Allied Deaths Decline in Week Amidst Rising Enemy Toll
U S and South Vietnamese forces reported 297 American battlefield deaths the lowest in six weeks while enemy casualties rose by more than 400. Government tallies showed 2 627 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, with U S bombers striking a North Vietnamese munitions depot near Saigon, destroying rockets and mortars and finding additional munitions.
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Saigon
Allied
U.S. Co
U.S
Dance Invitation Found in City Hall Memorandum
A postal card found Tuesday at City Hall invites Mr and Mrs J B Beverley to a Dance at Jordan Springs on Tuesday evening August 23 1921. Kellys Bellevediere Orchestra of Altoona Pa plays six pieces with sandwiches and punch. Patronesses include Mrs W A Baker Mrs R Y Conrad Mrs H K Russell and Mrs E C Stuart. Winchester German.
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City Hall
J.B. Beverley
City
Jordan Springs
Kelly’s Bellevediere Orchestra
Altoona
W.A. Baker
R.Y. Conrad
H.K. Russell
E.C. Stuart
East
Winchester German
Holton challenges Virginia youth on mental health work
GOP gubernatorial candidate Linwood Holton urged Virginia teens to aid the mentally ill, urging visits to state hospitals and calling for volunteer roles beyond professionals. He outlined plans to remove politics from mental health, expand after care, and train para-medical workers through community colleges.
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GOP
Linwood Holton
James Wood
Clarke County
George Washington Hotel
Richmond
Holton
Virginia
Holton Endorses City County Mergers as Solution
Linwood Holton supported merging cities and counties to expand boundaries, urging a carrot approach over annexation fights. He cited Winchester and Frederick County efforts as hopeful models and warned against forcing residents into cities.
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Linwood Holton
Winchester
Frederick County
Labor leader urges four day week to curb automation threat
I W Abel, president of the steelworkers union, calls for a four day work week with three day weekends to avert job losses from automation. He says rapid modernization could be countered by bargaining for a shorter week without pay cuts and cites tax incentives and a slower economy as pressures. Abel also criticizes the Nixon administration for delaying school desegregation in the South.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Steelworkers
I.W. Abel
Abel
Afl-Cio
Industrial Union Department
Congress
George Meany
Nixon
South
Nixon plan maintains European and Korean troop levels
Pentagon sources say the Nixon administration will keep current U S troop levels in Europe and South Korea through mid-1971 with possible trims to support forces. About 320000 in Europe across five divisions and 55000 in Korea, with no major combat force cuts expected this year.
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Washington
U. S
Europe
South Korea
Pentagon
NATO
United States
West Germany
Convicted rapist Hoss questioned as kidnapping hunt shifts to Ohio
Police tie Stanley B. Hoss Jr. to a green and white convertible seen in Wellington Ohio after he escaped custody in Pennsylvania. Witnesses describe a man and a woman inside the car while authorities pursue interstate flight charges for murder and kidnapping. The hunt focuses on northern Ohio as missing mother and child remain unaccounted for.
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Boston Heights
Ohio
Stanley B. Hoss Jr
Hoss
Maryland
Stanley Zak
Cleveland
Zak
Cumberland
Here
Ohio Turnpike
Pennsylvania
Wellington
Kelly's Flowers
Stanley B. Hoss
Pittsburgh
Tarentum
Lucille Faulkner
Brackenridge
Allegheny County
Joseph P. Zanella
Verona
Zanella
Karen Malgott
New Kensington
Wheeling
W. Va
Edward Dunford
Kelly's
Mabel Evans
Czech Borders Tighten as Dubcek Faces Purge
Prague moves to seal borders to casual Western visitors as the 181 member Central Committee meets to purge liberals and likely remove Alexander Dubcek from the Presidium. Police stepped up road checks while the Vienna legation suspended two day visas and security around Prague Castle increased.
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Prague
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Prague Radio
Vienna
Prague Castle
Presidium
Central Committee
Lodge says Hanoi more rigid as peace talks stall
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge reports Hanoi did not respond to peace proposals. He cites their demand for immediate U S withdrawal and transfer of control, with no sign of willingness to negotiate. Harrison?
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Paris
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hanoi
Lodge
Senate intrigue as Scott ousts Baker for leadership post
Sen. Hugh D. Scott defeated Sen. Howard H. Baker in the day’s party leadership contests in Washington. Scott won the minority leadership post while Sen. Robert P. Griffin captured the whip. Story on Page 10.
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Howard H. Baker
Tennessee
Hugh D. Scott
Pennsylvania
Washington
Scott
Baker
Senate
Sen
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Route 7 in Front of Denny's Auction
M. Douglas Haden 66 of Route 5 was fatally struck by a car in the westbound lane of Route 7 near Denny's Auction. The driver Wilbur Carson French Jr 22 of Berryville struck him as he walked west in the roadway. He died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after rescue squad transport. Haden had crossed from Denny's Auction carrying a chair.
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M. Douglas Haden
Route 5
Denny’s
C.D. Taylor
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Haden
Denny's
Weather Outlook and Local Notices From Virginia
Virginia faces gradual clearing followed by clouds as a high pressure ridge moves east over the Mid Atlantic tonight. Also listed are promotions for Thee Uniform Shop Hardy Mums Now Ready DeHaven Nursery Arts and Craft Shop New Market events and sales with dates and hours, plus church revival notices, garden suppliers, and a spaghetti feast at Echo Village Restaurant.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mid- Atlantic
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U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Elks Home
Doe Club For Charity
James Miller
Hanging Rock
W.va
Central Amoco
S. Loudoun
Cork Sts
Bob and
Johnny Carter
Mulvey
See-Jackson
Gov. Com
W. Whitham
Bruce Ritter
James Wood Post
Clarke County High School
Beth Luffman
Carol Mitchell
Mary
Helen Massie
Holton Challenges
Lulu Williams
Abex Corp
Middletown
Stephens City
Lee-Jackson
Wayne Whitham
Ben Dutton
Betty Burkholder
Roger Provo
Groff
Western State Hospital
Korea
Asia
Defense Department
Vietnam
Air Force
Robert “Seamans
Melvin R. Laird
Canada
Bulletin
Hardy
DeHaven Nursery
Arts and Craft Shop
New Market
First Assembly of God Church
Springcrest Street
Holland Bulbs
Winchester Feed & Seed
Cameron St
Echo Village
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