State Funeral Plans for Ho Chi Minh Amid Mourning
North Vietnam declares a week of mourning for Ho Chi Minh after his sudden death from a heart attack. Radio Hanoi says a solemn state funeral will be organized, with leadership and party calls to unite to defeat U S aggressors and unite the country.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Radio
Hanoi
Hanoi Radio
Paris
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nixon Cabinet Meet Signals Broad Federal Cutbacks
President Nixon met with his Cabinet in San Clemente to discuss likely large reductions in federally financed construction as an anti inflation move. Some changes may differ from the 75 percent figure cited by Vice President Agnew, with final decisions due after Cabinet talks. Arthur Burns urged immediate withdrawal of federal aid for state projects, opposing any delay.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Arthur Burns
Colorado Springs
Colo
Burns
Floods Hit Virginia Prisons Causing Major Crop and Facility Loss
Virginia prison crops and facilities sustained about 170000 dollars in flood damage, with 13000 dollars more to prison materials at the State Farm near the James River. Separately, a long range weather radar project costing 330000 dollars was proposed for Virginia to improve heavy rain forecasts.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Board of Welfare and Institutions
W.C. Cunningham Jr
Division of Corrections
James River
Goochland
Powhatan
U.S. Weather Bureau
George B. Cressman
American Meteorological Society
Virginia Beach
Halifax County
Cressman
Westcentral
Jaycees
Norfolk
DMV Extends Operator License Exams to Wednesdays
Beginning September 10 exams for operator's licenses will be offered an extra day per week on Wednesdays at the Division of Motor Vehicles office 2400 Valley Ave. Previously examiners were present only Thursdays and Fridays. The three day schedule runs 9 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Weather will be cloudy with showers and thunderstorms through tomorrow then warmer on Saturday.
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Division of Motor Vehicles
Valley Ave
DMV
Notice on Fleet & Co repairs and shoe price correction
Fleet and Co informs that customers on Pall Mall Street access from Park Way Avenue or Hollingsworth Drive for repairs. A correction amends last night's Star ad showing Girl's White Gym Shoes priced at 1.76 dollars and 1.94 dollars per pair for sizes 4 to 10 sold by Giant Shoe Mart at 2229 Valley Avenue Winchester Virginia.
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Fleet &Co
Pall Mall St
Parkway Ave
Hollingsworth Dr
Giant Shoe Mart
Valley Ave
Winchester
Kennedy urges tax reform enactment with caveats
Treasury Secretary Kennedy testified on Capitol Hill that the House tax bill is flawed by giving too much to some and too little to corporations but should be enacted promptly. He backed reducing individual relief and corporate increases, urged higher standard deduction limits, and warned the 1972 impact could pressure government programs while inflation concerns drive the need for trimming costs.
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Washington
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Edwin S. Cohen
House
Kennedy
Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Israel Ramps Up Air Strikes in Arab Guerrilla Offensives
Israeli warplanes bomb Arab guerrilla pockets near the Sea of Galilee after Arab fire targets Maoz Haim. Arab claims of heavy attacks against Israeli positions persist as regional leaders convene in Cairo. U Thant seeks Geneva meeting with airline pilots over two Israeli detainees aboard a hijacked aircraft.
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Tel Aviv
Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Maoz Haim
Israel
Amman
Palestine Armed Struggle Command
Middle East
al Fatah
Rael
Jordan River
West Bank
Spears
Fatah
Cairo
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Sudan
al Aksah
Jerusalem
New York
U.N
U Thant
Geneva
Damascus
Hope Dwindles for Former Bishop James Pike Missing in Judean Desert
In Jerusalem AP reports Dr. James Pike, former Episcopal bishop of California, remains missing eight miles west of the Dead Sea. A large search by troops and police, with helicopters, followed his car's discovery and a map found nearby. Authorities present four theories for his disappearance.
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Jerusalem
James Pike
California
Pike
Dead Sea
Dirksen Resting Well After Lung Tumor Removal
Senator Everett Dirksen remains in Walter Reed Army Hospital for up to six weeks after removal of a cancerous tumor from the right lung. Doctors report the tumor was malignant but had not spread and no further surgery is planned. Senate colleagues, including Hugh Scott, fill in as Dirksen awaits recovery. his son-in law Senator Baker visits, noting the senator is bright and alert despite breathing apparatus.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Dirksen
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Baker
House
August Scrubbed Heat Gives Area Cooler Break
The August weather cooled with only two days reaching 90 degrees, Aug 25 and 31, far below last year. The average high was 83.8 and the low 62 at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory, contrasting with last year’s 88.5 highs and 64.4 lows.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Vietnamese pedicab drivers read Ho Chi Minh death report
Three pedicab drivers in Saigon share a newspaper page as they learn Ho Chi Minh's reported condition and death. Front pages highlight the story while Radio Saigon confirms Ho's death in an early morning bulletin.
Americans Fight Inside Cambodia in Vietnam War Clash
U S and South Vietnamese forces engaged enemy troops inside Cambodia after a helicopter was shot down near the border. One South Vietnamese and two enemies were killed, with two American crewmen and three South Vietnamese wounded. The clash followed other downed aircraft as battlefield deaths showed a slight weekly decline.
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Saigon
Cambodia
U.S. Command
U.S
Song Be
USS Command
Kien Tuong
Smith's Transfer Corp. to Build $198000 Truck Terminal
Smith's Transfer Corp of Staunton Va begins construction of a 198000 dollar truck terminal on Front Royal Road two miles south of Winchester on a six acre site next to Garber Ice Cream plant. Building will be 178 by 50 feet with transfer deck storage and offices. Completion planned by Jan 1 1970.
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Smith’s Transfer Corp
Staunton
Front Royal Road
Winchester
Garber
Charles C. Chapman
Valley Ave
Hurricane Francelia Hits Guatemala and Belize
Hurricane Francelia smashed into the hills of Guatemala and began breaking up after causing heavy property and crop damage across southern British Honduras. The storm’s path raised fears for residents as relief teams prepared for aftermath assessments.
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Miami
Francelia
Guatemala
British Honduras
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