U S Air Strikes In Buffer Zone And North Viet Nam
U S BS2s bombed the demilitarized zone for the fourth time this week and struck two North Vietnamese positions near the Cambodian border. B52s hit Chu Pong Mountain lair four miles east of the frontier as part of raids intended to block retreat into Cambodia. U S forces reported engagements near Pleiku with 10,000 U S troops involved. Air missions continued with raids on Haiphong regional targets and Haiphong air defense sites. North Viet Nam marked the second anniversary of its first U S air attack with a vow to defeat U S aggression.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
Chu Pong
U.S
Pleiku City
North Viet Nam
Northeast
Haiphong
Navy
Constellation
Communist Party
Nhan Dan
Radio
Hanoi
Gulf of Tonkin
Firemen Parade Opens Berryville Carnival Evening
The John H. Enders Fire Co sponsors an 80 unit parade at 7 pm in Berryville with prizes for winners. Rainfall since last night was light, 0.10 inch at the Winchester Fruit Laboratory. forecast calls for fair and warm tomorrow with a chance of showers Sunday.
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Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Co
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Capon Bridge Fire Co Picnic Set for August Weekend
Capon Bridge Fire Company announces its annual picnic on Friday August 5 and Saturday August 6 starting at 5 30 p m. The event features a ham and chicken dinner and homemade ice cream for attendees.
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Capon Bridge Fire Co
Steel Industry Emerges Victorious in Price Boost Fight
Washington reports a united steel industry pushed $2 to $3 per ton increases on sheet and strip products used in autos and consumer goods. Johnson administration denounces the hikes as irresponsible while White House signals potential restraint as industry-wide price hikes take effect. Moyers says public interest may be violated and action remains possible.
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Washington
United Steel Industry
White House
Johnson
The
Washington Post
the Post
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
John F. Kennedy
Defense Department
Virginia merchants learn state and local sales tax details
About 200 area merchants attended a Virginia Retail Merchants Assn seminar in the George Washington Hotel to learn the two percent state sales tax and optional one percent local tax that take effect September 1. Willard H. White outlined tax tables, registration certificates, exemptions, and how revenues are collected. He urged mailing tax questions to the Virginia Department of Taxation and cautioned that answers reflect his interpretation.
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Virginia Retail ‘Merchants Assn
George Washington Hotel
Willard H. White
Virginia
Frederick County
Winchester
White
House Studies Air Strike Legislation
The House opens hearings on air strike legislation as lawmakers weigh options to end the long airline walkout. Secretary Wirtz, negotiator Curtin, and IAM representative Ramsey testify as the Commerce Committee considers a Senate passed joint resolution.
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Washington
House
Marathon Airlines
Senate
Commerce Committee
Secretary of Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
William J. Curtin
Joseph W. Ramsey
Machinists
Harley O. Staggers
Dw.va
Congress
Afl-Cio
International Association of Machinists
Byrd and Robertson Vote For Airlines Strike Bill
Virginia senators Harry F. Byrd Jr. and A Willis Robertson supported the strike bill as it cleared the Senate and moved to the House. The measure passed Thursday, sending it to the House for consideration.
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Washington
Virginia
Harry F. Byrd Jr
A. Willis Robertson
Dogs Help Police To Disperse Crowd In Menlo Park
In Menlo Park California a crowd of 300 to 400 Negro youths attacked officers after a cafe fight. Twenty police with dogs dispersed them and two were arrested. Several officers and youths were injured and windows broken during the disturbance. More officers and state patrol were summoned as the crowd grew.
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Menlo Park
Calif
San Franccisco
San Mateo County
California Highway
Ellington Wins Tennessee Democratic Governor Nomination
Buford Ellington, ally of President Johnson, captures the Democratic nomination for Tennessee governor in a tight race with a Kennedy-linked rival. In the U S Senate, Gov. Clement unseats Sen. Bass after late results. Baker wins the Republican Senate nomination. Two Haywood County Black leaders win county court seats amid recent racial tensions.
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Buford Ellington
Johnson
Tennessee
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Frank G. Clement
Ross Bass
Clement
Bass
Howard H. Baker Jr
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
Ellington
John J. Hooker Jr
Baker
Kenneth Roberts
Haywood County
West
Dan Nixon
I A. D. Powell
Hooker
Shelby County
Memphis
Estes Kefauver
House
Senate
East Tennessee
Roberts
Barry Goldwater
Congress
Johnson Administration
Office of Emergency Planning
National Security Council
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Johnson Ue
Robert F. Kennedy
DNY
Weather system to clear Virginia by evening
A small low pressure area in southeastern Virginia will move away today ending cloudiness and rain by late afternoon or early evening, bringing improving skies.
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Richmond
Virginia
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