Johnson pushes bigger Viet Nam mission and top staff
President Johnson orders a strengthened U S mission in Saigon as part of a major push to turn the Vietnam war around. Lodge resignation prompts new embassy leadership with Gen Maxwell Taylor and U Alexis Johnson to Saigon. Westmoreland already in place. Brent replaced by Van Dyke in foreign aid.
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Johnson
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Jona
United States
Nguyen Khanh
Lodge
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. Alexis
Joseph L. Brent
Stuart H. van Dyke
Turkey
Virginia postal clerks begin convention at George Washington Hotel
About 250 members of the Virginia Federation of Postal Clerks register at the George Washington Hotel as the annual convention opens with business sessions starting Friday night. James Royston earns a trip to the Agricultural Institute of Cooperatives after receiving honors at the 4-H Short Course at VPI. Mary Ramsburg and Douglas McIntyre also win trips to the 4-H National Congress.
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Virginia Federation of Postal Clerks
George Washington Hotel
Clarke County
James Royston
VPI
Agricultural Institute of Co- Operatives
Mary Ramsburg
Douglas McIntyre
Lawyers Prepare to Force Prince Edward County School Funding
Negro lawyers S W Tucker and Henry L Marsh prepare to file in U S District Court in Richmond seeking increased funding to reopen Prince Edward County public schools. They challenge a 189000 appropriation as inadequate and seek a permanent injunction against tuition grants to white students in private segregated schools.
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Richmond
U.S. District Court
Prince Edward County
S. W. Tucker
Henry L. Marsh
Oren R. Lewis
County Board of Supervisors
Lewis
The
NAACP
Washington
Prince Edward
Democrats Meet Friday to Choose State Convention Delegates
The Winchester Democratic Committee sets a mass meeting for 5 p m tomorrow in the corporation court room at Rouss City Hall to elect delegates for the state convention. Would be delegates have filed names and intents with Richard J. Rosenberger, and voting will select delegates tomorrow for the July 18 convention.
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Winchester
Democratic Committee
Corporation
Rouss City Hall
Richard J. Rosenberger
Seven Soldiers Die in Army Transport Plane Crash
Seven soldiers from Fort Benning Georgia were killed and 24 injured when an Army transport plane crashed on takeoff from a temporary airstrip northeast of Ridgeway around midnight Wednesday. Maj. Paul Timm said 5 on board died, with 15 injured. two more soldiers on the ground were killed and nine injured. Survivors were flown to Fort Jackson Hospital. The plane belonged to the 10th Air Transport Brigade, 11th Air Assault Division, Fort Benning.
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Ridgeway
Stc
Ft. Benening
D.C
Paul Timm
Ft. Jackson
U.S. Army
10Th Air Transeon Brigade
11Th Air Assault Division
Ft. Benning
Five Examined After Car Overturns Near Winchester
Five people three children and two adults were examined and released at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a car overturned in a ditch beside Route 50 west of Winchester yesterday afternoon. Adults Joy LaFollette and Ula Foreman lived at 934 Kinzel Drive. Children Ruth LaFollette Roderick LaFollette and Victoria Wicker were passengers. Rescue Squad transported them to the hospital.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rt. 50
Winchester
Joy LaFollette
Ula Foreman
Kinzel Dr
Ruth LaFollette
Roderick LaFollette
Victoria Wicker
Three Civil Rights Workers Missing In Mississippi
Federal and state officers renew an intensive search at daybreak for three civil rights workers missing in central Mississippi. FBI agents join the hunt as 200 residents are questioned. Dick Gregory offers a $25,000 reward. The trio Michael Schwerner James Chaney and Andrew Goodman were last seen Sunday night near Philadelphia Mississippi.
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Washington
Johnson
Mississippi
Philadelphia
Miss
Highway Patrol
Art Richardson
Mississippi Highway Patrol
Grady Gilmore
Patrol
Gregory
Four men jailed after assault on Amos Armel
Police report shows Amos Armel, aged 32, beaten and stripped early today on Kent Street. Suspects Russell Mayhew, 40, Ronald Davis, 22, both of Featherbed Lane, and two juveniles aged 17 and 16 were taken into custody and held on $2,500 bond each.
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Mason and Tinsman
Warren Rudolph
Mr. Armel
Russell Lee Mayhew
Featherbed Lane
Ronald Lee Davis
E. Pall Mall St
Highland Ave
E. Fairfax Lane
Maytrew
Davis
Suits May Slow FTC Tobacco Rule
Congress and federal courts loom as obstacles to a new FTC rule requiring cigarette health hazard labeling. Industry witnesses tell the House Commerce Committee that suits could delay enforcement, with Dixon predicting four years of litigation if court challenges proceed. The rule demands a health warning by January 1 and a July 1, 1965 advertising deadline, subject to possible postponement.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
House Commerce Committee
Paul Rand Dixon
FTC
Dixon
Jet Reaches Berlin Safely
A Pan American jet from New York flew through East Germany to Berlin without interference. The Soviet Union warned the United States that the New York Berlin service is illegal and its safety cannot be guaranteed.
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Berlin
Pan American World Airways
New York
East Germany
Soviet Union
United States
Winchester View topless swimsuits spark public debate
A random Winchester Star poll shows mixed opinions on topless swimsuits with residents calling them ridiculous or acceptable in private, while many doubt they belong on beaches. The piece notes varied reactions from locals including a business owner, graduates, a teacher, and a co ed, with only one seeming approval.
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Winchester
the Star
Willow Lawn
Valley Laundramat and Cleaning Behind Tastee Freez
Betty and Richard Stine operate the Valley Laundramat and Cleaning business behind Tastee Freez and Tip Top Pizza. The small, locally named shop serves nearby residents with washing, ironing, and dry cleaning services in a compact storefront setting.
Scranton warns Goldwater bid could doom GOP in fall
Pennsylvania governor William Scranton says nominating Sen. Barry Goldwater would likely defeat the Republican Party in the fall. He told reporters in Miami that if Goldwater is nominated he will support him despite odds, noting delegates in Florida show mixed backing. Scranton urged arming Cuban exile forces to combat Castro and said a Johnson victory remains possible if circumstances shift.
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Miami
Fla
Barry Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Sen. Goldwater
Scranton
Charleston
W. Va
Florida
West Virginia
Florida Association of Broadcasters
Goldwater
United States
Fidel Castro
Johnson
Trailer Fire Destroys 65-Foot Trailer in Stephens City
A 65-foot trailer owned by L O Comer of Stephens City was destroyed by fire about 1 30 p m yesterday. Estimated loss is 6000 with flames spreading to nearby curtains before firefighters from Stephens City Friendship and Sarah Zane extinguished the blaze. A neighbor used a garden hose to help save the Donald Walters home at 1718 Reaves Street Winchester. Police and fire officials investigate the cause, listed as unknown.
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L.O. Comer
Stephens City
Donald Walters
Reaves St
Winchester
Stephens City Fire Co
Charles Ricketts
Friendship
Sarah Zane
Weather Front Brings Cooler Virginia Air
A cold front swept across Virginia today cooling the air in Richmond and the surrounding area. Residents can expect continued lower temperatures as the system moves eastward.
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Richmond
Virginia
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