Allied Drive Maine Crag Near DMZ Seeks to Slice NVA Supply Lines
More than 3,000 Marines and South Vietnamese infantry backed by an armored column launch Operation Maine Crag south of the DMZ to sever North Vietnamese supply routes from Laos. The push targets Highway 926 and Laotian corridors while Massachu setts paratroopers strike the A Shau Valley. Casualties so far include 10 Americans killed and 64 wounded with 43 enemy troops killed and 129 rifles seized.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Maine Crag
Laos
South Vietnam
Dmz
Khe Sanh
Vandegrift
Khe—Sanh
A Shau
Little Triumphs Brighten Global News Roundup
A cheerful Associated Press feature highlights acts of kindness from diverse places. Andy Jacobson plans Easter hospital visits in Philadelphia. Gordon Scott hopes to see a Portland zoo. teens in Danville foil a robbery. a 10-year-old saves seven children from a fire. Alfred Proctor helps snowbound neighbors. Lambda Chi Alpha raises charity funds. Northwestern volunteers aid a bleeding child. Issued in Columbia a drive for Allen University progresses. university projects support inner cities. Irma Rodriguez rebuilds life after a Chicago fire. kidney transplant recipients donate a shared van to UC Medical Center.
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Associated Press
Andy Jacobson
Philadelphia’s University Hospital
Gordon Scott
Portland
Ore
Los
Vietnam
Andy
Well
Danville
Mal
Mary Moore
Dallas Fire Department
Paris
Maine
Alfred Proctor
Lambda Chi Alpha
Pennsylvania State University
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Danny Noonan
Chicago
Irma Rodriguez
University of California Medical Center At
San Francisco
Public hearing set on Region 7 Planning District formation
A public hearing is scheduled for April 8 at 7 30 p m in Warren County Circuit Court room on the proposed Region 7 Planning District. The plan would include Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren Page Shenandoah Front Royal and Luray along with eight local governments. Public input is invited and hearings run Feb 17 through April 16 across 22 districts with notices in newspapers and on radio. A Virginia Tech extension pamphlet answers about 30 questions is available from county offices.
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Warren County
Region 7
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Page
Shenandoah
Front Royal
Luray
State Division of Planning and Community Affairs
Cooperative Extension Service of
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Gene McMurtry
John T. Wolfe
Frederick County
Apple Blossom Festival Rally Exhibits At George Washington Hotel
Six Winchester industries display in the ballroom lobby of the George Washington Hotel tomorrow for the annual Apple Blossom Festival Rally. Exhibits arranged by Crown Cork and Seal Henkel Harris National Fruit O Sullivan Rubbermaid and Shenandoah Gas Co. The public invited to view exhibits and attend the 7 30 a m rally program with no admission fee. Handley High Chorus will sing. Festival Headquarters announced today.
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Winchester Industries
George Washington Hotel
Crown Cork & Seal., Inc
Henkel-Harris Co., Inc
National Fruit Co.,Inc
O’sullivan Rubber Corp
Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Shenandoah Gas Co
Handley High Chorus
Snow White Grill Hiring Ad Requires Sober Grilling Staff
Grill and counter man must be sober with a good starting salary and benefits. Apply in person at Snow White Grill 159 N Loudoun.
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Snow White Grill
Loudoun
President Nixon Arrives at Andrews After California Weekend
President and Mrs Nixon step from Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base after a weekend in California. Secretary and Mrs William Rogers and U S ambassador to Vietnam Ellsworth Bunker also present with Kat. Discussed the war in Vietnam during the trip.
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Nixon
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
William Rogers
Ells
Nixon Welcomes Trudeau as First Official Visitor at White House
President Nixon greets Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau indoors due to rain, as the two leaders discuss mutual interests and defense issues including ABM missile defense. The visit features a state dinner and talks on NATO role and continental security amid questions in both capitals.
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Washington
Nixon
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
White House
Trudeau
Ottawa
Canadian
Anguilla Funeral Protest Denounces British Rule
About 400 Anguillans, mostly women, march with a black coffin bearing If Lee don't go Anguilla is dead to protest British occupation. The demonstration follows a British invasion to reassert authority and warns of regional repercussions as Antigua and Antigua’s elections loom.
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Anguilla
Caribbean
Lee
Anthony Lee
St. Kitts and Nevis
Britain
George Waller
Antigua
Vere Bird
Walter
Crashes Draw Emergency Aid at Winchester Memorial
Over the weekend a spate of traffic crashes sent one woman to Winchester Memorial Hospital with a head wound and pelvic fracture while 11 others were treated and released. Evelyn Flick of Woodstock is listed in satisfactory condition after riding with Thomas Brennen, who was treated and released. The crashes at Double Toll Gate and Route 522 involved multiple families and riders from Charlottesville Falls Church and West Virginia, with damages estimated at 600 dollars.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Evelyn Flick
Woodstock
Thomas Brennen
Brennen
Winchester Volunteer Rescue
Ellis Snare
Charlottesville
Janice
Jill
Terre Jay
Allen
F. G. Greene
Charles Kerns
Bloomery
W. Va
Larry
Ralph Mason
Whitacre
Bloomery Hollow
John Lawrence
Falls Church
Collegians Flock to Florida Beaches Amid Spring Break Hype
Fort Lauderdale police estimate up to 10 000 students gathered at the beach with numbers expected to rise. Daytona Beach reports over 40 000 as new anti drinking laws cut mass beer drinking on the shore. Ormond Beach enacts a similar beach alcohol ban for three weeks.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Florida
Daytona Beach
Ormond Beach
Israeli and Egyptian Forces Clash Across Suez Canal
Reports say Israeli and Egyptian guns exchanged fire across the Suez Canal for five hours and thirty minutes after Fatah claimed large Israeli troop movements into Sinai. UN observers urged cease fires at 10 a.m. and noon, with both sides accusing the other of starting the fighting. Casualties cited include six Israelis dead and 25 wounded. Jordanian-Israeli clashes lasted 70 minutes with three Israeli deaths. Israel denied troop movements into Sinai.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Sinai
U.N
el Qantara
Israel
Court Refuses to Reopen Eavesdropping Ruling
The Supreme Court declined to reconsider its March 10 decision on wiretapping in national security cases. The 5-3 ruling lets defendants decide if prosecutions stem from illegal electronic surveillance. Igor Ivanov, a Russian chauffeur, was jailed for 20 years on spy conspiracy charges.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Justice Department
Erwin Griswold
U.S
Igor Ivanov
Troop Reductions Seen Year Away
U S military leaders say a substantial withdrawal from Vietnam may not begin until late 1969 or early 1970 based on battlefield progress and ARVN improvements. Laird cautions against discussing withdrawals while fighting continues, with possible steps tied to Paris peace talks and Nixon administration decisions.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Pentagon
Apple Blossom Festival Rally Scheduled Tonight at 7 30
The Apple Blossom Festival Rally will be held tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the George Washington Hotel ballroom. Shenandoah Valley Inc members attend the event after a 3 p m board meeting in Winchester. Handley High Chorus performs a set of songs and leads a closing Apple Blossom Time sing along led by Mrs Marian Painter directs Deborah Snapp on piano. James M Moser Kiwanis past president will MC the rally with public invited. The event is run by the Festival Department of Public Information directed by Nicholas L Googin III and John M Fowler.
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George Washington Hotel
Shenandoah Valley, Inc
Winchester
Handley High School
Raleley
Marian Painter
Deborah Snapp
James M. Moser
Charles Town
W. Va
Kiwanis International
Festival
Department of Public Information
Nicholas L. Googin III
John M. Fowler
Weather Shoots Across Virginia With Rain Then Diminishes
Richmond area forecasts show rain moving through Virginia as a low pressure system shifts northeast toward the Ohio Valley. Rain tapering tonight as conditions ease.
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Richmond
Virginia
Ohio Valley
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