Johnson and Advisers Study New Vietnam Air Strikes
In Washington the National Security Council met at the White House after U.S. and South Vietnamese planes struck at border camps and Dong Hoi targets. Brig Gen Nguyen Cao Ky led Skyraiders and F100s with heavy antiaircraft fire reported. one American jet was hit but no U.S. casualties.
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Washington
U.S
Saigon
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Bundy
National Security Council
White House
North Viet Nam raids draw U S air support across border
South Vietnamese and U S air units bombed Communist camps in North Vietnam in retaliation for a Viet Cong mortar attack on Plei Ku. Brig Gen Nguyen Cao Ky said 80 planes attacked coastal facilities, with heavy ground fire and casualties reported.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam
Nort Viet Nam
Tally Ina
Saigon
U.S
Johnson
Nguyen Khanh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Plei Ku
Alexie N
February Warmth Prolonged For Several More Days
The Town Crier notes mild February weather may persist for several days. He recalls a past year when knee deep snow blocked Boscawen Street and no vehicles were visible, underscoring how unusual such warmth is.
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Boscawen St
Alert American Sentry Stops Pleiku Attack
Spec 6 Jesse A. Pyle of Marina California alerted at Pleiku South Viet Nam preventing greater loss as Viet Cong infiltrators planted explosives eight Americans killed and over 100 wounded. Pyle died from the blast and his family mourns as Bill Mauldin visits Pleiku.
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Pleiku
U.S
Soc Trang
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Jesse A. Pyle
Pyle
Marina
Calif
Guer
Viet Nam
Ft. Ord
Bill Mauldin
Bruce
Hughes
John C. Hughes
Herrin
Ill
Unseasonably warm spell, rivers rise after rainfall
Temperature climbs into the sixties as area streams rise after 1.43 inches of rain. Opequon Creek and Cedar Creek near Winchester cross Rt 11 show higher levels while the Shenandoah at Front Royal rises toward nine feet. Forecast calls for mild, warmer days with isolated showers.
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Mark McIntosh
Front Royal
Shenandoah River
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
House Votes To Reverse Aid Ban On Surplus Farm Goods
The House considers reversing a two week setback after voting 204 to 177 to cut off shipments of surplus farm goods to the United Arab Republic. The Senate altered the ban to give the President discretion, affecting about 37 million dollars of goods under a three year UAR pact. Absenteeism and party alignments may decide the outcome.
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Washington
House
Johnson
United Arab Republic
Senate
UAR
Gamal Abdel Masser
Red China Denounces U S Air Strikes on Viet Nam
Red China called the U S air strike against North Viet Nam an extremely serious provocation. The official agency quoted a statement condemning U S imperialism for extending the war to the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam in defiance of world opinion.
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Tokyo
Red China
U.S
Viet Nam
New
Chin ‘Ma
Democratic Republic of
South Viet Nam
Fire damages Cecil Street home. child cited for playing with matches
Fire charred the basement and caused smoke damage throughout the residence of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Marco at 530 W. Cecil St. Mrs. Marco told Fire Inspector W. N. Godenour that her four year old son Stephen was playing with matches and paper in the recreation room when flames appeared on the basement stairs. she was upstairs on the telephone.
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James B. Marco
W. Cecil St
Marco
W. N. Godenour
Stephen
Possible Soviet Link With Viet Attacks Puzzles U.S.
AP reports Washington officials are puzzled by weekend Communist guerrilla attacks on U.S. installations in Viet Nam. They suspect North Vietnamese pressure to extract more Soviet aid, while fearing a move designed to embarrass Kosygin amid his Hanoi visit.
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Washington
Soviet Union
South
Viet Nam
Oe Eet
Neuver
Red China
Hanoi
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
South Viet Nam
West
Communist Party
Lenoid I. Brezhnev
Johnson
United States
North
Maddox Sells Cafeteria After Civil Rights Contempt
Lester A. Maddox, 49, a segregationist in Atlanta, locked his cafe and offered it for sale after a federal judge held him in civil contempt for refusing to serve Negroes. A lone Negro visitor prompted the closing and a sign denouncing federal action.
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Atlanta, Ga
Lester A. Maddox
Maddox
U.S
L Frank A. Hooper
U.S. Congress
Johnson
Lester Maddox
Hooper
Restaurateur
Supreme Court
Johnson urges broad plan to preserve Americas beauty
President Johnson calls Congress to pass a nationwide program improving air and water quality and expanding parks and recreation while removing blighted junk yards along highways. He emphasizes shared effort across government business and universities to create a more beautiful America and recommends housing grants and metropolitan open space initiatives.
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Washington
Press- Johnson
America
Comgress
Johnson
Uct
Open Space Land Program
the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Weather system loses strength over Virginia
A low pressure system that dumped heavy rains on central and western Virginia yesterday has weakened as it moves away. Forecasters expect drier conditions with no major storms in the near term.
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Richmond
Central
Virginia
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Soo Trang
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