Communists Walk Out of Paris Vietnam Peace Talks
Communist delegations at the Paris Vietnam peace conference abruptly walked out of the session protesting the escalation of the U S air war. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong said they would return next Thursday March 2 while the U S and South Vietnamese would decide later on meeting again. The walkout marked the first time a delegation left after a session began and drew strong charges from both sides about the conduct of the talks.
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Paris
U.S
William J. Porter
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Tien
South Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Indochinese
Nixon tours Great Wall and presses end to walls between peoples
President Nixon visited the Great Wall of China and urged opening between nations while meeting Premier Chou En-lai. Talks in Beijing continued with no immediate breakthroughs on Vietnam though POW issues likely on the agenda.
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Richard Nixon
Summer Palace
Peking
Nixon
Chou Enlai
Great Wall
China
Chou En-lai
Great Hall of the People
Vietnam
Chou
U.S
Forbidden City
Nixons
Asia
William P. Rogers
Li Hsiennen
Chi Peng-fei
Nixon Calls Great Wall Story Unbelievable From Peking
President Nixon later tours the Great Wall near Peking and remarks on its ancient scale and purpose. The article recounts the Wall’s 2200 year history from its construction under Chin Shih Huang Ti to Ming and Manchu dynasties and its failure to bar invasions.
Snow Delays Frederick County School Reopening
Two and a half inches of snow yesterday evening halted Frederick County Schools reopening plans while Clarke County students returned. Winchester students resumed on the second day after the storm as Supt. Wade G. Johnson credited the Highway Department for clearing roads for buses despite minor delays. The forecast projects more snow tonight and tomorrow with a mid-20s low and highs in the 30s amid a warming trend later in the week.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Winchester
Melton Wright
Clarke
Wade G. Johnson
Highway Department
Kleindienst Gets Committee Approval
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved President Nixon's nomination of Richard G. Kleindienst to be attorney general in Washington.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
February precipitation over 58-year average by inches
Precipitation for February to date runs 3.91 inches, about 1.76 inches above the 58-year average of 2.15 inches, with five days remaining and additional snow ahead.
West Virginia votes on dog racing tracks in House debate
A bill allowing dog racing tracks in West Virginia faces House of Delegates vote today with Senate approval needed. Sponsored by Billy Burke the measure could boost state tax revenue and allocates half of track breakage to counties for road and law enforcement use.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Senate
Massachusetts
Florida
Finance Committee
Billy B. Burke
Chilmer
Frederick County Votes to Create Department of Accounting
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved establishing a Department of Accounting and authorized hiring a director. The plan includes centralizing all county offices under one system to improve cost tracking and auditing, with projected costs around 18 000 dollars and a 1 500 dollar initial survey fee.
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Frederick County
Alderman
Welfare Department
Raymond C. Sandy
George Whitacre
Circuit Court
Dorothy Keckley
Esten Rudolph
Dorothy Rice
Whitacre
Rice
Angela Davis Freed on $102,500 Bail in Santa Clara County
Angela Davis 28 a former UCLA instructor and Black militant is freed after posting 2500 cash and 100000 surety bond. She must stay in Santa Clara County and report weekly to probation while awaiting trial on murder kidnapping and conspiracy charges from the Marin County incident. She will attend a San Jose news conference and faces conditions including travel limits and no public rallies.
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Calif
Angela Davis
Santa Clara County
UCLA
Miss Davis
San Jose
Superior Court
Richard E. Arnason
California Supreme Court
Albert Harris Jr
San Quentin
Marin County Civic Center
San Rafael
New York
San Francisco Bay Area
Moore
Doris Walker
Virginia Weather Dims as Front Moves South
Colder air advances across Virginia as a complex front slides southward. The short note includes a contact line for help with feeling overwhelmed.
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Richmond
Virginia
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