Companion injured light plane crash fatal to local man
A preflight flight from the local airport ended in tragedy Saturday near Izaak Walton Park in Winchester. Wade H. Guard Jr., 39, of 2 Opequon Ave., was killed when the Aeronca 7 AC 46 struck high tension wires and crashed nose first. William A. Cooper, 27, of 194 Springcrest Ave., suffered serious head injuries and remained in intensive care at Winchester Memorial Hospital. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. five miles east of Winchester near Route 50, north of the Walton League lake. Owners Duane B. Dillard and John D. Flynn Jr. of Shenandoah Farms, Warren County, awaited FAA and Civil Aeronautics Board investigation. The plane was headed north at low altitude when it struck wires. guards was in the front seat. Guard was pronounced dead on arrival at 5:15 p.m.
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Nancy Pennypacker
Izaak Walton Park Lake
Winchester
Wade H. Guard, Jr
William A. Cooper
Izaak Walton Park Lakes
Opequon Ave
L. M. Bauserman
Springcrest Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Bauserman
Rt. 50
Walton League Lake
Duane B. Dillard
John D. Flynn, Jr
Shenandoah Farms
Warren County
Federal Aviation Agency
Civil Aeronauts Board
Guard
Cooper
Overparked Car Ticket Leads City Policeman Spot
Bill Claytor reported a city officer ticketed a fellow officer’s car this morning on Cameron Street, illustrating how small slips of paper on windshields can catch even police attention.
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Bill Claytor
Cameron St
Local Man Dies After Pedestrian Struck on Valley Ave
A 50 year old man, Robert Earl Dyson of 1327 Valley Ave, was fatally struck by an auto driven by John David Hollie Day Jr., 19, of Rt. 4, while crossing from Shickle's Food Mart at 1210 Valley Ave. The incident happened at 0 08 p.m. The windshield and right hood were damaged, estimated at 150 dollars. Dyson died at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 9:15 p.m. Police say the driver failed to see him. This marked the city’s second traffic fatality in six months after December 24 death of Raymond McDaniel Jr. of 2944 Valley Ave.
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Valley Ave
John David Hollieday, Jr
Rt. 4
Robert Earl Dyson
Vale Iley Ave
Shickle’s Food Mart
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dyson
Raymond McDaniel, Jr
N. Loudoun St
Britain Seamen Strike Shuts 300 Ships Amid Wage Fight
British merchant crews walkout across hundreds of ships in a wage strike led by the National Union of Seamen. About 300 ships idle at midnight with 2,500 vessels in the fleet facing immobilization as a 40 hour week and higher wages are sought. Prime Minister Harold Wilson vows to prevent panic buying.
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London
Harold Wileson
National Union of Seamen
Wilson
Britain
Continent
Buddhists Pressure Troops To Leave Da Nang
Vietnamese and South Vietnamese forces pursue a Viet Cong base camp 72 miles southwest of Saigon as internal unrest, including Buddhist protests in northern provinces, delays in allied actions. B 52 bombers strike near the Cambodian border while air missions to North Vietnam decline due to monsoon rains and political turmoil.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South
Viet Nam
Binh Long
North Viet Nam
Gemini 9 Astronauts Get Okay on Weather
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP healthy and eager on the eve of a bold space adventure Gem in i 9 s two astronauts, Air Force Lt Col Thomas P Stafford and Navy Lt Cmdr Eugene A Cernan, prepare for a 70 hour 40 minute mission. Weather forecasts look favorable for Tuesday launch and recovery areas. Stafford and Cernan plan a rapid rendezvous with an Agena target rocket and a long orbital walk as they pursue moon mission milestones.
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Fla
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Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Stafford
Cernan
Bermnda
Wasp
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Oklahoma
Das
R. Scott
Scott Eugene Cernan
Mansfield Proposes US Withdrawn Forces in Europe
Sen. Mike Mansfield urges the United States to pull back to a token force in Europe as France plans to exit NATO. He says Western Europe should bear more defense costs and that NATO ties must be reshaped with a Johnson Administration compromise. He also notes Senate hearings on European policy and a possible Johnson-De Gaulle meeting.
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Mike Mansfield
United States
U. S
North
Mansfield
Senate
Johnson
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
France
Montana
Western
Sen
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Church
NBC
Meet
de Gaulle
NATO
Britain
George
Typhoon drives ship aground near Cebu Island
Typhoon Irma drove the 740 ton interisland steamer Pioneer Cebu aground on a reef off Cebu's northern tip. About 155 aboard were described as in critical condition as giant seas prevented rescue ships from approaching. A radio operator said the ship was in danger of capsizing with SOS signals received this morning.
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Manila
Cebu Island
Interisland
Cesbu
Philippine President Lines
Cebu
Filipinas Prooneer Shipping Lines
Spacewalk Heartbeat Monitoring Questioned During Gemini Nine
Doctors express concern over not tracking astronaut heart and respiration during most of the 214 hour spacewalk. Gemini 9 pilot Eugene Cernan will be tethered and temporarily monitored only at launch and early in the mission before the back pack propulsion system cuts in.
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Ceres Nan
Earth
Charles
A. Berry
Gemini Medical
Cernan
Air Force
Ky's Move Catches U S By Surprise
Washington reports President Johnson convened top advisers after Ky's crackdown on Buddhist dissidents. The State Department said there was no advance US notification. Moyers said Johnson would meet with Lodge Rusk and McNamara to discuss Vietnam policy.
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Washington
Johnson
Tne
Wea Gao
State Department
United States
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Moyers
U.S
Buddhist Leaders Demand Troop Withdrawal From Da Nang
Buddhist spokesmen in Saigon demand Premier Ky pull troops from Da Nang after a government seizure of city centers. The crisis deepens the North Saigon split, disrupts war effort against the Communists, and threatens fall elections as strikes hit Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Thien Minh
Minh
United States
Buddhist Institute
Tran Quang Thuan
Nguyen van Thieu
Robertson Predicts Victory In Virginia Democratic Primary
Richmond is host as Sen A Willis Robertson predicts victory in the 3rd District primary against State Sen William B Spong Jr. Robertson cites age and pledges federal money for Richmond Coliseum as Lt Gov Fred G Pollard, state manager E E Wiley and conservative Democrats observe the event.
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Richmond
A. Willis Robertson
D-Va
William B. Spong Jr
Portsmouth
Robertson
Fred G. Pollard
Senate
E. E. Willey
Pollard
United States Senate
Weather outlook for Virginia from approaching frontal system
A mid west frontal system was expected to move eastward bringing cloudiness to Virginia. Showers of thundershowers were forecast in the mountains late today and a few showers over the northern portion tonight.
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Richmond
Virginia
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