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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1968
Page
5
A medic with gas mask pushed back helps a seriously wounded buddy from a cave about 20 miles southwest of Da Nang. U S troops of the 7th Cavalry entered the cave to capture Viet Cong guerrillas who fought back with grenades as tear gas drifted away.
A dozen 4-H club adult leaders formed a county Leaders' Association in Frederick and plan monthly meetings at 7 30 p m on the courthouse third Friday. Ned Conklin outlined a new Small Engines project to teach basic engine principles and safe service methods for 4-H youths.
Vintage knitting and needlecraft ad offers smocked pillows using velveteen corduroy heavy cotton and silk. Includes Pattern 7269 transfer directions and pricing for patterns mailed to Alice Brooks in New York. Also promotes 1968 Needle craft Catalog with free patterns and several books priced at 50 cents each.
In Indianola Iowa a Simpson College student was shot in a dorm room when a fellow student’s pistol discharged. Sheriff William Mathews said several freshmen turned in weapons as authorities investigated. No charges filed as questioning suggested ongoing disturbances and shots fired into furniture and mattresses.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors will hold a night meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the county clerk's office. This marks the first regularly scheduled night session in 1968.
Eartha Kitt says she was not rude at a White House luncheon and defended her Vietnam War remarks to 50 women on crime and juvenile delinquency. The White House reports about 1900 letters on the incident mostly condemning her conduct while Kitt says she remains unapologetic and respects Mrs. Johnson's position.
A North Korean assassination unit infiltrated Seoul with the aim to kill President Chung Hee Park. A South Korean soldier died in a late night clash, five infiltrators were killed and another captured as authorities hunted the remaining assailants.
In Lancaster California a dog named Candy woke owner Timothy Deer and his wife Sheryl their infant children Tammy 14 months and Timothy Jr 4 months escaped through a window but Candy stayed behind to rescue newborn puppies and died in the flames fire investigators found Candy had just given birth to a litter during the night
New York City reports a total of 22 000 eating places across the five boroughs reflecting dense dining options. The figure highlights the city’s extensive food service sector and consumer demand.
A nationwide cooperative allows any railroad car to move over any other railroad’s lines anywhere on the continent.
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