Floodwaters Thunder Down Texas Rivers in Wake of Beulah
Beulah inundates South Texas as the Rio Grande runs 20 feet above flood stage and a mile wide at Rio Grande City. One million people isolated across a 40,000 square mile area while damage tops $1 billion and 36 deaths are reported. Residents abandon Matamoros and Reynosa as the bridge area risks collapse and the river eats away bridges.
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Texas
Rio Grande City
Tex
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Beulah
Mexico
Brownsville
Gulf of Mexico
W. E. Walker
International Boundary and Water Commission
Camargo
Raymondville Hospital
Charles Spence
Cameron County Sheriff’s Department
Matamoros
Reynosa
United States
Eight Youngsters Injured in Series of Auto Accidents
The Winchester Rescue Squad took eight young children to Winchester Memorial Hospital after multiple crashes. Rob ert Wilson age 5 and Gary Wilson age 4 were treated for head injuries and were in good condition. Other injuries included abrasions and lacerations among several children, with minor car damage and a reckless driving charge against a local driver for a bicycle collision.
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Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert Wilson
Rt. 3
Gary Wilson
Jean Blackwell
Kingsville
Alice
Amherst St
Whittier Ave
Wilson
San Antonio
Lewis
Brenda
Steven
Viola Wilson
Cecil Mauck
Earl Sealock
Berryville
William Brown
Loudoun St
Yearling sales rise on weight gains at Farmers Livestock Exchange
Prices and weights climbed in yesterday's yearling sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange. Steers averaged $26.37 per hundredweight, Heifers $23.05, with average weights up from 684 pounds in 1966 to 745 pounds this year. I Fred Stine, sale manager, credited favorable weather for the gains.
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Farmers Livestock Exchange
I. Fred Stine
Northern Virginia Livestock, Inc
Giant Beefsteak tomato weighs 2 1 4 pounds at Pappas farm
Mr and Mrs James H Pappas weighed a Beefsteak tomato at 2 1 4 pounds with a 6 inch diameter and 17 1/2 inch circumference. It was given to their son Peter J Pappas to dedicate to the Sisters of Sacred Heart Academy. Hole in One at Winchester Golf Club could win Walter Bosserman two Scotland tickets and 1000 dollars in the Rusty Nail Sweepstakes. Farmers consignors received 74 1/2 cents per head on price increases and 16 73 per head on weight increases totaling 17 47 1/2 cents per head above 1966. Graded sale results show steers top 30 cents per pound, heifers 23 75 to 22 25 per cwt. Numbers were down as farmers held cattle. Continuous on page 2.
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James H. Pappas
E. Piccadilly
Winchester Golf Club
Walter Bosserman
Tennyson Ave
Scotland
Stine
President Johnson Faces Bipartisan Vietnam Debate
President Johnson defends Vietnam policy as worth the cost against critics who urge more South Vietnamese responsibility. Senators Church Case Brooke and others press for clearer options and stronger South Vietnamese action before sending more troops.
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Frank Church
D.idaho
Johnson
Case
United States
Vietnam
Senate
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
South Vietnam
Soviet Union Promises Arms Aid to North Vietnam
Moscow reports a 1968 aid program pledging weapons and supplies for North Vietnam in response to U S aircraft campaigns. The agreement covered defense arms, missiles, small arms, vehicles, oil and goods to raise Vietnam's defensive and economic capacity. Leaders Le Than Nghi Brezhnev and Kosygin attended. No totals released.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
Kremlin
Republic
Tass
le Than Nghi
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Westmoreland Says South Vietnamese Army Not Fully Effective
General Westmoreland, commander of U S troops in Vietnam, says the South Vietnamese army is not fully effective though improved over a year. He cites corruption, fear of night fighting, and leadership weakness as key problems, noting limited casualty reporting by Saigon.
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Westmoreland
U.S
Hammering of DMZ Positions Continues in Vietnam War
U S B52 Stratofortresses and Marine artillery pressed a near round the clock assault along the DMZ. Bomb waves hit suspected enemy positions north of Con Thien while ground storehouses and staging areas were struck. Weakened Marine lines report 41 killed and 541 wounded in the last days. Westmoreland calls the bombardment the heaviest concentration of conventional firepower in history.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Con Thien
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Live Music Tonight At The Peanut Cellar
The Ferdinands have been herded and perform at the Peanut Cellar tonight from 8 to 12. The page 2 notice promotes a local music event featuring the Ferdinands at a downtown venue with extended evening hours.
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Ferdinands
Peanut Cellar
Rusk seeks four point program to isolate Cuba
Secretary of State Dean Rusk proposed a four point plan at the OAS to tighten the Western Hemisphere quarantine on Cuba. He urged non Communist nations to curb trade with Havana and accused Castro of subversion and terrorism in the region. The United States pressed for denunciations of Castro and vigilance along coasts to prevent incursions and sought Western support for denying Cuba resources.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Havana
Organization of American States
Society of Free Men
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Rusk
U.S
OAS
Venezuela
Castro
Latin America
England
France
Spain
Exchange Club Play The Armored Dove at Wayside Theatre
Tickets go on sale for The Armored Dove show September 21 to 30 at Wayside Theatre. Available at Geo. Washington Hotel with reservations via 667-4433 or the theatre. Also noted are family events and a barbecue dinner offering on Paper Mill Road.
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Wayside Theatre
Geo. Washington Hotel
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Jim Hamilton
Bartonsville
Kernstown
Bowling Alley
Robert T. Jenkins
Jenkins
Joseph Kay Be Campbell
Petersburg
Barbara Lee Schuler
Pennsylvania Ave
George M. Mills
Akron
Ohio
Mills
Braddock St
Amherst
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Berlin
South Korea
Richmond
Indiana
Virginia
Tom Thumb
Ward Plaza
Real Pit
Barbecue Ranch Paper Mill Road
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