Search for four missing H bomb bombs near Thule Greenland continues
U S search teams with dogsleds and helicopters comb icy North Star Bay seven miles off Thule Greenland for up to four hydrogen bombs lost in a B 52 crash. The Pentagon cites unconfirmed bomb count but says the devices were unarmed.
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Washington
Thule
Greenland
U.S
Pentagon
Hiroshima
Defense Department
Denmark
United States
Jens Otto Krag
North Star Bay
Copenhagen
Tass
Moscow
Plattsburgh
N.Y
Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force Base
Winchester students return to classes after holiday
Town Crier reports Winchester Frederick County and Adult Basic Education programs set registration for second semester at 7 p.m. tomorrow in Handley High School cafeteria. Courses include Beginning Typing Advanced Typing and Refresher Math. Classes run 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays.
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Winchester- Frederick County General
Handley High School
Macy's Final Mark Downs on Apparel Across Sizes
Macy's pushes steep reductions on shirts dresses sweaters and suits in regular and half sizes across storewide markdowns. Shoppers lure to racks with deep sale tags and limited quantities while stock lasts.
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Macy’s
Refugees Shuttled by Airlift From Khe Sanh Area
Civilians fled Khe Sanh as combat moved near the town. Refugees were gathered by the Marine base three miles north and transported to Da Nang by emergency airlift under AP wirephoto.
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Marine Combat
Khe Sanh
da Nang
U.S
Koreans Seize U.S. Patrol Boat and Evacuations Near Khe Sanh
In the Khe Sanh valley, South Vietnamese forces and civilians pulled out of Huong Hoa as U S troops rushed reinforcements. More than 3 000 airborne infantry moved up the line, with a Marine battalion and three action patrols retreating to base. Air power bombed suspected enemy positions, while casualties mounted on both sides.
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U.S
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division l
Huong Hoa
Associated Press
Robert D. Ohman
Hill 861
325C
1St Air Cavalry
Hue-Phu Bai
Juvenile To Be Tried As Adult In Clarke County Murder Case
A 16 year old West Virginia youth charged with murder of James Russell Jr. is certified to Clarke County Circuit Court for trial as an adult in Berryville. Bond remains set at 5000 dollars and the youth returns to police custody. a mental and social evaluation is ordered. Russell, 79, was killed December 18 at his home and the body found in Opequon Creek. The suspect was arrested December 20 near his Mt. Pleasant home and extradition waived.
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Clarke County
West Virginia
James Russell, Jr
Berryville
Mt. Pleasant
W. Va
Charles Town
Harold G. Potts
Harold Hawkins
Solenberger and Byrd Named to Shenandoah Valley Bank Board
Harry F Byrd and C Robert Solenberger named to the board of Shenandoah Valley National Bank at the 102nd anniversary shareholders meeting. Byrd runs H F Byrd Inc and Solenberger operates 750 acres of Frederick County apple orchards. Bank officers were re elected as part of the 1968 board actions.
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Solenberger
Byrd
Harry F. Byrd
Ifi
C. Robert Solenberger
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
H.F. Byrd, Inc
Jaycee
Frederick County
Liquor by the Drink Bill Advances in Virginia House
The Virginia House moves liquor-by-the-drink toward passage as the Godwin administration seeks 81 million in direct obligation bonds for college and mental hospital construction. The bill faces the Privileges and Elections committees with potential voter referendums on borrowing for higher education and mental hospitals.
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Richmond
Virginia House of Dele
Gates
Godwin
Lyman Harrell
Greensville
House
Garland Gray
Sussex
Senate
Privileges and Elections Committees
Next Lunar Module To Carry Astronauts
Apollo officials hailed Lunar Module 1 as a strong step toward the moon. After Monday’s 62 minute test, officials signaled the next LM would likely carry astronauts in early 1969 for deep space activity, despite a temporary engine issue and a safe contingency plan.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
George Mueller
Mueller
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Apollo
Indian Ocean
Boyce Woman Fatally Hurt in Highway Crash
Grace Amelia Romine 79 of Boyce died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car while crossing a highway. The incident near Boyce occurred about 6 05 p.m. Patsy Davis Fleming of Berryville drove north, brushing Romine on the right front of the almost stopped vehicle. Romine, born October 16 1888, was the Clarke County’s first highway fatality of 1968. Funeral arrangements are pending at John H Enders Funeral Home Berryville.
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Grace Amelia Romine
Boyce
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clarke County
P. F. Click
John H. Enders
Douglass O. Hill
Su Ot
Click
Patsy Davis Fleming
Academy St
Erryville
MISS _ROMINE
Benjamin and
Helen Carper Romine
Berryville
Howard Johnsons Tomorrow Luncheon Reuben Grill Special
Winchester Evening Star advertises a Tomorrow Luncheon special at Howard Johnsons featuring a Reuben Grill Sandwich for 1.25 dollars. Carrier boys wanted. apply at the business office.
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Howard’s Johnson’s
Carrier Boys
Winchester Evening Star
Pueblo Seized by North Korea and Seoul Shootings
The Pueblo, a U S Navy intelligence vessel with 83 aboard, was boarded by North Korean patrols about 25 miles off the North Korean coast and towed toward Wonsan. In Seoul, South Korean forces killed the sixth North Korean infiltrator in a raid tied to a Sunday assault on President Park’s residence, as curfews expand to trap fugitives.
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Seoul
United States
U.S
Wonsan
Pueblo
Defense Department
Joint Antiespionage Operations
U.S. Army
Chung Hee Park
Park
Weather turn southeast with rain and cooler Virginia
A cold front moving into Virginia from the west will bring rain and cooler temperatures to the Old Dominion today and Wednesday. Tomorrow night the forecast calls for unsettled conditions with showers followed by a drop in temperatures across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
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Laos
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Brucetown
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John C. Blackburn
Del
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Ginia
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
del. Walther Fidler
Richmond County
Fidler
General Laws Committee
Stephens City
U.S. Pueblo
Howard Johnson
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