Local Flyers Mark Winchester Airport Route With Paint
A volunteer crew led by Charles W. Huntsberry Jr and supervisor Don Smallwood painted a large red arrow on the Schenck Foods Co roof at S Loudoun Street Extended to point to Winchester airport. The word Winchester in black 12 foot letters was added, aided by C F Schenck with paint. Local pilots report the sign helps travelers locate the airport.
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Winchester
Schenck Foods Co
S. Loudoun Street
Charles W. Huntsberry, Jr
Don Smallwood
Morton Flays LBJ's Vietnam Policies
Sen Thruston Morton says President Johnson was brainwashed by military and defense leaders into seeking a military solution in Vietnam He urges unilateral U S military reductions and warns that a political victory may be out of reach The remarks tie into broader GOP criticism at a Vietnam peace meeting and echo other Republican charges about false premises in the Tonkin Gulf resolution.
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Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Johnson
U.S
United States
Kentucky
GOP
Senate
Vietnam
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Morton
Saigon
Michigan
George Romney
Romney
South Vietnam
Milton R. Young
R N,d
Central Intelligence Agency
Sens
Russell B. Long
D-La
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Smoking No Status Symbol Promoted At Winchester Dinner
The Winchester Frederick County Cancer Society annual dinner featured WMAL's Jim Evans urging reduction of smoking amid TV ad concerns and a Kennedy sponsorship push. Seymour Barr led a caustic but hopeful talk while officers for two years were elected and plans announced to open the Hemingway Transfer Company office for public information 1 3 p.m. on Mon Wed and Fri.
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Winchester- Frederick County Cancer Society
Jim Evans
WMAL
Washington
George Washington Hotel
Federal Communications Commission
Evans
Robert Kennedy
New York
Seymour Barr
Barr
Jack F. Davis
Paul Snyder
Frank Davis
Robert Fuller
Mildred Locke
Charles L. Burns, Jr
Frank Loy
Turner Locke
Marshall Novick
Harry Lovett
al Loring
Glen Scott
Ronald Rice
William A. Lyons
Peter Yeatras
Cancer Society
Hemingway Transfer Company
Edith Aims To Be Fifth Atlantic Hurricane This Season
Tropical storm Edith intensified to near sixty mph winds as it moves west at 10 to 15 mph. Forecasters expect Edith to become a hurricane before nightfall, with gale winds extending 100 miles from the center. Edith’s center was about 550 miles east of Barbados and 2,000 miles east southeast of Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Edith
Beulah
Barbados
San Juan
P.R
Canada calls for bombing halt to push Vietnam peace talks
United Nations address by Canadian Foreign Secretary Paul Martin urges a pause in U S bombing of North Vietnam as essential to de escalating the war. He stresses a halt is only a starting point and urges joint peacemaking with ICC members India and Poland to bring the parties to talks.
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United Nations, N.Y
Canada
U.S
North Vietnam
General Assembly
Paul Martin
Martin
International Control Commission
India
Poland
Vietnam
Planes Step Up Raids on North Vietnam in Push to Cut Routes
U S planes increased raids after a weather pause as North Vietnam faced heavy strikes on Haiphong and the Hanoi rail link. U S Navy carriers targeted Haiphong bridges while MIGs and SAMs engaged Phantoms and fighters in renewed air battles over the DMZ and northern provinces.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Amercan
U.S
Con Thien
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Red China
Phuc Yen
Dmz
Air
Downs Stays Scratched By Strike at Shenandoah Downs
Shenandoah Downs in Charles Town West Virginia cancelled its racing program for the third straight night as mutual employees strike delays the fall meeting. Track officials target reopening by Thursday night with races tonight cancelled and a new Friday card drawn.
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Charles Town
W. VA
Shenandoah Downs
Mutual
Robert G. Leavitt
Gary Smith
Local Red Cross Plans 50th Anniversary Fete
Winchester Frederick County Red Cross plans a 50th anniversary dinner at the George Washington Hotel on Oct 11. The chapter, chartered Oct 10, 1917, notes youth volunteers served at Winchester Memorial Hospital and Martinsburg VA Center and staffed a Day Camp for handicapped children.
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Red Cross
Winchester-Frederick County
Joseph Sharp
American Red Cross Youth
Winchester Memorial Hospital
VA Center
Martinsburg
W. Va
McNamara Opposes Haiphong Strike Amid Vietnam War Debate
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said he opposes bombing the port of Haiphong to cut North Vietnam supplies, citing the risk of confrontation with Russia. The remark contrasts with Joint Chiefs of Staff support for action and signals ongoing civilian military policy tensions during the Vietnam War era.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Haiphong
North Vietnam
McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Turkey
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate
Knight
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Wheeler
Infantry to root out dug in enemy batteries at Con Thien
U S officers say massive air power fails against dug in Communist artillery. Infantry raids are needed to destroy caves tunnels and holes housing mortars and howitzers north of the Ben Hai River. Mortars range 60 to 120 mm and are mobile shifting positions after bursts.
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Washington
U.S
Con Thien
Korea
North Vietnam
Ben Hai River
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Virginia Sees Rain From Slow Cold Front
A slow moving cold front brushed Virginia with cloudiness and scattered showers today. The system lingered across the state, bringing damp conditions and limited sunshine for residents and travelers alike.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Cork & Loudoun
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Chicago Medical School
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Calif
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Mexico City
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Red Cross Clinic
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Chuck Dial
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Bloodmobile
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Stephens City Lions Club
Charlottesville
Staunton
Camp Easter Seal
Manassas
James Debellis
Viet Nam
Mr. DeBellis
Senate Preparedness
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Ward Plaza
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Friendship Engine House
Cork St
Wayside Theatre
Geo. Washington Hotel
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