Disappearance of Australian PM Holt Triggers Political Crisis
Prime Minister Harold Holt disappeared while swimming near Portsea. Bad weather halted the search as authorities feared survival. Deputy PM John McEwen led the government with William McMahon poised to succeed Holt, a move that could fracture the governing coalition.
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Melbourne
Australia
Harold E. Holt
Holt
Portsea
John McEwen
Country Party
Liberal Party
William McMahon
Canberra
McEwen
Grim Hunt For Victims Continues
In Point Pleasant West Virginia a crane tows the Ohio River wreckage as rescuers probe the collapsed suspension bridge. The death toll rises to 13 with 41 missing as rain threatens deeper river levels hampering divers and recovery attempts.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
Allen Fair
Ohio River
Hull
Paul
Hasluck
Vic
Ohio
West Virginia
Max Ray
New Orleans
Ray
Junta and King Hold Stalled Talks Over Return to Throne
Greek military rulers and King Constantine remain deadlocked as talks in Rome fail to yield concessions. Constantine, who fled to Rome after a failed coup, demands immediate elections and a halt to constitutional revision while the junta seeks a puppet role for the king and exile for Queen Frederika.
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Athens
Constantine
Rome
Frederika
Panaylotis Pipinelis
Ieronymos
Pipinelis
George Papadopoulos
Spantidakis
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
Paul
Irene
Parioli
Tornadoes kill two and injure twenty in north Alabama
A violent tornado system struck Madison and Morgan counties in north Alabama, killing a 60 year old man near Huntsville and injuring at least 20 with many in critical condition. The storm also hit Sumter County causing property damage and a gas line rupture while flooding settled across several counties.
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Huntsville
Ala
North Alabama
Madison
Morgan Counties
Redstone Arsenal
Clarence Ellison
Waldermose Springs
Morgan County
Richard Anderson
Huntsville Police Department
Monte Santo Mountain
Valdermose Springs
Summerville
Madison County
Redstone Complex
Weather Bureau
DeKalb
Marshall
Jackson
Limestone
Morgan
Sumter County
Alabama
Bellamy
Coatopa
Twin Oaks
Holt presumed dead as Australia mourns prime minister
Governor General Lord Casey was to announce Holt's death presumption Tuesday amid hope he might live. Holt, 59, famed swimmer and diver, disappeared after a dive at his rock plunge. Alan Stewart witnessed the drowning as surf proved rough, triggering a nationwide outpouring over Holt's unfinished Vietnam era leadership and foreign policy.
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Lord Casey
Holt
Tony Eggleton
Alan Stewart
Stewart
Kennedy
Sydney Morning Herald
Vietnam
Britain
Far East
Australia
Asia
Sir Robert Menzies
Johnson
North
South Vietnam
United States
Manila
Town Crier Christmas Weather and Hoops Update
Weather outlook for Town Crier shows no snow yet with rain and mild temps ahead. James Wood star Ted Sampson suffers a hip injury in Friday’s Herndon game and is out indefinitely.
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Ted Sampson
James Wood
Ted
Free Punch Service With $20 Purchase
South Gate on Rt. 11 in Stephens City offers a free punch service in both crystal and amber with any $20 purchase. Store is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. through Christmas Day.
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South Gate
Rt. 11
Stephens City
Multiple Area Accidents Reported Over Weekend
A series of accidents in Winchester and surrounding areas left two people hospitalized. Grover Larrick, 60, of 400 N Loudoun St., injured in a car overturning near Hogue Creek on Saturday, was described as satisfactory after treatment. Edna Newlin, 73, of Stephens City, fractured a vertebra in a Ward Plaza crash and also listed as satisfactory. Other injured or treated included Helen Holtzman, 19, treated but not admitted, Alma Wilfong, 29, and Stephen Turosak, 45, not admitted, after a Rt 50 collision. Charles R. Morgan, 33, suffered a fractured nose after striking an exit sign on Rt 81. Damages cited at $1,800. (Continued on Page 22)
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Winchester
Grover Larrick
Loudoun St
Hogue Creek
Gainesboro
Winchester Hospital
Edna Newlin
Stephens City
Ward Plaza
Stephen Turosak
Oxon Hill
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Rt. 50
Charles R. Morgan
Fairmont
W. Va
Rt. 81
Star Starts Christmas Series Today
Star reviews a five part series by George W. Cornell on The Kinsmen of Jesus tracing Jesus lineage from biblical ancestors to posterity. Starts today with page 19.
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Star
George W. Cornell
Associated Press
Jesus
Fifth Day of Raids On North Vietnam
American planes pressed raids on North Vietnam for a fifth day as U S commanded three jets were lost on Sunday two shot down by MIG interceptors. Tass quoted Soviet sources saying the strikes were massive and well coordinated with the heartland targeted.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Tass
Hanoi
Air Force
Panhandle
North
Haiphong
Red China
Hoi An
da Nang
Leathernecks
South Vietnam
Con Thien
Gold rush spreads in Europe as prices hold near $35
In London and Paris markets demand for gold remained strong as the U.S. pledge to keep the price at 35 dollars an ounce faced no halt to the eurozone rush. London opened at 35.19 a fine ounce while Zurich and Paris markets showed steady demand amid cautious Treasury and Federal Reserve statements.
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London
U.S
Europe
America
European
Paris
Zurich
U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
United States
Frankfurt
Dogs kill two boys near Madison Heights Virginia
A pack of German shepherd dogs attacked and killed Anthony Goodman 5 and Kenneth Goodman 4 near a creek behind their Madison Heights home. Their father fought the animals with a rake as authorities impounded two dogs and hunted for a possible fourth. The boys were taken to Lynchburg General Hospital for treatment of shock.
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Lynchburg
Madison Heights
Anthony Goodman
Kenneth Goodman
Eugene H. Goodman
Goodman
Lynchburg General Hospital
Amherst County
Mahlon H. Bryant
Bryant
Weather Outlook for Richmond Then Rain Likely
A frontal system moving from the Mid west into Virginia tonight and Tuesday brings occasional rain. Last minute Xmas shoppers are advised. South Gate Market, Route 11, Stephens City, will be open Sat Sun and Christmas Day with hours 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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Richmond
Mid+ west
Virginia
South Gate
South Gate Market
Stephens City
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Elsie - Kay
Cindy
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Miller’s Hardware
N. Loudoun
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