Goldwater Gains in Delegates Toward Nomination
The AP reports Barry Goldwater has added 32 uncommitted delegates since California victory, boosting his potential to exceed 655 on the first ballot. Current totals include 470 pledged/selected delegates, with further gains possible in Ohio Michigan New Jersey Illinois and other states as conventions proceed.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
California
Associated Press
Goldwater
Tilda
Arizona
Colorado
Hawaii
Alabama
Ohio
James S. Rhodes
Ray Bliss
Buckeye
Bliss
Michigan
George Romney
New Jersey
Illinois
Cyprus Alert as Cyprus and Greece Prepare for Turkish Invasion
Cyprus and Greek forces were placed on emergency alert amid reports that Turkey might intervene in Cyprus. In Ankara Ismet Inonu convened cabinet, Johnson and Lemnitzer advised against invasion, and 30,000 national guardsmen were readied to defend coastal areas. The 6th Fleet was near the area with unclear links to the tension.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Ankara
Johnson
Ismet Inonu
Lyman Lemnitzer
Europe
Washington
White House
Inonu
Lemnitzer
Middle East
De Gaulle Told U S Firm On Viet Nam Policy
Paris AP report says Undersecretary George Ball told President de Gaulle Washington will stay firm in supporting the antiguerilla war in South Vietnam. Ball met de Gaulle for 75 minutes at the Elysee after Honolulu policy reviews by Rusk and McNamara.
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Paris
George W. Ball
Charles de Gaulle
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Johnson
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Ball
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Honolulu
Saigon
Viet Namill
Rces
Beeeu de Gaulle
South Viet
Laos
Valley Deaths Local Obituaries Mixed Harrisonburg Petersburg
Obituaries report Forrest Hunter Blakemore 79 of Harrisonburg Edgar D Kile 57 of Peters burg WV and Cecil D Dean 46 of Harrisonburg. Details unclear due to damaged text.
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Forrest Hunter Blakemore
Harrisonburg
Edgar D. Kile
Petersburg, W. Va
Tributes Paid For Normandy Dead On D-Day Anniversary
Allied governments and forces mark the 25th anniversary of D-Day with ceremonies across Normandy. Gen Omar Bradley led the American delegation while Montgomery questioned Eisenhower’s grasp of campaign strategy on BBC television. Veterans from American British Canadian forces, locals and children gathered at Douvres la Delivrande and other sites for hymns prayers and a night show, with events split between British honored sites Friday and American zones at Omaha Utah beaches Saturday.
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Omaha Beach
Omar Bradley
U.S
London
Britain
Viscount Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Normandy
Montgomery
British Broadcasting Corp
Douvres-la-Delivrande
Douvresla-Delivrande
Colleville-Montgomery
Hermanville-sur-Mer
Lion-sur-Mer
Omaha
Utah
Kalamazoo Youth Admits Slayings in Five Robberies
Larry Lee Ranes, 19, in Kalamazoo County Jail after admitting to five slayings tied to robberies. He told investigators he shot Gary Smock in Kalamazoo, then drove to Indiana where he killed Charles Snider, and later killed Airman Vernon Labenne in separate robberies in Michigan. He also described other killings in Kentucky and near Las Vegas.
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Kalamaco
Mich
Larry Lee Ranes
Kalamazoo County
Gary Albert Smock
Plymouth
Donald Burge
Ranes
Smock
Karl Lutz
Indiana
Charles E. Snider
Elkhart
Ind
Lutz
Vernon Labenne
Battle Creek
Kentucky
Las Vegas
Nev
Michigan
Parchment High School
Army
Interstate Potomac Basin Authority Favored as First Step
The Virginia Potomac Committee recommends forming an Interstate Potomac River Basin Authority as the initial move in developing the basin. The 1962 report to Gov. Harrison supports a state dam commission to oversee Virginia dam projects, weighing 16 major dams and 418 reservoirs at an estimated 498 million dollars. The panel approves the engineer plan with exceptions and advocates studying the Potomac estuary and disapproving Seneca Dam while addressing Loudoun County concerns.
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Richmond
Potomac River Basin Authority
Albertiss. Harrison Jr
Virginia Potomac Committee
All Alchian
W Uit
Virginia
Harrison
Army Engineers
Potomac Basin
Seneca
Potomac
Loudoun County
Naab
Loudoun
Metropoli
Final Polio Clinic Set This Sunday
A makeup polio clinic for missed Sabin doses will run noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Broadway and Harrisonburg high schools Dayton and Elkton elementary schools plus Stanley elementary for Page County residents. All three vaccine types will be offered but only one per person. Sponsors include Rockingham County Medical Society and area Jaycees. Page Medical Society and Luray Jaycees support the Page clinic.
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Sabin
Broadway
Harrisonburg
Dayton and
Elkton
Stanley
Page County
Rockingham County Medical Society
Jaycees
Timberville
Page
Page Medical Society
Luray Jaycees
Massanetta Springs Trustees Advance Summer Opening
Massanetta Springs board approved plans for the summer season as the facility readies to open next week. Dr. Philip Roberts reported a $617,000 successful Synod of Virginia campaign, while noting $250,000 in indebtedness from expansion. The new Stewart recreation pavilion rises behind the hotel offering 7000 square feet under roof for assemblies and workshops. A new main entrance at the paved parking area was approved, with first concrete work completed. The pavilion is named for Mrs. J Calvin Stewart, sixth expansion step. Opens Tuesday for the 1964 conference program.
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Massanetta Springs
Stewart
Ruth Campbell
J. Calvin Stewart
Synod of Virginia Women of the Church
Massanetta
Hudson
Richardson
D-Day memories of Company C veteran recalled by Homan
Staff Sergeant Wilson Homan of Company C 116th Infantry recalls D-Day landings at Omaha Beach. He landed at Dog Green after currents shifted landing points, swam ashore with Mae Wests, dodged mines, and later rejoined his unit amid widespread confusion and high casualties.
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Steve Harriman
Omaha
Wilson Homan
116Th Infantry
English
Normandy
Rockingham Motor Co
France
Company C
Homan
Potomac Dams Report Urges Study Before Four Large Dams
Virginia Potomac Committee told Gov Harrison that four high dams proposed by the Army Engineers should not be built without more state study. Sites include Brooks Gap Rockingham County Middle River Augusta Opequon Frederick and Seneca Loudoun. The panel backs small Soil Conservation Service dams and urges delaying Congress action until state agencies study the plan.
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Virginia Potomac Committee
Harrison
Army Corps of Engineers
Brooks Gap
Rockingham County
Middle River
Augusta County
Opequon Creek
Frederick
Seneca
Loudoun County
Virginia
Soil Conservation Service
Corps of Engineers
Potomac Basin
Gen. Opie
Potomac River
A. S. Harrison Jr
E. W. Opie
Staunton
E. W. Lauck
Luray
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Frank C. Switzer
Harrisonburg
William B. Clagett
Berryville
E. C. Norman
Purcellville
Carlton C. Massie
Fairfax
Shenandoah River
Congress
Brocks Gap Dam
Pedestrian Killed Crossing US 11 in New Market
A 60 year old New Market man, Hardy Jackson Bynacker, died after being struck by a car on US 11 near Dixie Lane. He died 45 minutes after the impact, declared at Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital. The crash involved Albert Alexander Coscia Jr., 21, of Crossville, Tennessee. Bynacker’s body was taken to Dellinger Funeral Home in Mt. Jackson.
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New Market
US 11
Hardy Jackson Bynacker
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
Shenandoah County
M. H. Ashley
Bynacker
North Main Street
Dixie Lane
Albert Alexander Coscia, Jr
Crossville
Tenn
Dellinger Funeral Home
Mt. Jackson
Vote Dan L Logan for City Council event
A local campaign notice endorses Dan L Logan for City Council in a Belle Meade Texaco advertisement. The message, sponsored by Bridgewater Rurfans, promotes a June 20 chicken bar-b- dinner at Bridgewater Fire House with carryout options and S&H Green Stamps.
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Dan L. Logan
S&h
Belle Meade Texaco
Bridgewater Fire House
Bridgewater Rurfans
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Fazil Kuchuk
Makarios
U.N
Feridun Cemal Erkin
Viet Nam
Cecil D
St. Laurent
Kalamazoo, Mich
Buddy
Brocks Gap
Citizens Council Assn
Brocks
Lowell W. Miller
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