South Vietnamese Cut 12 Hours Off Tet Truce
Saigon reduced its 48 hour lunar new year cease-fire by 12 hours amid growing weariness with truces in Vietnam. Analysts note shorter pauses limit infiltration and resupply, while observers question the political value of the negotiated breaks. The move follows reports of intensified Communist plans and prior extensions tied to high level diplomacy.
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Barry Kramer
Associated Press
Saigon
Southietnam
South Vietnam
Tet
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
Paul VI
Grenade Thrown Into Theater Causes Evacuation
A tear gas grenade was thrown into the Broadmoor Theater in Baton Rouge during a Sunday showing of To Sir With Love. Patrons fled coughing as the theater emptied, and management ordered the venue closed pending full elimination of fumes.
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Baton Rouge
Britain
Broadmoor
Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons Alumni Practice Nationwide
More than 5000 graduates now living and practicing in all 50 states. About 10 percent of Peace Corps doctors are Columbia alumni.
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Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Peace Corps
Columbia
Fire crew responds after freight derailment in Chambersburg
Firemen check an overturned tank car after a freight derailment in Chambersburg Pennsylvania. The car carried a chemical used in gasoline manufacture triggering an alert and response by local authorities.
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Chambersburg
Stephens City Woman Hurt When Car Hits Icy Spot
Betty Bly Anderick of Stephens City suffers a left arm laceration after skidding on ice on Route 11 and overturning near a fence. She is treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital and released.
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Stephens City
Betty Bly Anderick
Rt. 11
Anderick
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Middletown
Rebecca Rhoad
Rt. 667
William Rhoad
Robert Wilson
Lebanon Church
Testimony Resumes in Alleged Ballot Fraud Case
A 20 member federal grand jury resumes hearings today in Lee County Virginia on alleged mail ballot fraud from the 1966 congressional elections. U S District Atty Mason plans to present 14 witnesses as the jury weighs indictments. The panel, in its third day, has heard 50 witnesses behind closed doors.
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Abingdon
Lee County
U.S
Thomas B. Mason
Ted Dalton
Virginia
Mason
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William B. Spong Jr
W. Pat Jennings
Byrd
Spong
Jennings
William Wampler
Lee County Commonwealth
Emory Crockett
Youths Receive Suspended Sentences in Property Destruction
Two county youths faced trial in Frederick County Court on charges of smashing windshields of parked cars on December 22. Stephen Kirby Hepner 18 received six month jail terms on nine counts with suspended sentences for good behavior. The 17 year old was placed on a year of probation under parental custody after a Juvenile & Domestic Relations hearing. Full restitution was made.
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Frederick
Stephen Kirby Hepner
Rt. 1
W. Erle Edwards
Winchester Jaycees honor educators and members at Founder's Day
The Winchester Jaycees awarded Outstanding Young Educator to Mr. Capehart for his teaching and community work. H. Clayton Adams received a Life Membership for his guidance, with Strother Shiley presenting the honor. About 160 people attended the Founder's Day event at Lee Jackson Restaurant celebrating 29 years of the chapter.
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University of Virginia
Capehart
Handley High School
Handley
Jane Showker
Virginia Avenue
Winchester
Jacob L. Johnson
Mr. Capehart
H. Clayton Adams
Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Jaycees
Strother Shiley
Mr. Adams
Jaycees
Jaycee
Winchester Aycees
Lee Jackson
Jetliner crash blamed on training maneuver review
The National Transportation Board blamed pilots in a March 1967 Delta DC8 crash for slowing the jet on two idle engines during a practice landing at New Orleans causing a motel fire and 19 deaths. FAA suspended the two engine practice landings pending study.
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Washington
National Transportation Board
Fletcher Thompson
R-Ga
Federal Aviation Administration
Thompson
Thomas A. Basnight Jr
Air Line Pilots Association
Juda
Wis
Delta Air Lines
FAA
Safety Board
Wilson in Moscow for talks amid Cold War tensions
Prime Minister Harold Wilson flew to Moscow for a 51 hour visit to meet Premier Alexei Kosygin. Officials expect little substantive progress as Pravda and Izvestia urge policy changes over Vietnam and world affairs.
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Moscow
Harold Wilson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
Wilson
Pravda
Izvestia
Hanoi
America
More Boys Than Girls Birth Ratio Noted
Across mankind more boys than girls are born with an average ratio about 106 males to 100 females or roughly 51 percent male births.
Bank of Canada Hikes Interest Rates to Seven Percent
Ottawa reports Bank of Canada raises rate from 6 to 7 percent citing heavy cross border fund transfers by foreign subsidiaries. Governor Rasminsky says move aims to curb abnormal transfers and ease exchange market pressure. U S Treasury notes unusual transfers from Canadian subsidiaries affect the dollar and balance of payments.
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Bank of Canada
Ottawa
Louis Rasminsky
Turn
Rasminsky
U.S. Treasury Department
United States
U.S
Treasury
Quiet Demonstrations Around Sasebo Naval Base Slow After Clashes
Calm returned to Sasebo as four clashes between radical students and police left 465 injured and 66 students arrested. About 3 000 DS party affiliates marched in protest while 1 000 students from across Japan gathered. the Enterprise sails Tuesday toward Vietnam with Truxton.
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Sasebo
U.S
Enterprise
Democratic Socialist Party
Hawaii
Vietnam
Truxton
Japan
Tokyo
Classified Rates And Deadlines In Local Paper
Classified rates listed for multiple consecutive days with per word charges and display ads. Discounts apply for prepayment, with minimum charges and special per line rates for Resolutions of Respect. Deadlines set for weekday and weekend editions, plus an ad for GoBese tablets at Gaunts Drug Store.
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S. Braddock St
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Island Ind Mortgages , Inc
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B&m
Corvair
FORD
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Cadillac Corp
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Loudoun ST
Raymond Boyce
Parkins Mill Rd
Memorial Hospital
Wilson Blvd
John A. Hutzell
Shawneeland
Wayne Sours
Rose Corley
George A. Turner
Mr. Sours
John H. Enders
Crockett
NW York
John Patrick
Patrick
Stuart M. Perry
Berryville Rt
Canada
Basnight
Naval Base
DIAL
Gaunt’s
Gaunts Drug Store
Clayton
Mike) Martin
Tom Marks
H. Cecil Poffenberger
Sharpsburg
Maryland
Blanton Lewis
Jones Funeral Home
Hill Crest Nursing Home
Malcom
Bertha Lewis
GW Motors, Inc
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