Viet Cong bombards Saigon in daytime attack
Viet Cong rockets hit Saigon during the morning rush hour injuring civilians and destroying communications. The barrage, the heaviest daytime assault yet, comes as Gen Westmoreland leaves Vietnam. U.S. forces respond with helicopters, gunships, bombers, and ground patrols to search for firing positions around the city.
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Saigon
U.S
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Manila
Honolulu
Washington
Westmoreland
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
France Faces New Crisis as Riots Resume
In Paris a Communist union militant Beylot, 24, was killed in Sochaux as riot police clashed with strikers at the Peugeot plant amid nationwide student protests. Paris Latin Quarter students organized barricades and called for a mass demonstration against President de Gaulle. Authorities reported one striker and two riot police injured and escalating violence across multiple sites. Gold prices surged in Paris as traders feared inflation from wage gains.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Labor Ministry
Sochaux
Bernard Vaugon
Beylot
Peugeot Auto
Metal Workers
General Confederation of Labor
Peugeot
Lyon
Rene Lacroix
Jacques Sauvageot
National Students’ Union
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Radical
Four Way Race Vies For Winchester City Council Seats
Early voting shows a four way contest in Winchester for three City Council seats with incumbents Gore Baker and Harper not seeking reelection. The mayoral race features Battaile unopposed as voters in Berryville weigh a $350000 sewer bond.
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Winchester
Berryville
Rouss
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Virginia Avenue
Boscaween St
Robert S.barbour
C. L. Riley
D. M. Long
H. W. Butler, Jr
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
W. Woodhull Baker, Jr
Woodrow Harper
Battaile
James Fleming
Carroll H. Henkel
Wayne A. Whitham
Garland Canter
Stephens City
Lynn Comeer
Middletown
Archie Manuel
Hearing on Winchester City Budget Tonight
A public hearing on the proposed Winchester fiscal year 1 starts tonight at City Council. Final budget action is expected then. Finance Committee recommended a 30 cent real estate tax increase and a 25 cent personal property rate rise with a $3,718,141 total budget for the coming year.
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Winchester
Finance Committee
Winchester Chamber Telephone Survey Of Voters Began
The Frederick County Chamber of Commerce started a telephone survey of registered voters last night. Female callers will identify themselves by name and state they are calling for the Chamber office.
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Winchester
Frederick County
City County Building on Agenda for Meeting
Frederick County Supervisors weigh a joint city county building on the Conrad property at North Cameron and Boscawen. Discussion includes courthouse renovations, budgeted 600000 for a new office building, and ongoing talks with Winchester officials and civic groups.
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Cnty
Rederick County Board of Supervisors
Winchester Frederick County
Thomas___B. Rosenberger
Illiam M. Battaile
Winchester
Rosenberger
Inchester Muni
Weipal
Conrad
North Cameron and
Boscawen Sts
County Boards of Supervisors
Frederick County Circuit Court
Frederick County Court
Court Square
Circuit Court
City Hall
Corporation
Loudoun St
Circuit Courts
U.S. Moves for Quick Safe Return of Ray
U S legal experts planned speedy steps to return James Earl Ray for trial after a provisional British warrant was issued for his murder of Martin Luther King Jr. He was held in Bow Street Court and Brixton Prison on passport and gun charges, with extradition possible but legally complex, as authorities traced his four nation flight.
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London
U.S
James Earl Ray
United States
Atlantic
Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Brixton Prison
Bow Street Court
London Airport
Ramon George Sneyd
High Court
House of Lords
King
Memphis
Tenn
Canada
Lisbon
Toronto
Rockefeller Seeks New Leadership in 1972 Campaign
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller launches a nationwide push for the Republican nomination with a theme of new leadership for a new America. He argues old politics fail to meet change and vows to carry forward a broader mission while contrasting with Nixon. A nationwide TV address and ads mark the start of the bid.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
America
Richard M. Nixon
National Press Club
Rockefeller
New York
Robert F. Kennedy
Nixon Tonight
Negotiators Prepare to Resume Talks in Paris
In Paris the eighth round of U S and North Vietnamese talks resumes after a six day recess. Harriman and Xuan Thuy lead the negotiations with Le Duc Tho arriving as counselor. No breakthrough is expected soon as both sides press patience and diplomacy amid ongoing war.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
Washington
Harriman
United States
Robert F. Kennedy
Johnson
Communist Party
le Duc Tho
Nhan Dan
Minh
Fire after car strikes pole near lime kiln
Stephens City firemen reported a fire started by a fallen power line about 10:45 p m yesterday near the M J Grove lime kiln. The line fell when the pole was struck by a car being followed by Sgt Harrison A Foreman who said the operator, a 24 year old, drove without a license.
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Stephens City
M. J. Grove
Harrison A. Foreman
Foreman
Blaiberg Returns to Hospital in Cape Town
Dr. Philip Blaiberg the world’s longest surviving heart transplant patient was readmitted to Groote Schuur Hospital for liver complications but his condition is not critical according to Dr Christiaan Barnard who led the heart transplant team Blaiberg previously had the world’s third transplanted heart and earlier recovery had been reported as excellent Barnard noted Blaiberg is not in immediate danger and expects to continue normal activities while under care in Cape Town Also mentioned is Britain's Frederick West recovering from a chest infection after his transplant in May
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Capr’ Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
London
Christiaan N. Barnard
Blaiberg
Barnard
Cape Town
Netherlands
Groote Schuur
Britain
Frederick West
National Heart Hospital
West
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Coastal cold front lowers Virginia temps then warm humid trend
A passage of a coastal cold front lowers temperatures in eastern Virginia today. It will be followed by quite warm and humid weather with scattered thundershowers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Spaghetti and Meat Ball Buffet at Italian Villa
Tonight and Wednesday night all you can eat spaghetti and meat balls for $1 with salad and drink at Italian Villa Restaurant next to Ward Plaza. Yard party and supper featuring country ham and fried chicken at Welltown Methodist Church Saturday June 15 at 5 PM.
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Italian Villa
Ward Plaza
Welltown Methodist Church
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