Israel Carries Out Major Air Raid Near Damascus
Israeli warplanes struck two guerrilla bases along the Syria border near Damascus in the largest air action since the 1967 war. Damascus radio and reports say Israeli jets shot down one Syrian MIG 17, while three Israeli and two Syrian aircraft were butted down. The attack targeted Maisalun and El Hamme, Al Fatah quarters, amid rising border violence and a bus attack that day.
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Damascus
Israel
Syria
Golan Heights
Maisalun
Beirut
el Hamme
al Fatah
Lebanon
Egypt
Algeria
China
Eisenhower Undergoes Abdominal Surgery At Walter Reed
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is resting as comfortably as possible after emergency abdominal surgery at Walter Reed Army Hospital. Officials reported a stable heart condition and satisfactory vital signs, noting the operation for intestinal blockage lasted 2 hours 20 minutes.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Army
George H. Foster
Supreme Court affirms students right to protest at school
The court ruled 172 that school children may wear armbands to protest the Vietnam War while allowing school officials to impose restraints if protests disrupt classes or infringe on other students rights. Justice Fortas stated students are constitutionally protected individuals both in and out of school. Dissenters were Black and Harlan.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Des Moines
Iowa
Heart Sunday contributions tally in Winchester area
An initial count shows Heart Sunday donations in Winchester and Frederick County totaling 4601.50 dollars. A spokesman cautioned that final figures depend on additional reports. The drive is part of the annual Heart Fund effort. Red Cross Bloodmobile visits sponsored by the Winchester Lions Club will run tomorrow 10 AM to 3 PM at Christ Episcopal Parish House. Quota is 195 pints with aim to beat a growing deficit. Call 662-5412 for a timed appointment.
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Heart
Winchester
Frederick County
Red Cross
Winchester Lions Club
Christ Episcopal Church
Boscawen St
60 Billion Rise Seen in U S Output in 1969
Senate and House economic committees hear UCLA economist Dr. Robert M Williams forecast national output will rise 60 billion dollars in 1969 with a 3.4 percent real growth. He says retaining the 10 percent surtax through 1969 helps curb inflation and prices, while expiring it would push production and prices higher. The panel continues hearings from college economists.
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Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
Robert M. Wiliams
University of California At Los Angeles
UCLA
Williams
Dirty Politics Down as Appeals to Prejudice Decline
The Fair Campaign Practices Committee reports a major drop in appeals to racial and religious prejudice in the 1968 elections. Only 6 percent of complaints involved racial prejudice and 3 percent religion. Most complaints cited misrepresentation and falsification near the end of the campaign.
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Washington
Fair Campaign Practice Committee
Charles P. Taft
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
FCPC
Nixon to Consult Allies on Later Talks With Russians
President Nixon, in London after Belgium, says the United States will enter negotiations with the Soviet Union on a wide range of issues and will consult NATO allies. He briefed NATO leaders and plans to discuss topics with Prime Minister Wilson and Conservative leaders, aiming to build support for a future summit.
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London
England
Belgium
Brussels
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
United States
Soviet Union
Harold Wilson
Western Alliance
Local Firms Lose Buildings in Linden Mountain Fire
Two locally owned firms suffered property damage from a blaze on Linden Mountain east of Front Royal. The fire reportedly destroyed a Middleburg firm’s well drilling rig while damaging radio relay facilities and a truck. Loss could reach 150000 dollars. no injuries reported.
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Middlebury
Philip B. Whitney
WINC
Donald Combs
Winchester Electrical Service
Linden Mountain
Front Royal
Front Royal Today
H.L. Singhass
Valley Well Drilling Corp
Middleburg
Frankie Carter
Conrad House Tenants Ordered to Vacate by May 1
Tenants in six Conrad House apartments on Cameron Street receive 60 day notices to vacate by May 1. The City and Winchester Parking Authority plan a four point $648000 project including razing the house to create a 100 space parking lot, with council retaining rights to withdraw property if needed. Preservation group Preservation of Historic Winchester urges Council to reclaim the property and substitute Rouss City Hall land to keep Conrad House intact.
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McCormac
Cameron St
Rouss City Hall
Richard J. Martin
Winchester Parking Authority
City of
Winchester
Martin
Parking Authority
Wendell L. Seldon
Mr. Martin
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc
Loudoun St
Congress Asked To Ease Ceiling On National Debt
President Nixon urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling by 17 billion dollars to cover near term cash needs and proposed changing the method of computing the ceiling to set a 300 billion dollar statutory limit instead of 382 billion.
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Congress
Washington
Nixon
Snowfall Totals Hit 2 Inches Across Shenandoah Valley
Cloudy skies and a two inch snowfall marked by wet, non piling snow. Temperatures near freezing with a low of 33 at Winchester Fruit Laboratory and a high of 28 to 32, then 38 to 44 tomorrow. Weekend total rises to 16 inches for the area.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Berlin Crisis Eases as Concessions Reported
West and East Germany offered concessions as talks began in Stuttgart. West Berlin remains a focal point with elections postponed and Easter visits allowed across the border. The move aims at detente with Kiesinger open to negotiations for a lasting settlement before Nixon’s visit.
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West Germany
Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Walter Ulbricht
Semyon Tsarapkin
Stuttgart
Kiesinger
Tsarapkin
Nixon
Soviet Union
Enich Luebke
Second Day of Attacks in Saigon and Command Losses
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces battered 50 towns and bases in a second day of countrywide attacks aimed at pressuring for Paris talks. U S officials report over 1,000 enemy dead, with Allied casualties around 100 Americans and an equal number of South Vietnamese killed.
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Paris
Nuyyen van Thieu
U.S
da Nang
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Vietnam
Long Binh
Bien Hoa
Tay Ninh
Weather turns clearing after weekend storm in Virginia
Richmond weather notes a cloudy period today and tonight with a clearing trend and cooler temps by Tuesday as the system that brought snow and rain moves off the Delaware coast.
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Richmond
Virginia
Delaware
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