Discovery of the Shenandoah Valley Marked by 18th Century Ceremony
A small group of Virginians gathered by stone markers to recall Gov. Alexander Spotswood’s 1716 Shenandoah Valley discovery. The event marked near the 250th anniversary of Spotswood’s Blue Ridge trek. John Fontaine’s diary excerpts were read describing snakes and hardships faced by the party.
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Swift Run Gap
Alexander Spotswood
Shenandoah Valley
Spotswood
Blue Ridge
John Fontaine
Spottswood
Reynolds elected mayor in Charlottesville Burkett Reynolds takes two year term
Burkett A. Reynolds vice president of Virginia Trailways won a two year mayoral term at a reorganizational council meeting yesterday morning. He succeeds Lindsey Mount and will lead the city in the next term. A Warren County water and sewer study spurred talk of annexation for Happy Creek. Residents of Old Belmont in South River District reportedly consider seeking annexation to the town.
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Charlottesville
Burkett A. Reynolds
Virginia Trailways
Lindsey Mount
Warren County
County Board of Supervisors
Happy Creek
Belmont
South River District
Charles Wisniewski
Long Island
Nesconset
N.Y
National Safety Council
Vending Machine Thefts Reported At Local Center
A rash of vending machine robberies continues as a candy machine at the Sunshine Center on N Loudoun St was forced open after 10 PM and about $15 plus stolen. A coffee machine was damaged flooding the building water line. Deputy Lacy Anderson investigates.
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Sheriff's Office
E. M. Grim
Sunshine Center
N. Loudoun St
Lacy Anderson
Warren County to set 13 precincts after court review
Warren County Supervisors on Wednesday authorized the Commonwealth's Attorney to file with the Circuit Court a request to establish 13 precincts in redistricted Warren County. If approved, North River District would have four districts, South River three, and Shenandoah Fork and Happy Creek two each. four existing precincts Bowmans Kellars Milldale and Cedarville would be abolished.
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Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Circuit Court
Warren County
North River District
South River District
Shenandoah, Fork
Happy Creek
Bowmans
Kellars Milldale
Cedarville
Prisoner Breaks Arrest For 15 Minutes
William Lee Dunlap 22 of Gore Virginia, jailed on AWOL from Fort Jackson and non support, broke from two deputies on a Winchester street and fled for under five minutes before being recaptured. He faces an added charge of attempted escape.
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Frederick County
Court House
Anderson
Rouss Ave
Owens
Grass Fire Burns Over One Acre at Shenandoah Farms
A grass fire at Shenandoah Farms burned about an acre yesterday around 6 30 p m. The Boyce Fire Company responded with two trucks.
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BOYCE
Shenandoah Farms
Boyce Fire Company
Jackson Michigan Sees Second Night of Racial Trouble
In Jackson Michigan violence flared for a second night with white and Black crowds clashing. Police described the unrest as widespread yet not fully coordinated as windows were shattered and a vehicle was stoned while officials disputed labeling the incidents as racial. No arrests were reported Thursday night.
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Jackson, Mich
Jackson
Bernard Schlenhuber
The
Jackson Post
Paul Rand
Orlo Abebott
Rand
Don Holtrop
Michigan Civil Rights Commission
Miller
Paul White
Strike Could Shut Down Virginia Ports
The Seafare ers' International Union of North America Inland Boatmen Union threatens a strike against the Virginia Pilots Association if no contract terms are negotiated. A September 7 meeting will plan future action and a strike could close all Virginia ports if other unions don't cross picket lines.
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Norfolk
Virginia
International Union of North America-Inland Boatman
Uni Jon
Virginia Pilots Association
VPA
Siu-Ibu
Survivors from Britannia crash out of danger in Yugoslavia
All 22 survivors of the Britannia holiday charter crash near Ljubljana are reported out of danger. The disaster killed 96 of the 117 aboard. 31 identified victims lie in coffins awaiting services, with many bodies unrecovered or unidentified as investigation continues.
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Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Lynda Bird Johnson Confused With Luci At Wedding
In Washington a bystander mistook Lynda Bird Johnson for her sister Luci at the wedding of Margaret McNamara and Barry Carter. Lynda, 22, walked briskly away after the mix up while a presidential limousine arrived and onlookers shouted. She later told the crowd, I’m not Luci, I’m Lynda, and I need your wishes more than she.
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Johnson
Lucil
Lynda Bird Johnson
Luci
Patrick J. Nugent
Margaret McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Barry E. Carter
Washington Cathedral
Lynda
Lynda Bird
Beni Amer Men Use Melted Butter For Frizzy Hair
Ethiopia's Beni Amer tribesmen use melted butter to tame frizzy hair and keep it in place. The practice reflects traditional grooming methods and local hair care customs observed among the community.
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Ethiopia
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