U S Cavalry Drive Into Viet Cong Base Camp
In the An Lao Valley 1st Cavalry Division killed 46 Viet Cong and captured eight as they swept into a major base camp. A truckload of weapons was found, including 34 recoilless rifles and 5 000 rounds. Vice President Humphrey pinned Silver Star medals on nine soldiers at Bien Hoa.
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Lao Valley
U.S. 1St Cavalry
U.S
Saigon
Bien Hoa
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. Army
Johnson
Humphrey
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
1St Cavalry
An Lao
101St Airborne
Tuy Hoa
1St
25Th Infantry
Mekong
Meningitis Outbreaks Batters U.S. Army and Air Force Bases
Trainees at Lackland Air Force Base in semi isolation as the Army reports outbreaks at Ft Gordon Ft Polk Ft Knox and Ft Lewis with 58 cases this year and two trainee deaths. Recruits are reassigned to Amarillo Air Force Base to prevent spread while bunks and common areas are reorganized and training curtailed.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lackland Air Force Base
Lackland
Air Force
Amarillo Air Force
Jerry Slagle
Akron
Ohio
Lackland Hospital
Ft. Gordon, Ga
Pt. Gordon
Ft. Polk
Ft. Knox
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ft. Gordon
Washington
Byrd to Appear on Channel 7 for Interview
U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr will appear tomorrow at 1 p m on Channel 7 for a half hour in full color. Debbie Lebo 12 reports Grosbeaks have returned about 20 yellow black and white birds seen recently near Academy Lane. PVT Mary E Stephenson a crossing guard at Douglas High thanks Williams brothers for clearing ice and snow at N Kent and Liberty Streets. One town wag calls for colder weather fearing streets will wash away as snow melts.
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U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Debbie Lebo
Academy Lene
Debbie
Mary E. Stephenson
Douglas High School
Williams’ Brothers
N. Kent and
Liberty Streets
Crier
Rouss Firemen Honor Benefactor at Winchester Banquet
Charley Rouss Fire Co members and guests gathered at the George Washington Hotel to honor late benefactor Charles Broadway Rouss. Alexandria Deputy Fire Chief Elliott W. Jayne urged ongoing training as fire services face rapid changes and offensive firefighting strategies.
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Charley Rouss
Daniel E. ‘Leatherman
Fire Company
Woodrow Keller
Reuss
Mr. Leatherman
John O. Marsh, Jr
Ihe Company
George Washington Hotel
Pope vows speed up birth control commission work
Pope Paul VI announced in Vatican City that he will renew the birth control commission to hasten its work. The 57 member panel, including doctors, has been deadlocked on Catholic policy. He reaffirmed that children remain the primary aim of marriage and said no final decision will be rushed.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
National Congress
Italian Women’s Center
Paul
Commission
Pope Paul
West Virginia near completion of Interstate 81 section
Martinsburg officials say the I 81 segment from the Virginia line to Route 45 will be finished this year. Weather permitting work resumes on the 11.63 mile stretch remaining, with 11 932 miles already in use from Route 45 north of Marlowe.
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Martinsburg
W. VA
Virginia Line
West Virginia Road Commission
West Virginia Line
Strasburg
Virginia
Marlowe
Berkeley County
W. King St
Potomac River Bridge
Maryland
Hagerstown
Public School For Retarded Public School For Retarded
Shenandoah County made progress in special education last September as two public schools began classes for trainable mentally retarded children. The feature in VALLEY WEEK on page 10 highlights their effort to teach self care and social enjoyment.
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Shenandoah County
Humphrey Awards Silver Star To Nine Army Men In Vietnam
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey pinned Silver Star medals on nine Army personnel at the U S 1st Infantry Division field HQ near Saigon. He praised troops for courage and resolve as he met service members, visiting a Korean unit karate display and Australian battalion while touring cancer patients in the division area. Major Robert H. Dunn of Maywood New Jersey was among the recipients.
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Bien Hoa
South Viet Nam
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Humphrey
Saigon
Military Officers Listed From Colorado and Illinois
Rado Springs Colorado and Oak Lawn Illinois list two second lieutenants named David L. Snadely and Gerald E. Rainey as part of a formal roster.
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Rado Springs
Colo
David L. Snadely
Oak Lawn
Ill
Gerald E. Rainey
Hanoi Plans Trial for US Pilots in North Vietnam
Cairo based Al Ahram quotes Nguyen Xuan saying Hanoi will try American pilots as war criminals rather than prisoners of war. The envoy asserts U.S. planes were shot down while raiding North Vietnam, with Egypt seeking a halt to air raids. State Department would not comment.
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Cairo
Hanoi
North
Viet Nam
al Ahram
Nguyen Xuan
Mahmoud Riad
U.S
Xuan
United States
Riad
United Arab Republic
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Washington
State Department
Johnson Says Nation and Congress Back Viet Nam Policy
President Johnson told a White House press conference that the nation and Congress overwhelmingly support current Viet Nam policy. He indicated more U S troops would be sent to bolster about 200 000 already in South Vietnam and noted no firm plan for reserves or a large acceleration of the war. Senator Eugene McCarthy questioned escalation while Johnson claimed broad public support for the approach.
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Washington
Johnson
Nation of Congress
Viet Nam
White House
U.S
Eugene J. McCarthy
de Minn
Legislature Hears Sales Tax Plan Amid 100 Amendments
In Richmond the General Assembly enters the second half of its 60 day session as a public hearing on sales tax legislation extends for about 17 hours. The committee approves a 4.5 percent state tax with a 1 percent local option and a rise to 3 percent on July 1 1968. The House also passes the community college bill and the Senate backs higher workers compensation benefits.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Nance
Del
Charles K. Hutchens
Newport News
House
John Warren Cooke
Mathews
Community College
Senate
African diplomat says peace talks hinge on NLF recognition
Mali Ambassador Lori Coulibaly tells the United Nations the United States must recognize the Viet Congs National Liberation Front to start peace talks. He says the Saigon government exists only due to American presence and rules out a UN role in initiating talks.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Viet Nam
United States
National Liberation Front
NLF
U. S
Lori Coulibaly
Mali
Saigon
Coulibaly
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
NFL
Goldberg
Hanoi
Local Round-Up Reactions to Sales Tax Bill
Front Royal merchants association opposed Gov Godwin sales tax proposal regardless of amendments as bill nears passage. Rufus Wall says opposition is not self serving and highlights tax removal benefits and broader tax impact on workers and welfare. Continued on Page 10.
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Front Royal Retail Merchants Assn
Wall
Nik Mies
Wentnetenevene
Harrison
Weather Front Blurs Virginia Skies With Fog Rain
A stationary front off the Atlantic coast brings dense fog and widespread cloudiness across Virginia with periods of rain and damp conditions noted today.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast
Virginia
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Navy
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Vgstpen
ROUSS
Dan Leatherman
E. W. Jayne
Star
Larry Sullivan
Rouss Firemen
Mr. Jayne
Jayne
Winchester Fire Companies
Virginia State Fire Chiefs Association
Pope
Public School For
Silver Star
Army
Maj
Robert H. Dunn
Maywood, N.J
Congress
LBJ
U.N. Sansteete
Soanalh
Security Council
Winchester Feed & Seed
S. Cameron Street
VFW
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