Fire destroys two buildings. firefighter overcome by smoke
An 18 year old firefighter Raymond Campbell was overcome by smoke during a blaze that damaged a six room house and an adjoining storehouse at 321 323 National Ave. He was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital and released. Owner B M Sullivan said damage was severe with no immediate estimate. Firemen reported extensive damage to the attic and second floor of the house and four upper rooms of the storehouse.
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National Ave
Raymond Campbell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
B. M. Sullivan
Minister and poet to Washington message from Missouri rider
A 65 year old minister and author George Lewis sends a message to President Johnson. George Ventres who uses Royal White as a pen name began from Missouri July 9 and plans to reach Washington by Thursday then ride back. A Palm Beach Braves pitcher tossed the first ball as part of a Florida visit noting a noon high.
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Washington
George Lewis
Johnson
Ventres
Royal White
Missouri
Palm Beach Braves
Eeeek Pear Cums
Apple Blossom
Florida East Coast
Bombers strike Viet Cong positions in two weekend raids
U S bombers from Strategic Air Command conducted two weekend raids in South Viet Nam hitting suspected Viet Cong positions. A gun downed an American plane over North Viet Nam and Viet Cong attacked outposts south of Saigon. Marine forces near Da Nang reported heavy Viet Cong losses with multiple engagements and casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Strategic Air Command
U.S. Milietary
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
da Nanng
Ba Nang
da Nang
Weekend Crashes Injure Dozen Damages Hit House and Signals
A series of weekend traffic crashes injures about a dozen people and damages a house at 548 Eagle Drive and railroad signals near Millwood Avenue. Police seek the driver of a stolen car. one driver, Robert Kelley McGlamery, 32, of Damascus, Virginia, suffered a lip cut after his car hit signals and stopped near Rt 11 and Weems Lane.
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Winchester
Eagle Drive
Polee
Eagle
Drive
Eagle Place
Robert Kelley McGlamery
Damascus
Millwood Ave
R. L. Bowers
Rt. 11
Weems Lane
Frederick County Pups Back in School for 1965-66
Frederick County students return to school with about 6000 pupils expected for the 1965 66 term. 1000 new pupils join the union High School on Fox Drive. The county has 17 schools and 225 teachers as the new term begins. In Clarke County first graders start ahead of the larger influx tomorrow. Labor Day holiday will pause classes on Monday.
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Nik Fieile Ree
Barbara Jean Robertson
Clarke County High
Union High School
Fox Drive
Clarke County
Clarke
Winchester
Gemini 5 crew examined after record seven day spaceflight
Doctors at the Manned Spacecraft Center began medical checks on Gemini 5 heroes L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr aboard the USS Lake Champlain. Officials said the men show no symptoms and are in excellent condition as they prepare for 11 days of seclusion before Cape Kennedy transfer.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
America
Aseutronauts
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Lake Champlain
the Champlain
Robert Gilruth
Manhed Spacecraft Center
Moon
Control Center
Charles Berry
Cape Kennedy
Cooper
Air Force
Conrad
Navy
Champlain
Howard Minners
Johnson
Springfield
Mass
O’brien
Kennedy
Johnson- Humephrey
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
LeRoy Coline
Toittsburgh
Gordon Cooper Jr
Harles Conrad Jr
Telehone
Men of Peace
Ace
Charles Conrad
Gordon Cooper
Rebels and OAS Force Clash in Dominican Crisis Firefight
Rebel troops and the Inter-American Peace Force exchanged heavy fire in Santo Domingo during the night the fiercest since June. Rebel HQ reported at least nine or more dead and 31 wounded. An unconfirmed report mentioned a Paraguayan soldier wounded. The clash followed mortar fire on rebel sectors amid talks on a peace plan. U S Ambassador Bunker said the incident should not derail efforts.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
U.S
An Agree
Ment
OAS
Ellsworth Bunker
Bunker
Ilmar Penha Mareinho
Brazil
Ramon de Clairmont Duenas
el Salvador
Inter-American Peace Force
Jaragua
Johnson returns to desk as O Brien named postmaster general
President Johnson resumes duties at the White House and unveils Lawrence F. O Brien as postmaster general replacing John A. Gronouski who will become ambassador to Poland. Gronouski’s move follows Cabot’s reassignment and O Brien’s long service in Democratic campaigns. Johnson also discusses steel talks and Gemini 5 progress.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Texas
Lawrence F. O Brien
John A. l Gronouski
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson City
Gronouski
Wille
Po Lland
John F. Kennedy
Warsaw
John Moors Cabot
O’brien
Set For Midnight Tuesday
President Johnson summoned steel negotiators to the White House to end the stalemate in talks with the United Steelworkers Union and 10 major producers. The strike deadline is midnight Tuesday with potential use of the Taft Hartley Act to delay. U.S. Steel and other firms began closing facilities as negotiations stalled despite mediation efforts.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Pittsburgh
I.W. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
Willard
Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Leroy Collins
Koper
Mace Ee Eae Ot Plee
Federal ‘Mediation and Conciliation Service
U.S. Steel Corp
Efeforts
Morse
Collins
Steelworkers Union
Record Low Virginia Temperatures Driven by Arctic Air
Virginia woke to near record low temperatures as a large Arctic air mass centered over West Virginia dominated the eastern seaboard and northeastern U.S. The frigid air moved southeast from Canada, sending temperatures to historic lows in multiple locales.
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Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
East Serra
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Warren M. Robertson
Berryville
Wn Tween
Frederick County
Tass
Harold Wilson
Great Britain
Atlantic Ocean
Dr. Minners
United
Boyd’s
George Washington Hotel
Glaize & Bro
Hale Harrison Brillient
Peaches
D. K. Russell
White Hall
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