Large Hailstones Batter Boyce Area in Winchester
A savage hailstorm struck Boyce and parts of southern Frederick County last night and today, damaging windows roofs and cars. Hailstones up to three inches battered roofs and shredded gardens while trees limb downed vehicles near N Loudoun St and Commercial St. No injuries were reported and surveys continued.
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Boyce
Winchester
Frederick County
N. Loudoun St
Commercial St
Stephens City
Armel
Clay Carr
Hamm Lynwood Lanham
Boyce Grocer
Lynwood Lanham
Clarke County
Centennial leader urges united approach to Civil War era
James L. Robertson Jr of the National Civil War Centennial Commission previews the Columbus Fifth National Assembly urging careful survey of emphasis and neglect, aiming for a united American heritage through valor pride and sacrifice shared by blue and gray. Two waitresses in a downtown store entertain with a hair net mishap as a tray catches in a hairnet. Car inspection time nears reminders. Saturn visible after midnight with Capricornus on the horizon.
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James L. Robertson, JR
National Civil War Centennial Commission
Fifth National Assembly
Columbus
Ohio
South Vietnamese Forces Kill 72 Communists Near Saigon
South Vietnamese troops with U S. air support reported killing 72 Communist guerrillas and capturing 34 in an operation 70 miles south of Saigon in the Mekong Delta. Seven government troops died and 10 were wounded while four American officers were injured in helicopters ferrying troops into combat. Lt Col Frank B. Clay and Lt Col Howard C. Blazzard were among the wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong River Delta
Robert F. Corneil
U.S
Shirley Clairborne Corneil
Frank B. Clay
Washington, D. C
Lucius D. Clay
Kennedy
Berlin
Howard C. Blazzard
Saint Johns
Ariz
CWO
Bennie B. Potts
Tacoma
Wash
Clay
7Th Division
John Glenn Named Father of the Year
John Glenn named Father of the Year by the Nation Father's Day Committee at the Waldorf Astoria. The Apollo astronaut and family man, praised for his orbital flight and modesty, shares honors with nine others across categories such as Stage Father of the Year and Humanitarian Award.
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John Glenn
New York
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
America
Anna
Waldorf Astoria
Robert Morse
Arthur Godfrey
E. G. Marshall
Robert Reed
Louis Nizer
Olivia de Havilland
Gene Fullmer
Titan Missile Silo Blast Destroys One Missile
A Titan missile was destroyed when its silo exploded at the Chico California complex during a test. Twenty four people were treated for smoke inhalation with no fatalities reported.
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Chico
Calif
Air Force
Titan Base
Civil Defense
Redding
Stonewall Jackson Intercepts Banks at Middletown 1862
In the Valley actions 100 years ago today Stonewall Jackson halts Banks retreat at Middletown with skirmishes at Stephens City and Berryville. McDowell orders to move to support McClellan suspend Shields Division from Fredericksburg return to the Valley.
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Stonewall Jackson
Banks
Middletown
Stephens City
Berryville
McDowell
McClellan
Shields
Fredericksburg
7K SALE on Tops and Coats Starts Tomorrow
Margret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop advertises a sale with percent off on coats suits toppers and white coats starting at 9 a m. on the first day. Read page 10 for details.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Senate Agents Quiz More Than 1 000 in Estes Case
Senate investigators disclosed they have questioned more than 1 000 people in the Billie Sol Estes case as hearings loom. The FBI moved into the Henry Marshall death tied to Estes proceedings, with an autopsy exhumation showing possible murder. Howard Pratt's car death is under review amid notes suggesting guilt, while political controversy swirls around Eisenhower brothers' possible links.
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Senate
Estes
Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Kennedy
FBI
Henry Marshall
Texas
Marshall
Franklin
Tex
J. A
Jachimczyk
Howard Pratt
Chicago
Commercial Solvents Corp
John L. McClellan
Dark
Pratt
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Subcommittee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eles
Edgar Eisenhower
Arthur Eisenhower
Loudspeakers Urge Chinese to Stay Home in Hong Kong
Reports say about 5,000 refugees crossed the frontier into Hong Kong before dawn. British police and army rounded up all but around 500, detaining them for return to Red China. Communist loudspeakers claimed to offer patriotic advice, while border guards took no action to halt crossings.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Red Border
United States
Salan’s Sentence Seen as Victory for Terrorists
Paris AP report says ex General Raoul Salan received life imprisonment from a special tri bunal for treason in the Secret Army. The same court had sentenced Salan’s deputy Edmond Jouhaud to death, with many now urging commute to life.
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Paris
Raoul Salan
Secret Army
Salan
Edmond Jouhaud
Charles de Gaulle
Jouhaud
Recovery Rushed By Rescue Craft
Astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter orbited the earth three times then was found alive in a life raft in the Atlantic after a perilous re entry. The event followed a tense 35 minute period during which his survival was uncertain.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Earth
Atlantic Ocean
Howard Benedict
Mercury
San Diego
Carpenter
Carpenter's Wife Watches From Beach
Rene Carpenter witnessed the launch from a nearby beach as Malcolm Scott Carpenter orbited Earth in Aurora 7. A Navy P2V Neptune reported the capsule in the area and Carpenter in a life raft, with rescue planes and helicopters deployed for recovery. Recovery efforts and astronaut condition were monitored by Mercury control despite the long flight.
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Carpenter
Puerto Rico
Mother of astronaut Carpenter pleased by launch
Florence Carpenter, mother of astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter, said the launch was terrific and that the clock started and the seven orbit flight proceeded well. She works at Boulder Community Hospital and lives near a trailer home where friends watched the event before a news conference planned after landing.
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Boulder
Colo
Florence Carpenter
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
University of Colorado Auditorium
Carpenter
University
Soviet Cosmonaut Gagarin Extends Wishes to Carpenter
In Osaka Japan Yuri Gagarin sent goodwill to American astronaut Malcolm Scott Carpenter. He said the wishes apply as long as the project remains peaceful.
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Osaka
Japan
Yuri Gagarin
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter Drifter in His Youth Now Exemplary Citizen
Malibu Carpenter rose from a Boulder misfit to a key Mercury astronaut. The Navy officer, born May 1 1925 in Boulder Colorado, overcame early discipline troubles and school difficulties to become navigation specialist and communications expert on the Mercury program. His turn to spaceflight came when Donald Slayton faced heart trouble and Carpenter became pilot for the second U.S. manned orbit. He reflects on his past drifting years and credits his later discipline and teamwork with shaping his exemplary citizenship.
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Carpenter
Navy
U.S
Air Force
Donald K. Slayton
John H. Glenn Jr
University of Colorado
Boulder
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Capricornus
Margaret
John David
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Titan
House
Rep
L. H. Fountain
D-N.c
Rene Carpenter
Globe
Neptune
John A. Powers
Intrepid
Virgin Islands Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Mercury Control Center
Point Arguello
Boulder, Colo
Dabney W. Watts
Trasiee
Wender’s, Inc
Worth’s
Farmers & National Bank
Terminal Tavern
Kent St. Fri
Cork St. Christian
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