Apple Growers Battle Second Freeze Across Valley
The region faced a second night of frost with readings down to 21 24 degrees in several counties. Orchardists assess widespread damage. experts note it may take days to determine full impact as growers test new water-spray and wind-assisted methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williams
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Stephens City
Kent Barley
J. Kenneth Robinson
Middle Road
Merriman’s Lane
Byrd
Berryville
Charles Town
Buddhist agitation rises in Vietnamese army as Ky forecasts year more in power
In Saigon sources report Buddhist chaplains stirring troops in the 1st and 2nd Corps toward civilian rule. Premier Ky says elections will take at least a year, with a Constituent Assembly to draft a constitution before a civilian government forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Nam
South
Frosty Mornings Recall Five Year Old Killing Frost
Mrs. Fred Chapman of Rt. 5 recalls a May 23 1961 killing frost from her diary. Fletcher reports a six inch mushroom weighing 3 1/2 ounces found near Cedar Creek. SEAMAN Apprentice Richard Loy USN on leave from Baltimore Md. nets a 19 inch carp in the Shenandoah River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Chapman
Rt. 5
Fletcher
Cedar Creek
Richard Loy
USN
B . Md
Shenandoah River
McNamara Says South Vietnam Turmoil Hinders U S War Efforts
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that political disorder in South Vietnam has reduced the effectiveness of U S military operations. He noted a drop in Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fatalities by about 50 percent as a measure of the impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Viet Nam
U.S
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pentagon
Senate
Merchants Urge Study of Revenue Avenues Beyond Sales Tax
Irvin Shendon of the Winchester Retail Merchants Association urged the City Council to explore revenue options other than a sales tax to balance the budget. He noted a projected deficit near 300000 dollars with figures not yet final and mentioned possible funds from the Handley Foundation and a potential license tax increase if sales tax is avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Irvin Shendon
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
Finance Committee
Stewart Bell, Jr
Shendow
Gore
Council
Shendon
Handley Foundation Fund
Winchester
Sheridow
Carroll H. Henkel
Winchester budget to be presented June 7
The proposed Winchester budget for the new fiscal year will be presented at a special council meeting on June 7. A public hearing and final action are planned for a second special council meeting on June 21 announced by Mayor William M. Battaile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Ast
Ayor William M. Battaile
Sorensen and Rockefeller Names Reemerge in Political News
Seymour Hersh reports Sorensen wins Nebraska Democratic governor nomination while John D Rockefeller IV leads a Kanawha County slate to the West Virginia House nomination. Other primaries include Frank Morrison versus Ray Arndt in Nebraska and mayoral races in Trenton and Newark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorensen
Rockefeller
Associated Press
Norbert T. Tiemann
Tiemann
Val Peterson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
John D. Rockefeller II
Rockefeller Foundation
Kanawha County
Charleston
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Frank Morrison
Nebraska
Raymond Arndt
Columbus
Carl T. Curtis
Curtis
Francis J. Love
Harold G. Cutright
Jennings Randolph
Cutright
Civilians and Military Briefed on Vietnam Policy
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge planned meetings with military and civilian officers in Washington to review Vietnam issues. He will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee led by J W Fulbright in a session closed to the public after a 14 hour Security Council meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
Saigon
Johnson
Security Council
White House
Pewsmen
Council Considers Joint Community Action Program
City Council votes to pursue a joint Community Action program with Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties. A steering committee will study the plan with officials, citing federal funds under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and the need to aid neglected children and foster care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke Courtles
James H. Fleming
Carroll H. Henk
George H. Garber
Welfare and Claims Committee
Grover C. Jenkins
Governor’s Office
Jenkins
Washington
Henkel
Clarke County
Ca Board of Directors
City moves to back northern Shenandoah State Park
The Winchester city council unanimously supports establishing a state park in the northern Shenandoah Valley. A related resolution, passed January 12, 1965, requests the Virginia Outdoor Recreation Study Commission to establish one state park in the region. Mayor William N. Battaile says the record shows emphasis on a northern Virginia park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Ben Bolen
Shenandoah Valley
Grover C. Jenkins
Winchester
Virginia Outdoor Recreation Stuy Commission
William N. Battaile
Johnson sayspower tempered with restraint in Asia speech
President Johnson told Princeton audience that U S power is tempered by restraint and argued nations must allow others to choose their path while deterring aggression. He cited Southeast Asia as the sternest challenge and stressed limited use of military force and policy independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenkins
Princeton
N.J
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Princeton University
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
America
U.S. Navy Seizes Weapons after Coastal Freighter Intercept
U.S. ships and aircraft aided by South Vietnamese forces halted a gun running freighter at the Ca Mau Peninsula 200 miles southwest of Saigon. Large caches of weapons and ammunition, some Soviet marked, were seized after the vessel broke up. In ground fighting near Saigon, American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne clashed with North Vietnamese troops, killing about 22 and capturing four of 300 attackers. Air losses included two U.S. planes shot down over North Vietnam with one crew rescued and another missing in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ca Mau
101St Airborne
Viet Nam
North
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
Air Force
Navy
Mu Gia Pass
Weather Light and cool in Richmond as high pressure holds
In Richmond Virginia sunny and cool conditions persist under a cold high pressure area. Also listed is a tag for a rummage sale at Centenary Reform Church with dates May 12 and 13, and a missing person note seeking Theodore William Baker to contact Helen Baker in Brooklyn. A Frederick County School trustee electoral board meeting is noted in Winchester to elect a school board member.
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Richmond
Virginia
Uite
Cork
Cameron St. Thurs
Frederick County School Trustee Electoral Board
Board of Supervisors
Winchester
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Staunton
Ray Rinker
Rinker
Robert Solenberger
Route 50
James Himelright
Joseph Butler
Welltown Pike
Robert Russell
D. K. Russell
Sale
Braddock
Lovett Shoe Corp
N. Loudoun
Mary Helen Massie
Viet
Viet Cong
RMA
Doug O'Connell
Seymour Hersh
Trenton
Newark
Arthur J. Holland
Hugh J. Addonizio
Leo P. Carlin
Holland
Carmen J. Ar
Vietnam
National Sect
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Michael-John Clark Star
William M. Battaile
Fleming
Asia
LBJ
Adsis
U.S. Navy
Nu Gia Pass
Denny’s
Theodore William Baker
Helen Baker
Brooklyn, New York
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