U S Forces Engage First Sizeable Viet Cong Contact in War Zone C
In War Zone C near Tay Ninh and Kontum, U S troops clashed with Viet Cong units during Operations Sam Houston and Junction City. The 4th Infantry and 1st Infantry Division reported light American casualties, with enemy losses around 45 to 49 killed and weapons caches uncovered. Air strikes and artillery supported the engagements.
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Saigon
U.S. 4Th Infantry
Central Highlands
Kontum City
Junction City
U.S
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Ers
Tay Ninh
Cedar Falls
Iron Triangle
Tay Ninh City
Difficult To End War Goldberg Tour In Asia
U S ambassador to the United Nations Arthur J. Goldberg begins a five nation Asia tour stating ending the Vietnam war will be very difficult. He cites no peace package and emphasizes mutual reductions and continued pursuit of peace despite set backs.
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Tokyo
U.S
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Vietnam
Goldberg
Takeo Miki
China
Japan
South Korea
Philippines
Johnson
United States
North Vietnam
Northwestern League final set as Handley hosts Judges vs Loudoun
Judges toppled Fauquier 48 42 and Loudoun downed James Wood 59 44 to reach the championship game at Handley tonight at 8 p.m. Doors open 7 p.m. The winner receives a portable TV from Montgomery Ward. Winchester restaurant ads follow.
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Handley
Loudoun County
Fauquier
Loudoun
James Wood
Montgomery Ward
George Washington
John T. Downing
Chase St
Winchester
Route 7 bypass question stalled by Berryville officials
A Clarke County and Berryville delegation pressed the Virginia Highway Department to extend the Route 7 bypass away from town to allow growth. Commissioner Fugate called changes premature, with a full reevaluation planned in about five years. The present plan would add 3.4 miles of new road, while locals propose 4.1 miles. Virginia 7 is an arterial highway.
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Richmond
Clarke County
Berryville
State Highway Department
Berrysville
Blanton Allen
Douglas B. Fugate
Fugate
Austin K. Hunsberger
Hunsberger
Virginia 7
Martinsburg Train Wreck Kills 2 and Injures 56
A West Virginia train wreck involving St. Joseph's High School seniors and basketball fans from Martinsburg left two dead and 56 injured. Killed were William Lough and Thomas Petrucci. injured include coach Philip Fowler and student Michael Lough. The group, about 75 people, was en route to Huntington for a Catholic tournament.
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Martinsburg
W.va
St. Joseph’s High School
Pennsboro
William G. Lough
Thomas Petrucci
Michael Lough
St. Joseph’s
Philip Fowler
St. Mary’s Hospital
Clarksburg
John F. Kain
Union Protestant Hospital
City Hospital
Parkersburg
St. Joseph’s School
Huntington
Death Only Escape for Plotters, Garrison Says
New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison says death is the only escape for those he believes plotted to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. He cites Ferrie as a prime witness and claims the case is solved, though he warns arrests may be months away.
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New Orleans
Dist. Atty
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Nicholas Chetta
Ferrie
Garrison
Bitter cold grips eastern half of nation with record lows
The Associated Press reports bitter Arctic air floods the eastern half of the U S cooling temperatures to record lows from Minnesota to the Gulf Coast. Hibbing and Bemidji plunge to 35 below zero. Minneapolis hits 22 below. Snow flurries dot the map from central Appalachians to New England with Rome and Rochester seeing several inches in six hours.
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Associated Press
Hibbing
Minn
Bemidji
Minneapolis
Canadian
Gulf Coast
Rochester
N.Y
Syracuse
Buffalo
Central Appalachians
New England
Local pipes freeze as temps fall to six degrees
The temperature dropped to six degrees, marking the third lowest of the year. A plumber reported high demand with crews busy and many calls continuing into the evening. The two prior lows were two degrees on February 8 and three above on February 9.
Mountain Lake cold snap sets many Feb 25 records
Mountain Lake Virginia reports 26 below zero at a resort atop a 4000 foot peak near the West Virginia line. North Carolina towns posted Feb 25 records with Asheville 2 and Raleigh 9, while Mt. Mitchell hit 21 below in the state. Weather fronts drive widespread lows and generally no above 50s in northern Florida.
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Mountain Lake
Virginia
South
West Virginia
North Carolina
Raleigh
Charlotte
Asheville
Greensboro
Raeleigh-Durham
Wilmington
Columbia
S.C
Charleston
Mt. Mitchell
Canton
N.C
Miami
Fla
Key West
Florida
Bitter Weekend Cold Hits Virginia From Midwest High
A large high pressure system centralized over the Midwest moves eastward into Virginia this weekend, bringing extremely cold conditions across the state. The cold snap prompts wind chills and frigid temperatures expected to linger through the weekend.
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Richmond
Midwest
Virginia
Brothers Held in DeSalvo Escape Case
Two brothers of Albert DeSalvo the Boston strangler were arrested as accessories in his escape from Bridgewater State Hospital. Richard DeSalvo and Joseph DeSalvo face arraignment. Richard, of Chelsea, and Joseph, of Everett, were said to aid in the escape. FBI joined the nationwide hunt with a warrant accusing DeSalvo of unlawful flight to avoid imprisonment for rape and bail possibly set at 100000 dollars.
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Boston
Albert DeSalvo
Richard DeSalvo
Joseph
Massachusetts
Albert
Richard
Chelsea
Everett
Williamsburg
Tario
Donald Conn
Ontario
DeSalvo
Bridgewater
Cornwall
Conn
FBI
Bridgewater State Hospital
State Legislative Commission
Martin Fay
Waltham
Fay
Fred E. Erickson
Brockton
George W. Harrison
Westford
Peasants Swarm Into Cities In China Maoist Conflict
Peasants in Kweichow Province allegedly seized seed stocks, sold them for gain, and clashed with pro-Maoist forces as army units were called to guard warehouses. Reports from Tanjug and Hong Kong Star allege further unrest, purges, and executions across several provinces including Sinkiang and Henan.
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Tokyo
China
Kweichow
Mao Tse-tung
Ale Ready
Tanjug
Peking
Provincial Revolutionary Committee
Hong Kong
Sinkiang
Wang En-mao
Mao
The
Star
Wang
Peoples’ Congress
Szechuan
Chengtu
Communist Party
Lin Piao
Chou Enelai
Soviet Union
Central
Loyang
Chengchow
Henan
New Orleans DA Garrison Probes Kennedy Conspiracy Claim
A profile of District Attorney Jim Garrison outlines his JFK assassination probe and plan to prove a New Orleans based conspiracy involving Lee Harvey Oswald. It notes his controversial tenure, key rivals, and ambitions for national office, plus past clashes over vice investigations on Bourbon Street.
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Winchester Evening Star
New Orleans
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Garrison
the Star
Louisiana
Police Department
Metropolitan Crime Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Bourbon Street
Criminal Court
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