The Tattered Flag of Francis Headman and the Trenton Saga
A family flag carried by Francis William Headman during the Revolutionary era is now housed in the Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology. The article traces the flag's origins from German immigrants Franz Wilhelm He ttmansterger and Andreas Headman to Philadelphia potters, detailing its blue silk design with a bundle of thirteen sticks, a liberty cap, a German lyre, and the inscription Old 76, plus related family pistols.
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Embree Hoffman
Valley Forge
Washington
Germantown
Delaware River
Trenton
Smithsonian Institution
Francis William Headman
Smithsonian
New Museum of History and Technology
United States
Franz Wilhelm
William Headman
Andreas
Andrew Headman
Francis
United Colonies
Central Park gunman kills one and wounds several
In Central Park a gunman shot a young woman to death in a playground near the Metropolitan Museum of Art and wounded three others before being killed by police. Police identified the shooter as Argel Angelo, 5Stbyears-old, of Manhattan.
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New York
UPD
Central Park
John F. Kennedy
Washington
Johnson
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Argel Angelo
Manhattan
US Death Toll in Vietnam Surpasses 1967 Total
In Saigon, official figures show the first six months of this year killed 9,567 Americans, exceeding 1967's 9,419. One weekly tally dropped to 187, the lowest since January 6, as U.S. forces near Saigon capture a cache of 36 Soviet and Red Chinese rockets after a Viet Cong skirmish.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
U. S
America
Brezhnev Attacks West Over Berlin Curbs
In a Kremlin speech Brezhnev denounced Western democracies including the United States Britain France and Italy. He defended East Germany's Berlin border controls saying East Germany must protect its borders and fulfill obligations to ensure access to Berlin. He framed U S policy as violent and terror driven citing Kennedy and King as examples and warned allies to stay loyal.
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Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Kremlin
Soviet Union
East Germany
Berlin
Britain
France
West Germany
Ialy
Brezhnev
Washington
States
Sovet ‘Oreign Ministry
West Berlin
United States
Communist Party
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Sunny but cool July 4 forecast from Cleveland airport
The U S Weather Bureau at Cleveland Hopkins projects sunny today with unseasonably cool highs in the high 60s to mid 70s. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and mild with no rain anticipated for five days as thousands travel for relatives picnics vacations and Fourth of July recreation.
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U.S
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Weather and traffic patrols amid cool spell near Lake Erie
Weather report notes cool conditions with highs near 703 and lows in mid Sts. Partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. All highway patrolmen along with local police, sheriff's deputies and auxiliaries will patrol in force to reduce traffic accidents.
Fragmentary local item on Meyers Goldsberg stores and Midway Center
A garbled OCR note mentions Meyers Goldsbergs Super Market with two stores and a Midway Shopping Center. It contains unclear phrases about brothers and beds and a vague eye reference, lacking coherent facts or names.
North Vietnam plans release of three pilots
The State Department called Hanoi radio announced plan to free three captured American pilots for humanitarian reasons as good news. McCloskey said the United States would likely reciprocate by releasing three of 14 North Vietnamese seamen held by the U.S. He noted no identities yet and emphasized ongoing interest in prisoner exchanges.
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State Department
North Vietnam
Robert J. McCloskey
Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
McCloskey
United States
Two Shots Fired At Sirhan’s Brother In Pasadena
In Pasadena two bullets narrowly missed Sirhan Bis har a 24 year old brother of Sirhan Sirhan the man accused of killing Senator Kennedy Police recovered two .38 caliber bullets from Sirhan’s car and he reported the incident after driving to police headquarters He said a mystery car trailed him for miles along a freeway then fired and sped away no one was hurt effectively.
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Ing Service
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia College of Art
Charles Bach
Brian
Browne
Pasadena
Calif
Robert F. Kennedy
Seidallah B. Sirhan
Sirhan
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Los Angeles
Kennedy
Jordan
Munir
Adel
Saidallah
Chinatown
Whch
Chevrolet
Airlines and FAA say hijack halt is impossible
The FAA and major airlines say no foolproof method exists to prevent a hijacker from forcing a plane to Cuba without passenger screening, arguing gun detection is unreliable and would delay flights. They note cockpit doors are locked, one way peepholes added, and coded intercoms used, with other measures undisclosed.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Aviation Administration
Cuba
William Osman
Ripps
FAA
Airlines
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Friedrichsthal
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Actos Midway
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Pop
Donald Dingosz
Meister Rd
Dad
Lorain
Bridge Tak
Wilete
Walhpege
Wegwegens
Elyria Municipal
Brother
FFA
Irving Ripps
Havana
Ghent
Gapobt
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