Pearson Cabinet Awaits Return After Tax Defeat
Ottawa coverage shows Prime Minister Lester B Pearson's Liberal cabinet delaying resignation decisions until his Jamaica return after a 84 82 defeat on a 5 per cent income tax surcharge. The vote split included 60 conservatives and 23 minor party members. Pearson, 70, plans retirement this spring as leadership races loom with an April convention.
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Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Jamaica
House of Commons
Pearson
House
Commons
Robert L. Stanfield
Stanfield
Florida Teachers Walkout Enters Second Day Across State
Florida public school teachers join a statewide walkout now in its second day. About 26 000 have quit and 26 005 of 60 844 teachers were off work Monday with 21 counties reporting all classes canceled. The dispute centers on school funding and public education program adequacy.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
Ben. C. Willis
Florida Education Association
Edu
Daytona Beach
Floyd Christian
Wade Hopping
Claude Kirk
24-Room School Sold by Mistake
Two University of Wisconsin Green Bay instructors accidentally bought the Allouez School in Green Bay in a bid mix up for Bellevue School. They discovered the error after a city clerk and attorney revealed the mispurchasing, and plan to decide how to use the 24 room building with library and gymnasium.
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Green Bay
Wis
Roy Stumpf
Bob Goemans
Stumpf
University of Wsconsin-Green Bay
Bellevue School
Green Bay Board of Education
Goemans
Allouez School
Woman Dies As Clothing Catches Fire
Mrs. Effie Mullins, 77, living alone at 948 Orchard Ave, died at her home last night after her clothing ignited near a gas heater. Authorities cite suffocation or inhalation as the cause. fire inspector notes a broken heater pane and a flash fire.
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Effie Mullins
Orchard Ave
Douglass O. Hill
William Godenour
Clarke County Courthouse Entered. Offices Ransacked
Clarke County Courthouse in Berryville was entered last night with doors pried open. Drawers pulled, contents scattered, but county records in the clerk’s vault were untouched. Sheriff Slater said state police assist. entry traced from back door through the jury room to the main courtroom. Thirteen or fourteen cents reportedly taken from the assessor’s office. a clerk’s cash drawer was found empty.
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Berryville
Clarke
John Slater
Ray
Commissioners Revenue
Mpty
Two Girls Bicycles Recovered by Frederick County Sheriff
Sheriff Lacy Anderson announced two girls bicycles were picked up Saturday night on Paper Mill Road and are at the sheriff's office awaiting identification. A large blue bike with chrome fenders has two baskets, one on each rear side, and a smaller blue bike with a red fender. They will be released upon proper identification.
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Frederick County
Lacy Anderson
Paper Mill Road
Tonkin Gulf Inquiry Opens as McNamara Testifies
Secretary McNamara met with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a closed session to review the 1964 Tonkin Gulf incident amid questions about whether the administration gave a full account. The panel and others eyed North Korea ship Pueblo details and ongoing Vietnam policy debates.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tonkin Gulf
Senate Appropriations Committee
North Korea
Pueblo
Central Intelligence Agency
J. W. Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Walt W. Rostow
Lewis W. Walt
Marine Corps
Fulbright
James B. Pearson
Brian
Michigan
George Romney
United States
Vietnam
Texas
John B. Connally
Atlanta
Robert F. Kennedy
Ho Chi Minh
McNamara
Gulf
North Vietnam
U.S
Hopes Rise for Sewer Project Cost Savings
Middletown engineers report the sewer project can fit the budget after bid review and negotiation, with about 66 000 trimmed from costs and an alternate base bid saving 11 000. The mayor expects a contract within 30 days and seeks potential grant funding up to 60 000 under Public Law 660.
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Middletown
John McNair, Jr
John McNair and Associates
Waynes‘boro Sanitary Engineers
Archie J. Manuel
McNair
Council
Man
Uel
Optical Firm to Produce Eyeglass Frames in City
The American Optical Co. of Southbridge Mass has leased 9000 square feet at 22 Clark St for eyeglass frame production to be run from Frederick Md operations. Twelve? Actually 24 workers needed. Frames will bear private labels and national sales will occur through Southbridge HQ.
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The
American Optical Co
Southbridge
Mass
Clark St
Frederick
Joseph Kelly
Raceway Robbery at Valley Ave Shocks Local Fans
Five motors valued at 40 dollars and several car wheels were stolen from the Tom Thumb Raceway on Valley Ave last night. Deputy Roy Hoak reports entry through a broken picture window. Window damage estimated at 28 dollars.
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Tom Thumb
Valley Ave
Frederick County
Roy Hoak
Fisk Elected Virginia Motel Association President
Willis H. Fisk of Stephens City was elected president of the Virginia Motel Association at the Fredericksburg convention. He also earned the second place award for outstanding service. Mrs. Eddie Raymond of Lynchburg became vice president and received the Thalheimer and membership awards for starting the Piedmont Chapter in Lynchburg. Ed Watts of Roanoke was named treasurer and Mrs. Nancy Blaske of Fredericksburg secretary.
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Willis H. Fisk
Stephens ‘City
Virginia Motel Assn
Fredericksburg
Eddie Raymond
Lynchburg
Thalheimer
Piedmont
Ed Watts
Roanoke
Nancy Blaske
New Attack Said Planned On Capital
South Vietnamese military headquarters reported aerial observers sighted antiaircraft guns near Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. Bombers were deployed to destroy them as rumors circulated of a renewed attack on Saigon and leaflets urged uprisings in Gia Dinh suburbs. Intelligence says 10 000 to 15 000 Viet Cong within a day's march, with plans for a February end offensive.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Viet Cong
Gia Dinh
U.S
Mekgon
Kien Hoa
Prisoner Flees Clarke Jail Briefly
Randolph Sloan, 20, jailed for concealed weapon carry, escaped Clarke County jail briefly but was quickly returned by his mother, Rosanna Sloan. Jailer Percy Camper reported being overpowered when opening the cell door, then locked inside. no injuries. Deputies searched the Sloan home near Waterloo. mother later brought Sloan to the jail.
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Berryville
Randolph Sloan
Clarke County
Rosanna Sloan
Percy Camper
Sloan
Virginia Faces Light Snow and Clouds as Front Arrives
A cold front moving into Virginia brought scattered light snow and cloudy skies across the state today. The brief wintry mix affected several counties with calm winds and a subdued travel outlook as residents prepared for cooler air.
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Richmond
Virginia
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