Sea of Fire and Death in New York Harbor Collision
At least 20 dead in the tankers collision in Kill Van Kul Channel, New York Harbor. The Texaco Massachusetts and Alva Cape split, fires raged, 69 survivors with 40 hospitalized, 12 missing. Details of heroism and rescue described by crew.
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EW York
Kill van Kul
New York Harbor
Coast Guard
Alva Cape
Texaco Massachusetts
Gulf of Mexico
New York
Elm Park
Staten Island
N.Y
U. S. Apple Crop Seen 126 Million
The 1966 U S apple crop is estimated at 126,095,000 bushels at the National Apple Institute meeting, down from 135,720,000 in 1965. East and Midwest states show declines, with Virginia and the Appalachian region hit hardest by late freezes and May temperatures.
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U. S
Traverse City
Mich
U.S
National Apple Institute
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New York
Virginia
Appalachian
NAI
Washington State
West Virginia
Summer Weather Outlook and Local Pick Up Lane Etiquette
The forecast calls for below normal temperatures with a cool weekend and a warm trend Monday followed by more cool days Tuesday and Wednesday. Scattered showers are possible Monday and Tuesday. A supermarket carryout worker was soaked delivering in a crowded lot after spaces filled up. A bettor at Charles Town Race Course won $16,962.60 by picking the fifth through eighth races. Gee Page 12)
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Charles Town
Gee
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board Meeting
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board to meet June 24 1966 at 10:00 A.M. in the Board of Supervisors Room Winchester to elect a School Board member from Back Creek District to fill the unexpired term of Robert M Muse who resigned.
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Frederick County School Trustee
Board of Supervisors
Winchester
Frieday
Back Creek
Robert M. Muse
Byrd Campaign Names Precinct Chairs in Frederick County
Alson H. Smith announces three new precint chairmen for Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. Robert Luttrell of Cross Junction leads Siler Precinct, Ellsworth Dodson of Mountain Falls leads Russell Precinct, and Charles A. Boswell of Northwestern Grade leads Lamps Precinct. Luttrell is a Royal Crown Bottling Co. supervisor. Dodson attends Mountain Falls Methodist. Boswell works for American Brakeshoe, serves as Round Hill Fire Company treasurer, and is in the Naval Reserve.
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Alson H. Smith
Frederick County
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Robert Allen Luttrell
Cross Junction
Siler
Ann Dailey
Chestnut Grove Methodist Church
Gainesboro High School
Luttrell
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Russell
Ellsworth Dodson
Mountain Falls Methodist Church
Back Creek Ruritan Club
Izaak Walton League
Charles A. Boswell
Northwestern
Lamps Precinct
Edna Brumback
Middletown
American Brakeshoe
Boswell
Handley High School
Round Hill Fire Company
Naval Reserve
Fires Out Of Control In West
Fires raged in the Tonto and Coronado forests with nearly one new blaze each hour. Eleven new fires sparked in southern Arizona as 550 firefighters battled in the Superstition Mountain area and Catalina Mountains blazed warned as hazardous. Weather Bureau predicted dry conditions with showers on the southeastern coast.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Tonto and
Coronado
Arizona
Tonto Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Superstition Mountain
L. B. Christianson
Forest Service
Catalina
Tucson
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara
Johnson says US ready for peace talks any time anywhere
President Johnson reiterates that the United States stands ready to discuss peace prospects for Viet Nam with any government. He challenges the other side to name a place and date and emphasizes that talks require reciprocal willingness. White House aides note openness to congressional suggestions.
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Washington
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
White House Rose Garden
U.S
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Rotary
Dean Rusk
Chen Yi
Mansfield
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Congress
Storm Leaves Damage in Virginia After Gusty Weather
A wet storm swept through Virginia bringing winds over 60 miles an hour, heavy rain, hail and possible tornadoes. A confirmed tornado damaged a barn near Buckingham Courthouse and felled 50 to 75 trees along U S 60. No injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Buckingham Courthouse
U.S. 60
Ashland
Shotgun Blast Wounds Local Man In Virginia
Vernon A. Haines, 38, of 901 Woodland Ave, was struck in the left temple by pellets from a shotgun blast between 11 and 11 30 p.m. He is listed in good condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Police investigate as Mrs Haines recalls hearing a noise in the garage.
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Vernon A. Haines
Woodland Ave
Haines
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dorothy Haines
Marchers End Troubled Day With Chant for Black Power
In Greenwood Mississippi SNCC leader Stokely Carmichael and two others were jailed after attempting to set up two large tents at a local elementary school during a 130 mile march. Police later allowed tents at Broad Street Park as Gov. Johnson criticized the event and redirected guard coverage.
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Greenwood
Miss
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Carmichael
James H. Mered
Ments
Bob Smith
SNCC
Bruce Baines
Congress of Racial Equality
Stone Street
Broad Street Park
Paul B. Johnson Jr
Jackson
Moderate Buddhist Leader Urges Calm Amid Saigon Unrest
In Saigon radical Buddhists mount a three day strike yet fail to halt violence as Thich Tam Chau appeals from a hidden site to curb the turmoil. Riot police seal the Buddhist Institute area while a hunger strike in Hue by Thich Tri Quang drags on with unclear condition.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute
Thich Tam Chau
Johnson
U.S
Tam Chau
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
Tam Cau
United States
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Colon
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Yeseerday
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Smith
West
Alabama
Mississippi
Texas
Weather Bureau
State Department
Peking
Robert J. McCloskey
McCloskey
Rusk
Geneva
Buckingham County
Randover
Asheland
Richmond
Ith
University of Mississippi
George Raymond
Freedom Democratic Party
Eft
Berryville Ave
Valley Ave
Lemon Chiffon
Boston Cream Cake
Ward’s Pastry Shop
National
S & F Distributing Co
Pingley & Carper
George H. Garber
Peanut Cellar Inn
Jean Alford & the
Play Boys
Tommy Lake
Robert M. Grim
First Ward
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Ben Dutton
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