Handley Captures NW Cage Title With Win Over James Wood
Handley High defeated arch rival James Wood 51 44 to claim the Northwestern League Basketball Championship. Mike Thompson spearheaded a staunch defense holding Earl Foreman to eight points while Handley shot 53.8 percent and earned a regional bid to Charlottesville to face Varina.
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Jimmy Omps
Handley
James Wood
Jim Hamilton
Handley High
Colonels
Mike Thompson
Thompson
Earl Foreman
Mike
Bill DeHaven
Ted Sampson
Foreman
Ray Almond
Blacksburg
Town Crier fire warnings urge trash fire caution
Town officials warning citizens to avoid unattended trash fires as dry windy weather raises grass and brush fire risk. Heart Sunday fundraiser raises 4667.15 for the Heart Fund Campaign with 2090.67 from Frederick County and 2576.48 from Winchester. Contributions can be mailed to Heart Fund Treasurer Lee Boppe at 518 Gray Ave Winchester.
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Heart
Heart Fund
Frederick County
Winchester
Lee Boppe
Gray Ave
Fulbright urges full debate on Vietnam escalation policy
Sen. J. W. Fulbright asks Congress to debate any further U S escalation in Vietnam. He calls for reassessment of U S objectives and opposes sending more troops. The article notes Thieu and Bundy caution against halting bombing and discuss the Tonkin Gulf incident and its aftereffects.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
U.S
Vietnam
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William P. Bundy
North Vietnam
Bundy
Fulbright
ABC
Thieu
CBS
NBC
Meet the Press
Gulf of Tonkin
Arkansan
Maddox
Turner Joy
Senate
Tonkin Gulf
Senate push to end six week civil rights debate
The Senate moved toward another vote to end its six week debate on civil rights legislation amid talks of a possible compromise from Republicans. The fate of the civil rights protection bill and open housing amendment hinges on cloture. Bipartisan sponsors plan modifications to widen support.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Everett M. Dirksen
A. Com
Jack Miller
Iowa
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Fire alarm toll tops 15 as area battles grass fires
The report lists 15 fires since noon Saturday across several towns with most grass blazes. A major incident near Berryville involved the Grover Meyers Jr. residence where clothing and furniture burned in two rooms. Firefighters fought flames for about an hour after an alarm in Summit Point Road.
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John H. Enders
Grover Myers, Jr
Summit Point Road
Grover Meyers, Jr
Berryville
West Virginia Line
Meyers
Sam Childs
Enders
David Childs
Clearbrook
Haven Wolfe
Valley Mill Road
Old Charles Town
Stephenson
Ray Spitzerroperty
Bailey
Arnold
Rt. 7
Walker Phillips
Josephine St
Gore
Rt. 259
Wardensville
Lockhart Addition
Senseng Road
Willis Fisk Dies Headed Motel Group
Willis H. Fisk 65 of Stephens City, president of the Virginia Motel Association, died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was elected association president last week in Fredericksburg and owned the Bon Air Motel in Stephens City. He was born November 17, 1902 in Fargo North Carolina and survived by his wife Mil dred Kefauver, a brother Ernest H. Fisk of Oberlin Ohio and a sister Marion Fleming of Silver Spring Maryland.
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Willis H. Fisk
Stephens City
Virginia Motel Association
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fredericksburg
Mr. Fisk
Fargo
N.C
Harland W
Louie Hubbell Fisk
Mildred Kefauver
Kensington
Ernest H. Fisk
Oberlin
Ohio
Marion Fleming
Silver Spring
North Vietnamese Attack Hits Khe Sanh Marine Platoon
North Vietnamese forces ambushed a U S Marine platoon near the Khe Sanh combat base, driving them back 800 yards beyond the barbed wire. A second platoon of about 45 men sent to aid suffered casualties, according to several Marine officers.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
John T. Wheeler
Leutenant
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bangkok
Marine
Wheeler
Hanoi
Red River
Haiphong
U.S. imposes new limits on military information to press
The U.S. Defense command announces a broad directive to withhold intelligence valued details from the press. The memo cites casualties, enemy rounds, and base attack data as subjects to suppress until tactical needs allow disclosure.
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Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Winant Sidle
Sidle
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Tan Son Nhut
1St Infantry Division
Binh Tuy
Two Die in Crash On Rt. 50 West
Frederick County fatal crash leaves Richard Arland Kaylor 23 and Logal Ashton Stewart 20 dead. Russell Staub 18 and Joe Staub 16 severely injured. eight week old Sean Monosmith in critical condition. Driver James Brennan 16 released from hospital. Funerals set for Kaylor and Stewart with details on locations.
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Rt. 50 West
Frederick County
Jon Rt
Richard Arland Kaylor
Rt. 1
Gore
Logal Ashton Stewart
LeHew
W. Va
West Virginia Line
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Russell Staub
Joe Staub
James Brennan
Arlington
Sean Monosmith
Linda Monosmith
Michael Sheetz
Virginia Sees Bright Sunny Weather From High Pressure
A large high pressure system brought brighter skies and warmer readings across Virginia today with clear conditions expected to continue.
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Richmond
Virginia
Counter Girl Wanted at Pingkey and Garper Cleaners
In person applications invited for a counter clerk position at Pingkey and Garper Cleaners. Seek reliable applicant with good customer service, basic math, and written communication. Prior experience preferred but not required.
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Pingkey & Garper
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