Wilson Opens Historic Berlin Visit With Brandt Meet
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrived in Berlin for the first British head of government visit in 16 years. He was greeted by West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt and envoy Sir Frank Roberts. Wilson planned talks in Bonn with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on Rhine army costs and defense plans amid election pressures.
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Berlin
Harold Wilson
Wilson
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Frank Roberts
Bonn
Ludwig Erhard
London
Michael Stewart
Britain
Germany
Erhard
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Corner on the market linked to Koontz family
A corner on the market belongs to the Roger Koontz family. Roger Koontz, principal of Middletown School, is treasurer of the school and of the District Principals. His wife Mary Lou is treasurer of the PTA and their daughter Susan is treasurer of her class.
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Roger Koontz
Koontz
Middletown School
Mary Lou
PTA
Susan
Shenandoah Near Flood Stage at Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah River near flood stage at Harpers Ferry with 14.84 feet at noon and rising. Crested at Front Royal around 10 feet as snowmelt risks add runoff. Sewers back up at 18 feet and evacuees may be required at higher levels.
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Shenandoah
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah River
Clarke County
Potomac
Opequon
Cedar Creek
National Park Service Area
Fulbright proposes U S USSR canal plan and aid cooperation
Sen. J. W. Fulbright urges joint U.S. Soviet aid and a Central American canal under an international agency. He argues cooperation could ease tensions, aid disarmament efforts, and foster East West cooperation though full Soviet participation remains unlikely in the near term. The plan follows GOP hardline calls and prior Fulbright proposals on canal involvement.
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Washington
J. W. Fulbright
Fulbright
Pennsylvania State University
U.N
Middle East
Congo
Senate House
Soviet Union
GOP
United States
India
Whites Plan March In Support Of Negroes In Selma
In Selma Alabama the Concerned White Citizens of Alabama gathered for a protest march to the Dallas County courthouse opposing what they call voter intimidation against negro applicants. Leader Rev Joseph Ellwanger said the spontaneous movement draws members from Birmingham Huntsville Tuscaloosa Auburn and Montgomery. Elsewhere two white men pled guilty in Marion to assaulting newsmen during recent violence and were fined. Negro civil rights leaders intensify efforts for a 50 mile Selma to Montgomery march led by Rev James Bevel with Dr Martin Luther King Jr slated to return to Selma to start the march.
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Selma, Ala
Alabama
Selma
Dallas
Joseph Ellwanger
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of
Birmingham
Ellwanger
Huntsville
Tuscaloosa
Auburn
Montgomery
Marion
R. L
Pegues
Sam Dozier
Nichols
Pete Fisher
New Orleans
Fisher
United Press International
Redge
Bearden
James Bevel
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Selern
Montgom
U S Faces Tougher Ties With Russia Over Viet Nam War
U S officials foresee growing strain with the Soviet Union as war in South Viet Nam escalates. Washington notes possible Soviet cooling toward peaceful coexistence and cites North Viet Nam support from Moscow and Beijing. Officials warn that intensified U S air strikes and ongoing negotiations will shape a harsher East West dynamic.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
South Viet Nam
Red China
North Viet Nam
United States
Viet Nam
Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Guard Change Would End 29th Division
Merger of the Army Reserve and the National Guard would keep Virginia’s 80th Division but deactivate the Maryland Virginia 29th Division. Virginia adjutant general Maj. Gen. Paul M Booth said plans were confirmed after a Washington conference. The note from the Department of the Army informed senators and other officials.
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Richmond
Army Reserve
National Guard
Virginia
Maryland
Paul M.booth
Washington
Department of the Army
29Th
Staunton
North Carolina
Booth
Richmond Blues
Theorth Carolina
Army
Guard
Colonels Face Lexington in Regional Final at UVA
James Wood Colls meet Lexington tonight at 9 45 at Memorial Gym Charlottesville for the Northern Regional basketball final after an 80 59 win over Henrico yesterday. A victory would send the Colonels to Blacksburg for the state title next Saturday.
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James Wood
Charlottesville
Henrico High
Colonels
Lexington
Memorial Gymnasium
University of Virginia
Blacksburg
Star Sports
Russ Potts
Albermarle
Chinese Ambassador cites Soviet brutality in Moscow protest
Pan Tzuek, China's ambassador to the Soviet Union, accuses Soviet troops and police of beating 11 Chinese students and wounding them during an anti U S demonstration in front of the American Embassy in Moscow. He says six injured students were expelled from a hospital ward, a claim reported by New China News Agency. The Chinese students were part of about 2,000 Asians protesting U S action in Vietnam.
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Tokyo
China
Soviet Union
Pan Tzuek
Moscow
New China News Agency
Pan
Two-Man Orbit Planned This Month from Houston
U S will attempt first two-astronaut orbital flight in a single spacecraft later this month. Dr George Mueller, assistant director for manned space flight at Manned Spacecraft Center, announced in Washington. Initial plan had named April for the two-man mission.
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Houston, Tex
United States
Manned Spacecraft Center
Washington
George Mueller
Women Replace Mexicans In Broccoli Harvest
In Salinas Valley California a pilot crew of 25 women works the top pay row for Mann Packing Co replacing former Mexican braceros. They harvest while seated ride with radio music and drink fountains, paid $1.25 hourly at week end. Company hopes to add another female crew as the Bracero program ends.
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Salinas
National Guard
Headquarters and Headquarters Co
Winchester
Berryville
116Th Armor
Harrisonburg
Calif
Salinas Valley
Mann Packing Co
California
Ramsey
Cruml
Mann
Saigon on High Alert as Coup Rumors Stir Tension
Police in Saigon declared full alert amid reports that neutralist groups may plan weekend demonstrations. Air force mock bombing runs fanned speculation of a coup while Marines were stationed downtown. Vietnamese forces clash near Da Nang and in border districts as casualties mount and U.S. personnel are wounded.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Air Force
Nguyen Khanh
da Nang Air
Here
Ho Dac Hanh
Quang Nam-Quang Tin
Weather flurries in Virginia mountains as low pressure drifts in
A deep low centered over Pennsylvania will bring snow flurries to Virginia's mountains and occasional flurries to the northern counties today with variable cloudiness statewide. Northside Lanes will be closed for resurfacing all lanes from March 8 through March 12.
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Front Royal
Shenandoah
West Porton
Richmond
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Northside
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Jesse Williams, Jr
Rt. 50
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Arkansas Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Woodfin Nichols
Dozier
Richard Valeriani
NBC
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Dean Rusk
State Department
France
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Viet An
Hanh
Quang Tri City
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Middletown
S & F Distributing Co
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