Sheriff Oaks Shot and Killed Serving Warrant in Burke County
Valdese North Carolina sheriff David W. Oaks was shot and died at 11:30 p.m. while attempting to serve a peace warrant. Deputy Joe Burs and several officers were wounded earlier. authorities captured Boyce Liverett, age 63, six miles from Hickory. Oaks, a Republican candidate for re election, had led a crackdown on moonshiners and destroyed over 100 stills in Burke County. He is survived by his wife, four children, and his parents.
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David W. Oaks
Vaidese General Hospital
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Auto Makers To Reject UAW Wage Reopen Bids
DETROIT AP The Big Three GM Ford and Chrysler plan to reject the United Auto Workers demand to reopen labor contracts for immediate raises to skilled workers. They indicate their decisions will be announced this afternoon as union pushes for about 1,000 skilled tradespeople to gain higher wages amid cost of living escalators.
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United Auto Workers
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Ford Molor Co
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Ford Lacalaw
CAPTAIN WILLIS WAITS FOR CUTTER ON SOLO VOYAGE
Coast Guard cutter reaches Willis's boat in heavy fog about 150 miles east of New York where the ailing skipper reports a strangulated hernia. Captain William Willis, sailing solo from the South Pacific toward Plymouth, England, refuses to transfer to the freighter and awaits medical help aboard the cutter. A Berkman Downtown Hospital doctor says Willis faces danger if his self diagnosis is correct. Willis previously crossed the Atlantic in 1947 and sailed to Sydney in 1954 aboard the Unlimited after a long career at sea.
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England
Aboand
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Plymouth
Lake
Ingham
Norfolk
Newfoundand
Big
Cape Rive
Nuel
Wells
Wilis
Berk~math
Robert Maury
Cleveland
Ohio
Death Toll Reaches 13 in North Carolina Weekend
The weekend death toll rose across North Carolina with at least 43 fatalities statewide and nine traffic deaths. Burke County Sheriff David W. Oaks died after a confrontation in the Henry River area. the Associated Press tally covers Friday to Sunday and notes additional deaths in multiple counties, including two youths in a Shelby area crash and other local fatalities.
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Associated Press
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Burke County
David W. Oaks
Sheriff Oaks
Valdese General Hospital
Henry River
Rales County
Shey
Nathan Jerome
Lloyd Perkins
Af Shelby
Ollie Smith Ziglar
Winston-Salem
Walnut Cove
Stokes County
Wendy L. Smitherman
Winston - Salem
Daniel Harrison Shores
State Road
Surry County
Theodore Evers
Lumberton
Rush Heatly
Mt. J. Sanford
Forest Dunlar Banks
Asheville
Ami Bil- Ye Jean Ray
Al 2
Maxton
Pilot and survivor found after wreck in Mt Hipley woods
In Middletown Connecticut a single engine plane crashed on Mt Hipley last Monday. Injured John Emanuel, 29, sat trapped in the cockpit for six days while search planes circled above. His friend Richard Grimaldi, 32, lay dead beside him as authorities pursued air and ground searches aided by the Coast Guard and Federal agencies. A truck driver later saw a flash and led crews to the crash site. Emanuel was rescued in serious condition after a Klieger helicopter from Suffolk Air Force Base completed the lift. the pilot's body, a New Britain resident, was to be moved today.
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Fawkner
State Aeronautics Department
Kleger
Suffolk
Air Force Base
Barbs Fade as Wife Applies Hood Neat in Front of Husband
A lighthearted note describes how a wife's petty quirks vanish when she stylishly uses Hood Neat in front of her husband. The item reads like a brief domestic tease with period voice and simple humor.
De Gaulle Visit Could Hint at Steps Toward Vietnam Peace
Senator Mansfield says de Gaulle’s Cambodia talks with Sihanouk may outline tentative moves to end the war. He notes de Gaulle’s channels to Hanoi and a strengthened French mission could influence Paris toward peace ideas. Separate comments touch on Kennedy’s hypothetical wartime role and blame for Hanoi’s tactics amid China-Soviet tensions.
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Sihanouk
Cambodia
Greek-Americana convention closes at Karyae Park
The Greek-Americana gathering across North America wraps up its annual convention at Karyae Park tonight. Police urge radar use awareness and safety notes as city departments advise in urban coverage.
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Karyae Park
Marchers Greeted By Rocks In Chicago Neighborhoods
In Chicago area marches against open housing heavy rain and crowds altered events. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led 500 civil rights marchers through a southeast side area amid missiles and police protection. Similar protests occurred in Evergreen Park and Chicago Heights with hundreds more attending despite jeers and weather. Nine arrests occurred near the East Side march as police battled hecklers and weather dampened the events.
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Helynis
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Olive
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American Nazi Party
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Evan Lewis
Akron
Ohio
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KKK
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Oklo
National States Rights Party
Heart Pump Patient Is Okay in Houston
In Houston Mrs. Vasquez a 39 year old hospital worker with an artificial heart pump continues to progress well and can leave her room briefly. Doctors removed a left ventricular bypass last Thursday as her heart healed enough to forego the pump. Methodist Hospital said she remains in good condition and was able to wheel to the X-ray department for tests.
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Davies
Vasquez
Methodist Hospital
Jets Bombarding Viet Cong Bases
U S Air Force jets from Guam bombed Viet Cong bases near Saigon and 120 miles southwest of the city. Missions destroyed surface targets including missile sites and bridges in North Viet Nam, while losses included one U S plane over South Viet Nam. Ground actions near Chu Lai and Da Nang reported enemy fatalities as Australian troops conclude a rubber plantation engagement.
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Thanh Tna
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Mekong Dela
Chu Lai
da Nang
Shortage In North Carolina Teachers Mirrors Dry Well Comment
A North Carolina survey shows 1,862 teaching openings as fall term nears. State superintendent Dr. Charles F Carroll warns the supply is exhausted, with shortages especially acute for Negro teachers and principals in several districts. Officials cite outbidding by wealthier systems and wartime hiring constraints under state law.
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North Carolina
Charles F Carroll
Joe Ta. Caswell
Carvall
Carroll
Industy
Carr
Board of Education
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