26 Aug 1965
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1965
Page
1
Don Dawson ends his Viet Nam search after Viet Cong reveal the location of his brother's grave and promise to return remains when the war ends. Dawson faced harsh lecture from captors and waited for closure amid jungle conflict in Zone.
A Costa Arena fisherman Donald Dawson describes years of searching for his missing brother Daniel who vanished on a mission over jungle held by Vietnamese guerrillas. Dawson, aided by interpreter Colette Knoberger, infiltrated Viet Cong territory seeking clues and offered rewards, while soldiers and officials recount the pursuit and war’s toll.
Anchorage AP reports Danny Thomas was awarded the Knights Commander with Star of the Holy Sepulchre by the Catholic Church. Former View President Richard Nixon attended a Welcome Paige event at Anchorage International Airport and part of a series of engagements highlighting charitable work by Thomas.
An early House vote on District of Columbia home rule gains momentum as 14 members sign a petition to bypass committees and reach the floor. After two appeals by President Johnson, 34 additional members sign Wednesday, moving past two thirds toward enactment. The bill, already approved by the Senate, would establish an elected mayor and City Council for DC.
NEW YORK AP reports swarms of dragonflies alarmed Long Island residents in Rockaway section. A pest control official urged residents to be thankful not alarmed, noting dragonflies do not bite or sting and prey on mosquitos houseflies beetles and moths.
East Hampton police raided a summer gathering at a Long Island farmhouse arresting 21 youths for narcotics and 10 others for disorderly conduct after a 1:40 a.m. raid. The event drew about 200 attendees, many high school students, with some charged after police said the house rented for the summer hosted the party. Authorities noted ongoing narcotics investigations in the area.
New York AP reports the Daughters of the American Revolution protested a panty girdle named Stars n Stripes for flag like decorations calling it a shocking caricature of the national flag. The Tree Co Inc manufacturer halted market sale and pledged to destroy or export the goods. About 3,000 girdles were distributed with few figures on sales.
New York stocks showed uneven results with steels flat to down as the steel strike deadline neared. U.S. Steel slipped about a point, Bethlehem eased, autos mostly steady. American Motors recovered, Douglas Aircraft and General Electric rose, Aerojet General boosted by rocket motor ties, while Fairchild Camera fell on profit taking aided by news of Johnson space project funding.
Deaths reported from Washington D C and Summersville W Va describe Rev David A Wilson former pastor of Ebenezer AME Church Hagerstown and Grover Gates 79 of Summer sville W Va died after seven teenteen illness He retired in 1958 as foreman for West Virginia State Roads Commission Services set for Sunday at White Funeral Home burial at Peek Come Turner AME Church in Washington D C Survivors include wife Dossie Wilson daughter Linwood Barnes and three grandchildren Local arrangements noon Saturday fraud Reed?
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