Firemen Rescue Driver From Opequon Bridge Flood
Clearbrook firefighters stretched a 35 foot ladder to reach a car stranded on the swollen Opequon Bridge around 10 p.m. The driver, Theodore Kerns, climbed to safety after about a half hour in swift water with ice and logs. Highway officials warned motorists with barricades and torches as rivers remained high after weekend rain. February total rainfall reached 1.80 inches, with 1966 year-to-date at 5.10 inches, above the two month average.
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Clearbrook
Theodore Kerns
Son
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Shenandoah
Clearbrook Fire Co
Mr. Kerns
Kerns
Highway Department
Special Council Meeting Tonight At City Hall
A special meeting of the City Council is set for 7 30 this evening at City Hall to receive a report from the Winchester Parking Authority. City and WPA officials refused to disclose the report’s content in advance.
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City Hall
Winchester Parking Authority
City
WPA
Weather Brief: Cold Front Stretches From Great Lakes
A cold front extends from the Great Lakes region toward the Atlantic seaboard bringing cooler air. Residents are advised to bundle up as temperatures drop and skies turn unsettled with a chance of light precipitation.
Heart Fund Bake Sale Nets 67.75 At Downtown Shops
The Frederick County Heart Fund drive at Christ Episcopal Parish Hall by the Lions Club sold bake items to raise 67.75. The Bloodmobile will visit tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. VFW Post 2123 sets a Feb 14 meeting at 7:30 p.m.
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Heart Fund
Frederick County Heart Fund
Christ Episcopal Parish Hall
The
Lions Club
VFW
Smell of Disaster In Santo Domingo
The revolt aftermath leaves Santo Domingo tense with burning garbage, smoke, and gunfire. Foreign troops occupy areas as residents mourn the lost and locals fear renewed clashes. American journalists report the turmoil despite hostility toward outsiders.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
82Nd Airborne Paratroopers
Massie Hurt In Accident Near Frederick Home
Joseph A. Massie Jr. Frederick County Commonwealth Attorney suffered a concussion and head abrasions in a two car crash at S Stewart and W Cecil Streets. He was taken to his home for treatment. the other driver Peyton Dunlap Jr. of Gore was uninjured.
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Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick County
Massie
S. Stewart
W. Cecil
Goldwater Presses Hard Line on Viet Nam Strategy
Senator Barry Goldwater argues for stronger air power and less ground fighting in Viet Nam. He criticizes Johnsons peace moves and calls for targeting North Viet Nams industrial sites while criticizing McNamara. Gen Maxwell Taylor says Red China unlikely to enter war. cites U S air power as pivotal.
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Washington
Fort Sen
Barry Goldwater
Abraham A. Ribicoff
de Conn
Johnson
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
United States
Red China
North
Goldwater
U.S
Ho Chi Nam
Air Force Reserve
Robert S. McNamara
Defense
Humphrey Visits Laos Amid Development Pledge Tour
Vice President Humphrey flew from Bangkok to Laos to reassure leaders that the United States will work with Laos on Mekong River projects. He toured sites for a large power dam and a Mekong irrigation lake, and stressed economic betterment over political aims during his Southeast Asia trip.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Hubert H. Humphry
Laos
Humphrey
Mekong River
Johnson
Southeast Asia
Souvanna Phouma
United States
North
President asks Congress for 55 million for housing aid and corps
President Johnson sent a three fold plea to Congress requesting 55,881,000 dollars for a rent subsidy program to aid the poor, the National Teacher Corps and expansion of the Selective Service System. The rent subsidies aim to ease low-cost housing shortages with proposals for nearly 70,000 units across 424 projects in 43 states plus DC and Puerto Rico.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
America
Southeast Asia
House
John W
Housing and Urban Development Department
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
Globemaster Crashes Over Spain With Eight Aboard
U S Air Force C124 missing after departing Seville with two buses for bomb searchers. Wreckage found six miles northwest of Trevelez on Pico Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada. No survivors confirmed as Spanish Civil Guards resume search amid stormy conditions.
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Palomares Beach
Spain
U.S
Trevelez
Pico Mulhacen
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Sur
Vivors
Hunter Air Force Base
Seville
Sierra Nevada
Ham
Globe 1
Is romance changing in the space age era
In New York, experts and celebrities debate if romance is dying or evolving. While some see romance as a middle class luxury, others argue it shifts with modern dating and media. Prominent voices discuss unavailability, changing courtship norms, and lasting commitment amid cultural change.
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New York
Wyatt Cooper
Vanderbilt
Road Hearing Delays Regular Board Business
The road hearing delays all regular board business with afternoon sessions. Subjects include further discussion on the proposed Rouss Ave mall. January meeting votes against Development C8s request to use county street for a grassy mall alongside the courthouse.
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Rouss Ave
Felt
Huge Rice Harvest Rescued Amid Viet Cong Attacks
AP reports Viet Cong mined three buses near Tuy Hoa killing 54 civilians and wounding 18 in retaliation for a successful rice harvest. Allied forces say 150 Viet Cong killed in 24 hours with U.S. planes targeting targets in North and South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
Mekong
Dinh Mon
Airborne Brigade
Dinh Tuong
Air Andar
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Oates
William Alexander
ABC
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Goodby
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Globemaster
Bobby Vinton
Eve Merriam
Nora
Janet
Middle Road
Tuy Hoa
U.S. 101St Airborne
Scotts
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