US troops begin major withdrawal from Cambodia amid fighting in Vietnam
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces report their toughest weekend in over two months with 220 enemy killed and begin pulling back across the border toward a June 30 withdrawal deadline. In Cambodia, Kompong Thom sees reduced pressure as North Vietnamese hold and resupply efforts continue.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
1St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
Nixon
Kompong Thom
Phnom Penh
Laos
Kompong Cham
Mekong River
Siem Reap
Angkor
Takeo
Binh Dinh
Virginia Suffered Severe Storms Across Tidewater Area
Severe storms lashed Virginia with 60 mph winds causing capsized boats, property damage, and widespread outages. Coast Guard searched for a 35 year old man washed overboard near Hampton while power outages affected about 30 000 customers in Newport News and nearby areas.
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Tidewater
Coast Guard
Hampton
Middle Peninsula
Southern Railway Co
West Point
Petersburg
Centre Carrier Corp
Maitland Bus Co
Virginia
Ted Curry Motor Co
Bus Company
Portsmouth
Sewell’s Point
Hampton Roads Bridge
Quality Courts
Ocean View
Norfolk
Chesapeake
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Kenbridge
Chesterfield County
Danville
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Newport News
Abbitt Praises Byrd At Virginia Airport Dedication
At Farmville, Rep. Watkins M. Abbitt Jr. praised Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. noting he “speaks our language” and is esteemed by Southside Virginians. Abbitt stopped short of endorsing Byrd’s independent re election bid while Byrd urged faster airport development.
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Farmville
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
State
Democratic Central Committee
Watkins M. Abbitt Jr
Abbitt
Byrd
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Announces Annual Meeting
The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Inc holds its annual meeting and officer election at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the George Washington Hotel. Festival president Ben B. Dutton Jr says the public is invited to attend.
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Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Valley Arts & Crafts Calendar Tonight at 7
Raspberries for sale listed with contact number 869 1258 and a notice for TV Cable Arts presenting a calendar event at Valley Arts and Crafts at 7 this evening.
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TV Cable Arts
Valley Arts & Crafts
Youth Struck On Bike Dies In Hospital
Thirteen year old Robert Allen Kerns of 896 Fairmont Ave died at Winchester Memorial Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Rt. 522 Saturday evening. Alston Funk, 22, of Winchester was the driver. the boy swerved into the southbound car. The car overturned in the median after impact. Kerns was a Stonewall School student. survived by parents, a brother and two sisters. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home. Burial in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
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Robert Allen Kerns
Fairmont Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rt. 522
Winchester
G.N. Jenkins
Alston Lee Funk
Jenkins
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Theodore Funk
N. Loudoun St
Robert Kerns
Lawrence E
Janet Mason Kerns
Stonewall School
Edward Kerns
Barbara Kerns
Deborah Kerns
Jones Funeral Home
George W. Burroughs
Chestnut Grove
Elva Myers
Coopersburg
Wilson Myers
Coppersburg
Anne Mezynski
Worcester
Mass
Mable Hohe
Allentown
Cross Junction
Lillian Lickey
Richmond
Ella Duckworth
Jean McKee
Matthew McKee
Karen Clayton
Patricia Clayton
Albanian Hijacker Uses Toy Gun On Pan American Jet to Cairo
A 30 year old Albanian hijacked a Pan American 707 after leaving Beirut using a toy pistol. He forced Capt. John Burn and flight crew to Cairo where passengers disembarked safely. The hijacker surrendered to security. no one was harmed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Pan American World Airways
Cairo
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo Dispatch
Rome
Paris
New York
Pan American
Mediterranean
Cairo International
John Burn
Iranian National Airlines
Baghdad
Iraq
Tehran
Iran
Teacher Drowns at Shenandoah Intake Near Cedarville
William Tennis a 34 year old Silver Spring Maryland teacher at John F Kennedy High School Kensington Maryland died when he and his young companions were sucked into the intake gates at the Warren Hydroelectric plant on the Shenandoah River Saturday The body was recovered at 1 25 pm about three hours after the tragedy Rescue units and volunteer firemen from Winchester Berryville Boyce and Charles Town aided in the search The body was found against a protective grate after the plant was shut down and the raceway drained
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Silver Spring
Warren
Shenandoah River
William Tennis
John F. Kennedy High
Kensington
Cedarville
Winchester
Berryville
Boyce
Charles Town
Tennis
Coal Miners Strike Over Hospitalization Coverage
More than 8,000 coal miners in West Virginia and western Pennsylvania walked off the job as families posted picket lines. The action, led by the Disabled Miners of Southern West Virginia, seeks better union hospitalization coverage for disabled miners and widows.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Dictatorial Power Seized in Ecuador After Coup
President Velasco Ibarra declared dictatorial powers after street clashes between Quito students and police. Army paratroopers occupied campuses, leftist leaders were arrested, and Vice President Zavala Baquerizo vanished. The coup followed four tax decrees contested by the Supreme Court and the cabinet backed the action. Velasco Ibarra resigned Sunday night.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jose Veloso Ibarra
Central University
Pelo
Supreme Court
Velasco Ibarra
Verge Acosta Velasco
Jorge Zavala Baquerizo
Manuel Aguirre
Aguirre
Jorge Acosta Velasco
Congress
FBI Reports Crime Up 13 Percent In First Quarter
FBI statistics show national crime rising 13 percent in the first three months of the year, with violent crime up 12 percent and property crime up 13 percent. Justice officials note a slowdown in violent crime growth versus 1969, especially in large cities, while overall regional increases vary.
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Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Debate Ends Near on Cambodia Policy Showdown
Washington AP reports a six week Senate debate over U S policy in Cambodia nears closure with sharp disagreement over impact. The Cooper Church amendment to restrain future action heads for approval next week amid calls it will influence Nixon if escalation occurs.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Cambodia
House
Nixon
Robert J. Dole
R-Kan
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Cooper Church
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Frank Church
Idaho
South Vietnam
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Cooper
Byrd
Dole
Weather brings fair, seasonable Virginia conditions today
An eastward moving high pressure area centered over the Midwest brings generally fair conditions and seasonable temperatures to Virginia. Also includes small ads for produce and a loneliness helpline with phone numbers.
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Richmond
Midwest
Virginia
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Mekong
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Crescent Ctty
Ill
Chicago
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