New Viet Pattern Emerges From Vast Viet Cong Supply Sweep
U S and Vietnamese special forces crushed a key Viet Cong supply region west of Tay Ninh near the Cambodian border. The three day operation destroyed about 1 000 tons of rice and razed or seized essential food and livestock. About 25 Viet Cong were killed during the 300 Vietnamese and 220 allied troops deployment. The campaign marked one of the war s largest helicopter supported efforts and featured close ground to air coordination with advisers on the scene.
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Tay Ninh
South Viet Nam
Vaico Oriental
Cambodia
U.S
Lull in Viet Nam Battles Splits U.S. View
American officers in South Vietnam debate the recent calm on the front. Some call it a temporary lull caused by rainy weather, while others warn hard core Viet Cong units may be regrouping for a new offensive. Laos developments may influence the pause.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Laos
County Cat Delivers Four Kittens In Varied Colors
A county cat recently produced four kittens showing a blend of colors with one white one black one yellow and one blue gray. The litter highlights diversity in cat coat varieties within a single litter.
Target of Student Demonstrators Quits
Kim Chong-pil resigned today as chairman of Park Chung-hee’s Democratic Republican party. Park accepted the move to quell unrest after colleges close until July 4 affecting 125 000 students, as protests against talks with Japan escalate. Park thanked Kim for his work during the resignation visit to the presidential mansion.
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Seoul
Korea
Kim Chong-pil
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Democratic Republican Party
Park
Kim
Japan
White Post Woman Dies in City Crash
A White Post woman, Georgine Lee Magruder, 35, died after a two-vehicle crash at Whitlock Avenue and S Loudoun Street. Her husband, John Holmes Magruder, 46, sustained injuries and was discharged later. A station wagon driven by Jean W Jamerson of Strasburg struck the Magruder car, with investigation by Officer Ira Nesselrodt continuing.
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White Post
Whitlock, Ave
S. Loudoun St
Georgine Lee Magruder
Memorial Hospital
John Holmes Magruder
Ira Nes Selrodt
Magruder
Jean Wills Jamerson
King St
Strasburg
Delmar L. DeHaven
Rt. 2
Winchester
Magruders
Nesselrodt
Whitlock Ave
Loudoun St
Ray vows to be in Cuba soon
Manuel Ray the Cuban exile leader says he will reach Cuba in a matter of days after being captured in Nassau and fined for illegal firearms. He and seven companions headed toward Miami and claim Cuba was on war footing on May 20, delaying their infiltration plans.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Manuel Ray
Caribbean
Ray
Miami
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Fulgencio Batista
Revolutionary Junta
Ball holds talks with France on Southeast Asia in Paris
U S Undersecretary of State George W Ball met French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville in Paris for over an hour to review Southeast Asia the pair planning further talks with President de Gaulle Ball travels to London for more discussions and to be briefed on U S Viet Nam Laos policy amid ties with France in the Honolulu review context
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Paris
U.S
George W. Ball
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Southeast Asia
Couve de Murville
Ball
Charles de Gaulle
Couve
de Murville
London
de Gaulle
China
Huang Chen
Johnson
Honolulu
Ion
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S.mcnamara
Viet Nam
Laos
White House
Memorial Service honor to Civil War soldiers at Stonewall Cemetery
The Rev. B T Clark of the Great Falls Methodist Church will speak at the annual Memorial Service in Stonewall Cemetery tomorrow at 4 30 p m. The event is sponsored by the Turner Ashby Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy with Dabney W Watts introducing the speaker. John Kinzie gives the invocation and benediction. Members of Company K Sth Virginia, reactivated, will fire a volley and taps will be played by Owen Shutt. Dinner follows at 6 30 p m at the Winchester Golf Club for members and guests. Stonewall Cemetery is part of Mount Hebron and contains graves of War Between the States soldiers.
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B.T. Clark
Great Falls
Winchester Golf Club
Stonewall Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Neutralists Repulse Red Attack Near Plaine des Jarres
In Laos, Pathet Lao forces attacked a neutralist hill at Phou Koutt northwest of the Plaine des Jarres. After seven hours of fighting the Reds were beaten back with about 10 dead reported. neutralist casualties were not listed.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
Phou Koutt
Sacred Heart Monastery Dedicated Near Winchester
The Third Order of Franciscans dedicated Sacred Heart Monastery five miles south of Winchester in a $1 million brick building on a secluded road. Bishop John D. Russell led ceremonies with Vatican sent blessings from Card ial Cicognani. tours will be offered tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
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John J. Russell
Richmond
Russell
Third Order of
Franciscan Fathers
Winchester
John D. Russell
Sacred Heart Monastery
Old Dominion
Third Regular Order of Franciscans
Loretto
Vatican City
Paul
Cardinal Cicognani
Adrian Wiegle
Weather Bureau Watches Tropical Disturbance Near Gulf
The Weather Bureau tracks a weak tropical low moving into the south Gulf of Mexico about 400 miles southwest of Miami that could become a tropical storm by night. An Air Force plane from Hunter AFB was to probe the system today as winds around 35 mph fall short of tropical storm strength. The low moves northeast with no intensification seen at 5 am, while Havana reports heavy rains paralyzing labor areas in Pinar del Rio.
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Miami
Fla
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
Hunter Air Force Base
Savannah
Havana Radio
de Pinar del Rio
Boy Climbing Freight Train Strands Visitor In Iowa
Three year old David Larson visiting from California climbed onto a stopped freight train near a grandmother’s home in Eldora and rode it six miles to Steamboat Rock. The train then left him stranded and crying until he was found, causing alarm for his mother and Hardin County Sheriff Lowell McCormick.
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Eldora, Iowa
David Larson
California
Grandma
Steamboat Rock
Iowa
David
Russell Larson
Lancaster
Calif
Hardin County
Lowell McCormick
Virginia urges interstate Potomac River Basin Authority plan
A Virginia state study panel led by E. Walton Opie urged creation of an interstate Potomac River Basin Authority as first step toward water resources development. If not possible, Virginia should form a commission to oversee its portion. The plan envisions 16 major dams and 418 reservoirs costing 498 million dollars, with opposition to Seneca Dam and emphasis on Shenandoah River sites and check dams as supplements.
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Richmond
Potomac River
Albertis
Harrison Jr
Virginia
Army Engineers
E. Walton Opie
Staunton
Potomac
Governoor
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
Loudoun
Washington
Baltimore
Brooks Gap
Opequon
Congress
South Fork
Shenandoah River
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture
Yard Party and Supper Notice for Welltown Mayor Election
Community event at Welltown Methodist Church on Saturday June 13 at 5 p.m. Candidates include BATTAILE running for mayor as a successful local businessman. Community members urged to attend and vote for the best leadership.
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Welltown Methodist Church
Weather and reopening notice from Richmond area
A high pressure system moved east over New York bringing sunny skies to Virginia. A low pressure area crossing the Mississippi River valley is expected to bring overcast skies and rain on Saturday. Bob Carter's Barber Shop reopens at 212 South Loudoun Street.
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Richmond
New York
Virginia
Mississippi River Valley
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