Noble Pierce Jr Named Winchester City Sergeant
Noble C Pierce Jr was appointed Winchester City Sergeant by Corporation Court Judge Elliott D Marshall effective immediately. He succeeds G G Baker after 22 years in the post. Pierce named deputies Marjorie Duncan and Paul A Smith. He is a Handley High School graduate, veteran of the U S Army Air Corps, and has held local sales and insurance roles. He is married to Clifford Booth with two sons.
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Noble C. Pierce, Jr
Winchester
Corporation Court
Elliott D. Marshall
Pierce
G. G. Baker
Baker
MR. Pierce
Bond
Peyton J. Marshall
Marjorie Duncan
Paul A. Smith
Clarke County
Hubbard Milling Co
Old Virginia Packing Co
Front Royal
Peoples Life Insurance Co
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Winchester Life Underwriters Association
Che Episcopal Church
Clifford Booth
Ashland
Scott
Cliff
Handley High School
Johnson pledges reform support and global birth control aid
President Johnson praised South Viet Nam premier Nguyen Cao Ky for reform pledges and promised new American aid for birth control worldwide. He joined Harry S. Truman to announce a Truman Center for Advancement of Peace and spoke of defending freedom and building democracy through constitutional processes and elections.
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Independence
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Presae
Harry S. Truman
Truman Center For Advancement of Peace
U.S
Nguyen Cao
Viet Nam
Kansas City
Truman Library
Jerusalem
Truman
Separate Holiday Cease-Fires Come To War-Weary Viet Nam
Separate cease-fires proclaimed by the Communists and the Allies came to war-weary Viet Nam during the Lunar New Year. Despite the truce, Viet Cong attacks erupted as the 78-hour Allied cease-fire began. U.S. forces engaged Viet Cong near Tuy Hoa and Trung Lap as jets and B52s bombed positions in Tay Ninh. Vietnamese Premier Ky faced coup rumors amid arrests and surveillance of officers.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Tuy Hoa
U.S
101St Airborne Brigade
Tay Ninhi
da Nang
Trung Lap
Nguyen Cao Ky
Jun
Hanoi
New York Times
Washington
North
Eb Iperert
Britain
France
Japan
United States
Europe
Ice Clamps Chesapeake Bay as Coast Guard Launches Convoy
Ice has tightened its grip on the bay with four feet thickness in windrows and 100 percent upper bay coverage. The Coast Guard begins daily convoy service to aid low powered vessels in the area.
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Portsmouth
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Busy Morning At Sheriff Office Ends With Prisoner Relocations
Two prisoners were moved to the State penitentiary near Richmond and a third to Western State Hospital in Staunton. A woman prisoner was ordered to Central State Hospital in Petersburg. The escort task required extra help, leaving Sheriff DeHaven briefly alone. A family dispute triggered an immediate arrest warrant. The forecast calls for a low of 18 with a warmer, cloudy weekend ahead.
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State Penitentiary
Richmond
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Central State Hospital
Petersburg
Sheriff DeHaven
F105 Crash Kills 16 in Thai Village
A disabled U.S. Air Force F105 fighter-bomber crashed into an isolated village in northeastern Thailand. Initial reports say at least 16 people were killed. The pilot ejected and was rescued unharmed. he remains unidentified.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Tailand
Johnson asks Congress to extend House terms to four years
President Johnson urges a constitutional amendment to grant House members four-year terms aligned with presidential terms and seeks a separate amendment to abolish the Electoral College in favor of direct national popular voting. He notes historic debate on term length and faces House concerns about reduced independence.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
James Madison
State of the Union
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Weather continues fair but cold in Virginia
A high pressure area dominates Virginia's weather and will keep today reasonably fair but cold with little precipitation likely.
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Richmond
Virginia
Johnson invites India's new leader to visit the U.S.
President Johnson invited India's new prime minister Indira Gandhi to Washington to discuss major shared issues and possible timing for her visit. A letter from Vice President Humphrey accompanied Johnson's note, while Gandhi signaled willingness but cited domestic preoccupations and political risk ahead.
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India
U.S
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
Washington
Second Union Raises Spectre of Railroad Strike Crisis
Washington reports a second union warning of a looming national railroad strike next week that could halt most trains. AFL CIO leaders Charles Luna and H E Gilbert say arbitration orders that eliminated thousands of firemen and trainmen jobs threaten renewal if bargaining fails.
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Washington
Charles Luna
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railroad
J. E. Wolfe
Luna
H. E. Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Gilbert
Wolfe
Luna’s
McNamara Urges Passage of Viet Fund Request
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara urged Congress to approve 12.76 billion as another Viet Nam war installment. He warned of deploying more forces if the Communists widen their South Viet Nam actions. Hearings were held before a Senate Armed Services Committee and a Defense Appropriations subcommittee.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Defense Appropriations
United States
7Th Fleet
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Senate
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Clark
Morse
U.S
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson Jon
Boyce Trailer Burns in Frederick County Blaze
A trailer owned by Richard Austin Boyce was destroyed by fire just before noon. It was the second trailer fire and fourth in 24 hours in Frederick County as Shawnee Fire Department responded to all four alarms. No one was home. contents were a total loss.
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Richard Austin Boyce
Frederick County
Shawnee Fire Department
Boyce
Mr. Boyce
Western Shop
Route 50
West
Us, Navy
D. D. Maure
Furenace
Stephens City
Wilson’s Trucking Co
Ashworth Brothers
Ashworth Brothers On Route 11
Round Hill
Last Peace Emissaries Back Home
President Johnson's peace push falters as Harriman and Rusk return from the Far East with no Hanoi commitment. The administration contemplates renewed bombing options while secret diplomacy continues, and Congress is asked for a $12.761 billion Viet Nam war supplemental.
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W. Averell Harriman
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Rusk
Harriman
United States
Southeast Asia
Moscow
Hanoi
Peking
Philippines
W. Avereell Harriman
Far East
U.S
Andrews Air Force Base
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