Tragic Jet Crash Foils Hampton Neighborhood
In Hampton Virginia a Marine jet collided with another plane over a shopping center and crashed on Old Buckroe Road. Witnesses James Hardin and his 13 year old son Bobby described burning debris and shattered homes as families nearby watched in fear.
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Hampton
Old Buckroe Road
James A. Hardin
Bobby
Buckroe
Hardin
Smiley Road
Robert Young
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
E. W. Riss
Ronald Beasley
Pfc James R McIlwee Killed in Viet Nam
Pfc. James R McIlwee 22 of Gore was killed in Viet Nam while serving with the 101st Airborne Division. He graduated James Wood High in 1961 and was drafted in 1965. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Ida McIlwee and brother Philip. He served near Tuy Hoa, South Viet Nam.
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James R. Mcllwee
101St Airborne Division
U.S. Army
Viet Nam
Ida McIlwee
Gore
Vester Mcllwee
Philip McIlwee
James Wood High School
Army
Airborne
Tuy Hoa
South Viet Nam
Summer Begins As Day Reaches 90 Degrees
Today marks the official start of summer with a 90 degree reading and the longest day of the year. A resident thanks a finder for returning a lost watch, naming Mrs. Bageant and Mrs. Connelly, and residents are reminded absentee ballots are available via Registrar Mrs. Robert M. Grim, call 662 8129.
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Robert M. Grim
Americans Reds In Major Battle In Phu Yen Highlands
American paratroopers pushed into a jungle hideout as about 500 Viet Cong fought from log bunkers and tunnels in Phu Yen Province. Some 2,000 plus U.S. troops from the 101st Airborne and 1st Cavalry engaged Viet Cong after a 36 hour battle with 69 communists killed. This follows a Nathan Hale sweep operation and echoes Hawthorne actions on the Kontum Plateau earlier this month.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
101St Airborne Division
1St Cavalry
Phu Yen
Tuy Hoa
101St Airborne
North Viet Nam
Kontum
Nathan Hale
U.S. Air Force
Ky Seizes Buddhist Leader in Hue Hospital
Premier Nguyen Cao Ky's soldiers took Thich Tri Quang from his Hue hospital room on the 14th day of a hunger strike. Tri Quang, 42, leader of the Buddhist uprising, was placed in protective custody as authorities move to quell the militant minority's campaign for civilian rule. Meanwhile, monks and followers remained confined at the Buddhist Institute, facing famine and disease claims, as U S seamen seized 250 tons of Chinese arms from a gun running trawler on the Mekong Delta coast.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tri Quang
Hue
Tri Qung
Thich Tam Chau
Tri Quang
Buddhist Struggle Movement
Buddhist Institute
International Red Cross
Britain
Lord Walston
Walston
Mekong
U. S
Public School Facilities May Be Rented in Winchester
Winchester public school facilities may be rented by community groups under a revised policy. Supt. Jacob Johnson said the School Board will permit use by groups for general community improvement. Principals will handle rentals. specific facilities include Handley High auditorium and gym, Winchester Intermediate auditorium, Quarles Elementary cafeteria, and Handley High cafeteria. Rentals must avoid personal gain, damage, Obscene or culturally objectionable programs, and outside religious groups unless local church sponsorship exists. Use must not conflict with the regular school program.
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Winchester
Jacob Johnson
Handley High School
Winchester Intermediate
Quarles
Johnson
Absent Plaintiff. Case Dismissed in Circuit Court
Judge Elliott D. Marshall dismissed a $50,000 civil suit when plaintiff Roger Lee Combs failed to appear. The July 13, 1964 auto bike collision near Winchester left Combs with permanent scars. defense argued contributory negligence and the case ended with a verdict for the defendant.
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Elliott D. Marshall
Roger Lee Combs
Millwood
Pike
Edward Barry Lee, Jr
U.S. 50
Winchester
Combs
Henry H. Whiting
James L. Berry
Marshall
Fireworks Tonight Mark Welcome for King Faisal Visit
The White House reminded the public of a fireworks display tonight around 10 30 p m EDT to entertain visiting King Faisal of Saudi Arabia and ease local concerns about the aerial barrage.
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Washington
White House
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Byrd Receives Bipartisan Backing Over Rules Charge
Senior Armed Services members defended Senator Byrd against charges of a disgraceful record. The letters from Senator Russell and Senator Stennis praised Byrd’s participation and attendance during hearings on South Vietnam force authorizations, calling the charges incorrect and shocking.
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Harry F. Byrd
Armed Services Committee
Armistead Boothe
Alexandria
Byrd
Boothes
Washington
Sen
Richard. B. Russell
D-Ga
South Viet Nam
Local Plant Votes Today On Union Representation
About 210 production and maintenance workers at the Harris Intertype plant will vote this afternoon on a UAW bid for representation. The National Labor Relations Board is conducting the election after a petition filed by the union last spring. None of the 300 Intertype employees are represented by a union currently.
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Harris Intertype
United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
UAW
Intertype
De Gaulle Opens Formal Talks With Soviet Leaders
President Charles de Gaulle began formal talks in Moscow during a state visit to France and the Soviet Union. Leaders Brezhnev Podgorny Kosygin Gromyko welcomed him as he stressed Europe needs unity and detente while outlining plans for talks on Germany Viet Nam and East West cooperation.
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Moscow
Charles de Gaulle
Kremlin
France
Soviet Union
Europe
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Uneon
de Gaulle
Cathereine
Kremlin Palace
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai Vu. Podgorny
Andrei A. Gromyko
Maurice Couve de Murville
Philippe Baudet
Kosygin
Stalin
Podgorny
Viet Nam
Novosiebirsk
Siberia
Leningrad
Kiev
Volgograd
Stalingrad
Two Chairmen Named for Byrd Drive in County
Alson H. Smith named two precinct chairmen for Senator Byrd Jr. in Frederick County. Reid Lunsford will lead Brucetown precinct and Boyd G. Headley Jr. will chair Albin precinct. Lunsford, a Handley High School alumnus and Izaak Walton League member, is active in Little League and Pony League. Headley, an antique dealer, is a Handley graduate who studied at Berea College and has four children.
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Brucetown
Albin
Alson H. Smith
Harry F. Byrd,Jr
Frederick County
Reid Lunsford
Gwendolyn Huyett
Friends Church
Mr. Lunsford
Handley High School
Izaak Walton League
Boyd G. Headley
Mr. Headley
Glynnell Little
Berea College
Kentucky
Open Little Mac's Restaurant on Paper Mill Road
The restaurant on Paper Mill Road remains open 24 hours daily and extends Sunday hours until 10 p.m. Local patrons can visit anytime for meals and beverages.
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Paper Mill Road
War Costs Fall Within Set Bounds
Washington AP reports Viet Nam war costs are within bounds set by Defense Secretary McNamara with current spending not exceeding planned amounts through June 1967. Ground munitions and aircraft losses run below planned levels as turbulence affects operations while McNamara aims to spend what is necessary, not more.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. Moe Namara
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
McNamara
United States
U.S
Viet Nam
Korea
No Plans to Cut European Forces
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told senators there are pressures to reduce U S forces in Europe but the United States has no plans to cut European combat capability. He said Washington can maintain European strength while meeting troop deployments to Southeast Asia. He acknowledged calls to shrink forces that were sized under different conditions.
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Senate
McNamara
Henry M. Jackson
Subcommittee On National Security
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mike Mansfield
United States
Europe
Deadly Navy Jet Crash Levels Hampton Neighborhood
A Marine Corps bomber collided with a sister jet and crashed into a Hampton Virginia suburb near Buckroe Beach. The wreckage destroyed ten homes and damaged about twenty others, with two confirmed dead and forty injured. Police reported confusion on the final death toll as troops recovered bodies from the burning debris.
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Hampton
Marine Corps
Cheseapeake Bay
Richmond
Virginia
Dixie Hospital
Buckroe Beach
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk
Coast Guard
Fordham
Air Force
Langley Air Force Base
Ft. Monroe
Sergeant Street
Mary Gallant
Donald
Weather Outlook For Virginia Fair Through Wednesday
A stationary high pressure area over the eastern third of the nation brings fair weather to Virginia at least through Wednesday. The pattern suggests mild days and clear skies with light winds across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Pfc. Mcllwee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Germany
Byrd Drive
A.L. Angle
Fern’s Fine Foods
Hayfield
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