Flu Triggers Early Winter Breaks at Several Colleges
The Hong Kong flu forces three universities to start Christmas holidays ahead of schedule and leads others to pause reopening. Richard Cardinal Cushing dies, hospitals limit visitors, George Washington University suspends classes, and several Virginia colleges shuttered temporarily. Central Michigan and Northern Michigan Universities cancel classes until January 6, with Maryland and Ohio schools adjusting plans amid flu activity.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Central Virginia
Central Michigan University
Northern Michigan University
Maryland
Cleveland
Ohio
Wisconsin
Bloodmobile visit sponsored by Knights of Columbus
The December Bloodmobile, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus, will be at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 45 p.m. A Red Cross spokesman urged donations to meet a 175 pint quota plus additional pints to reach 200. Advance appointments can be made by calling 662 5412.
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Knights of Columbus
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Red Cross
New Arab Guerrilla Force Organized in Sinai Zone
Al Ahram reports a new Organization for the Liberation of Sinai has formed to resist Israeli forces east of the Suez Canal. The group promises military communiques and attacks, signaling the start of structured guerrilla activity and a potential uptick in cease-fire tensions. Israel attributes recent ambushes to guerrilla actions and reports clashes near Jordanian borders and in Hebron.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
al Ahram
Organization For the Liberation of
Sinai
Israel
Cairo
Suez Canal Zone
Middle East
Apollo 8 Countdown Under Way For Christmas Moon Orbit
Crew Captain James Lovell Colonel Frank Borman and Major William Anders undergo final physical exams ahead of a 7 51 a m est Saturday launch aboard a Saturn 5 moon mission. Countdown began Sunday with checks on the $55 million spacecraft and safeguards for colds as NASA tightens exposure limits.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Seamstress-Apply In Person At Pingley and Carper Cleaners
Christmas bake sale prompts pre orders for poinsettias. bake sale hosted at 50 West with in person seamstress application and contact number 662 8838 for DeHaven's Nursery Martinsburg Pike days and hours.
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Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Poinsettlas
DeHaven
Martinsburg Pike
Jaycees Take 80 Area Children Shopping for Christmas
The Winchester Jaycees will escort about 80 selected area children to local stores tomorrow night to buy Christmas presents. The tour starts at 6 p.m. each child gets five dollars to spend, followed by a 7:30 p.m. party at Rouss Fire Hall chaired by David Walker.
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Winchester Jaycees
Jaycee
Jaycees
Rouss Fire Hall
David Walker
Public Hearings Sought To Shape Highway Routes
A Transportation Department plan to require more public hearings on highway locations and design faces opposition from state officials and the roadbuilding industry. The proposal, backed by the departments of Agriculture and Interior and several metro leaders, would mandate two hearings one before route decisions and one before design approval.
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Washington
Transportation Department
Agriculture and Interior Departments
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Transportation
Nixon
Volpe
Eisenhower
Department
Alan S. Boyd
Secretary Clark Clifford Pushes Early Vietnam Ceasefire
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford urged negotiating an early Vietnam ceasefire and troop withdrawal with political settlement left to Saigon Hanoi and the NLF. He said the military role should finish first and warned a winter offensive would not derail Paris talks. He favored starting troop withdrawals and a ceasefire while noting the US should not be tied to seating disputes at Paris.
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Washington
Clark M. Clifford
United States
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Clifford
U.S
Paris
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
North Vietnam
Third Corps
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Ky criticizes Clifford on Vietnam peace talks delay
Paris dispatch reports South Viet Nam vice president Nguyen Cao Ky rejects Secretary Clifford remarks claiming Saigon delays in Paris peace talks. Ky says Clifford has a habit of wrong timing and insists Saigon will not surrender though talks were to begin in November with the United States North Vietnam South Vietnam and Viet Cong.
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Paris
Nguyen Cao Ky
Clark M. Clifford
South Vietnam
Clifford
Washington
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Arson Blamed for Kansas State Gym Fire Amid Campus Tension
Kansas State University, Manhattan, orders ROTC patrols after a four hour blaze destroyed Nichols Gymnasium. Fire marshal Arthur Ramey cites arson, while an ROTC guard repelled an apparent liquid at Farrell Library. A threat to burn the campus persists as San Mateo college reopens after a Friday protest and San Francisco State trustees discuss grievances with a teacher union.
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Associated Press
Kansas State University
California
College of San Mateo
Fas
Kansas
Arthur Ramey
Nichols
Kansas State
Farrell Library
Manhattan
Kan
San Mateo
Robert L. Ewigleben
San Francisco State
American Federation of Teachers Local 1352
Washington University
St. Louis
Willard the Great White Hope Dies at 86 in California
Jess Willard famed heavyweight champion and animator of the Great White Hope era died at 86 in Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital after a heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage. He held the title after a famed 1915 Havana victory over Jack Johnson and lost it to Jack Dempsey in 1919 in Toledo.
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Los Angeles
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Willard
Millard
Jack Dempsey
Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Hattie
Johnson
Havana
Cuba
Paris
Dempsey
Toledo
Ohio
Jack Kearns
Kearns
Associated Press
Winchester Frederick County Conservation Club No Meeting This Month
Winchester Frederick County Conservation Club announces there will be no meeting this month. Members are advised to watch for notices about the next gathering and any upcoming club activities.
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Winchester
Frederick County Conservation Club
Seven North Vietnamese Seamen Freed by U S
The U S released seven North Vietnamese seamen near Vinh as a goodwill gesture. Moscow Radio quoted Hanoi as saying American pilots would be released at Christmas, though official word from Hanoi was unavailable. The exchange occurred amid prior 36 hour cease fire and Johnsons halt on bombardment.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
Radio Moscow
Hanoi
U.S
Vientiane
Moscow Radio
Radio
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Tokyo
Hong Kong
Moscow
Tahdel
Cecamacy
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Johnson
North
Virginians Face Unseasonably Cold Air Overnight
Richmond report notes Virginians shivered as unseasonably cold air filtered into the state behind a low pressure system moving north from New England.
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Richmond
Handley George Mason basketball game on TV Channel 6 tonight
Open daily until 9 PM Modern Age Shoppe advertises a Handley George Mason basketball game at 8 PM shown on TV Channel 6. It promotes Christmas gifts while listing Country Ham and Virginia Ham House contact, used TV sets, and Zenith Center at 48 S Loudoun St Winchester with resale pricing and a 30 day warranty.
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Handley
George Mason
Zenith Center Inc
Loudoun St
Winchester
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