No Clear End In Sight For Viet Nam War
AP reports a U.S. evaluation shows no certainty on war duration or needed troops. About 290,000 American soldiers remain in South Vietnam with roughly 400,000 by year end discussed as a possible plan. Officials note no studies define the war's end or manpower to win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
de Jong
South Viet
Ques Nam
Jfar
Dean Rusk
United States
United Front
Bone End
Tolforce
North
Haa
Johnson
North Viet
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Nguyen
Nam
Cao Ky
Viet
North Korea Declares Independence From World Communist Movement
North Korea proclaims independence from world communism signaling a rupture with both Beijing and Moscow. The Pyongyang statement rejects outside guidance and asserts each party must shape its own path, distancing from the world revolution and Soviet or Chinese influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Korea
World Communist Movement
John Roderick
Dong Shinmann
Rodong Shinmoon
Pyong
Yang
Peking
Moscow
Obituaries Feature Several Local Residents Passes Away
Multiple obituaries note the deaths of John Hussell Froenieh 80 of Glenside Ave Halfway and Harry G Hoover 75 of 420 Guilford Ave. Amelia Watson 81 of Friendship Nursing Home. George Mason Moore 90 of W Wilson Blvd and others. Details include former employers churches births family survivors and funeral arrangements at Rest Haven and Norment funeral homes with services and burial planned or completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Mason Moore
W. Wilson Blvd
Linda Harper Moore
Friendship Manor
Crewe
Thomas W
Ida Belle Wilkerson
Hagerstown
Moore
First Christian Church
Thej
Prayer for Guidance From Worldly Temptations
Lord our God save us from sinful conformity to worldly motives and methods. Grant wisdom and courage to choose good over evil and right over wrong. Strengthen us by divine power to be more than conquerors through Him who loved us and keep us faithful unto death to receive the crown of life. Amen by Donald Archibald Tara Ont minister Knox Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Archibald
Tara
Knox Presbyterian Church
Dr. Robert W Keepers Dies at 82 in Greencastle
Dr. Robert W. Keepers 82 retired local veterinarian died Thursday at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown Md. Services set for Saturday 2 pm at Greencastle Presbyterian Church with Rev Luther G Heist Jr officiating Burial Cedar Hill Cemetery Survived by wife Mary Strickler Keepers daughter Se wall Welch Greencastle three grandchildren four great grandchildren one brother Dr Charles A Keepers of Kenesat Square member of Rescue Hose Company Mount Pisgah Lodge 433 F and A M and American Veterinary Association and active in local circles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hussell Froenieh
Glenside Ave
Halfway
Tie
Potomac Edison
Anna Mabel Maus Froeh- Neh
Hazel Mavity
Hagerstown
J. C. Huggin
Robert M
Rest Haven
Robert L. Regenold
Greencastle
Robert W. Keepers
Washington County Hospital
Greencastle Presbyterian Church
Luther G. Heist Jr
Cedar Hill
Keepers
Mary Strickler Keepers
Sewall Welch
Charles A. Keepers
Kenset Square
U S To Avoid Nuclear War If Possible
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey spoke at a Veterans convention about U S aims to avoid nuclear war if possible. Markets moved higher as tech shares and defense groups showed gains while some major automakers fell. He said the nation would meet armed forces needs in Vietnam with support from the cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
United Television
Humphrey
Radio Corp
Magnavox
Myers
Polaroid
IBM
Wil
General Motors
Ford
Miliam C. Westmoreland
Chrysler
Planes Blast Targets Near Haiphong Port
U S Air Force and Navy units blasted targets within 14 miles of Haiphong in North Viet Nam, with 10 missions flown by Thursday. An F8 Crusader from the carrier Oriskany was the week’s 11th American plane lost over the North, the pilot rescued after parachuting into the Gulf of Tonkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McArthur
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Haiphong
North Viet Nam
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Oriskany
Gulf of Tonkin
Uong Bi
7Th Fleet
Constellation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Heat Hottest At Palm Springs Yesterday
New York AP reports Palm Springs Calif reached 117 degrees the nation's highest Thursday. Overnight lows were 36 at Kalist Well and Cut BankMont with unseasonably hot conditions across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Springs
New York
Calif
Kalistwell
Cut Bank
Mont
School Lunch Funds Up and Building Plans Approved
Washington County schools win approval for three projects including Funkstown redesign and South Junior High. Lunch prices rise to 35 cents for pupils and 45 cents for adults as federal surplus constraints increase costs. Authorities detail plans, budgets, and next steps with state and county reviews due.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Warner Ting
Funks
Funkstown
South
Washnington County
Board of Education and School Building Commission
Guing
Wiliam Brish
Washington County
State Board
Parsington
Ensign
South High
Architeste Caid
Everyone In The Family Knew Of FDRs Relationship Says Son
James Roosevelt disputes a published romance account involving Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lucy Mercer. He recalls Mercer as an old family friend and says he was unaware of any affair. The book by Jonathan Daniels claims a long secret liaison affected Eleanor and Franklin's marriage.
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Fdr
Son
New York
James Roosevelt
Lucy Mercer
Warm Springs
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jonathan Daniels
Eleanor Roosevelt
Lucy
Franklin
Winthrop Rutherford
Daniels
Ap Alde
News and Observer
Raleigh
N.C
Roosevelt
U.S
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Eleanor
Miss Mercer
Carroll
Mary
Winthrop Hutherford
New Yorker
Peter Stuyvesant
John Winthrop
Massachusetts
New York City
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Frederick
John R. Brochlich
Harry G. Hoover
Guilford Ave
AK. Coffman
George Y. Stein
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mrs
Amelia Watson
Friendship Nursing Home
Amanda Baer
Joseph Keefer
Willam T. Watson
Zion Reformed Church
Parke Geiger
Chester Watson
Philadelphia
Archle Little
Charles Keeler
Littles
Town
Mt. Olivet
Hanover
Arthur Grove
Rowland Funeral Home
Clear Spring
George M. Moore
Norfolk and Train Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway
Odd Fellows
Farmville
Martha Lee Cotten
Colonial Heights
Ellen Mullenix
St. James
Alma Moore
Thomas H. Moore
Gracie Cole
Clifton Forge
Lilly Fizer
Lynchburg
Norment
Wilbur St. Hogewall
Robert Regewall
Joseph Porterfield
Rest Haven I
John E. Easterday
Bowers
Dr. Keepers
Haiphong Port
Penn Creek Farm Dairy
Manon-Dixon Road
Anued
Coble and
Burger
Franklin Roosevelt
Fisher’s Pharmacy
Virginia Ava
Medical Arts
W. Washington
En Ame
Hagerstown Loan & Thrift Corp
Washington Street
Hagerstown, Md
Nally
Katydon
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