Johnson Honors Spacemen Cooper and Conrad at White House
President Johnson awarded L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr the Exceptional Service Medal from NASA for the Gemini 5 eight day flight setting manned orbit records. The ceremony also honored Dr Charles Berry for space medicine. The Conrad and Cooper families attracted attention as the astronauts prepared for a 12 day goodwill tour visiting Greece, Turkey, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Kenya, Nigeria in civilian attire.
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Johnson
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Conrad
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles Berry
Manned Space Flights Center
Houston
Cooper
White House
On Sciences Board
Aeronautics and Space Administration
House of Representatives
Congress of the International Astronautical Federation
Athens
Greece
Izmir
Ankara
Turkey
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tananarive
Malagasy
Republic
Nairobi
Kenya
Lagos
Kano
Nigeria
NASA
Air Force
Navy
Gordon Cooper, Jr
Charles Conrad, Jr
Space
Hillsborough Band eyes Winchester 1966 Apple Blossom trip
The Hillsborough High School Band of Tampa plans a return for Winchester Apple Blossom festivities in 1966. Troy High School Band of Troy Pennsylvania also plans a first visit traveling about 350 miles to Winchester as part of Grand Feature parade preparations.
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Hillsborough High School
Tampa
Fla
Winchester
Troy High School
Troy
Pennsylvania
Elmira
N.Y
Eisenhower visits Virginia to back Republican ticket
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in Richmond from Harrisburg with seven companions to urge Virginians to support the GOP slate for governor. He rode in a motorcade to Capitol Square and prepared to address a crowd of over 300 in overcast noon conditions.
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Virginia
Harrisburg
Eisenhower
Richmond
Capitol Square
B52s Strike Viet Cong Stronghold North of Saigon
U S B52 bombers from Guam conducted a raid about 20 miles north of Saigon hitting a Viet Cong stronghold south of Ben Cat in Binh Duong Province. It marked the 23rd U S announced strike in the war.
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U.S
Saigon
Strategic Air Command
Ben J Cat
Binh Duong
Furether
U.S. Army
1St Cavalry
S. Amba
Carrot Lodge
Viet Nam
Ft. Benning
An Khe
Qui Nhon
Pleiku
U. S
Army
101St Airborne Division
Exhibits Arrive for 18th Frederick County Fair
The first exhibits for the 18th Frederick County Fair arrive at the Winchester Armory as the event opens tomorrow. Rides and amusements began Monday and run daily from 6 p.m. through Saturday. Exhibits cover crops livestock home farm machinery and commercial items with judging set for tomorrow and later contests by FFA 4-H and Future Homemakers of America.
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Fredericks County
Winchester Armory
FFA
400 Additional Foreign Workers Okayed for Va
The Labor Department authorized 400 more foreign apple pickers for Virginia and 200 for West Virginia, bringing Virginia’s total to 700 with initial 300 approved last week. Charles S. Toan of the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association says the first of the 300 departs Jamaica tomorrow night, domestic workers from Mississippi depart today, and more hires are needed across growers. A request for 250 additional foreign workers would raise total to 950 if approved. Labor recruitment aims to meet immediate crop needs as picking times vary by orchard and apple variety.
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US Labor Department
Virginia
West Virginia
Charles S. Toan
Frederick County
British West Indies
Labor Department
Toan
Downtown Development Committee to Submit Report in Two Months
Dennis C. Miller and Don Poline told civic leaders that Winchester’s downtown has improved but has more potential. The Downtown Development Committee formed from the Downtown Progress Report will prepare a specific plan to enhance efficiency and appearance and report to a special civic meeting within two months.
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Dennis C. Miller
Potomac Edison
Winchester
Winchester Evening Star
Northern Virginia Power Co
Miller
Don Poline
England
Winchester’s
DDC
President Johnson Mobilizes Aid After Betsy Devastates Louisiana
President Johnson sent 2 million dollars and mobilized men, money, and materials to hurricane-torn Louisiana as officials revise the death toll downward. Coroner Chetta admits initial estimates were inflated after learning Plaquemines parish had only 20 deaths. rescue teams search the Mississippi for a sunken chlorine barge.
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New Orleans
Johnson
Louisiana
White House
Sure Foods
Department of Agriculture
Nicholas Chetta
Plaquemines Parish
Chetta
Plaquemines
Coroneer
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
Pope Paul opens final Vatican Council session in Rome
Pope Paul VI opens the final session of the Vatican Ecumenical Council in St. Peter's Basilica with 2,500 bishops present. He plans to address the United Nations on October 4 seeking world peace, and announces a new episcopal synod for global consultation and cooperation.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican Ecumenical Council
United Nations
New York
St. Peter's Basilica
U.N. General Assembly
Paul
Curia
Vatican
Council
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Baltimore
Rome
Subdivision Ordinance Approved by Frederick County Board
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved an amended subdivision ordinance in a unanimous vote after a public hearing. A key change excludes parcels of three acres or more from the ordinance, while Ebert and Goode urged plats for all subdivisions to prevent overlaps. Led by W Hurl Himelright and Paul Luttrell, the board also considered suspending major provisions but ultimately narrowed the scope as debated.
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Frederick County Board For Supervisors
Fred Larrick
Walter Shade
R. P. Anderson
Larrick
W. Hurl Himelright
Back Creek
Paul Luttrell
Gainesboro
Lee Ebert
Richard Goode
Donald Baughman
India and Pakistan Near Cease Fire Talks in War Reach
New Delhi reports India has claimed victory in two West Pakistan sectors and Thant seeks a halt to the bloodshed. Shastri weighs cessation terms while U Thant and major powers press for a cease fire without loss of face. Pakistani readiness remains unclear.
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New Delhi
India
Pakistan
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri
U.N
U Thant
New del Hi
Thant
Soviet Union
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
A. M. Thomas
Sotalien Ee
Parlias
Lahore
Slabkot
Defense
Y. B. Chas van
Sialkot
Raswalpindi
Weather in Virginia Brings Mixed Conditions All Day
A stationary front in Virginia today produced a mix of weather conditions with no cool spell, according to the Weather Bureau. The region experienced a blend of warm and unsettled elements typical of seasonal change.
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Richmond
Virginia
Weather’ Bureau
Savings rates offer at Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Savings: 4 percent on regular passbook accounts and 4 1/2 percent on 6 to 24 month certificates. Also notes a 1963 Volkswagen Sunroof Micheline tires low mileage like new and a 1965 Oldsmobile Cutlass S sports model with four speed manual and about 4,000 miles for $1395.
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Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp
Volkswagen
Olds
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