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Richard Byrd, 86, Virginia Orchardist, Dies

Jun. 29, 2009
Mr. Byrd, part of a prominent family in the state, did not follow his father and older brother into politics.
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WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, was hospitalized Monday night with a fever, his spokesman said.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., will return to Capitol Hill next week after being hospitalized because of a back injury, his spokesman said.

Byrd broke no bones in fall

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, who fell in his Virginia home this week, did not break any bones and is in good spirits, a spokesman said Wednesday.

Klitchsko grabs IBF heavyweight title

MANHEIM, Germany, April 23 (UPI) -- Vladimir Klitschko is the new IBF heavyweight champion after knocking out reigning champ Chris Byrd in the seventh round Saturday night in Manheim, Germany.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., launched a TV campaign to counteract critical commercials being run by the National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Sen. Byrd regrets KKK past

CHARLESTON, W.Va., June 19 (UPI) -- Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., has said in a new book he regrets his involvement with the Ku Klux Klan in the 1940s.

Marlon Byrd suspended two games

NEW YORK, June 9 (UPI) -- Washington outfielder Marlon Byrd was suspended for two games Thursday for knocking umpire Joe Brinkman to the ground last Saturday.

Convicted killer Byrd executed in Ohio

LUCASVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- The state of Ohio on Tuesday put convicted killer John W. Byrd to death by lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. Byrd, 38, who spent 19 years on death row, ran out of appeals when the full 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler