Clarke Fire Probed For Possible Arson
A blaze yesterday near Berryville in Clarke County destroyed a summer cottage off Route 604 in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Deputy Dale Gardiner said a State Fire Marshal investigator will arrive to determine origin, with the John H. Enders Fire Company and Boyce volunteers assisting.
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Rt. 604
Blue Ridge Mountains
Berryville
Clarke County Sheriff's Department
Clarke County
Dale Gardiner
State Fire Marshal's Office
Richmond
John H. Enders
Christmas 1971 Shines With Warm Weather and Big Gatherings
Christmas weekend brought packed churches and a busy town with many traffic incidents but only one major fire. Emergency rooms saw 225 visitors as mild temperatures and overcast skies persisted, with a 20 percent rain chance forecast and highs near 60.
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Sonipind
Dplatslon
Winchester to consider five district school board seats
Tomorrow at 11 a.m. the Winchester City Council holds a public hearing in Rouss City Hall on a proposed ordinance to align school districts with election precincts creating five districts. Nine member board would include five district and four at large trustees, with charter changes needing General Assembly approval.
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Winchester
Council Chamber
Rouss City
General Assembly
Weather Scene in Virginia Clears With Warm Temperatures
A high pressure system and southerly air flow produced clear skies and unusually warm weather across Virginia.
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Richmond
Virginia
Air raid swells as 350 US fighters strike North Vietnam
An armada of 350 American fighter bombers pounded air defenses and supply depots across North Vietnam in a round the clock assault. Informants say the raids indicate a third day of heavy action, the largest since Johnson halted bombing years ago. The U.S. Command calls the strikes limited and targeting military sites. Reports from Hanoi say five F4 Phantoms were shot down and two airmen killed. U.S. losses cited by rescuers.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
Radio
U.S
Nixon
United States
Thailand
Constellation
Coral Sea
Tonkin Gulf
Thanh Hoa
South Vietnam
Laos
Bank Robbers Escape With 60000 After Cologne Bank Heist
Three gunmen robbed a Cologne bank opposite the cathedral at 10:15 a.m. taking about 60,000 dollars in West German marks and two police hostages. Police exchanged hostages for the bank employees as negotiations stretched for two hours.
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Cologne
Germany
Hans Krauss
Werner Hamacher
Spirit of Christmas Fire Survivors Receive Rapid Aid
San Diego AP report tells how Stan Levin and his family escaped a Christmas morning house blaze with only their clothes. Donations from friends neighbors and strangers poured in within hours underscoring community support despite the loss.
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San Diego
Calif
Stan Levin
Levin
Estelle
Richmond Post Smashes Mail Record Amid Disaster Aid
The Richmond Post reports a new record of 623 million pieces of mail handled between Nov 27 and Dec 26, a 10.6 percent rise from last year’s 56.8 million. In Washington, Air Force General Emmett O Donnell Jr. dies at 65 after a career including B29 raids over Japan and leading USO efforts.
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Richmond
Richmond Post
John G
Mizell
Washington
Emmett O'Donnell
Air Force
Japan
USO
O’donnell
Far East Air Force Bomber Command
Antiwar Vets Occupy Statue of Liberty in Protests
Sixteen young antiwar veterans barricaded inside the Statue of Liberty demanding President Nixon set a withdrawal date from Southeast Asia. At Travis Air Force Base eighteen vets who had returned from Vietnam seized an observation ward to protest military drug treatment policies. The protests extended across the nation during Christmas, with Liberty Island closed to visitors as National Park Service officials considered action.
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New York
Statue of Liberty
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Travis Air Force Base
California
Vietnam
New York Harbor
Liberty Island
Washington
National Park Service
Iden
VVAW
Wat
Nixon meets Brandt in Key Biscayne talks
President Nixon arrives in Key Biscayne to hold the fourth in a series of six summit talks with West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. Press Secretary Ziegler says the talks should be productive as Nixon eyes future meetings with allied leaders. Rogers to meet Scheel nearby. Nixon also phones Redskins coach George Allen after a playoff loss.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Ronald L. Ziegler
Peking
Moscow
Pierre Elliott ‘Trudeau
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Eisaku Sato
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Washington
William P. Rogers
Florida
Bonn
Walter Scheel
Washington Redskins
George Allen
Redskins
San Francisco 49Ers
Bay City
Ziegler
Allen
Pat
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FMC
Warren Turner
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S. Kent St
Stephens City
Harry Richards
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Bill Rhoden
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Downtown & Ward Plaza
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Cambodia
Laotian Defense Ministry
Ban Na
Plain of Jars
Khang Kho
Theodor Grain
Grain
Levins
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al Hubbard
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