City and County Split On Annexation Bill
Delegations from Winchester and Frederick County voiced opposing views on a bill to place a two year moratorium on annexation suits in Virginia after July 1 1967. Winchester opposes the bill while Frederick County backs it as a way to pause suits including Alexandria Fairfax. A public hearing before the House of Delegates Courts of Justice Committee led to referral to a subcommittee for study.
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Richmond
Winchester
Frederick County
Virginia
Fairfax County
House of Delegates Courts of Justice
William M. Battaile
E. Eugene Gunter
del. Carrington Williams
Alexandria
Williams
General Assembly
Virginia Metropolitan Area Study Commission
State Commission On
Battaile
Leroy S. Bendheim
Morrill Crowe
Virginia Traffic Safety Isluad Commission
Senate
House Finance
Sharp Split Over U S Course to Retrieve Ship
U S Senate debates how to recover the Pueblo and crew from North Korea with Mansfield urging caution to avoid a Vietnam like blood bath while Dirksen calls for action. White House says diplomacy continues and limited force may be used. Congressional opinion splits between aggressive action and restraint.
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Sharp
U.S
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
United States
Pueblo
North Korea
Vietnam
Mansfield
Dirksen
Congress
Diplo
Wonsan
Stuart Symington
D.mo
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Asia
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Council Private Talks Clash Over North Korea Invitation
United Nations Security Council members met privately on the Korean crisis as a U.S. Soviet deadlock blocked an unconditional North Korea invitation. Washington would accept only if the Pueblo crew and ship were released, while Seoul and Seoul's Foreign Ministry oppose recognizing Pyongyang.
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Matic
Navy
U.N. Security Council
Pueblo
White House
George Christian
Christian
U.S
United Nations
United States
United Nations, N.Y
Security Council
North Korea
Arthur J. Goldberg
Platon D. Morozov
Pyongyang
Seoul
Foreign Ministry
South Korea
North Koreans
Moro/Z0V
Apple Blossom Festival Planning Meeting Delivers Hopeful Snow Preview
Town Manager Wendell Sel don reports busy phone lines as post Christmas snows linger. He hopes streets will be cleared by Apple Blossom Festival time, drawing laughter and applause from attendees.
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Wendell Seldon
Judges Athletic Assn Dance At GW Hotel Sat Night
The Judges Athletic Association hosts a dance at the GW Hotel Saturday night from 9:30 to 1. Tickets are five dollars per couple and tables can be reserved by calling 662 5643.
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Athletic Assn
Johnson urges GI loan raise and public service act
President Johnson asked Congress to raise the GI home loan guarantee to 10 000 from 7 500 and to fund a Veterans in the Public Service Act. The plan includes incentives for veterans to train as teachers police and fire fighters with monthly stipends during schooling and teaching.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
addi _tion
Blaiberg Entering Fourth Week of Heart Transplant Convalescence
Philip Blaiberg, 58, continuing recovery after Jan 2 heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town. He exercises in a sterilized ward, has dressed and walked, and doctors expect he may return home around Feb 7. He is the sole survivor of five heart transplant operations in South Africa and the United States.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Eileen
Blaiberg
United States
Louis Washkansky
Liquor by the Drink Bill Nears Final Senate Approval
The Virginia General Assembly moved toward final action on liquor by the drink with House concurrence on five minor Senate amendments likely required. The Senate approved the bill 24 to 16 after defeating a state referendum attempt and will await House action on the amendments.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
Assembly
Charles R. Fenwick
Arlington
Senate Welfare Committee
The Gift and the Givers Eye a Pink Sweater
Two young sisters Janet and Joanne eye a pink sweater in a shop window. They pool their pennies and plan to buy it for their mother’s birthday, hoping the gift will surprise her. The next day the sweater has vanished, leaving the question of whether the mom will know how lucky she is.
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Janet
Joanne
Preaching Mission Tonight Through Friday at 7 30
A preaching mission airs nightly from tonight through Friday at 7 30 p m on TV Cable Channel 6. The program features a local pastor delivering spiritual talks and invitations to attend services and join church activities.
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Market St
Viet Cong Launch Major Seven City Attack Across South Vietnam
The Viet Cong mounted a large coordinated offensive at Tet, striking seven provincial capitals including Da Nang and five American airfields. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces reported heavy fighting, with Da Nang reclaiming control by midafternoon and 63 Viet Cong killed. the lunar truce was declared a hoax as allied forces prepared for further action.
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Saigon
Red
da Nang
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Panhandle
Hanoi
1St Corps
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Nha Trang
Pleiku
Hoi An
Kontom
Ban Me Thuot
Tuy Hoa
Qui Nhon
Associated Press
Robert D. Ohman
South
Weather eyes Virginia with unsettled eastward front
AP reports unsettled weather moving east toward Virginia ahead of a frontal system bringing cloudy skies and scattered showers. Local notices advertise shoe sale and restaurant fish fry with advertised prices and cleaning specials intermixed in the clutter.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Alexandria - Fairfax
Sen. Bendheim
Ralph Hardy
N. Loudoun
Martin’s Drug
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Loudoun St
Piccadilly St
Reds
LBJ
ALMER
Barnes
Bawbahn
ARS
Galle
Pearson
CINSS
Virginia Senate
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Sen. Garland, Gray
Sussex
Chhief
House Privileges and Elections Committee
del. M. Caldwell Butler
Roanoke
del. Lacey Putney
Bedford
Butler
Godwin
Putney
P&e
James M. Thomson
Thomson
Harry F. Byrd Jr
George M. Warren Jr
Bristol
ABC Sys
Argenbrights Shoe
Pat Robinson
Jo~anne
Momma
Childrens Shoes
Wilkins Shoe Center, Inc
Howard Johnson
Hook, Olson
Corrigan Rug Cleaners
Berryville Ave
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