Fires In National Forest Area Under Control
Two forest fires in the George Washington National Forest near Clifton Forge were reported under control by 1 p.m. Wednesday amid dry windy conditions. Foresters warned the area remained extremely hazardous as crews watched for new outbreaks through the night. One fire in White Rock Gap spread toward Fore Mountain, threatening homes, while the Clifton Forge department contained a second five acre blaze within an hour. Fire crews worked around an abandoned house fire near Private land, with a fire line established and mapping underway. Woodlands east of the Blue Ridge remained closed to public use due to danger. western areas were in better shape but closures could follow. Additional fires were reported in North Carolina near Platt Creek, with crews including the State Forestry Division and Western Carolina College aiding efforts. acres not yet known.
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George Washington National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
White Rock Gap
National Forest
Here
Fore Mountain
Clifton Forge
Ben Powell
James Hiver
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Blue Ridge
Bombers Reported In Forest Fire Scene
The Associated Press notes fires were reported Tuesday in the Sand area, with firefighters tackling spreading flames and potential damage as winds shift. Local authorities warned residents to stay clear of affected zones and monitor updates.
Labor Dims for Congress in Election Year Struggle
The AFL-CIO warned that labor will face tough odds defending its edge in Congress as progressives face a Birch Society backed GOP coalition. It pushes to repeal Taft Hartley 14B, raise the federal minimum wage, and improve unemployment aid while anticipating a non presidential year seat shift.
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Washington
John Birch Society
National Association of Manufacturers
American Medical Association
Afl-Cio
Congress
Labor Movement
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Vietnam War update from Tay Ninh and rising casualties
The report covers B52 strikes over Tay Ninh Province near Saigon, with Western reinforcements and suspect Viet Cong activity. It notes weeklong American deaths near 19, with 161 wounded and 2 missing, plus South Vietnamese losses and allied casualties. A ranger battalion near Tam Ky fights to repel three Viet Cong battalions, while McNamara signals defense budget shifts and Nike-Hercules reductions tied to Soviet bomber threats.
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Robert S. McNamara
Tay Ninh
Saigon
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South Viet Nam
Mi‘chaelin
Tam Ky
da Nang
Chu Lai
Gene Rogers
Meridian
Tex
McNamara
Kosygin Attacks U S Atlantic Policy and Viet Nam
Kosygin denounces U S Atlantic nuclear forces and multilateral defense schemes as provocative. He criticizes U S Vietnam policy, colonialism claims, and West German deployment of atomic weapons, warning about rising military budgets and future tensions. Demonstrations near Moscow prompt police security.
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Gemini 6 in pursuit in spaceflight rehearsal
Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 pilots conducted a major rehearsal to test spacecraft systems and formation flight amid Cape Kennedy activity. Flight controllers reported partial comms, corrections to mission data, and preparations for a potential Sunday or Monday chase launch while astronauts endured days in space and discussed life aboard the capsule.
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Cape
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Soldier Barboza Denies Charge In Court Martial
Barboza pleads innocent at start of court martial for premeditated murder. He testified he shouted Halt to a Dominican youth before firing while on guard outside a hospital. The defendant, part of a Dominican Republic deployment authorized by President Johnson, faced defense by Edward P. Gallogly and Army Captain Edward Kagels.
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Daratrooper
Dominican Republic
Johnson
Edward P. Gallogly
Rhode Island
Edward Kagels
Witness ruled incompetent before Selma trial testimony
In Selma Alabama a key state witness was ruled mentally incompetent before he could testify. Edgar Stripling, a Selma white man, had been expected to describe seeing the defendants near the Rev. James Reeb assault scene. Circuit Judge L S Moore excused him after defense claims on mental fitness, leaving the record with no direct testimony tying the defendants to the attack.
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Ala
Virgil Ashworth
Edgar W. Stripling
Taun
L. S. Moore
Boston
Reeb
Elmer L. Cook
Cook
William Stanley Hoggle
Namon O'Neal Hoggle
Stripling
Joseph T. Pilcher
Wilson Baker
Caldwell Debardeleben
Bundy to leave Ford Foundation for White House role
Bundy will stay at the White House until Feb 23 then move on while remaining available for special assignments. Johnson praised Bundy’s service as Moyers announced Johnson will speak to AFL CIO in San Francisco by phone and adjust his schedule to add rest before returning to Washington.
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White House
Johnson
Ford Foundation
Moyers
Harvard
Kennedy
Henry ‘T. Heald
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
Washington
Pope Paul Seeks Renewed Thought and Hope in Council Decrees
In Scantry amid the bright pa the Pope Paul spoke on the council's 16 decrees urging they work for renewal in the Church and world. He celebrated Mass and distributed checks totaling 90000 for charities in five nations, addressing bishops government leaders intellectuals artists women workers youth the sick and the poor with encouragement.
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Paul
Councill
Cold War tensions color Kosygin talks and Viet Nam stance
A dated analysis notes President Johnson's bid for extended Soviet American contact met with a positive Soviet response yet hints at deep mistrust. Kosygin’s remarks discuss US arms cuts and Vietnam war limits, while Beijing and Hanoi scenes frame a stalemate. The piece emphasizes Soviet caution on German roles in NATO and fears of a widened Cold War crisis.
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U.S.A
Soviet Union
Kosygin
Kosyain
8.A
U.S
Viet Saigon
Nam
West Germany
Johnson
Viet Nam
China
North Viet Nam
James Cameron
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
United States
Vietnm
Brezhnev-Kosygin
New York Times
Nikita
Khrushchev
Alo
Khrue
Holiday Observed Vietnamese Lunar New Year Attack Pleiku
On another holiday observed by the Vietnamese at the lunar new year last February a S-hay Hall was followed by the Communist attack on Pleiku. In that Sunday morning attack February seven seven Americans were killed and 109 wounded. The United States launched a retaliatory air strike against North Vietnam and such attacks have been continued since then.
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Pleiku
United States
North Viet Nam
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