Viet Nam and Korean Troops Score Big in Battles and Air Dogfight
South Vietnamese and South Korean forces report 380 Communist soldiers killed in two battles near Quang Tri and Binh Dinh as allied ground troops overrun jungle bases and seize weapons. In the North, American carrier sorties claim air gains with three MIGs shot down and another possibly fell, while a seven‑minute dogfight sees eight MIGs exchange fire with Crusaders.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
North
Quang Tri
Binh Dinh
South Korea
White Horse Division
95Th
U.S
Mekong
Demilitarized Zone
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
Air Force
Navy
Crusader
Frederick County Courthouse bids discussed in special session
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting with two local bidders B B Horst and Son and Howard Shockey and Sons to refine revised bids for courthouse and county office building renovations. Horst initially bid 27492 and Shockey 39000 for the work. final bids are due at the next meeting August 14.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
B. B. Horst and Son
Steephens City
Howard Shockey & Sons
Winchester
Independent candidate filings stretch into final day
Last minute filing closes at 5 p m as November races near. One Independent announced yesterday and another at noon today. Richard Cooley 24 from Mide dietown found balloons tied to a Boys Club of Pontiac Michigan card requesting return and offering $25 to the sender and finder for the balloon traveling farthest. Cooley collected the reward today.
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Richard Cooley
Midedietown
Boys’ Club
Pontiac
Mich
Mr. Cooley
Correction: Stock addenda for Cornwell's ad
In yesterday's advertisement the items listed should read Country Sugar Cured Sidemeat Fresh Corn. Cornwell's Grocery offers Ib at 69 cents per dozen and 79 cents for other items.
Plans for Tax Increase Seen Getting Final Touches
Washington reports indicate the administration is finalizing plans for a tax hike to fund the Vietnam war and curb inflation. Secretary Fowler and Under secretary Barr met with Rep. Mills as analysts cite strong growth, June data, and rising housing activity as support for a Sept or Oct effective date.
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Washington
Bouyant
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Joseph M. Barr
Wilbur D. Mills
D— Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Johnson
White House
Commerce Department
Home Grown Tomatoes and Fresh Sweet Corn Ad
Country Farm Market offers home grown tomatoes at 35¢ per pound and fresh sweet corn picked each morning. Located 3 miles east on Route 7, then 1.2 miles on Welltown Pike, turn left 1.8 miles to 662-1974.
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Welltown Pike
Four - B’s
Virginia Weather Outlook Shows Increasing Clouds
The Weather Bureau reports no sign of major factors affecting Virginia but notes a pattern of increasing cloudiness and late afternoon showers driven by local moisture and warmth. Convective currents meet a weak high pressure ridge to produce the pattern.
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Richmond
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Barbecue Ranch Opens on Paper Mill Road
Barbecue Ranch announces a new restaurant on Paper Mill Road opening from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily. Patrons can expect pit cooked barbecue and related specialties.
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Barbecue Ranch
Two Escape With Minor Injuries in Separate Incidents
Milford boy Kenneth Stadtmueller fell ten feet from a high diving board at the Municipal Pool and suffered only knee and facial abrasions. He was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Earlier, Janis Sirbaugh of Capon Bridge WV walked away unhurt after her car skidded, left the road, overturned on Rt. 50 near Gore during a brief rain.
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Kenneth Stadtmueller
Milford
N. J
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Kenneth
Catherine Keeler
Rt. 3
Winchester
Janis Sirbaugh
Capon Bridge
W.va
Rt. 50
Gore
0Lice
Violence Flareups Hit Minneapolis and Across the South
Violence erupted with two shootings and a dozen small fires in Minneapolis on Thursday night and Friday. A police inspector noted a second outbreak on the Negro North Side with no fatalities but two injuries. In Durham and Cairo tensions rose as marches and threats of further unrest drew national guard and police attention.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Minn
Arthur Naftalin
Cairo
Ill
Rome
Illinois
Black Power
Newark
N.J
H. Rapp Brown
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Plainfield
David B. Kelly
Washington
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Plymouth Ave
Black Power Meet Debates Strategy and Unity in Newark
About 600 delegates gather for the first national black power conference in Newark with whites excluded from sessions. Speakers include Dick Gregory and Ron Karenga stressing pro black, antiwhite themes while organizers plan 14 workshops on action and organization.
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Newark
N.J
NAACP
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
H. Rapp Brown
Dick Gregory
Los Angeles
Ron Karenga
United States
Whitey
Vietnam
Gregory
Karenga
Sheriff Powell Meeting Planned at Kennedy Airport
Deposed Congressman Adam Clayton Powell heads to New York to appeal a criminal contempt citation. He is to be met at Kennedy Airport by the New York County sheriff for a technical arrest, with Powell not to be detained per confidants. Legal counsel from NAACP and Powell's Harlem attorney will seek a stay and permission to appeal in State Supreme Court.
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New York
Adam _ Clayton Powell
Powell
Kennedy
Robert L. Carter
National Association For ‘the
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Red"’ Isaacks
Redding
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Calif
Robert Kirkwood
Fall River
Mass
Ray Hubbard Jr
Poway
J.G
Philip W. Dempewolf
Bellevue
Iowa
Jim Hamilton
Fraternal Order of Eagles Stag
Frank Dove
Brucetown Methodist Church
All Breeds Phoie
Penney
Marcia Sterago
Star
James Barnett
Parks and Recreation
Durham
N.C
Ben Ruffin
Sheriff
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Loudoun St
Cornwell's Grocery
Macy
Willow Lawn
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