Dirksen Backs Bombing Near Chinese Border Amid Debate
Republican Leader Dirksen and Ike defend Johnsons Vietnam raids within 10 miles of Red China. Mansfield and Cooper urge de escalation while Percy warns of widening war. Morton suggests a path to honorable disengagement. Dirksen stresses defeating Hanoi and aiding South Vietnam.
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Eve M. Dirksen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Johnson
North Vietna
Red China
Eisenhower
Eur
Dirk
White House
U.S
Dirksen
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Repulican
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
John Sherman Coopper
Kentucky
Walter Reed Army Hospital
China
Mansfield
Cooper
Percy
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
R.ky
GOP
Morton
Hanoi
Vietnam
Asia
Contract Awarded for Court House Repairs
Frederick County selects B. B. Horst & Sons of Stephens City for courthouse and county office renovations at 32 567 dollars. The winning bid beat Howard Shockey & Sons of Winchester at 47 992 dollars. Work begins at once with two month courtroom repairs and six months for full project.
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Frederick County
County
B. B. Horst & Sons
Stephens City
Horst
Board of Supervisors
Howard Shockey & Sons
Winchester
Civilian Candidate Accuses Vote Double Tactics in Vietnam
Tran Van Huong, a leading civilian candidate for president of South Vietnam, claimed soldiers could vote twice by using cards from home and base districts. He cited alleged intimidation and government aid for Thieu Ky while detailing campaign use of official transport and even American helicopters. Huong plans a Bien Hoa campaign stop with other civilian candidates.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
South Vietnam
Bien Hoa
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Huong
Friends of Friends
Thieu
Huang
Thieu and
Fairbanks Flood Causes Mass Evacuations and Damage
Fairbanks Alaska floods overwhelm downtown with 80 percent of businesses damaged. Mayor Boucher says no homes remain dry and losses run into millions while residents are stranded but no injuries reported. Governor Hickel alerted by the mayor as waters surge through the interior city.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Sailor Rescued After Three Days on Wrecked Yacht
Chris Brooks, 22, was rescued in the Atlantic after clinging to a yacht wreck for three days. He was hospitalized with exposure and fatigue as Coast Guard searches for four missing companions continued northeast of Cape Hatteras. The Lanran sank in a storm about 54 miles off North Carolina. missing are Capt. Francis Gravatt, 28, Beverly Minotti, 22, a New Jersey schoolteacher, and her 3-year-old daughter Kimberly.
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New York
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Chris Brooks
Staten Island Public Health Service
Brooks
Dodge
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Lanran
United Fruit Co
S.S. Fra Berlanga
Francis Gravatt
Beverly A. Minotti
Hamilton Township
N.J
Kimberly
Inotti
Paper Claims U S Sought Soviet Aid
A captured document allegedly used by North Vietnam claims the United States sought Soviet aid last year to form a South Vietnamese coalition government including Communists. The State Department denied seeking any arrangement involving Communist representation in South Vietnam.
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Washington
North Vietnam
United States
U.S
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South Vietnam
State Department
le Duan
Workers Party of
Haphazardly Ever After A Bride and Gardens Gone Wild
A humorous column about a June bride returning from her honeymoon to a cottage overrun by a fervent gardener husband. The indoor jungle blooms with pots and seeds while the yard sprouts unpredictable weeds. The narrator jokes about the couple’s mismatched domestic life and chaotic horticulture. The piece ends with a teaser that continues on another page.
Shenandoah Valley National Bank to Add Fifth Branch
The Shenandoah Valley National Bank plans a new third branch at 2505 Valley Rd south of Winchester. The 12 by 50 foot frame building with drive in and walk in facilities is estimated at $20,000 with completion planned for late September.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Valley Rd
Winchester
Frederick County
Raids Near China Border Escalate in Vietnam War
U S forces report a North Vietnamese shot down a US Navy reconnaissance plane near the China border during a raid damage mission. Lang Son and other targets were struck by Navy and Air Force units in the closest strikes to Red China, with B52s blasting DMZ areas and ground actions largely quiet in South Vietnam amid ongoing operations including Operation Portland.
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Saigon
U.S
Red China
RASC
North
Lang Son
Bridge
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
Dong Ha
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
South Vietnam
Portland
U.S. Army
Dmz
Navy AG
Na Phuc
Communist
China
Richmond Weather Sees Warm Period With Possible Clouds
A large pressure area centered over West Virginia brings fair warm weather to Virginia with a chance of clouds. The note mentions a Waterloo Truck Stop event and a Howard Johnsons fish fry promotion with an all you can eat price of 18 dollars tomorrow night.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Virginia
Howard Johnson
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W. Erle Edwards
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H. A. Boucher
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