Attempt on Greek Premier Papadopoulos Fails Near Athens
An assassination attempt on Premier George Papadopoulos occurred on a road outside Athens as his car passed. A second bomb exploded in Athens without harming him. A suspect was seized and a government spokesman released details of the incident.
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Athens
Greece
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
George Panagoulis
Paris
Byron Stamatopoulos
Lagonisi
Stamatopoulos
Spa
Saronikos Gulf
Panagoulis
Peace Talk Envoy Back From Hanoi
Le Duc Tho returned to Paris after a six week Hanoi trip. He conferred with Soviet officials in Moscow on the way home. U.S. officials cite possible new stages in the Paris talks amid shifting Washington policy.
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Paris
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Tho
Moscow
Cyrus R. Vance
United States
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Vance
W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Committee For
Vietnam
Humphrey
South Vietnam
Pollard announces gubernatorial bid via video tapes
Lt. Gov. Fred G. Pollard confirms his candidacy for governor with a one minute forty five second video release set for 6 p.m. tomorrow. He cites necessary experience and qualifications while flags appear in the background. The tapes were provided by Palliser Advertising Agency in Norfolk and distributed to Virginia stations.
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Richmond
Fred G. Pollard
Pollard
Virginia
Palliser Advertising Agency
Norfolk
Norfolk Virginian - Pilot
181 Cong Killed in Four Battles Near Saigon
U S and South Vietnamese forces report 181 Viet Cong killed in four Mekong Delta engagements southwest of Saigon. Heaviest combat in over a month with 104 enemy killed in one clash 21 miles southwest of Saigon. US casualties 15 dead 30 wounded. 13 prisoners and 36 weapons captured.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
U.S. R&k
Americal
Long An
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Settlement urged in prison visit rights case in Virginia
U S District Judge Robert Merhige urged a private lawyer for the ACLU and the state to settle informally over attorney visits to the State Penitentiary. The hearing concerned a request for a preliminary injunction against penitentiary officials after a wage-related work stoppage and prisoner lockup. The judge suggested a 30 minute recess at 10 30 a m to finish an agreement.
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Richmond
U.S
Robert R. Merhige
Merhige
American Civil Liberties Union
Philip J. Hirschkop
Hirschkop
Asst
Richard N. Harris
Parakeet Returns Home After Wind Topples Cage
Mrs. Harry Evans Jr. of Wardensville West Virginia found her three month old parakeet disappear when a Sunday wind toppled its cage and exposed the bird. The chilly night air followed by a warm return well after sunset capped a rare happy ending.
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Harry Evans, Jr
Wardensville
W. Va
Butler to resign as Frederick County commonwealth attorney
Benjamin M. Butler submitted his resignation as third assistant commonwealth's attorney for Winchester and Frederick County, effective September 30, citing time demands and salary. He proposed consolidating the office to a single commonwealth's attorney for the county and city to ensure adequate compensation. Eugene Gunter, the current commonwealth's attorney, received the resignation letter.
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Benjamin M. Butler
Commonwealth’s
Frederick County
Butler
Eugene Gunter
Commone Wealth
City County Stall Over Water Services in Winchester Area
A stand off between Winchester and Frederick County over water and sewer service to county areas sparked a plan to merge city county facilities while county officials threaten separate facilities. The dispute centers on supplying water to the Robert E Ayler school near Stephens City with annexation boundaries delaying city action. County estimates a pipeline cost around 120000 dollars.
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City of
Winchester
Frederick County
Robert E. Ayler
Stephens City
William M. Battaile
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
David J. Mays
Nixon Campaign Focuses On Crime In 1968 Bid
A top Nixon advisor says crime and civil disorder will headline the campaign. Nixon aims to stress law and order with sensitive handling of slum issues while promoting a pro gram of black capitalism. Agnew defends Civil rights progress against violence, and a Baltimore group accuses Agnew of antipathy toward Black people. The Nixon Agnew team unveils a $5 million outreach to win Democratic and independent votes as McCarthy urges nondelegates to stay away from the convention.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Charles S. Rhyne
United Citizens For Nixons
Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
San Francisco
Baltimore
Agnew Monday
Rhyne
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Police Abandon Watts Command Post After 24 Hours
Police packed up their ammunition and left the Watts command post at dawn after 24 hours of saturation patrols. The weekend uprising produced three deaths and 48 injuries, with one major fire causing $35 000 damage at a quilting plant nearby.
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Watts
Los Angeles
Alain
103Rd Street
Doctors Stop Bulletins as Ike Improves
Washington AP reports former President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s condition has improved to the point doctors stopped issuing regular medical bulletins. Officials at Walter Reed Army Hospital say his convalescence may be prolonged due to prior heart attacks.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Walter Reed
Apollo Moonship tests begin at Cape Kennedy
Ground testing starts on the Apollo spacecraft for the first manned Saturn 5 mission. Apollo 8 will launch astronauts McDivitt Scott Schweickart on a earth orbit flight in January from Downey California to Cape Kennedy. The mission includes a space walk and lunar module test as Saturn 5 rockets advance toward moon operations.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
North American Rockwell Corp
Downey
California
Air Force
James A. McDivitt
David R. Scott
Russell L. Schweickart
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
America
Schweickart
Apollo
Dolly Still Far at Sea
Hurricane Dolly remains far at sea off Cape Hatteras with top winds near 75 mph and gales extending 175 miles. The storm moves east to east northeast at about 25 mph with little change expected in size or intensity for 24 hours. Dolly formed in the Atlantic west of Cape Hatteras earlier in the week.
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Cape Hatteras
N.C
Dolly
Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Virginia to Warm as Gulf Moist Air Flows North
A high pressure system that ended Virginia’s heat wave has weakened. A gradual warming trend is expected as warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moves north and northeast across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Gulf of Mexico
Dance Tonight at Little Mac’s Rest with Turner Bowlen
Turner Bowlen and The Cavaliers bring music to Little Mac’s Rest on Papermill Road with a 50 cent cover charge tonight from 9 to 12.
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Turner Bowlen
the Caveliers
Little Mac’s Rest
Papermill Rd
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