U S Troops Reinforced Near Cambodia Front
Helicopters ferried heavy reinforcements into South Viet Nam's central plateau near Cambodia as three days of fighting built into a major battle. B52s bombed suspected enemy positions while 10 000 plus U S troops from the 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division joined the 28th Division in ongoing engagements.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Cambodia
U.S. 1St Cavalry
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Navy
1St Cavalry
Chu Phong
25Th Division
Plei Me
Paul Revere
Pleiku City
Phyllis
Gulf of Tonkin
Communist China
North
Vietam
Inland Steel Raises Prices in Modest Increase
Inland Steel Co. boosted prices for strip and sheet metal by 2 to 3 dollars a ton Tuesday, prompting a White House strategy session led by Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Gardner Ackley. The administration weighed potential follow-ons as U S Steel and Bethlehem studied the move.
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Washington
Inland Steel Co
Chicago
White House
Gardner Ackley
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Inland
Ackley
Joseph L. Block
New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Block
Bethlehem
U.S
U.S. Steel Inc
Stephens City Council Holds Last Meeting Before Transition
The outgoing Stephens City Town Council met to hand over to the new administration elected on June 14. Incumbent Mayor James Galladay led a session noting cleared vacant lots and planned further clearances. The street committee reported repairs on German Street underway and changes include a new mayor and council lineup effective September 1.
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Stephens
James Galladay
J. A. McCormick
H. R. Mills
Thomas A. Ewing
Elwood Mauck
Franklin E. Guess
Richard L. Evans
Lynn Comer
Gilda Lemley
Jeffrey Webster
Frank Ewing
George Monk
George Sullivan
Shifflett Granted Hearing on Habeas Corpus Request
Emery Lee Shifflett 39 of Stephens City is granted a hearing on a writ of habeas corpus after the Winchester Circuit Court convicted him of first degree murder and attempted murder. His attorney said he will return from the state penitentiary on Aug 8 for consultations before the Aug 12 hearing before Judge Elliott Marshall.
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Emery Lee Shifflett
Stephens City
Winchester Corporation
Joseph White
Shifflett
State Penitentiary
Elliott Marshall
Courtney Ashwood
Peggy Miller Shifflett
Winchester youths tally 366 cars in summer street gaze
Two 14 year olds David Place and Eddie Elleser counted 366 cars, across 17 makes, during a Monday street corner vigil. A Virginia State flag search yielded none in the area, with notices promising availability via The Crier. The Church League softball tourney opens Friday with Market Street drawing a bye in the first round. six teams compete Friday.
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Winchester
David Place
Eddie Elleser
Market Street
Denny's Comm Auction Tonight At 7 30
A community auction at Denny's features furniture appliances and tools available for bidding tonight at 7 30. Items include chairs tables and household equipment with proceeds supporting local programs. Bidders advised to arrive early and review catalog before sale starts.
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Denny’s
Weather update for Richmond today
A cold air mass is crossing Virginia today but no rain is expected for the next few days. The tight forecast focuses on cooler temperatures and dry conditions across the region.
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Richmond
Governor Calls Meeting In Wake of Mass Slayings
Governor John B. Connally called Texas law enforcement officials to a meeting to discuss the Charles Whitman mass murder rampage that left 16 dead and 31 wounded. Arrangements were made to fly Whitman and his mother’s bodies to Lake Worth Florida for burial as Connally cut short his Latin American tour. He vowed talks to prevent a recurrence of such shootings in Texas.
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Austin
Tex
John B. Connally
Texas
Charles Joseph Whitman
Whitman
Lake Worth
Fla
Connally
Rio de Janeiro
Dallas
John F. Kennedy
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
Washington
Johnson
Senate
University of Texas
Maurice Dean Heatly
Whit
Williams dominates Michigan primary in upset win
Former Michigan Governor Glennen Williams defeats Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination amid national Viet Nam policy debates. Idaho Governor Smylie loses to Sen. Don Samuelson in a GOP governor primary. Kansas Republicans Pearson and Avery win renomination as Ellsworth trails Pearson.
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Associated Press
Glennen Williams
Johnson
Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
Michigan
U.S
Don Samuelson
Idaho
Robert E. Smylie
James B. Pearson
William H. Avery
Kansas
Williams
Robert Griffin
Mtinnal
Smylie
Sen B. Jordan
Ralph Harding
Blast Triggers Omaha Third Day Racial Violence
An explosion at a filling station in Omaha Nebraska sparked fresh racial trouble as police hunted for a six man white car seen fleeing the area. The unrest followed an earlier fatal shooting and mirrored disturbances in Chicago Providence Perth Amboy and Atlanta with patrols deployed and demonstrations ongoing.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Neb
Chica
Providence
Perth Amboy
N.J
Atlanta
Near North Side
Frank Morrison
A. V. Sorensen
Sorensen
Chicago
Northwest Side
Southwest Side
U S Planes Observe China Buffer Zone
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told Congress the United States observes a no bombing buffer zone along the North Vietnam border with Red China as a precaution against overrun. He denied being drawn into Vietnam by aid and said U S policy aims at security of Southeast Asia, not aid programs.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Congress
United States
Red China
House
Appropriations
Rusk
Harry S. Truman
Southeast Asia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lebanon
Hanoi
Haiphong
China
Viet Nam
U. S
Senate seeks compromise to share blame for end of strike
In Washington the divided Senate debates a plan to end the 35 000 machinists walkout by a presidential order with Congress sharing responsibility. Senators Dirksen Javits and others push a six month settlement period and talks with AFL CIO IAM while unions oppose backers of an order. Johnson wants Senate approval of any plan.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
White House
Dirksen
Jacob K. Javits
R-N. Y
Javits
Anderson On Trial For Arson
Robert Eugene Anderson 26 of 348 Piccadilly St. goes on trial in Corporation Court for arson at the Terminal Tavern on Oct 15 1964. Commonwealth Attorney Dabney Watts says evidence will show he set a fire in the men’s toilet. the defense argues the fire origin is not proven incendiary.
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Terminal Tavern
Robert Eugene Anderson
Corporation Court
Anderson
Piccadilly St
N. Braddock St
Commonwealth
Dabney Watts
Commonwealth Attorney
Nicaragua's President Rene Schick Dies at 56
Managua reports President Rene Schick died suddenly after a heart attack. Orlando Montenegro, congress president, becomes interim leader as Congress plans an extraordinary session to elect a successor. National Guard placed on alert amid calm response.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Rene Schick
Schick
Johnson
Orlando Montenegro
National Congress
National Guard
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Ellsworth
J. Floyd Breeding
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Ril
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Ick
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