U.S. Air Offensive Resumes Full Fury Over Vietnam
North Vietnam faced heavy bombardment as B52 strikes resumed in the six mile buffer zone. U S aircrews reported hundreds of sorties against trains depots trucks and anti aircraft positions while Marines fought near Da Nang and a Viet Cong field hospital was captured.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Viet Nam
Guam
Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Minster
Tran van Do
Commission
Nam Dinh
Hanoi
Air Force
da Nang
9Th Marine Regiment
Labor Day traffic toll hits record 624 deaths
Across a 78 hour Labor Day weekend traffic fatalities surged to 624, beating the prior three day record of 563 and the Independence Day total. The National Safety Council had expected 30 to 630 deaths in the period, with a year to date rise of eight percent through August.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Council
Vehicles Must Stop For School Buses On Route 11
Sheriff DeHaven notes state law requires all traffic to stop when school buses load or unload, in both lanes of a dual highway. His office received two complaints about vehicles passing halted buses on U S Route 11 at the I 81 overpass.
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Robert L. DeHaven
U.S. Rt. 11
Interstate 81
Fresh Stores Evergreen White Corn Price at Willow Lawn
Fresh Stores Evergreen advertises white corn at 79 cents per dozen at Willow Lawn Super Market. The listing highlights a low price and location.
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Evergreen White Corn
Willow Lawn
Byrd Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws at Shenandoah Convocation
Former U S Senator Harry Flood Byrd is awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Shenandoah Conservatory of Music during the 92d Convocation in Winchester. His son Richard E. Byrd accepted the degree for his ill father, noting Byrd’s long service to Virginia and the nation. The ceremony included a convocation address by Dr. Forrest S. Racey as the college opens a new session with 600 students enrolled.
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Richard E. Byrd
Berryville
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Shenandoah College
MusteoveDr
Forrest Racéey
Dent
Star
Mary Helen Massie
Harry Flood Byrd
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Shenandoah College and Conservatory
Byrd
Winchester
Armstrong
Gregory
Forrest S. Racey
College
Conservatory
Vern E. Collins
Racey
Commonwealth of Virginia
Apple
U.S. Senate
Nation
Rosement
Mixed Fate Seen for Civil Rights Bill in Senate Debate
The Senate begins debate on the House passed 1966 civil rights bill amid mixed views on its fate. Some sponsors expect passage with open housing. others predict a delay or removal of housing provisions to be settled later. Length of debate could decide whether mid October adjournment is possible.
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Senate
Washington
Senate House
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Gemini 11 set for key first orbit rendezvous and spacewalk
Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. and Richard Gordon Jr. return to Cape Kennedy to finalize plans for a Friday three day mission. They will test a record first orbit rendezvous with an Agena satellite and reach 863 miles altitude while performing a 107 minute spacewalk and a 140 minute space stand to photograph stars. A 30 foot lifeline nitrogen maneuvering device will aid the EVA.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Houston
Tex
Agena
Gordon
Johnson launches 18 speech Midwestern tour
President Johnson travels through Michigan and Ohio on an official pre election push delivering 18 speeches to crowds totaling about 250000. He faced scattered protests in Dayton and noted antiwar disruption while stressing Viet Nam policy and dissent as part of his campaign approach.
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Washington
Johnson
Michigan
Ohio
Dayton
Democratic Party
Detroit
Battle Creek
Mich
Lancaster
Lancaster Fairgrounds
Verwoerd Assassinated In Parliament By Messenger Attack
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was killed in the South African Parliament when a man in a messenger uniform stabbed him multiple times. The attacker was subdued by MPs as Verwoerd collapsed at his desk and later died at Groot Schuur Hospital. The motive remains unclear and Theophilus Donges announced the death to Parliament as acting prime minister.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Theophilus Donges
Donges
John F. Kennedy
House of Assembly
Burglary and Knifing Incidents Strain Winchester Police
Over the weekend Winchester police dealt with a break in at the Health Center Bowling Alley on N Kent St. John Edward Fisher 25 was charged with breaking and entering and Paul Ashe Foreman 59 was charged with vagrancy after officers closed in on the scene. About 15 dollars was stolen from vending machines. A separate knifing incident at the Fruit Growers Labor Camp on Fairmont Ave led to the arrest of J W Warren.
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Winchester
Health Center
N. Kent St
John Edward Fisher
Paul Ashe
Foreman
McKlwee
Miller
Mauck
Armstrong
Fisher
Forman
Fruit Growsers Labor Camp
Fairmont Ave
J. W. Warren
Byrd Attacks Katzenbach On Violence In Cities
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. denounces Attorney General Katzenbach for condoning uprisings in Cleveland and elsewhere. He warns rebuilding alone won t fix cities as small violent bands ignore law and burn, loot, and kill. Byrd cites a Cleveland grand jury report alleging organized professionals behind the lawlessness.
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Hopewell
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
D. Va
Nicholas Katzenbach
Washington
U.S
Katzenbach
Cleveland
Powerhartn Shop Opens in Berryville Grand Reopening
Powhatan Shop in Berryville Virginia announces a grand reopening on Thursday September 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event invites local shoppers to visit the store for the relaunch and special offerings.
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Powhatan
Berryville
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Columbus
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House of Parliament
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Katzenbach Byrd
Grand Jury
Communist Party
Macy-181
Loudoun St
Bell Clothes Store
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