Khanh Gives Up Presidency as Vietnam Crisis Eases
Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh steps down from the title of president and his dictatorial powers under student and Buddhist pressure. He may still lead the government as premier, with a new chief of state elected and the military council dissolved. A civilian-military junta to be formed after urgent council session.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen
Khanh
U.S
Revolutionary Military Council
Associated Press
Military Council
Ton Thah Tue
Ree
Viet Nam
Nguyen Xuan Oanh
Associaed
Oanh
Nguyen Khanh
Duong van Minh
Traffic light at S Loudoun and Whitlock to open tomorrow
A new traffic light at S Loudoun St and Whitlock Ave goes into service tomorrow at 7 30 a m with a walk signal during the school term. Mrs John Fisher of 8 Church St Middletown brought eight chinese cucumbers to the Star office and described other homegrown plants she tends in her garden.
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S. Loudoun St
Whitlock Ave
John Fisher
Church St
Middletown
Star Office
Walkout Start Shuts Pan American Flights Nationwide
AFL CIO Transport Workers Union strike hit Pan American Airways after negotiations reached an impasse. About 1,100 to 1,200 employees walked off at New York JFK at 2 15 a m with similar action by 2,500 on the Pacific Coast and Hawaii. The union seeks a 15 percent wage hike, shorter work week, more vacations and improved benefits for maintenance ground service and flight personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pan American Airways
Afl-Cio
New York
John F
Pan American
Uion
Hylton Enterprises Expands with 40 Acre Apartment Lot
A Woodbridge firm that runs apartments in Manassas and Woodbridge bought 40 acres at Fox Drive and Route 522. Plans call for up to 500 garden or low rise units and possibly a shopping center later. Land sold by Strosnider Realty Co. for about 100000 dollars. An 82 acre tract nearby may be developed as needs arise. Winchester would be the third Virginia city for the firm. Also a Clarke County fair seeks a delivery boy with bicycle for Rhodes Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodbridge
Manassas
Fox Drive
Rt. 522
C. D. Hylton Enterprises, Inc
Hylton
Strosnider Realty Co
Winchester
Virginia City
Hylton Enterprises
Democratic National Convention Program Summary
Today's schedule begins at 7 30 p m with an invocation by Rabbi and pledge of allegiance. National Anthem by Mace Barrett. Reports from Permanent Organization and Platform Committees. Speeches by Rep John W McCormack and Rep Charles J Weltner. Bayh speech and Benediction follow. Wednesday features 7 30 p m EST start with invocation by Rt Rev Leland Stark and Mahalia Jackson as national anthem singer. Nominations and balloting for president and vice president with Johnson biography film. Benedictions wrap.
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Mace Barrett
Fon
Norman Stoll
Oregen
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Charles J. Weltner
Georgia
National Committee
Platform Committee
Birch Bayh
Indiana
Frank A. P. Pehrson
Leland J. Stark
Mahalia Jackson
Johnson
Kennedy Declares Candidacy for New York Senate
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy announced his Democratic bid for the U.S. Senate from New York at Gracie Mansion with Mayor Robert Wagner by his side. Kennedy has rented a Long Island mansion and hired Debs Myers to manage campaign PR as the Democratic state convention approaches.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Kennedy
Robert F. Wagner
Gracie
Wagner
Atlantic City
Long Island
Debs Myers
Kenneth B. Keating
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Italy
Conserveatives
Moneday
Keating
Democratic platform favors status quo and civil rights stance
The Democratic platform committee adopts a middle road document aligned with President Johnson's policies. It affirms administration programs, vows to expand them, and resolves on civil rights and nuclear arms while condemning extremism from any side.
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Atlantic
City
N.J
Johnson
Mississippi Delegation Seating Drama at Democratic Convention
Credentials panel resumes search to seat Mississippi delegates as regular and Freedom Democratic groups remain locked out. Alabama delegates occupy seats after loyalty pledges, while 32 unpledged Mississippians resist eviction. Mississippi factions dispute legitimacy and future seating.
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Alabama
Credentials Committee
Mississippi
Freedom Democrats
Instant Demonstration at Democratic National Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City a new political art emerges the instant demonstration. Pickets for multiple causes appear outside the hall while TV cameras capture a range of fleeting acts and stage managed displays. A Mississippi freedom Democrats group and a so called White Party of America sing and march as observers note the scene.
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Green
Edith Green
Oregon
Atlantic City
Mississippi
Atlantic
City
N.J
Mammouth
Freedom Democratics
White Party of America
Johnson
Wallace
Convention Heats Into Second Session Over Veep Pick
At the Democratic National Convention Johnson weighs Humphrey as his running mate amid southern opposition while Mississippi seating fights loom. McCarthy seen as possible southern alternative. Officials expect a middle class platform and no roll calls despite civil rights tensions.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Democratic National
Mississippi
White House
Minnesota
Humphrey
Carl Sanders
Georgia
South
White. House
Sen
Eugene J. McCarthy
Sanders
McCarthy
Freedom Democratic Party
Alabama
Weather Outlook for Virginia Inland Clouds and Showers
A high pressure system moved east over Virginia causing a shift to more cloud cover and scattered showers expected by late Wednesday. The development will bring cool, moist air and light rain chances across central and eastern regions.
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Richmond
Virginia
Army Field Desk and Store Closing Notice
Army Field Desk and A N Store announce a closing notice for their office and shop. The location will close at noon tomorrow for a company picnic. John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc. issued the notice.
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John W. Rosenberger & Co., Inc
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Can Lao Party
Ngo Dian Diem
Wayside Gallery
Brilliant ‘Peaches
D. K. Russell & Sons
Hale
Harrison Brillant
Paul Rhodes
Cedar Creek
Apply Perry Engineering Co., Inc
Winchester, Va
Miami
Pan America
Chicago
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Houston
Tex
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Union
Military Air Transport Service
Rhodes Drug Co
Softee
Clarke County Fair
Joachim
Prince A. Taylor Jr
LBJ
V-P
Barry Goldwater
Communist Party
Ku Klux Klan
Star
Berryville
Front Royal
Strasburg
Frederick, Clarke, Warren
Shenandoah
Winchester Evening Star
Hunt
Democrats
By Lathan Mims
Special Star
Army Field Desk
A & N Store
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