Viet Cong Attacks and Bridges Wrecked in Vietnam
Viet Cong hit Da Nang to Quang Tri corridor destroying two bridges including a half mile long rail and highway span. U S Marines at Da Nang base reported no injuries though a Vietnamese casualty was found. In Can Tho the government drive claimed 13 Viet Cong killed while suffering light own losses.
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Saigon
Bac Lieu
Mekong
Can Tho
da Nang
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Man Surprised In House Here Being Sought
Winchester police report a break-in yesterday when a Chapman Motor Co employee alerted that a man yelling for help ran through the business pursuing another man. Harry Ridgeway of Farmers & Merchants Bank chased the intruder from his Amherst Street home to Town Run, but the burglar remains at large. Police describe him as white, 35 to 40, about 5'5" with red hair, wearing a dark blue coat, tight trousers, and a white shirt. state police notified for possible departure from town.
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Winchester
Chapman Motor Co
Harry Ridgeway
Amherst St
Ridgeway
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Chapman Motors
Weather watch as frosty low feared but 40 degree mark logged
Town Crier fruit growers tracked the temperature last night amid a dry forecast with a reported low of 40 degrees at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. The forecast calls for a low in the 50s tonight and a high in the 70s tomorrow with showers and warm temperatures likely Saturday.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Trustee's Sale Cancelled for Lot 8 in College Park Sub-division
Flournoy L. Largent Jr trustee announces cancellation of the trust sale on Lot 8 in College Park Sub-division scheduled for April 14 at 11 A.M. No further action required.
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Trustee
College Park
Flournoy L. Largent, Jr
Jaycees Finish Sign Removal On Loudoun Street
Local Jaycees completed a three day effort removing obstructive signs on Loudoun Street between Piccadilly and Cork. Leaders say the project improves the downtown while some signs remain awaiting authorization from home offices.
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Loudoun St
Piccadilly
Cork
Jaycees
White Palace
Shoe Center
Bober & Dan
Johnson’s Jewelers
Creative Coiffures
Grove Furniture
Keckley’s
Sirbaugh
Larry Moore
The
Jaycee
Five Primary Contests Set for Frederick County
In Frederick County five Democratic primary races were assured by yesterday's filing deadline. Contests include House of Delegates countywide, sheriff, commissioner of revenue, treasurer, and a Back Creek district Board of Supervisors race. One Winchester only primary is for the House of Delegates with four retiring local officials, and incumbents seek reelection in several posts.
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Frederick County
House of Delegates
Back Creek
Board of Supervisors
Clarke County primary races set for July 11
Clarke County voters will choose nominees for House of Delegates Circuit Court clerk and two Board of Supervisors seats in the Democratic primary on July 11. Candidates include FLL Largent Jr Winchester attorney and Alson H. Smith Frederick County for the House. incumbent E Blackburn Moore to retire. Republican H Delmer Robinson Jr Winchester for the seat. unopposed State Senator J Kenneth Robinson Frederick County. Two seek county clerk including incumbent Lucy A Allen and James W Wood Jr Berryville. Battletown District sees H B Pierce Jr not seeking reelection with John R Friant and William L Renner Jr running. Greenway District incumbent Edward B Lee faces Betty Meade Stuart Elsen. Other districts have no primaries. Incumbent Commissioner of Revenue Kenneth S Shenk not seeking reelection. Mary E Rhoden seeks nomination. Sheriff John Slater Treasurer R C Carter Jr and Commonwealth's Attorney Edward McC Williams also announce reelection with no primary opposition.
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Winchester
House of Delegates
Eir
el. E. Blackburn Moore
Robert L. DeHaven
Lee N. Whitacre
Earl
Frederick County
Harry L. McCann
Stephens City
Kenneth Eugene Mowery
Thelma J. Campbell
Clearbrook
Karl K. Tangeman
Stephenson
Board of Supervisors
Clarke County
Fll, Largent, Jr
Alson H. Smith
del. E. Blackburn
Moore
H. Delmer Robinson, Jr
J. Kenneth Robinson
Lucy A. Allen
James W. Wood, Jr
Berryville
Battletown
H. B. Pierce, Jr
John R. Friant
William L
Bill) Renner
Greenway
Edward B. Lee
Betty Meade Stuart Elsen
White Post
Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr
Chapel District
John D. Hardesty
Longmarsh
Kenneth S. Shenk
Mary E.rhoden
John Slater
R. C. Carter, Jr
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Dodd Ethics Panel Suppressed Evidence Cited
Washington AP Sources say the Senate Ethics Committee kept secret substantial evidence against Sen Thomas J Dodd to avoid turning the probe into a political hassle Former Dodd aides urge reopening of hearings claiming undisclosed material lies at the heart of the case The letter accuses Dodd of taking cash and gifts from industry executives tied to committee work and endorsements for federal posts totaling about 90000 dollars
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Washington
Senate Ethics Committee
Sen
Thomas J.dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
Ethics Committee
Ible
Benjamin R. Fern
Counse
McGeorge Bundy
Wear a 1/2 Size Macy Shoe Sale Ad
Macy runs a shoe sale urging customers to try half sizes with the slogan Wear a 1/2 Size Come to Macy. The ad promotes hardwood soft balls and lists 12 and 14 inch sizes from local shops including Snag's Sport Shop and Rhodes Jewelry Co. with free city delivery and contact 21 E. Boscawen.
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Sport Shop Cor. of
Braddock & Boscawen Sts
Rhodes Jewelry Co
Stieff, Kirk, Gore,ham, Towle
Reed & Barton
International
Lunt, Wallace
Free City Delivery
E. Boscawen
LBJ Urges Decade of Urgency for Latin America
At the Punta del Este summit Johnson called for a ten year push to speed social and economic development across the Americas. He offered aid to create a Latin American common market, cross-border projects, tariff cooperation, and modernization of agriculture, health, and education. He urged bold, immediate action to turn rhetoric into results amid lingering summit tensions.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Johnson
Hemisphere
Americas
U.S
United States
Presi
Chile
Ipower
Venezuela
America
Border clash between Koreas latest in DMZ history
About 100 North and South Korean troops fought for two hours near the Armistice Line in the DMZ. The UN command reported 1 South Korean and 3 North Korean deaths with 3 wounded on the South side, and noted the incident followed two prior clashes in two weeks. The incident occurred near the Iron Triangle, prompting investigations and a call for a Joint Military Armistice Commission meeting. North Korea claimed several of its policemen died.
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Seoul
South Korea
United Nations Command
Demilitarized Zone
U.N
Iron Triangle
U.N. Command
Joint
Joint Military Armistice Commission
U.S
U.S. 2Nd Division
Byrd Warns of Possible New Entanglements
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. warns the Senate that America faces potential entanglements beyond South Vietnam in Southeast Asia. He cites Thailand Laos and Cambodia as rising U S commitments and notes the risk of expanding U S involvement if Laos or Cambodia are intervened in or left unchecked.
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Byrd
Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D - Va
Senate
United States
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Thailand
Asia
Vietnam
Graham A. Martin
Laos
Cambodia
U.S
North Vietnam
Ma Szu-tsung Fled Communist China for asylum in U S
Chinese sources say Ma Szu-tsung a famed cultural leader and violinist fled China last January aboard a small tugboat found abandoned near Hong Kong He and his family were granted asylum in the United States and Ma spoke of brutal Red Guard abuse during years of political turmoil in Beijing He is identified as former president of Peking Central Conservatory of Music.
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New York
Ma Szu-tsung
China
Hong Kong
United States
Manhattan
Jason
Celia
Red Guard
Lan Tao Island
Hon
Peking
Central Conservatory of Music
Union of Chinese Musicians
Virginia Weather: Warm Front Brings Clouds and Showers
A warm front moving into Virginia from the southwest will increase clouds and bring a chance of showers today. The system may affect plans across the state with some periods of light rain and cooler gusts as it advances.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Wendell Seldon
Frederick
Eral
Charles L. Waddell
Sterling Rfd
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah
Loudoun
F. L. Largent, Jr
H. Delmert Robinson, Jr
Apple
Clarke Counties
Clarke
Prothers
James P. Boyd
Majorie Carpenter
Michael V. O’hare
Terry Golden
Macy
LBJ
U.S. Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tug
Montgomery Ward Ward Plaza Shopping
State Department
Carl Barthh
Ma Si
Relief Methodist Church
Middle Road
Misses’Jr
Margaret L. Hodgson
Hat & Dress Shop
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