Westmoreland predicts major enemy offensive in Vietnam
Gen William Westmoreland said the current attacks across South Vietnam are the second phase of Hanoi’s plan and that the next phase would be the war’s main offensive in the two northern provinces Quang Tri and Thua Thien. He warned it could come at any time and would involve the largest enemy troop commitment yet, with reserves still to be moved and supplies flowing into Laos.
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Saigon
Wiliam C. Westmoreland
South Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Westmoreland
Quang .Tr J
Thua Thien
Idemilitarized Zone
Johnson urges temporary no strike truce and tax hike
President Johnson calls for a voluntary moratorium on strikes in major industries to keep goods available and seeks a 10 percent surtax to curb an overheating economy. He backs price stability measures and a Cabinet committee to craft voluntary wage and price guidelines while warning of a possible recession if action is delayed.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Arthur M. Okuna
Down to the Sea Again prints offered by Virginia Travel Service
The Virginia State Travel Service now has 15mm sound color prints of Down to the Sea Again made for the Mariners Museum in Newport News. The film features museum exhibits with scale Viking, Egyptian, Venetian ships, river boats and clippers. Inquiries to Film Library, Virginia State Travel Service, 911 E Broad St Richmond 23219.
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Virginia State Travel Service
Mariners, Museum
Newport News
Anso
Film Library
Broad St
Richmond
Treasure Box Sale and Meeting Announcement
Fire Co. invites Sarah Zane residents to a treasure box sale and meeting on Thursday February 1 at 8 p.m. Preaching mission starts tonight at 7 30 p.m. at the Market Street Methodist Church.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Market St
Nixon Announces He Is Candidate for President
Richard M. Nixon declares as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in an open letter to New Hampshire citizens. He says the nation faces choices beyond party differences and emphasizes peace and freedom globally and at home, urging voters to weigh the next president's decisions.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Nixon
United States
Forgotten Soldier Forces Army to Check Records at Fort Campbell
At Fort Campbell Kentucky Army officials review Kenneth Brown's 10 month leave confusion after the 21 year old Waynesboro Virginia soldier returns overdue for discharge. He says a 20 day leave in 1967 turned into an extended absence while awaiting port call orders to Vietnam with the 523rd Transportation Co. The Army seeks an administrative record review to determine what happened and why his unit did not report him AWOL. Brown declines interviews.
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Campbell
Kenneth Drown
Waynesboro
U. S. Army
Kentucky -Tennessee
Brown
Ftampbell
Adjutant General’s Office
Army
Virginia
Vietnam
Ft. Lee
Ft. Campbell
Arm
523Rd Transportation Co
Pentagon
Adjutant General
Guardsmen transition from armor to infantry units
Symbolic of the National Guard shift from armored to infantry forces shows Sgt. Charles R. Sanderlin of Headquarters Company with an M1 rifle surveying medium tanks, as the local unit completes four years of armored outfitting and begins the infantry reorganization today.
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National Guard
Charles R. Sanderlin
Headquarters and Headquarters Co
Mary Helen Massie
Clarke County Cultural Center Trimmed to Education Focus
Clarke County officials announced a revised plan reducing the Clarke County Cultural Center to an educational resource center. The youth center and TV facility are cut, with total spending set at 400000. Details are pending review by HEW and a public hearing is slated for Monday.
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Clarke County
Ters
Wood
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Clarke County Court House
McNamara Sees Uneven Progress in Vietnam War
Defense Secretary McNamara told Congress that Viet Cong attacks have slowed pacification in rural areas and increased insecurity in South Vietnamese cities. He warned gains are eroding, urged stronger South Vietnamese action against corruption, and called for expanded deployments and bolstered South Vietnamese forces.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
Saigon
United States
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations
Saigon Battles Escalate as Communists Press Offensive
In Saigon and other South Vietnamese cities fighting rages as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces press their largest offensive. U.S. Gen Westmoreland reports heavy enemy losses while Allied casualties rise. tanks and armor sweep through Saigon to root out resistance. The Viet Cong reportedly establish a revolutionary council in Saigon as embassies and air bases come under attack.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Milliam
Westmoreland
Maxican
Saligon
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Ellsworth
Bien Hoa
Weather Outlook for Richmond Fog Drizzle Kissed by High Pressure
A high pressure area extending from Maine across the mid Atlantic is forecast to bring fog and drizzle to Virginia today. The system's position portends a damp, muted day with limited visibility across coastal regions and interior districts.
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Richmond
Maine
Mid Atlantic States
Virginia
Rouss Fire Co Monthly Meeting Set for Feb 1 at 7:30 PM
Hagnann's Coin-Op Laundry at Plaza Shopping Center opens Sundays 8 to 8. The February meeting of Rouss Fire Co will be held Thursday Feb 1 at 7:30 PM with refreshments. All members urged to attend. Wandrow Keller Pras
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Hagnann’s
Laundrynes Plaza
Rouss Fire Co
Wandrow
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Sages
Childrens Shoes
Wilkins Shoe Center, Inc
Athletic Assn
Richard Nixon
Marcia Sterago
Star
Robert A. Wood
Smith
Jane Owens
Owens
Owen
Namara
Martin’s Drug
Argenbrights Shoe
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