Castro Ready to Restore Water to Guantanamo Bay
Fidel Castro said Cuba is ready to supply the Guantanamo Bay base with water again after cutting it off on February 6 in protest over the arrest of Cuban fishermen. The United States is unlikely to accept the offer as it pursues desalination to make the base self-sufficient. Castro also voiced support for Barry Goldwater, predicting he would hurt Republican chances in the election.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Castro
Guantanamo
Florida
United States
St. Sever
Reed
Suel
U.S
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Goldwater
Johnson invited to dedication of George C. Marshall Library
AP reports Lexington invites President Johnson to dedicate the George C. Marshall Research Library to open May 23. Officials expect a reply soon as Kennedy had accepted before his assassination and former Presidents Truman and Eisenhower have also accepted invitations. The library near VMI costs 600000 funded by public gifts and donations.
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Lexington
Johnson
George C. Marshall
The
Research Foundation
Kennedy
Marshall Library
Virginia Military Institute
Weather and a Shiny Crested Fly Catcher Report
Rain fell again with a forecast of continued showers tonight. Temperatures in the 50s, windier and warmer tomorrow, showers end, then turning colder in the evening. Mrs William Ballenger of Berryville Pike reports spotting a shiny crested fly catcher in her yard, a black bird with a red crest larger than a blue jay.
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William Ballenger
Berryville
American dies in charge against Red guerrillas near Cambodia
Brig. Gen. Ca Van Vien reports Capt. Thomas W. McCarthy of Fayetteville N C was killed and he was wounded in a dawn ambush by Viet Cong near the Cambodian border. Vien’s airborne forces say they killed about 35 guerrillas in the two battalions’ confrontation. The battle lasted more than two hours with 14 dead and 85 wounded on Vien’s side.
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Ca van Vien
South Viet Nam
Fayetteville
N.C
Vien
Tillas -Bat
McCarthy
Ameticabr Oo RA Aeros
Saigon
United States
Jack Ruby Pleads Innocent in Oswald Murder Case
Jack Ruby stood before a Dallas jury and entered an innocent plea, claiming insanity as his reason. The indictment accuses Ruby of malice aforethought in killing Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President Kennedy.
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Relman Morin
Dallas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Henry M. Wade
Ruby
Oswald
John F
Baker Probe Near End Says Democrats on Panel
Senate rules committee members indicate the Baker investigation may close soon unless new evidence emerges. Republican sources dispute this, citing witnesses still to be called. Special counsel McLendon expects a conclusion this week as subpoenas target Miami figures tied to Baker.
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Washington
Senate
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Howard W. Cannon
Hugh Scott
Rpa
GOP
L.P. McLendon
Baker
Miami
Fla
Ben- Denia
Jack Cooper
U.S
McLendon
Flower Box Jury Trial Over $10000 Damages
A seven member jury heard a case in which Mrs. Jack Shumaker seeks 10000 from C P Sims and Son for a flower box that allegedly broke loose from her Battle Avenue home injuring her left thumb on May 17, 2002. The trial features evidence of installation methods and possible overload while witnesses describe the injury and box construction.
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Curt Jury Today
Battle Ave
Jack Shumaker
C. P. Sims and Son
Peter K. McKee
McKee
C. P. Sims
Company
Sims
Waltz
Elliott Marshall
Arthur Shanholtz
Victor Albright
Shumaker
Stephens City Approves Sewer Permit Letters
Stephens City Council approved mailing letters to sewer system customers outlining permit procedures. The deadline to obtain a permit is April 1. The council also agreed to install a street light at the Lutheran Church corner.
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Stephens
Lynn Comer
Virginia Democrats Move Emergency Clause on Auto Tag Boost
Democrats in the Virginia House plan quick passage of highway revenue bills with an emergency clause to make license tag increases effective immediately. Governor Harrison backs the move to avoid weakening a $300 million modernization program and warns a delay could trim revenue by about $10 million.
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John F. Daffron
Richmond
Virginia House
Senate
Harri
Son
Harrison
House
Assembly
Hoffa Trial Jury Tries Again For Verdict
The Hoffa jury in Chattanooga, led by foreman Hal W. Buller, continues deliberations after 2 hours 35 minutes of talks. They consider charges that Hoffa aided others in trying to fix the 1962 Nashville jury in a conspiracy case against the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
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Hoffa
Chattanooga
Tenn
James R. Hoffa
U.S. Dist
Frank Wilson
Hal W. Buller
International Teamsters Union
Nashville
Recreation area plan urged by regional groups in Middletown
A tri county recreation commission was urged by the Winchester Chamber of Commerce and the Shenandoah Valley Motel Association to study a regional recreation area. Prospective sites include Cedar Creek and Shenandoah River near George Washington National Forest or a 700 acre tract near Vaucluse. Other topics included preserving the Frederick County Court House as a museum and acquiring Belle Grove as an historic shrine. The proposal calls for members from Warren Shenandoah and Frederick Counties with local funding and administration.
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Middletown
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Shenandoah Valley Motel Association
Warren
Shenandoah
Frederick
Cedar Creek
Shenandoah River
George Washington National Forest
Vaucluse
Chamber of Commerce
Conrad Follansbee
E. A. Hill
Strasburg
Frederick County Court House
Belle Grove
B.O. Brumback
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Court House
Winchester
Claude B. Smalts
Carroll Henkel
Cyprus plan clears Security Council with UN force option
The Security Council unanimously backed U Thant to form a Cyprus peace force and name a mediator to resolve island crises. The Soviet Union signaled support despite reservations on force control. Greek protests and U.S. naval exercises in the Aegean followed the vote as Papandreou urged protection of embassies and property.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Ui Thant
Cyprus
Soviet Union
France
Roger” Seys Doux
Busia
Britain
Greece
Turkey
Security Council
Nikolai Fedorenko
Athens
Johnson
U.S
United States
Russia
Capone
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Aegean Sea
Rhodes
U.S. Information Agency
U.S. Coast Guard
Courier
Voice of America
George Papandreous
Papandreou
U Thant
Weather patterns bring rain to Virginia today
Richmond AP reports a southerly flow of warm moist air dominating today’s weather. Rain and possible thunderstorms affected Virginia as unstable conditions persisted across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
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