Enemy pressure mounts on allied bases in central highlands
In South Vietnam, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched scattered harassing attacks and shelled Da Nang, Dak To, Holloway, and Vi Thanh areas, wounding several Americans and civilians. U.S. B52s joined bombing near Fire Base 6 as helicopters targeted bunkers. civilians suffered multiple injuries from rocket strikes.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Mekong
da Nang
Holloway
Dak -To
Vi Thang
Mekong Delta
U.S
da Nang Air Base
Vi Thanh
Delta
United States
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Thacker
24 Hour Curfew in Ceylon Across Nation
In Colombo a 24 hour curfew was ordered as insurgents reportedly outnumber security forces. Estimates place rebels up to 80 000 with 25 000 security personnel. Prime Minister Bandaranaike prepared a radio appeal to deter youths from joining the rebellion led by militant Marxist student groups.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Reward Offers Incomplete details on I 81 rock attacks
A reward of 500 dollars was announced for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for rock attacks on trucks along Interstate 81. A separate prior reward of 1,000 dollars had been declared by Berkeley County authorities. One man was killed and another narrowly escaped death in incidents on Route 81 north of Winchester.
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Interstate 81
Bob Miller
High Point Truck Stop
Berkeley County
W. Va
Winchester
Lewis Norton
Newport
Tenn
Inwood
One Dead in Harrisonburg Theater Fire
A popcorn machine fire at the State Theater in Harrisonburg caused about 200000 dollars in damage to the theater interior and two adjacent businesses. The theater manager Nan Welsh, 73, was found dead in the office after firefighters arrived. The blaze started around 2 pm while workers prepared for a matinee of Love Story.
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Harrisonburg
Nan Welsh
State Theater
Hefner’s Credit Jewelers
McIinturff
Welsh
Podgorny rises to No 2 in Soviet leadership
Brezhnev confirmed as top leader at the 24th party congress with Nikolai V. Podgorny elevated to second in the Politburo. Kosygin drops to third as Brezhnev adds four veteran members to the body, reshaping Soviet power dynamics.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Podgorny
Brezhnev
Congress
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikita Khrushchev
Brez
Viktor V. Grishin
Moscow Party
Dinmukhamed A. Kunayev
Kazakhstan
Bezhnev
Vladimir V. Shcherbitsky
Ukraine
Fyodor D. Kulakov
Grishin
Kunayev
Shcherbitsky
Politburo
Kosygin
Alexander N. Shelepin
Nader Accuses Florida Citrus Firms of Watered Juice
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader charged Florida processors diluted orange juice to siphon about 150 million dollars from the public. He warned some major companies mix water into juice, while Florida officials demand state and federal investigations.
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Lakeland
Nader
Florida
Greenwich
University of Utah Law School
FBI
What Happens Now 5 Services Key to Development
In a 17 part Frederick County series the editor notes that growth hinges on public facilities such as water sewer roads refuse pickup ambulance and fire service and power and rail access. Development clusters along Rt 81 11 and Winchester show where post annexation growth may occur with the Shenandoah Valley corridor emerging as a future factor.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Doug O’connell
Virginia
Richmond
James River
Tidewater
Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge
Winchester
Rts
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USS
U.S. 20Th Engineer Brigade
Lai Khe
Handley
Clarke County High School
Charles Pitcock
Jimmy Sardells
Henkel-Harris
Pitcock
Handley Playground
Lynn Woltz
Sarah Kyle Woltz
Handley Ave
Donna Porter
W. Clifford St
Ward's
Roy DeCrane
Winchester ‘Evening Star
Brian M. Thacker
Honolulu
Hawaii
San Diego
Calif
San Diego Zoo
David Williams
Palos Verdes Estates
Los Angeles
Young Williams
Mercy Hospital
Charles Sedwick
Zoo
Jim W. Voorhis
Fallbrook
William E. Graham
Voorhis
Mary Ann Williams
Williams
Berryville Florist
Ole McDonald’s Farm Market
Valley Ave
Amherst
Nichols Deg
Shenandoah River
North Fork
James Wood High School
Fox Drive
City
Western Bypass
Kernstown
Thomas Rosenberger
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
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