Perot offers 100 Million to free Vietnam War captives
H Ross Perot, Texas billionaire, proposes a 100 million dollar bid to obtain the release of American POWs held by North Vietnam. He would also supply facilities and nonmilitary aid for North Vietnamese civilians and would fund POW camp operations until the prisoners are freed.
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Beisan Valley Skirmishes End 10-Day Quiet Patch
Mortar and machine-gun fire rattled Beisan Valley breaking a 10 day lull. Israeli claims guerrillas in Jordan fired on border patrols near Maoz Haim and Beit Yosef settlements south of the Sea of Galilee. no Israeli casualties reported.
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Amman
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Emile Bustani
Jerusalem
Moshe Dayan
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Britain faces first century strike over pay raise
In England and Wales 9000 teachers stayed home hitting 150000 students as the National Union of Teachers pushes for a 325 a year raise claiming 320000 teachers deserve higher pay. The action follows earlier 120 and 200 raises amid inflation concerns and government limits.
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Britain
England
Wales
National Union of Teachers
Johnston elected Frederick Episcopal Parish senior warden
John A. Johnston was elected senior warden of Frederick Episcopal Parish after a congregational meeting. H Paul Rhodes was named junior warden with George Craig registrar J Robert Yerby treasurer and Mrs John M Seabright and John Kater as assistant treasurers. New vestrymen elected include Dr Joseph M Damron Joseph P Dorsey J Alvin Johnson Jr Dr John H Milam and Edgar Willis.
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William A
Pete) Johnston
Frederick Episcopal Parish
H. Paul Rhodes
George Craig
J. Robert Yerby
John M. Seabright
John Kater
Christ Episcopal Church
Joseph M. Damron
Joseph P. Dorsey
Alvin Johnson, Jr
John H. Milam
Edgar Oo. Willis
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Lima Hosts Symposium On Global Asthma Rates
In Lima Peru a medical symposium declares Lima among cities worldwide with the highest asthma incidence. Doctors cite factors such as constant humidity and a long chilly sunless winter.
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Lima
Asthma
Peru
Colorado Displays Size Among Largest States
Colorado, ranking as the eighth largest state, covers about 104 247 square miles highlighting its substantial land area among U.S. states.
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Colorado
Hit Run Driver Sought After Parked Car Damage
Police seek a blue two door vehicle that struck James Burner’s parked car at 410 Highland Ave Saturday at 1 46 am. The two male passengers fled toward N Loudoun St. Estimated damage is 250 dollars.
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Highland Ave
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Weavers of South Africa Build Communal Grass Nest
The weaverbird takes its name from nest weaving. In South Africa, these birds construct a shared roof of grasses with an underside divided into apartments, each housing two birds.
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South Africa
Best-Dressed List Announced
New York readers learn the 1969 international best dressed list, chosen from a poll of about 2,000 fashion and social figures. Eleanor Lambert announced the selections including Belafonte, Grant, Fairbanks, Prince Philip, Acheson, de Rothschild, and numerous models and socialites across categories for men and women.
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Gooden at JP Committee Meeting in Richmond
Arthur M. Gooden Jr. of Shawnee District Frederick County serves on the Legislative Committee of the Virginia Association of Justices of the Peace. He was appointed to the 12 member panel by W R Lumpkin and aims to draft 1970 General Assembly proposals benefiting the state's justices of the peace. He became a justice in 1964 and was elected in 1967.
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Frederick County
Shawnee
Richmond
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W.R. Lumpkin
Elliott D. Marshall
Agricultural Society Founded by Elkanah Watson
The first agricultural society appealing to practical farmers was founded by Elkanah Watson of Pittsfield Massachusetts, an incorporator of the Berkshire Agricultural Society in 1811, per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Elkanah Watson
Pittsfield
Mass
Berkshire Agricultural Society
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