MIG Airfields Are Hit for First Time
U S Air Force and Navy planes attacked two North Vietnamese airfields Hoa Lac and Kep marking the first strikes of the war. About 20 000 U S and South Vietnamese troops assaulted three Communist jungle redoubts in War Zone C. The Manhattan operation involved four American brigades and a Vietnamese regiment with armor artillery and aviation support.
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Saigon
Navy
North Vietnam
Som
U.S
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Kep
Ben Cat
Child and Winchester Man Die in Weekend Mishaps
Two fatalities marked a weekend of accidents. Six year old Sally Moore Heatwole died after being struck by her father backing a vehicle at 215 Branner Ave. Twenty year old Warren Meredith Glascock died in a crash on Rt 622 after the car he drove smashed, he died at Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Winchester
Sally Moore Heatwole
Carter L
Donna Hollar Heatwale
Branner Ave
B. E. Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital
The
Glascock
Jones Funeral Home
Edward J. Taylor
Henry S. Amidon
Mr. Glascock
Warren F
Doris Royston Glascock
700 Acre Forest Fire Near Wardensville R ages
A weekend blaze blackened 700 acres of timber near Wardensville West Virginia and a second fire destroyed nearly three acres of woodland and a tool shed on town edge. Firemen battled high winds for about 24 hours, then rain aided containment as officials credited workers and volunteers with effective lines and river water tactics. No major timber damage is believed, though some pines burned. origin of the large fire remains unknown.
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Wardensville
W. Va
Holmes Spense
Landacre Place
Lost River Bridge
Brown Hott
Spense
Well Fed Opossum Strolls Through Town
A well fed oppossum was seen strolling across Stewart Street last night. It paused to glance at a passing car before heading into 315 South Stewart Avenue in Mrs. B. W. Largent’s yard. A mystery at the Henkle Harris plant followed. Blackie the cat, long believed absent from the plant, gave birth to five kittens this morning. Plant officials confirmed no other cat due at the facility and praised care from the plant office manager and secretary-treasurer.
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Stewart St
Henkle-Harris
Blackie
Chief Pharmacist Needed at Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hospital seeks a qualified chief pharmacist. Interested applicants should contact the administrator at Winchester Memorial Hospital in Winchester Virginia for details and application information.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Crazy Quilt Weather Across Nation Causes Destruction
A severe weather outbreak brought tornadoes across multiple states including Illinois, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas. Memphis and Chattanooga reported heavy hail and rain with traffic disruptions and property damage. A church roof was torn off in Georgia as storms continued to sweep the region.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Missouri
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Fresno
Calif
Chattanooga
Memphis
Bartlett
Georeta
Savannah
Atlantic
Linda Quynn Wins Area Beauty Title
Linda Lee Quynn an 18 year old James Wood High School senior won Miss Winchester Tri County from 10 contestants at a Winchester pageant sponsored by the Winchester Jaycees. She will compete in Miss Virginia in Roanoke in July earning scholarships prizes and an all expense trip. First runner up was Sally Ann Rodin and second runner up Pamela Elizabeth Nies from Shenandoah College.
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Linda Lee Quynn
Winchester Tri-County
Jerilynn Brown
Linda Jo Maclin
Roanoke
Virginia
Star
Jim Hamilton
James Wood
Winchester
Tri County
Shenandoah College
The
Winchester Jaycees
Sally Ann Rodin
Pamela Elizabeth Nies
Miss Quynn
Quynn
Frank I. Kerns
Fox Drive
Johnson Sends Sorrow Over Adenauer Death
President Johnson expresses America's sorrow over former Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's death in Bonn and invites Chancellor Kiesinger to visit the United States at Christmas or later. He notes talks with West German leaders, including Vice President Humphrey and Secretary Rusk, and mentions possible discussions on financial issues and Vietnam.
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Germany
Johnson
America
Konrad Adenauer
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kiesinger
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
United States
Luebke
Adenauer
Vietnam
Cosmonaut Komarov Dies In Soyuz 1 Crash
Moscow reports Vladimir Komarov, aged 40, died when Soyuz 1 crash landed after a main parachute failure over four miles high. Tass says twisted lines caused a high-speed descent seconds after seven kilometer deployment. he had completed prior missions and will receive a hero’s burial in Red Square.
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Moscow
Vladimir Komarov
Moscow Radio
Komarov
Tass
Soyuz
Izvestia
Red Square
United States
U.S
Cape Kennedy
Soviet Soyuz 1 landed attempts before fatal crash
Washington reports Soviet scientists reportedly tried several landings of Soyuz 1 before its crash that killed Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov. Officials say attempts to land may have occurred despite difficulties, with uncertainty over cause and mission outcomes. U.S. space leaders offered sympathy and regret.
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Washington
Vladimir Komarov
U.S
Pact Trails In Voting On National Truckers Contract
Unofficial returns from Teamsters locals show the national contract with the trucking industry failing to win support. Early tallies indicate about 20 000 voting against and 10 000 for ratification. If approved, the three year pact would affect 450 000 drivers and other workers at 12 000 trucking firms.
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Washington
Teamsters
Canadian Cold Front Brings Cooler Weather to Richmond
A Canadian cold front will drop temperatures tonight in Richmond. It will stay unseasonably cool Tuesday with a warm trend starting Wednesday.
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Richmond
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