North Koreans Try to Breach Buffer Fence
North Koreans attacked the buffer zone near the Korean front wounding eight U S soldiers and two South Korean troops. A watch tower near the DMZ was hit with grenades but no damage reported. Casualties rose to one dead and 12 wounded on the American side over two days. Public denouncements followed and a North Korean radio claim surfaced.
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Seoul
Pueblo
Korean Front
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
Half Inch Snowfall Hits Area
The Winchester area recorded half an inch of snow from yesterday's brief storm causing slick roads and some travel disruption. Schools remained in session and the season total reached 28 1/4 inches as clearing and colder weather were expected tonight.
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Winchester
Gardner Resigns as Health Secretary
Washington AP report announces John W. Gardner’s resignation as secretary of health education and welfare. The White House disclosed the move today in a formal statement.
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Washington
John W. Gardner
White House
Town Crier Tickets Selling Fast for Hospital Follies
Tickets for the Hospital Follies are moving quickly with about 100 seats left at 10 a.m. for tonight at 8 30 p m one seat remain for tomorrow and one for Saturday. The box office operates in the George Washington Hotel lobby until 4 p.m. Ice skating will be available on the pool at Winchester Recreation Park today from 3 30 to 8 p.m. Recreation Director Jim Barnet notes the ice is in good condition.
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George Washington Hotel
Winchester
Jim Barnet
Recreation Direct
Anon
Howard Johnsons Tomorrow Luncheon Fried Oysters Special
A Howard Johnsons notices a luncheon feature with fried oysters and tartar sauce priced at 85 cents. The restaurant opens Monday through Thursday and is closed Friday and Saturday at Peters Watch Center.
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Howard Johnson
Peters Watch Center
Shining Example Ellen Provost Brightens Pittsburg Barbershop
Ellen Provost, 20, becomes Pittsburghs sole shoeshine girl at Razor's Edge, earning ten dollars daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for 50 cent shines plus tips. She left work to fund schooling, says the job suits her tomboy style and helps customers look sharp.
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Pittsburgh
Ellen Provost
Razor’s Edge
Ellen
Pieces of H Bombs Found Near Greenland Crash Site
U S nuclear experts in Greenland think one or more of four missing hydrogen bombs ruptured in the B52 crash near Thule Air Force Base. Small bomb parts and radiation were detected on ice and gear as search teams face polar darkness and thick ice in assessing the extent and location of the potential weapons.
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Washington
U.S
Greeland
Thule Air Force Base
Air Force
Reds Capture Laotian Outpost Near Border
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces overran the Ban Houei Lane outpost in southern Laos near the Ho Chi Minh trail. The Lao garrison of about a battalion fled toward South Vietnam as refugees moved with them, while contact was lost and pursuit continued. The outpost harassed movement on the trail and aided U S bombing by relaying information.
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Vientiane, Laos
South Vietnam
Ban Houei Lane
Laos
Vientiane
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Virginia political bills move quickly in Senate committee
Virginia governors budget and bond measures win swift committee action. The Privileges and Elections panel dissed the bills in minutes and identical measures await House committee hearing Monday. The $81 million capital outlay bond plan aims for the November ballot.
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Richmond
Senate
Godwin
Virginia
Privileges and Elections Committee
House P&e
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Senate Roads Committee
Moe Cape
Del
Stanley Walker
Norfolk
Walker
Assembly
House Appropriations
Senate Finance
Virginia Tech
T. Marshall Hahn
State Department of Agriculture
Longwood
Barter State Theatre
Anna Stuart
State Department of Public, Welfare and Institutions
Bombers Pound Red Guns Troops Near Khe Sanh
An AP report details heavy Allied air bombardment in Vietnam with 6000 tons of bombs for the third day. North Vietnamese artillery and mortars strike Marine positions near Khe Sanh and Phu Cat as U S forces report high casualties and ongoing ground fighting. South Korean and U S divisions tally hundreds of enemy deaths while tribespeople near Khe Sanh seek evacuation. In Columbia South Carolina a 40 foot Christmas tree outside the State House is removed after a Senate resolution.
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Saigon
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Phu Cat
Peter Arnett
da Nang
U.S
Columbia
South Carolina
State House
State Senate
State Division of General Services
State House of Representatives
Water and Sewer Studies Set for Four County Areas
Frederick County supervisors agreed to back a 15000 bank loan for the Sanitary Authority to fund water and sewer feasibility studies in Sunnyside Senseny Road Wea Villa and Dye subdivisions and the area east of Stephens City where a new junior high will be built. The plan covers 3000 for water studies and 1500 for each, with total estimated cost 10500, plus contingencies.
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Sunnyside
Frederick Heights
Wea Villa
Dye
Frederick County Board For Supervisors
Sanitary Authority
Senseny Road
Frederick Reighwy
Stephens City
Bowman
Pressure to mobilize grows after Pueblo seizure
Washington reports more than 14,000 Air Force reservists called to active duty amid the North Korean seizure of the USS Pueblo. President Johnson directs recall of air and navy reservists as crisis talks continue with White House aides and UN envoy Arthur Goldberg.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
White House
Johnson
Air Force
Navy
Air National Guard
Clark M. Clifford
Defense
Senate
Uss Pueblo
North Korea
Robert S. McNamara
George Christian
Pueblo
Christian
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
White House Pueblo
Weather Update for Richmond Sees Snow Departures and Clouds
A low pressure system that dropped up to six inches of snow in Virginia moved off the coast today. Sky remains cloudy with scattered snow flurries reported in parts of the Old Dominion.
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Virginia
Richmond
Old Dominion
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Dinwiddie
U. S
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas
New Orleans
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