Protestors Face Stiff New Penalties in Vietnam War Bill
A House debate-ready bill would impose up to 20000 dollars and 20 years in prison for aiding the North Vietnamese or Viet Cong. Penalties up to 10000 dollars and five years apply to those who block troops or trains. The measure, sponsored by Rep Joe R Pool, faces administration opposition and a floor fight from Rep John Culver, who argues it could undermine U.S. troops.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Rules Committee
House
Congress
House Committee On UN
Blaiberg Improves After Historic Heart Transplant
At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town Dr. Philip Blaiberg shows steady improvement a week after the world’s third heart transplant. The patient now sits up, may soon move to a chair, eats well, and remains on anti rejection drugs. Doctors note no untoward signs and hope he may be sent home in about two weeks if progress continues.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Christiaan N. Barnard
Barnard
Mike Kasperak
United States
Kasperaks
No Letup In State Road Toll
The 1968 Virginia highway fatality toll rose with three more deaths. Vincent Eley 7 of Windsor Isle of Wight County died after a bicycle collision on Virginia 603 near Windsor. Leroy Hughes Nelson 39 of Remick Middlesex County died in a Dragon Bridge crash on Virginia 603. Helen Thomasson 41 of Bedford County died when her car struck a rock embankment in Roanoke County amid illness-related loss of control. To date this year ten deaths versus five at the same time last year.
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Associated Press
Windsor
Vincent Eley
Virginia
Isle of Wight County
Young Eley
Warner
Leroy Hughes Nelson
Remick
Dragon Bridge
Middlesex County
Roanoke
Helen Thomasson
Bedford County
Roanoke County
Snow Halts Big Ben and Britain in Deep Freeze
A six inch snow cover and ice halted rail and road traffic in 45 counties while floods loomed from heavy rain and high winds. Big Ben stopped at 6 28 a m and restarted at 10 10 a m as London Airport closed and international flights were diverted to Frankfurt.
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Big Ben
London
Frankfurt
Germany
Bowles Talks With Cambodian Leader on Territory Dispute
Ambassador Chester Bowles met in Phnom Penh with Premier Son Sann for about thirty minutes in a cordial exchange. The discussion focused on Cambodian territory used by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces, with a working session held alongside Cambodian defense minister Duong Saml and inspector Nhiek Tioulong. Bowles is slated to meet Chief of State Prince Norodom Sihanouk on Wednesday as part of ongoing outreach ordered by President Johnson.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Chester Las
Son Sann
Bowles
Son Sam
Duong Sam 1
Nhiek Tioulong
Supervisors to consider mall plan near courthouse area
Frederick County Board of Supervisors, in a unanimous session, weighs creating a pedestrian mall from Loudoun Street to an alley opposite the county courthouse rear. The plan, part of Loudoun Street redesign, would close part of Rouss Avenue to traffic if approved, with lease terms for a city handover and future reversal possible.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Loudoun St
Piccadilly
Cork Sts
Rouss Ave
Jack F. Davis
DDC
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Stephens City HD Seeks Bed Linens for Cancer Patients
The Stephens City Home Demonstration Club collects old bed linens for cancer patients and fire victims. Contributions can be arranged by calling Mrs. James Bowman at 869-1284 for pickup. A separate note from Charlotte reports Detective Henry McGray offering $5 rewards to women who safeguard their purses, promoting anti theft efforts by the Charlotte Merchants Association.
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Stephens City Home Demonstration Club
Charlotte, N.C
Henry McGray
Police Department
Charlotte Merchants Assn
Stamp Rush Keeps Post Offices Busy
Americans rushed to post offices as postal rates rose at midnight Saturday. Lines formed for penny stamps and new 6 and 10 cent stamps while letter writers mixed old stamps with new values. Cities reported record mail volumes and overtime as post offices stocked and sold one cent and higher stamps.
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New York
Waterbury
Conn
Michael Nolan
Buffalo
N.Y
Manhattan
Los Angeles
Neosho
Joplin
Cincinnati
Harry Weingarten
Joseph Benucci
Newark, N.J
Winchester Community Chorus to Continue Rehearsals
The 70 member Winchester Community Chorus will keep rehearsals at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House each Monday for about 90 minutes. Directed by Paul S. Thompson with Mrs. Alice Creager, the group begins work on Brahms German Requiem to be staged in the Episcopal sanctuary in spring.
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Winchester Community Chorus
Shenandoah Conservatory
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Paul S. Thompson
Alice Creager
Brahms
Thompson
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Britain
James Wood High School
Judy Boyd
Nancy Bowen
Linda Perry
Larry Pitzer
Richard K. Eddy
Davis
George Washington Hotel
Stephens City HD
James Bowman
Winchester Evening Star
Santa Cruz
Santa Fe, N.M
Olds
Oldsmobile
POE
Oldsmobile, Inc
Commercial St
Winchester
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