J Edgar Hoover Dies Chief Of FBI Since 1924
J Edgar Hoover, director of the FBI since 1924, died at his Washington home. Acting Atty Gen Richard Kleindienst said Hoover passed away in his sleep from natural causes. He joined the bureau in 1921 and led the agency for 48 years shaping its power and reach.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
Hoover
United States
FBI
Richard Kleindienst
Kleindienst
Bureau
Washington, D.C
George Washington University
District of Columbia
Reds Launch Fresh Attacks Across Vietnam Front
North Vietnamese forces press offensives in the coastal lowlands after northern victories. South Vietnamese troops abandon a base in the central highlands as Hanoi claims control of Quang Tri and targets Thua Thien with Hue as a symbolic objective.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Hue
Clarke County Keeps Present 3.25 Rate
Clarke County Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to maintain the 3.25 per 100 assessed value levy rather than the 3.80 advertised. The rate applies to real estate personal property farm machinery livestock and merchants capital if ordinance passes. Budget totals 2,148,892 with 944,081 from local levies and rest from state federal and other revenues.
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Lulu Williams
Berryville
Clarke County
Merchants Capital
Brisk City Voting Sees 1372 by Midday in Winchester
Voters in Winchester municipal election report 1372 ballots by noon amid showers. Mayor race features Stewart Bell Jr. Democrat against H W Buller Jr. Independent. North Ward includes three seats with two Republicans and three Democrats. South Ward has four seats with four Democrats and one Republican. Towns Boyce Middletown Berryville Stephens City vote for mayors and councils. Berryville shows heaviest early turnout.
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Pat Robinson
Winchester
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Virginia Avenue
Friendship
Shawnee
Stewart Bell, Jr
H.W
Bill) Buller, Jr
North Ward
South Ward
Boyce
Middletown
Berryville
Stephens City
Retreat From Quang Tri Shocks Hue as Viet Units Fall
Thousands of weary Vietnamese and allied troops exit Quang Tri City along Highway 1 after its fall. Elite rangers, marines, tankers, and the 147th Marine Brigade retreat toward Hue with advisers, some missing, amidst fire from North Vietnamese forces. Civilians flee toward Da Nang as reports of regrouping and casualties vary.
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Highway 1
Vietnam
Quang Tri City
John Guernsey
Washington, D.C
Guernsey
11Th Armored Cavalry Squadron
147Th Marine Brigade
Quang Tri
Thomas W. Bowen
1St Military Region
U.S
Camp Evans
Hue
Nguyen van Toan
My Chanh
Fuller
Dong Ha
da Nang
Humphrey Battles For Pair Of Wins In Democratic Primaries
In Ohio and Indiana Humphrey seeks a lead over McGovern and Wallace as voters head to polls. Cleveland polling place problems marked Ohio voting while Indiana saw a lighter turnout and better weather.
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Ohio
Indiana
Hubert H. Humphrey
George S. McGovern
George C. Wallace
Cleveland Area
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Humphrey
McGovern
Minnesota
New York
Edmund S. Muskie
Metropolitan Opera
Muskie
Alabama
District of Columbia
Ted W. Brown
Henry M. Jackson
Eugene J. McCarthy
Wallace
Kokomo
Columbus
Bedford
Virginia weather outlook and local notices
Low pressure from the Midwest brings increased cloudiness and chances of rain to Virginia today through Wednesday. Also note store closures on May 5 and 6 at Apple Blossom Stools A and N Store and The Colonial Art Craft Shop on 25 W Piccadilly St. Voter transportation lines listed for Election Day by the Winchester Democratic Committee with two contact numbers provided.
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Gina Mary Ensogna
Student Cooperative Association
James Wood High School
Paul H. Ensogna
Martinsburg Pike
Hank Leland
Richmond
Appalachians
Midwest
Virginia
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
W. Piccadilly St
Winchester
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Communist Party
H.W. Butler, Jr
Stassports Shop
Quang Tri Province
Far North
South Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
Nguyen van Thieu
Independence Palace
Apple Blossom Stools
A & N Store
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