Global Flier Lands Safely at Oakland Airport
Globe circling Joan Merriam, 27, of Long Beach California, landed safely at Oakland Airport after Coast Guard escorts for the last 100 miles from Hawaii. Weather and engine trouble plagued the flight begun March 17 from the same airport.
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Oakland
Calif
Joan Merriam
Coast Guard
Long Beach
Hawaii
Amelia Earhart
Miss Earhart
Western Pacific
Miss Merriam
San Francisco
U.S. Coast Guard
Egyptian climber tops Great Pyramid faster than Chou and Khrushchev
Hefawi Abdel Fayed, a 37 year old Egyptian climber, scales the Great Pyramid in four minutes, beating times set for Chou En Lai and Khrushchev. Khrushchev jokes about a race, while Amer teases potential rivals and praises the climber. The scene unfolds as a sideshow for visitors at the monument.
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Cairo
Egypt
Khrushchev
Chou En-lai
Hefawi
Aintshal Abdel Hakim Amer
Amer
Luci Baines Johnson on Life cover at White House event
Luci Baines Johnson decorates Life magazine front cover this week with a color photo taken at the White House. Inside, Winchester festival pictures show Miss Johnson signing autographs and riding in antique cars. Mayor Claude B Smalts Jr reports showers today with more rain and cooler temperatures ahead.
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Luci Baines Johnson
Convalescent home proposed by Winchester Hospital Board
Winchester Memorial Hospital Board discussed recommending a convalescent home in the area to ease medical indigency and hospital debt. Dr. William P. McGuire urged three measures including localities paying indigent accounts and boosting state local hospitalization appropriations to match regional averages. He noted Winchester’s per capita expenditure lags state and county levels, cited hospital finances showing substantial write offs and ongoing red ink.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
William P. McGuire
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
UN seals off Famagusta Turkish area after Cyprus clashes
Irish troops of the U N peace force sealed the old walled Turkish sector of Famagusta to curb Greek Cypriot retaliation after a shooting left a Greek officer wounded and a Turkish Cypriot killed. Ten Turkish Cypriots were reported missing, believed taken hostage.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.N
Famagusta
Rusk warns NATO on Cuba as explosive problem rises
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the NATO Council that Cuba poses an explosive crisis risk and urged continued aerial reconnaissance and unity against Communist aggression. He warned Castro could trigger a severe regional crisis comparable to October 1962 and pressed for support of the U S embargo with allies Britain and France. He urged isolating Castro’s regime and maintaining broad Western resolve.
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Netherlands
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Fidel Castro
U.S
Britain
France
NATO Council of Foreign Ministers
South
Viet Nam
Washington
Castro
Veteran Congressman Clarence Cannon Dies at 85
Washington AP New obituary notes Rep. Clarence Cannon of Missouri, veteran chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, died at about 4 a.m. in Washington Hospital Center. A 1922 entry to Congress, he was the dean of the House by age, known for his peppery, agile style despite a slight stature.
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Washington
Clarence Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Washington Hospital Center
House
Congress May Be Held In Session All Year
Congress may stay in session year round to pass the civil rights bill and Johnson's program. Senate leaders pledged to bring the rights bill to a vote despite a 60 day delay and a push to extend debate. Southern Republicans and Dixie bloc plan strategy on a jury trial amendment tied to criminal contempt in the House backed bill.
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Washington
Stic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Johnson
Mansfield
Lic
Senate
Dixie Bloc
George A. Smathers
D-Fla
Thruston B. Morton
Rky
$550 Stolen From Eagles Fraternal Safe
Winchester police investigate the theft of 550 dollars from a basement room safe at the Fraternal Order of Eagles. A door to the basement was broken, the safe combination punched off, and the money in two bags missing between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. Capt. F. M. Funk leads the inquiry.
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Winchester
Order of Eagles
Themoney
Lovett's Shoe & Dress Shoppe Closed All Day Tomorrow
The Lovett's Shoe and Dress Shoppe announces it will be closed for the entire day tomorrow May 13 for a shop event. Local customers are advised to plan accordingly.
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Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe
Robles Leads Panama Presidential Vote After Partial Count
AP reports from 704 of 1,144 precincts show Marco A. Robles leading with 86,447 votes to Arnulfo Arias's 73,131. With about half of Panama Province tallies remaining, Arias would need a large share of uncounted ballots to close the gap.
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Panama
Marco A. Robles
Panama Canal Zone
Robles
Arnulfo Arias
Arias
McNamara Arrives in Saigon for 36 Hour Security Tour
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara arrives in Saigon for a 36 hour visit, meeting with Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and top U.S. military officials amid heavy security after a Viet Cong mine plot near his routing. He pledges U.S. support for as long as required.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Roberts
McNamara
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Lodge
South Viet Nam
United States
Johnson Opens Alliance for Progress Credits to 13 Latin Nations
President Johnson announced 40 million in fresh credits under the Alliance for Progress to 13 Latin American nations. He pledged to double active assistance in the program, signing 12 loan agreements after meeting Latin American ambassadors and OAS missions. The funds will fight malaria in Brazil train farmers in Bolivia establish three rural electric cooperatives serving about 10 000 homes and farms in Colombia and extend aid to 21 000 small businesses.
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Washington
Johnson
Alliance For Progress
White House
United States
Chiefs
Organization of American States
State Department
Brazil
Bolivia
Frederick County Board Approves Courthouse Renovation Plan
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to renovate the county courthouse at an estimated cost of 280000. The plan adds a three story rear annex to the existing 120 year old building while opposing voices urged another option or a new facility on different land.
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Frederick County
County
Grover Teets
W. Hurl Himmelwright
B.O. Brumback
Shawnee
Donald E. Baughman
Baughman
Brumback
Weather Outlook for Virginia Brings Scattered Showers
A warm front moving with a low pressure area is expected to enter Virginia today bringing more scattered showers and thunderstorms. Richmond area forecast calls for unsettled skies with possible localized downpours later today.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Congressman Cannon
REP
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Jack Cummins
Paul Luttrell
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Elliott D. Mare
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Northern Virginia Power Co
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Wick St
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