Vance Returns to Paris in Bid to Break Viet Nam Talks Deadlock
Cyrus R. Vance prepared to travel to Paris raising expectations of new U S moves to restart the Viet Nam peace talks. He returns amid a holiday lull and warns that substantial progress awaits Nixon’s inauguration and new U S proposals. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong demand recognition as an independent equal party to the conference.
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Paris
Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
Vance
Johnson
Nixon
W. Averell Harriman
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Front
North Vietnam
Winchester Soldier to Fly Virginia Flag in Vietnam
First Sgt. Charles A. DeWitt of Winchester asked the local Chamber of Commerce for a Virginia State Flag to display at his duty post in Vietnam. Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. approved the request, with his Washington office to send the flag. DeWitt and his wife live at 806 Pennsylvania Ave. in Winchester with their three children.
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Winchester
Virginia
Vietnam
Charles A. DeWitt
Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Washington, D.C
DeWitt
Pennsylvania Ave
Freezing Rain Slows Morning Drive In Winchester Area
Freezing rain closed in early today with slippery roads as temperatures dipped to 23 degrees at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. Forecasts predict a rise above freezing tonight, then colder Sunday and a five day trend averaging below normal with possible snow around New Year’s Eve or Day.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Sweatherman
cAys
New Year's Dance at Winchester Skating Rink
New Year's Dance announced at Winchester Skating Rink on Tuesday December 31 at 10 p.m. Call 662 3520 after 6 p.m. for details.
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Winchester Skating Rink
Flu Epidemic Bases in New York City
The flu crisis and fuel oil delays eased but not enough to lift the state of peril in New York City. Three deaths were linked to lack of heat as 2,400 weekly fatalities were projected, with 10,000 more ill in unheated apartments and 700 buildings labeled emergency hospitals.
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New York
Board of Health
Timothy W. Costello
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Bahamas
Edward O’rourke
Health Department
Navy Delving Deeply Into Pueblo Details
Navy investigators with over 100 intelligence specialists interview freed USS Pueblo crewmen after a 11 month captivity in North Korea. Medical reports show malnutrition and balance issues but no serious defects. psychological testing underway. Lt. Edward Murphy Jr. prepares for debriefing as the ship’s navigator reflects on the capture.
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San Diego
Calif
Navy
Uss Pueblo
Edward R. Murphy Jr
Murphy
Apollo 8 lands in Pacific after historic moon voyage
Apollo 8 astronauts Col. Frank Borman Maj. William Anders and Capt. James Lovell Jr. returned to Earth aboard the USS Yorktown after a night launch and 537000 mile courage run. They landed in darkness about 5 000 yards from the carrier and spoke with Cmdr. Donald Jones as helicopters hovered. The dove-like splashdown ended a six day mission, the first crewed lunar orbit and the first live TV from the moon.
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Yorktown
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Pacific
America
Cmdr
Donald S. Jones
Madison, Wis
Fugitive Charged After Body Of 10 Year Old Pamela Powers Found
A Missouri mental hospital fugitive identified as Anthony Erthell Williams 24 led detectives to the half clothed frozen body of Pamela Powers 10 missing since Christmas Eve near Mitchellville Iowa ten miles east of Des Moines. Williams arraigned on open murder charge after surrendering at Davenport and was guarded as authorities awaited autopsy results to determine cause and duration of death. He gave no details and spoke only to his lawyer during the Des Moines police station appearance.
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Des Moines
Iowa
APA
Missouri
Pamela Powers
Anthony Erthell Williams
Pamela
Mitchellville
Wendell Nichols
Williams
Cleatis “Léaming
Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Willams
Henry T. McKnight
Des Moines Nichols
McKnight
Wiliams
Moon Landing Plans Target April or May Dates
Apollo 8 advances spaceflight planning toward a lunar landing in spring. The lunar module faces qualification tests in February aboard Apollo 9, with Apollo 10 possibly attempting a near surface approach but not a landing. Apollo 11 aims for May or June next year with a landing still undecided.
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Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Samuel C. Phillips
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Moon
Phillips
County Man Struck by Car Killed in Route 522 Incident
Clayton Albert Mason a Bloomery resident aged 47 was struck by a car on Route 522 north near Fox Drive at 7 20 last night. State police said the car driven by Robert Michael Edwards 19 of 103 Jackson Ave carried the victim into the windshield and severed his legs before he was taken to Memorial Hospital by Winchester Rescue Squad. Mason born December 9 1922 in Bloomery was married to Mary Parrill since November 25 1946. He worked for National Fruit Products and is survived by his wife three children two brothers seven sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are listed as complete. Police added two minor property damage accidents occurred this morning due to icy roads.
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Clayton Albert Mason
Bloomery Star
Fox Dr
G. N. Jenkins
Mason
Robert Michael Edwards
Jackson Ave
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Mr. Mason
Bloomery
W. Va
Norval
Effie Crouse Mason
Mary Parrill
Hagerstown
National Fruit Products Co., Inc
Faye Wilkins
Joan Yost
Berkeley Springs
W.va
George Mason
Stanley Mason
Williard Mason
Frederick, Md
Roosevelt Mason
Jimmy's Auction The Evening Sale at Airport Road
Auction scheduled for 7:00 P.M. at Jimmy's Auction on Airport Road. Local bidders may attend to bid on items listed in the sale catalog.
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Jimmy
Airport Road
Peters Watch Center Year End Sale Notice
Peters Watch Center announces a year end sale with 20 percent off today through Tuesday. The shop at Grove Furniture Co located at 125 S Loudoun St in Winchester will be closed from December 25 to January 2 for holiday break.
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Grove, Furniture CO
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
Byrd Praises Apollo 8 Crew Return
Senator Byrd expressed great pleasure at the Apollo 8 mission success and the safe return of the three astronauts. He noted Virginians can take pride in NASA Langley Field and Wallops Island work and applauded all involved in making the mission possible.
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NASA
Langley Field
Wallops Island
Warm front to raise Virginia West Virginia temperatures today
A warm front developing through Virginia and West Virginia will move north slowly today and tonight, bringing a rising trend in temperatures. The weather notes are part of a broader Virginia update from Richmond.
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Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
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