Service for Mrs. Mary Sparks Virts Held Tomorrow
A faveside service for Mrs. Mary Sparks Virts, who died yesterday, will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington by Rev. M. C. Cook. Pallbearers are W. D. Warharver, Roger Elgin, Frank Tabler, Dewey L. Suit, George Lid Gell, and George Norris. The University of Michigan football stadium seats 101000.
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Mary Sparks Virts
Columbia Gardens
Arlington
M.C. Cook
W.D. Wiseharver
Roger Elgin
Frank Tabler
Dewey L. Suit
Geroge Lid Gell
George Norris
Marines and Air Forces Report Back in Vietnam Action
Raids over the North claimed damage to 14 barges eight antiaircraft sites 15 bridges and 16 military structures. South of Thanh Hoa 101st Airborne clashed killing six and later eight enemy soldiers reported. Mekong delta floods left over 2000 homeless with 20 000 threatened as cholera and typhoid immunizations begin. Peking rejected U S statements on air space incursions and the UN peace bid received a Viet Nam response.
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Ain
Mu Gia Pass
101St Airhaten
Tuy Hoa
Divisio
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Stuent
An Quang
Mekong River
Chau Doc
Kien Phong
An Giang
Kien Tuong
Mekong
Bassac
Delta
Peking
U.S. State Department
Viet Nam
New China
State Department
China
Washington
North
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
Johnson outlines peace talks, Soviet stance, and 1968 VP plan
President Johnson says no indication from North Vietnam or the Soviets of peace proposals and expects no West German nuclear trigger risk. He notes plans for a Latin American summit, announces Katzenbach and Rostow moves, and discusses civil rights timing. He defers on a new open housing bill and outlines travel, pricing, and labor discussions.
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Pope
Paul vI
Viet Nam
West Germany
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Latin America
Congress
Senate
Party Leaders Seek to Mend Texas Rift
A rift within Texas Democrats flared as 800 liberals from Harris County led a march to the state capitol denouncing Gov. Connally and Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr amid a dispute over delegations. Senator John Tower, allied with conservative elements, asserted November victory as he addressed a San Antonio GOP convention while Cornwally maintained party control.
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Austin, Tex
John G. Tower
Harris County
Houston
State Capitol
John B. Connally
Waggoner Carr
Tower
Conserva
Tives. Tower
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
San Antonio
Cornwally
Campaign debate rages over federal aid and education
In Fredericksburg and across Virginia a campaign clash pits Rawlings and Scott over a 10 million dollar federal grant and education funding. Ould and Blackburn urge state focus while Silverman calls for a tax rise to reclaim federal aid and fund schools. Candidates McCue and Marsh spar over debate records as other issues surface.
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Rawlings
Neck
Ould
Johnson
Blackburn
Democratic Organization
Democratic National
Kellam
Fredericksburg
Howard W. Smith
Edward O. McCue II
John O. Marsh
Edward J. Silverman
4Th
Godwin
General Assembly
Silverman
Virginia
Alabama
Lynedon
Weather Today Virginia Forecast Largely Cloudy With Showers
The Virginia forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers tonight and Thursday. Low temperatures 58 to 63, highs 68 to 72 on Thursday, with northeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Friday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change and a few showers. The five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 4 degrees below normal, rainfall around half an inch to an inch near the coast, tapering to half an inch in the mountains, mainly Friday or Saturday.
Rainfall totals and monthly averages from 1966 data
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ending 6:30 a.m. is 1.68 inches. September to date is 6.01 inches, and the 1966 year to date stands at 26.02 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 53 years is listed by month, with values for January through December.
Gemini 11 Crew Plan Latin America Goodwill Mission
President Johnson announced Cmdr. Richard Gordon and astronaut Neil Armstrong will undertake a 10 nation goodwill journey to Latin America. The visit follows Gemini 8 issues and aims to boost U S relations and space leadership.
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Washington
Richard Gordon
Neil Armstrong
Latin America
Johnson
Marcos Expected to Call for Negotiated Peace
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signaled at a United Nations reception he would reference a negotiated peace in Vietnam in his General Assembly address though offering no specifics. Thai and Philippine officials noted growing support for an Asian conference to push talks while Vietnam and China remained opposed.
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N.Y
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Viet Nam
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Marcos
Assembly
Philippines
Malaysia
Thailand
China
Thanat Khoman
Amentore Fanfani
United Nations
Fanfani
Abdul Raheman Pazhwak
Pazhwak
Southeast Asia
Guyana
Britain
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Humphrey
U Thant
Thant
False pregnancy test due to tranquilizer in elderly patient
Detroit General Hospital doctors report an 82 year old woman showed a false positive urine pregnancy result linked to chlorpromazine. The patient, in a nursing home, developed anxiety and jaundice after tranquilizer treatment. upon withdrawal the pregnancy test became negative.
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Washington
Detroit
Frank Paoletti
Detroit General Hospital
American Society of Pathologists
Wall Street Falls for Third Straight Session in Early Trade
The New York market opened lower as investors priced in President Johnson’s bond plan and possible $8 billion in new cash this year. IBM shed 4 points while Polaroid, Xerox and GE dropped, with Du Pont and Ford also lower. The AP average fell 1.9 to 290.0 as majors slid and a few names edged up.
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New York
Johnson
IBM
Polaroid
Xerox
General Electric
Eastman Kodak
United Air Lines
Eastern Air Lines
du Pont
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
General Dynamics
American Lan
Texaco
Pennsylvania Railroad
Sperry Rand
American Stock Exchange
Bank Holdup at Fourmile Fork Bank in Spotsylvania County
A lone armed bandit robbed the American National Bank branch at Fourmile Fork in Spotsylvania County around 9:45 a.m. today, escaping with about 5 000 to 6 000 dollars after ordering employee Roland Gallahan to fill a brown paper bag and attempting to lock him in a closet. The thief fled in an apparent car.
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American National Bank
Fourmile Fork
Spotsylvania County
Roland Gallahan
Gallahan
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