Johnson Pledges to Maintain U S Troop Strength in Europe
In Paris President Johnson vows to keep the United States forces in Europe, equal to six divisions, as long as needed to deter aggression. He urges allied contributions to NATO defense and stresses nuclear and non-nuclear power aligned with political aims.
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Johnson
U.S
Europe
Paris
Johnon
North Atlantic Alliance
United States
Dean Rusky
NATO
Kennedy
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival thoughts and plans
Winter thoughts turn to the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival as a Dallastown Band director calls headquarter for the Grand Feature parade invite, Martinsburg resident proposes Vic Morrow as Grand Marshal, and a Buffalo family with 10 asks for festival dates and hotel lists.
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Dallastown
Fete
Martinsburg
Vic Morrow
Buffino
N.Y
Car Floats Six Blocks in Dam Flood Rescue
A Los Angeles couple and sister escape a Baldwin Hills Reservoir flood after their car is swept along flooded streets. Officer R J Holoubek and others form a human chain to pull them from the vehicle as water reaches waist height. The family loses their home but survives.
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H.E. Dulude
Associated Press
Long Beach
Calif
Independent Press- Telegram
Baldwin Hills
Los Angeles
Rosanna
Baldwin Hills Reservoir
Orise Giguere
la Brea Avenue
Rodeo Road
R. J. Holoubek
Los Angeles Police Department
Holoubek
Topanga Canyon
Zanzibar and Kenya Join United Nations
Zanzibar and Kenya join the United Nations, increasing total members to 113. The Security Council backed by British and Ghanaian resolutions for admission, with General Assembly expected to vote soon. Zanzibar gained independence Tuesday, Kenya Thursday. both stay in the Commonwealth.
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Zanzibar
Kenya
United Nations
World Organization
Security Council
General Assembly
Kerya
U.N
Soviet Budget Cuts Military Spending as Khrushchev Aims for Bread
Moscow reports a 4.3 percent cut in the 1964 military budget and a 53 percent rise in investments for consumer goods and housing over 1964-65. Finance Minister Garbuzov cites a 600 million ruble cut for 1964, with total government outlay at 91.3 billion rubles.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Khrushchev
Vasily Garbuzov
Communist Party Central Committee
Petor Lomako
United States
LBJ summons top aides for budget talks
President Johnson convened five top White House aides including Douglas Dillon Kermit Gordon George Ball David Bell and Roswell Gilpatric for a budget session ahead of sending the plan to Congress. He planned a ceremonial signing of a 1.195 billion federal aid bill for college facilities and a lunch with FBI Director Hoover.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Kermit Gordon
George W. Ball
David E. Bell
Agency For International Development
Defense
Roswell L. Gilpatric
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Thomas C. Mann
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Capitol
Six Die as Fire Rips Through Portland Duplex
In Portland Maine a fire at midnight killed six victims including five girls and a boy who were upstairs at a duplex near downtown. William F Harrigan and his wife Leona escaped with others after trying to rescue their family. Survivors were treated for smoke inhalation and held overnight for observation at Maine Medical Center.
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Portland
Maine
William F. Harrigan
Harrigan
Leona
Maine Medical Center
Harrigans
Beverly
John
Edward
Mrs. Harrigan
Genevieve
Heidi
Mary Ann
Holly Carol
Thomas Maley
Tari Maley
Ramona Maley
Weather Winds Bring Clear Cold Day to Virginia
A high pressure area centered over eastern North Dakota moves eastward today, bringing continued clear and cold weather to Virginia with light winds and low temperatures expected statewide.
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Richmond
Eestern
North Dakota
Virginia
Thermometers Hover Near Zero Tonight in Winchester Region
Cold snap grips Winchester and upper Shenandoah Valley with subfreezing lows around zero tonight. Temperatures drop to single digits, with tomorrow’s highs only in the 25 to 35 range as surrounding Virginia readings show widespread frigid air and light precipitation potential.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester Fruit Research Lab
Supreme Court Overturns Two Contempt Convictions
The Supreme Court overturned the contempt convictions of two National States Rights party officials in Alabama for distributing handbills and promoting a rally. The NAACP and ACLU joined the challenge, citing potential harm to their own activities if the convictions stood. The decision cites the Thompson case and was announced in a brief unsigned order.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National States Rights’ Party
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Sam Thompson
Louisville
Thompson
Edward R. Fields
National States Rights Party
Robert Lyons
Fairfield
Ala
Fields
Lyons
Jefferson County
American Civil Liberties Union
Justice Department
Tryout as governess for Crosby children in Beverly Hills
Brunhilde Wyrick 21, a Mary Washington College senior, will fly to Los Angeles for a three week governess tryout with the Crosby family. If satisfactory, she would become governess for the Crosby children next June. She is a naturalized U S citizen from Wytheville and studied psychology for elementary teaching.
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William Lakeman
Fredericksburg
Free Lance-Star
Brunhilde Wyrick
Bing Crosby
Mary Washington College
New York
California
Crosby
Losann
Crosbys
Beverly Hills
MWC
Brunhilde
Garland Wyrick
Wytheville
Maury Elementary School
U. S
Mary Washington
Cather Won't Seek Reelection in Winchester Municipal Race
Mayor Claude B. Smalts Jr will not run for another term. He announced in a letter to Democratic leaders that he will retire after 16 years in city government. Several council members also said they will not seek reelection as April 7 primary nears.
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Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Winchester
Democratic Committee
Richard J. Rosenberger
Charles M. Zuckerman
J. Ben Cather
J. Douglas Butler
William M. Battaile
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
First Ward
Carroll H. Henkel
Smalts
Rosenberger
Mr. Gore
Stewart Bell, Jr
H. W. Butler, Jr
George H. Garber
E. R. Huntsberry
E. R. Huntsberry, Jr
Eugene F. Dearing, Sr
Ralph L. Hardy
Handley High School
Public Safety Committee
U. S
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
chester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
Middle Atlantic Florists’ Association
Virginia
Florist Telegraph Delivery Associa
Miners Hold 19 Hostages Including Four Americans
Communist led tin miners in Catavi Bolivia continue to hold 19 hostages including four Americans awaiting details of a release deal negotiated by Vice President Juan Lechin. Lechin heads the Miners Union and spoke at a general meeting as the situation drags on beyond Sunday night.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Juan Lechin
Lechin
Miners’ Union
Catavi
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London
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Leggett
Chris Coats
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Jay’s
Valley Avenue
Bellview Beauty Shop
Bellview Ave
Aoe
Winchester Seed. Co
Christmas Antiques
Campbell's Antique Shop
Rt. 50
East Mile
This Side
Waterloo
Phone Boyce
San Francisco
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