Peruvian Plane Crash Kills 67 Aboard Faucett DC6
Rescue teams recovered burned bodies on a jungle hillside after Faucett Airlines four engine DC6 struck Cerro Carpish near Huanuco. The crash killed 67 aboard including four Americans and 17 foreigners during a long weekend travel period.
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Lima
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Faucett
Joseph Newman
Kishner Drive
Las Vegas
Nev
Evelyn Craig
Robert and
Corina Houk
Town Crier The Weatherman Predicts Cloudy Skies Tonight
The weatherman forecasts cloudy skies with rain possible tonight and tomorrow. Low temperatures are expected to range from 36 to 42 degrees as northeast to east winds blow at 10 to 15 miles per hour.
Rockefeller pressed for 1968 bid. question of draft lingers
Palm Beach AP Gov Nelson Rockefeller says he has not opened to a presidential draft despite mounting pressure at the GOP governors conference. Oregon's Tom McCall floated a petition drive, suggesting 15 million signatures, but Rockefeller and Maryland's Spiro Agnew dismissed calls for a formal draft organization as premature.
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Rockefeller
New York
McCall
GOP
Law Would Bar Relatives From Congressional Payrolls
Washington AP brief reports Congress to pass a delay action law banning members from employing relatives or placing kin on any congressional payroll. The measure, attached to a postal-rate bill, excludes military assignments and affects executives, judges, and agencies with hiring authority. President Johnson expected to sign next week.
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Washington
Congress
Congressional
Associated Press
Johnson
U S Says NLF Coalition in South Vietnam Would Clash With Policy
The State Department outlined five points on U S policy toward the National Liberation Front, noting that a coalition government in South Vietnam would conflict with the aim that the Vietnamese people determine their future without outside influence. The remarks followed Vice President Humphrey’s speculation about non Communist NLF elements joining a future Saigon government and his later qualification that he may have overstated the point.
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South Vietnam
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State Department
U.S
National Liberation Front
Hubert H
Humphrey
NLF
Rejection Signs Vanish After Heart Transplant Treatment
Cape Town doctors report tiny rejection indicators in Louis Washkansky have disappeared after intensified therapy. Dr. T O Donovan says signs were minimal and Washkansky’s condition continues to improve. Surgeon Christian Barnard notes possible discharge in about three weeks if improvement holds.
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South Africa
Louis Washkansky
T. ‘O’donovan
Washkansky
O’donovan
Christian Barnard
Barnard
Donovan
Live Music Tonight at Peanut Cellar Inn in Winchester
Music tonight at Peanut Cellar Inn from 8 p.m. to midnight. Also listings for Christmas apple gift boxes from H. W. Butler & Bro with phone 662-3887 and a selection of marble top smoking tables and lamps at South Gate Route 11 in Stephens City. Weekend specials include an oyster dinner for 1.75 at Echo Village Restaurant near Winchester, the Steak House of Winchester four miles south on Route 11.
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Rte
Stephens City
Echo Village
Winchester
Lynda Bird Johnson Marries Marine Captain Robb at White House
President Johnson escorted his daughter Lynda Bird Johnson down the White House red carpet to wed Marine Captain Charles S. Robb in a candlelit East Room ceremony. The first presidential daughter to wed in 53 years drew hundreds of guests, reporters, and a six foot wedding cake as 450 guests filled the White House.
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Capt
Charles Robb
Lynda Bird Johnson
Winchester
White House
Washington
Johnson
Lynda Bird
Lynda
Charles S. Robb
Viet Troops Win Largest Delta Battle in Mekong
South Vietnamese forces of the 21st Division and ranger reserves defeated about 1,500 Viet Cong in the delta battle that lasted Friday. Initial reports listed 60 Vietnamese dead and 102 wounded, with U.S. advisers injured and air support playing a major role in the victory.
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Saigon
Mekong
Suna Day
MACV
ARVN
Army of the Republic
Associated Press
George Esper
U.S
Esper
Senators Say House Won SS Bill Money Battles
Washington AP reported key senators say the House won the money battles over the Social Security bill resulting in smaller benefit increases. The final plan offers a 13 percent boost for 24 million beneficiaries with a $55 minimum, far below the administration’s 15 to 59 percent target and meeting House objections on cost.
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Washington
Johnson
Senate
Senate House
Area Teachers to Meet Jointly Next September
A tri area teachers conference is planned for September 18 and 19 by the Frederick Clarke Counties and Winchester school systems. Clarke County officialssay interdistrict projects like a community college and area vocational school will benefit all three areas.
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Berryville
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Winchester
Clarke County
Robert A. Wood
Ach
Community College
Astronaut Maj Robert H Lawrence Jr killed in Edwards crash
Maj Robert H Lawrence Jr America's first Negro astronaut dies when an F104 Starfighter crashes on landing at Edwards Air Force Base California. Maj Harvey J Royer injured as investigators begin a board inquiry into the Friday incident. Lawrence was 31 and part of MOL Project training.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Edwards Air Force Base
Air Force
Harvey J. Royer
Royer
Aerospace Research Pilot School
Lawrence
Navy
Weather Outlook for Virginia Regions Today
A low pressure system moves into Virginia bringing cloudiness to mountain areas while the rest of the state stays clear with mild temperatures. In Winchester the conditions are noted.
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Richmond
Virginia
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