Guardsmen patrol Little Rock after memorial service violence
National Guardsmen and state police patrolled eight blocks then expanded to a hundred in Little Rock after a memorial service for Cecil Ingram Jr. ended with gunfire and arson. One man, Larry Turner 18, was wounded and Patrolman Don Wood broke his collarbone. 22 Negroes were arrested.
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Ark
National
Winthrop Rockefeller
R. E. Brians
Rockefeller
Brians
Larry Turner
North Little Rock
Turner
Don Wood
Wood
Pulaski County
Cecil Ingram Jr
Bruce McCorley
August 17 to 24 Auto Service Sale at Glass Barn
Local sale notice lists Bill & Bills Auto Service with a large red mixing bowl for 25¢. Roadside sign at Rt 11 seven miles south of Winchester invites shoppers to the event spanning August 17 through August 24.
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Bill & Bills Auto Service
Winchester
Rt. 11
Nixon Campaign Missions Begin With Johnson Visit
Nixon leaves for campaign trips with Spiro Agnew aboard to meet President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch in Texas. Cyrus Vance will brief on Vietnam as Nixon pledges not to politicize talks while Agnew readies for nationwide exposure.
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Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Johnson
LBJ
Texas
Agnew Defends Civil Rights Record Amid Criticism
Miami Beach Governor Spiro T. Agnew says he is disturbed by the impression he is to the right of King Lear and defends his civil rights record. He says liberal critics misread his stance and notes that a Romney nomination would have sparked similar reactions in the South. The Republican vice presidential candidate says he has not discussed the attacks with Nixon.
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Miami Beach
Spiro T. Agnew
King Lear
Eden Roc
Maryland
Lear
Richard M. Nixon
George Romney
Michigan
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
John Lindsay
Nixon
Agnew
Eisenhower Improves After Heart Attack Doctors report
Army physicians at Walter Reed General Hospital say Dwight D. Eisenhower shows constant improvement after his major heart attack and no longer requires continuous oxygen. The 77 year old former president nears the end of a one week critical period per doctors.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed General Hospital
Allies Hunt Enemy by Ground Air and Sea
Allied forces report 147 enemy killed and 165 Viet Cong suspects captured in a nationwide sweep of cordons and searches. Most action focused on Saigon suburbs and northern provinces as U S and South Vietnamese troops target infiltration ahead of major attacks. A village 25 miles north of Saigon yielded a tunnel complex, 17 Viet Cong killed and 67 captured, with rice, flour, medical supplies and weapons found. Gen Creighton Abrams inspected the village.
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U.S
Hue
Quang Tri
Ton III
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
McGovern enters Democratic presidential race
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota declares his candidacy with ties to Robert Kennedy and a three way race with Hubert Humphrey and Eugene McCarthy. He calls for ending the Vietnam war and healing domestic divisions while avoiding a Kennedy mantle. He commits support to Humphrey or McCarthy if one secures the nomination.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Robert Kennedy
McGuern
Vietnam
McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Kennedy
Red Guards Fight Guerrilla War in Rural China
Hong Kong AP reports Red Guards wage a guerrilla conflict in rural Kwangtung Province while Canton experiences fresh clashes. Rival factions reportedly operate nightly after a lull, with army crackdowns and orders to surrender weapons, which were refused by the fighters.
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Hong Kong
Red Guards
Kwangtung Province
Canton
China
Red Guard
Peking
Hot humid weather expected for Virginia today
Richmond AP reports a hot air mass over the state will bring high temperatures and humidity across Virginia today. The forecast warns of heat and discomfort as residents face peak summer conditions.
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Richmond
Virginia
Inventory Closure and Dance Night at Zenith Center
The Zenith Center announces a full closure for inventory on Monday August 12. An all day sale is planned with the American Legion hosting an air conditioned ballroom event from 10 to 1 featuring Queen Ann's Mutiny.
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Swimley’s
American Legion
Humphrey Campaigns on LBJ's Home Ground in Texas
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey begins a Spanish flavored Texas tour in San Antonio with Arriba Humphrey clubs promising Mexican American support. He will attend HemisFair, dedicate a recreation area, visit a plant for unemployed workers, meet youth, and hold a Mexican food outing before returning to Washington.
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San Antonio
Tex
Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
South Texas
Johnson
HemisFair
Washington
Corpus Christi
United States
Mexico
32 Die as Piedmont Plane Crashes at Charleston Airport
A Piedmont Airlines flight with 37 aboard crashed in fog on approach to Charleston Mountaintop Airport. Initial reports say 32 killed with five survivors in critical condition. The aircraft originated in Louisville and stopped in Cincinnati before Charleston.
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W. Va
Piedmont Airlines
Charleston Piedmont
William Hanson
Louisville
Cincinnati
Virginia
Roanoke
Richmond
Newport News
Norfolk
Air National Guardsman
Charles General Hospital
Charleston Memorial Hospital
Piedmont
National Guard
Police clash with 3000 students in Montevideo protest
About 3000 students clashed with police after a raid on the University of Uruguay in Montevideo. Street battles spread citywide as demonstrators hurled rocks, burned a bus, and fired shots in the air. Authorities reported deaths were denied by officials.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
University of
Jorge Pacheco Areco
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