Attlee to Rest in Westminster Abbey After Death at 84
Clement Attlee former British prime minister from 1945 to 1951 dies at 84 in London. His ashes will be placed in Westminster Abbey with cremation date tentative for November 3. Tributes flow from world leaders including Prime Minister Harold Wilson President Zakir Husain and President Johnson. Attlee entered Parliament in 1922 and shaped postwar welfare state policy.
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Chicago Convention Due Speedy Demo Approval
Democrats ratify Johnsons bid for the 1968 nominating convention in Chicago as the party backs his Vietnam policy and expected renomination. Bailey warns Republicans and pits Chicago against Miami Beach with funding advantages and party unity behind a swift site decision.
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Wives Marrying Manville Dies at 73 in New York
Tommy Manville, roarin 20s playboy known for multiple marriages and high profile settlements, died of a heart attack at age 73 in New York. He publicly lamented loneliness and led a life centered on showgirls and nightclub excess.
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Indonesia Considers Breaking Ties With China
Jakarta indicates it may suspend relations with Communist China over treatment of Indonesian staff in Peking. Foreign Ministry demands China allow all Indonesian staff to depart, with talks stopping short of a formal break. Both nations have faced embassy attacks and expulsions amid rising tensions.
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Battle of Unbeatens Highlights Weekend in Sports
Handley toppled Loudoun Valley in a marquee clash as both teams remained unbeaten. The national scene also featured notable results with St. Louis securing a key victory to solidify its standing.
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U S Navy Jets Hit MIG Airfield Near Haiphong
U S Navy fighter bombers struck Cat Bi airfield near Haiphong in a sixth straight day of raids on bases once off limits. The attack damaged a Soviet liaison plane but found no MIGs on the ground as carrier jets moved in nearly unopposed amid wider strikes on bridges and fuel dumps.
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Owner Believes Inhabitants of Saucer Killed Horse
Alamosa Colorado reports an autopsy on a horse named Snippy found all abdominal brain and spinal cavities empty. Authorities say lightning killed the horse but owners claim evidence of a flying saucer attack with circular exhaust marks and punched holes. A Denver pathologist and four National Investigating Committee on Aerial Phenomena members witnessed the autopsy. Two unidentified flying objects reportedly passed over the King ranch during the viewing.
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Group Backs Gunter for Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney
A civic group of about a hundred Frederick County residents backed E. Eugene Gunter as a write-in candidate for Commonwealth's Attorney. Incumbent Joseph A. Massie Jr. seeks re-election. Gunter, 33, is a Northampton County native with degrees from the University of Virginia and University of Virginia Law School.
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Supreme Court to Rule On Draft Card Burning Law
The court will decide if the 1965 law banning draft card burning is constitutional and whether a card burner can be jailed for lacking the card. The case centers on David P. O'Brien of Fram ingham Massachusetts who burned his draft card in 1966.
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