Johnson must act to halt 26 day air strike in Senate plan
The Senate takes up legislation granting President Johnson power to end the walkout on five major airlines for up to six months. The White House wants Congress to authorize a halt while labor unions oppose any back to work order, arguing the President has no room to maneuver.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Congress
Organized Labor
Capitol Hill
White House
United States
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Morse
Senate Labor Committee
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
China Army Chief Replaced Amid Red Purge Signals
Tokyo dispatch reports Lo Jui ching removed as army chief of staff in a sweeping purge within China’s military leadership. Yang Cheng-wu named acting chief. others including Hsiao Hua and Huang Huaehsing may have fallen. New China News Agency noted Yang’s first appearance as acting chief while Lo did not attend a 39th anniversary banquet. Yang pledged to prosecute the purge and warned of further moves against perceived enemies. Fire and property incidents described follow separate local blazes with routine investigations underway. woods fires near Burnt Factory Church and a grass fire on Underool Lane prompt emergency response.
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Tokyo
Red China
Liberation Army Daily
Lo Jui Ching
Yang Cheng-wu
Mao Tze-tung
Hsiao Hua
Huang Huaehsing
Navy
Hsiao Chingkuang
Hsieh Fue Chih
Hsu Shih-yu
Defense Department
New China News Agency
Yang
Chinese People’s Liberation Army
China
Peking
Virginia flag sale sought by Winchester area buyer
A Virginia state flag may be purchased locally after a Winchester Frederick County, Virginia search yielded no success. Explorer Post 43 from Churchill Ohio visited The Star praising Shenandoah Farm camping and merchant support in Winchester.
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Virginia
Winchester
Frederick County
Ohio
The
Star
Shenandoah Farm
Explorer Post 43
Churchill
Austin shootings spur push for rifle controls in Senate
After Charles Whitman killed 15 people from the Texas University tower, Sen. Thomas J. Dodd urged renewed gun control efforts. The administration bill targets mail order and over the counter sales, with debate over rifles and concealed weapons, while Sen. Yarborough urged responsible handling of dangerous arms.
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Washington
Senate
Austin
Tex
Thomas J. Dodd
de Conn
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Whitman
Dodd
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Ways and Means
Ralph W. Yarborough
University Mourns 13 Campus Dead
A mass shooting at the University of Texas Tower left 13 dead or fatally wounded. Charles Whitman, 24, an ex Marine, carried out the attack before police killed him. Victims include students, workers, and a pregnant woman, with Chancellor Harry Ransom noting the shock and half staff flags.
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Charles Joseph Whitman
Townsley
Lamport
Whitman
Sonntag
Ashton
University
Harry Ransom
University of Texas Tower shootings leave 16 dead and 31 wounded
Charles Whitman, 25, an architectural engineering student, killed 16 people, including his wife and mother, and wounded 31 at the University of Texas in Austin before officers shot him. He used the campus tower observation area to fire on crowds, then left notes explaining his planned attack.
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Austin
Tex
Paul Sonntag
Mark Gabour
Texarkana
Marguerite Lamport
University of Texas
Thomas Ashton
Redlands
Calif
Peace Corps
Iran
Texas
Edna Townsley
Whitman
Roy Dell Schmidt
Billy Speed
Harry Walchuck
Claudia Rutt
Sonntag
Robert H. Boyer
Mexico
Thomas Karr
Fort Worth
Thomas Eckman
Barcelona
Spain
Claire Wilson
Kathleen
C.A. Whitman
Jimmy Welder
Victoria
Charles Joseph Whitman
University Tower
Texas’ Capital
Library
Marine Corps
Lake Worth
Fla
Merle K. Wells
Bordereline
Charlie
Frank Greenhaw
Marines
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba
Sacred Heart
St. Ann’s High School
West Palm Beach
Redskins at Carlisle Camp Preseason Workouts Feature
Washington Redskins training camp at Dickinson College in Carlisle Pennsylvania is the focus of a pre season workout feature by Star Sports Editor Russ Potts and photographer Jim Hamilton. The page 10 piece details workouts and camp atmosphere.
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Star
Washington Redskins
Carlisle
Russ Potts
Jim Hamilton
Skins
Dickinson College
Whitman on Texas campus killed 13 in rampage
Charles Joseph Whitman a 25 year old engineering student fired from 28 floors of the University of Texas campus killing 13 during the noon hour and wounding others before police finally shot him. He had knife killed his wife and fatally shot his mother in predawn hours.
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Ip.m
Whitman
Austin
Tex
Charlie
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Weather Keeps Virginia Hot with Humid Day Ahead
The back half of a departing high pressure area is expected to produce another hot and humid day across Virginia. Moist air lingers, with highs likely reaching the upper 80s to near 90s and heat index values climbing into the 90s.
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Richmond
Virginia
Border clashes near Cambodian frontier could spark major action
U S infantrymen and North Vietnamese fought near the Cambodian border in multiple runs of fire in the central highlands about 10 miles east of the border and 235 miles north of Saigon. Four actions to date involved company-size units from the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry Division with unclear enemy strength.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
3Rd Brigade
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Round Hill
Glaize
Indian Hollow Road
Little Hill
Mountain Falls
Charles Whitman
Kathleen Leissner
Needville
St. Michael’s Church
Judy Nowotny
Pleiku City
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nam
Air Force
Hanoi
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