Americans Wounded in Major Viet Battle East of Saigon
U S ground troops faced their heftiest clash in months 42 miles east of Saigon with 21 wounded and no deaths reported. The five hour battle south of Cross Sabers involved the 3rd Brigade 1st Air Cavalry, supported by bombers and artillery.
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Saigon
U.S
Chester Hanson
da Nang
1St Air Cavalry Division
Hanson
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Air Force
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Tonkin Gulf
Mekong Delta
New Israeli raids reported in southern Lebanon
Reports from residents say Israeli planes and tanks hit three areas in southern Lebanon in retaliation for guerrilla attacks as U N mediator Gunnar V Jarring arrives in Israel to restart stalled peace efforts. An ambush near the border killed a young married couple and wounded seven others as infiltrators struck again. Lt Gen David Elazar warned Lebanon to curb guerrilla activity or face reprisals.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Israel
David Elazar
Star seeks old Winchester Evening Star editions prior to 1916
The Star invites readers to bring any pre 1916 copies of The Star to its office to help identify the oldest edition in possession. Also noted are a shoe sale at Argenbright's ending tomorrow and a hotline for parental drinking problems with the number 667-0145.
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the Star
Winchester Evening Star
Chou En Lai Reaffirms Push for U S Normal Ties in Peking
Premier Chou En Lai pledged China will work unswervingly toward normal relations and friendly contacts with the United States at a round‑table dinner in the Great Hall of the People. President Nixon said the wall between the nations is coming down as both sides agreed on expanding exchanges and eventual diplomatic ties.
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Peking
Chou En-lai
China
United States
Nixon
People
Chou
California
People’s Republic of China
Mao Tse-tung
White House
Washington
Nixon tours forbidden city amid snow and jokes in Peking
President Nixon, in high humor, tours the Forbidden City with no gloves as heavy snow falls. He jokes about arm history and back seat drivers while meeting Yeh Chien ying and Buckley Jr. Mrs Nixon praises Chinese hospitality during a display of Han dynasty bronzes.
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Nixon
Forbidden City
China
Yeh Chien-ying
Military Affairs Commission
Yeh
William F. Buckley Jr
William P. Rogers
B.C
Nixons
West German pays 5 million ransom for Lufthansa hijack
Bonn says the West German government paid 5 million dollars to Arab guerrillas in Beirut to secure the release of a Lufthansa jumbo jet and its 14 crew members after the aircraft was hijacked Monday night with 189 aboard. The ransom was handed over near Beirut airport hours after the hijackers deadlines.
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Bonn
Georg Leber
Lufthansa
Leber
Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Popular Front
India
Aden
Arabian Peninsula
Joseph P. Kennedy III
Robert F. Kennedy
Cologne
Newsweek
Beirut Airport
Propane Truck Crash Ties Up I-81 Traffic
A propane gas truck crash at the Potomac River bridge on the Maryland West Virginia line disrupted traffic on I-81 from about 4 PM to 7:30 PM. State Police rerouted west and northbound traffic via Route 922 near the Stephenson exit. A Winchester woman, Sharon Swisher Lewis, escaped injury when her car slid on ice on Papermill Road and hit a telephone pole, with damage estimated at 700 dollars.
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Potomac River
Maryland- West Virginia
Stephenson
Winchester
Papermill Road
J.D. Howell
Sharon Swisher Lewis
All Schools Open After Weather Closure
Public schools resumed in the area with Frederick County students returning after a four day weather holiday Clarke County pupils came back yesterday Winchester resumed on Wednesday A cold front brings a forecast of more snow tonight with lows near 30 degrees Tomorrow will be cloudy with possible rain and 40s Fog moved in early this morning and mostly cleared by late morning No accidents were reported due to the fog
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Winchester
VPI Head Lord Fairfax Announces Hahn as Speaker
Dr. T. Marshall Hahn Jr president of Virginia Tech will speak at Lord Fairfax Community College commencement on June 11 at 8 p.m. about 100 graduates are expected. Hunt and McCoy praise his higher education contributions and vision for today.
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T. Marshall Hahn, Jr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Lord Fairfax Community College
Wilkie W. Hunt
William H. McCoy
Lord Fairfax
Hahn
Hunt
McCoy
Commonwealth
Dr. Hahn
Lexington
Virginia Tech
United States
Wholesale Prices Rise Again in January
Wholesale prices jumped eight tenths of one percent in January matching December. Seasonally adjusted rise was four tenths, driven by food and farm items up 1.3 percent, while industrial commodities rose five tenths, signaling continued pressure on future retail prices. Consumer prices rose one tenth in January, or three tenths after seasonal adjustment, marking a modest cost of living gain.
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Washington
Labor Department
White House
Price Commission
Twins Die Of Natural Causes In Petersburg
Keith and Alicia Downey three month old twins were found dead in their crib Tuesday morning in Petersburg. The state medical examiner said natural causes are likely after a preliminary autopsy showed no suffocation or signs of criminal neglect.
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Mann
Petersburg
Petersburg Health Department
Virginia sale notices and weather update
A cold front bringing rain moves into Virginia with cloudy skies. Last chance to save at Wilkins' Shoe Center sale ends Saturday. Tomorrow is the final day of Macy quitting business sale. Open Friday February 25 at Battletown Inn Berryville Virginia 955 1348.
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Wilkins’ Shoe Center, Inc
Macy
Battletown Inn
Berryville
Virginia
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