Leap Forward Claims Reported By Red China
Tokyo dispatch reports that China announced a new all round leap forward as a conclusion of a plenary session of the Communist Central Committee held in Peking August 1 to 12. Mao Tse-tung presided over the meeting marking the first since 1962.
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Tokyo
China
Communist Central Committee
Peking
Mao Tve-tung
China News Agency
Party
Mao
Mao Tze
Jung
U.S
London police armed in hunt for West End double murder
London police armed after three unarmed officers were killed in a West End shooting. A boy testified the killer with a black beard fired then fled as the car was driven over an officer. Investigators warned the killers may strike again and urged caution among investigators.
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London
West End
Deee
Land Yard
Wormwood Scrubbs Prison
Scotland Yard
Christopher Tippett Head
David Wombwell
Head
Geoffrey Fox
Fox
Sir Winston Churchill
Home Secretary
East End
Five Injured in Muskegon Hotel Trouble Clash
In Muskegon Michigan an early morning melee left five injured and 27 arrested after about 1500 people mainly Negroes surrounded a police car responding to a hotel disturbance near the Occidental Hotel. Police and sheriff's deputies fired riot guns and rifles and dispersed the crowd in three sections.
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Muskegon
Mich
Occidental Hotel
Virginia Farmers Seek Cut-Rate Feed Grain Access
Richmond The U S Department of Agriculture reviews a request allowing farmers in 14 drought hit Virginia counties to buy government surplus feed grain at cut-rate prices. Gov Godwin forwarded the proposal to Agriculture Secretary Freeman for action citing drought impact on corn and oats crops.
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Richmond
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Virginia
Department of Agriculture
State Disaster Committee
Godwin
Agric
Orville L. Freeman
Albemarle
Appomatox
Bath
Botetourt
Campbell
Clarke
Craig
Culpeper
Fauqui
Augusta
Brunswick
Charlotte
Nine Guards Hurt in Prison Pill Riot
Inmates rioted outside a dispensary at the Massachusetts State Prison in Walpole injuring nine guards. A riot squad of 22 state police and guards stormed the pill room ending the disturbance as inmates attempted to grab daily medications.
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Walpole
Mass
Massachusetts State Prison
James
Dunne
Thomas Perry
Two Convicted Slayers Fail to Win New Trials
Two men convicted of murder in Frederick County failed to secure new trials yesterday. Gary L. Humes of Peoria Illinois and Emery Shifflett of Stephens City were returned to prison after habeas corpus petitions before Judge Elliott Marshall. Humes challenged trial rights including lack of counsel and voluntariness of confession.
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Gary L. Humes
Peoria
Ill
Emery Shifflett
Stephens City
Elliott Marshall
Humes
Forrest Walker Hubbard
Arlington
Poor House Rc
Frederick County
W. Luke Witt
Berlin Wall Anniversary Marked in East Berlin Parade
East Berlin marked the fifth anniversary of the Berlin Wall with a parade led by Walter Ulbricht. Workers, soldiers and spectators marched under banners praising the barrier as protection against Western aggression and crediting East Germany’s leadership for preventing a planned German revival.
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German Democratic Republic
East Germany
Unter den Linden
Mine explosion wounds officer near Ky office in Saigon
A mine detonated near the downtown Saigon office of Premier Nguyen Cao Ky injuring a South Vietnamese navy officer. The attack adds to unrest in the city as authorities investigate the blast.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ronnie Dove and The Playboys at Peanut Cellar Inn
Tonight at Peanut Cellar Inn Ronnie Dove Tommy Lake and Jean Alford perform with The Playboys. Local venue bills a lively evening of classic pop and rock tunes.
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Peanut Cellar Inn
Ronnie Dove
Tommy Lake
Jean Alford & the Playboys
Highest Toll of War as 2 US Jets Are Shot Down
Two U S warplanes were downed over North Viet Nam, raising this week’s U S losses to 13 and total aircraft lost to 334 since the air war began. The planes identified were an F105 Thunderchief and an RF101 Voodoo reconnaissance plane. crews were listed as missing.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
North
Air Force
Navy
Dutch and Greek ships collide in Dover Straits
The Dutch coaster Hunzeborg flying Dutch flag and the Greek Diamandis collided five miles southeast of the East Goodwin Lightship. Hunzeborg, 397 tons, was in a bad way and drifting with deck cargo timber, while Diamandis, 6946 tons, stood by without trouble. The Albatross tug from Dover launched to assist in hazy weather.
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Deal
England
Coast Guard
Straits of Dover
Diamandis
Hunzeborg
Ory
Dover
Goodwin
Albatross
Flak Curtain Pressed Along North Vietnam Coast by Pilots
Oriskany pilots report a heavier than WWII era flak barrage along the North Vietnamese coast, intensifying in recent weeks. They say radar-guided flak is a major threat, with missiles considered evasible but flak proving very effective over Haiphong and nearby targets.
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Oriskany
Gulf of Tonkin
North Viet Nam
United States
John McDonald
Hendersonville
N.C
Viet Nam
Secrecy Veils Airline Settlement Efforts
Washington AP reports secrecy shrouding federal push for a settlement to end the 35,400 mechanic strike. Negotiators were pressed Friday but no progress noted as House action looms. Airlines and AFL-CIO leaders warn against government seizure while electionbound lawmakers weigh a 30 day plus 150 day back-to-work bill.
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Washington
Congress
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
House
Senate
Commerce Committee
Rules Committee
Harley
O. Staggers
D-W
Johnson
United
Northwest
Eastern
National
Trans World
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Luter
UN Focus Seen on S Africa Rhodesia at General Assembly
U S officials warn against extreme moves on South Africa or Rhodesia as the General Assembly nears. They predict the session will center on those issues while cautions rise over unenforceable measures such as a U N peace force for South Africa. The report notes North Vietnam talks and a distant Johnson De Gaulle meeting as unresolved foreign policy questions.
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Washington
U.S
South Africa
Rhodesia
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Southwest
Africa
Britain
United States
W. Averell Harriman
Cambodia
Red China
South Viet Nam
Yard Party at Greenwood Chapel Supper Fundraiser
A Yard Party fundraiser serves ham or chicken with dessert at Greenwood Methodist Chapel tonight at 5 p.m. Rain or shine the event accepts $1.25 per meal to support church activities.
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Greenwood Methodist Chapel
Correction notice for Leggett's sale and county public meeting
Corrected ad lists boys and girls school shoes at 1/4 off regular price from Leggett's Dept. Store. public meeting of the Frederick County Commission scheduled Monday Aug 15 1966 in the Supervisors room County Office Blog with sessions 2 4 p.m and 7 30 p.m.
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Leggett’s Dept
Public Meeting Commission
Frederick County
Supervisors’ Room
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