the Star Spangled Banner.
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Millbrae
Calif
Navy
Bing Crosby
S. Clark Beise
Bank of America
Charles Kendrick
Schlage Lock Co
Henry A. McKicking
Ampex
Bruce Bosley
San Francisco 49Ers’ Center
Shirley
Robert Barry
R-N.y
Crosby
Congress
TV Profile on Paul Bryant Proves Disappointing
AP critic Cynthia Lowry says ABC Profile on Alabama coach Paul Bryant misfires. The piece portrays Bryant as a win obsessed figure but offers little insight into his methods or family life. The review contrasts with a stronger documentary on The Long Childhood of Timmy and notes other TV offerings that night.
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Cynthia Lowry
NEW York
Paul Bryant
University of Alabama
ABC
Bryant
Africa
Peyton Place
Knute Rockne
ABC Sports
Timmy
Sur
Rabies Clinic Series Opens in Frederick County
The Frederick County Health Department launched rabies clinics running through November 4 with multiple locations and times each week. Residents must vaccinate dogs by January 1, 1968 to buy tags, with vaccines administered by a licensed veterinarian at a $2 fee per inoculation.
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Frederick County Health Department
Mt. Falls
Cleveland’s
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Middletown Fire Fire Co
Stephens City
Dawson’s
Clearbrook
Crosens
Rt. 522
North
Gainesboro
Roy Williams
Sanitarian
Williams
Rockingham Jury Acquits Farm Worker in Slaying
A Rockingham Circuit Court jury acquitted 50 year old farm laborer Andrew Lewis Willis of Burketown in the fatal clubbing of Irving W. Vaughn a state liquor store porter. Vaughn was found dead in a northeast Harrisonburg alley on March 21 from a skull fracture.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham
Andrew Lewis Willis
Burketown
Irving W. Vaughn
Vaughn
Polar fliers rescued after nine days in Yukon wilderness
Three men Thor Tjontveit Rolf Storhavg and Ei ner Pedersen were rescued by a U S Air Force helicopter 90 miles southwest of Inuvik after a forced landing during a 500 mile flight from Fairbanks to Inuvik Oct 14 They endured near zero temperatures with sleeping bags food and a rifle and shot a caribou while marooned in a barren valley
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Inuvik
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Thor Tjontveit
Fairbanks
Alaska
Rolf Storhavg
Oslo
Norway
Einer Pedersen
Scandinavian Airlines System
John Crawford
Royal Canadian Air Force
Tjontveit
Pedersen
Heliccopter
Trontveit
Crawford
Richmond Police Hunt Gunmen at Hot Shoppes Cafeteria
Richmond police seek two masked gunmen who held up the Hot Shoppes Cafeteria on West Broad Street after tying up assistant manager Mike Weigman. They forced him inside to access the basement safe containing about $2,212 and escaped through a rear door.
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Richmond
Mike Weigman
Ing
Weigman
Seaboard Coastline Railroad
West Broad Street
Virginians Establish First Permanent Tennessee Settlement
In 1769 a group from Virginia founded the first enduring settlement in the Watauga River Valley, marking Tennessee’s early colonial expansion and settlement patterns.
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Tennessee
Watauga River Valley
Decorations Awarded for Pvt Jenkins
Mr and Mrs Donald A Jenkins of Berryville receive posthumous Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal with V device and Army Commendation Medal for Private First Class Lewis F Jenkins killed July 11 in Vietnam. He was buried July 22 at Green Hill Cemetery Berryville. Virginia's statewide public school system was established in 1870.
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Donald A. Jenkins
North Buckmarsh St
Berryville
Lewis F., Jenkins
Evan A. McNear
Vint Hill Farms
Warrenton
Jenkins
Republic of Vietnam
4Th Cavalry
1St Cavalry Division
Vietnam
Green Hill
King Urges Washington Camp In for Civil Rights Action
Dr. Martin Luther King urged a mass civil rights camp in Washington to pressure Congress to approve a $20 billion annual antipoverty program for 20 years. He called for escalating nonviolence to channel community rage and stay in the capital until action is taken.
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King
Washington
Martin Luther King
Congress
Southern Christian Leadership’ Conference
Lost Kitten and Virginia ABC License Notice
Lost black male kitten about six months old from 200 block S Washington St Winchester VA. Reward offered. Winchester plans to apply to Virginia ABC Board for a beer off premises license at 205 North Ath Street Richmond VA. Names and interests of all parties listed with owner noted for Jennings Bryan Fletcher 39 South Loudoun St. Bob Carter's Barber Shop hours changed to close Wednesdays and Saturdays in 1967.
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Washington St
Winchester
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Virginia A,b,c
North Ath Street
Richmond
Virginia
Jennings Bryan Fletcher
South Loudoun St
Bob Carter
Crossword Clue Set Remains Puzzle Challenge
A crossword puzzle clue set includes down entries for king vulture roman poet touchiest and lengthwise of with readers solving for the missing answers.
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Vulture
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Barbara Eden
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L. J. Luby
Clayton
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