Bus Plunges Off Virginia Road Killing Illinois Youth
A chartered bus carrying 42 members of the Imperial Drum and Bugle Corps from Chicago crashed on Fancy Gap Mountain in Virginia after brake failure. One teen was killed and 41 injured, many from Chicago area high schools. The party, sponsored by a Skokie VFW, was en route to a Miami show and was to fly home with VFW aid.
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Fancy Gap Mountain
U.S. 52
Virginia
Hillsville
Illinois
Charles Guider
Chicago
Imperial Drum
Skokie
Ill
VFW
Miami
North Carolina
Larry Schlenker
Marie Grenna
Davidsmeyer Bus Service
Elk Grove Village
Mid-America Coach Lines
Madison
Wis
VFW Post
McGovern accuses Nixon of muzzling press for one man rule
Sen. George McGovern charged the Nixon administration has created fear to muzzle the press and warned unchecked presidential TV access could yield one man rule. He spoke at American University on a panel about press bias and executive power, citing Agnew and Mitchell remarks and Nixon family comments.
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Washington
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
South Dakota Democrat
American University
Nixon- Agnew
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Congress
Diphtheria Epidemic Expands in San Antonio
Health officials report 10 new suspected diphtheria cases in San Antonio raising the tentative total to 28 since August 1. Over 5,000 people, including many children, received immunizations as the city of 750,000 endures an outbreak and calls for booster compliance. Dr. William Ross urges five year boosters and school vaccination requirements.
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San Antonio, Tex
William Ross
Ross
Driver of Scout Bus Dies After Crash in Winchester
James Lee Fielding 37 of Staunton died at 3 p.m. in Winchester Memorial Hospital ICUs from internal injuries and leg fractures after a bus crash carrying 37 Boy Scouts at Routes 50 and 17 on Aug. 8. Theodore Fyock of Alexandria had a fractured leg and remained hospitalized. others were treated and released.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
James Lee Fielding
Staunton
Theodore Fyock
Alexandria
Lexington
Senate Poised to Override Nixon Veto on Education Bill
Senate expected to enact a $4.4 billion education funding bill for fiscal 1971 after House rejection of Nixon veto. Democratic sponsors predict a two thirds vote. GOP strategists doubt the president can sustain a veto. House override vote was 289 to 114.
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Senate
Nixon
Washington
House
Hugh Scott
Rpa
GOP
Congress
Israeli Press Laments U.S. Shifts on Egypt Ceasefire
Israeli newspapers express dismay over Washington’s stance on Egypt’s alleged ceasefire violations near the Suez. They urge U.S. action, warn that doubts in American commitments could render the ceasefire a bilateral issue, and call for Americans to speak up to ease Israel’s grave anxiety.
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Tel Aviv
Washington
Egypt
United States
Jerusalem Post
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Hatsofeh
Hamadia
Night attack by North Vietnamese repelled near Fire Base O Reilly
More than 100 North Vietnamese attackers struck a South Vietnamese night bivouac eight miles west of Fire Base O Reilly but were driven off. South Vietnamese sources report 38 enemy killed and one prisoner captured, along with three heavy weapons, seven rifles, and 300 blocks of TNT. One South Vietnamese defender was wounded and O Reilly received a mortar hit with no damage. US B 52s conducted raids mostly on the Laotian side. In Cambodia, a Viet Cong ambush on a rice convoy near Phnom Penh yielded heavy rice losses. Cambodian Premier Lon Nol visited Kom Thom, north of Phnom Penh, where a brief firefight occurred.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Sige
O’reilly
O'Reilly
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Tnom Penh
Lon Nol
Kom Thom
Cable accident halts service on Senseng Road area
A C P Telephone contractor cut the 900 power cable on Senseng Road near Winchester Golf Club after 1 PM, briefly interrupting service east of town while crews addressed switchover issues to new dial equipment. The cut wire, already damaged by the Highway Department, involved 1,800 paired wires serving about 900 private lines and party lines. Telegraphs west of the cut remained active. eastward lines were restored as repairs continued.
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Star
C & P Telephone Company
Virginia
Senseng Road
Winchester Golf Club
Harry Doyle
Winchester
Doyle
Highway Department
K.W. Strouther
C&p Telephone Company
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