Hurricane Winds and Waves Drive War Across Subcontinent
Indian and Pakistani bombers strike large cities as conflict expands 1000 miles across the region. Pakistani claims include destruction of 46 Indian lanes and raids on air bases. Indian air force attacks reported at Rawalpindi Karachi and several East Pakistan sites.
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New Delhi
India
Sargodha
Rawalpindi
Awalpindi
Karachi
West Pakistan
Dacca
Chittagong
Kurmi
Kurmitola
Jessore
Salmunirhat
East Pakistan
West
Pakistan
Amritsar
Punjab
Kalaikunda
Calcutta
Subcontinent
Lahore
Rangers Stranded Seek Rescue in Zion Narrows Gorge
Park rangers delayed for a second day as Virgin River rose after Monday night rain while 21 people remain stranded in Zion Narrows. Five Californians missing since Monday, two Utah youths report a group of more than 10 women and children in danger. four children between 5 and 9 years old among those stranded. Provisions running low as rescue efforts halt.
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Zion
Utah Desert
DST Ends As Betsy Dims, Weather Forecasts Warm Week
Daylight Saving Time ends as Betsy swirls southwest bringing pleasant weather over the holiday weekend. Forecasters expect warm days and cool nights with lows in the 50s and highs near 80 tomorrow. The Judges Athletics Association General Membership Meeting is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the Kiwanis Shelter with Eddie Siebert and coaches addressing the 65 football Judges prospects.
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Judges’ Athletics Association
Kiwanis
Eddie Siebert
Labor Day Weekend Accidents Hurt Eight on Area Highways
Area hospitals treated at least eight people with injuries over the Labor Day weekend including a 19 year old man critically injured on Sulphur Spring Road and another victim with serious injuries. Route 7 near the city limits saw a two vehicle incident and emergency room activity peaked with 260 patients over the period. Weather conditions were mild with Betsy moving offshore and temperatures around 78.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Newlin
Southwerk St
First Pickers Due This Week in Winchester Area
The vanguard of workers recruited to harvest Virginia and West Virginia apples will reach the Winchester area around Thursday or Friday. About 1,000 workers have been recruited via the U S Labor Department and local groups from Kentucky Virginia Mississippi and North Carolina. Heavy picking begins next week as crews move into Red Delicious and Jonathan crops with local labor and migratory help. A busload of 30 to 35 workers is set to arrive in Martinsburg area next Monday.
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Virginia
West Virginia
Winchester
Charles Toan
Frederick County
Jonathans
U Thant to Visit Pakistan and India to Seek Cease-fire
U Thant will fly to Rawalpindi and then New Delhi to press for an end to fighting between India and Pakistan. Reports say India bombed Raevalpindi and other targets while both sides claim air and ground battles with casualties.
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United Nations
U Thant
Pakistan
India
U.N
Thant
Rawalpindi
New Delhi
Soviet offer to join ban on underground tests
The Soviet Union proposed a treaty extending the Moscow limited test ban to large underground tests identified by national controls but refused on site inspections. A simultaneous moratorium on other underground tests was demanded. Western powers rejected similar inspection ideas, citing difficulty distinguishing blasts from earthquakes.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
West
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Moscow
Tsarapkin
Marines Launch Major Assault on Batangan Peninsula
U S Marines press a major offensive on the Batangan peninsula near Chu Lai while reporting no large contact with Viet Cong forces. A Marine unit used tear gas on tunnels near Qui Nhon to evacuate civilians and suspected VC, with 48 canisters deployed.
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Batangan Peninsula
Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
South China Sea
Qui Nhon
Chu Lai
da Nang
U.S. Refrains From Pakistan Kashmir Appeal Amid Clash
Washington shies from Pakistan appeal to CENTO allies and keeps neutralist role as India Pakistan fighting escalates. Officials note potential review of aid programs, with U S backing for UN cease fire efforts and evacuation plans for about 3000 Americans near Lahore.
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Washington
United States
Pakistan
CENTO
India
Johnson
U.S
Red China
Kashmir
Peking
Z. A. Bhutto
Central Treaty Organization
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Asia
Middle East
United Nations
U Thant J
Road Deaths May Break 557 Record
The extended Labor Day holiday toll may exceed the 1963 record of 557 traffic deaths. Through Monday 555 deaths were tallied, with belated reports likely to push the total higher. The holiday period began Friday at 6 p m local time and included 25 beating deaths and 41 drownings for a national total of 604.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Madison
Wis
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Betsy Still A Threat To Florida
Betsy maintained a menacing stance near Nassau with 135 mph winds and rising tides as it hovered close to Florida. Forecasts warned of a prolonged threat for the Florida Keys and southeast coast with hurricane warnings likely to continue for 36 hours or more.
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Miami
Fla
Betsy
Nassau
South Florida
Miami Weather Bureau
Bahamas
Florida
Gordon Dunn
Key Largo
Florida Keys
Civil Defense Organization
U.S.1
Keys
Weather Bureau
Weather brings fair cool spell across Virginia
A high pressure area behind a cold front stretching from Maryland through lower Michigan keeps Virginia in a pattern of fair and cool weather. The piece advertises dining hours and savings products from local lenders and hotels.
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Richmond
Maryland
Lower
Michigan
Virginia
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