100 Rocket Threat Fears Saigon as Combat Drags On
Saigon residents faced renewed Viet Cong threats of 100 day rocket barrages and a ground attack. U.S. officials doubted the feasibility of sustaining 100 rockets daily, while Hanoi’s forces paused at times and planned rest resumption. B52 raids and air missions continued over Vietnam as casualties rise.
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Saigon
Liberation
U.S
Highlands
Laos
Dak To
North Vietnam
Methodist Clergy Transfers Shuffle Winchester District
Dr. Harry B. Eaton moves from Winchester District to Arlington District as superintendent. P. D. Martin named Winchester superintendent, with multiple church reassignments across Winchester, Staunton, Harrisonburg, and surrounding areas. Other changes include Moses Prather, Edward Garrett Jr., Isaaca Bare, and Mary Louise Steele among ministers reassigned or appointed.
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Harry B. Eaton
Winchester
United Methodist Church
Arlington
P. D. Martin
Fairlington
William R. Withers
Stephens City
Moses L. Prather
John Mann
Edward M. Garrett
Wesley
George Watson
Madison
Fla
Tallahassee
Mr. Garrett
Presbyterian School of Education
Isaaca Bare
North Frederick
John I. Collins
Mr. Bare
Asbury College
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore
Mary Louise Steele
Riverton
Irvington
Rappahannock
Hugh H. Johnson
Miss Steele
Douglas G. Ebert
Marquis Memorial Church
Staunton
St. Andrews Church
Alexandria
Broadway
Raymond E. Pack
Reds Study Harriman's Proposal
Paris North Viet Nam moves toward confidential talks with the United States on peace issues while still in Paris for the conference. Ambassador Xuan Thuy weighs Harriman's plan to end public releases after each meeting and limit statements to general descriptions.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Xuan Thuy
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Thuy
Nixon Declines Rockefeller Debate Challenge for 1960s Style Split
Nixon rejects Nelson Rockefeller s bid for a nationally televised debate saying it would divide Republicans. Rockefeller said he would accept if a network offered time. Nixon, a Republican frontrunner, spoke after returning from a Bahamas vacation under heavy security.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Bahamas
Rockefeller
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Twilight meeting for fruit growers at Deerfield Orchard
A Twilight meeting for fruit growers convenes at 6 30 p m today at Ralph Bauserman and Sons Deerfield Orchard eight miles southwest of town on Middle Road. County Extension Agent John Wolfe invites all read fruit growers to attend with a tour of apple research facilities and talks by VPI specialists featured.
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Ralph Bauserman & Sons
Deerfield Orchard
Middle Road
John Wolfe
Apple
VPI
Howard Johnsons Luncheon Special Clam Roll and Tartar Sauce
A local dining feature announces Howard Johnsons Luncheon Special offering a clam roll with tartar sauce for 75 cents. The item is presented as a value option for midday meals at the restaurant.
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Howard Johnson
East German travel fees spark border line delays
East Germany began collecting higher overland travel fees and imposing visa and passport requirements for West Germans at the Berlin border. Along the Helmstedt crossing, travelers queued as two new tents appeared and tolls and visa charges were collected. Chancellor Kiesinger condemned the measures as illegal and promised government action.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
U.S. Air Force
Belhof
Soviet Union
Helmstedt
Weekend Special All Dresses One Third Off
Buzzella's Shop promotes a weekend sale offering one third off all dresses. The advertisement highlights limited time pricing and attracts shoppers to explore the apparel selection.
Wade Johnson named Clarke County school head
Wade G Johnson of Colonial Heights accepted the post of superintendent of Clarke County Schools. He will succeed Robert A Wood who resigned to become Superintendent in Nan-simond County. Johnson was interviewed June 3, had announced his Colonial Heights resignation June 6, and had served seven months in his prior role.
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Clarke County
Wade G. Johnson
Colonial Heights
Robert A. Wood
Nansimond County
Johnson
Board of Supervisors
Charles G. Smith
Greensville
Winchester-Frederick County merger discussed by leaders
Mayor William M. Battaile backs a future Winchester and Frederick County merger with a joint city county court and office building plan. Rosenberger notes groundwork for education and cooperation while noting state law limits. County has $600,000 allocated for a new facility on Court Square. discussion to continue with officials and a shared planning board.
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William M. Battaile
Winchester
Frederick County
Thomas B. Rosenberger
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Wendell Seldon
Wayside Inn
County Board of Supervisors
J. Kenneth Robinson
Battaile
Virginia
Rosenberger
Board of Architectural Review
Court Square
Pan Am 707 Burns in Calcutta Crash Killing Six
A Pan American 707 jetliner en route from Los Angeles to New York with stops in Honolulu, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Bangkok crashed on landing at Dum Dum Airport Calcutta in monsoon rain. Six aboard died fifty six injured including the bishop of Hong Kong among the survivors was unharmed. Flown from Los Angeles the plane had stops in Asia and the Middle East before continuing to London and New York.
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Calcutta
India
Pan American World Airways
Dum Dum
Pan American
Hong Kong
Gilbert Baker
London
Bangkok
Karachi
Beirut
Istanbul
Frankfurt
New York
Johnson praises UN progress on nuclear nonproliferation pact
President Johnson applauded the General Assembly for approving the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and pledged vigorous U S effort to de-escalate the arms race. He urged signatories to move swiftly to signature and ratification and promised full exchange of peaceful nuclear information. United States and Soviet Union jointly forged the pact. Albania and Cuba voted no or boycotted portions of the speech. The assembly adjourned its session after approving the measure 95 to 4 with 21 abstentions.
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United Nations
N.Y
Johnson
General Assembly
Assembly
Albania
Cuba
Tanzania
Zambia
United States
Sheep Heart Transplant Fails to Save Dying Patient
Houston physicians attempted a last resort transplant using a 125 pound sheep heart to support circulation until a donor could be found. The 47 year old patient died at 1:02 a.m after the procedure at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital.
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Houston
Tex
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital
Newell France
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Philip Blaiberg
Weather Outlook for Richmond Area Shifts as Front Passes
Passage of a cold front southeastward from Virginia brought potential showers near the coast and left the rest of the state partly cloudy and cooler with less humidity.
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Richmond
Virginia
Correction notice for Star ad on air conditioner sale
A corrected newspaper ad clarifies a 10 down delivery option and weekly payments of 1.32 for models in stock AE 4L. The full sale price is 162.40. Also an in person application call for Pingley and Carper Cleaners in the pressing department.
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
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Khe Sanh
Winchester Area
Reas
Eaton
Portsmouth
Randolph- Macon College
Ashland
Candler School of Theology
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Virginia Conference
Corinth
Jacob Mast
Braddock Street
Methodist Church
Ginter Park
T. J. Hawkins
Lynchburg
Reds
Stag
Aerie
North Braddock
South Vietnam
Buzzella’s Shop
Wade Johnson
Clarke
Star
Pat
Mrosenberger
Pan-Am
U.N
South Africa
South-West Africa
Burton’s Men’s Wear
Ward Plaza
Groae
National Cardiological Institute
Budapest
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