Nixon predicts a wide open 1968 GOP convention
Richard M. Nixon tells the Saturday Evening Post that the 1968 Republican National Convention could be wide open with multiple candidates and several ballots. He notes a strong GOP crop since 1952 and mentions possible contenders such as Percy, Hatfield, Rhodes, Rom—hey, and Rockefeller, while hinting he might have invaded Cuba if elected in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Saturday Evening Post
Jules Witcover
Newhouse National News Service
White House
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John F. Kennedy
Cuba
Eisenhower
Coupon correction from Diskay on valid days
Diskay Discount Stores corrects an earlier ad indicating coupons are valid on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday, not Friday and Saturday. The notice specifies three weekday dates and urges customers to use the correct redemption period.
Break-ins Across City In 11 Hours Trigger Police Probe
Police investigated three separate break ins yesterday in different neighborhoods. Entry methods varied from a basement window to a kicked rear door and a smashed basement door. Homes at 433 Briarmont Drive 117 South Washington Street and 426 West Monmouth Street were entered. Investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Speakman
Briarmont Dr
S. Washington St
Robert Glass, Sr
Valentine Spooning Themed Valentines Stir Mixed Reactions
AP report surveys opinions on a Welsh tradition of gifting hand carved wooden spoons engraved with hearts and initials for Valentine's Day. Reactions range from romantic to dismissive, with museum displays showing replicas.
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New York
Probe Brawl in Munich Stirs Army Inquiry
In Munich a street brawl involving U S soldiers German police and taxi drivers led to an Army investigation. A spokesman denied confirm reports that a soldier threatened an officer with a loaded submachine gun and said the preliminary inquiry lasted about 20 minutes before order was restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Germany
U.S
Frederick County to reassess all property in 1968
Frederick County supervisors vote to reassess all property in 1968 and to begin a county mapping project with state appraisers. A local assessors board will work with state staff, with local decisions binding. A zoning ordinance passed. a compulsory school attendance ordinance advances to second reading.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Claude Neff
State Tax Dept
Baughman
Luttrell
Himelright
Tom Brumback
Brumback
ASC
Luttrell Sees Full School Budget Request Likely
Frederick County supervisor Paul Luttrell told a board group that the school board would probably get what it wants this year as they pressed for the 2.8 million budget. Delegations urged approval and a 1 percent county sales tax to raise funds while prioritizing expanded programs, higher teacher pay, and improved facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Luttrell
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Parent-Teacher Associations
Top Military Purge Reported in Red China
Tokyo dispatch says 25 top military leaders are under fire in Mao Zedong’s purge linked to Liu Shaoqi resistance. Chiang Ching is named to lead a new central committee pressuring purges. Chou Enlai sits on it. Reports claim Soviet prisoners exchanged shots near the border.
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Red
China
Tokyo
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao-chi
Mao
Sankei Shimbun
Chiang Ching
Chou En-lai
Repulsed
Soviet Union
Hsiao Ching-kuang
Wi Fan-hsien
Navy
Li Tso-peng
Ulanfu
Inner Mongolian
Wang En-mao
Sinkiang
Lo Jui-ching
Communist Party Military Commission
Army
Inner Mongolia
Reds Used 3 770 Trucks in Supply Buildup
The Defense Department said North Vietnam used 3 770 trucks and vessels to rush at least 25 000 tons of ammunition and equipment toward South Vietnam during the bombing pause. The material could support a 10 000 man division for 250 days. The Tet truce saw more war materiel moved south than in any 30 day period.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Defense Department
Vietnam
U.S
U. S
Johnson
London
Alexei Kosygin
Harold Wilson
Hanoi
Reds Claim 2 Planes Shot Down in Vietnam War Update
U S fighter bombers hit railways while North Vietnam reported two American planes down. Peking and Pyongyang pledged support for the Viet Cong. U S and allied forces conducted many sorties as air strikes resumed after a truce. Casualties and mine incidents noted among U S troops.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Peking
Pyongyang
Red China
North Korea
Lin Piao
China
Kim Chang Bong
Hanoi
Air Force
Vinh Tuy Highway
Dong Hoi
U.S. Command
Navy AG
Panhandle
Valentine sweethearts photo caption and local neighbors
The caption identifies Sandra J. Brown and Ralph E. Clem Jr. as Valentine sweethearts photographed by Jim Hamilton, noting their family connections in the Oak Grove subdivision of Stephens City. A separate Frederick County Board of Supervisors meeting features an anonymous taxpayer letter protesting the proposed school budget and asking who will do the hard work if everyone is educated.
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Grace Voight
PTA Council
J.H. McCormick
Ray Rinker
Alfred Snapp
Stephens City
C. Alson Smith
Virginia
Valentine
Sandra J. Brown
Ralph E. Clem, Jr
Sandra
Jack Brown
Ralph
Ralph E. Clem
Oakrove
Star
Jim Hamilton
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
George W. Romhey
Michigan
Ronald Reagan
California
Diskay Discount Stores
Douglas Haines
W. Monmouth St
Haines
Ellen Schaut
Pittsburgh Art Institute
Associated Press
Miss Schaut
Mickey Spillane
Miss Spillane
Cathie McSweeney
University of California At
Los Angeles
Corinne Guntzel
Eco
University of Ilinois
Denis Smith
Margaret McDonough
Miami, Fla
New York City
Museum of Courtship, Love and Marriage
Car Museum
Wales
Howard Johnson
Winchester
Frederick, Shenandoah, Page, Warren, Clarke and
Fauquier
Reds
Ho Chi Minh
Pope Paul
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
National Front- For Liberation
Viet Cong
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