Indiscriminate Shelling Protest at Peace Talks
At the Paris peace talks the United States protested the indiscriminate shelling of Saigon and warned of consequences for North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front denied aims to bow to pressure, calling for self defense and accusing U.S. and Saigon of defeats and noise about Saigon. The four delegations agreed to meet again next Thursday as talks focused on military questions and a de militarized buffer zone.
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Paris
United States
Saigon
National Liberation Front
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Front
Hanoi
Lodge
North
South Vietnam
Tran Buu Kiem
Kiem
Vietnam
Short Space Walk Nears For Apollo 9
Apollo 9 commander James McDivitt suggested a shortened space walk for astronaut Russell Schweickart after Schweickart reported feeling better. Ground control agreed, opening possibility of a one day light pass on the front porch.
Drillers Deliver Water to Miner Trapped in Utah Mine
Rescue teams drilled through rock to reach William Buck Jones four days after a cave in four miles inside a Northern Utah mine. They pumped two ounce water rations and prepared to send food and coffee while Jones aided rescuers by describing his enclosure. His two sons spoke with him through rock as crews removed rock and dirt inch by inch to free him.
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Lark, Utah
Tnc-Lead
Utah
Bill Hawes
William
Buck’’ Jones
Jones
Hawks
Hawes
John Borden
Clifford
Glen
Pleasant weather to end as snow forecasts issued
The Pleasant area expects a return of snow tonight and tomorrow with a low in the upper 20s and highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Saturday will be cloudy and cold. Rouss Fire Co. meets 7:30 p.m. Friendship Fire Co. meets at Fire Hall tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Temporary Injunction Prevents Tree Cutting
Judge Robert K. Woltz granted Preservation of Historic Winchester a temporary injunction stopping the Winchester Parking Authority from cutting trees on the McCormac property at Cameron Street. The notice, served by attorney David G. Simpson, warns the Parking Authority and its agents to refrain from removing or damaging trees without a permit from Winchester’s Tree Commission, pending further court order.
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Robert K. Woltz
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc
Winchester Parking Authority
McCormac
Cameron St
David G. Simpson
Woltz
E. Boscawen St
Mr. Simpson
Richard C. Martin
WPA
City of
Winchester
Tree Commission
Corporation Court
Elliott D. Marshall
Phantom Hamster Hid in Car Fires Up Nightly Feats
In Richmond AP report George the phantom hamster hides in R B Bentleys car mechanical depths. Rita Bentley leaves nightly food. mornings show empty plate. Firemen rescue workers and scouts stop short of disassembly. George may remain hidden in hoses and pipes.
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Richmond
George
R. B. Bentley
Bentley
Rita Bentley
Bentleys
Rita
Explosions rock Jerusalem area amid regional violence
An explosive charges blow up in the Hebrew University cafeteria injuring several. A hand grenade is thrown at an Israeli bank in Ramallah injuring one customer. Security forces say they broke up a large Arab terrorist network in the West Bank amid ongoing cross border clashes and a farmer wounded by a mine near the Gaza perimeter.
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Jerusalem
Hebrew University
Ramallah
West Bank
National Guardsmen Standby as Chapel Hill Reopens Dining Hall
Several hundred National Guardsmen were on standby at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus to back officials reopening a dining hall closed after a student clash. A 24 hour sit in was underway at Brandeis University, while unrest spread to Geneseo and Sarah Lawrence.
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Associated Press
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Freshman Loses Fingers in San Francisco State Bomb Blast
A 19 year old Tim Peebles of East Palo Alto lost three fingers when a homemade time bomb exploded as he tried to place it in a locker at San Francisco State College. Police found two unexploded, more powerful bombs nearby in the Creative Arts Building after the Wednesday night blast. He was found on the floor minutes after the explosion. The blast ripped lockers from walls and tore a ceiling hole.
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SAN Francisco
San Francisco State College
Creative Arts
Tim Peebles
East Palo Alto
Eisenhower condition improves. daily bulletins end
Army doctors report President Eisenhower is progressing so well that daily condition bulletins will be discontinued. The update marks a turning point in the public briefing on his health.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
East Germans Tighten Autobahn Blockade During Heinemann Vote
East German authorities again interrupted traffic on the main Berlin to West Germany autobahn after the West German presidential vote. For three hours both ends were closed to Westbound traffic, then all roads into West Berlin were blocked for four hours, delaying convoys and border processing amid reactions to Gustav Heinemann's election.
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Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Helmstedt
U.S
Federal Assembly
Gustav Heinemann
New Left
Heinemann
Wanted Delivery Boy at Boyd's Drug Store
Help wanted for delivery boy at Boyd's Drug Store. Apply in person at the store to discuss duties and hours.
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Boyd’s Drug Store
453 GIs Killed In Week Amid Saigon Offensive
U S and allied commands report 453 Americans killed and 2 593 wounded in the first week of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese drive. Saigon tallies say 581 combatants and 208 civilians killed. Saigon endured devastating rocket and shelling hits leaving many dead and wounded, including children, as Nixon weighs retaliation options.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
South Vietnam
United States
Nixon
U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Weather in Virginia Clouds Rise Over Richmond Area
AP reports a low pressure system moving northeast from the Gulf increases cloudiness across Virginia. Reading mentions local ads including Sear Mid Winter Catalog Sale and savings offers at Winchester Savings and others.
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Richmond
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
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