Czech Student Sets Self On Fire In Protest
Prague students reacted to a 21 year old history student Jan Palach who set himself on fire to protest the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia and reports said further self immolations were planned.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jan Palach
Carles University
Wenceslas Square
Palach
National Front
Evzen Erban
Stanislav Razl
Communist Party Central Committee
Mlada Fronta
Prace
Central Committee
Elkton Man Electrocuted At Work Site
A 20 year old Elkton Virginia man John Wayne Lam was electrocuted around 4 50 pm while working on a power line east of route 50 near the Farmers Livestock Exchange. He was pronounced dead at Winchester Memorial Hospital at 5 15 pm. He worked for Rockingham Construction Co of Harrisonburg Virginia and was married with no children. Authorities noted he may have contacted a hot wire. foreman Jefferson Deeds and company officials declined further comment.
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Elkton
Rt. 50
Farmers Livestock Exchange
John Wayne Lam
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Lam
Rockingham Construction Co
Harrisonburg
Gaid
Potomac Edison Co
Jefferson Deeds
Deeds
Star
Charles McIlwee
Frederick County
Sheriff's Department
John Lam
Rt. 1
Janice Green
Brill Funeral Home
Conference Table Arrangements Set For Vietnam Talks
American and North Vietnamese officials approved a three table setup provided by France for the opening of peace talks in Paris. Delegations from the four sides gather around a 15 foot round table with two rectangular secretarial tables, ending a two month deadlock over seating. Analyze efforts show a two sided vs four sided conference and hint at concessions by both Hanoi and Saigon as the talks begin in the International Conference Center.
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Paris
Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Ameter
Hotel Majestic
International Conference Center
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Hanoi
Liberation Front
Saigon
Britain Limits Wildcat Strikes With New Labor Plan
The Labour government outlines a cooling off period and fines in a white paper aimed at curbing wildcat strikes and reshaping union structure. Bar bra Castle pushes the proposal through the Cabinet amid union opposition and plans to rally Labour MPs before parliament returns after Christmas. The plan targets quick petty grievances and focuses on docks motors shipbuilding coal mines, with enactment unlikely before fall.
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London
Britain
Barbara Castle
First Apple Blossom float entered in Grand Feature parade
Shenandoah's Pride Dairy 25 E Gerrard St leads float lineup built by Devore Brothers Hagerstown Md. May 2 Apple Capital parade details given by float chairman George H Garber. Also notes new fire warning lights cause traffic signals to blink red and yellow during emergency response. Midget League basketball at Winchester Armory canceled due to Handley James Wood game. Regular schedule resumes Monday.
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George H. Garber
Shenandoah
Pride Dairy
E. Gerrard St
Devore Brothers
Hagerstown
Winchester
Swimley
Furniture
E. Piccadilly St
Winchester Armory
March of Dimes Marathon on WINC Channel 6 airs Saturday
The March of Dimes Marathon runs Saturday on WINC and TV Cable Channel 6 from 2 to 7 30 P M. Viewers follow a charity event featuring live segments and program interludes to support premature birth research.
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WINC
TV Cable
Channel 6
Virginia Assembly to Open Extra Session for Constitutional Reform
Gov. Mills E. Godwin announced the Feb 26 start of a 45 day special session to draft amendments to Virginia’s 1902 Constitution based on the Commission on Constitutional Revision. Revisions aim to finance capital outlays with limits, strengthen public schools, update the Bill of Rights, and remove obsolete language.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Mills E. Godwin
Commission On
Godwin
Assembly
Fatal crash on I-81 east of Martinsburg claims two lives
Two people died and four were injured in a crash on Interstate 81 four miles north of Inwood West Virginia shortly after noon yesterday. Charles C. Blue 66 of Martinsburg died on arrival at King's Daughters Hospital Martinsburg. Grady T. Jones 69 of Arkansas died at Washington County Hospital Hagerstown. Four Jones family members were admitted to King's Daughters Hospital. State police said Blue traveled in the northbound lane and collided with Darrell Wayne Jones who drove the other car. Blue then exited onto Route 45.
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Inwood
W.va
Charles C. Blue
Martinsburg
King’s Daughters Hospital
Grady
T. Jones
Arkansas
Washington County
Hagerstown
West Virginia
Jones
Eva Jones
Darrell Wayne Jones
Charles Foster Jones
T.D. Jones
J.E. Elkins
Blue
Route 45
Elkins
Lehugh And The Shadows at The Peanut Cellar Inn
The Lehugh And The Shadows perform tonight through Saturday at the Peanut Cellar Inn. Local entertainment listing notes live music in the venue’s lounge with no additional event details provided.
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Lehugh
Sat
Peanut Cellar Inn
Lodge in Paris Talks Faces Senate Split on Vietnam Policy
Washington AP Senate Foreign Relations Committee questions Henry Cabot Lodge now leading the U S negotiating team in Paris about his stance on a compromise peace in Vietnam. Some members see a new Lodge more open to negotiation, while others fear the division favors hardliners. Johnson and Nixon aides weigh in on expectations as Harriman remains available for consultation.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
Lodge
Saigon
J. W. Fulbright
Bonn
George D. Aiken
Nixon
Johnson
Aiken
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Filibuster Fight Persists as Senate Debates Cloture Rule
In Washington senators clash over cloture reform with Majority Leader Mansfield saying the debate could last days. Vice President Humphrey previously ruled a simple majority could end debate, a ruling the Senate rejected 53 to 45, signaling no quick adoption of a three-fifths cloture rule.
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Spiro Agnew
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Conference Follows Talk Break in Vietnam Peace Efforts
Saigon reports U S Ambassador Bunker and General Abrams conferred with President Thieu on troop withdrawals and a possible cease fire amid a break in peace talks. Talks covered 20 000 to 50 000 troops withdrawal with timing under debate and no significant ground fighting reported.
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Saigon
JU. S
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S. Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tran Chanh Thanh
Agnew Named Liaison With State and Local Officials
President elect Nixon designates Spiro T. Agnew as liaison to state and municipal governments to make federal policy more responsive. Nixon also pledges energetic pursuit of Paris peace talks and prepares for his January 20 inauguration with plans for policy directives to Vietnam negotiators.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Paris
U.S
Saigon
Vietnam
Coming Two For The See-Saw
Bark Mill reports a see-saw schedule with events listed from January 2 to February 1, highlighting two upcoming tasks and dates for the period.
Saturday Last Day For Pennys White Goods Sale
Montgomery Ward promotes a one day Saturday sale offering coats and woolens at discount prices. The ad lists Fur Trimmed Coats Suede Woolens priced at 58.88 during the promotion and notes a spaghetti feast at Echo Village Restaurant with all you can eat spaghetti and meatballs for 1.19 starting at 5 PM on Route 11 south of Winchester.
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Montgomery Ward
Echo Village
Winchester
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Everett Dirksen
Joun Crier
W. Va
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Quiz Lodge
Willard Wirtz
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Mike Mansfield
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Demilitarized Zone
Europe
U. Alexis Johnson
Thieu
Wile Abrams
Tran van Huong
Agnew
Loudoun St
Key Biscayne
Florida
New York
George A. Lincoln
U.S. Military Academy
Tor
Office of Emergency Planning
Pentagon
White House
Lincoln
West Point
Macy
N. Loudoun St
Wilkins
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