United States Protest Over Rocket Attacks in Saigon
In Paris, Ambassador Harriman condemned North Vietnamese rocket attacks on Saigon's crowded center. He cited defectors and warned the talks could face serious consequences. North Vietnamese envoy Thuy and Le Duc Tho attended the four hour session.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Saigon
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
Hanoi
Johnson
Thuy
le Duc Tho
North Vietnamese Communist Party
Hanoi Radio
CBS
Charles Collingwood
Winchester budget increases taxes to fund record 1968 69 plan
Winchester City Council approved a 3,718,141 budget for 1968-69 with a 30 cent real estate tax increase to 2.10 per 100 and a 25 cent rise in personal property tax to 2.50 per 100. The vote was 10 to 1, with George H. Gariber dissenting. Mayor Battaile urged budget restraint and noted hopes for lower future costs.
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Winchester
George H. Gariber
William M. Battaile
Town Crier celebrates Black Manchester dog’s 20th birthday
Mrs Margaret Luttrell of 830 Amherst St marks her dog Town Crier’s 20th birthday. The pet, once lively, remains in good health though less frisky. Winchester Frederick County Chamber survey seeks registered voters with volunteers listed including Mary Manuel and Mary Jean Casey. Surveys will identify themselves by name as Chamber calls.
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Manchester
Margaret Luttrell
Amherst St
W. Ford Luttrell
Winchester-Frederick County
Ky Quits Defense Post As Thieu Gains Power
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky resigns as head of the People's Self Defense Committee as President Nguyen Van Thieu tightens control. Ky’s seclusion at Nha Trang follows rapid replacements of Ky loyalists and a drift toward a government able to command neighborhood self defense units.
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Thieu
Nguyen Ngo Loan
National Police
le Nguyen Khang
3Rd Military Corps
van van Cua
Saigon
U.S
Saigon Rockets Hit Tan Son Nhut as Civilian Toll Rises
Viet Cong rockets struck Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon killing 30 civilians including four children and wounding 24 others. The attack comes as fighting flares near the DMZ and 121 North Vietnamese are reported killed in two clashes.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
Denny's Commun Auction Tonight at Seven
Auction notice for furniture appliances and tools to be sold tonight at 7:00 PM. Includes merchandise from Bill Butler and election support mention. Italian Villa Restaurant next to Ward Plaza promotes spaghetti and meatballs at 1 dollar with salad and drink tonight and tomorrow.
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Denny’s
Italian Villa
Ward Plaza
De Gaulle Bans Demonstrations Across France
President Charles de Gaulle ordered a ban on street demonstrations and dissolved seven extreme left groups after two nights of Paris student riots. The move targets rising violence in academia and industry with elections approaching, as clashes leave three dead and hundreds injured.
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Charles de Gaulle
Paris
France
Bordeaux
Toulouse
Strasbourg
de Gaulle
St. Nazaire
Yves Guena
Riley Barbour Butler Win City Council Seats
Dr C L Riley Robert S Barbour and former Councilman H W Butler Jr won the First Ward four way race for the City Council. Mayor William M Battaile unopposed won a second four year term leading the city ticket. Several incumbents were reelected and voting was heaviest in the First Ward precincts Friendship and Rouss.
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Barbour
Butler
C. L. Riley
Robert S. Barbour
H. W. Butler, Jr
William M. Battaile
Boyce
Stephens City
Middletown
Friendship
Rouss
DR. Riley
Mr. Barbour
Mr. Butler
D. M. Long
Mr. Long
James
First Ward
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
W. Woodhull Baker, Jr
Woodrow Harper
Battaile
Government orders dissolve extremist student groups
The government ordered the dissolution of several extremist groups including the Marxist Leninist Union of Communist Youth and the Federation of Revolutionary Students. Violations could bring six months to two years in prison. Guena said closed meetings for campaigns stay allowed but street protests are banned. Paris riot police faced a second night of student demonstrations as the Communists called a one hour general strike.
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Marxist-Leninist Union of Communist Youth
Federation of Revolutionary Students
Liaison Committee of Revolutionary Students
Communist Revolutionary Youths
Group of the Revolt
The
Workers Voice
Guena
Paris
Hostage crisis at federal prison as inmates seize 22 people
Inmates at a U S Penitentiary refused work and seized 22 hostages in the administrative wing. A possible deal surfaced after the warden met with the four ringleaders. a list of grievances may be published by the Atlanta Journal, with some hostages to be released.
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Atlanta, Ga
U.S. Penitentiary
Atlanta Journal
Atlan
Ta Journal
Bureau of Prisons
Wiliam C. King
the Journal
William B. Williams
Olin G. Blackwell
Blackwell
Williams
B. V. Wolfe
Mayors change as voters unseat one and reelect five
A northern Shenandoah Valley election sees former Strasburg Mayor Robert L. Funk Jr defeat incumbent M Elston Wharton and Gordon V. Pace to win the mayor’s seat. Willyam A. Lillard in Front Royal is reelected unopposed, with Nichols and Stokes also returning to council. New Market and Edinburg select mayors, while Woodstock returns two council members and swears in one new member.
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Shenandoah Valley
Strasburg
Robert L. Funk, Jr
M. Elston Wharton
Gordon V. Pace
Funk
Wharton
Pace
Toms Brook
C. W. Hofe
Virginia Reger
New Market
Richard O’roark
Lloyd M. Newland
Peter Craig
Edinburg
Philip Shannon
Jackson
Frontal System Drops Cooler Air in Virginia
A frontal system moves southeast across Virginia tonight bringing cooler and drier air. The weather update notes cooler conditions follow a warm spell with a shift in wind and clearer skies expected later.
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Richmond
Virginia
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