Thousands Line Streets In Farewell to General
In New York thousands mourn General Douglas MacArthur as his coffin is moved by horse drawn caisson. A special train carries the GI coffin to Washington for funeral honors. Rain dampens scenes in Times Square and at Pennsylvania Station where 20 000 gather for the city’s farewell to a national hero.
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MacArthur
Army
Douglas MacArthur
7Th Regiment
New York
Washington
Times Square
Pennsylvania Station
Cleveland confronts second racial crisis as minister dies
Rioting and violence erupt after a civil rights demonstration in Cleveland. A white Presbyterian minister, Rev. Bruce W. Klunder, 27, was crushed to death under a bulldozer at a school site in a predominantly Black neighborhood. Fifteen others injured, 26 arrested, including four juveniles. Police used mounted squads as crowds of more than 3,000 clashed near Lakeview Road while leaders urged calm and injunctions to block further demonstrations.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Board of Education
Bruce W. Klunder
Lakeview Road
Ralph S. Lechser
Church of the Covenant
Klunder
Glenville
Cory Methodist Church
Ruth Turner
Gulls Use Park and Shop as Port in Morning
About eight sea gulls roamed the Park and Shop area all morning, coming and going as observers watched. Rain returned today, with the weatherman predicting clearing skies and a cold night in the 30s. Tomorrow should be mostly sunny and cooler, with a high near the 50s.
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Tomorro
Oriental Rugs Cleaned and Auction Tonight at 7
Corrigan Rug Cleaners at 906 Berryville Avenue announces an auction of furniture appliances tools and a 1963 Pontiac station wagon with 9000 miles. The vehicle features automatic transmission power steering and extras with a asking price of 2895. GW Motors.
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Corrigan Rug Cleaners
Berryville Avenue
Denny’s
Tornadoes and Floods Strike South Across Four States
Turbulent spring weather brought torrential rain and tornadoes across the South. The storms hit north Alabama, Georgia regions, and a sighting in South Carolina. Farmhouses and outbuildings suffered damage, trees uprooted, wires down. no serious injuries reported. A Griffin area restaurant lost its roof with about $5,000 damage. A tornado lifted a smokehouse.
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Atlanta
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Griffin
Escape Death In Airliner Crash
A Boeing 707 of Pan American World Airways with 136 passengers and nine crew bounced into a swamp during an attempted landing at New York JFK. Forty eight people sought medical treatment, 15 hospitalized, with injuries ranging from cuts to broken bones. The plane rested about 1,000 feet from the runway end in a muddy field. no fire occurred. Captain Herbert H. Dunker, 47, Milwaukee native, piloted the jet.
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New York
John F. Skenneay International
Pan American World Airways
San Juan
Sidney Seidman
Lawrence
Kelsey Cameron
Kelsey
Robert Cameron
Oldwick
N.J
Rockaway Boulevard
Queens
Herbert H. Dunker
Milwaukee
Coral Gables
Fla
Kennedy Airport
Wallace Wins Wisconsin Primary in Grass Roots Rights Battle
Alabama Governor George Wallace declared a grass roots win after taking nearly one fourth of Wisconsin’s vote in the presidential primary. Governor John Reynolds led Democrats with 508,597 votes to Wallace’s 261,148, while Rep. John Byrnes topped the GOP with 294,724 as Reynolds claimed a Democratic renomination path.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wisconsin
John W. Reynolds
Johnson
Reynolds
John F. Kennedy
Badger
Congress
North
South
John W. Byrnes
Green Bay
Wallace
Byrnes
Harry
Gemini Capsule Soars Into Orbit On Unmanned Flight
An unmanned Gemini capsule launched from Cape Kennedy aboard a Titan II rocket marking the opening success of America's second man in space program. The flight aims to validate a two astronaut three orbit mission planned for later this year.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
Hepner Named Truck Driver of the Year in Virginia
Gerald M. Hepner of the Northwestern Grade was named Truck Driver of the Year by the Virginia Highway Users Association in Richmond for a safe driving record and humanitarian service. He operates from the Winchester terminal of Smith's Transfer Corp and runs a tractor-trailer on Route 11 between Winchester and Mt Jackson. The association noted 17 years of service.
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Gerald M. Hepner
Virginia
Virginia Highway Users Association of
Richmond
Hepner
Winchester
Smith’s Transfer Corp
Staunton
Rt. 11
Mt. Jackson
Four Die, Two In Critical Condition In Route 522 Crashes
Two traffic crashes on Route 522 left four dead and two others critically ill. James Lloyd Kenney, 19, was transferred to George Washington University Hospital after a car truck crash near Double Toll Gate killed Virgil Oswald Seal Jr and George Blair Myers. Others injured remained in Memorial Hospital. Charles Grady Bailey was in satisfactory condition.
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Memorial Hospital
George Washington University Hospital
Washington, D.C
James Lloyd Kenney
13Th St
Front Royal
Washington Hospital
Virgil Oswald Seal, Jr
Bentonville
George Blair Myers
James Tilman Smith
Memorial Hospite
Charles Grady Bailey
Berryville
Nation Faces Threat of Nationwide Rail Strike
President Johnson directs Labor Secretary Wirtz to convene a labor management conference at 8 p.m. to avert a threatened nationwide rail strike. Railroads plan to implement five year center rules amid a feud over featherbedding and crew makeup. Labor disputes trace to Illinois Central actions and a Supreme Court upheld arbitration panel ruling on firemen and crew composition.
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Washington
Johnson
W. Willard Wirtz
J. Ey, Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
Illinois Central Railroad
9Sault
Illinois Central
U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
Miss Johnson to Visit Middletown for Festival Event
Miss Luci Baines Johnson daughter of President Johnson and Queen-Elect of the iShenandoah Apple Blossom Festival will visit Middletown May 16. She will attend the opening night of The Pursuit of Happiness at Wayside Theatre with a reception for her and the cast afterward.
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Luci Baines Johnson
Johnson
iShenandoah
Middletown
Miss Johnson
Wayside Theatre
Herbert W. White
Wayside Enterprises
Wayside Galley
Weather turns cold as arctic air pushes into Virginia
Richmond AP reports a cold-air mass moves toward the Atlantic coast bringing freezing weather to western Virginia tonight and cold temperatures across the state.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast
Virginia
Savings insured by F SLICO at 4 1/4 percent rate
An advertisement from Winchester Savings & Loan promotes insured deposits by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation offering a current 4 1/4 percent rate. The ad notes the corner location at Boscawen and Washington.
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Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & ‘Loan
Corner
Boscawen & Washington
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Manhattan
GW Motors
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Bulletin
Wirtz
White House
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