Heaviest American Casualties in Five Months in Vietnam
U S command reports the heaviest American casualties in five months from rocket and mortar attacks. Four Americans killed and 79 wounded in three night attacks near Cam Ranh Bay and on a 173rd Airborne Brigade base. Allied losses include one American and seven government troops killed and 26 South Vietnamese wounded. B52 raids near the Cambodian border drop over 1,000 tons on suspected bases.
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Saigon
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Cam Ranh Bay
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U.S. Command
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Black Birgin Mountain
Tay Ninh
Pham Dang Lam
Paris
Rescue ships respond to stricken tanker Connecticut in Pacific
In a Pacific storm a 676 foot tanker Connecticut with 280000 barrels of JP5 jet fuel faced flooding and power loss. Coast Guard says no crew evacuation yet six emergency pumps were flown in by helicopters and by nightfall were removing water faster than it leaked in. Additional supplies were airlifted after pumps ran low on fuel.
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San Francisco
Connecticut
Pacific
Coast Guard
Los Angeles
Yokohama
Wat
Parlier
Ernest Ayres
Mid Winter Sale at Bell's Ladies with 33 1/3 off
Echo Village Restaurant advertises a mid winter sale with all winter stock at one third off. Special item listed is Short Ribs of Beef priced at 1.75. Reservations can be made by calling 869 9886.
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Bell's
Echo Village
Call
Frozen Pipes and Car Breakdowns Worsen Area Cold misery
Winchester and Frederick County residents endure sub zero temperatures with ice wind and drifting snow closing roads and leaving some homes heatless. The forecast predicts lows zero to 10 below with a potential light snow tonight and a warmer Monday. Deputies issued two drunken driving summonses during icy patrols as a prolonged cold spell continues since Christmas.
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Audrey Coleman
Winchester
Frederick County
Cold’s Worst Passes East as Deep Freeze Relents
Subzero readings persist in Kentucky with 14 below in London and Somerset while Tennessee logs 12 below and 11 deaths are tied to the cold. Emergency actions ease in North Carolina as a reservoir rescue proceeds.
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Midwest
Kentucky
London
Somerset
Tennessee
State Highway Department
Sylva
N.C
Florida
Miami
New York City
Penn Central Railroad
Texarkana girl freed after ransom plot
16 year old Karen Vickers was held for ransom at a motel and freed unharmed after an informant led officers Friday night. Three men were jailed with two still sought, as FBI and local authorities coordinated at the motel office.
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Texarkana
Tex
Karen Vickers
FBI
Emmett Vickers
Ark
Vernon Vickers
Paul Lawrence Bryant
Joe Willie Feggett
Dallas
Hugh. Malzac
Winter Storm Drifts Keeps Roads Slippery Across County
The pattern repeats with 20 mph winds and 35 mph gusts driving powdery snow across cleared primary and secondary roads. Henry Ashley of the State Highway Department warns slick, icy conditions and urges residents to stay home unless necessary. Trucks have been on duty since Christmas Day focusing on clearing drifts rather than thorough sanding.
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Henry Ashley
Winchester
State Highway Department
Nursing Home Fire Claims 21 In Ohio
A deadly blaze at Harmar House Nursing Home in Marietta Ohio killed 21 residents 19 women and two men and injured 27 others amid 6-degree weather and high winds. Neighbors aided in rescue as firemen battled the flames in a cross shaped one story brick building on a hill near the Ohio River. The coroner cited smoke inhalation for most deaths with cause under investigation and officials noted limited ambulances forcing private cars for transport.
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Marietta
Ohio
Harmar House
Fitchville
Beman Biehl
Ohio River
Kenneth Owen
Washington County
Anna Hupp
Maysie Cousins
Mildred Hall
Strong Southeast Asia quake rocks Butuan city
An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck Butuan in the southern Philippines, causing immediate alarm as buildings swayed and windows rattled. No damage or casualties were reported. Berkeley seismic data confirmed the distant Southeast Asia quake about 7,000 miles away.
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Manila
Philippines
Butuan
Berkeley
Calif
University of California Seismographic
Asia
House Burns in Clarke County Fire Destroys Travers Farm
A fire destroyed the Travers farm house near White Post in Clarke County yesterday as Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Travers thawed pipes in the basement. Fire officials warned against thawing frozen pipes with open flames and urged calling a plumber to avoid further losses. About 25 firemen from Boyce Berryville Shawnee and Stephens City fought the blaze amid strong winds, with the attic later ablaze. A second call reported a trailer on Dodge Ave where tenants tried similar thawing methods.
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Clarke County
Lewis Travers
White Post
Travers
Garland Brown
Boyce Fire Company
Winchester
Bernard Groves
Clarke
Travers Farm
Boyce
Berryville
Shawnee
Stephens City
Dodge Ave
Sherman Dick
Preliminary Hearing Set for Gary Wayne Jones in Wadsworth Stabbing
Gary Wayne Jones, 19, charged in the stabbing death of Lawrence Wadsworth at an E Cork St grocery, will have a preliminary hearing next Wednesday. He appeared before Judge John Rice in Municipal Court and is represented by attorney Benjamin M. Butler. Police say Jones was arrested after a restitution settlement ended a later charge of destroying property at 1003 Woodland Ave.
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Gary
Wayne Jones
Lawrence Wadsworth
John Rice
Benjamin M. Butler
Jones
Mr. Wadsworth
E. Cork St
Woodland Ave
Ridge of high pressure to shift toward mid Atlantic Sunday
A ridge from the Great Lakes to the lower Mississippi Valley is forecast to move into the mid Atlantic states and offshore by Sunday. A developing low pressure system will move in from the west bringing warmer temperatures and a chance of precipitation Sunday night and Monday.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
mid-Atlantic States
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