Abby Dumps Foot Of Rain On Cuba And Aims For Florida
Tropical Storm Abby soaked Cuba dumping about a foot of rain in 36 hours and forcing evacuations. It headed toward Florida with winds near 75 mph, prompting tornado alerts, school closures, and storm aid planning as Nixon’s campaign faced travel disruption.
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Abby
Cuba
Miami
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Tampa
Key West
National Hurricane Center
Gil Clark
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Robert H. Simpson
Hurricane Center
Pinar del Rio
Isle of Pines
U.S
Florida Keys
Cape Kennedy
Keys
Richard Nixon
GOP
Nixon
Walkers Cay
Bahama Islands
Rainfall exceeds long term average at Winchester lab
Town crier notes 5.19 inches of rainfall at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory, well above the 55 year average of 3.66 inches for the month. Fair weather forecast tomorrow with near normal temperatures for five days. William and Mary professor David L Holmes seeks manuscript material on Bishop William Meade and requests contact with Ben Belchie. Holmes plans a Winchester visit on June 15. Howard Johnsons Luncheon Special and Tonight chicken fry advertised.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
David L. Holmes
College of William and Mary
Williamsburg
William Meade
Diocese of
Virginia
Meade
Ben Belchie
Mr. Holmes
Winchester
France Strikers Hold Line as Premier Calls Duty to Return
Paris Premier Georges Pompidou urged strikers to resume work calling it a national duty as most of France’s 10 million workers showed no sign of ending a three week general strike. Some small firms and admin agencies yielded while transport and many industries remained paralyzed.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Pompidou
Matignon
France
Three Die as Utica Mohawk Plant Explosion Kills Three
An early morning explosion at the Utica Mohawk textile plant in Clemson South Carolina killed three men Edward Whitman 31 George Matthis 32 and Samuel Cobb 31 all residents of Seneca. Nine workers were injured as fire crews battled a blaze and a gas line or furnace blast tore through the finishing room.
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Clemson
S. C
Utica-Mohawk
J.P. Stevens & Co
Oconee County
Raymond Williams
Edward W. Whitman
George Matthis
Samuel Cobb
Seneca
South Carolina
Police Move Into Leftist Run University of Rome Campus
Riot police entered the University of Rome as leftist and anarchist factions clashed for another hour. About 10 students were hospitalized after attackers broke gates, while defenders retreated as reinforcements arrived and campus occupants fled.
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Rome
University of Rome
Republic
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnamese Leader Arrives in Paris For Talks
Le Duc Tho arrived in Paris to join the peace negotiations as discussions aim to broaden the talks while the United States faces pressure to halt bombing. North Vietnamese and Soviet officials support renewed efforts despite stalemate, with U.S. ambassadors seeking clarification in upcoming sessions.
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PARS
North Vietnam
Paris
United States
le Duce Tho
Hanoi
Moscow
USS
Nhan Dan
North Vietnamese Communist Party
W. Averell
Harriman
Xuang Thuy
Thuy
Stortepremniere
le Duc Tho
Tho
Communist Party
Pravda
U.S
Vietnam
Washington
Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Vance
Winchester Airport Hosts 30th Anniversary Air Show
The Winchester Municipal Airport celebrated 30 years Saturday with the third Apple Festival Air Show. Zack Reynolds thrilled spectators with two Pitts Special flights, while Dean Ortner performed in a T 6 and a World War II Mustang. Jay Lowden praised the event but lamented attendance.
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Mickey Seager
Win
Chester Municipal Airport
Mary Helen Massie
Winchester
Jay Lowden
Reynolds
Bevo Howard
Lowden
Mickey Seaver
Dean Ortner
Teo
Wayne Flickinger
Carabia
Scotty McCray
Sonafelt Named Principal of Winchester Intermediate School
Ronald Earl Sonafelt, 32, will become principal of Winchester Intermediate School on July 1, succeeding George Craig who moves to Handley High School. Sonafelt is currently assistant principal at Brainerd June lord High School in Cherry Hill New Jersey and holds degrees from California State College and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Ronald Earl Sonafelt
Winchester
Jacob Johnson
Sonafelt
Brainerd Junelord High School
Cherry Hill
George Craig
Wis
Craig
Handley High School
California State College
California, Pa
University of Penn
Natchez Enforces Tight Curfew After Downtown Riot
Natchez Mississippi imposes emergency curfew and bans on liquor guns and knives after a rioting night sparked by a false rumor of a white man killing a Black man. 175 state troopers assist 20 local officers as 15 curfew violations and 114 weapon arrests are logged.
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Natchez
Miss
Joseph Zuccaro
Adams County
Vidalia
Mississippi River
Zuccaro
City Spokes
Board of Aldermen
John Nosser
Nasser
Frank Rickard
Scorpion Search Exercises End with No Breakthrough
Norfolk AP reports 22 ships and 27 airplanes searched for the nuclear powered submarine Scorpion and its 99 crewmen, with no significant developments after seven days. The hunt focuses near the Azores where last contact placed Scorpion 365 miles south southwest of the Azores on May 21.
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Norfolk
Scorpion
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Mediterranean
Azores
Requin
Preserver and Hoist
Tercier
Acres
Fleet
Butler Seeks City Council Seat With Public Support Call
A community message urges voters to back H. W. Bill Butler in the upcoming city council race. The appeal emphasizes public service and responsiveness to local concerns.
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H. W
Bill’ Butler
SCLC Plans Resurrection City Camp Banned at Capitol
Richmond AP report says Gov Mills Godwin blocked Capitol Square for a Resurrection City style camp. SCLC state director Herbert Coulton said building would start by mid June with thousands of poor people, modeled after Washington DC. He mentioned possible camps in Southside Virginia amid poverty claims affecting both Negroes and whites.
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Richmond
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Resurrection City
Virginia
Capitol
SCLC
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Capitol Square
Herbert V. Coulton
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
Coulton
Inirginia
Southsideirginia
Misfiring rocket kills Saigon officials amid probe
A U S helicopter gunship rocket misfired killing six Saigon officials including Col. Pho Quoc Chu and Col. Nguyen Van Luan. The incident sparks U S Viet Nam tensions as a full investigation begins and potential disciplinary action for the pilot is considered.
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Saigon
U.S
Gia Dinh
Sai
Pho Quoc Chu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Luan
le Ngoc Tru
Ngeuyen Ngoc Xinh
National Police
Nguyen Bao Thuy
Revolutionary Development
Dao Ba Phuoc
5Th Ranger
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Weather in Richmond Brings Warmer Clear Skies
A cold front over Virginia this morning cleared skies and left warm temperatures in the Old Dominion. The report notes brisk air and pleasant conditions across the region as of today.
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Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
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