Cambodian capital isolated as Viet Cong advances near Kompong Thom
Cambodian officials report a North Vietnamese Viet Cong strike on Kompong Thom 80 miles north of Phnom Penh with fighting continuing at dawn. Observed casualties include thousands of enemy troops in Osmobodian war. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces claim higher enemy deaths. Cambodian premier appeals for U.S. helicopters and gear as roads and railways are blocked.
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Kompong Thom
U.S
Cambodia
High Contin
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United States
Washington
Garland to Seek GOP Nomination for U.S. Senate
Del. Ray L. Garland of Roanoke County announced his bid for the Republican nomination to block Harry F. Byrd Jr. as a strategy conference with Gov. Linwood Holton shaped the push. Garland touted a lean race needing about $100,000 and television to reach voters in Richmond Norfolk Roanoke and Northern Virginia.
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Roanoke County
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Harry F. Byrd Jr
Garland
Linwood Holton
Norfolk
Roanoke
Virginia
Byrd Jr
Heath Triumphs as Britons Oust Wilson in 1964 Election
London AP reports Edward Heath defeats Harold Wilson to form a Conservative government in a five year term. Heath secures a majority in the House of Commons as voters reject Wilson's leadership amid inflation and unemployment concerns, with unexpectedly high turnout and a lowering of the voting age to 18.
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Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
Heath
Conservative
House of Commons
Wilson
Britain
Elizabeth II
Enoch Powell
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Labor
George Brown
Labor Party
Jennie Lee
Aneurin Bevan
Eagles Open Convention Attracts 450 Delegates In Winchester
About 450 delegates from across the state gathered for the 63rd Fraternal Order of the Eagles state convention and 16th Eastern regional meeting in Winchester. Speakers included U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr and State Senator J. Kenneth Robinson. Events featured a degree drill, business sessions at the George Washington Hotel, a buffet, a banquet at Lee Jackson Restaurant, and a memorial service plus officer installation on Sunday.
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Order of the Eagles
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Lee-Jackson
Aerie
Byrd to Address Postal Supervisors Convention
U S Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr will be guest speaker at the Virginia branch meeting of the National Association of Postal Supervisors. The convention opened at Duff's Rebel Restaurant with about 250 delegates and was welcomed by Winchester Postmaster Joseph C. Haines and Mayor William Battaile.
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Eagles
Warren Rudolph
Winchester Police Department
Frank R. Royston
Winchester Aerie No
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
National Association of Postal Supervisors
Duff's
Joseph C. Haines
Winchester
William Battaile
J. Floyd Wine
M. Walker
Arlington
Charles H. Ferguson
The
Virginia Postal Supervisors
A.L
Bud) Sellers
Miller Taylor
Washington Region
Ambrose Holly
National Auxiliary
Weather heat returns with 92 degree day and May records
The Winchester Research Laboratory reports 92 degrees on May 22, a second 92 degree reading this season. May 23 and June show 91 degrees. Mark C. Renner, six, of Walker Sr., wins $5 for a balloon found from a Valley Hills PTA launch of 500 on April 28, traveling about 400 miles. a kindergarten tag belonged to a child. Mrs. Lillian Rhodes reports hydrangeas blooming with 12 blue and four pink blooms, a marked change from last year.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Mark C. Renner
Lloyd R. Renner
Walker Sr
Valley Hills Parent - Teachers Organization
West Carrollton
Ohio
PTA Group
Lillian Rhodes
N. Loudoun St
the Crier
House Approves Postal Overhaul Amid 357 to 24 Vote
The House approved a wholesale postal system overhaul plus an 8 percent pay raise for mailmen in a 357 to 24 vote after a 10 hour session. Opponents warned the reform cedes 181 years of Congress mail control, while backers cite moving to a self paying service by 1978 and reducing deficits.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Nixon
Winton M. Blount
New York City
Superspy Satellite Launch Signals Cold War Push
The Air Force launched a secret satellite from Cape Kennedy at 7:39 a.m. EDT aboard an Atlas Agena rocket. The 26-foot Agena carries infrared and X-ray sensors and a television camera to detect missile sites, bases, troop movements and other targets as it moves toward a near stationary 20,000 mile altitude over Southeast Asia.
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Red China
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
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Jury Finds Lewis Guilty of Abduction in 10 Year Term
A Frederick County Circuit Court jury convicted Garland Eugene Lewis of Linden Drive of abducting a Cross Junction youth last September. The panel fixed a 10 year penitentiary term and a hearing on a motion to set aside the verdict was scheduled for July 20.
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Garland Eugene Lewis
Linden Drive
Cross Junction
Lawrence T. Fauver
William Walter Plummer
Berryville
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