Communists Lose 596 in Sharp Vietnam Battle
In Tay Ninh Province a 2,500 man Communist regiment struck U.S. lines. The clash left at least 596 dead and many more bodies dragged from the field. U.S. casualties ran 31 dead and 109 wounded, with air and artillery still targeting escape routes.
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Saigon
U.S
Tay Ninh
John A. Bender
Bremerton, Wash
U.S. Marine
Demilitarized Zone
Ard
Gio Linh
Military Coup in Sierra Leone Shocks Nation
Brig. David Lansana announced he has taken control of Sierra Leone to nullify last Saturday’s general election results. Reports say Gov. Gen. Sir Henry Lightfoot-Boston and opposition leader Siaka Stevens are under house arrest at State House. government broadcasts are under heavy guard.
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Freetown
Sierra Leone
Albert Margai
David Lansana
Henry J. Lightfoot
Boston
Siaka P. Stevens
State House
Mao Reported Overruled on Military Acts
Hong Kong Star reports the Chinese Politburo overruled Mao Tse-tung's proposals for military action against South Vietnam Thailand Russians on the Manchurian border and Quemoy. Premier Chou En-lai led opposition noting such moves would draw the United States into a broader war and risk Chiang Kai-shek gaining a stronger defense treaty.
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Hong Kong
The
Hong Kong Star
Chinese Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
South Vietnam
Thailand
Manchurian
Quemoy
Star
China
Mao
Peking
the Star
Chou En-lai
Vietnam
U.S
Chou
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Chiang
Birds Return as Spring Arrives in Local Yard
John W. Ritenour of Greenwood reports robins and redbirds in his yard yesterday morning signaling the calendar season change from winter to spring.
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John W. Ritenour
Greenwood
New Attempt to Salvage Torrey Canyon At Land's End
Offshore salvage operations resumed to tow the blasting tormented supertanker Torrey Canyon after an engine room explosion killed a Dutch diver. Eight thousand forces work to prevent oil from reaching Cornwall beaches as a pear shaped slick drifts eight miles off Land's End and threatens Britain's southern coast.
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Land’s End
England
Torrey Canyon
Seven Stones Reef
Britain
Navy
Cornwall
Desegregation Order Shakes Alabama School System
A federal court ordered the desegregation of all Alabama schools not already under court order starting next term. The decree covers 99 systems and targets state officials from governor to local authorities to end racial discrimination in schools. Governor Lurleen Wallace and school leaders were directed to implement the ruling. State officials had no immediate comment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Lurleen B. Wallace
George C. Wallace
New Frederick Precinct Boundaries Fixed by Judge
Circuit Court Judge Elliott Marshall entered an order this morning fixing precinct boundaries in Frederick County. The county still has 21 voting precincts, but some precinct boundaries were changed three precinct names dropped and one new precinct added.
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Frederick County
Elliott Marshall
Boundary realignment reshapes Frederick County precincts
County reapportionment demands new voting districts. The Frederick County Electoral Board assigns 21 precincts with renamed areas such as Newtown to Stephens City and Armel merged into Paper Mill. Registrars and voting places named for Back Creek and Gainesboro districts with specific locations and officials listed.
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Code of Virginia
Board of Supervisors
Marshall
Newtown
Stephens City
Armel
Paper Mill
Kernietown
Brucetown
Clearbrook
White Hall
Clearebrook
Apple Pie Ridge
Neffstown
Albin
Sunnyside
Fox Drive
Kernstown
Rt. 11
Frederick County Electoral Board of Elections
Back Creek
Dry Run
Willie H. McIlwee
Gore
S. W. Riley
Greenwood
Virginia Richards
Claude M. Grove
Lamps
Raymond Racey
Russells
James Allamong
Gainesboro
Mildred Smith
Ashton
Audrey B. DeHaven
Bakers Mill
Fred C. Braithwaite
Dolans
Frank Whitacre
Orrah Adams
Colleen Russell
Yeakley
Linden Anger
Opequon
Canterbury
Nellie Coffelt
Middletown
Cora Owings
Dorothy H. Carbaugh
Chorge
Lucien Brumback
Shawnee
Carpers Valley
Clarence Shiley
Stonewall
Lucille O’connell
Nathaniel F. Brown
Gravel Springs
Gore Fire Co
Opequon Presbyterian Church
Weber Tire Co
Methodist Church
Mountain Falls
Hudson’s
Whitacre Bros
Whitacre
Old. Dolan
Byrd Arrives In Saigon On Southeast Asia Tour
U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia arrived in Saigon for a five day fact finding mission. He will brief with U.S. officials on military political and economic conditions and visit forward units as part of a Southeast Asia information gathering tour for the Senate Armed Forces Committee.
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Saigon
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Byrd
Southeast Asia
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Four State Horticultural Groups Name Apple Blossom Princesses
The Horticultural Societies of Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia chose five princesses to represent them in the Court of Queen Shenandoah at the 40th Apple Blossom Festival May 4 5 6. Elizabeth Flippin joins Virginia as Apple Blossom princess while Alice Elizabeth McDonald represents West Virginia Barbara Anne Hepburn represents Maryland and Mary Hester McDonald represents Pennsylvania. The princesses will ride on floats in the Grand Feature parade May 5 at 1 30 p.m. DST with the group and 30 other young women from local colleges.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Shenandoah
Elizabeth Flippin
George E. Flipppin
Lynchburg
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Seven Hills
Flippin
Converse College
Spartanburg
S.C
Alice Elizabeth McDonald
James E. McDonald
Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia State Horticultural Society
Musselman High School
McDonald
Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
Barbara Anne Hepburn
Edward W. Hepburn
Forest Hill
Hancock, Md
Maryland State Horticultural Society
Hancock Senior High School
Hepburn
Penn Hall Junior College
Chambersburg
Penn Hall
Assembly Club
Hagerstown
Mary Hester McDonald
Richard C. McDonald
Shippensburg
State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg Area
Miss McDonald
Richmond Professional Institute
Richmond
Johnston- Willis Hospital
LBJ Pursues Peace Efforts Despite Rebuffs
President Johnson vows to persevere in seeking an honorable peace with North Vietnam despite Hanoi rejecting his talks offer and publishing letters with Ho Chi Minh. Officials caution over prospects while military pressure and bombings may intensify. U Thant proposes cease fire and talks.
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Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Guam
Ho Chi Minh
Andrews Air Force Base
Vietnam
South Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
U.S
United Nations
Secre
Tary
U Thant
North
Thant
Saigon
Moscow
Peach crop in West Virginia hit by freezing weather
West Virginia's eastern panhandle suffered heavy peach losses after freezing temperatures. John DeBaugh, manager of the Inwood farmers market, said blossoms in lower Jefferson County were frozen, with 75 to 80 percent of crops in higher elevations reportedly destroyed.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia Agriculture Department
West Virginia
Panhandle
Department
John DeBaugh
Inwood
Martinsburg
Jefferson County
DeBaugh
Bombing Halt urged as path to peace talks
Senator Fulbright urged President Johnson to pause bombing in North Vietnam to test for progress toward talks. Senator Kennedy countered that Kosygin’s statement and Ho Chi Minh’s reply imply only a pause may trigger negotiations, while officials demand a permanent halt before considering talks.
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Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Fulbright
Johnson
Vietnam
Hanoi
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexei N. Kosygin
Ho Chi Minh
Kosygin
Harold Wilson
U.S
South Vietnam
Kennedy
United States
Senate Endorses Antimissile System in $20.8 Billion Defense Bill
The Senate approved a defense package 86 to 2 authorizing 20.8 billion dollars for the year starting July 1, with 377 million to begin antimissile system installation. Tense debate followed over protected cities, led by Clark and Thurmond, as House influence and rule disputes surfaced.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
House
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Strom Thurmond
S.C. Clark
Charleston
S.C
Pentagon
L. Mendel Rivers
Ds.c
House Armed Services Committee
Thurmond
Sens
Wayne Morse
D.-Ore
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Vietnam
Robert S. McNamara
Wanted Delivery Boy With Bicycle
Help wanted at Boyd's Drug Store for a delivery boy with a bicycle. No phone calls.
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Boyd
Virginia Sees Clearing Skies From Moving Weather System
Richmond reports a large fair weather area moving eastward will clear Virginia today bringing sunny skies and warmer conditions.
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Richmond
Virginia
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New Frederick
Alice McDonald
Barbara Hepburn
Mary McDonald
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Burma
J.W. Fulbright
Clark
Denny’s
Berryville Florists
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