U.S. Intel Cites 1500 to 3000 N Vietnamese in DMZ
U.S. intelligence estimates place 1500 to 3000 North Vietnamese troops inside the demilitarized zone along the Vietnam border. Officials say six battalions of 500 troops each are in the northern DMZ, while Abrams downplays the threat. Meanwhile casualties and battlefield movements continue with U.S. helicopters shot down and bodies found in the Central Highlands near Pleiku.
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South Vietnam
Viet
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Mekong Delta
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Pleiku i City
Cambodian
Sides Far Apart in Peace Talks
AP analysis notes the four Vietnam peace delegations are far apart with Ky arguing for first military talks and recognizing adversaries as aggressors while Hanoi and the NLF demand U.S. aggression be addressed. A separate AP report cites clergy and students calling for amnesty for deserters and a broader shift in U.S. priorities postwar.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
North Vietnam
North Vietnamese
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S
Hanoi
NLF
South
Washington
Half Price Spring Sale at Buzzella’s Shop
Buzzella’s Shop offers exciting spring fashions for juniors and half sizes. Mens sweaters jackets rain coats and ladies suede jackets on sale plus one group of ladies loafers at Snag’s Sport Shop on Brad and Bosc.
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Snag’s Sport Shop Cor
Brad, & Bosc
Hearing on McCormac Lot Sought in Winchester
Preservation group circulates petitions seeking a public hearing on the future of the McCormac lot at Cameron and Kent Streets known as the Conrad property. Butler and Scully plan to speak at the Feb 11 Winchester City Council meeting.
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Preservation of Historic
Winchester, Inc
Winchester
Winchester Parking Authority
Cameron St
Conrad
Butler
Common Council of
City of
McCormac
Cameron and
Kent Sts
Common Council
Historic
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Winds topple structures on Interstate 81 near Kernstown
High winds split a prefabricated house from a trailer and blew a camper off a pickup on I 81 near Kernstown. No injuries. damage around 6000 dollars. Wind chill dropped to 20 degrees and 15 to 22 expected tonight. Public notices call for hearings on city county offices and parking lot plans for Winchester.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
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Kernstown
JS. Conner
Alfred Shirley
Wade
Boone’s Mill
Conner
Jiles R. McDaniel
Pine Bank
Fulbright Demands Nixon Sell Nuclear Pact to Senate
Sen. J. W. Fulbright says Nixon must present a clear case for the nuclear nonproliferation treaty for Senate approval. He notes administration officials expect a decision soon on whether to push early ratification, while Britain has ratified and the pact awaits U.S. action.
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Arkansas
Foreign Relations Committee
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Czechoslovakia
United States
U.S
Britain
Great Britain
Howard Johnsons Tomorrow Luncheon Special and Dairy Deals
The item lists Howard Johnsons Tomorrow Luncheon Special Fish Fry priced at 1.19, Garbers Ice Cream at 79 cents for a half gallon, and Sealtest and Shenandoah Milk at 58 cents for a half gallon. Qwik Shop Market hours are weekdays 8 to 10 pm and Sunday 9:30 am to 10 pm.
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Howard Johnson
Garbers
Sealtest & Shenandoah
Qwik
Students Storm Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Demonstration
Radical students pelted Kadena Air Base with rocks and seven gasoline bombs but were repelled by riot police. More than 10 protesters and police were hospitalized. about 6,000 gathered amid rain to oppose U S B52 bombers in Okinawa. Authorities posted nearly 700 riot police plus Okinawan guards.
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U.S. Air Base
Okinawa
Naha
U.S
Air
Bombs and clashes erupt across Gaza and Nablus report
Arab schoolgirls march in Nablus shouting death to the Jews. Two Arab boys die from a hand grenade as Israeli troops suppress unrest sparked by Gaza violence. Arafat named chief of the PLO in Cairo. Iraqi soldier confesses to killing a Syrian-backed officer in Baghdad.
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Nablus
Casbah
Gaza Strip
Moshe Dayan
Gaza
Baghdad
Baath Socialist Party
Two Nations
Baghdad Radio
Khudatyer Alfahed
Nasrat
Rinker elected president of Virginia horticultural auxiliary
Mrs. Ray Rinker of Stephens City was chosen president of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Virginia State Horticultural Society at a Roanoke luncheon. She succeeds Mrs. W. W. Baker Jr. of Winchester. New officers include Mrs. Fred Frederickson, vice president, Mrs. William Holtzman, secretary, and Mrs. Luther Bryant, treasurer, with 201 members present.
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Ray Rinker
Stephens
City
Virginia State Horticultural Society
Roanoke
W. W. Baker, Jr
Winchester
Fred Frederickson
William B. Holtzman
Edinburg
Luther Bryant
Troutville
Hotel Roanoke
Rinker
Woodstock
H. Frank Boyer
Woodstock High School
Mary Washington College
University of Virginia
Frederick County
Stephens City
Randy
Dudley
James Wood High School
Nixon to Probe U S Peking Relation Improvement
President Nixon plans a new dipomatic review later this month to ease travel and communications barriers with Communist China as a first step toward potential relaxation of the U S embargo. Officials see a cautious openness from Beijing amid broader Cold War tensions and Moscow's stance.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Peking
State Department
China
United States
Red China
Soviet Union
Moscow
Middle East
Congress
F and M Reports Record 1968 Growth and Merger Plans
Farmers and Merchants National Bank says 1968 set records in all departments and outlines steps affecting future growth. President Feltner notes proposed merger with Citizens National Bank of Front Royal and the creation of a one bank holding company. Merger ratified Jan 7 1969 pending OCC approval. assets would exceed 65 million dollars with three new offices. A branch on Paper Mill Road is planned in 1969 with another in Front Royal and a Flint Hill branch also anticipated.
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Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Ww. M. Feltner
Citizens National Bank of
Front Royal
Flint Hill
Feltner
Plane Wreckage Found Near Charlottesville After Missing Flight
Wreckage of a Cessna 210 and the body of 42 year old Ralph Dutton were found on Afton Mountain in a rocky field west of Charlottesville. Dutton, of Chilhowie, had been missing since Sunday during a flight from Fairfax County to Chilhowie with expected stops in Charlottesville and Roanoke. identification awaits confirmation from clothing and papers found at the scene.
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Charlottesville, Va
Afton Mountain
Here
Ralph Dutton
Chilhowie
Dutton
Fairfax County
Smyth County
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Bark Mill Theatre Auditions for Come Blow Your Horn
Tonight at 8 p.m. tryouts at Bark Mill Theatre for the comedy Come Blow Your Horn. Location is Famous Name Brand Underwear at 27 N Loudoun St, Worth.
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Bark Mill Theatre
Loudoun St
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