Potomac Compact Aired Aims for Basin Cooperation
A preliminary draft of a Potomac River compact was released by the Potomac River Basin Advisory Compact Committee chaired by James J. O'Donnell. The plan would form a Potomac River Basin Commission with four state governors and DC representatives, coordinating water resources planning and conservation while preserving esthetic and historic values.
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Washington
James J. O'Donnell
Baltimore
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Ers
Congress
Potomac River
O’donnell
Income Slowdown Reported in September
Washington AP reports personal income rose by 2 billion in September, the smallest gain in four months, with total income at a record annual rate of 633.5 billion. Salary growth slowed to 900 million as strikes in auto and metals weighed on output.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
Commerce Department
Department
Federal Reserve Board
Frederick County Apple Show Set For Tomorrow
The annual Frederick County Apple Show opens in the Farmers and Merchants National Bank lobby. Entries in all classes must be received by 2 p.m. before judging begins, county extension agent John T. Wolfe said.
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Frederick County
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
John T. Wolfe
Governors Readying Resolution Backing Johnson Vietnam Policy
Aboard the SS Independence the National Governors Conference advances a motion by Utah's Calvin L. Rampton and conference chair William L. Guy to back President Johnson's Vietnam policy. Michigan's George Romney resists, signaling potential divisions among Republicans and Democrats over wartime stance.
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Johnson
Virgin Islands
Utah
Calvin L. Rampton
Conference
William L. Guy
D-N
Romney
Vietnam
Illinois
Otto Kerner
John A. Love
Colorado
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
California Brush Fire Rages on Two Fronts
A major brush fire burned on two fronts in Ventura and Los Angeles counties. One front threatened Santa Paula and Los Padres National Forest areas while another neared Thousand Oaks, triggering evacuations of 50 homes and affecting over 1,000 students. Firefighting teams struggled as 3,000 acres burned and crops suffered involved Los Angeles and Ventura regions.
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Los Angeles
Los Padres National Forest
William Waltrip
U.S. Forest Service
Ventura County
Thousand Oaks
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles County
Santa Paula
Waltrip
National Forest
Chatsworth
Calif
California
Budget cut sparks mixed reactions in Congress
The House Appropriations Committee rewrote an emergency funding bill to slash 2.85 billion dollars in federal outlays. Rep. Bow pushes for 5 billion in cuts. Mills signals no tax bill without deeper spending reductions.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Johnson
Mills
House
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Bow
Congress
Vietnam
Judiciary
Haze Lowers Weekend Visitors at Shenandoah Park
Shenandoah National Park drew 57,250 visitors along Skyline Drive October 14–15 to view peak autumn foliage, far below the 80,843 seen October 12–13, 1963. Superintendent R Taylor Hoskins said the haze reduced travel but leaves stay at peak brightness for about two more weeks.
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Luray
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah National Park
R. Taylor Hoskins
Skyline Drive
Hoskins
Two Houses Solve Family's Problem
Detroit AP reports the Girard Nefcy family expanded living space by buying the neighbors’ home across the street, creating a two-house setup. Six teenagers occupy a dormitory while younger children stay in the original house. Meals are shared across the street and a Saturday chores schedule keeps both houses tidy. The dormitory rule restricts guests and dating to the main house, and the family gains four bedrooms and two and a half baths.
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Detroit
Girard Nefcy
Nefcy
Nefcys
Ford Motor Co
2 for 1 Plus 1¢ Beavers Rexall 1¢ Sale
Rexall drugstore advertises a 2 for 1 sale plus 1 cent savings at Beavers Rexall. Limited quantities and selected items included in the promotion with emphasis on bargain pricing.
8th Storm Could be Developing
A tropical low between Miami and Bermuda could become the season’s eighth tropical storm, or Heidi if strengthened. The system is expected to drift west-northwest for 24 hours as ship reports show little movement since Monday.
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Miami
Fla
Bermuda
National Hurricane Center
Jury expected to send conspiracy case to verdict
Meridian Mississippi AP reports defense attorneys for 18 white men charged with conspiracy in the 1964 slaying of three civil rights workers anticipate a jury verdict after extensive witness testimony. defense plans closing arguments may occur today or tomorrow morning with 57 witnesses heard this week.
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Meridian
Miss
Travis Buckley
Laurel
Sam Holloway Bowers
J.C. Powe
Annie Coleman
Hong Kong Builds 17 Mile Barbed Wire Frontier Fence
British authorities complete a 17 mile barbed wire fencing along the Hong Kong Red China border to curb violence and block further kidnappings. Surface traffic from China is halted as authorities respond to refugee movement and turmoil in Guangdong province.
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Hong Kong
Red China
China
Kwangtung
Winchester native Gen Huntsberry dies at 60
Brig. Gen. Walter A. Huntsberry U.S. Army ret., 60, died yesterday in a Hickory North Carolina hospital while visiting with Mrs. Huntsberry. Born November 6, 1906 in Winchester he was a West Point graduate of 1933 and served 30 years. He held key logistics and staff posts in Europe and Korea and commanded Columbus General Depot before his death.
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Walter A. Huntsberry
U.S. Army
Hickory
N.C
Huntsberry
Reidsville
Winchester
W. E. Huntsberry
United States Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Fort Benning
Philippines
Quartermaster Corps
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Europe
U.S. First Army
National War College
European Command Headquarters
U.S
U.S. Military Academy
U.S. Army Overseas Supply Agency
Brooklyn
Republic of Korea Army
Korea
Columbus General Depot
Medina Ground Offensive Presses South Vietnam Border Areas
U S command reports a new ground operation named Medina near the DMZ with 21 Marines and 44 enemy killed in the first week and 167 Marines wounded. Navy aircraft raid Haiphong targets including a missile and helicopter base, a major bridge, and three SAM sites as the operation faces monsoon conditions and heavy jungle terrain.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Haiphong
Medina
1St Marine Regiment
7Th Fleet
Dmz
Quang Tri
Gulf of Tonkin
Kien An
Dong Ha
North Vietnam
Navy
Virginia Cloudy as Frontal System Advances East
A frontal system moving eastward across Virginia produced widespread cloudiness across the state. The AP report notes overcast skies affecting much of Virginia today with no immediate mention of precipitation totals or impacts.
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Richmond
Virginia
Stole-Farm Tractor Reward Offered for Recovery
Reward of 50 dollars for the return of a stolen Ford 8N tractor with letters A and H Long at 662 9453. Text offers 100 dollars for conviction of the thief.
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Sale County
Howard Johnson
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George Romney
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Santa Paula Creek
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Neshoba County
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