Next Moves Planned in Crawfordville
In Crawfordville Georgia Negro leaders and state officials map actions in the civil rights movement. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was to meet today but was reported in New York. A three judge ruling halts school segregation in Taliaferro County and a King statement signals possible continued demonstrations. Troopers remain on duty as a Ku Klux Klan rally is announced for the county courthouse.
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Crawfordville
East Georgia
Martin Luther King Jr
New York
Taliaferro County
King
Ku Klux Klan
Bolden
Augusta
Claude Purcell
Pleasant Weekend Weather Forecast Outlook
Pleasant weather is expected over the weekend with a high near 75 to 82 degrees tomorrow. Temperatures are forecast to average four to eight degrees above normal during the next five days, then cool by midweek.
State Water Unit Urged by Godwin
Lieutenant Governor Mills E. Godwin urged Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce members to establish a State Commission on Water Resources to prevent depletion or destruction of Virginia water resources. He called for policies, a statewide plan, and state technical and financial aid, tying water to agriculture, industry, and urban growth.
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Mills E. Godwin
Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce
Virginia
Godwin
Commission On
Virgina
General Assembly
Harry F. Byrd
Fall Color At Peak This Weekend
Shenandoah National Park plans peak autumn foliage this weekend as visitors flock to Skyline Drive. Superintendent R Taylor Hoskins notes higher elevations lead in color with reds in dogwood and black gum and yellows in chestnut, oak, birch, ash, hickory, basswood, and tulip poplar. Color should last until Oct 24 before waning.
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Shenandoah National Park
R. Tayelor Hoskins
Virginia
Trustee's Sale of Le Wood Homes Cancelled
Trustees cancel the Le Wood Homes sale set for October 30. Joseph W. White, acting trustee, reports the order is void and no auction will proceed.
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le Wood
Joseph W. White
McCormack Named Chief of COMSAT
James McCormack a retired Air Force major general and MIT vice president was elected to head COMSAT. He will take office December 1 as chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Leo D. Welch who retires after leading since 1963. Welch will stay as a public stockholder board member. Welch and Mrs Welch bought Hill and Dale near Berryville Clarke County.
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Washington
James McCormack
Air Force
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Communications Satellite Corp
McCormack
Comsat
Leo D. Welch
MIT
Lincoln Laboratory
Lexington
Mass
Instruementation Laboratory
Camebridge
Welch
Cosmat
Clarke County
Hill and Dale
Berryville
Standard Oil Co
New Jersey
Paraders Warned of Mass Arrests in Vietnam Day March
Berkeley officials warned of mass arrests as the Vietnam Day Committee planned a 714 mile march from UC Sproul Hall through Berkeley and Oakland to the Army Terminal. Police and National Guard were placed on alert while permits were denied for health and safety concerns.
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Calif
University of California
Oakland Army Terminal
Oakland
U.S
Sproul Hall
University
National Guard
Weather brings warm, summerlike days to Virginia
A high pressure ridge off the Atlantic Coast is sending mild, summer like weather to the Old Dominion. Expect pleasant afternoons with gentle breezes and near record warmth across the state through the coming days.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast
Old Dominion
South Vietnamese claim 218 Viet Cong killed in two battles
Saigon reports 218 Viet Cong guerrillas killed in two days of fighting with 500 guerrillas clashing against a government battalion. The Mekong Delta battle near Can Tho and a separate Binh Duong operation yield Viet Cong deaths, with 37 Vietnamese prisoners freed and an AP photographer killed. US sources note no casualties in one area and four helicopters shot down in the central highlands as 1st Air Cavalry ends a five day operation.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
Can Tho
Associated Press
Huynh Thanh My
Binh Duong
1St Infantry Division
Central Highlands
1St Air Cavalry Division
Pain Near Incision Keeps LBJ Awake
President Johnson reportedly suffered pains near his surgical incision and had only about two hours of sleep. Aide Joseph Laitin said the pain did not require sedation and doctors assess progress as satisfactory. He woke at 2 a.m. and napped later, with officials noting Johnson remains tired yet strong in color and mood.
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Johnson
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
Lautin
White House
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Congress
24 Inches in 24 Hours Rain Lays Gold Coast Under Water
Southeast Florida tied record rainfall with 24.43 inches in Fort Lauderdale and 23.33 inches in Pompano Beach in a 24 hour period ending this morning. The flood prompted a state of emergency, road closures, and dozens of stranded motorists as seawalls collapsed and waters rose across the coast. One fatality was reported in Fort Lauderdale.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
Florida
Gold Coast
Weather Bureau
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Fort
Paul Hughes
Mary Jeannette Cowen
Miracle Save For Wendy After Tractor Accident
Mrs. Robert Martin describes a near fatal incident when three year old Wendy fell from a farm tractor and the wheel passed over her head. She survived with scalp torn and brain unharmed then rushed to Winchester Memorial Hospital and later to the University of Virginia Hospital for observation. A scalp operation will be needed but she is improving.
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Robert Martin
Wendy
Alvin Clark
Mr. Martin
Winchester Memorial Hospital
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Card of Thanks for Support During Illness and Death
We deeply appreciate neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and after the death of our wife and mother. Thank you for expressions of sympathy and the floral tributes. Sincerely and grateful, Cy Sarber and children.
800 Youths Clash With Communists in Jakarta Fire
About 800 youths shouted down with communism and burned the Chinese University in Jakarta, clashing with 60 Communist Chinese students near a dormitory. Knives and firearms were used, several injured, and soldiers intervened as the two-story campus was burned.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
PKI
Hang Aidit
Indonesian Communist Party
D.N. Aidit
Peace Force To Stay in Dominican Republic
The Inter-American Peace Force will remain in the Dominican Republic at least seven more months after barbed wire barricades are removed in Santo Domingo. Reintegration followed evacuation of about 1,200 armed rebels to a camp east of the capital. A special police unit and rebels patrol the formerly split 25 block downtown district as checkpoints are removed.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
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