Viet Cong Mortar Attack Shocks Saigon Center
Viet Cong mortars hit near U S military command in downtown Saigon during the lunar new year truce. Twelve Vietnamese killed and 40 wounded as a convoy and offices were struck. Westmoreland headquarters spared. civilians and soldiers harmed, casualty figures debated.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
South Vietnamese
South
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Chemical Company
Henry Cat Lodge
Trials Resume At Danville Civil Rights Demonstrations
In Danville, 39 civil rights marchers faced court before Judge A. M. Aiken as trials resumed. About 215 similar cases, stemming from the 1963 summer unrest, are set through Feb. 21 in three trial groups. Previous convictions include 51 and 79 demonstrators on related charges. dates for parade ordinance violations remain undecided.
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Danville
Forecast predicts near normal temps for five days
The forecast calls for daytime averages in the 50s with precipitation possible up to a half inch perhaps on Thursday or Friday.
Kosygin and Wilson Fail to Agree on Vietnam Peace Plan
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin failed to forge a joint peace plan for Vietnam but vowed continued work toward an end to the war. Their communique outlined shared goals and future talks on European security and disarmament despite no breakthrough on ceasefire terms or a nuclear ban extension.
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London
Alexei N Kosygin
Harold Wilson
Vietnam
Kosygin
Wilson
Europe
Germany
United Nations
Prompt resumption of air war likely
Washington officials forecast a quick restart of U S air bombing against North Vietnam if Hanoi does not move toward peace or reduce military actions An extended lunar new year pause does not signal policy change Johnson reportedly approved the pause at the end of a four day truce after talks with British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and others Newsweek reports Mao Tse tung may have approved direct talks with the United States Johnson asked Kennedy to deny peace feeler reports
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Alexei Kosygin
London
Hanoi
Vietnam
Wilson
Newsweek
State Department
Red China
Mao Tse-tung
United States
Soviet Union
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Subzero Weather Grips Northeast as Snow Falls
Winter remains bitter across the Northeast with Chicago adding two inches of snow and highs in the zero to subzero range. Temperatures plunged across Pennsylvania, New England, and into New York as a major snow belt spreads from Minnesota to Michigan and east.
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Associated Press
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Florida
California
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Minnesota
Michigan
Massena
New York
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New England
Montpelier
Saddleback Mountain
Rangeley
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Hibbing
Minn
Wisconsin
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Sault Ste. Marie
Pacific Northwest
Texas
Oregon
Los Angeles International
Pacific Coast
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Arizona
Richard Daley
Willy Brandt
West Germany
N.Y
Key West
Fla
Arctic air yields warm trend in Virginia and East Coast
The AP reports an arctic air mass extending from New York reaches Virginia and flows eastward, but a warming trend is expected for the Old Dominion and most of the Eastern seaboard today.
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Richmond
New York
Virginia
Old Dominion
Seaboard
Stonewall School Burglary Nets $1 000 in Equipment
Over $1,000 in equipment and a meal service were stolen from Stonewall School on Saturday. Entry was gained through a southwest window with damaged door panels. Taken items include two new typewriters a portable typewriter a calculating machine a Polaroid camera and six dollars. Also stolen were a beef roaster hot dogs frozen chickens canned hams and more. Gainesboro School was entered but nothing taken. Deputies Lacey Anderson and Miller Owens led the investigation reported by principal Roger Koontz and employee Noah DeHaven.
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Stonewall School
Frederick County
Lacey Anderson
Miller Owens
Roger Koontz
Gainesboro
Noah DeHaven
Fred Braithwaite
Moscow Peking trade accusations on Vietnam war moves
Moscow radio said China would not initiate cutting ties with the Soviet Union but would strike back at any Soviet attack. Chen Yi told a Japanese trade group Beijing would not act first to sever relations, while protests and military moves linked to Mao Tse tung’s purge drew large crowds in several Chinese cities.
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Tokyo
Mosco Radio
Red
China
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Chenyi
Moscow
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Formosa
Mao
Communist Party
New China News Agency
Alexei N. Kosygin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Taiyuan
Moscow Radio
North Vietnam
Chen Yi
West Virginia liquor bill seen law by Friday
Charleston AP reports the private club liquor bill is likely to reach Governor Hulett Smith's desk and become law within five days if signed or not vetoed. Supporters cite anti gambling aims while critics say enforcement would be weak and local police face tougher implementation.
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Charleston
W. Va
Hulett Smith
Cal
Senate
Wiliam A. Moreland
Monongalia
Huntington
G. H.klinkecht
Dallas Bias
Moreland
John Kerr School Faces Replacement say Officials
City officials and the School Board discussed replacing John Kerr School due to age and condition. Finance and education committees cited a 19th century building that is too big dark and dirty. Alternatives include adding to nearby Quarles or Virginia Avenue School or building a new facility at a separate site.
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Marvin Gore, Jr
Women’s Civic League
Gore
Quarles
Virginia Avenue
Motel Bandit Takes $240
Rich mond authorities hunt for a gunman who held up the night manager at the Executive Motor Hotel around 1 40 a m and escaped with 240 dollars. The clerk Earl Spillman described a black and red ski mask performer who forced him to open the safe and then returned to ask a question before fleeing.
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Richmond
Henrico County
Earl Spillman
Executive Motor Hotel
Spillman
Lawrence Lichliter Returns to Local Service Stations
Lawrence Lichliter is back at Central Amoco and Cork and Loudong V.W. Tire Servicing, handling S and H Stamps and customer service duties at the two shops.
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Lawrence Lichliter
Central Amoco
Cork & Loudong
V.W. Tire Servicing
S&h Stamps
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