Grim hurricane toll rises as Camille devastates Gulf Coast
In Mississippi rescue teams comb wreckage for dead and missing after Camille. Officials estimate 150 to 200 deaths with over 2,000 injured as 1,500 National Guardsmen and 500 Civil Defense workers assist. Federal aid begins, curfews imposed, and supplies move to Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis.
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Gulfport
Miss
Nap Cassibry
Mississippi
Cassibry
Cassidry
Atlanta
Dobbins Air Force Base
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
New Orleans
Bay St. Louis
Nixon
Camille
Louisiana
Bogalusa
Curt Slegeelin
Plaquemines Parish
Reinforcements Rush to Outnumbered American Units Near Da Nang
In Saigon and northern provinces, U S and South Vietnamese forces battled a numerically superior North Vietnamese force. Two American companies from the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, totaling 177 men, faced heavy losses with about 40 percent casualties. Eight helicopters evacuated wounded as battles raged near Hiep Duc and Da Nang.
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Saigon
Nouth
da Nang
Associated Press
Richard Pyle
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
South Vietnam
U.S
Pyle
Cecil M. Henry
Rome
Hiep Duc
Henry
John Whittecar
Salina
Kan
Wiliam Gaylor
Mineral Wells
Tex
Gayler
Whittecar
Scientists Study Hurricane Seeding Over Debbie in Caribbean
Airborne teams observed Hurricane Debbie after deploying silver iodide crystals in a 10 hour Monday seeding mission. If Project Stormfury works, it could yield a weapon against Atlantic and Caribbean storms. Observations continued with flights planned for Wednesday as storms fate hung on movement toward land.
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Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
Debbie
South Atlantic
Project Stormfury
Caribbean
Edt
San Juan
Miami
Air Force
Navy
Esther
Clarke Fair Winners On Display At Clarke County Fair
Clarke Fair winners in all divisions excluding livestock poultry and flowers will be on display today at Berryville as the fair continues. Yesterday’s opening crowned Miss Clarke County Fair Sheila Blankenship daughter of Wade and Mrs Blankenship of White Post. Runners up Gail Rhoden and Rachel Copenhaver, both with local family ties, are named. Tonight features the Pet Show at 5 30, archery exhibition at 6 30 and a dip test at 8. Grandstand acts include String Bean and P from Hee Haw, The String Dusters, and nightly appearances by Harry Bow Wow Todd Gary Todd and Herbert L Flatfelter.
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Clarke County
Berryville
Sheliah Blankenship
Wade
String Dusters
Harry ‘‘Bow Wow
Todd
Gary Todd
Herbert L. Flatfelter
Light turnout marks early voting in Winchester area
Early voting in the tune off primary shows low turnout with showers cited as a factor. Precinct totals at 9 a.m. include Friendship 36 Sarah Zane 36 Rouss 89 Virginia Avenue 77, with at noon city totals of Friendship 80 Rouss 225 Virginia Avenue 110 Sarah Zane 78. Leaders include William C. Battle vs Henry Howell for governor and Del Guy O. Farley vs Andrew P. Miller for attorney general.
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Winchester
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Rouss
Virginia Avenue
William C. Battle
Charlottesville
Henry Howell
Norfolk
del. Guy O. Farley
Fairfax
Andrew P. Miller
Abingdon
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Richmond
Frederick County
Virginia runoff pits Battle against Howell for governor
Democrats in Virginia head to a runoff to nominate a governor candidate between William C. Battle and Henry E. Howell Jr. The race tests party strength with Battle backed by Gov. Mills Godwin and key senators, while Howell runs a populist campaign. Attorney general ballot also on the line.
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Richmond
Virginia
Democratic Party
Willliam C. Battle
Australia
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
Battle
Howell
Tidewater
Roanoke
Andrew P. Miller
Abingdon
Guy O. Farley Jr
Fairfax
Mills E. Godwin Jr
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William 8. Long Jr
Fred G. Pollard
Pollard
Godwin
Fairfax County
Shooting Trial Resumes in Warren County Court
The trial of Paul Jackson Foster of Manassas resumes in Warren County Circuit Court for the fatal June 22 shooting of Joseph R. Deavers of Rileyville. The jury heard 27 witnesses. Foster claimed self defense and testified over an hour.
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Front Royal
Paul Jackson Foster
Manassas
Joseph R. Deavers
Rileyville
Warren County
Winchester School Board approves plans for new elementary
The Winchester School Board authorized Chairman H. Robert Edwards to hire architect Hubert Stratton to draft plans for a new elementary school to replace John Kerr Elementary, with location planned at the west end of Jefferson Street near Handley High School. They also requested an $800000 loan from the State Literary Fund in November and heard updates on driver training range approval, delayed opening of the vocational school due to finances, tuition reestablishment for nonresidents, sandblasting bids for the Old Health Building, anticipated admission price increases for sports, and staff changes amid routine reports.
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Winchester School Board
H. Robert Edwards
Hubert T. Stratton
John Kerr
Jefferson St
Handley High School
State Literary Fund
Dowell J. Howard
State Board of Education
Jacob L. Johnson
Johnson
William Fauver
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Robert L. Chaplin
N. Braddock St
Local Man Killed in Vietnam
Staff Sergeant Robert Allen Washington of Winchester was killed in action in Vietnam on Aug. 13. He was born in Winchester, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John L. Washington. He is survived by his widow Barbara J. Washington a son Robert Allen Jr. and a daughter Cynthia Denise all of Kentucky three sisters Mrs. Sadie Williams Mrs. Elizabeth Washington and Miss Charlena Washington four brothers John Charles Washington Richard and Franklin Washington and several other relatives. Funeral arrangements are in complete.
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Winchester
John L. Washington
Barbara J. Washington
Robert Allen, Jr
Cynthia Denise
Kentucky
Sadie Williams
Elizabeth Washington
Charlena Washington
Washington
John
Charles Washington
Stephens City
Richard and
Franklin Washington
IRA Threatens New Northern Ireland Religious Conflict
IRA Chief of Staff Cathal Goulding in Dublin says volunteers are being mobilized and some units already sent to Belfast to fight in the North. He demands disbanding the B Specials, while Britain and Northern Ireland leaders meet in London to seek peace and address Catholic demands.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Rpublican
IRA
Cathal Goulding
Dublin
Goulding
Ulster
B.specials
Republic
Irish Republic
Harold Wison
Britain
James Chichester-Clark
London
Wilson
Chichester-Clark
Precinct Change Shifts Kernstown Voting Site
Kernstown voters now cast ballots at B J Lovett Real Estate Office 2641 Valley Ave replacing the former Webber Tire Co polling location, with residents advised to use the updated address for the upcoming election.
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Kernstown
Webber Tire Co
B.J. Lovett Real Estate
Valley Ave
Weather Front Spreads Rain Across Virginia
An intensifying low moving eastward through Ohio and Pennsylvania spreads rain across Virginia. The system disrupts late day plans and may linger into the evening with unsettled skies and damp conditions.
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Richmond
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
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Gulf Coast
Margaret L. Hodgson
Howard Johnson
Spector
Shawnee Fire Co’s
Winchester Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary
Loudoun St
Carper’s Valley
Stephens
Foster
Robert Washington
Vietnam
Robert Allen Washington
Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Londonderry Development Commission
The
Bar
Confederation of British Industry
Londonderry
B. Specials
Mr. Softee
Conservation Club
Wea
Gore
Apples and Peaches Butlers Packing House
Wyck St
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