American forces under heavy attack in central highlands
Three battalions of the 4th Infantry Division faced heavy mortar and automatic weapons fire in jungle terrain near the Cambodian border as part of Operation Sam Houston. About 385 Communists were killed, 13 U.S. helicopters downed, and U.S. combat casualties exceeded 50,000 overall.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
U.S
Associated Press
al Chang
Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Chang
Mekong
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Local Man Reports Sack of Chicken Feed Abandoned on Street
A resident told the Crier he found a sack of chicken feed but no chickens on Piccadilly Street this morning after watching several cars circle the area. He can be reached at 662 8830. The Citizens' Volunteer Fire Co. of Charles Town, founded 1884, will attend the Apple Blossom Firemen’s parade on May 4 with a new 1000 GPM pumper and a 1929 fire truck being restored. Fire Chief Kenneth Willingham notes the truck will be in service at that time. Both trucks are white. Twelve of the company’s 60 members will accompany the equipment.
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Piccadilly St
Citizens’ Volunteer Fire Co., Inc
Charles Town
Apple Blossom
Kenneth Willingham
Powell's estranged wife testifies about payroll and paychecks
Marjorie Powell says she received only two pay checks during the last five years while on Adam Clayton Powell's payroll, was dropped for not working in the district, and has lived in Puerto Rico since 1961. She last saw her husband in 1965 and has not spoken to him since.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Marjorie Powell
Select Committee
Puerto Rico
House Administration Committee
Powell
New York
Narcotics Ring Found Among Loudoun Students
Loudoun County investigators report a narcotics ring tied to area high school students. Juvenile petitions followed seizures of marijuana and LSD from Loudoun County High School homes after a two month joint probe with city and county police and the Fairfax County Narcotics Division. Sheriff Legard said authorities consulted federal analysts on the hallucinogens.
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Leesburg
Loudoun County
Kenneth Rollins
Fairfax County Police Department
Byrd Questions Intent of Soviets in Vietnam
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. argued the Soviet Union seeks continued war in Vietnam and provides major military aid to North Vietnam and the Viet Cong totaling about 2 billion dollars in 1966. He claimed Soviet support includes fighter aircraft, artillery, anti aircraft weapons, radar, missiles, a steel plant and most of the oil, while China contributes only small arms and food.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
D. Va
Senate
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
United Nations
Red China
China
Johnson urges 12 point program to protect consumers
President Johnson asked Congress to pass a 12 point plan to safeguard consumers. It targets consumer loans mail order land sales mutual funds welfare and pension plans medical labs and gas pipelines. He backs truth in lending and tighter disclosure for installment purchases.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Securities and Exchange Commission
Windy outage hits Winchester area with two births at hospital
Gale force winds disrupted power for about an hour in Winchester early today. An estimated 800 customers lost service as a 35 500 volt transmission line failed at Paper Mill Road. Two babies were born during the outage at Winchester Memorial Hospital with no problems reported. Emergency generators activated within three seconds. Debris and downed trees cluttered streets including on N Cameron Street and S Washington Street.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Potomac Edison Company
Paper Mill Road
Winchester
Rt. 50
Ward Plaza
Kernstown
Opequon
Don Wechsler
Memorial Hospital
Chicago
Medina
Ohio
Waco
Pennsylvan
New York State
Buffalo
N.Y
Kahoka
Columbus
Virginia Weather Turns Colder With Wind and Rain Chance
A cold front trailing a strong low over Northern New York will push into Virginia bringing colder windy conditions and a chance of light rain.
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Richmond
New York State
Virginia
Violent Storms Slam Nation Across Regions
The Associated Press reports a broad storm system bringing heavy snow in Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota 4 to 10 inches in spots and eight inches in Traverse City. High winds toppled power lines in Detroit left 5000 homes without power and caused business and transport disruptions in Chicago and Columbus.
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Associated Press
Plains
Great Lakes
Midwest
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Traverse City
Mich
U.S. 31
Upper Peninsula
Keweenaw County
Detroit
Minneapolis St. Paul
Twin Cities
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Mansfield Urges CIA Probe of Student Groups
Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield urged a probe into CIA linkages with student groups and warned against big brother government. President Johnson ordered a policy review on federal activities with educational organizations and directed officials to clarify relations with NSA and related groups amid ongoing controversy.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Sam
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
Mansfield
Montana
CIA
National Student Association
Johnson
U.S
Nicholas Katzenbach
Law
Katzenbach
Richard Helms
Ten Die in Texarkana Ammo Depot Explosion
A 105mm shell detonated at the Army ammunitions depot west of Texarkana killing ten civilian workers in the Lone Star wing. Fourteen others injured, some seriously, as flames swept the high-explosive loading line. Firefighters battled the blaze overnight, with investigators delaying entry due to heat and possible further blasts.
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Texarkana
Tex
Army
Here
Duane Harris
Lone Star
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Loudoun
Robert W. Legard
Narcotics Service
U.S. Treasury Department
Byrd
LBJ
Pateton
N. Cameron St
Rouss Spring Drive
Wechsler
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S. Cameron St
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Jim Hamilton
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