Air Evac Mission Aboard 62 Foot Constellation Over Caribbean
A hospital ward in flight aboard a 62 foot C-121C Super Constellation from Martinsburg is evacuating patients across the Caribbean and to U.S. military hospitals. The 167th Aeromedical Airlift Group crew, including CAPT Lee J. Lockard and 1st Lt. Katharine Hopkins, provides care, life support, and medical attention during the five day 7,564 mile mission stretching from McGuire AFB to the Canal Zone.
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Doug O’connell
Caribbean Sea
West Virginia Air National Guard
Martinsburg
W.va
167Th Aeromedical Airlift Group
Winchester
Gettysburg
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Canal Zone
U.S
167Th
375Th Aeromedical Airlift Wing
Scott Afb
Irl
Defense Department
TSGT
Samuel A. Slaughter, Jr
Stephenson
Handley High School
Air Guard
Lee J. Lockard
Gassaway
Valley Pike
Falling Waters
Katherine A. Hopkins
Baltimore
Marilyn Best
St. Louis
Martinsburg Guard
Marines Hold Batangan Peninsula Ambush Report
Viet Cong attempting to break out of an allied cordon on Batangan Peninsula ambushed U S Marines killing two and wounding five. In Da Nang Quang Ngai and other sectors, four more Americans died with 16 wounded and 36 enemy soldiers reported killed. Helicopters downed, Navy losses, and rising weekly casualty figures accompany a broad overview of ongoing operations and cordon efforts.
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Saigon
Batangan
U. S
da Nang
Quang Ngai City
U. S. Navy
Cua Viet River
Demilitarized Zone
Navy
An Khe
173Rd Airborne Brigade
U. S. Command
U.S
Pleiku City
Aifield
Red Grass Chapter urges AB negative blood donors for surgery
The Red Grass Chapter calls area residents with AB negative blood to donate five pints next Tuesday morning for open heart surgery. Mrs Nan Mc Grail asks donors to call 662 5412 to book at the Bloodmobile hosted by Winchester Elks Lodge No 867 from 10 a.m. to noon. All other blood types are also needed during the Bloodmobile visit at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Red Grass
Nan McGrail
Red Cross
Winchester Elks Lodge No
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Wilkins Shoe Center Ad Highlights Boots in Mixed Colors
A shoe retailer showcases ladies stretch boots in brown black bone combinations and white yellow green palettes, emphasizing varied color options and fashionable finishes.
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Wilkins
Be Ready for Any Recession At War's End
A Cabinet level report to President Johnson warns of a recession after Vietnam War ends and urges a ready plan. It outlines phased tax relief, accelerated high priority spending, and a peaceful transition to a growth oriented peacetime economy with rapid demobilization estimates.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Congress
Vietnam
White House
Cabinet Committee
Defense
Clark Clifford
Treasury
Joseph Barr
Commerce
C. R. Smith
Labor
Willard Wirtz
Charles J. Zwick
Arthur M
Okun
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
U. S
Southeast Asia
Soviets Complete World First Two-Man Docking In Space
Tass reports Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 linked in orbit marking the first docking of two manned ships. Cosmonauts Yevgeny Khrunov and Alexei Yeliseyev transferred between ships to join Vladimir Shatalov in Soyuz 4, while Boris Volynov remained in Soyuz 5. The transfer lasted about 1 hour with new autonomous life support systems noted.
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Moscow
Khrunov
South America
Yeliseyev
Soviet Union
Radio Moscow
Tass
Volynov
Shatalov
Johnson touts long prosperity and notes wage price flaw
President Johnson releases the final Economic Report praising eight years of unprecedented growth, with investments in industry and education, but singles out the wage price spiral as a major flaw. He blames delayed tax moves and warns inflation remains the key challenge for the nation. He endorses New Economics ideas, calling for tax cuts and increased spending to sustain prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Congress
United States
Defense Department
GOP Sees Deficit In Budget
Republicans in Congress charge the 195.3 billion budget submitted by President Johnson would yield a deficit not a surplus. Democrats plan to wait for Nixon’s program to fund welfare, while GOPs argue Johnson counted trust fund surpluses as revenue.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Nixon
Senate
Everett M. Dirkson
Illinois
Butten
Jack Miller
Iowa
Senate Finance Committee
GOP
Miller
Carroll H. Henkel Dies Councilman and Business Leader
Carroll Hess Henkel 58 of 316 West Boscawen Street president of Henkel Harris Co and member of Winchester City Council died early today at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. He came to Winchester in 1933 formed Henkel Harris Co in 1946 with John Harris. The firm grew from one item to over 200 pieces and 175 employees. A new plant was built in 1962 in Winchester Industrial Park and operations moved there. Henkel was elected to the Winchester City Council in 1960 and re elected in 1964 and 1968.
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Carroll Hess Henkel
W. Boscawen St
Henkel-Harris Co
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Henkel
John Harris
Harris
Washington
Dustrial
Vietnam peace talks set to begin at unmarked round table
The United States and North Vietnam with allies announce a breakthrough to start talks at the International Conference Center with four delegations around an unmarked round table. Negotiators from North Vietnam South Vietnam United States and the National Liberation Front will meet to discuss procedural matters before substantive peace talks. The arrangement reflects competing views on equality and the four side versus two side format. The first meeting runs 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 a.m. EST.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
International Conference Center
U. S
U. S.- Saigon
Johnson
Saigon
Nguyen Than le
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Woman Convicted of Manslaughter in Winchester Stabbing
Mary Lee Summerall, 18, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Corpora tion Court for the Oct 17 1968 stabbing death of Ann Elizabeth Harris at Winchester Labor Camp with a steak knife. Jury recommended one year in jail as minimum. Judge Elliott D Marshall ordered probation officer pre sentence investigation.
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Mary Lee Summerall
Corporation Court
Ann Elizabeth Harris
Winchester
Weather outlook with clouds and warming trend through Saturday
High pressure moves offshore, Virginia sees increasing cloudiness and milder tonight. The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a warming trend continuing Friday and Saturday. Mens and Womens Slacks at 141 S Loudoun Lehugh and The Shadows perform tonight through Saturday at The Peanut Cellar Inn.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast
Canada
Virginia
Lehugh
Sat
Peanut Cellar Inn
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Kenneth W. Evans
Shenandoah Hills
Air Force
Hospital Cean
Sgt. Slaughter
MSGT
Blossom Drive
Sgt. Evans
Clendenin
Dwight M. Benson
North Carolina
U. S. Air Force
Guard
Evans
Bernard C. McGuir
Falls Church
McGuire
Air Forces
Andrews
D.C
Charleston
S.C
Ramey
Puerto Rico
Howard
Panama
Maxwell
Montgomery
Ala
San Juan
Tom Crier
Montgomery Ward
Russia
Carroll H. Henkel
Loudoun
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