North South Skirmish Near Gainesboro Draws 3000
At Fort Shenandoah near Gainesboro the 29th National Skirmish of the North-South Skirmish Association drew about 3000 spectators. Civil War reenactors fired muskets carbines and revolvers at silhouettes clay pigeons and beer cans while a cannon display wrecked an old car. The Second New Jersey Cavalry won the day with Richmond Volunteer Militia second and Second Maryland Cavalry third.
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North-South Skirmish Association
Gainesboro
Fort Shenan
George Washington Hotel
New Jersey Cavalry
Richmond Volunteer Militia
Maryland Cavalry
Parade Block Adds Route Closure For Elks Day
Loudoun Street from Piccadilly to Cork will be blocked from 8 a.m. until after the Elks parade tomorrow. Chief of Police Maj. J. Thomas Boyd said Frederick and Clarke County farmers will practice iron farming tomorrow at Blandy Experimental Farm near Waterloo in Clarke County. Vocational agriculture students from James Wood and Clarke County High Schools will join the tour with their supervisors.
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Loudoun ST
Piccadilly
Cork
J. Thomas’ Boyd
Frederick
Clarke County
Blandy
Waterloo
James Wood
Boy escapes police at World’s Fair safari
Dominick Tucci a 12 year old from Long Island ran away to the New York World’s Fair spending 11 days there. He evaded authorities, snuck aboard a train, climbed fences, and slept in pavilions drawing meals of coins from fountains. Naomi Sallod recognized him from photos and helped reunite him with his family.
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New York
Dominick Tucci
Dominick
Long Island
Naomi Sallod
Fairgrounds
Queens
Port Washington
Your Heart Has Nine Lives series on heart attack prevention
Two experts Alton Blakeslee and Dr Jeremiah Stamler condense their book Your Heart Has Nine Lives into twelve daily installments in this newspaper. The duo outline practical steps to reduce risk factors like high blood pressure cholesterol overeating lack of exercise smoking obesity stress and diabetes for readers of all ages.
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Amereica
Alton Blakeslee
Jeremiah Stamler
Blakeslee- Stamler
Paul Dudley White
Eisenhower
Johnson Seeks 125 Million in Viet Nam Aid
President Johnson asked Congress for 125 million dollars to boost economic and military aid to South Vietnam. He cited intensified Viet Cong attacks and a new government under Prime Minister Khai, proposing 70 million for economic and 55 million for military needs including equipment, training, and supplies.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
South Viet Nam
J Son
South
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot
Skindivers Search for 14-Year-Old Drowned in Cacapon River
In Paw Paw West Virginia divers and volunteer firefighters hunted the swift cold Cacapon River for Mary Belle Abrell a 14 year old girl from Junction presumed drowned. She and a companion were swept downstream while wading and were last seen near a farm along the river. Her companion escaped to shore. Relatives said they warned the girls not to enter the water. Search teams from Moorefield Romney Paw Paw and Augusta joined the effort.
Swimley Furniture Store Closed All Day Tuesday
Swimley Furniture announces closure for Tuesday May 19 due to a death in the family. The notice states the store will reopen after the day off.
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Swimley ‘Furniture
New Attacks on Cuba Hinted by Miami Exile Groups
Miami refugees hint possible armed actions against Castro in Cuba before May 20, the independence anniversary. Leaders Manuel Ray and Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo may be in Cuba for guerrilla activity on May 19 and 20, amid reports of Radio Free Cuba broadcasts.
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Cuba
Miami
Fla
Manuel Ray
One Action Group
Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo
Jose Marti
Gutierrez Menoyo
Fidel Castro
Ray
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Radio Free Cuba
Castro
U.S
Civil rights march crowds press for swift bill vote
Clergymen and lay leaders from 41 states and D C joined a silent procession to Capitol Hill for prompt passage of the civil rights bill. The group heard from Humphrey and Kuchel aides and planned to urge all senators to support cloture and debate limits amid Senate debate.
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Washington
States
District of Columbia
Capitol Hill
Senate
Francis B. Sayre
Episcopal
Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Capitol
Alaska
Commission On Religion and Race
The
National Council of Churches
Sayre
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
John Stewart
Humphrey
Steve Horn
Kuchel
Supreme Court
Saws and transit stolen from Stephenson area tool shed
Several items were taken from a tool house at a construction site near Stephenson over the weekend. Taken were a chain saw a power saw and a transit. Deputy Renner investigates the break in at the Atlantic Aluminum Co site west of Rt 11 on Rt 663.
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Stephenson
O. H. Renner
Check-Writing Author Sentenced to Year in Jail
A 50-year-old author in Frederick County was sentenced to two consecutive 12 month terms after pleading guilty to writing two checks for 77 and 75 dollars with no funds. Donald Robert Lowry faced a parole violator and deportation risk, but defense letters from publishers were offered as mitigating proof of his writing career.
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Frederick County
Donald Robert Lowry
Lowry
Peter K. McKee
Michigan
U.S. Immigration Service
Canada
Massie
McKee
Elliott D. Marshal
Mystry
Pilots recount JFK death kept from them in captivity
Two Army helicopter pilots Capt. Ben Stutts and Capt. Charleton Voltz said Communist captors withheld news of President John F. Kennedy's assassination for days during their captivity in North Korea. They spoke after release as medical checks found them in good condition.
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Seoul
South Korea
John F. Kennedy
U.S
Pant
North
Korea
Ben W. Stutts
Florence
Ala
Charleton Voltz
Frankfort
Mich
Thomas W. Dunn
Stutts
Voltz
Dunn
Kennedy
Communist Party
United States
Neutral Forces Overrun Neutralist Command Post in Laos Crisis
Premier Souvanna Phouma reported the neutralist command post at Muong Phanh in Laos fell to Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces after two days of shelling and heavy fighting. Kong Le's 7,000 man force retreated southward as Washington fretted over a new Southeast Asian crisis and diplomats held urgent talks.
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Souvanna Phouma
Muong Phanh
Vientiane
Kong le
Souvanna
Pathet Lao
Washington
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Hanoi
Tokyo
Weather Outlook for Virginia High Pressure Dominates
A fair weather high pressure area will dominate Virginia for the next several days with no precipitation expected. Only a chance of widely scattered showers is possible late Wednesday as a weak disturbance passes.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Mike Mansfield
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