Two Brothers Critical After Lynchburg Shooting
In Brookneal a family home shooting left three dead and four wounded. Norman Elder 33 and Mack William Elder 28, both of Altavista, remained in critical condition. Doris Elder 59 and Peyton Elder Harper 50 were killed. James Otis Isaacs died after Laurence Rigney fired a shotgun. Rigney and his wife were among the wounded.
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Brookneal (Ap
Lynchburg
Norman Elder
Mack Wiliam Elder
Altavista
Charlie A. Hodnatt
James Otis Isaacs
Elder
Doris Elder
Peyton Elder Harper
Isaacs
Laurence L. Rigney
Rigney
Dear Abby column letter batch from 1968
A collection of Dear Abby questions and responses covering marriage cleanliness, infidelity, and personal expectations. Includes Cold in Huntsville advising spousal hygiene, Mortician’s Son anecdote, In a Quandary privacy note, and Expecting about the husband’s hospital time. Abby also promotes her booklet with mailing details.
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Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Scrambler 1 sugar Jolly and more word list
A long list of numbered clues spans food items tools constellations and names. The puzzle mixes synonyms foreign terms and partial phrases including reference to New Guinea port African worm and Captain figures alongside common items like drilling tools and lace making.
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New Guinea
Virginians for Nixon Organizing Amid Virginia Politics
A group of Virginia Democrats and independents formed Virginians for Nixon to attract conservatives away from Wallace. Led by Lawrence Lewis Jr., the committee acts as the state arm of United Citizens for Nixon, independent of the GOP. Other Virginia Republicans criticized Johnson Humphrey policy and spending while debating highway funds and Vietnam War strategy.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Virginians
Nixon
George C. Wallace
Richard Nixon
Lawrence Lewis Jr
Southeast
Wallace
GOP
Dwight R .Eisenhower
Johnson
American Independent Party
Law and Order
Lewis
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson-Humphrey
Virginians For Nixon
National United Citizens For Nixon
del. A.R. Giesen
Johnson- Humphrey
State may build regional nursing homes for aged care
Richmond AP reports state Sen. Omer L. Hirst leads a commission studying long-range plans for elderly care. They consider whether state operated nursing homes are needed to fill gaps, noting welfare costs affect non welfare residents and subsidies may be required. The commission weighs regional state facilities as a solution.
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Richmond
Omer L. Hirst
Hirst
Commissions
Commission
State Will Free 139 Prisoners
Virginia will release 139 prisoners as a first step after a state Supreme Court decision. The ruling eliminates involuntary servitude for unpaid court costs, reducing terms for many misdemeanor inmates and freeing others after standard sentences.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
W.K. Cunningham
State Division of Corrections
Cunningham
State Supreme Court
Bland
How Many Governments in the United States
The AP reports local and federal governments collect 61 billion dollars and spend 59 billion annually, chiefly on education. Commerce Clearing House puts the total at 81,248 governments nationwide, about 10,000 fewer than 1962 due to fewer school districts. Education costs rose to 21.2 billion dollars, up 20 percent from 1966, with 14.3 billion dollars in federal funds transferred to states.
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Chicago
U.S
Commerce Clearing House
Rev Edward Garrett to speak at International Christian breakfast
The Rev. Edward Garrett Jr pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church will address the International Christian breakfast at the aesacenn Restaurant. Breakfast open to the public begins at 7 a.m.
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Edward Garrett, Jr
Wesley United Methodist Church
International Christian Row
Eakfast
Governor Told Central Crime Lab Needed
Four commonwealth's attorneys urged Virginia to create a central crime lab. At a Richmond meeting with Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr., they outlined existing facilities and slow evidence analysis. Howren chaired the association panel. Westerman and Solomon attended.
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Central Crime Lab
Richmond
Commonwealth
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia
Henrico Commonwealth
Donald R. Howren
General Assembly
Howren
Commonwealth Attorney’s Association of Virginia
Wereo James
Prominent Masons and Kin Across Virginia and Nation
A biographical sketch tracing MASON family prominence from 18th century Virginia to modern national figures. It lists ROBERT MASON of Frederick, Samuel Mason of Winchester, Civil War privates, World War I servicemen, and notable descendants including JAMES MURRAY MASON former U.S. senator, HENRY F. MASON justice, NEWTON E. MASON admiral, ALPHEUS T. MASON Princeton professor, and leaders at Union Carbide and George Washington University.
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Mason
Virginia
United States
Nate
Robert Mason
Frederick County
Winchester
Samuel Mason
Bingley Mason
Martin Mason
Thomas Mason
William Mason
33Rd Regiment of
Virginia Infantry
Albert M. Mason
Ralph. E. Mason
U.S
James Murray Mason
Washington, D.C
College of William and Mary
House of Representatives
Elizabeth Chew
Henry Freeman Mason
Supreme Court of
Kansas
Newton Eliphalet Mason
U.S. Navy
Alpheus Thomas Mason
Princeton University
Birny Mason, JR
Union Carbide Corporation
New York City
Martin Alexander Mason
George Washington University
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Brazil
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Louis A. Brooks Jr
Weldon S. Tuck
Tuck
del. W.c
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Daniel
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Rthur
Boscawen St
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Rev. Garrett
Westerman
Boretome County
Erwin Solomon
Bath County
Dodson Bros
Sodson
Volkswagen
Godfrey Volkswagen, Inc
Valley Ave
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