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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1969
Page
1
Allied sources report Americans killed in action last week about the same as the prior week, with 250 to 300 U.S. troops. South Vietnamese losses fell sharply along with enemy fatalities, while totals for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong reached at least 2,637.
June rain added 0.80 inch last night at the Winchester Fruit Research Lab, matching Sunday’s storm. June total reaches 1.60 inches while year-to-date remains about four inches below average at 10.56 inches for the five month period.
Summer hours list open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. at Cornwell's Grocery. Parents preview events for Mary Anderson Dance Studio are featured at The Gallery.
President Nixon travels to General Beadle College in Madison South Dakota and to the Air Force Academy to discuss basic American values and the role of the military in society He plans a Midway Island meeting with South Vietnam President Thieu and other U S leaders to push his eight point Vietnam peace plan.
President Thieu returns from Asia reiterating opposition to a coalition government with the Viet Cong and says he will not discuss such an arrangement with President Nixon at Midway Island. He agrees with South Korea and Nationalist China on opposing Communist aggression and plans further talks in Paris and with Nixon on troop replacement.
Murle Lindstrom won the O Sullivan Open at Winchester Golf Club posting a first round 66 to set a course record and claim the $2250 prize. The St Petersburg native said the victory ranks among her biggest thrills as she plans to remarry and retire to focus on family.
A SEATO training collision off the Philippines left the U S S Frank E Evans split in two and 73 sailors unaccounted for with 100 survivors. Australian carrier Melbourne collided with the destroyer during maneuvers near Pearl Harbor and Manila. Helicopters and small boats searched for survivors as salvage ops were ordered.
The Pentagon announced a Navy investigative board will determine what caused the collision between the U S Navy destroyer Evans and the Australian carrier Melbourne. Officials would not speculate on which ship was at fault.
Two ships collided at dawn during maneuvers as 200 survivors from the destroyer were transferred to the carrier USS Kearsarge. One crewman was in critical condition evacuated to Cam Ranh Bay. The Melbourne sustained damage to bow and deck while the destroyer’s hull flooded but was kept afloat. A Navy spokesman confirmed the collision time as 4 15 a.m. Philippine time.
A three story brick building housing 30 units burned after 2 AM in the south edge of Midtown. Twelve people died including five month old Harry Smith. father Lawrence Smith survived serious injuries after leaping from the third floor with the child. Police and fire crews evacuated 80 to 100 people as flames spread from a rear elevator shaft and roof.
In Lumberton North Carolina escaped convict Ricardo Resendez surrendered after police surrounded a farmhouse where he and fellow escapee James Lee held a farmer and family hostage. Resendez, 26, Los Angeles, faced murder and kidnapping charges. Lee, 21, Fayetteville, had already given up hours earlier.
An influx of cooler drier air will bring clearer skies to Virginia with drier air reducing humidity. The report notes improved visibility and a shift in weather patterns across the state, though no precipitation is mentioned.
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