Javits Challenges Poll Showing Nixon Winner
Senator Javits questions a Gallup poll that Nixon could beat any leading Democratic nominee. He says the survey does not prove Nixon could win a general election and notes Rockefeller remains active in challenging Nixon for the GOP nomination. Nixon aides touted the poll as positive for his campaign. Kennedy and McCarthy campaigns also move forward with swings in Indiana and Cleveland.
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Washington
Jacob K. Javits
Richard M. Nixon
Javits
New Yorker
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Gallup
California
Eugene J. McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Cheyenne
Sen
April rainfall lags as forecasts bring showers likely
Farmers note April rainfall at .55 inch against a 3.13 inch average at Winchester Fruit Research Lab. Showers forecast tonight and tomorrow may ease the shortage, with highs in the 70s. Caroline Page, daughter of Mrs. C W Page of 419 W Monmouth St, appears on UNC Chorus on Bell Telephone Hour Friday at 10 p.m.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Caroline Page
C. W. Page
Monmouth St
University of North Carolina Chorus
Bell Telephone Hour
GE Workers Strike Waynesboro Plant
UE union members walk out at the General Electric Waynesboro plant in a dispute over grievances. About 200 to 250 employees refused to work at 7:30 am with 1,300 total staff. A union meeting planned later aimed to address the suspension of a chief steward and broader labor tensions.
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Waynesboro
General Electric Co
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
John Holmes
Holmes
Write-In Vote Shapes Pa. Presidential Primary
In Pennsylvania, only Eugene J. McCarthy appears on the ballot for president with write-ins looming for Humphrey and Kennedy. The race centers on delegates as McCarthy supporters push for 200,000 Pennsylvania votes while Republicans consider favorite-son strategies amid a loose delegation race.
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Philadelphia
Eugene J. McCarthy
Pennsylvania
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
GOP
Raymond P. Shafer
Republican State Committee
Communism At Stake In China Says Soviet Journal
The Soviet Communist party warned that communism could be overthrown in China. Kommunist criticized Mao Tsetung for dictatorial rule, militarized society, and a growing cult of personality, while accusing him of provoking military actions to worsen the international situation.
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Soviet Communist Party
China
Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party of China
Kommunist
Mao
Mao Tse- Tung
Public Hearing Set on Frederick County Tax Hike
A public hearing will be held tomorrow night at 7 30 in the supervisors room of the county office building on the proposed tax increase. The board voted to raise real estate tax 50 cents per 100 valuation and personal property tax 30 cents per hundred for the coming year. The budget is the largest in county history and remains tentative pending the hearing. If approved, real estate tax will be 2.50 and personal property tax 3.30 for 1968 69.
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Frederick County
Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
U.S. F111 Losses Highlight Shelter Proposal Debate
Gen. Earle Wheeler says U S aircraft losses in Vietnam reached 132.5 million with 122 destroyed or damaged by groundfire and 590 damaged in 1966 67. He argues European style shelters could cut losses to about seven million and notes NATO shelter plans face congressional scrutiny amid calls to bring forces home.
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Earle G. Wheeler
U.S
Vietnam
Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Students stage sit in at Trinity College building
More than 200 students occupied Trinity College’s administration building to press for approval of a proposed Negro scholarship program. Trustees and President Albert C. Jacobs left the building after three hours, with no immediate decision. counter demonstrators gathered outside. The protest continued with food and bedding moved inside while the group awaited approval.
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Hartford
Jacobs
Injunction Blocks Early Settlement
Nationwide strike by about 200 000 telephone workers faces stalled talks as AFLCIO officials appeal Alabama injunction against walkout. Alabama order targets 8000 strikers in state while broader action continues in Kentucky and across the country.
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Washington
Alabama
Aflcio Communications
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Kentucky
James Gordon
Souther Bell Telephone Co
C P T and CWA Hold Reopener Talks
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America met in Richmond for a first formal contact since picket lines formed in Virginia six days earlier. The session focused on a reopener clause though the contract is not part of the national strike against Western Electric. Supervisors kept essential operations running as the strike approached its first full week. Reports from both sides on strike effectiveness differed.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Virginia
Western Electric Co
United Methodist Church Formally Unites in Dallas
In Dallas Memorial Auditorium the United Methodist Church is formally established uniting the Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church. Bishops from both traditions join hands to seal the union before about 1,260 delegates and thousands of visitors. The merger creates a denomination with more than 11 million adult members and 1.8 million baptized children in the United States.
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Dallas
Tex
United Methodist Church
Dallas Memorial Auditorium
Methodist Church
Evangelical United Brethren Church
E&u.b
Reuben H. Mueller
Indianapolis
Lloyd C.wicke
New York
Donald Harvey Tippett
San Francisco
Albert C. Cutler
Corps of Bishops
After Easter Sale at Buzzella's Shop
Buzzella's Shop advertises post Easter specials with hats half price and dresses one third off. The sale highlights notable discounts aimed at attracting shoppers.
F111 Crash Believed Down in Thailand Amid Vietnam War
U S Air Force F111 fighter bomber is believed down in Thailand on a bombing mission to North Vietnam with two crewmen unaccounted. The crash marks the third such loss of the swing wing aircraft since March as missions continue nightly. In ground fighting near Saigon 115 Viet Cong killed plus 7 South Vietnamese and 47 wounded in Mekong Delta clash.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Thailand
America
Vietnam
Nevada
Flis
Panhandle
7Th
Mekong
Phuc Binh
A Shau
Hue
Cooler, damp air brings clouds and light rain to Virginia
A high pressure area far north sent cooler moisture laden air onshore over Virginia. The weather yielded cloudiness and scattered light rain. In other notes, messages advertise home grown asparagus at 35 cents per pound and 25 cents for a you pick option. A sample sale at Butler's Packing House lists dresses and sportswear with many items in sample sizes below wholesale cost at Macy 181 North Loudoun Street.
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Richmond
Virginia
Butler’s Packing House
Macy
N. Loudoun St
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