Rescue of Dengler Ends 23 Day North Viet Nam Ordeal
Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, captured in North Viet Nam, was rescued after 23 days in the jungle. Air Force Lt. Col. Eugene Deatrick spotted him and ordered a Jolly Green Giant helicopter to hoist Dengler from a remote valley near the 17th Parallel. Dengler, 28, flown to Da Nang, then to the United States, said to be the first American to escape from North Vietnamese captivity.
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Roanoke Supt E W Rushton Named Charlottesville Schools Head
Roanoke school Superintendent Dr. E. W. Rushton 60 is expected to become Charlottesville Public Schools chief. The announcement may follow a resignation from Roanoke. Rushton would replace George Tramontin who resigned after a critical review. Salary cited at 20000 in year one with 1000 raises yearly under a seven year contract. Rushton previously built a national profile in programmed learning and school design.
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Roanoke World-News
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George Tramontin
Virginia Education Association
Ponies Auctioned In Annual Chincoteague Benefit
About 150 shaggy wild ponies from Assateague are set to be auctioned in Chincoteague for a firemen's benefit attracting thousands. The herd swam ashore Wednesday led by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department, which owns the ponies and runs the yearly sale and carnival.
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Jury Sends Wife Slayer To Prison
Roanoke truck driver Ivan Thomas Bland, 39, was sentenced to 25 years for first degree murder in the February 12 shooting of his wife Coleen Craig Bland in a shopping center parking lot. He testified her alleged infidelity provoked the crime.
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Itch Relief Ad At Boyd Drug Co Promotes Quick Cure
An advertisement touts a rapid itch relief product available at Boyd Drug Co. The copy claims fast action within 15 minutes and mentions antiseptic properties and germ killing. It promotes use for bites and skin irritations with a back-of-package style pitch.
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Boyd Drug Co
Ford Profits Fall Amid Auto Sector Slowdown
Ford Motor Co posted a first half 1966 net income of 427 million dollars or 3.86 a share versus 438.1 million or 3.95 a share a year earlier. Revenue reached 6.513 billion dollars, up nine percent from 5.998 billion, with 2.534 million vehicles sold, as labor and material costs rose. Chrysler and GM expected similar profit declines while AMC slated next.
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