House Halves Johnson Aid Request To 2.8 Billion
The House, in a marathon session, cut President Johnson's foreign aid request by 563 million to 2.8 billion. Final vote 202 to 194. 150 Democrats and 72 Republicans for the measure. Major cuts target development loans, alliance for progress, and NATO funding, with continued fights over Alliance for Progress and emergency funds. Military training of Arab-relation nations affected by an amendment.
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House
Johnson
Chamber
Senate
Alliance For Progress
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
John F. Kennedy
Latin America
L. Mendel Rivers
D.sc
Armed Services Committee
NATO
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D.N.Y
United States
Rain totals rise to 1.94 inches at Winchester lab
Nearly two inches of rain fell in 24 hours with 1.94 inches at the Winchester Fruit Laboratory this morning. August rainfall reaches 4.78 inches, above the 54-year average of 3.72. Showers forecast tonight and tomorrow as temperatures rise. five day outlook steady. Final Clearance of All Summer Apparel. Drastically Reduced at Margaret L Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Totel
Margaret L. Hodgson
Quadruplet Boys Born in St Louis Hospital
A 34 year old mother of six gave birth to quadruplet boys at DePaul Hospital in St Louis. Attending Dr Nicholas A Correnti said mother Mrs Richard Kahren krog of St Louis County and all four infants are in good condition. First baby weighed 5 2. second 4 7. third 4 3. fourth 5 1. Father, an electrical engineer, predicted all boys.
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St, Louis
DePaul Hospital
Nicholas A. Correnti
Richard Kahrenkrog
St. Louis County
Correnti
Fahrenkrogs
Lloyds of London
Byrd to appear on national TV program Sunday
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr of Virginia will be featured on the national program Opinion Washington Sunday at 9 30 p m on WTTG Channel 5. He will be interviewed by Mark Evans and Walter Trohan about riots in cities Vietnam and the government finances.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
de Va
Washington
Suneday
WTTG
Channel 5
Winchester
Mark Evans
Walter Trohan
Chicago Tribune
Viet Nam
Sen
Byrd
Crown Cork and Neal
UMW Union
Sefeseng Park
Frederick County
Gainesboro
Torrential Rains Move Northward
Heavy rainfall moved north from Virginia ending six days of rain with Fairfax County hardest hit. Vienna recorded 6.20 inches in 24 hours as Northern Virginia totals exceeded five inches on Wednesday and Thursday. No injuries were reported though damages may reach near one million dollars. Over 50 roads, mainly secondary routes, were impassable due to high water and washouts, especially in Fairfax Arlington Pittsylvania Bedford and Albemarle counties. U.S. 1 and I 95 closures affected major arteries between Woodbridge and Virginia 617. I 95 later reopened while U S 1 remained closed.
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Fairfax County
Vienna
State Highway Department
Fairfax
Arlington
Pittsylvania
Bedford
Albemarle
U.S. 1
Woodbridge
Living Costs Jump Largest in Nine Months
Washington AP report shows July CPI up four tenths of a percent the biggest rise in nine months led by a nine tenths jump in grocery prices. The bureau notes costs rose 1.6 percent year to date with hospital, mortgage, and property tax increases contributing.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
For Sale Stanley Prunes Weeks of August 21 and 27
Questover Orchards offers Stanley prunes for sale during weeks of August 21 and 27. Located 2 miles east of Berryville on Route 7. Call 955-2623 or Stephens City 547 for details.
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Questover Orchards
Berryville
Rt. 7
Stephens City
U S Fliers Bomb Targets Within 18 Miles of China
American warplanes pounded rail yards and military targets within 18 miles of the Chinese border as U S forces reported 19 fliers missing this week and one Thunderchief shot down by ground fire. The report notes air missions, rail damage near Hanoi, and attacks on Port Wallut and Hoa Lac with ongoing police actions in Saigon ahead of elections.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Red China
U.S. Command
U.S
South Vietnam
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Hanoi
Red River
Port Wallut
China
Port
Hong Kong radio comic Lam Bun dies after torch attack
Hong Kong and Red China border tensions escalate as Lam Bun, a satirical radio comedian, is killed by terrorists who set him ablaze after a car ambush. Authorities offer rewards totaling 27,000 for information, and Lam's family is protected.
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Hong Kong
Lam Bun
Lam
Onslaught
Red China
Rockwell Shot by Sniper in Arlington Lot
Police said George Lincoln Rockwell leader of the American Nazi party was shot and killed in a parking lot across from party headquarters in Arlington Virginia. The shooter fled from a roof top and police sought a man in a trench coat as a possible suspect.
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George Lincoln
Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Nazi Party
Washington
Major shakeup in South Vietnam military leadership
Reports say five top generals may be relieved as South Vietnam plans a broad reform moving from generals to second lieutenants. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu denied firings while noting no decisions were final. Unofficial sources name Maj. Gen. Linh Quang Vien and Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Vy possibly sent abroad as ambassadors along with other senior officers.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Linh Quang Vien
Nguyen van Vy
Joint General Staff
Tran Ngoc Tam
South Vietnam
Free World Forces Command
Bui Huu Nhon
Thu Duc
Weather shifts as front lifts from Virginia
A stationary low pressure front over Virginia for nearly a week moves northward today, bringing most of the persistent rainfall. Scattered showers will continue across the region as the system exits.
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Richmond
Virginia
Correction notice for Hoover Constellation Vacuum price
A correction item notes the Hoover Constellation Vacuum Cleaner price in the Star ad should read regular price 34.88 sale 26.66, located at Ward's Pastry Shop on Town & Country Rt 50 East at Int 81. The notice references German chocolate specials by Ward's Pastry Shop.
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