Decline in LBJ Support Amid Vietnam War Controversy
AP reports U S voters, newspapers and politicians show growing disapproval of President Johnson's Vietnam policy. Gallup places approval at 41 percent after Viet Cong attacks, while disapproval rises to 49 percent. The Boston Globe notes major papers shifting editorial lines against escalation.
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Johnson
Gallup
South Vietnam
George Gallup
Boston Globe
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Globe
California
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Gore
Foreign Relations Committee
Moscow
Idaho
America
Soviet Union
Red China
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
George A. Smathers
D. Fla
Kennedy
Chicago
New York
Bobby
Smathers
America Buys First Airbus Jetliner by American Airlines
American Airlines announced a firm order valued at more than 800 million dollars for 25 McDonnell Douglas DC-10 three engine transports. The airline also purchased options to buy an additional 25 of the same model, marking aviation's largest single order to date.
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New York
American Airlines
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Commercial Aviation
American
Airbus
Bloodmobile visit at Christ Episcopal Church hall
The Red Cross bloodmobile will be at Christ Episcopal Church parish hall tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. sponsored by the Winchester Lions Club. A Lions spokesman urged anyone unable to attend to donate by sending a friend to the bloodmobile. Twenty pints of Type O negative blood are needed for open heart surgery at Georgetown University Hospital.
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RED Cross
Christ Episcopal Church Parish Hall
Winchester Lions Club
Georgetown University Hospital
U.S. Admits Two Planes Strayed Over North Korea
U N Command confirms two American planes briefly crossed North Korean air space on a Sunday flight, citing bad weather and pilot unfamiliarity. Rear Admiral John W. Smith says the incident is addressed and will be prevented in the future. North Korea accuses U N forces of multiple armistice violations, which Smith denies.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United States
North Korea
John W. Smith
U.N. Command
Armistice Commission
Pak Chung Kook
Pak
U.N
Smith
Songjon-Ni
Johnson personally sends off Viet Nam bound troops
President Johnson described a six hour meeting with Dwight D Eisenhower during a West Coast stop and a personal sendoff for Marines and paratroopers headed to Vietnam. He said troop levels could rise beyond 525000 if needed and highlighted Westmoreland’s responsibility as the on the ground commander.
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Washington
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vietnam
Palm Desert
Calif
White House
California
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
el Toro Marine Air Station
Callfs
Eisenhower
el Dorado Country Club
Palm
Lewis W. Walt
Walt W. Rostow
Korea
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Ohnson
Xecutive
Europe
America
Winds Strike 60-Block Area in North Miami Beach
Tornado like gusts tore through a coastal North Miami Beach area injuring more than a dozen people. Police set roadblocks to curb looting while debris littered streets and several cars and a house trailer were overturned. Forecasters saw no tornado on radar and blamed a severe thunderstorm.
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North
Miami Beach
Fia
Miami
167Th Street
Weather Bureau
Raymond
Kraft
Howard Johnson's Luncheon Special Clam Roll
A 75 cent luncheon item named Tomorrow's Clam Roll with tartar sauce at Howard Johnson's restaurant. The note highlights a affordable seafood option in the midcentury dining lineup.
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Howard Johnson
Grass Fires Sweep Berryville Area Over Weekend
A series of grass and brush fires kept Berryville fire crews busy over the weekend. John H Enders Fire Company answered three alarms Saturday including a major blaze east of the railroad near Berryville Basket Co driven by winds across two fields for about a half mile. The fire threatened a corn crib and a large barn on John Friant property but was controlled with two trucks. Boyce Fire Company assisted. fires also erupted near Bev Byrd's home zoo and at the town dump in Chilly Hollow. Gore and Capon Bridge crews battled additional smaller blazes. total damage minimal, with a 10 square foot grass fire at 331 Miller St. under Winchester control.
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John H. Enders Fire Co
John Friant
Berryville
John H. Enders Fire Company
Berryville Basket Co
John
Boyce Fire Company
Enders
Beverley Byrd
Mr. Byrd
Chilly Hollow
Gore
Capon Bridge
Miller St
Winchester
William Godenour, Sr
Boyce
Claude L. Ashby
White Post
Paul E. Johnson
Ashby
Abratsons
Marines Advance In Hue In Second Red Offensive
U S Marines push 400 yards toward the Imperial Palace area in Hue as the second wave of the Lunar New Year offensive loosens. Viet Cong shelled Saigon and other cities. casualties rise at Tan Son Nhut and Tanh Son Nhut air complex.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Air Force
Tanh Son Nhut
William C. Westmoreland
Imperial Palace
Old City
Malcolm A. Sussel
Monterey
Calif
Tan Thoi
Phan Thiet
Double Shooting In Shenandoah County Deadly Trio
Edgar Foltz shot John C. Barb 34 of Edinburg then aimed at Miss Betty Bowers near Jerome, before turning the gun on himself at a nearby picnic ground. Foltz remained in critical condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital after the midnight incident, with Shenandoah County officers investigating and no charges filed yet.
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Woodstock
Edgar Foltz
Shenandoah County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
John C. Barb
Route 1
Edinburg
Barb
Betty Bowers
Jerome
Hearing on Largent Bill Wednesday
A public hearing is set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Rich mond on a bill by Del. F. L. Largent Jr. to cut the state sales tax from two to one percent and repeal the July 1 increase. The measure broadens the tax base and redefines motor vehicle taxes to one percent.
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Richmond
del. F. L. Largent, Jr
Winchester
Finance Committee
Virginia House of Delegates
Largent
Florida Teachers Set to Stage Statewide Walkout
Florida teachers prepare a statewide walkout with demonstrations in 21 locations to push for higher pay and increased education funding. Schools may operate with non-teachers or close in key districts as tensions rise between Gov. Claude Kirk legislature and the Florida Education Association over education funding and contracts.
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Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Big Dade
Miami
Claude Kirk
West
Kirk
California
Ben C. Willis
Florida Education Association
FEA
Spesnes
Baltimore Man Dies in Paris Mountain Crash
State Police identified Johnnie Lee Nassine of Baltimore as the fatally injured driver in a Paris Mountain crash early Saturday. Two other Baltimore residents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Ferguson, were in satisfactory condition, with Mrs. Ferguson out of intensive care.
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Paris Mountain
Johnnie Lee Nassine
Baltimore
Scott Ferguson
Seafood restaurant advertises topless oysters
A Fort Walton Beach seafood restaurant runs an advertisement for topless oysters attracting curiosity and local attention amid questions about dining options and menu offerings in the Florida coastal town.
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Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Weather Forecast For Virginia Clears With No Rain
AP reports a high pressure area centered over Tennessee will move eastward bringing generally fair weather to Virginia with no precipitation expected through Wednesday.
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Richmond
Tennessee
Virginia
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C. B. Snyder
B. W. Ward
John Simmons
Mr. Foltz
Commonwealth Attorney’s Office
Delinger Funeral Home
Rt. 11
Henry Barkley
Middletown
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