Emergency Declared Benton Harbor Urges National Guard
Michigan Lt. Gov. Milliken was asked to send National Guardsmen after two nights of racial violence in Benton Harbor. A march ended with rock and bottle throwing, shots fired injuring a Negro youth, and 14 arrests for disorderly loitering. Mayor Wilbert Smith declared a state of emergency.
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Associated Press
Michigan
William Milliken
Benton Harbor
Wilbert Smith
Robert Nei
David Kinder
Sabonjian
NAACP
H. J. Cook
City Council to Elect Officials in Special Meeting
A special council session is set for 4 p.m. to organize and elect officials for two-year terms including council president and vice president. One-year posts to be filled include vice mayor clerk city solicitor city manager fire chief fire inspector and four fire wardens. New councilmen Bayliss Dutton and Armel will take office tomorrow.
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Council Chamber of City
Ecoe Air Polletion ,Com
Iiseter
William M. Battaile
Butler, Jr
Stewart Bell, Jr
B. M. Porrero
J. Randolph Larrick
Lee Grant
Bernard F. Groves, Jr
William N. Gochefour
Air Pollution Commission
Roy W. Bayliss, Jr
F. M. Funk
Gochenour
Bayliss
B. B. Dutton, Jr
Julian K. Armel
Mr. Butler
Eugene Dearing, Jr
Ralph L. Hardy
Soviet Ban on Warren Commission Report Stuns Embassy
Moscow told the U S Embassy to halt distributing a Russian language Warren Commission report on the assassination of President. The embassy protested the ban and urged reconsideration. Soviet spokesman predicted little chance of reversal. Senior diplomats noted no similar prior Soviet request. The report had been given to top Soviet officials and distributed to 178 Soviets who asked for copies.
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Moscow
Warren Commission
Foreign Ministry
Skunk Sets Up Under Porch In City Neighborhood
A skunk appeared at 374 East Piccadilly Street and settled under a back porch. The creature began its distinctive moan drawing concern from residents as authorities warn about potential risks before tonight’s deadline.
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E. Piccadilly St
De Gaulle Meets Hanoi Representative in Cambodia Talk
President de Gaulle held a 35 minute private meeting with Nguyen Thuong, North Vietnam’s top representative in Cambodia, during his round the world trip. A French spokesman said no peace negotiation indications emerged. Thuong, a former ambassador to Guinea, declined to comment on talks. Royal reception followed with Sihanouk naming De Gaulle honorary supreme general and presenting a silver baton.
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Phnom
Penh
Cambodia
Les de Gaulle
North Nam
Hanoi
Nguyen Thuong
de Gaulle
Thuong
Guinea
North Vietnamese
Foreign Office
Kossomak
Sihanouk
Thailand
Union AFL-CIO Declines to Back Byrd Opponent in Virginia Race
In Roanoke Virginia AFL-CIO delegates with 63000 members refused to endorse any Byrd organization candidate for the forthcoming Senate race. The group endorsed state Sen William B Spong Jr and three Democratic congressional nominees while avoiding formal backing for Byrd or opponent Lawrence M Rawlings Jr.
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Roanoke
William B. Spong Jr
Virginia
Afl-Cio
State Labor Organization
Byrd Organization
Mark P. Byrd Jr
Lawrence M
Heathsville
Byrd
Hurricane Faith Foils Effort to Tame Stormfury Seeding
Hurricane Faith roared in the Atlantic as scientists debated seeding plans. If the center neared land, Project Stormfury would be halted. forecasters predicted a northwest or northerly path for the season's sixth tropical storm.
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Miami
Fla
Faith
Atlantic
Stormfury
Cape Kennedy
Daytona Beach
Shoppers to Feel Pinch Of Sales Tax Tomorrow
Beginning tomorrow a three percent sales tax takes effect in most Virginia areas. Winchester faces a three percent local rate while Frederick County uses two percent state tax. The tax applies to common items with graduations shown and affects everyday purchases.
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Virginia
Winchester
Prederick County
Ges
Thant to announce whether he will stay as UN secretary general
U Thant returns from a week in Latin America to decide if he will remain as United Nations secretary general. He plans to inform all 117 U.N. delegations Thursday. He reportedly will not seek another five year term, with term ending November 3.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Latin America
U.N
Market Rises on Strong Early Wave in Active Trading
New York stocks gain as the Dow Jones average climbs 8.24 points to 783.96 at 10:30 a.m. led by advances in color TVs electronics lines and aerospace. Analysts caution that the rebound from a seven month slide remains tentative with limited fundamental support.
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Wall Street
Virginia Sales Tax Table for Combined 3 Percent Levy
Virginia outlines a combined state and local sales tax of 3 percent for transactions over $16.49 during September 1966 to June 1968. The schedule covers counties and cities imposing local tax, instructing straight 3 percent on the total and rounding fractions of a cent as dictated, with threshold handling for computation.
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Virginia
Navy air attacks knock out torpedo boats and SAM sites
U S Navy planes destroyed two North Vietnamese torpedo boats in the Gulf of Tonkin and damaged another, with pilots also hitting surface to air missile sites near Vinh and Hai Phong. No major action reported in South Vietnam amid election tensions and a week long lull. customs officials anticipate Viet Cong efforts to disrupt the Sept. 11 constituent assembly vote.
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Baigon
South Viet Nam
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Vinh
Hai ‘Phong
North Viet Nam
Winchester and Clarke County Schools Open Tomorrow
Winchester and Clarke County schools begin the 1966-67 session with enrollment estimates of about 3 037 in Winchester and 1 908 in Clarke County. Classes start tomorrow with Labor Day holidays set for September 5, and start times vary by school.
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Winchester
Clarke County
Jacob Johnson
Robert A. Wood
Handley High School
Richmond Weather Forecast Brief
A stationary high pressure system over West Virginia brings partly cloudy skies to Virginia today with temperatures similar to Tuesday.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Virginia
For Sale Stanley Prune Plums
Stanley prune plums advertised for sale at 2.25 dollars per bushel. Call 663-0133 during daytime hours.
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Stanley Prune
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