Viet Cong Attack Driven Back Near Bong Son
Viet Cong forces in regimental strength attacked government positions 300 miles northeast of Saigon. U.S. planes and artillery drove back the Reds with heavy losses as Vietnamese sources report about 600 guerrillas killed and moderate government losses. The fighting centered around Bong Son and Qui Nhon area with air sorties totaling 58 and a downed U.S. F100 pilot rescued.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Qui Nhon
Bong Son
1St Cavalry
An Khe
Binh Dinh
Lsata
Hue
da Nang
Firen Triangle
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Cane Peiptametratene
Bien Hoa
Fifty six Negro transfers approved for city schools
Fifty six Negro students will report to white schools Monday under the Freedom of Choice plan as 66 transfer applications were approved this week. The desegregation plan now rests with the federal government and is expected to be approved soon.
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Winchester School Board
Comic on TV and Buckwheat Festival Highlight Romney Area
Eme rett Oldfield and Nina Oldfield appeared on the Dean Martin Show performing a two man dance routine. The Oldfields own the Oldfield Dance Studio in Romney and trained dancers who took part in the Ape lle Blossom pageant at Handley Bowl last spring. The 24th annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival in Kingwood runs through Sunday.
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W.va
Emerett Oldfield
Romney
Dean Martin
Channel 4
Mr. Oldfield
Nina Oldfield
Russia
Oldfield
Oldfields
Kingwood
Preston County
Kingwood Fire Dept
Rummage Sale Saturday at Pure Oil Station
A rummage sale will be held Saturday at the Pure Oil Station on Cameron Street to benefit Bethel Methodist Church. Proceeds support church programs and community outreach.
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Pure Oil
Cameron Street
Hid Bethel Methodist Church
Rape Trial Jury Fails to Reach Verdict in McFarland Case
A Frederick County jury could not agree on the raping charge against Donald Eugene McFarland of a 24 year old telephone operator after over two hours jury deliberation. A new trial is set for December 28 with a different jury. The witness described an orchard location on Middle Road and the defendant did not testify.
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Donald Eugene McFarland
Frederick County
Elliott Marshall
Moe Farland
Middle Road
Marshall
Commonwealth
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Donald McFarland
Stewart Named Surgeon General
President Johnson announced the selection of Dr. William H. Stewart 44 of the Public Health Service to be U S surgeon general succeeding Dr Liether L Terry who resigned to join the University of Pennsylvania as vice president Johnson praised Stewarts imagination energy and leadership potential.
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Washington
Johnson
William H. Stewart
Public Health Service
U.S
Stewart
Liether L. Terry
University of Pennsylvania
Life Ins. Co of Virginia Moves Address to Main Street
The Life Insurance Company of Virginia relocates its offices to 20 South Cameron Street. Officials announce the move as part of a reorganization and expansion plan intended to improve customer service and accessibility.
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Life Ins. Co
Virginia
South Cameron St
India Says Cease-Fire Violated in Two Locations
The Indian defense ministry charged that Pakistani troops violated the cease-fire in two places in Kashmir. In the north, troops crossed into Indian controlled territory shortly after the cease-fire began, and in the south, Pakistani rangers attacked an Indian police post, repulsed by local constabulary at Asutar.
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India
New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
Kashmir
Asutar
Floods threaten crops as rains ease across midcontinent
Torrential rainfall in the midcontinent lessened but floodwaters still cover rich farmland. In Arkansas the Black River crest may reach eighteen feet, threatening cotton, soybeans, and rice. Texas saw ten inches of rain isolating the LBJ Ranch briefly, while Oklahoma and Illinois reported flood effects on lowlands and rivers.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Black River
Black Rock
Ark
Lynn
Strawberry
Arkansas 25
Ohio
Pedernales
Johnson
LBJ
Austin
Oklahoma
Washita
el Reno
Guthrie
Kingfisher
Illinois
Mississippi River
Quincy
Bank Robbery In Clarke County Bank Branch
Police report no new leads in the $14,220 robbery at the Commercial and Savings Bank on S Loudoun St. A lone gunman, 30 to 35, six feet two, slender, 175 to 180 pounds, fled after forcing a teller to fill a bag with cash. No injuries reported. Also missing are jail escapees William Symonds and Jimmie Bright, both sought after they fled during a 6 30 a.m. jail cleanup.
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Winchester
Commercial & Savings Bank
S. Loudoun St
Clarke County
Dorothy Malone Improved After Pulmonary Surgery
Actress Dorothy Malone, star of Peyton Place, is reported improved but remains in serious condition after seven hours and thirty five minutes of complex surgery to remove massive blood clots passing through the pulmonary artery into the lungs. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital spokesman Alex Evelove said she was in critical condition before the operation and noted doctors faced moments of doubt about her fate.
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Hollywood (Ap
Dorothy Malone
Peyton Place
Alex Evelove
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Weather Front Brings Showers Across Virginia
A cold front moves southeast across Virginia delaying plans with showers and cooler, cloudy conditions expected late today into tomorrow.
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Richmond
Virginia
Increased Antipoverty Spending Due OK Today
The Senate is set to approve a bill authorizing 1.785 billion dollars to extend Johnson antipoverty programs for a second year. Republicans critique a provision limiting politicians’ participation. The measure doubles 1964 spending, with cash provided in a pending appropriation. Governors lose veto power over community action programs as Sargent Shriver can override.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
House
Congress
Powe
Office of Economic Opportunity
Sargent Shriver
Aid Bill Clears Senate After Largely Unchanged Vote
The Senate approved a $3.143 billion foreign aid package by a 59 to 22 vote after one day of debate. The measure totals 3.857 billion with Peace Corps funds, includes economic and military aid, and awaits conference committee reconciliation with the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Peace Corps
John O. Pastore
D R.1
India
Pakistan
Johnson orders sweeping reorganization of federal civil rights programs
President Johnson approves a major reorganization to coordinate federal civil rights efforts. The attorney general and labor secretary gain broader responsibilities while the Civil Rights Commission takes on new fact finding roles. The Community Relations Service shifts to the Justice Department and two anti-discrimination panels are abolished.
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Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Secretary of Labor
Civil Rights Commission
Commerce Department
Justice Department
President’s Committee On Equal Opportunity
President’s Council On Equal Opportunity
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Withdrawal Demand by Gromyko at United Nations
At the UN General Assembly Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko condemned U S Viet Nam policy and urged U S forces to withdraw as a prerequisite for peace. He proposed new agenda items on noninterference and nuclear nonproliferation and urged seating Red China in the UN.
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United Nations, N
Soviet Union
United States
Viet Nam
Gromyko
U.S
Washington
Tie Aay
Assembly
Geneva
United Nations
India
Pakistan
Peking
Weekend Sale At Ward's Pastry Shop Rummage Event
Rummage sale is set at the Friends Meeting House corner Washington and Piccadilly with proceeds toward local needs. The event runs Friday September 24 from 12 30 p m to Saturday September 25 at 1 p m featuring orange chiffon cake puddin pan hoss stuffed sausage and goods from Cornwell's Grocery Berryville Avenue.
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Cornwell’s Grocery
Berryville Avenue
Friends Meeting House Cor
Washington & Piccadilly
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Winchester Schools
Douglas
Handley High School
Handley
George Washington Hotel
Texas
Jaisalmer
Come Munique
Defense Ministry
Jhangar
Jammu
U.N
Lal Bahadur Shastri
North Vietnam
OK Today
Appropriations Committee
Alliance For Progress
Indonesia
United Arab Republic
Sens
Harry F. Byrd
A.willis Robertson
Orange Chiffon Cake
Ward’s Pastry Shop
Opequon
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