Red Tanks Reach 50 Miles Toward Saigon
Saigon reports Communist tanks 50 miles northwest of the city in South Vietnam as civilian irregulars and U.S. forces engage in a widening conflict. The advancing armored units mark the deepest penetration of the war to date according to South Vietnamese military headquarters.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Marine
Khe Sanh
Cambodia
Loc Ninh
Mekong
Central Highlands
Nguyen Duc Thang
Nguyen van Manh
Lu’ Lan
Military Training Department
2Nd Corps
Highlands
Vinh Loc
Gardiner Calls U S Pullout in Vietnam Sparks Debate
Arthur Z. Gardiner ex AID chief in Saigon and head of IVS urges U S to seek peace and withdraw Vietnam forces. He warns, we are bogged down and risking a major land war as Tet provokes reassessment of U S policy and aid program.
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Washington
United States
Arthur Z. Gardiner
American Foreign Aid Agency
Saigon
Gardiner
Vietnam
Asia
U.S. Agency For International Development
South Vietnam
International Voluntary Services
IVS
First Robin Reported Seen by Frederick County Boy
A young Frederick County boy called the Star yesterday around 4 p.m. to announce the first robin of the year. The sighting suggests spring may be near, echoed by the birds' mood.
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Frederick County
Star Office
Russell uneasy about position at Khe Sanh
Senate Armed Services Chairman Richard Russell warns the Khe Sanh position may be hard to defend as entrenched Marines face a possible large Communist offensive. He predicts more U S troops will be sent to Vietnam and considers a call up of ground reserves to address manpower gaps.
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Russell
Khe Sanh
Washington
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Service Committee
U.S
Sanh
Ganegin Demesees
Vietnam
Senate
Mike Mansfiel
Frederick County Road Toll Rises With Eighth Death
Frederick County records another traffic fatality as James Robinson Lowry 38 of Front Royal dies when his northbound tractor-trailer leaves Rt 522 near Cross Junction, crashes into a bank and overturns. Vehicle owned by Thrift Truck Rental Inc. Memorial Hospital receives the injured driver.
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Frederick County
Front Royal
James Robinson Lowry
Duncan Ave
Rt. 50 West
Lowry
Cross Junction
Memorial Hospital
Winchester
L. P. Coverstone
Thrift Truck Rental, Inc
Linda Monosmith
Virginia tax return simplification heads to Senate debate
The Virginia Senate Finance Committee turns to the House passed bill to simplify income tax returns and align exemptions with federal rules. Tax Commissioner Morrissett questions constitutionality but lawmakers argue fixes can be made before January 1, 1970. The bill also includes long term capital gains provisions as recommended by a tax study commission chaired by Slaughter.
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Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
C. JH. Morrissett
Culpeper del, D
French Slaughter Jr
House of Delegates
Morrissett
House
Senate
Slaughter
House Appropriations Committee
Additional Judge Seen For Area
State Senator J Kenneth J Robinson says a new judge for the 17th Judicial Circuit is nearing legislative approval. The circuit covers Winchester Frederick Clarke Shenandoah and Warren Counties with Judge Elliott D Marshall handling a heavy workload. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee reported the bill on Feb 12 and final approval is expected as routine.
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J. Kenneth J Robinson
17Th Judicial Circuit
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Warren
Sen. Robinson
Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Marshall
Judicial Council
Mrs. Dunlap Heads Queen Department for Apple Blossom
Mrs. Lohr E Dunlap of 521 Jefferson St heads the Queen and Court Department for the Apple Blossom Festival on May 2 3 4. Frank Armstrong III announced the appointment. She was previously chairman of the coronation committee and has served on other Queen and Court committees.
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Lohr E. Dunlap
Jefferson St
Frank Armstrong, III
Fate
Dunlap
Shenandoah
Queen
North Korea Claims U S Spy Ships Enter Waters
North Korea said US spy ships recently mingled with South Korean fishing boats and violated communist territorial waters. The report from the Korean Central News Agency did not say anything about seizing the Pueblo on January 23.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Cew
Education push reshapes draft as grads face deferment end
The Johnson administration proposes ending draft deferments for all male graduate students and many in their first year of graduate school effective July 1. Only those in medical, dental, and divinity programs would retain deferments, with a continuing oldest-eligible-first draft rule.
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Washington
United States
Johnson
National Security Council
Divinity Schools
Security Council
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Harvard University
Nathan M. Pusey
U.S. Education Commission
Harold Howes
Betty Vetter
Scientific Manpower Commission
Idling Land Backbone of LBJ Plan
President Johnson urged Congress to make permanent the farm aid program that pays farmers billions to idle land not needed for crops. He warned that delaying termination of the 1965 act would threaten American farmers with price and income collapse amid overproduction and rising costs.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Virginia Sees Cloudy Skies and Light Mountain Snow Flurries
A weak cold front moving east over Virginia brings increased clouds and a chance of light snow flurries in the mountains, as cited by AP. The advisory notes unsettled conditions with minimal accumulations possible in higher elevations.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Coast Guard
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Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Frank Goldabaniss
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First Presbyterian Church
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