North Vietnamese SAMs Score Tiny Bull’s-Eye Rate
The article notes Soviet built surface to air missiles hit U S planes only one time in 48 attempts. Despite 469 planes lost on combat missions over North Vietnam the Pentagon says 436 were likely lost to ground fire. SAMs fired 1 588 times by Feb 15 for a .021 batting average. McNamara says the missiles are not worth stealing. Countermeasures and radar warning reduce effectiveness.
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Pentagon
North Vietnam
Tagon
Vietnam
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Sam’s
Washington
Hanoi
Senate Debates Debt Ceiling Hike as March Bills Loom
The Senate weighs boosting the national debt limit by 6 billion dollars to 336 billion to pay March obligations. Treasury officials and Secretary Fowler urge quick action, while cost of living shows a small rise in January, with stability noted by Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Washington
Senate
Treasury
Mike Mansfield
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Arthur M. Ross
Ross
Scout
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Johnson
Johnson warns urgency of nuclear treaty ban at Geneva
President Johnson told disarmament negotiators that failure to halt nuclear arms spread could pull local conflicts into nuclear war. He urged timely draft of a treaty while ensuring nonnuclear powers retain peaceful nuclear development. West Germany Japan India Italy Sweden Switzerland Israel fear lack of guarantees and Soviet inspections may threaten peaceful research.
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Geneva
Johnson
Committee On Disarmament
Indus
U.N. General Assembly
New York
United States
Soviet Union
Alexei Roshchin
William C. Foster
U.S
Red China
France
West Germany
Japan
India
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Israel
Macy Washington's Birthday Sale At Custom Audio Center
Snow flurried briefly but no forecasted snow remains. Temperatures edge up tomorrow with rain likely Thursday. Ladies wear 50 to 75 percent off including suits sweaters skirts raincoats slacks and blouses. The Mark V amplifier $29.95 car coats $11 sweaters $5 to $7 nylon slips $1.88 scarves 22c and half size dresses on sale at Macy 181 N Loudoun St.
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Oxford
Custom Audio Center
Geo. Washington
Macy Washington
Macy
Loudoun St
George Washington
Turner Ashby Beats Stonewall Jackson 98 to 65 in District Tourney
Turner Ashby overwhelmed Stonewall Jackson 98-65 in first round District 10 games at Handley. Page County defeated Montevideo 73-48, and Handley edged George Mason 46-45 to clinch top Northwestern League seeding. Details and photos appear on pages 27 to 29.
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Turner Ashby
Stonewall Jackson
Page County
Montevideo
Handley
George Mason
Fire destroys half Pulaski Furniture plant in Martinsville
Fire raged through the spraying and finishing area of Pulaski Furniture Corp in Martinsville, destroying production facilities and much of the final-stage inventory. About 80 workers were at the plant when flames erupted around 2:30 p.m., with explosions from paint and lacquer sending flames up to 150 feet. Firefighters, aided by volunteers from five counties, fought the blaze into the night, and the loss will halt furniture making for a period.
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Martinsville
Pulaski Furniture Corp
Tinsville General Hospital
Henry County
Pulaski Co
East Church Street
U.S. 58
Zenith Center Advertises Washington's Birthday TV Deals
The Zenith Center at 27 N Loudoun offers a Washington's Birthday sale with $100 off a Zenith color TV on a swivel and $20 off a black and white portable. Also promotes 24 hour taxi service by Royal Cab Co with wake-up calls and stamps per ride.
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Royal Cab CO
Washington
Zenith
Loudoun
Prosecution Seeks Death for Speck Trial Begins
In Peoria Illinois Richard Speck listens as prosecutors announce they will seek the death penalty for the killer of eight student nurses. Judge Herbert Paschen presides as eight indictments are read and juror selection begins with two women on the venire.
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Peoria
Ill
Richard Speck
Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Chicago
Paschen
Mao Seen Holding Out Olive Branch to Foes
Tokyo dispatch notes Mao Tse tung appears to gesture toward opposition groups as the Shanghai Wen Hui Pao and official Peking Daily urge leniency for cadres who confess errors and rejoin Maoist ranks. Central Committee orders a halt to the prolonged purge against Liu Shao chi and Teng Hsiao ping allies, with February 17 directives urging return to original organizations.
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Mao
Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Shanghai
Wen Hui Pao
Peking People’s Daily
Peking
Communist Party
Central Committee
Cam
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Rusk Heads Home After Latin Summit Meetings
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk left Buenos Aires after helping 19 Latin American nations plan an inter American summit in mid April to launch a Latin America common market. He said he was highly satisfied as ministers backed a Uruguayan summit and a 1980 unification goal.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
U.S
Dean Rusk
Washington
Rusk
Alliance For Progress
Organization of American States
Uruguay
OAS
CIA Director Faces Watchdog Committee
CIA Director Richard Helms testified before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee amid disclosures of CIA funds to the National Student Association and other foundations. Senate Leader Mike Mansfield defended the agency’s mission saying the uproar should not disrupt spying operations and praised Helms as the agency’s best administrator. He noted Johnson’s order ending CIA funds to student groups would aid strengthened intelligence operations.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Armed Services
CIA
National Student Association
Mansfield
Helms
Johnson
CEA
Washington Post
Institute’ For Labor Research
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
Channel 6 TV offers 50 percent off items tomorrow
A local TV channel promotes a sales event on Channel 6 and Cable TV at 11 A.M. featuring half price on men s shoes sport shirts and hats. The notice mentions First Presbyterian Church.
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Oxford
First Presbyterian Church
Americans Report Record North Vietnamese Convoy Losses
U S pilots claim 86 trucks destroyed or damaged as a Mu Gia Pass convoy move headed south with war supplies. Ground actions across South Vietnam yield 266 enemy killed in five engagements while Marines lead most American action.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Mu Gia Pass
North Wise
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
North Vietnam
Quang Ngai City
Navy
Thanh Hoa
1St Infantry
Tucson
Out-of-Town Fete Sets $10,000 Fundraising Goal
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival organizers aim to raise 10000 for the festival on May 4 5 6. Twenty members met at Charles Dick's Amherst Street home to plan and recruit volunteers to solicit funds from out of town individuals and businesses.
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Shenandoah
Charles Dick
Amherst St
Rug Cleaning Service Corrigan Rug Cleaners
Corrigan Rug Cleaners operates at 906 Berryville Ave offering rug cleaning services. The business presents professional cleaning for household and area rugs, aiming to restore color and texture.
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Rug Cleaning Service
Corrigan Rug Cleaners
Berryville Ave
Consultant To Aid HHS Program At Handley School
A New York educational consultant, Richard S. McKinley of Engelhardt Engelhardt Leggett, was hired by the Winchester School Board to aid Handley faculty. The move, announced by Supt. Jacob L. Johnson after the board’s last meeting, funds his salary and expenses from Handley Board of Trustees. The hire advances the board’s renovation plans for Handley School.
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New York
Winchester School Board
Handley
Jacob L. Johnson
Mandley
Richard S. McKinley
Engelhardt, Engelhardt & Leggett
New York State
Mr. McKinley
Handley Board of Trustees
Handley School
Winchester Board weighs site for new elementary school
A Winchester architect proposed filling the old quarry between the B and O tracks and Park Way for a potential elementary school site, but no action was taken. The board advanced plans for a Winchester Frederick Clarke vocational education school with joint state funding surveys, approved a text book rental plan, and authorized an actuarial study to cost adding custodial staff under Virginia’s retirement system. The board also reiterated its ban on collecting money within schools for fundraising after reconsideration requests.
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Winchester
Keith Williams
Williams
B &O
Parkway Ave
Johnson
Winchester-Frederick and
Clarke County
Virginia Supplemental Retirement System
Clearing and windy weather expected in Virginia
A move ment of low pressure areas away from Virginia will bring gradually clearing skies and windy conditions to the Old Dominion today.
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Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
Famlee Bakers Thrift Store Opens with Daily Specials
A new shop at 1030 S Kent St announces daily specials and hours from 9 AM to 6 PM. The nearby Custom Audio Center promotes a birthday deal featuring the Maestro Record Changer for 19.95 dollars.
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Famlee Bakers Thrift Store
S. Kent St
Washington
Custom Audio Center
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South Gate Discount Glass
Miles S. Winchester
Kernstown
Star
Jim Hamilton
Maddox
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Mekong
HHS
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