Urban County plan adoption sparks Virginia and Kentucky notes
Fairfax officials debate a county form shifting vast funds to poorer states while a Kentucky investigation ends in tragedy after Sheriff Meek is killed and suspect Jim Ward fatally shoots himself following a 60 minute gun battle with troopers. Deputy DeLong wounded but stable. Ward reportedly shot after lunacy warrant attempt. incident near Paintsville, Kentucky.
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Salen
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Viet Nam War Toll and Air Crash Report Dominate Sunday News
Rescue teams cleared wreckage from a jet crash near Tan Son Nhut Air Base after an engine failure on takeoff from Pleiku. The same day, Operation Attleboro yielded 1,106 enemy killed as U S forces pursued a major drive in War Zone C near Saigon amid sporadic clashes and Viet Cong shelling. Meanwhile Fairfax County moves toward an urban county plan with redistricting, at large chairman election, and countywide services integration, facing district boundary challenges.
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Mekong River
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County Board of Supervisors
Fairfax County
Bonn crisis shaping cabinet and party shifts ahead
Bonn crisis leaves Erhard as caretaker head while Kiesinger supports a pro French policy. A trial revelation says plans exist to place ex-Defense master Franz Josef Strauss in the cabinet. Debate on Kiesinger or another chancellor and Brandt’s role, plus Schroeder’s future, loom as CDU/CSU and SPD weigh government formation.
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Kiesinger
Franz Josef Strauss
Strauss
Christian Democrats
Bavaria
Esingér
Brandt
Gerhard Schroeder
Christian Democratic Party
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
West Germany
Bank Robbery Suspect Led Pearce to Charlotte Crime Scene
A bank robbery led the bandit to a Carolina theater on Tryon Street after forcing Pearce into a getaway car with a Georgia tagged yellow and black vehicle spotted in a parking jet. An empty attache case was found behind a grocery store, and FBI teams traced the car to Charlotte while a jailer witnessed Pearce leaving the bank with the gunman. The bandit warned Pearce not to cave for 30 minutes as a confederate waited outside with a deadly threat.
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