North Viet Denies POWs Mistreated
U.S. congressman G V Sonny Montgomery said North Vietnamese officials told him American prisoners are treated well and allowed to have privileges this Christmas. He met with embassy officials in Vientiane and sought information on prisoners and missing servicemen while proposing prisoner releases and Hanoi access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Vientiane
Washington
Montgomery
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Paris
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Death sentences in Leningrad spark global protests
Across Israel and worldwide protests erupt over two Jews sentenced to death in Leningrad for planning to hijack a Soviet jetliner. Demonstrations spread from Tel Aviv to Washington and New York as leaders urge Moscow to allow emigration to Israel and intervene for clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Leningrad
Israel
Moscow
Tel Aviv
Haifa
White House
Nixon
Eilat
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Rakah
Communist Party of
Nikolaiv
Podgomy
Golda Meir
Knesset
Kremlin
Edward Kumetsov
Mark Dymshits
Finland
Washington
New York
Women’s Zionist Organization
Hadassah
Russian Federation Supreme Court
Seymour Aubard
Anti - Defamation League of B'nai B'rith
United States
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
High Court
World Jewish Congress
London
Vatican
Paul VI
Fighting on Mekong River Extends into Sixth Day
Cambodian and North Vietnamese forces clash across the Mekong near Kompong Cham for a sixth straight day amid heavy casualties. Col Ou Var directs Cambodian artillery facing enemy positions in Chiro and Ro Kar Thom as civilians watch. Accidents during the Christmas travel period claim 228 lives nationwide while winter storms hamper travel from the Great Lakes to the mid-Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kompong Cham
Cambodia
Mekong
Phnom Penh
Col
Ou Var
Chiro
Ro Kar Thom
Associated Press
Central Plains
Great Lakes Region
mid-Atlantic States
Wardensville Woman Killed in Holiday Crashes
A Wardensville woman died in Winchester Memorial Hospital on Christmas Eve from crash injuries near Hardy County. Eleven others were hurt in area crashes. three admitted. State Police say the accident is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardensville
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Cameron St
Golda Teets
Rt. 259
Hardy County
Clifton Teets
Steve Miller
Teets
Miller
West Virginia
White Christmas Here After All With Light Snow
Snow began about 9 p.m. but left only a light covering on windshields and sidewalks. One inch was reported at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. Temperatures reached 24 degrees before noon after a 14 degree low overnight. Christmas Day high reached 32 with rain in parts of the county. Tonight will be clear and cold in the teens, Sunday cloudy cold with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s, and Monday may bring more snow with continued cold conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
North Korea accuses U S ships of invasion near Changjon
North Korea broadcast to KCNA charged the United States sent armed ships including a spy ship and warplanes into its waters east of Changjon. It claimed a decisive counter blow was delivered. No casualty details were provided and U S South Korea comment was unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
North Korea
United States
Korean Central
U.S
Changjon
Korea
South Hill Enterprise Plant Burned Dominion Fire Destroys Weekly
A pre dawn fire in South Hill Virginia destroyed the offices and plant of the South Hill Enterprise with damage estimated at 350000 to 500000. The blaze damaged presses linotypes photography equipment and editorial offices. Volunteer crews from nearby towns fought the fire as editor Frank L Nanney Jr voiced plans to restart by Tuesday and sought equipment from Farmville Herald. The plant also served four other publications and the Virginia Fireman office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Hill, Va
South Hill Enterprise Today
Frank L. Nanney Jr
Enterprise
Nanney
Farmville Herald
McKenney Southside Virginia News
Colonial Heights Herald-Tribune
Lawrenceville Advertiser
Warrenton
Fire Levels Square Block In Saigon
A fire in a Saigon slum edge of Tan Son Nhut destroyed a square block of tin and wood shanties. Two Vietnamese children died and five American servicemen were treated for smoke inhalation. Generators supplying power to the Merlin Hotel were damaged. The Horne Hall billet remained intact after earlier bomb attacks. Authorities reported 40 to 175 homes destroyed. the homeless slept amid the ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Merlin
Horne Hall
U.S
Infant Mauled by Dog in Wisconsin Home
Keith Hale three months old was mauled and killed by a family pet dog while lying on a davenport. The male mate, one of two family dogs, attacked the infant on the head before the sheriff’s office destroyed the dog, despite it having been regarded as gentle. Mr and Mrs Clifford Hale have five other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chenequa
Wis
Keith Hale
Waukesha County
Christmas Lighting Contest Judging by Winchester Jaycees
The Christmas Lighting Contest sponsored by Winchester Jaycees will be judged Monday from 5 p m to 11 p m Winners will receive prizes including tickets to the Jaycee Founder's Day Dinner and Danice on January 23 plus cash awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Jaycees
Jaycee
Cold Arctic Air to Grip Virginia Through Weekend
Richmond AP reports a very cold air mass will dominate Virginia through Sunday keeping temperatures frigid. Another cold air mass is expected to move into the state behind the current spell, heightening the chill across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Echo Village Sunday Special Pork Chops Advertisement
Baked Pork Chops priced at 1.95 announced for Echo Village with reservations available via 869 9886. Closing notice states inventory week from December 26 to January 4 for Truck Suppliers Inc at 30 Commercial Stren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo Village
Truck Suppliers, Inc
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Viet
South Vietnam
Am Rong
Mekong River
Gerald L. Goodman
Goodman
Nour
Roy E. Potts
Cathryn Hicks
Route 1
Winchester
Route 50
East
Lost Corner
Gary Hicks
Johnstown
Earl
Eleanor Benshoff
John H. Enders
Berryville
Rt. 81
Rt. 7
James Cooley
N. Loudoun St
Ralph Jenkins
Bufflick Road
John Beard
Martinsburg
Lawrence Beard
South Hill
la Crosse
Chase City
East Berlin
Mary Carter Paints
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!