Mao Opponent Denounced in Chinese Press by Name
In Tokyo AP reports the official Chinese press for the first time names an opponent of Mao Tse tung, signaling a public power struggle in Peking. Radio Peking broadcast the denunciation, highlighting a climactic phase in the factional fight.
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Mao
Tokyo
Mao Tsetung
Peking
Radio Peking
Peng Chen
Clitburo
Red Guard Wall
Mao Tse-tung
Central Committee
Peking Radio
Party ‘Central Committee
Cultural Revolutionary Committee
Major oil discovery in Virginia eyed for production
A new Lee County oil well described as the major discovery is expected to yield 300 to 700 barrels daily worth 90 to 2100 dollars this week. Discoverer David Law of Parkersburg, West Virginia, brought in the shallow, old style gusher on Jay V. Graham’s farm after drilling challenges including natural gas ignition and a capped well awaiting production.
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Ben Hur
Lee County
David Law
Parkersburg
W. Va
Jay V. Graham
Law
National Oil and Gas Journal
United States
Grover Neal Construction Co
Rose Hill
Nateral
Fingerprint test clears suspect in Bormann case in Guatemala
Frankfurt prosecutors say an elderly man arrested in Guatemala on suspicion of being Martin Bormann is not Hitler’s deputy. The man, age in his 70s, claimed the name Fabro Martinez and Uruguayan birth. Prints compared in Frankfurt showed no match to Bormann who vanished after World War II.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joachim Richter
Guatemala
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Feuhrer
Fabro Martinez
Uruguay
Bormann
City Hall Puppy Seeks Help From SPCA On Rainy Day
A small black and white puppy appeared on the City Hall steps and was taken to the SPCA. The weather brought another .08 inches of rain, boosting May rainfall to 2.86 inches and the year total to 11.49 inches. The day mixed sun and showers with cooler temperatures and a chance of more rain tomorrow.
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City Hall
SPCA
Jackie Anderson
Douglas Anderson
Woodland Ave
Agin
Star
Jim Hamilton
Youth's Body Sought in Shenandoah River Rescue Effort
The Winchester Rescue Squad aided in recovering Ronnie Brown 16 of Landover Maryland presumed drowned in the Shenandoah River two miles east of Woodstock after a canoe capsize. Denis Warcaster 18 of Landover survived. Ed Gwinn not involved. Rescue teams from Woodstock and Strasburg, aided by scuba divers, searched from 8 p.m. to 1:45 a.m. and again the next morning amid rain and a swollen, muddy river.
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Winchester
Maryland
Shenandoah River
Woodstock
Ronnie Brown
Landover
Denis Warcaster
Warcaster
Brown
Ed Gwinn
River Bend Farm
Woodstock and
Strasburg
De Gaulle Calls for End to Foreign Intervention in Asia
Paris President Charles de Gaulle urged an end to the scandal of foreign intervention in Asia during a news conference at the Elysee Palace. He reiterated that France would oppose U.S. involvement in Vietnam and insisted Washington must withdraw for peace. The remarks outlined broader policy aims as the government seeks its path forward.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Asia
Elysee Ballroom
France
Vietnam
de Gaulle
United States
Agreement Reached on Tariff Cuts in Kennedy Round
After four years of talks in Geneva the Kennedy Round produced a tariff cutting accord reducing duties by an estimated 33 to 35 percent on world trade valued at about 40 billion dollars annually. The deal covers 80 nations and includes 6,300 items with reciprocal cuts, a higher minimum grain price, and a 4.5 million ton annual international food aid program.
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Geneva
United States
William Roth
U.S
Gulf of Mexico
No Immediate Action Planned in Durham Case
Defense attorney for Luther Durham Jr said there was no comment on the U S Supreme Court refusal to review the case and no announcement of further action. Durham, a King George County farm hand, was convicted of first degree murder in 1965 and sentenced to life. His attorney appealed, the appeal was denied in 1966, and the U S Supreme Court denial followed. A second indictment for murder remains pending.
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Luther Durham, Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Durham
David Simpson, Jr
King George County
Annie M. Snow
Double Tollgate
Frederick County
Simpson
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Waltrie ‘Naomi Hoover
Snow
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Supreme Court of the United States
Massie
Dinwiddie County
Virginia Supreme Court
Mansfield Pushes UN Route For Vietnam War
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged taking the Vietnam war to the United Nations Security Council saying the issue should be discussed at the U.N. He cited President Johnson and U.N. Secretary General Thant, who preferred private peace talks, as background to his call.
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Washington
Mike Mansfield
United Nations
U.N
U Thant
Mansfield
Senate
U.N. Security Council
Baltimore
Johnson
Thant
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
Vietnam
Security Council
U.N. General Assembly
The
Associated Press
Public Responsibility Seen in Auto Insurance Industry
A Virginia survey led by C. W. Harris finds the auto insurance industry generally shows public responsibility, though some agents are profit driven. The report notes underwriting refusals, language barriers affecting coverage, senior citizen and youthful driver restrictions, and armed forces personnel risks. It accompanies SCC findings on rate making including rejecting Maddren formula and abandoning manual rate setting by loss experience.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
C. W. Harris
Harris
Commissioner of Insurance
SCC
T. Grayson Maddren
Richmond ‘Certified Public’ Accountant
Virginia
Hard Fighting in South Vietnam Escalates Across Provinces
In South Vietnam heavy combat rages from the Mekong Delta to Hue and Quang Ngai with significant losses. U S forces report 113 enemy killed in Delta battles, 52 in the north plus 16 Americans. Air missions total 99 as F105 jets are lost possibly crashing in Red China. Civilians suffer with 85 killed last week and 97 wounded in Viet Cong attacks. The 9th Infantry and 101st Airborne divisions engage near Con Thien and Gio Linh with dozens of American casualties and heavy fighting by Leatherneck units near the Demilitarized Zone.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
Red
U.S
Hue
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Quang Ngai
U.S. 101St Airbone Division
Demilitarized Zone
Imperial Capital
Vietnam
Jet May Be Down in Red China
The Pentagon reports a U S Air Force F105 Thunderchief may have been shot down by North Vietnamese antiaircraft fire near Kep North Vietnam and headed toward the Red China border. Officials noted no confirmed word on the two man crew and discussed possible overflight risks amid China charges of U S bombing near the border.
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S. Air Force
Red China
State Department
U.S
Kep
North Vietnam
Hanoi
China
Petagon
Thunderchief
Robert J. McCloskey
Demonstrators Force Hong Kong Court Adjournment
Hundreds of Chinese protesters in Hong Kong chanted Mao quotes at a court session for rioting suspects, prompting magistrate D A Davies to adjourn. Police and troops reportedly on alert as Beijing demanded the release of detainees and punishment for rioters.
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Hong Kong
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Canton
London
Kowloon
Mao
D. A. Davies
New China News Agency
South China
Driver Escapes Injury When Car Upsets on Route 50
John Franklin George of 1019 Berryville Ave was uninjured after his car swerved and overturned on Route 50 east of the city at 12 50 a m. Trooper L M Bauserman said the vehicle skidded, hit a curb and rolled onto its top with about 350 dollars damage.
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John Franklin George
Berryville Ave
L. M. Bauserman
George
Virginia Clears After Front Breathes Cool Air
A cold front has moved off Virginia’s coast bringing clear skies and cooler temperatures to most areas. The move sets a pleasant, tranquil pattern across the commonwealth with daytime highs expected to ease into the 70s and nights dipping.
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Richmond
Virginia
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John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
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Look Magazine
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Soviet Union
Rusk
Korea
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
J. W. Fulbright
D. Ark
Rusky
Maddrea
Norefolk
Henry E. Howell
Del
Stanley E. Sacks
H. Lee Kanter
George E. Allen Jr
9Th Regiment
Con Thien
9Th Marines
Leatherneck Square
Gio Linh
Dong Ha
Camp Carroll
da Nang
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