Harriman accuses North Vietnam of planning new invasion
U S Ambassador W Averell Harriman at the Paris peace talks charged that North Vietnam is preparing a massive new invasion of the South. He warned the plan would fail and cited enemy caches and bunker complexes as evidence of a transformed demilitarized zone into a staging area for troops. He urged a North Vietnamese pledge to refrain from exploiting any bombing halt to enable serious peacemaking.
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U.S
W. Averell Harriman
North Vietnam
Marrisfian
Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Wallace to Name Veep Choice in Pittsburgh Thursday
Wallace says he will name his running mate at 10 a.m. Thursday in Pittsburgh. He declined to comment on LeMay as a possible choice but said the prospective vice presidential partner would be present. Wallace arrived in Akron amid a police search for a man spotted near the Akron Canton Airport with a telescope rifle. Summit County Sheriff said the man might have been a hunter who fled as deputies approached. Wallace toured industrial areas of Ohio and Pennsylvania after rallies in Michigan.
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Akron
Ohio
George C.wallace
Pittsburgh
Wallace
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
Akron- Canton
Summit County
Robert Campbell
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Freak Hunting Mishap Injures County Man
A Frederick County man, Charles B. Foster, 24, was wounded in a freak hunting accident when his shotgun discharged as he approached a squirrel near Whitacre, Virginia. Foster was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad. Deputy R. A. Kline and Roy Hoak investigated at the scene on Route 703 near Whitacre on the property of Richard Whitacre.
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Frederick County
Charles B. Foster
Locust St
Total lunar eclipse visible Sunday morning
The total eclipse of the moon can be seen locally starting at 5:55 a.m. It becomes total at 7:10 a.m. and remains total until 8:14 a.m. The eclipse ends at 9:30 a.m. Local observers are advised to watch skies before dawn.
Man Believed Killed by Bear Near Atikokan Ontario
Police in Atikokan Ontario reported the discovery of Jack Ottertail aged 53 buried under leaves and moss after a bloodstained jacket traced searchers to the scene. A moaning bear was shot near Ottertail’s body on the Neguaguon Indian Reservation trail half a mile away.
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Atikokan
Ont
Ontario
Jack Ottertail
Ottertail
Neguaguon
Helicopter Evacuations Shot Down in Vietnam Battle
Two helicopters loaded with wounded Americans were shot down by North Vietnamese forces in jungle foothills south of Da Nang during a fierce battle. Twenty three Americans were wounded. three missing, possibly dead, while four crewmen and a corpsman were rescued. A second helicopter was recovered with all aboard alive.
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da Nang
U.S
Eatinel
198Th Light Infantry
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Marine Corps
7Th Fleet
Water and Sewer Contracts Signed for New Jr. High
The Frederick County School Board signed a contract with the Frederick County Sanitation Authority to supply water and sewer services to the new Robert E. Ayler Junior High School near Stephens City. The deal includes a four year payment plan for service costs and ties to a $400,000 loan for facilities, contingent on water source and additional contracts. The school is slated to open in fall 1969.
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Frederick County
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
Robert E. Ayler Junior High
Stephens City
Melton F. Wright
Texaco
Pure
Ompanies
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Dickenson County votes no on liquor by the drink
In Clintwood and surrounding areas voters rejected the mixed drink measure 3 568 to 829. Clerk Teddy Bailey noted lower turnout than in 1967 and described church groups as primary opponents while supporters cited economic benefits. Grassey and Haysi precincts provided the only yes votes.
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Clintwood
Dickenson County
Virginia
Teddy Bailey
Bailey
Clarence Willis
Haysi
Appalachian
Grassey
Bath County
Denny's Comm Auction Tonight at 7 P.M
A local auction at Denny's Comm sells furniture appliances and tools starting at 7 o'clock tonight. Items include household furniture kitchen gear and workshop tools offered to bidders. PMID: none.
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Denny’s
Fortas asks Johnson to withdraw nomination for chief justice
Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas formally requests President Johnson withdraw his bid to become chief justice. He warns continued Senate confirmation efforts would fuel further attacks on the court and democracy. Fortas notes the new term begins Monday and he will serve as associate justice even if withdrawn.
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Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Johnson
Fortas
Senate
White House
Lme
England births sextuplets. one dies after birth
A 30 year old woman at Birmingham Maternity Hospital delivered sextuplets four girls and two boys, two months early. One newborn girl died within an hour. mother Sheila Ann Thorns and husband, a draftsman, had no previous children. The Caesarean was led by Dr. Margaret Shotton with Dr. Ben Wood overseeing care at the new hospital.
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England
Birmingham
Birmingham Maternity Hospital
Sheila Ann Thorns
Margaret Shotton
Ben Wood
Britain
Fortas nomination faces Senate review amid court attack
In a letter to President Johnson Fortas asks to avoid fueling partisan attacks while the Senate weighs his nomination to the Supreme Court. Senate Leader Mansfield plans a decision by week’s end on whether to challenge the vote against Fortas and oppose the nomination.
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Libuster
White House
Fortas
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Johnson
Earl Warren
Rusk Attacks Soviet Czech Action At U.N.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk denounced Soviet military intervention in Czechoslovakia as repugnant and dangerous to peace in his first U.N. address. He urged Hanoi toward peace in Paris and warned Moscow U.N. charter does not justify unilateral intervention in West Germany. Three demonstrators interrupted the General Assembly with antiwar signs.
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United Nations
New
Dean Rusk
Czechoslovakia
U.S
U.N
Vietnam
Gisdie
Hanoi
Paris
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
West Germany
Nixon appeals for personal freedom in Virginia
Richard M. Nixon urged a return of personal freedom and a shift from federal to home rule during a Williamsburg stop. He spoke at the Christopher Wren Building and framed the race as a choice on decentralization, local action, and tax sharing. Nixon noted Virginia’s pivotal role in the electoral battle and teased further questions in Norfolk.
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Wiliamsburg
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
America
Christopher Wren
College of William and Mary
United States
Longshoremen Expected Back On Jobs Thursday
In New York the federal court ordered 75 000 AFL CIO Longshoremen back to work under a temporary restraining order. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan issued the order Tuesday night to halt the strike that began when the contract expired at midnight Monday. A hearing on an 80 day cooling off period is set for next Wednesday under the Taft Hartley Act.
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New York
Gulf Coast
Sylvester J. Ryan
AFL
CIO International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Thomas W. Gleason
Ryan
Warm air to give Virginia a warm spell before cold front
High pressure near Bermuda drives a southwest flow of warm air into Virginia today and Thursday. A cold front moving southeast across the northern Great Plains will replace the warm spell, bringing colder temperatures to the region.
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Richmond
Bermuda
Virginia
Great Plains
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