Calendar girl for February at Washingtons headquarters
Marlene Farmer, 19, of 522 S. Cameron St., is The Star's February calendar girl. She poses in Washingtons headquarters with a tiny Union Jack on a Fort Loudoun replica, a 13 star flag behind her. She is a 1967 Handley graduate, daughter of Mrs. Pauline Farmer, and works at Claude's Boutique.
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Marlene Farmer
S. Cameron St
George Washington
Washington
Fort Loudoun
Miss Farmer
Pauline Farmer
Handley
Claude’s Boutique
Mary Helen Massie
Nixon Opens Campaign for White House Bid in 1968
Richard M. Nixon officially launched his 1968 campaign for the Republican nomination with a New Hampshire trip to the March 12 primary. Romney is seen as the main challenger while Nixon holds a 3-1 edge among Granite State voters and enjoys broad party support from leaders including John M. Bailey and Ronald Reagan sees Nixon widening the gap.
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Associated Press
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
New Hampshire
Michigan
George Romney
Granite State
John M. Bailey
Washington
Bailey
California
Ronald Reagan
Romney
Gray skies give way to chilly, windy weather
The forecast predicts the week will end the rain with clearing skies and colder winds. Tonight remains windy and cool, with rain ending. Tomorrow should be fair as the forecaster notes.
Annual Lamp and Shade Sale at Colonial Art Shop
Colonial Art & Craft Shop hosts a lamp and shade sale with 10 to 50 percent discounts on February 1 2 and 3 at locations including The Nancy Yost Shop 25 N Loud St and 25 W Picc St.
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Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Nancy Yost
Loud, St
Picc, St
Soviet Merchant Ship U S Destroyer Collide in Sea of Japan
The Navy reported a minor collision between the U S S Rowan and the Soviet merchant ship Vishobokov in the Sea of Japan about 95 miles east of Pohang on January 31. No casualties. the Rowan sustained minor damage and the Vishobokov reported damage to its stern. The incident is under Navy investigation with no stated link to the Pueblo seizure.
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Washington
Defense Department
Sea of Japan
Department
Kapitan Vishobokov
U.S.S. Rowan
Pohang
South Korea
Rowan
Vishobokov
Loren I. Moore
Wheat Ridge
Colo
Navy
Pentagon
North Korea
U.S
Japan
Siberian
Russia
Korea
State Department
Vladivostok
Inflation drains 1967 income gains despite rise
Washington AP reports inflation trimmed 1967 after tax income gains to $74 per person from $151 nominal rise. Real gains at 1958 prices stand at $2,391 per capita, while Americans saved 7.1 percent after tax. Federal spending and receipts in 1967 show a $12.6 billion deficit, the largest since WWII.
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Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Council
Wilkins Shoe Center Launches 10% Off Sale on Kids Shoes
Local retailer Wilkins Shoe Center Inc announces a week long 10 percent discount on its entire children’s footwear stock at 112 North Loudoun Street Winchester. Also advertised are two Winchester Canadian Centennial rifles at Miller’s Hardware.
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Childrens Shoes
Wilkins Shoe Center, Inc
Miller's Hardware
Loudoun St
Winchester
Hue siege deepens as Communist forces control most streets
In Hue Vietnam four Communist battalions dominate the ancient city, firing on U S and South Vietnamese troops with mortars and rockets. Helicopters were shot down while evacuating wounded as civilians flood in and casualties rise. The city remains under siege with no clear control.
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Hue
Vietnam
U.S
Kings
No Impending Call Up of Ground Force Reservists
Washington reports no immediate call up of Army Reserve or National Guard ground units as U S officials pursue a second round of talks with North Korea to win release of the Pueblo and its 83 crew. Defense officials say any future reserve mobilization depends on presidential signaling. President Johnson defends bombing North Vietnam while seeking better signs to halt aggression and terrorism.
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Washington
United States
Asia
State Department
U.S
North Korea
Panmunjom
Johnson
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Pentagon
National Guard
Pueblo
Capitol Hill
Robert S
McNamara
Air Force
Merlyn H. Dethlefsen
Derby
Kan
North Kees Teans
Military Armistice Commission
Panmun
Hagmanns Coin Op Laundry Center Opens Sundays
Hagmanns Coin-Op Laundry Ward Plaza announces Sunday hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Triangle Northside with laundry service across from DoNut Diner. Chevrolet service closes at noon on Saturdays starting February 3. Judges Athletic Assn Dance invites reservations at GW Hotel 9:30 to 1.00 p.m. and $5 per couple.
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Triangle Northside
DoNut
B&m. Chevrolet
Dept
Athletic Assn
Scale of Saigon Offensive Reported By U S And Vietnam
U S and South Vietnamese officials say their forces are crushing a major Communist offensive with heavy enemy losses. The four day attack reportedly left 10 553 enemy dead while allied casualties reach 917 killed and 2 817 wounded. Thieu and Bunker declare the Viet Cong defeated though fighting persists in Hue and in Saigon districts.
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Perfume River
Hue
Tham van Khoa
U.S. Army
U.S
Saigon
Red
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Thieu
al‘Ises
Racetrack
Coffin Makers Busy As Saigon Shops Close
In Saigon amid intense fighting a 24 hour curfew kept most businesses closed while coffin shops stayed open. Soldiers guarded the streets as families gathered brown varnished boxes for the dead and hospitals reported over 100 fatalities.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Argenbright Succeeds Miller as RMA President
Robert Miller resigns as Winchester Retail Merchants Assn president to take a post at York Pa firm headquarters. E William Argenbright of Argenbright's Inc. becomes president and forms a special committee to oversee colors and designs for downtown building refinishing per Mel Gemmill sketches. Nancy Yost Irvin Shendon and Ben Belchie on committee. Robert Tomberlin previews George Washington Birthday Sales plans.
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Robert Miller
McCroy’s
Winchester Retail Merchants Assn
York, Pa
E. William Argenbright
Argenbright’s Inc
RMA
Miller
York
Loudoun St
Mel Geme Mill
Argenbright
Gemmill
Nancy Yost
Irvin Shendon
Ben Belchie
Robert Tomberlin
Newberry’s
Weather Update for Richmond with Showers Ahead
A low pressure area and a cold front move east toward the Old Dominion bringing showers to the state today. The system suggests unsettled conditions with increasing cloudiness and scattered rain across parts of Virginia.
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Richmond
Old Dominion
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Ralph Hardy
Loudoun
Margaret L. Hodgson
Jom
U.N. Security Council
Robert J. McCloskey
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
John W. Smith
R W. Argenbright
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