Viet Cong Men Slip Through Allied Trap Near Quang Ngai
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese regiments broke through a perimeter near Quang Ngai, suffering heavy losses but escaping west. Allied forces reported 220 Communist dead after a 48 hour battle, with over 100 weapons captured. Air attacks targeted North Vietnam and Viet Cong sites, while U S aircrews pursued threats and destroyed rail bridges and storage buildings.
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Saigon
Utah
Texas
Aaa
Hot Springs
North Viet Nam
U. S. Air Force
Hanoi
Air Force
James R. Mitchells
Ogden
Panhandle
Red River Valley
Enterprise
Kitty Hawk
Dong AP
Vinh
Dien Chau
President Concedes Some Viet Problems
President Johnson acknowledged supply problems and political splits in South Vietnam. He predicted eventual unity under a constitutional government and said Democrats hold a strong election edge. He indicated no immediate anti inflation moves and defended welfare funding increases since Kennedy.
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Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Oval Office
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N,y
Kennedy
Baltimore
Solon Urges More U.S. Troops for Vietnam War
Senator Gale W. McGee urges sending more American fighting men to South Vietnam to accelerate victory at lower cost. He argues troops should secure new cleared areas and allow South Vietnamese pacification, warning of the vacuum behind sweeps and greater manpower needs.
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Washington
Gale W. McGee
D-Wyo
South Viet Nam
McGee
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Miss Jeanie Harmon Named Apple Blossom Court Aspirant
Glamour magazine lists Jeanie Harmon of Penn Hall Junior College among ten best dressed college girls. The 19 year old from Floyd Virginia will be one of the Apple Blossom Princesses in the Court of Queen Shenandoah XXXIX next weekend. Harmon is daughter of Dr and Mrs C C Harmon of Floyd.
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Glamour Magazine
Jeanie M. Harmon
Penn Hall Junior College
Chambersburg
Turn Clocks Ahead Tonight Across State
Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. tomorrow statewide except eight southwestern counties and two cities. The shift ends October 30 and federal rules mandate standard dates from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. Transportation firms except Seaboard Air Line Railway will adjust timetables to the new time.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
Colombian Youth Killed in Collision Remains Enigma
A 16 year old Colombian boy was killed in a Route 50 collision with a tractor trailer near Waterloo at 4:55 a.m. He drove a rental car from Washington DC and was unidentifiable as police, still seeking next of kin, held his name. James Donaldson, driver of the tractor, said the car veered into his lane and could not avoid impact.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Senate Ethics Committee
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Percy F. Click
Washington, D.C
James Donaldson
Keysville
Click
Donaldson
Parkersburg
Joseph Deeny
Lindenwold
N.J
Deeny
Gorman
Oklahoma
Trade on Sale Trade-in Sale at Grove Furniture Co
Grove Furniture Co at 125 S. Loudoun St Winchester VA runs daily sale from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM with offers for trading in old breakfast sets and other items. Customers may bring in old furniture for up to $20 credit and $10 for certain items. Call 662-2777 for details.
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Cucmermees
Grove Furniture Co
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
Winchester, Va
Lodge Says Viet Political Crisis Hurts Military Effort
U S Ambassador Hene ry Lodge says South Viet Nam’s political turmoil has hampered the war and slowed economic reconstruction. He notes a national election planned for Aug. 15 under Ky’s government and warns the crisis caused setbacks in 1st Corps operations near Hue and Da Nang.
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Lodge
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henery Cabot Lodge
CBS
Nguyen Cao Ihy
Hue
da Nang
New Store Hours and Trade-In Sale at Local Shops
Boyd's Drug Store at 2 S Loudoun St announces new hours starting May 2 1966 open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. except Friday 9 to 9. Grove Furniture Co at 125 S Loudoun St runs a trade-in sale offering $60 for a living room set.
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Boyd’s Drug Store, Inc
S. Loudoun St
Auto-Chase Crash Kills Z in State
A 15 year old drove a car at high speed from a police chase and crashed into a tree on Virginia 665 near McKenney. Seven people died and an eighth was critically injured. The victims were all from Rt. 1 Stony Creek and included Lee Lawrence Scott and Clyde Parham. Robert Edward Sheppard of Stoney Creek faced a license offense in March.
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Weaver
Robert Edeward Sheppard
Stoney Creek
Rt. 1, Stony Creek
Lee Lawrence Scott
Larney Pernell Sills
Paul Haywood Bellamy
Clyde Parham
Ruby Glenise Jones
Slight Improvement Reported In Heart Patient
Marcel DeRudder, 65, remains unconscious after partial artificial heart implantation at Methodist Hospital Houston. An advisory said his condition shows slight improvement with normal blood pressure and pulse, heart pump at about 75 percent of left ventricle work.
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Houston
Tex
Methodist Hospital
Marcel Dee Rudder
DeRudder
81 Dead as Airliner Crashes in Oklahoma Hills
An American Flyers chartered Lockheed Electra crashed near Ardmore Oklahoma killing 81 of 98 aboard including 92 Army recruits and six civilian crew. Seventeen survivors were hospitalized in critical condition. the aircraft was en route from Fort Ord California to Fort Benning Georgia for training.
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Ft. Ord
Calif
Ft. Ben
Ning
Georgia
Oklahoma
Ardmore
Okla
Arebuckle Mountains
Army
American Flyers
Reding
Ft. Benning
Weather front stalls over Virginia brings clouds and showers
A nearly stationary front stretches across Virginia causing considerable cloudiness with a few showers today. The system lingers, keeping skies overcast and temperatures mild across the Richmond area.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Ill
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Ardmore General Hospital
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