South Vietnamese Drive Near Cambodian Border In Counteroffensive
South Vietnamese infantry led by armor aimed to retake the border area 55 miles west of Saigon within a mile of Cambodia. North Vietnamese resistance was expected high as heavy air and artillery strikes continued. In Phnom Penh, Khmer Rouge insurgents threatened the capital from the west while police reported casualties and nightly rocket attacks on the airport.
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South Vietnam
Cambodia
Mekong
Associated Press
Huynh Cong Ut
Doan Ket
Tan Tao
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Tuoi Leap
Winchester City Management Study Recommends Changes
A five month review of Winchester government rates overall performance highly while urging immediate focus on Welfare Dept traffic signals street conditions and Civil Defense. The 155 page report by Albert Ramond and Associates cites 92 interviews 500 citizen surveys and notes potential savings of up to 350 907 annually with a 19008 implement plan. It also calls for administrative reorganization and highlights strong rescue fire refuse and parks services.
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Winchester
Lord Fairfax
Winchester War Memorial Building
Albert Ramond and Associates, Inc
Border War Eases Into Shelling Along Israel Lebanon Line
The border conflict cooled to shelling exchanges as Metulla hamlet faced shellfire for the second night. Palestinian guerrillas trained in Syria reportedly moved into Arkoub to defend positions, while Israel massed paratroops and tanks for a possible assault on Kfar Chouba and Arkoub southern approaches. The United States, in Washington, confirmed supplying Lebanon with a small number of anti tank missiles and weighing antiaircraft requests.
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Associated Press
Beirut
Syria
Arkoub
Lebanon
Metalla
Comand
al Yom
Palestine Liberation Army
PLA
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
WAFA
Palestine News Agency
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Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Kfar
Chouba
Kfar Chouba
United
U.S
Washington
United States
Virginia General Assembly opens with prayer by Dr Forrest Racey
Former Shenandoah College president Dr Forrest Racey was slated to begin today's Virginia General Assembly session with prayer. The ceremony features a different minister from across the state each day.
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Forrest Racey
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Virginia General Assembly
Man Saves Child From Oncoming Subway Train
Everett Sanderson, 34, an unemployed musician, jumped onto the East 9th Street line after Michelle DeJesus, 4, fell toward the track. The train passed inches from his feet as bystanders hauled him up, and the girl was checked at Metropolitan Hospital unharmed.
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New York
Everett Sanderson
East 9Th Street
Sanderson
Michelle DeJesus
Joanne DeJesus
Michelle
Metropolitan Hospital
IRA Cease-Fire Ends With Bomb and Shooting in Northern Ireland
Bomb explosion and gunfire in Belfast and other towns end the IRA Christmas cease-fire after 25 days with one British soldier casualty. Police and army actions follow as Provisional IRA rejects extending the truce amid calls for peace and troop withdrawals.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
England
Provisional
Dublin
Londonderry
Kilkeel
Portadown
Belfast-Dublin
Merlyn Rees
Gerry Fitt
Ulster Defense Association
Rees
Northern
Front Royal Charter Advances Amid Consolidation Doubt
The Virginia House moved the Front Royal charter bills toward final reading while a General Assembly preview indicated the Front Royal Warren County consolidation likely will not be endorsed. The report would allow city county consolidations only above 25 000 population and 200 persons per square mile density, and it approves annexation of county land by growing cities. Also up were bills to raise uninsured motorist fees and to modify trailer licensing for small trucks. Winchester Scouts from the 17th District met lawmakers and Governor Godwin about attending the World Scout Jamboree in Norway this summer.
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Richmond
Front Royal
House of Delegates
Warren County
General Assembly
del. Raymond R
Andy) Guest Jr
Front Royal-Warren County
House Committee On
del. Guest
del. Alson H. Smith Jr
Winchester
Capitol
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