Reds Hit 3 Vietnamese Positions
A U.S. spokesman reported heavy Vietnamese losses in an attack on the Tan Nhut outpost southwest of Saigon. A ranger unit was sent to the scene as government forces repelled an assault near Long An with light casualties. The report also notes shelling of Binh Chanh and a major road clearing operation opening Highway 21 from Nha Trang to Ban Me Thuot.
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U.S
Tan V Nhut
Long An
Binh Chanh
Nha Trang
Ban Me Thuot
Highlands
Hue-Phu Bai
Viet Cong Attack on An Hoa District HQ
A Viet Cong unit attacked the An Hoa district headquarters in Quang Nam Province, 350 miles northeast of Hanoi. The clash lasted about an hour before guerrillas shifted to a nearby Vietnamese army unit. Government casualties were described as light.
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An Hoa
Quang Nam
Vanity May Aid Health In Middle Age
Dr. Jose C. Montero of Stanford University says a concern for youthful appearance helps ward off heart trouble diabetes and arterial hardening. He spoke Thursday to the American Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Jose C. Montero
Stanford University School of Medicine
Montero
American Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Lions Club broom drive passes milestones in Frederick County
The Lions Club raised over 1500 dollars last night, bringing the total to 2500 for sight conservation in Winchester and Frederick County. The Senséng Road area is targeted today to finish the county campaign, with brooms made by the blind. Proceeds fund sight projects and free pony rides are offered at Ward Plaza tonight. VFW Post 2123 also awards a pony with funds to the building fund.
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Lions Club
Frederick County
Senséng Road
Lions
Winchester
Ward Plaza
VFW Post 2123
Wind Storm Knocks Down Trees and Disrupts Utilities in Winchester Area
A brief windstorm snapped limbs and rolled a roof on Loudoun Street near Grove Furniture Co. Power and telephone service were disrupted as trees fell on lines across Clarke and Frederick counties. Northern Virginia Power Co reported outages lasting up to ninety minutes, with fuses blown likely from lightning. About 50 telephones were affected in Winchester and surrounding areas. Rain accompanied the storm with .04 inch measured at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory.
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Loudoun St
Winchester
Grove Furniture Co
C. A. Kirk
Northern Virginia Power Co
Gaylord
Clarke County
West Virginia
Kirk
Franklin and
Pine Sts
Woodland Ave
Donald F. Caskie
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Tornadic Storms Strike Chicago Area and Midwest
Tornadic storms hit the Chicago area and a wide Midwest region causing injuries and extensive damage. Twisters damaged homes, uprooted trees, and disrupted lines between Chicago and the East as at least eight people were hospitalized.
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Chicago
Midwest
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Park Forest
Loop
Joliet
Rockport
Weather Bureau
Crete
Freeport
Stephenson County Fair
Rise in Meat Costs Pushes July Living Expenses Higher
Washington AP notes July consumer prices rose by a tenth of one percent led by meat and food costs. Beef advanced 1.2 percent pork 7.5 percent while potato prices jumped 10 percent. Overall meat prices rose 8.3 percent, medical care up 0.4 percent and tobacco up 1 percent as taxes weighed on the index.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Benner Convicted in 2nd Slaying Receives Five Year Sentence
Ralph Jackeson Benner Jr., 18, was found guilty of second degree murder for the April 3 shooting of John Garrett, 17, in Winchester. A jury recommended five years, the minimum, while Benner had prior voluntary manslaughter conviction in Betty Boyd’s death, also yielding five years.
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Ralph Jackeson Benner, Jr
John Garrett
Albin
Corporation Court
Benner
Betty Birkett Boyd
5048
Loudounst
Ralph Benner
Garerett
Herbert Edmonds
Peter K. McKee
Young Couples Rush to Marry Before Draft Clampdown
In New York and across the country couples hurried to wed before the draft rules changed at midnight. President Johnson ordered men aged 19 to 26 who married after midnight to be drafted as single men until they become fathers. Las Vegas and Yuma saw heavy wedding activity while others delayed due to waiting periods.
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New York
Johnson
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Las Vegas
Nev
Yuma
Ariz
Providence
R.I
Gala Aga
Durham Makes New Motions In Court
Attorneys for Luther Durham Jr. charged with murder in the stab slayings of Mrs. H Denis Hoover and her mother Mrs. E M Snow made motions before Circuit Court Judge Elliott Marshall behind closed doors. Arguments continued. Durham’s trial is set for next Monday for Mrs. Snow's murder and separate trial for Mrs. Hoover's death. The women were killed at their home near Double Toll Gate in February 1963.
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Luther Durham, Jr
H. Denis Hoover
E. M. Snow
Circuit Court
Elliott Marshall
Durham
Snow
Hoover
Double Toll Gate
Boy Held In Shooting Of Sister In Frederick County
An 11 year old Frederick County boy was taken into custody in the fatal shooting of his sister Kathleen Kay Andrick near Stephens City. The incident happened about 8 30 a m on an inside stairway at the Andrick home with a .30 caliber rifle. Kathleen died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A juvenile petition charging homicide has been drawn against the boy. Parents are Harry and Larence Andrick. The body is at Stover Funeral Home in Strasburg.
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Frederick County
Paige W. Foster
Kathleen Kay Andrick
Highview
Highview School
Stephens City
Andrick
Foster
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Douglass C. Hill
Harry
Larence Andrick
Stover
Strasburg
Uneasy Quiet Over Carolina
In New Bern North Carolina an uneasy quiet settled as Negroes entered many previously white schools under watch of highway patrolmen and State Bureau of Investigation agents. Col. David Lambert said there have been no reports of incidents as integration proceeds in the eastern state’s Black Belt.
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New Bern
N.C
North Carolina
Neegroes
State Bureau of Investigation
David Lambert
Highway Patrol
Steel negotiators race strike deadline
Pittsburgh report says steel negotiators press to finish a new contract before Tuesday midnight strike deadline. top USW officers and industry leaders met with Federal Mediation head William Simkin after President Johnson spoke by phone. talks focus on getting real bargaining moving as 450000 workers brace for a possible strike.
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Pittsburgh
Tar
Try
William E. Simkin
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Johnson
Simkin
J. W. Abel
House Approves 650 Million Federal College Aid Measure
The House passed a 650 million bill to fund needy student grants and college construction. It marks the first federal scholarship program approval, with funds to bolster college libraries and librarian training. The bill moves to the Senate for consideration.
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Washington
House
Senate
Go Ahead Given for 7th Day
Gemini 5 cleared for a seventh day in space and moved toward an eighth day goal. Crew reported 50 hours to go as Cooper slept part of each day and cabin temps hovered around 60 degrees. Tumbles from venting hydrogen were expected to lessen, no motion sickness reported, and power down of the spacecraft was considered unnecessary. Continued in-page update pending.
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Cooper
Conrad
Twe
Christopher C. Kraft
Eugene. Krantz
Weather Update: Front Heads In From North Virginia
A frontal system from the north will bring scattered thundershowers to western Virginia tonight and into eastern areas by morning. Rain chances rise as the front advances, with cooler air following behind. Localized brief storms may produce gusty winds and brief downpours.
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Richmond
Virginia
Re Sa
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