No Jews On Trial In Iraq
Iraq President Ahmad Hassan al Bakr says no Jews are awaiting espionage trials in Baghdad and claims 3 000 Jews may leave the country. He warns spies face the death penalty while noting U S ties hinge on Washingtons stance toward Israel.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Baghdad
Middle East
Ahmad Hassan el Bakr
el Bakr
Israel
United States
Washington
al Bakr
U.S
U.N
U Thant
Pope Paul VI
Europe
Dennis Neeld
Information Ministry
Ten Die In Australian Rail Disaster Near Melbourne
Rail officials said the Sydney to Melbourne streamliner collided with a freight train and burst into flames 104 miles northeast of Melbourne. Early reports feared up to 28 dead with 20 trapped in a burning sleeping car, but the final toll stood at 10 dead and more than 100 passengers injured, in Australia's worst rail accident in six decades.
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Melbourne
Australia
Winchester Jaycees to honor three at Founders Day Banquet
The Winchester Jaycees will recognize three outstanding local men at the Founders Day Banquet at the Winchester Golf Club tomorrow at 6 30 p m. The honorees for the Distinguished Service Award Outstanding Young Educator Award and Outstanding Young Farmer Award are not yet announced.
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Winchester Jaycees
Winchester
Winchester Golf Club
Sheriff Recommends Curfew in Frederick County
Sheriff Lacy Anderson urged a county curfew to curb juvenile delinquency, proposing removing youths from streets late at night. He backs Juvenile Judge Carle Germelman’s call for parental involvement and supervised night and weekend activities.
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Lacy Anderson
Frederick County
Anderson
Carle F. Germelman
County Council of Parent- Teachers Associations
Batangan Peninsula Campaign Declared Major Success
The Batangan Peninsula cordon operation began January 13 with forces from the U S Marine Army and Viet Namese riflemen sealing 40 square miles south of Da Nang. Commanders report 600 enemy casualties and 41 U S deaths with 186 American wounded.
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Saigon
Batangan
U.S
da Nang
Adm
Wiliam W. Behrens Jr
Behrens
13 year old boy walks free after acquittal in rifle death
In Orlando, a 13 year old boy is declared innocent by an Orange County circuit court jury after a two day trial over the fatal shooting of 15 year old James Thompson. The defendant claimed the rifle discharged accidentally while being put away. Pros cut to manslaughter. verdict comes after hours of deliberation.
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Orlando
Fla
Robert Curtis
Orange County
Robert Innocent
Edward Parker
Robert
Parker
James Thompson
California again hit by wind and rain storms
Mudslides and hurricane force winds lash areas from Redwood City to Inglewood. Riverside and San Bernardino counties evacuate residents as flooding threatens Freemont Elementary School and nearby neighborhoods. Snow blocks roads in the Sierra, while a 99 car train sits partly buried near Donner Summit. Relief forecast for the weekend with more systems likely from the Aleutians.
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Los Angeles
California
Redwood City
Inglewood
Glendora
Patricia Murphy
Riverside
Fremont
San Bernardino Counties
San Bernardino
San Gabriel Mountains
Southern Pacific
Donner Summit
Sierras
Maternity Sale Dresses Seperate The Stork Set
Weekend specials feature maternity sale dresses and the Stork Set. Echo Village Restaurant announces a spaghetti feast tonight from 5 PM with all you can eat spaghetti and meat balls for $1.19, on Route 11 south of Winchester.
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Echo Village
Rt. 11
Winchester
Nixon Open to Soviet Summit if Talks Show Progress
President Nixon signaled willingness to hold a summit with Soviet leaders if lower level negotiations advance on both political and military issues. He favors careful preparation and says exploratory talks will occur to test feasibility while pursuing Middle East settlement progress.
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Washington
Nixon
Soviet Union
Middle East
United States
Belgium
West Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
Undersea Well No Equal of Supertanker
AP reports the Torrey Canyon spilled about 35 million gallons of crude oil into seas off Southwest England and Wales after breaking up on the Seven Stones Rocks nearly two years ago. A separate undersea well off Southern California has released 21 000 gallons daily for 12 days, which would take about 1654 days to match the Torrey Canyon’s pollution total.
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London
Torrey Canyon
England
Wales
Seven Stones Rocks
California
Crowded Open Market Bombed in Biafra
A crowded market in Muchiagu Biafra was bombed and strafed, with officials estimating 200 to 300 killed and hundreds wounded. Dozens of grieving villagers carried the dead along dusty trails as the second worst bombing of the war was reported by the Biafran Information Department, after a 500 death toll at Otuocha last year.
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Muchiagu
Biafra
Biafran Information Department
Otuocha
Protests Shift Nixon Antimissile Policy View
Wide public protests against the Sentinel antimissile system helped prompt the Nixon administration to pause work and reassess the project. Letters to lawmakers show national concern over nuclear buildup and arms control talks with the Soviet Union. Even some supporters like Rep. L Men del Rivers show uncertainty as sites are postponed. The Chicago Sun Times cites reports the admin plans to deploy no Sentinel while pursuing research and talks, with a mid March decision expected.
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Washington
Pentagon
White House
U.S
Soviet Union
Senate
Sentinel
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Rivers
Chicago Sun-Times
High Seas Delay Efforts To Plug Offshore Oil Well
Heavy seas hindered the attempt to seal a leaking offshore well off Santa Barbara as the polluting slick expanded toward Los Angeles. Union Oil crews pumped mud into the hole without success while a 11 day old leak threatened beaches, marinas, and birds. Federal and state officials discussed military aid and stricter offshore drilling rules as cleanup crews worked with booms and absorbents.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Los Angeles
Tura
Marina
Union Oil
Nixon
Washington
Charles M. Teague
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Snow Flakes May Fall As Weather Turns Cooler
A trace of snow fell overnight with more possible. The forecast calls for cloudy cooler conditions with a chance of rain and possibly snow tomorrow. Temperatures range from 25 to the 40s. today’s noon high was 33, up from the night low. Total precipitation in the last 24 hours was .08 inch.
Weather outlook brings brief rain end across Virginia
A low pressure center offshore and a southern Virginia trough move westward, ending rainfall for the state today. Winchester reports the trend as showers tapering with clearing skies likely later.
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Richmond
Virginia Capes
Virginia
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Batangan Peninsula
Tet
Marble Mountain
Nguyen van Thieu
Robert Eagan
Oceanside
U.S. Weather Bureau
Aleutians
Wards Pastry Shop
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Vatican
West Berlin
East Germany
William Kerrigan
Ventura
Ven
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Boscawen and
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