Betsy Advances on Gulf Coast Triggers Mass Evacuations
Hurricane Betsy nears the Gulf Coast sending a mass exodus of over 100,000 people from south Louisiana and east Texas as the Weather Bureau issues emergency warnings. Oil fields evacuate crews, while three lives are lost and damage is projected to reach at least $100 million. The center was about 235 miles southeast of the Mississippi River mouth moving west-northwest.
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Three Pound Cucumber Grows in Red Bud Garden
Mrs Thomas Kirby of Red Bud grew a cucumber weighing three pounds and measuring eleven inches long. Miss Sue Eyles of this city helped make a film that won the Golf Cup at the International Amateur Film Festival in Australia. The eleven minute short Sweetheart Roland was filmed by Jack Ramey of Washington D C and Miss Eyles played the maiden.
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Australia
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Jack Ramey
Washington, D.C
Eyles
American air raid strikes near Chinese border in Vietnam war
U S warplanes bombed a railroad bridge 17 miles south of the Chinese frontier in North Vietnam the closest reach toward China. Four F105s damaged the bridge and hit two others as part of a broad sweep toward the border. In ground fighting 148 Viet Cong killed 38 captured 100 detained with 5 000 to 6 000 troops involved. A U S Army helicopter crashed in the Mekong Delta with all crew killed. The Batangan offensive targeted a Viet Cong buildup 330 miles north of Saigon. Marines blew a tunnel killed 66 Viet Cong and found Viet Cong nurses among the bodies.
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Red China
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Mekong Delta
Batangan
De Gaulle demands end to integrated NATO command by 1969
Paris AP reports President Charles de Gaulle insists NATO's SHAPE integrated command must be dismantled by 1969 at the latest. He argues France's forces are subordinated to the Allied structure and hints France may withdraw from the alliance if reform is not made. He did not name SHAPE but implied its command. He also noted he will decide on re election within two months.
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Decemeber
More Pickers Arrive as Plants Open in Apple Harvest
Additional workers arrived to pick the apple crop with 65 joining two migrant crews from Florida in cooperation with the Virginia Employment Commission. A 61 worker group arrived from Bristol Virginia and Kentucky, while Mississippi and Wilmington NC departures were planned. National Fruit Product Co. opened plants in Winchester and Martinsburg with shifts planned. Shenandoah Valley Apple Corp opened and Musselman Co. began Inwood WV operations.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
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C. H. Musselman Co
Inwood
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Savings Insured by Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
Savings insured by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation at 4 1/4 percent dividend. Earn via Barn Iron 1st Winchester Savings and Loans, corner of Boscawen and Washington.
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Red China's Intervention Threat Raises Alarm in U S
U S officials fear China may intervene in the India Pakistan war by stirring border trouble on India's northeast frontier. Beijing aims to show support for Pakistan and pull it toward the Chinese orbit, complicating Western alignments as cease-fire efforts proceed.
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Indonesians Sack Indian Embassy in Jakarta
A mob of about 500 Indonesians sacked the Indian Embassy in downtown Jakarta, accusing India of aggression against Pakistan. The one story bungalow was looted and furnishings destroyed within thirty minutes, three automobiles damaged, as security forces arrived after the crowd dispersed.
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Gemini 5 astronauts recall eight days of cliff hanging flight
Eight days of cliff hanging describes Gemini 5 mission by L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr who completed 120 orbits over 190 hours 55 minutes and were recovered August 29 in the west Atlantic aboard the USS Lake Champlain. They shared details with sailors scientists and engineers after return to Houston and await public celebrations and Johnson's invitation for space ambassador roles.
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Johnson signs bill creating new Urban Affairs Department
President Johnson signs into law a measure creating the Department of Housing and Urban Affairs to coordinate urban programs. The department absorbs the Housing and Home Finance Agency while retaining the Federal Housing Administration and the Federal National Mortgage Association as separate identities. Speculation centers on Robert C. Weaver for head, potentially making him the first Black Cabinet member.
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Weaver
Senate
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Albert Rains
House
Federal Housing Administration
Federal National Mortgage Association
Star Opens Bureau in Woodstock Shenandoah County News
The Star announces a Woodstock news bureau at 132 W Court St to cover Shenandoah County including news, features and sports. Keith Stickley, a former Star staffer, heads the operation. he has prior ties to Shenandoah County and nearby papers and is a Shenandoah native.
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W. Court St
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Daily News Record
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Northern Virginia Daily
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Shepherd College
Shepherdstown
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Soviet Union Declines Gemini 6 Launch Observation
The Soviet Union will not send an observer to the Gemini 6 launch from Cape Kennedy next month. President Johnson regrets the decision and hopes they may accept a future invitation.
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Soviet Union
Cape Kennedy
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Johnson
Chou Claims U S Backing Amid India Pakistan Attacks
Indian and Pakistani troops clash on two fronts in northern and southern Pakistan with India claiming 75 American made tanks destroyed in 24 hours. Chou En Lai asserts U S support for Pakistan while U Thant arrives in Rawalpindi seeking cease fire amid tense diplomacy.
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Weather continues cool sunny skies in Virginia
A high pressure area tied to a weak cold front over Pennsylvania keeps Virginia under cool conditions with clear skies. Light winds and daytime sunshine persist across the state helping temperatures stay mild for this period.
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