Americans Lose Squad To Enemy In Mekong Delta Ambush
An eleven man squad of nine Americans and two Tiger Scouts was overrun near 30 miles southwest of Saigon with six Americans and one scout killed and the rest wounded. Heaviest overnight shelling hit Mekong Delta outposts and camps, including the Binh Thuy airfield and Dong Tam base, with more than 100 South Vietnamese and several Americans wounded and ten helicopters damaged.
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AP. An Amfett
Mekong
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
Mekong Delta
Amercan
U.S. 25Th Infantry
Binh Thuy
Delta
Can Tho
My Tho
U.S
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
Mekong River
Johnson's Farewell Tuesday to Congress and Camp David plan
President Johnson will deliver a farewell State of the Union Tuesday at 9 p.m. EST in a joint session of Congress. He plans a family weekend at Camp David and a New York dinner with Mrs Johnson, while no commitment from Nixon on extending the 10 percent income tax is expected. Aides note a nearly balanced budget may rely on continuing the tax. In Italy, two earthquakes hit Forli Friday night causing no injuries or damage.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
George Christian
Christian
Nixony
Camp David
New York
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Nixon
Hospital Follies Reservations Open After Wednesday
Call 662-3338 to reserve for the Hospital Follies after next Wednesday. Do not use the George Washington Hotel number. the hotel phone line will not handle bookings. The ticket office at the George Washington Hotel opens after the specified day.
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George Washington Hotel
Dems Push Amendments to Taft-Hartley Law
House Democrats launch a two pronged effort to repeal or modify Taft Hartley section 14B. They propose bills to repeal 14B and to amend it while also advancing measures to aid farm workers organizing and relax secondary boycott restrictions. The fate of the measures hinges on AFL CIO leader Meany and internal party decisions.
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Washington
House
Taft. Hartley
Meany & Co
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Virginia Republicans demand delay after constitutional report preview
The Virginia General Assembly faces a delay as GOP leaders urge postponement of the constitutional revision debate. Governor Mills E Godwin Jr will receive the Harrison commission proposal in Williamsburg, with a delay of at least two months to allow digesting the lengthy report. The minority caucus cites the need for study after an advance copy was circulated.
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Charlottesville
Commission On Constitutional Revision
Virginia General Assembly
Harrison Commission
General Assembly
Mills E Godwin Jr
Williamsburg
Godwin
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Assembly
Wind-Whipped Grass Fire Burned 25 to 30 Acres
A wind driven grass and orchard blaze burned 25 to 30 acres owned by Ray and J Kenneth Robinson yesterday. Firefighters from Round Hill Gainesboro Handley and Rouss battled the flames from 2 50 p m until after 6 30 p m with additional church and residence fires diverted crews. J Kenneth Robinson away ill Ray Robinson at home. No damage estimate yet.
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Potter’s Hill
Ray Robinson, Jr
J. Kenneth Robinson
Frederick Terrace
Apple Pie Ridge
New Mormon Church
Rouss
Round Hill
Ray Robinson
Forrest Gray
Route 50
Israeli Warplanes Hit Arab Positions Near Jordan Valley Border
Israeli warplanes pounded Arab commando positions after an attack on an Israeli army vehicle near the Jordan River cease fire line. Flames were seen at the abandoned Arab village of Ktes across the border near Kibbutz Gesher. A 65 minute strike used napalm bombs and machine guns with no Israeli casualties reported.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan River
Israel
Ktes
Kibbutz
Gesher
Jordan Valley
Amman
Jordan
Manshiyeh
Shuna
Protesters Hold Ground As Campus Demands Escalate
Across Brandeis University Swarthmore College and San Francisco State College protesters defied evacuations and pressed for Afro American studies and special student privileges. Brandeis faculty voted to create an Afro American studies department while occupying students refused to leave a building housing a $200 000 computer. Swarthmore students retained control of the administration building after Friday seizure. Columbia University trustees faced a suit from conservative students seeking an end to campus disruptions. Wisconsin regents threatened to revoke The Daily Cardinal publishing privileges over language standards. At San Francisco State peaceful picketing continued amid a teachers strike and ongoing campus unrest.
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Brandeis
Waltham
Mass
Swarthmore College
Philadelphia
New York
Columbia University
Safegard
Vincent J. Rigdon
Birchers
Nixon
State Supreme Court
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin Board of Regents
Daily Cardinal
Gordon Walker
Racine
San Francisco State College
California
Hijacker Prefers Jail To a Future in Cuba
MIAMI AP A U S Army deserter and hijacker named Millis Jessie 27 returned to American soil with his daughter Patricia Sue 2 after five months in Cuba. FBI agents arrested him. Jessie had hijacked a private plane with pilot James Vach on August 4 over Naples Florida and forced a Cuba bound flight for five months. He faced a federal air piracy indictment and said his only hope was his daughter's future.
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Miami
Millis Jessie
Cuba
Jessie
FBI
Ft. Benning
Naples
Fla
James Vach
Patricia Sue
Florida Gulf Coast City
Sewart Orth
Clarke Board Meets With Teachers on Salaries
Clarke County School Board met with teachers representatives to discuss next year salaries. The session lasted about ninety minutes in a closed setting at the school board office. Beginning teacher pay is $5700, with a top of $7900 per year.
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Berryville
Clarke County School Board
Charles Duvall
Clarke County Education Association
W. Main St
Paul Jones
Ellen Childs
Allen Beavers
Jack Gaines
Mr. Chase
Clarke
Echo Village Steak House ad promotes pork dinner special
See Monday's Uniform Sale Ad Thee Uniform. Shop Sunday Special Roast. Fresh Pork, Ham with Spiced Apples I Complete Dinner. Dine In The Cozy Room At Echo Village Restaurant The Steak House of Winchester. 4 miles S on US At 11 Reservations Call 869-8996.
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Echo Village
Winchester
McCarthy Shifts Senate Committee Seat Sparks Talk
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy surprised colleagues by resigning from the Foreign Relations Committee and joining the Government Operations Committee. He said the move allows broader control of his agenda, while critics note it to be a curious choice for a Vietnam War critic. Gale McGee received the Foreign Relations seat after the 15 member panel was reduced from 19.
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Washington
McCarthy
U. S. Senate
Minnesota
Eugene J. McCarthy
Foreign Relations Post
Mike Mansfield
John Ll. McClellan
D-Ark
Hubert H. Humphrey
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
McGee
Gunshot damages car on Pennsylvania Ave
Shortly after midnight a single gunshot hit a parked 1965 Austin Healy on Pennsylvania Ave striking the left fender. The unoccupied car belonged to Norman Wine of Rt. 4 Winchester who was visiting at 804 Pennsylvania Ave. Deputy Robert Kline investigated noting a quarter inch hole and damage estimated at least 75 dollars. Investigation started today.
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Pennsylvania Ave
Austin-Healy
Norman Wine
Rt. 4
Winchester
Robert Kline
Frederick County
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