Israel Air Strikes Renew Tense Jordan Clash
Israeli jets attacked targets along the Jordan River amid reports of Jordanian artillery and mortar exchanges. Jordan claimed the strike downed several Israeli bombers and damaged military positions. Israelis reported civilian casualties from a mine blast near Massada.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Jordan River
Galilee
Jericho
Dead Sea
Amman
Massada
Israel
Beisan
Gilad
Nurdan
Fertile
Gesher
Beit Yosef
Yardena
Lake Galilee
Cairo
Beirut
Damascus
Bagdad
Jordan Valley
Spaghetti Feast Tonight At Echo Village Restaurant
The town reports warm spell with temperatures near the mid 70s. An all you can eat spaghetti and meatballs special is offered at the Echo Village Restaurant for $1.19. A correction notes an ad pricing error for a 50 pound bag of commercial potatoes at Cornwell's Grocery on Berryville Avenue in Winchester.
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Echo
Cornwell’s
Berryville Ave
Winchester
Final Senate Vote On Taxes And Spending Bill
The Senate nears a final vote on a three point taxes and spending cut package after rejecting a public works freeze. It moves to extend auto and telephone excise taxes, apply a 10 percent income tax surcharge, and cut federal spending by about 6 billion.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury Department
John J. Williams
Del
Johnson
Internal Revenue Service
Byrd and Spong Align With Senate Tax Bond Vote
In Washington senators Harry F. Byrd Jr. and William B. Spong Jr. backed the 50 to 33 majority to end the tax-exempt status of industrial development bonds. Byrd opposed an amendment to delete a public works spending freeze. Spong did not vote.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William B. Spong Jr
Virginia
Senate
Byrd
Smathers-Williams
Spong
Soviet Leaders Honor Yuri Gagarin in Moscow Tribute
In Moscow a gray sky watched Leonid Brezhnev Alexei Kosygin and Nikolai Podgorny lead a solemn tribute as thousands passed the ashes of Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Seregin. Gagarin's widow and daughters wept as condolences poured in from around the world including Johnson Humphrey and astronauts Glenn Carpenter. The pair died in a MiG trainer crash while practicing piloting techniques near Moscow.
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Moscow
Russia
Yuri A. Gagarin
Gagarin
Vladimir S. Seryogin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
John H. Glenn Jr
M. Scott Carpenter
Senate Rejects Byrd Amendment
The Senate rejected an amendment by Sen. Byrd to impose a 20 percent surtax on businesses trading with Communist countries supplying North Vietnam. Byrd argued the tax would pressure urgency to end the Vietnam War while Mundt co sponsored the taxes and spending cut proposal.
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Congress
Senate
House
Peter H. Dominick
R-Colp
United States
Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
DeVa
North Vietnam
Byrd
Karl Mundt
R-S. D
Miss Home Show 1968 crowned at Winchester Armory
Margaret Ann Wood, 19, was chosen Miss Home Show 1968 at the opening night in Winchester Armory. The event drew a large crowd with 16 contestants. runners up were Betty Jane Berg and Rebecca Nesselrodt. Wood will reign during the five day Home Show with 20 participating firms.
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Margaret Ann Wood
the Armory
Becky Nesselrodt
Bonnie Diane Ashwood
Miss Wood
Betty Jane Berg
Jim Hamilton
Winchester
James Wood High School
Rebecca
Becky) Nesselrodt
James Wood
Harlin M. Wood
N. Braddock St
WHPL
Memphis Streets Roil After Beale Street Riot
Memphis faced curfew and heavy guard after a march led by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. erupted into violence on Beale Street. One person died as fires scorched downtown, Guardsmen aided fire crews, and another sidewalk march was hinted. Police guarded crossings amid sniping and widespread alarms.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
Beale Street
Martin Luther King Jr
National Guard
National Guardsmen
Hernando Avenue
North Vietnam Claims Missing F111A Shot Down
North Vietnam announced that an F111A supersonic aircraft was shot down over Ha Tinh Province near the Laos border. U.S. officials offered no confirmation, saying the plane was overdue and noting no immediate evidence of enemy action against the aircraft as it conducted raids near Dong Hoi. One crewman status was not disclosed.
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Saigon
North Vietnnam
U.S
M Ission
Hanoi
Tokyo
Ha Tinh
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Ta Khli
Thailand
Dong Hoi
North Vietnam
Panhandle
F111A Loss Affects $1 Billion U.S. R and D
North Vietnam reportedly shot down the swing wing F111A over Ha Tinh Province. The loss would deprive the U.S. of nearly 1.1 billion dollars in research and development for the fighter bomber and could aid enemy access to highly secret electronics and countermeasures.
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Washington
U.S
Air Force
Southeast Asia
Ha Tinh
North Vietnam
Pentagon
Plant Shutdown After Water Main Break Causes Blast
Crown Cork and Seal plant on Martinsburg Pike shut down after blasting for a by pass interchange ruptured a 12 inch water main. About 400 employees affected while water main repair aimed for by early afternoon. Construction by Womack Construction Co. of Virginia Beach and Perry Engineering flew in to obtain damaged elbow pipe. City water system has relocated main. markers indicated location. fire engine kept on standby overnight.
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Crown Cork & Seal
Martinsburg Pike
Perry Engineering
Lynchburg
Herb Chambers
Crown Cork & Se@al
Womack Construction Co
Virginia Beach
Sam Reaves
Highway Department
Chambers
Rioters Move Through Memphis After Downtown Disturbance
After a riot in downtown Memphis three Negro youths depart the tear gas scarred area littered with broken glass and discarded placards. One youth weeps as they walk away from the scene on Thursday afternoon.
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Memphis
Weather sunny and warm across Virginia today
A high pressure front kept Virginia under clear skies and sunshine with temperatures well above normal throughout the day. The unseasonably warm conditions were expected to persist as the state enjoyed a tranquil weather pattern.
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Richmond
Virginia
One Cent Sale At Beavers Drug Store Event
Beavers Drug Store advertises a one cent sale with Beaver’s 8S and E Automatic Car Wash opening hours extended to 7 PM Friday and Saturday and 6 PM on weekdays.
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Beaver’s
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Dorothy W. Nesselrodt
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