Congress Starts War Scrutiny Monday in Senate Panel
Washington AP reports Congress will begin examining the Vietnam War on Monday with a Senate committee set to receive a top secret appraisal. The move signals a formal review of war policy and objectives as lawmakers seek new information on strategy and progress.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Central Intelligence Agency
Richard Helms
Richard B. Russell
CIA
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
CIA Panel
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Support for Romney Seen Cooling
A Ripon Society newsletter notes Romney leads the 1968 GOP field but support appears to be cooling amid concerns over campaign readiness and organizational depth. Moderates consider Percy and Rockefeller as fallbacks, while Reagan rises as a force at the convention.
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Washington
Michigan
George Romney
Ripon Society
Cambridge
Mass
Republican Governors Association
Colorado Springs
Colo
Romney
White House
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Romney Supeort
Society
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
California
Ronald Reagan
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Reagan
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Ends Busy Spell
The Winchester Rescue Squad enjoyed a rare rest after a 24 hour lull since their last call at 11 yesterday morning. They have responded to 15 calls so far this year. The town’s new police chief, Major Francis Funk, was seen in uniform for the first time, looking sharp in blue.
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Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Winchester
Francis Funk
Merger of Middletown F M Okayed
The Comptroller of the Currency approved the merger of Middletown State Bank Inc and Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Effective mid February, the Middletown offices become The Middletown Office of Farmers and Merchants and Ward Plaza and Stephens City branches join the merged bank. F M branches in Berryville Cameron Street Amherst Street and Valley Avenue remain part of the new entity with deposits near 37 million and total resources over 42 million.
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Comptroller of the Currency
Middletown State Bank, Inc
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Middletown State Bank
Middletown
One Millionth To Get Pension
Fred A. Fisher, the one millionth recipient of the Civil Service pension since 1920, revealed his pension card at a Kansas City post office ceremony with 30 other retirees. The card number confirmed his historic status. It also notes a 1967 Christmas Club offer at F and M Bank.
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Kansas City, Mo
Fred A. Fisher
Kansas City
Theodore Ke Bland
Fred Fisher
F & M Bank
North Vietnam peace moves doubted amid shift in talks
U S officials express serious doubt that North Vietnam seeks negotiations to end the war after a week of peace probing. They say Hanoi aims to sway public opinion against bombing and insists the four point settlement is the sole basis for talks, including Viet Cong representation for South Vietnam.
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Washington
U.S
North Vietnam
United States
Pham van Dong
New York Times
Hanoi
the Times
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
South
Blizzard Deluges Plains States With Heavy Snowfall
A blizzard swept into the northern Plains dumping up to 12 inches of new snow around Duluth where ground depth reached 27 inches. Winds 40 to 50 mph followed the storm, with subzero temperatures and driving warnings across North Dakota Iowa Minnesota Missouri Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Associated Press
Plains
Duluth
Rockies
North Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
Michigan
Chicago
Alpena
Socoda
Mich
Salt Lake City
Glasgow
Mont
Key West
Fla
Bomb Blastskills In Las Vegas Motel Kill Six In Downtown Blaze
A downtown Las Vegas motel explosion killed six people and injured eight, with officials ruling it a bomb. The Crebit Inn Motel on the third floor suffered major damage as investigators and deputies searched rubble and prepared for FBI help.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dist
Atty
George E. Franklin
Crebit Inn
Lewis Palmer
Laura
Preston
Idaho
Steve Merich
Katie
San Pedro
Calif
James Mahon
Ove Bie
Charles Pearce
Essie
Bishop
Harvey. Schnitzer
Harvey Schnitzer
Schnitzer
FBI
Washington
Ransom Paid Prompted Boulder Search for Suspects
FBI and police pressed a search for the person or persons who collected a $50,000 ransom for the wife of a bank president. Betty Sue Hill, 42, was held captive in her home while a man in his early 20s gave telephone instructions to her husband Leo about how the money was to be transferred. The man knocked at the door Friday morning and forced his way into the home at gunpoint.
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Boulder
Colo
FBI
Betty Sue— Hill
Leo
Virginia urged urban affairs department to aid cities
John P. Fishwick, senior vice president of Norfolk and Western Railway, urged creating a Virginia department of urban affairs to coordinate with Washington and assist localities in accessing federal programs. He warned Virginia cities face rapid urbanization, zoning, pollution and planning challenges, calling for financing, research facilities, and university leadership to unite public and private efforts.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk and Western Railway
Virginia
Washington
John P. Fishwick
Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce
Fishwick
Loudoun Tourism Study Sees Fivefold Growth Potential
A 57 page report by Thomas G. McCaskey presented to about 200 residents and leaders outlines a plan to expand Loudoun County tourism. It envisions five times tourist trade in five years and a major industry within ten, stressing preservation of natural beauty and new attractions such as Oak Hill Balls Bluff Whites Ferry Waterford Mill Leesburg district and a Leesburg visitor center.
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Leesburg
Loudoun County
Goose Creek Country Club
Thomas G. McCaskey
Colonial
Williamsurg
Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
Keep Loudouneautiful Committee
Lououn County Chamber of Com
McCaskey
Loudoun
Oak Hill
Balls Bluff
Whites
Norfolk
Lancaster County
Winchester Coin Club Monthly Meeting and Help Wanted Ads
The notice lists a monthly meeting on Monday January 9 and job ads for a counter girl and a school bus driver. It provides in person application hours at the War Memorial Building and a contact for Pingley and Carper Cleaners with a telephone number.
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Winchester Coin Club
War Memorial
Pingley & Carper Cleaners
Call
The Steak House of Winchester Offer
The Steak House of Winchester features a special steak dinner for 99¢ with many other choice U.S. Choice steaks at Echo Village Restaurant.
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Delmonico
Amherst
The
Steak House of
Winchester
U.S
Echo Village
Largest Sea Assault Of Viet War Opens Mekong Delta
Allied forces led by U S and Vietnamese marines landed about 4 000 men by sea and helicopter on the Thanh Phu Peninsula 55 miles south of Saigon in the biggest amphibious operation of the war Deckhouse Five met only light resistance as the first major American push into the rice field delta began.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Delta
Thanh Phu
Central Highlands
Pleiku
North Vietnam
U. S
Holloway
Pleiku City
U.S
Chu Hanh
Innother
Binh Duong Province
Major winter storm skirts Virginia to the north
A large winter storm tracks east from the Midwest but stays north of Virginia. The state experiences mainly cloudy skies and cool conditions with a chance of rain tonight and low temperatures expected.
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Richmond
Midwest
Virginia
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E. W. Armstrong
Jim Hamilton
Plains States
Vegas
Urban Affairs Department
Malcolm Davies
Star
Merce
George Marshall
Authur Godfrey
Fern’s Fine Foods
Hayfield
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