Fire Kills Nine at Cornell Dormitory in Predawn Tragedy
A predawn blaze in Cornell Heights Residential Club, Ithaca, New York, killed eight students and a male faculty adviser and injured ten others. The dorm housed 70 people. most victims perished in bedrooms and hallways as residents escaped via windows. Authorities say the cause is undetermined and firefighting efforts involved about 100 firefighters. Memorial service set for Friday at Sage Chapel.
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Cornell University
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Corson
Sage Chapel
Cornell Heights
Cayuga Heights
New York City
Arthur Graham
Laura E. Levine
Brooklyn
N.Y
Tompkins County Hospital
Board Calls Traffic Study and Entrance Light at JWHS
Frederick County School Board asks the Virginia Dept of Highways to study traffic around James Wood High School and pressure for a safety traffic light at the main entrance. A unanimous resolution outlines the need near Highway 50.
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JWHS
Frederick County School Board
Virginia Department of Highways
James Wood High School
Frederick County
Highway 50
Merchants Urged to Attend Winchester Sign Meeting
Robert F. Miller president of the Retail Merchants Assn. asks all downtown Winchester merchants to attend Thursday's meeting on signs. The Downtown Development Committee will present plans to remove signs from Loudoun Street storefronts at 7 30 p m in the Handley Library auditorium.
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Retail Merchants Assn
Winchester
Loudoun St
Handley Library
Miller
Winchester Men Report Odd Postwar Stiffness
The Town Crier notes a noticeable limp in many Winchester men over the weekend, suggesting sore muscles from a sudden burst of yard and garden activity after a long sedentary winter.
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Winchester
FBI Deposits Money Found at Wardensville
The FBI reports recovering 7 636 dollars allegedly stolen from a Cameron Station Colonial National Bank branch in Alexandria Virginia. Investigators say Donald A Inscoe of Arlington was arrested after the March 30 robbery and money totaling 4950 dollars was found at his parents home and the remaining funds in a Wardensville local bank.
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W. Va
FBI
Alexania
Donald
A. Inscoe
Arlington
Cameron Station
Colonial National Bank
Pittsburgh
Inscoe
Presidents clash over campaign financing law and repeal bid
President Johnson and Senator Robert F. Kennedy clash over the White House backed election financing law. Kennedy calls for repeal citing danger of large funds to parties, while Gore pushes repeal amid debates on tax check off and direct federal appropriation. House hearings on Johnson foreign aid follow as Senate ponders Latin America aid.
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Johnson
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
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United States
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Gore
Long
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Latin America
Everett M. Dirksen
Sen. Long
Terrorism Targets South Vietnam Civilian Transition
Viet civilians and political candidates face rising attacks as the new constitution takes effect. Grenades in cake boxes found at two Constituent Assembly members’ homes amid political feuding and Communist pressure. Police report mortar and grenade strikes at polling sites and ongoing threats as voters prepare for the Sept. 1 and Oct. 1 transition.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Constituent Assembly
Spotty Cold Damage to Early Apples Reported
Growers describe scattered damage to Jonathan Red Delicious and Stayman apples from yesterday morning’s sub freezing temperatures with fruit damage not yet assessable. Peaches face continuing concern after earlier severe weather as forecasts call for cooler temperatures and dry skies with a warming trend by Friday.
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Johnson seeks $800 million postal hike and $2.5 billion pay rise
President Johnson asked Congress for postal rate increases totaling 800 million dollars and a three step pay raise totaling about 2.5 billion for all federal employees and armed forces. He proposed letters rise by 1 cent to 6 cents and a 9 cent air mail stamp. He urged further civilian and military pay boosts on Oct 1 1968 and Oct 1 1969.
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Washington, D.C
Johnson
Congress
Humphrey Opens Bonn Talks Aims At Unity With Germany
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey began face to face talks in Bonn with West German Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger. He called for unity to strengthen the Atlantic Alliance as he travels on a two week European mission including a stop in West Berlin.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
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France
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Telegram Rumor Stakes Speaker Moore’s Possible Retirement
A telegram from Virginia House committee chairs urged support for Del. John Warren Cooke as speaker if E Blackburn Moore declines to return. Observers note Cooke would likely be supported by Moore allies, fueling retirement rumors as Moore nears age 70 and a potential battle for speaker if vacancy occurs.
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Richmond
House Committee
E. Blackburn Moore
House
Del
John Warren Cooke
Mathews
Moore
Cooke
Cham
Ber
del. W. Roy Smith
Petersburg
Smith
Virginia
Berryville
Dr King Urges Antiwar Teach-ins and Conscience Protests
Martin Luther King Jr unveils a broad antiwar plan including teach-ins preach-ins and mass demonstrations to press the United States to admit error in Vietnam The Nobel laureate calls for conscientious objectors clergy to renounce draft exemptions and a five point program to halt bombing seek cease fire negotiate with the Viet Cong set a timetable to remove foreign troops and link civil rights with peace efforts
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Martin Luther, King Jr
Vietnam
United States
Wejam
King
Riverside
Viet
U.S
Thailand
Laos
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Record Viet Cong defections hit 5557 in March
Saigon reports 5557 Viet Cong defected to allied side in March, doubling February’s record and lifting total Open Arms defectors to 58970 since 1963. Ground fighting continued with scattered contacts, air raids reduced by weather, and losses tallied on both sides.
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U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Tuy Hoa
VirginiaWeather Front Brings Showers and Clouds
A dissolving warm front will bring showers and cloudy skies to Virginia today. The system moves across the state, with scattered rain chances and little bright sunshine expected in most areas.
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Richmond
Vireginia
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