Israel Attacks Arab Guerrillas Amid Jordan Raid
Israeli jet fighters conducted a 25 minute air strike on a suspected guerrilla pocket in Jordan near the Sea of Galilee with ground troops backing. Jordan reported two prior jet attacks, napalm used, no Jordanian or Israeli casualties. In Hebron an Israeli patrol came under light fire but returned fire. Gahal party voted to stay in the coalition government amid dispute over territory seized in 1967.
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Ith
Qatef
Sea of Galilee
Hebron
Jerusalem
Israel
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Levi Eshkol
Eshkol
Newsweek Magazine
Gahalites
Milk Tank Wedge Leaves Tractor In Ditch At Gainesboro
State police report at 8 30 am a 169 model tractor pulling a tank with 5625 gallons of milk swerved into a ditch to miss a train at the Route 522 crossing in Gainesboro. Driver Kenneth Bates Mobley of Jeffersonville Ind uninjured. crews work to extricate the vehicle.
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Gainesboro
Kenneth Bates Mobley
Jeffersonville
Ind
GN. Jenkins
Weekend Special Rum Cake and Chocolate Cream Pie
Ward's Pastry Shop offers weekend specials featuring a rich rum cake and a chocolate cream pie. Locals can enjoy these ready made desserts for gatherings or family treats.
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Ward
Case Against Sirhan Outlined in Kennedy Slaying
Los Angeles prosecutors outline the first degree murder case against Sirhan Bishara Sirhan for the Kennedy assassination. They quote his reply I did it for my country and say he acted alone. Defense plans a diminished responsibility defense with psychiatric testimony. Sirhan’s statements are recounted during opening statements as Rafer Johnson and police questioned him after the shooting at the Ambassador Hotel.
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Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
David N. Fitts
Jordan
United States
Emile Zola Berman
Berman
California
Kennedy
Ambassador Hotel
Fitts
Sirhan Sirhan
Rafer Johnson
Jesse Unruh
California State Assembly
Linus and Patty wed in real Valentine’s Day ceremony
Mark Baker of Cumberland Maryland and Patricia Britton of Stuart Florida marry today in a real wedding tied to the staging of You're a Good Man Charlie Brown. The couple, featured as Linus and Patty in the musical, celebrate on Valentine’s Day.
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Washington
Linus
Patty
Mark Baker
Cumberland
Patricia Britton
Stuart
Fla
Charles M. Schulz
No More Burglaries Nixon Neighbors Say Security Is Great
Residents of Bay Lane on Key Biscayne report a drop in break ins since President Nixon moved into the area. Secret Service guards man a 24 hour roadblock, requiring ID, with boating and air traffic restrictions around the President's beach.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
John Hardy
White House
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Hardy
British Leader in West Berlin Presses Freedom Pledge
Prime Minister Harold Wilson visited West Berlin to reaffirm Britain's commitment to keep the city free. He spoke at a Charlottenburg luncheon, calling the Communist wall a dramatic symbol of system bankruptcy and pledging continued support for Berlin amid Soviet pressure and East German moves on the presidential election. President Nixon was due to visit West Berlin on February 27.
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Harold Wilson
West Berlin
Britain
Bonn
Soviet Union
East Germany
Charlottenburg Castle
Wilson
Klaus Schuetz
Nixon
Vatican Prague Open Talks To Improve Church Relations
Pope Paul VI said the Vatican and Czechoslovakia have begun negotiations to ease relations with the Communist regime in Prague. He spoke during a special audience for a Czechoslovak pilgrimage, expressing hope for religious and civil peace. The pope praised the first steps and goodwill as a good sign.
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Paul VI
Vatican
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Truck Driver Escapes as Clam Laden Rig Fires on U S 13
A 49 year old truck driver James White of Chincoteague Va escaped injury when his tractor trailer carrying clams struck a tree on U S 13 near Felton Delaware, overturned and caught fire. He jumped from the wreck, most of the cargo was clams.
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Felton
Del
U.S. 13
James White
Chincoteague
White
U S B52s Bomb Saigon Area Amid Tet Tensions
American B52 bombers carpeted a wide arc around Saigon with nearly 5 000 bombs as bases of Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces faced renewed pressure ahead of Tet. Over 1 200 tons hit base camps and troop concentrations within 28 to 75 miles of Saigon amid heightened security for U S and South Vietnamese forces.
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Radio
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Tet
Quake Shakes Northwest. No Damage Reported
A 3.5 to 4 magnitude quake centered 70 to 80 miles northwest of Seattle lasted about 20 seconds. It rattled windows and shelves in northwest Washington and British Columbia but caused no injuries or damage. police switchboards were flooded with calls.
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Seattle
Washington
British Columbia
University of Washington
Norman Rasmussen
Windsor waives marriage license fees for Valentine's Day
The Windsor town clerk waives the five dollar marriage license fee on February 14 for any couple. Clyde and Fannie Ransom of Aztec New Mexico married 73 years ago in a lumber camp and are the town’s oldest Valentine sweethearts. Students at Markham Grade School Portland Oregon offer a 15 cent singing valentine to raise funds for a Vietnamese orphan while selling comic valentines. A Valentine postmark effort by Warren Thompson in Loveville Maryland draws interest but federal authorities have declined. Pets receive Valentine treats as Henry the basset hound and Cleo the poodle await a kiss.
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Connecticut
N.M
Windsor
Conn
Cupid
Ann S. Lee
Clyde
Fannie Ransom
New Mexico
Ransom
Markham
Portland
Ore
Floyd Riley
New York Times
B. Hades
Queens
Warren Thompson
Loveville
Mud
Storms Flood Galveston Bay Area Homes
Storms battered the Upper Texas Coast with tides up to eight feet and winds near 83 mph. In Baytown water rose about two feet in 50 to 60 homes in the Brownwood addition, with evacuations of about 200 people reported. The Texas coast lay under a tornado watch as crews responded to widespread flooding.
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Tex
Galveston Bay
Texas
Baytown
Manned Spacecraft Center
Civil Defense
Fletcher Henderson
Brownwood
Feencke
Henderson
Preservation group seeks to block Conrad house removal
A steering committee will campaign to prevent razing the Conrad house as Winchester plans a four point parking expansion. The move follows a WPA lease plan and a City Council vote. a revised petition will challenge immediate withdrawal of the Conrad property from the lease.
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McCormac
Winchester
Preservation of
Historic
Winchester, Inc
George Washington Hotel
Thomas G. Scully
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Scully
Cameron St
Winchester Parking Authority
WPA
City Hall
Ben B. Dutton
Rouss City Hall
Loudoun St
Mc.Cormac
Historic Winchester
Weather Ridge Dominates Virginia Forecast
Richmond AP reports a large high pressure ridge stretching from Lake Superior to southern Florida drifts eastward, shaping Virginia weather. The system brings dry conditions and cooler nights with gradual warming ahead.
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Virginia
Lake Superior
Louthern
Florida
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