Mountain Crash Pins Trucker
A Richmond driver Charles E. Taylor was pinned nearly three hours beneath an overturned tractor trailer on US 33 east of the Blue Ridge Rescue teams from Elkton and Harrisonburg freed him. He was listed in critical condition at University Hospital in Charlottesville with injuries not yet fully determined.
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Richmond
Blue Ridge
University Hospital
Charlottesville
Charles E. Taylor
Taylor
Elkton
Harrisonburg
A. W. Rucker
Stanardsville
Hospital Drive Surpasses Goal for Rockingham Memorial
Rockingham Memorial Hospital exceeds its 750000 building fund goal by 111123, announcing a final total of 861123 at a victory dinner. The surplus reduces planned borrowing to finance a three wing expansion including operating rooms and x ray facilities. Funds come from public contributions federal grant and hospital reserves with bids set for June 22.
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Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Edward Abbott
Abbot
Victory
Ject
Abbott
Shenandoah Valley
Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Virginia
West Virginia
C. E. Wine
Surveyor 1 Sends Lunar Noon Photos
In 250 degree heat Surveyor 1 produced 1 048 pictures from the moon while shadowed by a two foot antenna. Jet Propulsion Laboratory officials at Goldstone Calif report the camera will be off Wednesday and Thursday to avoid glare and crew fatigue as the two week lunar day advances.
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Pasadena
Calif
Surveyor 1
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Goldstone
Dr King resumes Meredith march in Mississippi clash
Dr Martin Luther King Jr and eight aides resumed the Meredith to Jackson march after a brief clash with highway patrols on US 51. They walked on the shoulder after officials ordered them off the road while Floyd McKissick joined protests. Meredith, shot earlier, lies in a Memphis hospital as King vows a Mississippi march bigger than Selma.
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Hernando
Miss
Martin Luther King Jr
James H. Meredith
Meredith
China
Dr. King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jackson
King
Floyd McKissick
Congress of Racial Equality
Memphis
Mississippi
Selma
University of Mississippi
Dick Gregory
Aubrey James Norvell
Gregory
Lillian
Chicago
Hurricane Alma Aims Winds Toward Cuba Coast
Hurricane Alma’s strength rose to 95 mph as it curved east toward southern Cuba. The Cuban Weather Bureau extended emergency zones near Cienfuegos, while the U S Weather Bureau reported 60 mph winds near Isle of Pines and located Alma’s center 430 miles southwest of Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Alma
Caribbean Sea
Cuba
Cuban Weather Bureau
Cienfuegos
U.S
Isle of Pines
Honduras
Havana
Valley Deaths Notice Reports Two Local Bequests
Lloyd Cameron Bowers 83 of Monterey and Lawrence Ripley Ruby 51 of Mt. Jackson are listed in valley obituaries. Details appear on page 18.
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Lloyd Cameron Bowers
Monterey
Lawrence Ripley Ruby
Mt. Jackson
Reagan Scores Win In California Bid
Ronald Reagan wins the California Republican primary in a landslide over George Christopher as Gov. Edmund G. Brown leads in the Democratic race with Samuel W. Yorty challenging. NBC CBS and ABC projects show Brown and Reagan both ahead with Christopher conceding. Christopher vows private life and support for Reagan while avoiding active campaigning.
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Reagan
California
San Francisco
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
George Christopher
Edmund G. Brown
Los Angeles
Samuel W. Yorty
NBC
CBS
ABC
Brown
Christopher
Yorty
Neutralism Gains Ground In South Viet Nam Crisis
In Saigon, neutralist forces grow as five of ten new civilian junta members include Catholics, moderates, and Buddhist sect representatives. US diplomats see positive neutralism as a path to a true nonaligned state, though a coordinated international framework remains uncertain. The Buddhist Institute and monk Tri Quang push for government change, while Ky and Thieu hold position for now.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Icans
U.S
North Viet Nam
Argu
Unified Buddhist Church
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tri
Strike Flare as Buddhist Opposition Grips Hue Da Nang Violence
Buddhist opposition to the military regime flared in the north with a general strike crippling Hue and a Da Nang crackdown using tear gas. U S advisers faced threats as they navigated streets cluttered with Buddhist altars amid rising tensions and possible further demonstrations. North Vietnamese forces attacked a U S Army camp as air and ground campaigns continued across Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hue
da Nang
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Institute
Electoral Commission
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North
Viet Nam
South
Thich Tri Quang
Tri Quang
Trn Quang
Denton’s Furniture Lawn Party at Hose Co 4 Ground
Summer event listing notes a lawn party run by Denton’s Furniture on the grounds of Hose Company 4 at Main Street School from June 20 to 25.
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Hose Co
Main Street
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Wine
Memphis, Tenn
James Meredith
Dairyman
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