McNamara Tours the Delta in South Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara toured the Communist infested Mekong Delta to back Premier Nguyen Khanh and seek support. A U S helicopter protecting him crashed, killing two crewmen. McNamara was unaware of the incident until later. He donated 6800 dollars for 3000 fire victims in Can Tho.
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McNamara Tours
South Viet Nam
America
Nguyen Khanh
McNamara
Can Tho
Khanh
Saigon
Court Told Ruby Flew As Youth In Chicago Gang
Barney Ross former world welterweight boxing champion testified Ruby as a teen on Chicago's West Side "flew into tantrums" when disagreed with and was protected by a group of about 12 boys. He described Ruby as patriotic and not prone to police trouble. The defense argues Ruby acted in an emotional trance when he killed Oswald.
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Dallas
Barney Ross
Jack Ruby
Ross
Ruby
Chicago
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
West Side
Melvin Belli
Belli
Oswald
Marine Corps
Air Corps
MacArthur Recovers Sufficiently From Major Surgery
General of the Army Douglas MacArthur has recovered enough to take a few steps and begin eating at Walter Reed Army Hospital after major surgery last Friday. He had been fed intravenously during his convalescence.
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Washington (Ap
Douglas MacArthur
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Seeing a robin signals spring in local chatter
The Crier has been flooded with winter robin reports from wishful thinkers. Paige Smith reports a bunny in her yard, signaling Easter. Forecasters project four to eight degrees above normal in the coming days.
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Paige Smith
Patterson Ave
Three Marines Die in Desert Ammunition Explosion
At Twentynine Palms California an explosion on a desert training ground killed three Marines and injured two others amid 20 000 troops on maneuvers. The dead were Pvt Jack W Consert 17 Oakland Calif Pvt Dadid P Barnes 20 St Louis Mo and Cpl Peter Lopez resident on base. Injured were Pfc Gary P Betters 20 and Lance Cpl Roger D Rusnak 20 both of Chicago. A Marine spokesman said he did not know what detonated the blast or what the five were doing at the time. Demolition experts regularly check the area for caches left from World War II training.
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Jack W. Consert
Oakland
Calif
Dadid P. Barnes
St. Louis
Peter §.Lopez
Gary P. Betters
Lance Cpl
Roger D. Rusnak
Chicago
Midwest Storms Hit Regions With Flood Risk and Damage
Violent rain, wind and hail pounded the Midwest and Southwest, with tornado reports south of Lutesville Missouri and strong winds in Aviston Illinois. Rivers rose toward flood levels, Ohio River at Maysville expected to reach flood stage, while Dallas and other cities reported heavy rainfall and flooded streets. Snow fell in Nebraska Wisconsin Illinois Michigan. warm temperatures accompanied the severe weather.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Texas
Missouri
Illinois
Ohio
Lutesville
Aviston
Waco
Tex
Ohio River
Maysville
Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Dallas
Harrison
Ark
Cape Girardeau
Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Indianapolis
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iowa
Frederick County urged to raise teacher pay by $300 yearly
Roger Koontz chairing the Frederick County Education Association salary committee urged the Board of Supervisors to approve a $300 per year teacher pay increase. He distributed a two page fact sheet showing salaries about $600 below the state average and per pupil spending at $246, lowest in a five county area, with Winchester at $290 and state average $312. He warned that without higher pay the county risks losing quality teachers.
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Tee
Frederick County Education Assny
Board of Supervisors
Koontz
Middletown School
Frederick County
PTA Council
Paul Luttrell
Teachers Association
Warren
Loudoun
Clarke
Shenandoah
Winchester
Civil Rights Debate Opens in Senate
The Senate begins its civil rights debate on a 10 point measure with President Johnson's support. Democratic leader Mansfield will move to consider the bill, while Southerners prepare for a possible double filibuster and early silence on other Senate business. Humphrey expects Morse's move to shift debate to the Judiciary Committee to fail.
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Washington
Senate
House
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Dixie
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Judiciary Committee
Auto license form prices corrected after mailer error
Richmond AP reports 1.8 million Virginia auto license forms mailed before an emergency price increase. Corrected figures list passenger cars under 4000 pounds at 15 dollars, over 4000 pounds at 20 dollars, trucks with a minimum 17 dollars plus a new title fee of 5 dollars and a supplemental lien title fee of 5 dollars.
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Richmond
M. Virginia Motorist
Virginia
General Assembly
President Johnson Urges Big Push to Cut Unemployment
President Johnson called for a national mobilization to upgrade skills and create jobs, asking Congress for broad legislation. He urged business, labor, and state and local governments to cooperate in an active manpower policy, highlighting youth unemployment and rising job seekers.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Labor Department
Twenty Five Die In Colombian Airliner Crash
In Colombia an airliner crash south of Bogota killed all 25 aboard. Officials said the DC3 aircraft of Taxader Lines exploded en route from Pereira to Bogota, with authorities reporting total loss of life.
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Bogota
Colombia
Pelice
Pereira
Indecision Clouds New Hampshire Presidential Primary
In Concord, NH, a cloud of indecision surrounds the Republican presidential primary with Goldwater Rockefeller and Lodge potential winners. write-in campaigns for Nixon and Lodge loom as nearly 100,000 voters cast ballots while candidates eye California for the payoff.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Nelson A.rockefeller
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Viet Nam
Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
California
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Washington
Senate
McNamara weighs further cuts to National Guard costs
Secretary McNamara signals a possible push to slim down National Guard and Reserve forces after the November elections. He questions the value of units not ready for emergencies but mobilized in long wars, risking 15 Guard and 6 Reserve divisions with lower priority and equipment. annual costs run about 147 million dollars.
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Washington (Ap
Robert S. McNamara
Army National Guard
McNamara
National Guard
Congress
Army
Guard
All-Out Attack Reported as Greek Cypriots Press Ktima
Heavy fighting resumes in Ktima on Cyprus west coast after a short cease-fire. Greek Cypriot authorities claim Turkish Cypriots retreating as forces tighten control. Gyani meets Makarios and plans to fly to the battle area. Hostages freed rise to 265 with 37 released after Gyani’s return.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Ktima
U.N
Prem Singh Gyani
Makarios
Ktma-Paphos
Dimitri Papageorge
Gyani
Papageorge
Kuma
Northen Virginia Numismatic Society Meeting Notice
The Northern Virginia Numismatic Society will meet in Union Hall tomorrow at 8 p.m. Members come from Warren Shenandoah and Frederick Counties. Rare coins are expected on display and plans for further activities will be discussed.
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Northern Virginia Numismatic Society
Union Hall
Warren
Shenandoah
Frederick
Weather outlook for Virginia turns warm with possible storms
A Gulf of Mexico air flow brings cloudiness but mainly warm sun across Virginia today. A chance of showers and thunderstorms exists in the western portion and could spread east this afternoon into tonight.
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Richmond
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
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