U S Forces Hit in Predawn Hue Assault and Duc Pho Clash
Communist gunners attacked U S forces on the central coast near Duc Pho, then mortars hit Hue. Four killed and 17 wounded in Hue. 29 enemy troops reported killed. Hotel and advisory compounds damaged. Americans unharmed. Turbulent Hue faces ongoing combat as air strikes slow under bad weather.
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Saigon
U.S
Hue
International Control Commission
Commission
Ain Te A
Re Vows of America
Vietnam
Huang Giang
North Vietnam
Town Crier cautions Winchester youths on bicycle safety
The Town Crier urges boys in Winchester and Frederick County to ride safely and use lights at night after two fatalities from cycling near traffic. Memorial Day is noted with a warning about highway deaths and a request to fly the American flag. Pageant costumes for Apple Blossom participants must be returned to Apple Blossom Headquarters.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Apple Blossom
E. Piccadilly St
George W. Clowser, Jr
Pageant
Col
Robert Litle
Arlington
Bob Buckley
Mr. Buckley
Short Hill
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
Col. Litle
Frederick
Leesburg
Buckley Farm
Clarke
Shenandoah Retreat
Clarke Star
Bill Rhoden
Republicans Nominate Six For Frederick County Offices
Frederick County Republicans nominated six candidates for county offices at a mass meeting at the Holiday Inn. Named are Willis Fisk county clerk Marl G Hannum sheriff Mrs Mary Jolliffe justice of peace Stonewall District James Hockman Gainesboro Board of Supervisors Donald Baughman Shawnee and Edward L Lord Stonewall supervisor. STATE Sen J Kenneth Robinson endorsed all nominees. Mrs Mary Jean Casey elected secretary and 14 delegates and 14 alternates named to the convention.
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Frederick County
Holiday Inn
East
Willis Fisk
Marl G. Hannum
Mary Jolliffe
Stonewall
James Hockman
Board of Supervisors
Gainesboro
Donald Baughman
Shawnee
Edward L. Lord
Mary Jean Casey
Republican Committee
William Fraula
Aes
Fear of record Memorial Day traffic toll grows in four day span
AP reports Memorial Day weekend traffic deaths stood at 352 early today with a potential year high projected as totals could reach 650 to 750. National Safety Council president Howard Pyle notes the four day period could push the toll past prior records as highway deaths rise with more drivers on the road. He cites 53 drownings and 25 boating fatalities over the weekend and urges states to adopt stricter safety programs.
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Chicago
Pyle
Closed All Day Tuesday Memorial Day Observance
Businesses including Blue Ridge Collection Agency BLEET and CO Rhodes Drug Co announce memorial day observance with closures on Tuesday May 30 and new store hours resuming Monday through Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM.
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Memorial Day Blue Ridge Collection
Bleet & CO
Rhodes Drug Co
Invasion Signal From Sinai Token by Egypt Sinking
U S Navy officers forecast a major Israeli land assault into the Sinai Peninsula if an Egyptian ship bound for Israel in the Gulf of Aqaba is sunk. They cite Israel's limited naval power and reliance on mechanized troops with oil as a strategic resource.
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Athens
U.S
6Th Fleet
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
U.S. Navy
Gulf
Elath
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Red Sea
Johnson
Mediterranean
Adm
William S. Martin
Little Rock
Crete
Intrepid
Vietnam
Suez Canal
Southeast Asia
Suez
i _ Africa
Soviet Union
Memorial Day Services Set With Veterans Groups
The area warms to the 70s as Memorial Day observances take place tomorrow. At 11 a.m. Winchester National Cemetery hosts a service led by the Winchester Veterans Council with James L Johnson as speaker, wreath laying, and a volley by VFW Post 2123. At 1 p.m. Shenandoah Memorial Park holds services with VFW color guard and firing squad, Avenue of Flags in memory of buried veterans, and a park speaker. Residents urged to fly American flags.
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Winchester Veteran’s Council
Winchester National Cemetery
Winchester
Jacob L. Johnson
Veterans of Foreign Wars
May Rainfall Exceeds May Average by .53 Inches
A heavy thunderstorm early today pushed May rainfall to 4.17 inches, .53 inches above the 54 year average of 3.64 inches. The 1967 total rose to 12.80 inches.
Senate critics fear US moves in Middle East and Vietnam
In Washington, Senate voices oppose unilateral action in the Middle East while warning of rising Vietnam fighting. Cyrus Vance signals possible intensified DMZ clashes and broader South Vietnam actions, with border controls and sensors under consideration. Republican leaders urge UN-led solutions and avoiding a lone US stance.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Middle East
Vietnam
Cyrus R. Vance
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Shenandoah Graduation Highlights Creative Thinking Need
Shenandoah College and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music awarded seventeen associate degrees and six secretarial science diplomas. Dr. Melvin L. Good urged graduates to pursue continued education and creative thinking as they meet a fast changing world. Judy Elaine Tisinger led the college with magna cum laude honors and a 3.63 GPA, while Michael Shade also earned high honors as a Handley graduate. Nancy E. Spraker, magna cum laude in music education, received Sigma Alpha Iota honors. Continued on Page 11.
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Shenandoah College
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Melvin L. Good
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
Dr. Good
Conservatory
Shenandoah
Kenneth Eyre
Verne E. Collings
Judy Elaine Tisinger
Norman Tisinger
Rt. 3
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Miss Tisinger
James Wood High School
Nancy E. Spraker
Rt. 4
Salem
Dean Collins
Sigma Alpha Iota Sorority
Gamma Gamma Chapter
Tional Music Sorority
Supreme Court expands police power to seize home evidence
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that police may seize evidence from a suspect's home for use at trial. Justice Brennan stated the 1921 distinction between mere evidence and other forms no longer governs Fourth Amendment application.
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William J. Brennan Jr
No Star Tomorrow Memorial Day Publication
The Star will not publish tomorrow due to Memorial Day observance as a national holiday, affecting deadlines and distribution.
Israelis Exchange Fire Between Gaza and Israel
Arab mortar and machine gun fire from the Gaza Strip hit farmers and soldiers inside Israel. Israeli forces replied with machine guns. An army spokesman in Tel Aviv said one Israeli was slightly wounded as the 40 minute exchange ended. The incident heightened regional crisis tensions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Gaza Strip
Israel
Tel Aviv
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Levi Eshko
Gaza
Palestine Liberation Army
U.N
Egypt
Syria
Nured Jdine Atassi
Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexi N. Kosygin
Nasser
Suez Canal
United States
Britain
Gulf
Strait of Tiran
Eshkol
Negev Desert
Cairo
Odd Bull
Norway
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Palestine
New York
Security Council
Soviet Fleet Reported in Crisis Area
Washington reports a Soviet naval force in the eastern Mediterranean near the Arab Israeli crisis, with 15 to 20 ships tracking the U S 6th Fleet. The fleet includes Kynda and Kashin class guided missile ships and submarines, anchored near Kithira Island, while tensions rise as Nasser and Eshkol pledge readiness and the UN Security Council debates action.
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Washington
Mediterranean
Pentagon
U.S
6Th Fleet
Middle Eastern
Globe
Tunisia
Algeria
Italy
Greece
Egypt
Soviet Union
Middle East
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Vest
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Duc Pho
J. Kenneth Robinson
Fear Record
East Africa
Asia
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
John Sherman Cooper
Rky
Percy
Javits
United
John Stennis
Dmiss
George McGovern
Ds.d
Michael Shade
Eugene Shade
Loudoun St
Handley
Dean Eyre
Shenandoah Auditorium
Friendship Fire Co
S. Braddock
Handley School
Warren Gregory
Quik Shop
Paper Mill Road
Echo Village
U.S. Route 11
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