OAS Moves to Withdraw Troops From Dominican Republic
The Organization of American States votes to pull the remaining 8,000 peacekeepers from the Dominican Republic within 90 days. Sources in Santo Domingo say about 1,100 U.S. troops from the 82nd Airborne will depart next week, with two ships en route.
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Washington
Organization of American States
Dominican Republic
U. S
Mexico
Santo Domingo
U. S. 82Nd Airborne Division
OAS
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Uruguay
Venezuela
United States
Brazil
el Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Costa Rica
Palm Beach Holiday Inn Hosts Shenandoah Apple and Florida Citrus Queens
Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom Wanda Ellinger and Miss Lavoyce Leggett the Florida Citrus Queen will greet dinner guests and present each with an apple and an orange. Ellinger attends as a special guest after winning her title at the April 29 Festival.
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Holiday Inn of
Palm Beach
Shenandoah Valley
Florida
Wanda Ellinger
Charlottesville
Lavoyce Leggett
Ellinger
Senate approves sweeping auto safety and highway death aid bills
The Senate unanimously passed a broad auto safety measure and a $465 million highway safety program to curb fatalities. The packages establish interim and permanent federal standards for vehicles, mandate defect notices, and fund state grants for driver education, inspections, and traffic safety programs.
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House
Senate
Capitol
Johnson
Secretary of Commerce
U.S
Vaccine For Mumps Effective In Large Test
Dr. Maurice R. Hilleman announced a mumps vaccine nearly 100 percent effective based on tests. The Jeryl Lynn strain, named after his daughter who contributed the virus sample, showed 98 percent effectiveness in school age and younger children exposed to the disease.
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Chicago
Maurice R. Hilleman
Merck Instiute
West Point
Jeryl Lynn
Hilleman
American Theraputics Society
Passing Auto Knifing Reported In Mount Williams Incident
A knife from a passing car wounded James Henry Williams 22 of Mt Williams Rt. He is in good condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital with cuts to the left elbow face and left little finger. Police report a black car with four or five occupants stabbed him at 3 a.m. on Bradford Street. Investigators are examining the case.
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James Henry Williams
Mt. Williams, Rt
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Braddock St
Dodd Hearings Near Climax Amid Family Turmoil
Senate Ethics probes into misconduct allegations against Senator Thomas J. Dodd and his family intensify as his son Jeremy confronts anger incidents and a cafeteria confrontation with former aide Michael O’Hare. O’Hare reports threats and a later remark to tarnish Miss Terry Golden.
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Washington
Senate
Dodd
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Jeremy
Michael O’hare
O’hare
Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Senate Ethics Committee
Young Dodds
O'Hare
Ethics Committee
John Stennis
Ds Miss
O’ Hare
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Park Extension Proposed for Shenandoah Area Parks Plan
A joint Federal-State task force proposes extending Shenandoah National Park north of Front Royal and creating Cedar Creek Valley Park of 3400 acres plus a 700 acre park at the Cedar Creek mouth. The plan covers Warren County and parts of Shenandoah and Page counties with a Skyline Drive extension and several associated park lands to be added or disposed.
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Potomac River
Shenandoah National Park
Front Royal
Cedar Creek Valley
Cedar Creek
Warren County
Fork
Shenandoah County
Page County
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Washington
Shenandoah Forks Forest
George Washington National Forest
Fort Valley
South Fork
Shenandoah River
South River
Luray
Blue Ridge
Clarke County
Shenandoah
Backers of Wyszynski Charge Police in Warsaw
In Warsaw a tense clash unfolded as over 1,000 Catholic supporters of Cardinal Wyszynski confronted 20 motorcycle police near the cardinal’s palace. The crowd of more than 10,000 Catholics joined a march from St John’s Cathedral, cheering the primate amid political heckling and a large procession through the Old City.
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Wyszynski
Warsaw
Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Cardinal Wyszynski
St. John’s Cathedral
Old City
New Virginia laws take effect in June and July 1966
The Virginia General Assembly’s 1966 session enacted wide ranging laws effective June 27 for most items and July 1 for others, with sales and titling taxes deferred to Sept 1. Key changes include a stricter impaired driving standard, raised minimum driving age, higher uninsured driver fees, reduced reporting thresholds, and boosted pay for educators and officials. Localities may add a 1 percent sales tax from Sept 1, with many already enacting such measures. state sales tax climbs to 3 percent in 1968.
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Virginia General Assembly
Assembly
Precinct Chairs Named for Byrd Campaign in Frederick County
Alson H. Smith, Byrd campaign manager, announces two Frederick County precinct chairs for Kernstown and Gainesboro. Kernstown co chairs are Dorothy Fahnestock and Cecil Adams. Fahnestock is Brucetown native and Stonewall High School alumna. Adams, of Middletown Road, is Stewart-Warner Heating and Air division Sales Manager and community leader. Gainesboro chair is Ernest W. Adams Jr., a farmer and fruit grower, president of Gainesboro Ruritan Club, and Gainesboro Fire Co. director.
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Frederick County
Alson H. Smith
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Dorothy Fahnestock
Cecil Adams
Kernstown
Fahnestock
David Fahnestock
Dorothy Morrison
Brucetown
Stonewall High School
Market Street Methodist Church
Ernest W. Adams, Jr
Gainesboro
Absentee Ballot Application Now Open in County
Absentee ballots may be requested by contacting Registrar Mrs. Robert M. Gunn at the shown phone number 663-8139. The agency urges eligible voters to apply promptly to vote by absentee ballot.
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Robert M. Gunn
U S Presses Large Scale Operations in South Viet Nam
U S forces mounted two major offensives in the central highlands and northeast of Saigon. The 25th Infantry and the 1st Cavalry (Airmobile) clashed with North Vietnamese regiments, reporting 53 enemy deaths in three days and a total of 90, with about 8,000 American troops engaged. Paratroopers arrived, bringing U S personnel to 271,000, as Lt Col Michael Healy led the 4th Battalion 503rd Infantry into Viet Nam. Premier Ky marked his first year in office with a Hue visit amid anti government unrest after a major Viet Cong victory nearby.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 1St Cavalry
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Viet Nam
Michael Healy
Chicago
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
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State Board of Motion Picture Censorship
State Pupil Placement Board
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West Va
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