Pentagon to shut 23 Nike Hercules batteries in 12 states
The Army will deactivate 23 anti bomber Nike Hercules firing sites and seven headquarters installations in 12 states to save $18.8 million this year and $54 million in later years. Eight sites are National Guard. Closures include Van Nuys Newhall California Lemont Illinois Munster Indiana Selfridge Michigan Irwin Pennsylvania Edgemont Pennsylvania Annapolis Maryland Old Bridge Hazlet New Jersey Cromwell Connecticut Marine Hecker Grafton Missouri Pacific Lawson Pleasant Hill Missouri Gardner Fort Leavenworth Kansas Denton Terrell Alvarado Camp Wolters Texas. headquarters at Saugus New York Tappan Scott AFB Missouri Pleasant Hill Missouri Olathe Kansas Duncanville Texas. National Guard units in Missouri and Texas will be inactivated and personnel transferred to other units.
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Calif
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Munster
Ind
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Mich
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Edgemont
Annapolis
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Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Denton
Terrell
Alvarado
Camp Wolters
Tex
Saugus
Tappan
N.Y
Scott Afb
Olathe
Duncanville
Air
Missouri
Texas
Allies Kill 234 In Hard Fighting Along northern frontier
American and South Vietnamese forces report 234 North Vietnamese killed in the heaviest clashes in a month along the northern edge of South Vietnam. Three South Vietnamese soldiers died and 15 government troops and 15 Marines were wounded as allied firepower overwhelmed the enemy.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Gio Linh
Dmz
Camp Carroll
Con Thien
Agnew's Only Negro Staff Member Quits
The resignation of Marylane Gov. Spiro T. Agnew's only Black staff member highlights concerns among GOP leaders about black dissatisfaction within the party. Dr. Gilbert Ware, Agnew's adviser, departs as tensions surface over minority support and internal party unity.
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Associated Press
Marylane
Spiro T. Agnew
Gop
Gilbert Ware
Agnew
New York
Jackie Robinson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Robinson
South
Eugene J. McCarthy
Vermont
Philip H
Hoff
Robert F. Kennedy
McCarthy
Humphrey
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Vietnam
Paris
George S. McGovern
South Dakoa
Three Areas to Get New Post Offices
Announcement by Seventh District Rep. John O. Marsh Jr plans three new post offices in Middletown White Post and Riverton to be built by private firms and leased to the government with property remaining on local tax rolls. Details include Middletown space 2519 sq ft with 120 sq ft loading platform and 6100 sq ft parking. White Post 768 sq ft interior 80 sq ft platform and 4000 sq ft parking. Riverton 860 sq ft interior 80 sq ft platform and 3700 sq ft parking. Marsh expects site reviews followed by bid invitations for construction.
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Middletown
White Post
Riverton
Seventh
John O. Marsh, Jr
Post Office Department
Ings
Marsh
Post Office
Front Royal Winner in Middletown Fire Parade Honors
The Front Royal Fire Company won top honors in its category at the Middletown Fire Company carnival parade. About 60 units passed the reviewing stand with Sperryville second, Flint Hill third, and Woodstow n first among Rescue Squads.
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Front Royal Fire Company
Middletown Fire Company
Sperryville Company
Flint Hill
Weekend weather outlook with warm humidity and showers
A warm humid Saturday gives way to cooler Sunday. Scattered thundershowers possible tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures stay near normal for five days with a rise expected on Tuesday.
Maiden Flight of Poseidon Missile On Schedule At Cape Canaveral
America's newest Navy missile the Poseidon flew its maiden mission at Cape Kennedy on time carrying a dummy warhead. The test aims at a 1 000 mile initial range and positions Poseidon for deployment on submarines by the early 1970s amid arms control talks.
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U.S. Navy
Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
America
Navy
Poseidon
Atlantic Ocean
Poseis
Tae
Deserter Confesses to Assassination Attempt in Greece
Athens reports army deserter Alexander Panagoulis confessed to trying to assassinate Prime Minister Georgios Papadopoulos. The government accuses Andreas Papandreou of moral responsibility and ties Nicholas Nicolaidis to financing. Police found 13 000 drachmae in a bag as Panagoulis fled the scene by boat. Papandreou, in Stockholm, denies any wrongdoing.
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Greece
Alexander Panagoulis
George Papadopoulos
Andreas Papandreou
Parlament
Byron Stamatopoulos
Panagoulis
Papandreou
Paris
Nicholas Nicolaidis
Center Union
Pangoulis
Rome
Nicolaidis
Italy
Mediterranean
Vietnam
Stamatopolous
Stockholm
Papadopoulos
Wilkins Shoe Center Big Stock and New Shipments
Miss Pappagallo college shoes are now in stock at Wilkins Shoe Center. The store has just received stone jars and a shipment of unfinished furniture from Ww. B. Snider Sons.
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Pappagallo College
Wilkins Shoe Center
Just
Ww. B. Snider Sons
Explosion injures ten at Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant
An explosion at the bomb loading section of the Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant near Minden La injured ten people. Officials said a fire remained active three hours after the blast but was under control.
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Minden, la
Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant
Nigerian Leader Rejects Call for a Cease Fire
Lagos Nigeria AP Maj Gen Yakubu Gowon rejected Haile Selassie's call for a cease fire as Nigerian forces push toward Aba forming battle lines 10 miles from Biafra's Aba while Addis Ababa talks stall and relief flight plans are rebuffed Enugu remains under Nigerian control since October with Biafrans refusing aid via Nigerian routes over fears of poisoning the food and airlift opposition due to arms deliveries.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Biafra
Haile Selassie
Yakubu Gowon
Addis Ababa
Ethiopan
IC. Odumegwu Ojukwu
International Red Cross
Red Cross
August Lindt
Enugu
National Task Force Urges Tougher Anti Smoking Push
A national task force urged stepped up federal and private efforts to curb cigarette use and curb early deaths and disabilities from smoking. It called for tighter advertising restrictions, better school instruction, medical professional involvement, group prevention methods, nonsmoker insurance incentives, and safer cigarettes.
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Washington
Tobacco Institute
U.S
United States
Year End Sale 68 Chryslers Plymouths Clarke County Motors
Clarke County Motors promotes a year end sale featuring 1968 Chrysler and Plymouth vehicles under the tagline Home of Service. Deals highlight pricing on new and used cars with service offers for local buyers.
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Clarke County Motors
Toll Revised Upward in Delta Ambush Casualties
Saigon AP reports U S Command raised the Mekong Delta ambush toll to 71 civilian and 1 government soldier killed with 188 civilians and 15 troops wounded. The earlier count was 15 civilians and 1 soldier killed and 120 wounded.
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Toll
Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
W Ten
Lang Vei
Demilitarized Zone
Virginia Warm Front Keeps Moist Air In Place
The weather map shows warm moist air across Virginia through Saturday as the previous cold front retreating to the north lies along the extreme northern tip of Virginia.
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Richmond
Virginia
Family Picnic and Swimming Meet Tonight at Local Lodge
Tonight at Italian Villa Lasagna with air conditioned Elk Lodge hosts a family picnic at F.O.P. Park Sunday August 18. Call 662-8277 for reservations. Highlights of the swimming meet air at 8 PM on TV Cable Channel 6.
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Elk Lodge
F.O.P. Park
Call Club
Tonight
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