Khanh Accepts roving ambassador post amid Viet Nam turmoil
Lt. Gen Nguyen Khanh, ousted South Viet Nam leader, says he will serve as roving ambassador to the United Nations. He plans to present evidence of Viet Cong infiltration and shift war effort to diplomatic fronts. An American serviceman died and another wounded when a grenade hit a command post near Saigon.
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United Nations
Viet Nam
Saigon
Phan Khac Suu
Khanh
U.S
Dodd Urges U S Boost Viet Efforts
Senator Thomas J. Dodd urged stepped up U S efforts to save South Viet Nam warning a negotiated settlement would unleash a massive bloodletting. He outlined five steps including better ties with South Vietnamese leaders, improved political warfare, a North Vietnamese liberation front, defense of frontier cities, and collective action by the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
U.S
South Viet Nam
Senate
Connecticut Democrat
Dodd
Frank Church
Déidahe
George 8
McGovern
D-S.d
United States
Viet Nam-Laos
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Mmn
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
America
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival feature in Clarke County
The Clarke County Junior Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual awards dinner at Berryville’s fire hall. The event honors Clarke County Outstanding Citizen Best Boss Outstanding Young Farmer and Best All-Around Citizen as part of the Apple Blossom Festival coverage in the Virginia telephony newsletter.
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Shenandoah
C’é P-Tele~ Phone Co
Virginia
Luci Baines Johnson
Clarke County
Turncoat In Mental Hospital
Lowell D. Skinner, a Korean War turncoat, is committed to Hawe thornden State Hospital in Akron for an indefinite period. The ex-GI spent 10 years in Communist China and has been jailed since December 10 for violating a two-year probation. Committal was ordered by Judge L. A. Lombardi and Judge Nathan Koplin. Skinner, 34, has been arrested several times and was dishonorably discharged from the service following a shooting incident in which he allegedly fired at two youths.
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Akron, Ohio
Lowell D. Skinner
Hawethornden State Hospital
China
Skinner
Serve Ice
Polka Dot Glider Breaks 13300 MPH Suborbital Run
A Thor-Delta launched the Project Asset glider from Cape Kennedy reaching 13300 mph on a 39 mile ascent before a parachute deployment and splashdown. The polka dot craft tested heat sensitive coating and materials for future spaceplanes landing like airplanes.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Britain to review NATO strategy to ease defense burden
In a defense White Paper Defense Secretary Denis Healey said Britain inherited an overstretched and underequipped defense establishment from the Conservatives and ordered a full policy survey and effectiveness study of army navy and air force operations. He cited the need for an Atlantic security re think. A separate report noted an air search locating a drifting vehicle in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Cape Kennedy with rescue divers securing it.
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London
Harold Wilson
North Atlantic Treaty ‘Organization
Britain
Denis Healley
House of Commons
West and Midwest Hit By Major Storm
A major storm swept West and Midwest bringing snow, subzero temperatures and 50 mph winds. Snow stretched from Montana to northeastern New Mexico and southern Minnesota, with up to a foot near Lake Ontario. Blowing snow, drifting, and near zero visibility disrupted highways and traffic across the region.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Montana
New Mexico
Minnesota
Illinois
Great Lakes
Central Plains
Kansas
Wyoming
Michigan
New England
New York
Lake Ontario
Oswego-Henderson Harbor
Duke Undergoes Retina Surgery in London
The 70 year old duke has a detached retina in his left eye and underwent an operation to reattach it. A London clinic spokesman said he slept well and was comfortable. He is expected to stay several days.
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Duke
London
Paris
Lstewart Duke-Elder
Utter
Snow Forecast Tonight and Cold Temperatures Expected
The forecast calls for snow possibly heavy tonight or tomorrow with a cold high north of Virginia and a low in the 20s. While snowfall totals vary, 18 inches have fallen so far this winter in the area, with February totals much higher in prior years.
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Virginia
Central Plains
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Tournaments Kick Off Across Three Local Contests
Star Sports staff will cover the Tri-State College Conference Tourney the District 10 Tourney and the Northwestern League tourney. District 10 begins tonight at Bridgewater College while the Northwestern League starts Thursday at three neutral sites. The Tri-State Tourney heads to Hagerstown on Friday and the Northwestern League moves to George Marshall High in Fairfax County for the second round Friday.
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Star Sports
Bridgewater College
Tri-State College
Hagerstown
George Marshall High
Fairfax County
Fire Threat Focuses on Harlem Black Muslims Mosque
Chicago police heightened security around Elijah Muhammad’s mansion and a nearby Black Muslims mosque after reports of plans to avenge Malcolm X by six followers. Muhammad denied involvement and urged investigation into the assassin’s origins.
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Chicago
Elijah Muhammad
Muhammad
Mosque No. 2
Malcolm X
New York City
New York
Malcolm
Two Accused U S Spies Executed in Damascus
DAMASCUS AP A naturalized American of Syrian origin and a Syrian army colonel were executed at dawn for spying for the United States. Col Abdel Moeen Hakimi 43 of Syria’s coastal forces died by firing squad while Farhan Atassi 37, who gained citizenship by marrying an American, was hanged in Al Marja Square. They were said to be members of a ring led by Walter Snowdon second secretary of the U S Embassy. The U S government denied espionage charges and Snowdon plus a embassy clerk Martha Scherrer were expelled from Syria.
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Damascus
United States
Abdel Moeen Hakimi
Syria
Farhan Atassi
U.S
al Marja
Walter Snowdon
Snowdon
Martha Scherrer
Wage War Of Nerves In Alabama
Selma Alabama faced a tense voter registration drive with authorities enforcing Governor Wallace's night march ban while Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announced plans for a large march on Montgomery. Troopers county deputies and federal agents monitored the Negro housing project as leaders defied the order.
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Selma
Ala
West
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Montgomery
Here
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Winters Sundays: A Dreary Pattern of Freezing Rain and Snow
The column recalls a string of wintry Sundays with frigid highs from the 20s to 40s, frequent rain and snow, and only occasional mild days. It notes a last warm, clear Sunday on Nov 29 and cautions readers to expect more cold weather ahead with forecasts predicting continued Sunday chill.
Fire at Harlem mosque injures five and gutts temple of Islam No 7
A Harlem fire believed arson gutted the Temple of Islam No. 7, base of Malcolm X's movement, injuring five. Witnesses heard blasts before 2 am as flames rose 30 feet from the building at 102 W 116th St. Police bolstered patrols amid fears of further violence.
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New York
Harlem
Malcolm X
116Th St
John T. O’hagan
Weather system to bring heavy precipitation to Virginia tonight and tomorrow
A Texas panhandle low pressure system will move toward Virginia bringing substantial precipitation. Snow is likely across the state tonight with continuation into tomorrow, affecting travel and visibility in several areas.
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Richmond
Texas Panhandle
Virginia
Clearance Sale Opens in Clearbrook
Clearance sale announced with start date listed as February 24 and check a board notice. The venue will be closed all day February 26 and 27 for the event and will reopen in Clearbrook afterward.
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Clearbrook
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