Ky hails 80 percent turnout in South Viet Nam election
Premier Ky announced 80 percent of South Viet Nam voters participated in the national election seen as a defeat for Communists. The new 117 member assembly will draft a constitution and meet Sept. 26, with Thang noting 5,289,652 eligible voters and 4,274,812 voting. The vote faced boycotts and protests amid Buddhist opposition and Communist terror.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thang
Thember
Nev
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
Thieu
Auto accidents injure ten with one critical
Ten people were hurt in area auto accidents over the weekend with one in critical condition. Burgess, 20, of Wardensville, W V, admitted to Beverley Nail Memorial Hospital with arm and knee injuries, later listed critical. Others treated included Winchester resident Arlington Hospital and Mayo Lynn Eaton in good condition in IC unit after Route 7 crash near Opequon.
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Burgess
Wardensville
Opequon
W. Va
Beverley Nail
S. Lou- Winchester Memorial Hospital
Dom St
Arlington Hos
Mayo Lynn Eaton
Paw Paw
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Curtis Eaton
Earl Bridges
Mt. Savage
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
John W. Enders
Town Crier Helps Call Police After Gore Accident
Clarence Lamp used his ham radio to summon state police after a two car crash near Gore. George B Ritter relayed the alert, and officers arrived within seven minutes. Mrs Shirley Shumaker notes a tall marigold and Mrs James Lawyer mentions a yellow squash plant with 31 squish.
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Clarence Lamp
Gore
George B. ‘Ritter
Rt. 5
Mr. Lamp
Merermans Lane
U S Carries Out Heaviest Raids of War in North Vietnam
U S warplanes conducted the heaviest raids of the war Sunday. B52 bombers hit North Vietnamese troops in the DMZ as Canberra and Phantom attacks continued. A spokesman said American pilots flew a record 171 missions against targets around Hanoi Haiphong and the southern Panhandle.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
Haiphong
Panhandle
United States
Air Force
North
Qui Nhon
Binh Dinh
Rights Bill Defeat Isn't Conceded
The chief Senate sponsor refuses to concede defeat on the stalled civil rights bill while Senate leaders weigh adjournment plans if the measure fails. Hart warns Dirksen's opposition persists, Mansfield signals possible end of unlimited debate, with two thirds needed for passage amid Republican and Southern Democrat opposition. Separately, U S air operations in Vietnam report heavy strikes and bombardments across multiple targets, while stock market changes include G Keith Funston resigning as NYSE president effective Sept 10 1967 and Etherington resigning as American Stock Exchange president to move to Wesleyan University.
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Washington
Senate
Philip A. Hart
Dmich
Hart
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Nell
NEW York
G. Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Edwin ID. Etherington
American Stock Exchange
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
U S citizen Harold Koch granted political asylum in Soviet Union
Tass reports Harold M. Koch, former Roman Catholic priest and U S citizen, was granted political asylum in the USSR after applying to protest American Vietnam policy. No location or current activities given. Embassy says inquiry begun. Tass text includes Koch’s reasons and desire to join Soviet efforts for peace.
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Tass
U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
Harold M. Koch
United States
Viet Nam
Koch
Foreign Ministry
U.S.S.R
Riots Rock Atlanta After Vigilante Violence Dazes City
Rioting in a Negro area of Atlanta over two nights left light injuries, several arrests, and a mayoral call for dialogue. Police investigated the death of Hubert Warner, 16, and the wounding of Roy Wright, 16, amid a volatile scene with ministers and workers helping to ease tensions.
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Atlanta
Ivan Allen Jr
Allen
Hubert Warner
Warner
Roy Milton Wright
Blood Trail Follows By Officers in Weekend Vandalism Case
Police say a vandal smashed about 30 windows across four buildings in the 400 block of N Cameron St over the weekend. Officer Basil Cooper followed a blood trail from Baker St to Cameron Ave and onto a porch to question residents. No arrests yet. Also a break in at Calvary Baptist Church 844 W Amherst St after noon Sunday.
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Basil Cooper
Baker St
Cameron
North Ave
Glaize
Snapp’s Foundry
Patton’s Moving and Storage
Virginia
John Kinzie
Calvary Baptist Church
Amherst St
Hearings Open on LBJ Anti-Inflation Plan
Secretary Fowler told Congress Johnson’s proposals aim to curb inflation without raising taxes. He urged approval of a 16 month suspension of the investment tax credit, stressing relief but opposing repeal and warning against treating the credit as a cyclic tool. Commerce Secretary Connor supported the move noting inflation from capital spending, while bankers split on the plan.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. H. Fowler
Congress
Johnson
Fowler
House
Ways, and Means
Johson
John T. Connor
First Orbit Link Up Sets Gemini 11 Record
Gemini 11 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr and Richard F Gordon Jr succeeded in rendezvousing with the Agena satellite in the first orbit over Cape Kennedy. The chase followed a 16 minute hatch delay and ended with the link up in a near 185 mile Earth orbit aboard the Titan 2 rocket.
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Charles Conrad, Jr
Richard F. Gordon
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Agena
United States
Ageha
Navy
Cmdr
Charles Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Conrad
Mission Control Center
Houston
Tex
Earth
The
Space Agency
Open Tonight Till 9 P.M J C Penney And Framing Shop
Local shopping note announces J C Penney Co store open tonight until 9 PM and Barbara Hines Custom Picture Framing offers artist supplies and prints at 213 S Braddock with contact 662 9133 for framing services.
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J. C. Penney Co
Barbara Hines
S. Braddock
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Route 11
Hattie Pangrass
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National Ave
Cedar Creek
Shirley Shumaker
Valley Ave
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Wright
M. J. Spears
LBJ
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Macy
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