Major Step Taken on New Strategic Bomber
The Pentagon awarded nearly 1.8 billion dollars in contracts to North American Rockwell and General Electric to develop and test the B1 strategic bomber. The Air Force envisions 200 to 300 planes with a 13.6 billion cost for the fleet, while production remains years away and subject to SALT talks and engineering progress.
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Washington
Pentagon
North American
Rockwell Corp
General Electric
Air Forc
Air Force
Robert Seamans Jr
Congress
David M. Packard
Russia
Packard
Rockwell
el Segundo
Calif
Evendale
Ohio
Thomas Pelly
R-Wash
Secretary of Defense
Melvin Laird
Boeing Co
Robert N. McNamara
Clark M.clifford
Heavy Rainfall Drenches Winchester Area
A storm drenched the Winchester region with the heaviest rainfall in the north and east. Berryville saw 2.33 inches, while Winchester Lab recorded .81. Several shops flooded lightly but no major damage reported.
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Winchester
Winchester Research Laboratory
Walter N. Rutherford
Berryville
Rutherford
Eustace Jackson
Ramsburg’s
Scheuer’s
Stickley Jewelers
Stephens City
Harry Doyle
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
New Round of Mid-East Raids
Israelis and Arabs mark the third anniversary of the six day war with air raids. Israeli warplanes bombed Egyptian targets along the Suez Canal for 11 hours and again for about three hours at night. Tel Aviv says the strikes aim to curb Egyptian buildup and reduce Israeli casualties along the waterway.
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Associated Press
Middle East
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Five percent of labor force unemployed in May
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 5 percent, the highest since 1965, up from 4.8 percent in April and 3.5 percent last December, totaling 4.1 million unemployed. Wages rose two cents to 3.20 an hour for a million workers, but inflation eroded gains. Negro unemployment eased from 8.7 to 8 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
United States
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Star Award Winner Plans VPI Attendance After Graduation
Miss Nancy Dailey of James Wood High School won the $500 Star Leadership Award for character leadership and duty. She will work at Leggett this summer and enter Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the fall to study psychology. Dailey graduates with a 3.960 GPA, ranked fourth in a 322-student class, and held multiple SCA roles and honors including National Merit commendation.
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Nancy-Carr- Dailey
James Wood High School
Miss Dailey
Sam Whitacre
Star Leadership Awards
Dailey
James Wood
Korea tensions flare after alleged U S spy ship sinking
North Korea claims it sank an armed U S spy ship off Haeju, while the U S Navy denies any ships in the area. South Korea reports its patrol boat was attacked near the DMZ and towed north, with both governments weighing meetings at Panmunjom and amid rising war rhetoric.
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Tokyo
North Korea
U.S
Yellow Sea
Korean Central
Korean People’s Army
Navy
Washington
U.S. Navy
Roh Young-suh
Korea Times
Dmz
Korea
United States
South Korea
Cambodian forces Repel Major Attack Near Angkor Wat
Cambodian tanks and infantry blunted a large Communist led assault on Siem Reap near Angkor Wat. The enemy withdrew toward Angkor Wat after fighting around the provincial airport. Street fighting eased with some Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units remaining in the town.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Phnom
James Wood High School Seniors Win Scholarships at Graduation
More than 42 of 314 James Wood seniors were honored with scholarships and awards during commencement moved to Frederick County Junior High School gym due to rain. Awards included Armstrong Foundation $4000 four year prize to Herbert Wayne Morgan and Winchester Evening Star Leadership Award $500 to Nancy Carr Dailey among others. National Merit letters of commendation went to Nancy Dailey Stephens Prettyman and Leslie Hughes.
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James Wood High School
James Wood
Frederick County
Armstrong Foundation
Herbert Wayne Morgan
Virginia Morgan
Rt. 4
Winchester Evening Star
Nancy Carr Dailey
Hugh Dailey
Rt. 5
Miss Dailey
Jean Hughes
Jack D. Hughes
Rt. 6
Paula Painter
Cecil D. Painter
George St
Robert Fulton
Arthur H. Fulton
White Post
Deborah Merica
Paul Merica
Whitacre
Sylvia Washington
Margaree Washington
N. Loudoun St
Aid Pours Into Peru After Devastating Earthquake
U S and other nations rush help as Peru faces perhaps 50000 dead. Guam helicopter carrier with 14 choppers assists rescue and supply missions into Hoylas canyon. U S aid nears 1 million. Cerro de Pasco and two other firms opened routes to reach inland valley. Canadian planes drop supplies. official uncertainty remains about the death toll.
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Lima
Peru
United States
Guam
Hoylas Canyon
U.S
Taylor Belcher
Belcher
Cerro de Pasco Corp
Auguste Zimmerman
U.N
World Organization
Zimmerman
Huaylas Canyon
Cordillera Blanca
White Range
First antiwar officers moved from intelligence posts
Two junior lieutenants Gordon Kerr and James Pahura, linked to the Concerned Officers Movement, were removed from sensitive intelligence briefing roles at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The Pentagon reassigned them as intelligence analysts, with officials stating the action followed their COM association. The group includes about 25 officers, mostly Navy, ages 23 to 30.
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Washington
Chief of Naval Operations
Pentagon
I.rs
Gordon Kerr
James Pahura
COM
Concerned Officers
Kerr
Pahura
Navy
Richmond Weather Clears After Storm and Vote Reminder
After a low pressure system brought rain and storms the Virginia skies have cleared. Vote Tuesday for City Council with Tom Glass and Ward. Fresh market ads note strawberries 69c per qt watermelons 99c and up tomatoes 4 lbs for 1 00 lettuce two heads 35c fresh green beans 29c per lb Ole McDonalds Farm Market Rt 11 South Middle Regd.
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Richmond
Virginia
Rt. 11
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Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Teddy Bear
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Yukon River
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VPI
SCA
PTA Executive Council
National Honor Society
Mary Helen Massie
United Nations Command
Seoul
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
U.N. Command
Haeju
Pyongyang
South Korean Defense Ministry
Kompong Cham
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Kenneth Kyre, Sr
Shenandoah College
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