Gunfire Deaths Reach 189 In U S Week
The Associated Press reports 189 gunfire deaths in the United States last week, 109 homicides, 64 personal crisis deaths, and 16 accidents. Texas led with 20 deaths, Illinois and California next, while Sears and Ward’s restricted mail orders and required in-store pickup for firearms amid gun control measures.
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Georgia
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Cook Countty
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Montgomery Ward and Co
Ward’s
Brush Fires Continue in California Wildlands
Los Angeles area fires burn 40 000 acres Liebre Mountain blaze 50 percent contained Bouquet Canyon 3500 acres controlled. Los Padres fire 3000 acres near San Luis Obispo 90 percent contained. Winds eased after Sunday whipsawed Liebre Mountain. Over 1500 firefighters plus Forest Service and Arizona Indian crews tackled the blazes with five injuries, none at risk communities.
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Liebre Mountain
Bouquet Canyon
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Los Padres National Forest
San Luis Obispo
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California Division of Forestry
Arizona
NATO Statesmen Seek Arms Cut
NATO statesmen met in Reykjavik Iceland seeking an East West pact to cut arms and armies in Central Europe. Moscow signaled little willingness for immediate military reductions but NATO foreign ministers pressed ahead with the initiative amid parallel efforts.
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Reunion Plans for Handley Class of 1943
The Handley Class of 1943 holds its 25th reunion on August 10 and seeks contact with Jeanette Shirkey Jane Goss Vaught Ralph Vaught Betty Forrest Duckworth Harry Jenkins USAF ret Betty Sherman Shields Virginia Lee Triplett Tracey Roy Unger and Mary Louise Vandeberry Morris. Call 662 4920 or 667 7200 during the day with information. Protest actions accompany mentions of Iceland NATO forces and related demonstrations at Keflavik and Iceland Communist Party headquarters.
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Jane Goss Vaught
Ralph Vaught
Betty Forrest Duckworth
Harry Jenkins
USAF
Betty Sherman Shields
Virginia Lee Triplett Tracey
Roy Unger
Mary Louise Vandeberry Morris
Kniceley Elected Northern Virginia Firemen’s Assn Vice President
James S. Kniceley Jr of 115 S Purcell Ave was elected second vice president of the Northern Virginia Firemen’s Association at the convention business meeting. The three day convention in Winchester featured a 6 pm downtown parade a banquet and a Firemen’s Ball plus parade prizes for multiple fire companies bands and rescue squads. Firemen from 45 departments and 22 auxiliaries from 22 counties attended. Jane Hopkins joins Blue & Gray Beauty Shop from Town & Country.
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S. Purcell Ave
Northern Virginia Firemen’s Association
Winchester
George Washington
Virginia
Jane Hopkins
Town & Country
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Blue & Gray Beauty Shop
Riots and Fires Erupt at Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus
A morning riot at the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus sparked several fires and left inmates holding five guards as hostages. State and city forces, including about 200 National Guardsmen and 100 patrolmen, secured the yard as officials warned there was no mass breakout.
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James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Robert Baus
Baus
B52s Hit Viet Cong Training Center Near Saigon
U S Air Force B52 bombers struck a Viet Cong training camp 13 miles southeast of Saigon. Ground observers reported secondary explosions after bombing as missions continued around the capital to disrupt infiltration routes from Cambodia.
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U.S. Command
Phuoc Long
Bill Wright in Today’s Business Briefs
In today’s Business Briefs Bill Wright is referenced in a short item. A separate note promotes a Howard Johnson’s Chicken Fry All You Can Eat for $1.49 this evening.
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Bill Wright
Howard Johnson
Police Sweep Through Camp Near Lincoln Memorial
Washington police and National Guardsmen moved into Resurrection City after a 10 42 a m deadline to leave the Poor People’s encampment. Officers began at the east end near the Washington Monument and pushed toward the Lincoln Memorial area as demonstrators faced possible arrests.
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Resurrection City
Grant Wright
U.S. Park
Wright
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Metropolitan Police
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Agriculture Department
Abernathy
Department
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Orville L. Freeman
Senate Agriculture Committee
Hosea Williams
Bonus Army
Huong Booed In Viet's Lower House
Premier Tran Van Huong faced a 10 minute booing in Saigon's National Assembly as right wing forces oppose his government. He asserted the NLF was wholly Communist with non Communist elements eliminated while Catholic legislators led the uproar.
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Huong
Nguyen van Loc
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
NLF
Gaullists Win Big as Runoff Nears in France
Paris reports show Charles de Gaulle's Gaullist forces leading with 142 seats after the first round, with 150 districts favorable for runoff. Opponents warn the battle continues as strikes and unrest loom while inflation fears mount from wage boosts.
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Charles de Gaulle
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de Gaulle
Georges Pompidou
Ceenter
France
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Party of Modern Progress and Democracy
Weather in Richmond Brings Warm Humidity and Chance of Showers
AnAP report notes a large stagnant air mass maintaining warm conditions and high humidity in Virginia with a strong probability of showers later today. The text references Richmond and general weather patterns with no specific city impacts beyond statewide conditions.
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