Apollo 14 Moon Landing Vehicle Checks Ahead of Friday Landing
Astronauts Shepard and Mitchell inspected the landing craft Antares and found it ready for a highland descent to Fra Mauro. A battery problem surfaced in the lunar module before the planned Friday moon touchdown, with the crew reporting the craft in good condition overall.
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Space Center
Houston
Moon
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Antares
Lunar
Cmdr. Shepard
Moon Lander
Mission Control Center
Shepard
Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Earth
Roosa
Fra Mauro
Mission Control
Indians Protest at Pakistan High Commission After Hijacker Attack
Several hundred Indians stoned the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi to protest the destruction of an Indian airliner by Kashmiri hijackers in West Pakistan. In Jammu protesters forced shop and school closures. A Pakistani spokesman reported staff injuries, police used tear gas, and India banned Pakistani military flights in retaliation.
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New Delhi
Pakistan High Commission
Pakistan
Jammu
Kash
High Commission
India
Byrd Interview on Capitol Cloakroom Tonight on WTOP
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. will be interviewed for 20 minutes by three Washington reporters on Capitol Cloakroom at 9 32 p m on WTOP Radio Washington Tonight Rouss Fire Co meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m Watch Drug Abuse Special tonite on Cable Channel 12 7 00 8 00
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Harry F. Byrd, JR
Washington
Capitol
WTOP
Ionite
Nixon Hears High Advisers Amid Laos Border Concerns
President Nixon met with top advisers as the Foreign Relations Committee sought details on a rumored U S South Vietnamese operation near the Laotian border. Officials stressed no U S troops crossed into Laos and none would, while links to air support and a screening U S force were reported by The Washington Post.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Laos
Washington Post
Rogers
Indochina
South Vietnam
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon Resubmits Plan to Address National Labor Disputes
President Nixon again sent to Congress the Emergency Public Protection Bill to manage potential strikes in rail, airline, maritime, longshore and trucking sectors. The plan would allow a final offer selection to compel settlements if negotiations fail and public health or safety is at risk. Nixon urged swift action to avoid a repeat of the near rail shutdown that previous legislation only postponed.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Organized Labor
Gilpin Declines Reelection To Clarke County Board
Kenneth N. Gilpin Jr announces he will not seek another term on the Clarke County Board of Supervisors after 12 years. He cites increasing business demands and a wish to devote needed time, saying the decision came after long and careful consideration. Continued on Page 2.
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Kenneth N. Gilpin, Jr
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Chapel District
Frederick County and Winchester Plan 71 72 School Attendance Shift
Frederick County and Winchester school boards will meet to arrange attendance for annexed students for the 1971 72 year. Dr. Melton F Wright announced after a board meeting. Winchester's annexation adds 1146 county students, boosting enrollment beyond 4000. Winchester will build two new schools not ready by fall.
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Star
Frederick County
Winchester
Melton F. Wright
Wright
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
Frederick
Clarke
Anderson Dead as Wife Charged With Murder
John C. Anderson Jr. died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after being wounded Sunday night. Patricia E. Anderson was rearrested on murder charges and held without bond at Frederick County jail pending rearraignment. A preliminary hearing on the murder charge is set in Frederick County Court.
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John C. Anderson, Jr
Ariel
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Patricia E. Anderson
Winchester
Frederick County
Frederick
Stepped-Up Fighting Reported in Vietnam
Allied headquarters report stepped-up fighting in northern South Vietnam for a third day. In Laos American planes strike North Vietnamese supply convoys and dumps. Seven ground clashes. 75 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed. 10 South Vietnamese wounded.
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Saigon
Allied
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S
U.S. Americas Division
Chu Lai
da Nang
da Nang to-Hue
Air Force
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
International Control Commission
U S Provides Full Support in Cambodian Push by South Vietnam
In a fresh drive to crush North Vietnamese and Viet Cong camps inside Cambodia, the United States offers full air support medical evacuation helicopters and aerial resupply. No U S ground troops participate according to South Vietnamese officials.
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Saigon
United States
Cambodia
U.S
North Vietnamese Overrun Muong Soui in Laos Clash
North Vietnamese troops routed neutralist Laotian defenders at Muong Soui 108 miles north of Vientiane using about five tanks. The Defense Ministry reported loss of radio contact with the battalion and no casualty figure while noting three Communist battalions encircle Luang Prabang and clashes near Ban Na.
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Vientiane
Laos
Muong Soui
Plain of Jars
Defense Ministry
Luang Prabang
Ban Na
Man Charged With Having Marijuana In Midlothian Motels
An Alexandria man living at the Holiday Motel was arrested early today and charged with possession of marijuana and four traffic violations. Deputies found marijuana in a sock and arrested Michael T. Altizer, 25, after his car was spotted for no license and other infractions. Bond set at 1159.25 with arraignment tentatively Friday in Frederick County Court.
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Alexandria
Middletown
Frederick County
Lacy Anderson
Michael T. Altizer
Anderson
Hoak
Charles Mcllwee
Stephens City
Harrison Foreman
Weather shifts to milder air over Virginia
A broad flow of milder air from the south replaces the cold mass over Virginia, bringing increased moisture and cloudy skies with a rising chance of precipitation. Also includes a TV public service promo and a local sale ad for berryville cure bags at Powhatan Shop, starting Thursday Feb 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Richmond
South
Virginia
Powhatan Shop
Berryville
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