Reinforcements Reach Plei Me as Viet Cong Attacks Diminish
U S helicopters delivered several companies to the besieged Plei Me garrison as Viet Cong assaults waned. Government casualties were light after two days of fighting. Capt Robert F Hopper escaped from the Viet Cong near Quang Tri City, returning in good condition.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Plei Me
Central Highlands
Quang Tri
Capii
Robert F. Hopper
Winter Haven
Fla
Quang Tri City
Hopper
Vi Cong
Isaac Camacho
el Paso
Tex
Guam
Binh Dinh
da Nang
State education official meets Frederick principals on bus safety
R. A. Bynum of the Pupil Transportation Division, Maryland State Department of Education, visited James Wood High School in Frederick County yesterday. He met with school principals and bus drivers to discuss transportation procedures and safety. Occasional rain is forecast tonight with scattered showers likely Friday and warm temperatures, highs 66 to 72 tomorrow.
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R. , A. Bynum
Pupil Transportation Division
State Department of Education
Frederick County
James Wood High School
Holton Campaign Tour Backs Milk Price Stance
Holton rides in a five car parade through Winchester Loudoun Street and declares support for suspending the Milk Commission's power to set retail prices while opposing abolition. He cites farmers’ investments under the Milk and Cream Act and discusses campaign appearances in Loudoun County and radio interviews.
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Linwood Holton
GOP
Loudoun St
Winchester
Rouss Ave
Holton
Robert Trumbo
Front Royal
State Milk Commission
Trumbo
Milk Commission
Loudoun County
Mr. Holton
Washington and Lee University
Roanoke
Probers Push Attack on Klan Leader Jones
House investigators pressed James Robert Jones the North Carolina grand dragon as he refused to turn over income tax returns or discuss bank accounts and robe sales at $15. Willis pressed for birthplace employment history and hinted IRS action could threaten the Klan more than civil rights protests.
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Washington
House
James Robert Jones
Jones
North Carolina
United Klans of America
Internal Revenue Service
Edwin E. Willis
D|liney
House Committee On UN - American Activities
Willis
Salisbury
Cuban Refugee, 92, Says Hemingway Was His Friend
Anselmo Hernandez, 92, claims Ernest Hemingway knew him in Cuba and planned a novel about him. He arrived in Key West as part of a flood of Cuban refugees, with 65 reaching port in seven boats and more on the way, as Coast Guard struggled to escort arrivals.
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Hemingway
Key West
Fla
Ernest Hemingway
Florida Keys
Anselmo Hernandez
Cuba
Hernandez
Florida
Rene and
Rigoberto
Death of Actress Marie McDonald Shrouded in Mystery
Hollywood AP reports actress Marie McDonald found dead at 5:30 a.m. in Hidden Hills ranch home. Sheriff and homicide investigators probe circumstances as details remain unclear. McDonald, 42, had six marriages including Harry Karl and Donald Taylor.
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Marie
McDonald
Hollywood
Sheriff’s
Donald F. Taylor
Hidden Hills
San Fernando Valley
Taylor
Harry Karl
Debbie Reynolds
Miss McDonald
Richard Allard
Victor Orsatti
Edward P. Callahan
Encino
India
Lan
Johnson To Leave Hospital For White House Visit
President Johnson is set to leave the hospital and return to the White House as he enters weeks of recuperation likely at his Texas ranch. He shows growing vigor and humor, with the gall bladder and kidney stone scars healing after a series of drainage tubes were removed. Doctors say he is progressing well though remains sore and weak after the operations. The day included ceremonial bill signings for a clean air measure and a $3.2 billion foreign aid appropriation.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Texas
Midwest earthquake rattles eight states with widespread but brief shaking
An earthquake measured between 4.5 and 5 on the Richter scale rumbled across eight states, felt from Kansas to Tennessee for only seconds. Officials at St Louis University and the University of Kansas located the epicenter near the Kansas Missouri border, noting unusual wide spread for Midwest activity and no expected aftershocks.
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ST. Louis
Midwest
St. Louis University
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carl Kisslinger
Geophysics
Kisslinger
Kansas-Missouri
James Peoples
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas City
Mrs. Whittaker Hurt in Car Collision at Crossing
Mrs. Pearl Whittaker of Val Vista Heights sustained a fractured nose and chest and abdominal bruises yesterday when her car struck a B and O diesel locomotive at the crossing near the Brakeshoe Plant at 3 15 p m A granddaughter riding with her was unhurt Mrs Whittaker was taken to Memorial Hospital by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad and treated George Arnold Hipsley of Strassburg the engineer was identified by State Trooper L L Lee who investigated damage was about 1200 to the car and 10 to the locomotive
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Pearl Whittaker
Val Vista Heights
B&o
Brendle Trial Opens in Frederick County Court Death Charge
William Wayne Brendle, 31, of Stephens City, stands trial for the Feb. 3 murder of Ralph E. Clark, operator of Clark's Used Cars in Frederick County. A 12-member jury heard opening statements as psychiatrists and police testified. defense seeks insanity while prosecution argues first degree murder with death penalty as a possible sentence.
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William Wayne Brendle
Frederick County
Brendle
Stephens City
Ralph E. Clark
Clark
Valley Ave
Ward's
Commonwealth
Joseph Massie, Jr
Winchester
Lester Richardson
Witness Testimony Opens Wilkins Klansman Trial
FBI informer Gary Rowe testifies as key witness in the murder trial of Klansman Collie Wilkins Jr. He described the Liuzzo shooting on U S 80 after the Selma march and bragged the gunman “Baby brother, I don t miss.” The state plans to call autopsy and ballistics experts before wrapping its case.
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Hayneville
Ala
FBI
Alabama
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Gary Thomas Rowe
Justice Department
Wilkins
Fairfield
Rowe
Birmingham
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Selma
Montgomery
U.S
Richemond Flowers
Liuzzo
Flowers
No Judgeship Offered Says Gov Harrison
Gov. Albertis S. Harrison says he has not sought or been offered any federal judgeship and has not turned down one. He notes reports from Washington about possible consideration for a new post on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and says he only heard a senator mention his name.
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Harrison
Richmond
Alebertis S. Harrison
Washington
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Deadlock Sends Wilson to Rhodesia for Talks
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced plans to fly to Salisbury with Commonwealth Secretary Arthur Bottomley for talks with Ian Smith to break the deadlock over Rhodesia's independence. Wilson aims to press for a solution and consult with a key adviser, while Rhodesia signals willingness to discuss independence provisions.
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London
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Wilson
Salisbury
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Ian Smith
Smith
Kennedy asks Senate to recommit Morrissey nomination
Senator Edward Kennedy emotional appeal leads to Morrissey nomination sent back to the Judiciary Committee. Kennedy, a longtime ally, says full deliberation will prove Morrissey fit for the federal bench. The move stalls action this session though Johnson could refile in January. Morrissey, 55, has been a Boston Municipal Court judge and faces questions about federal qualifications.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Francis X. Morrissey
Judiciary Committee
Congress
Johnson
Kennedy
Nominaton
Morrissey
Morrissey ‘T
Federal
Boston
Senate approves revamped sugar bill boosting domestic production
The Senate passed a revamped sugar bill 66 to 16 authorizing a 580000 ton one year boost for domestic growers and setting country by country foreign quotas. Both chambers back the premium price around 6.85 cents a pound versus open market costs about 2 cents. Distribution favors domestic producers at about 65 percent.
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Washington
Senate
Aiso
House
Weather clouds Virginia as two low pressure systems loom
One low pressure area over Georgia and another in the Midwest dominate Virginia's weather today. Clouds spread across the Old Dominion as the two systems interact, bringing unsettled skies and potential showers.
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Richmond
Georgia
Midwest
Virginia
Old Dominion
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