Air War Losses Rise as U S Jets Fall in North Vietnam
U S losses this week climb to 12 planes and 18 fliers with six more American jets downed by MIGs and ground fire in raids around Hanoi. Sabotage and terror killings rise as Viet Cong target elections, while both sides suffer casualties in heavy combat and air clashes.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Hue
U.S. Command
U. S
North Vietnamese
U S
Air Force
Rain delays vacationers yet helps Virginia farmers
Extended rainfall drenched much of Virginia this week with four inch totals in central and western areas while Richmond reached 2.96 inches. The downpours boosted forage crops and topsoil but delay harvests and caused minor road and rail disruptions. Weather officials expect little relief in the next 24 hours.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Richmond
U.S. Weather Bureau
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Blackstone
Roanoke
Leary
Danville
Tidewater
Newport News
State Highway Department
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Mountain Division
C&o
James River
State Department of Agriculture
North Carolina
Great Lakes
Atlantic
First Apples Ready Week Of Sept 11
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association announces Red Delicious will reach picking maturity the week of Sept 11 with general harvest to begin the week of Sept 18. The Maturity Committee notes wide maturity variation due to a prolonged bloom and urges growers to judge harvest readiness for immediate sale or storage.
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Frederick County Fruit Growpers Association
Inspection Service
Virginia Polytechnic Institute Winchester Laboratory
Trueman Nold
Jonathans
Huge eight pound melon from Front Royal friend
F. W. Marple of the Front Royal Road gave cantalope seeds to B. R. White of Edwardsville. Marple’s crop yielded large melons and one visit brought an eight pound ten ounce fruit, 26 inches around. Also offers for sale and jewelry ads appear.
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F. W. Marple
Front Royal Road
B. R. White
Edwardsville
Mr. Marple
Bombing of 225 Key North Vietnam Targets Reported
The Pentagon says American planes have bombed over 225 key targets in North Vietnam during the two year air campaign. Most targets were in populated zones near borders or major ports and many were approved by President Johnson on Joint Chiefs of Staff recommendations.
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Pentagon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs
Red China
U.S. Grant Sharpe
Pacific
White House
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
China
Hanoi
Ford
Air Force
Navy
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
R.ky
Morton
Haiphong
Winchester Frederick County Young Democrats elect Dicks president
Gene T. Dicks of Middletown was elected president of the executive board of the Winchester Frederick County Young Democratic Club at last night’s meeting in the county clerk’s office. Also elected were Miss Barbara Pickeral first vice president Joseph White second vice president William Shendon treasurer and Mrs Wanda LineWeaver secretary. This was the group’s first official meeting after an organizational session last Saturday.
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Gene T. Dicks
Middletown
Winchester- Frederick County
Young Democratic Club
Barbara Pickeral
Joseph White
William Shendon
Wanda LineWeaver
Young Democratic Clubs
Joyce McKee
Ted Morgan
James Jordan
Charles Duvall
al Lazazzera
British mission in Peking to rebuild after fire
London says the British legation in Peking will be rebuilt as proof of resolve to stay. Red China threatens Hong Kong rule and praised the attack on the mission. Hopson reports staff and families safe, though apartments were ransacked.
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London
Britain
Peking
Legation
Foreign Office
Red China
Hong Kong
Red Guards
Donald Hopson
Hopson
China
New China
Lam Bun
Japan
Kyodo News Service
Peking People’s Daily
Soviet Retaliation Threat Dismissed
Washington critics and Johnson policy supporters discuss a Soviet warning of retaliatory steps over U S bombing of North Vietnam. Senators Fulbright and Hickenlooper offer cautious takes while Stennis and Morton weigh bombing’s impact on negotiations and civilian morale.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Johnson
J. W. Fulbright
D.ark
Senate Foreign Relations
Red China
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Firebombing at Hong Kong Immigration Office Near Lowu Border
Communist Chinese firebombs set the Hong Kong immigration office at Lowu border station ablaze as border violence flared along the 17 mile frontier. The fire was extinguished with no serious damage. Across the day, six incidents included machine gun fire, tear gas, and swarms of attackers, with crowds driven back by British Gurkha forces.
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Hong Kong
Lowu
China
Man Kam To
Disarmament Treaty Draft Unveiled by U S and USSR
United States and Soviet Union submit a draft disarmament treaty at a 17 nation conference. Key issue remains Article 3 control and inspection blank while talks proceed in Geneva and at the U N General Assembly in New York. Nations would pledge not to transfer or assist weapon development and non nuclear states would refrain from acquiring or manufacturing nuclear arms.
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Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
William C. Foster
Alexei A.roshchin
United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Sherwin Williams Deals On Artist Supplies This Week
Vendor advertises 50 percent off all artist supplies except brushes at Sherwin Williams. Also featuring home grown corn at 49 cents a dozen at Dot 1 south Gate Market in Stephens City.
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Sherwin Williams
South Gate Market
Stephens City
City Fires Striking Employes
Chesap eake AP City employees who walked off for union recognition were fired. Assistant City Manager Neal Windley said letters notifying the strikers by certified mail were written by 10 45 am and mailed immediately. The action cites a state law banning city workers from joining a union as more than 200 employees stayed off work for a second day. Public works was crippled while authorities used prisoners and private contractors to meet emergencies.
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Chesapeake
Neal Windley
Public Works Department
Weather Front Stalls Over Virginia North Carolina Border
A stationary front along the Virginia North Carolina line delays clearing weather with ongoing showers today and tonight. The system brings persistent rain and could produce moderate to heavy bursts across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia-North Carolina
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