Agencies Buy on Credit as California Budget Stalls
California prisons and mental hospitals face supply hardship as budget logjam persists. State finance officials warn perishable foods and postage essentials cannot be purchased without funds. Ohio approves a 4.17 billion appropriation after a protracted dispute. Pennsylvania approves July stopgap funds amid budget conflict.
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Associated Press
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Ohio
Pennsylvania
Caspar Weinberger
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
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James A. Rhodes
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Rhodes
William W. Taft
Cleveland
Raymond Shafer
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Soldiers Evacuated After Direct Hit At Camp Ben Het
Two U.S. artillerymen Spec. 4 Richard Wells and Pfc. Lester L. Richards were wounded when the cannon they manned at the Special Forces Camp Ben Het in South Vietnam took a direct mortar hit. They were shown being escorted to evacuation after sustaining injuries.
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South Vietnam
Richard Wells
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Pfc
Lester L. Richards
Democrats Campaign Heat Persists In Virginia Governor Race
Virginia voters see three Democratic hopefuls actively campaigning with appearances in Richmond Suffolk Norfolk and other towns. Pollard Howell and Battle debate taxes and trucking policy while Howell pushes a nonprofit Virginia Research Institute to boost science and industry.
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Battle
Richmond
Howell
Virginia Research Institute
Meet the Candidate rally set for City Park next Monday
The Citizens Committee for Pollard plans a public Meet the Candidate night at Rotary Shelter in City Park on Senseny Road. Democratic candidates Fred Pollard for governor and Guy Farley for attorney general will attend, with Sen. Carrington Thompson otherwise committed. The event features soft drinks hot dogs balloons and music.
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Driest Half Year Recorded at National Airport
The Weather Bureau reports the first six months of the year as the driest since 1941 at National Airport. Only 11.74 inches of precipitation fell from January through June, 7.47 inches below normal.
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Washington
The
Weather Bureau
National Airport
Montmorency Cherries Price at Packing Houses
Local packing houses on Middle Road advertise Montmorency cherries at 80 cents per gallon to buyers, while the packer charges one dollar per gallon. Contact numbers 869-1357 or 667-3123 for details.
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Montmorency Cherries R. & T
Lull could boost Viet withdrawal amid low battlefield activity
Secretary Rogers said US combat activity in Vietnam has fallen to a low level possibly signaling increased troop withdrawals if the lull lasts. He cited reduced infiltration from the North and noted the balance is about 70 percent North Vietnamese and 30 percent Viet Cong, with South Vietnam forces growing weaker.
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William P. Rogers
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Thieu
Midway
Melvin R. Laird
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Wright Leaders Virginia Delegation at NEA Convention
Dr. Melton Wright Frederick County schools superintendent and Virginia Education Association president was elected vice chair of the Virginia delegation at the NEA convention in Philadelphia. Virginia names Charles Purdue Norview High School principal to a three year NEA board term and Edwin Betts Petersburg High principal to the national board. Mrs Lenora Zeigler Amelia St Elementary School faculty elected Virginia secretary as about 5000 delegates attend Convention Hall through Friday.
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National Education Assn
Philadelphia
Wright
Kentucky
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Norview High School
Norfolk
NEA
Purdue
VEA
Edwin M. Betts, Jr
Petersburg
Lenora C. Zeigler
Amelia St
Richmond
Virginia Delega
Israel claims downing of four Egyptian MIGs over Gulf of Suez
Israel says its jets shot down four Soviet‑built MIGs in a Gulf of Suez dogfight, outlining losses on both sides and noting 25 Egyptian warplanes downed since the 1967 war. Cairo cites three Egyptian coast guards killed and asserts Israeli raids and cross‑border fire cited near Ras Issaran and Suez.
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Associated Press
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Russia Blocks Mid-East Peace Says Israeli Envoy at Lions Club
Yehuda Avner, first secretary at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, told Winchester Lions Club that Russians block peace by sparking trouble for their own gain. He urged direct Arab-Israeli negotiations or ceasefire talks as paths to a true settlement. Avner warned Israel cannot accept defeat and must safeguard its homeland, referencing the six million Jews who perished in World War II.
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Yehuda Avner
Israel
Washington, D.C
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Wardensville crash claims one and injures another
In Wardensville West Virginia a head on collision between a motorcycle and a car killed 33 year old William Thomas Miller of Wardensville and injured Clyde Showalter of Winchester with multiple fractures. The car driver Nelson Combs of Rio was identified by state police. Nearby a separate crash on old Route 50 injured Hugh Stanley and involved a garbage truck. A Route 81 accident left Mrs Virginia Worley with a fractured spine and was listed as improved.
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W. Va
Frederick Countman
William Thomas Miller
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clyde Showalter
Winchester
Baker
West Virginia
Nelson Combs
Rio
Route 50
West
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
S. L. Lee
William Sterling
Berryville ‘Ave
Route 81
Virginia Worley
Milk Price Hike Sought by Virginia Dairy Group
The Virginia dairy industry asked the State Milk Commission to raise prices from two to seven cents per half gallon citing inflation and losses. After a Tuesday hearing with no consumer opposition, dairy representatives urged at least a three cent rise and a two cent wholesale retail differential. Wilbur M. Gaunt Jr. urged selling milk at its true worth, while the Virginia Restaurant Association warned higher prices could cut sales in restaurants.
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State Milk Commission
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Virginia Dairy Products Association
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Virginia Restaurant Association
Virginia Cools After Cold Front Passes
Richmond reports cooler conditions across Virginia as a cold front moves through the state. Temperatures fall and skies clear, bringing a relief from recent heat with regional weather shifts evident in local forecasts.
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