7th Fleet Ordered Into Laotian Waters As Loyalist Troops Crumble Before Reds
Rebels close in on the Laotian capitals Luang Prabang and Vientiane as Soviet planes rush troops and arms to newly won territory. King Savang Vathana pleads for peaceful resolution while U S plans and Thai concerns grow. two accounts of Nam Tha seizure circulate.
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7Th Fleet
Defense Ministry
Luang Prabang
Laos
Vientiane
Muong Sing
van Vieng
Savang Vathana
Mekong River
Thailand
Sarit Thanarit
Nam Tha
Four-Generation Family Ready For Mother's Day
Frances Shanholtz of Martinsburg West Virginia mother of three daughters and great grandmother to Mary Catherine Butler nineteen months old leads a four generation family. The clan includes Lena Encie and Powell who married Raleigh Hottle Edward Hottle now Frederick County Court judge and twin granddaughters Elsie Carpenter and Eliha Butler.
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J. Erle Edwards
Mary Catherine Butler
Lee Butler
J. L. Shanholtz
Martinsburg
W. Va
Cross Junction
Lena
Encie
Powell
Raleigh Hottle
Edward Hottle
W. Erle Edwards
Frederick County
Frances Shanholtz
Wood wins Northwest District Finals with 75 points
George Mason Herndon and Loudoun County tied for 73 percent in the Northwestern District Finals, while James Wood led with 75 points. Russ Feeley showed his stamina by aiding teammates after races as the senior eyes state mile and 880. Thunderstorms and a mercury rise to 75 to 85 are forecast tomorrow.
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George Mason
Herndon
Loudoun County
Handley
James Wood
Russ Feeley
Stolen Renoir Painting Valued at 30000 in Tokyo Exhibit
A Renoir painting titled The Girl and owned by state minister Aiichiro Fujiyama was reported stolen from an art exhibition in Tokyo. Police confirmed the loss and the value at thirty thousand dollars.
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Tokyo
Aiichiro Fujiyama
Honeymoon Cottage For Rent
Two rooms furnished with kitchenette and bath. Oil heat. $100 per month. View by appointment. Call Mrs Edward Jenkins at Boyce 125 after 7 30 p.m.
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Edward Jenkins
Boyce
Metal Tool House Pegboard Panel and Shelf Special Sale
Miller's Hardware advertises a white and green trim metal tool house with pegboard panel and shelf measuring 48 by 36 by 69 inches at a special sale price of 54.00.
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Metal Tool House
Miller’s Hardware
Pachy Derby thrills Orange County campus with elephant race
The first intercollegiate elephant race at Orange County State College drew 10 000 spectators, with 15 elephants competing. Kinney of Long Beach State College won the heavyweight race though finish times were unofficial. Awards honored traits like beauty and courage, while Harvard and Orange Coast College also claimed sweepstakes trophies for various qualities.
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Fullerton
Calif
Orange County State College
Kinney
Long Beach State College
Harvard
Orange Coast College
Orange County
Orange County State
Resignation Ties to Estes Scandal Hits Kennedy Era
Assistant Labor Secretary Jerry R. Holleman resigns after admitting he accepted a $1000 gift from Texas financier Billie Sol Estes. The pledge sparks wide scrutiny as Estes scandals draw congressional probes and grand juries in Texas. Holleman says gift was personal and unrelated to his duties.
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Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Kennedy
Jerry R. Holleman
Texas
Presi
Dent Kennedy
Holleman
Mr. Estes
Wildberg
Labor
Gektary
J. Berg
Byrd Opposes Large Dams on Potomac and Shenandoah
Senator Harry F. Byrd states he opposes construction of any large dams on the Potomac between Washington and Harpers Ferry and on the North Fork Shenandoah near Timberville Broadway. He prefers small dams in upper reaches to curb floods but would block major projects like the Seneca dam proposal.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Potomac River
Here
Harpers Ferry
Mornday
Seneca
Sen. Byrd
Brooks Gap
North Fork
Shenandoah
Timberville- Broadway
Rockingham County
Potomac
20 Injured in Turnpike Pileup
WOODBURY N J AP More than 20 persons were reported injured today in a chain reaction crash on the New Jersey Turnpike near here in fog. The incident involved as many as 50 vehicles in both directions, with a Greyhound bus and a tractor rig carrying horses among those cited. Among the injured taken to Underwood hospital were Mrs Helen Brown 49 of Falls Church Va with head injuries her son Steven 13 with head and leg injuries and her husband Robert 47 who received first aid and was discharged.
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Woodbury N. J
New Jersey Turnpike
Greyhound
Underwood Hospital
Helen Brown
Falls Church
Steven
Robert
Police Facilities Open Tomorrow For Police Week Observance
Winchester police announce open house tomorrow from 1 to 4 p.m. at the police facilities to observe Police Week. Local officers and families, with State Police and Sheriff’s Office reps, attend services at Brad Dock Street Methodist Church tomorrow morning. Police pay tribute Monday to five deceased officers: Michael A. Dorn, Clayton W. Hollis, Holmes Wisecarver, Amon Trosnider, Edward B. Hinkins. Chief J Thomas Boyd invites citizens. Mayor Smalts proclaims May 13–19 as Police Week.
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Winchester Police. Department
State Police
Sheriff’s Office
Braddock Street Methodist Church
Police Department
Michael A. Dorn
Clayton W. Hollis
Sgt. Holmes Wisecarver
Amon Strosnider
Edward B. Hinkins
J. Thomas Boyd
Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Praise Has Mother Marching To Music of Invisible Bugles
HAL BOYLE reflects on a daughter's unexpected praise for her mother and the lesson of mutual gratitude in family life. He contrasts modern parenting with a nostalgic, hard days of childhood and notes growing up today is more complex.
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Frances
Tracy
Hotel Attack and Suburban Shootings Across Algiers
In Algiers area, a hillside El Biar hotel front was blasted by secret commandos. Four Muslims and two Europeans died, eighteen Muslims and a European were wounded. Suburban Guyotville and nearby sites saw further shootings as authorities detained civic leaders and clergymen in Oran.
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Algiers
el Biar
Secret Army Organization
Oran
Sahara
Fiery collision pushes Virginia death toll to 282
The Associated Press reports the Virginia road death toll rose to 282 after a fiery crash in Fairfax County on U. S. 29 211. Victims include Louis Acre Ferrell of Baltimore and four others injured, with two Elliott sisters among the seriously hurt.
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Associated Press
Fairfax County
Louis Acre Ferrell
Baltimore
U. S. 29
Frances Elliott
Elizabeth Elliott
Charles E. Hopkins
Carlyle Long
Bealton
Fairfax Hospital
Robert Leroy Taylor
Rt. 2
Fincastle
U. S
Sherman Lawson Krantz
Huddleston
Bedford
Kennedy moves carrier task force toward Southeast Asia
President Kennedy ordered a carrier task force with Marines toward Southeast Asia as he met in Washington with top advisers to discuss Laos crisis. The 7th Fleet group, based near Subic Bay, aimed to deter further Communist advance and show U.S. resolve while pressing for cease fire and negotiations.
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National Assembly
Vientiane
Thailand
United States
Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Washington
U.S
Laos
Red
John M. Hightower
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
7Th Fleet
Russia
Red China
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Peter Arnett
Boun Oum
Frances Files
Judge
Estes
Pecos
Sen
Byrd
Hal Boyle
New York
Guyotville
Security Council
Lyndon Johnson
U. Cretary
George W Rall
W. Averell Harriman
Maxwell D. ‘Taylor
Rusk
McNamara
Emniter
Europe
Far East
Oe McNamara
Lemnitzer
South Nam
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