Foreign Aid Bill Slashed by House Vote
The House cut Johnson’s foreign aid bill by one third to 2.196 billion dollars from 3.226 billion, a move that could be the deepest slashing in 20 years if the Senate approves. Secretary Rusk plans to press for restoring funds, while provisions curb weapon purchases by underdeveloped nations. Exemptions include Greece, Turkey, Iran, Israel, Nationalist China, the Philippines and South Korea.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
den Rusk
Senate Appropriations Committee
United States
Silvio O. Conte
R-Mass
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Israel
China
Philippines
South Korea
Peace Corps
Ryukyu Islands
Inter-American Development Bank
International Development Association
Liner Gripsholm Limits Toward New York After Blast
The Swedish American liner Gripsholm with 485 people aboard limped toward New York after an engine room explosion and fire. No injuries were reported as both engines were knocked out about 80 miles east of St John’s Newfoundland. one engine was repaired and the ship reduced to eight knots.
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New York
Gripsholm
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Guys and Dolls Opens at Handley Library Theater Winchester
The first Broadway musical produced in Winchester by nonprofessional performers opened to a packed house at Handley Library Theater. Audience response was warm with loud laughs and heavy applause as the show continues tonight and Tuesday at 8 15 p.m.
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Guys & Dolls
Handley Library
Winchester
Win A FREE Turkey Match Your Christmas Club Check No
Town & Country runs a promotion offering a free turkey to participants who match their Christmas club check number. Customers are urged to visit the store to claim prizes, with details on eligibility and claim deadlines likely announced in local notices.
Heavy new hill fighting near Dak To in central Highlands
Heavy fighting West of Dak To pits U S forces against North Vietnamese troops on mountain flanks near Laos border. South Vietnamese paratroopers and rangers engage nine miles northeast of Dak To as Mekong Delta combat also unfolds with Viet Cong attacks and artillery duels. Casualties and captures update the developing operation Kien Giang in the delta.
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Saigon
Dak To
South Vietnam
U.S
1St Airmobile Cavalry Division
Laos
John Lengel
Mekong
North Vietnam
Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Strategic Hill
Dak
Delta
Kien Giang
Weather in Richmond Sees Sunshine Then Cold Front
Considerable sunshine will bring seasonable temperatures this afternoon in Virginia. A cold front from the Great Lakes will move through tonight bringing clouds and a chance of snow flurries in the mountains. Sunday will be colder.
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Richmond
Virginia
Great Lakes
Two Week Deer Season Opens Monday in Virginia
State Game Warden David R. Ramsey outlines big game laws for western Virginia deer hunting. The two week season runs from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset, with one deer allowed per hunter. Licenses, stamps, and age exemptions are required, and possession rules apply to carcasses and reporting.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
David R. Ramsey
Virginia
Residence
Home County
National Forest
Home
Romney to Seek GOP Nomination
Turkish fighters over Cyprus raise tensions as UN warned of possible spillover. U Thant urged restraint while Turkey seeks parliamentary mandate to deploy troops if Cyprus violence escalates. Turkish Parliament authorized measures amid deadlock after the battle that killed 25 Turkish Cypriots and 2 Greek Cypriots.
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Cyprus
U.N
U Thant
Turkey
United Nations
Is- Thant
Security Council
Ankara
Athens
Nicosia
Soviets claim orbital nuclear missiles with anti defense capability
Moscow reports Marshal Krylov states the Soviet Union has orbital missiles that can defeat enemy anti missile defenses. McNamara recalls U S efforts to install over-the-horizon radar to deny such capability. Leaders describe formidable ICBMs with mobile solid fuel and one ICBM ready for firing with pin point accuracy.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Nikolai I. Krylov
Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces
British Leaders Meet as Financial Crisis Deepens
London reports a deepening financial crisis with rumors of pound devaluation. Prime Minister Harold Wilson called in George Brown and Richard Crossman after midnight as options included loans or a 15 to 30 percent devaluation. Bank of England spending focused on defending sterling.
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London
Harold Wilson
Stock Exchange
London Times
Bank of England
Times
Wilson
George Brown
Commons
Richard Crossman
Downing Street
the Times
Romney launches bid for Republican presidential nomination
Detroit AP Romney declares plan to seek the Republican nomination and lead the nation toward morality and an end to the Asian war. He cites a faltering economy, federal bureaucracy, and disarray in NATO and UN, vows to unite the nation, and names Nixon as his likely toughest opponent.
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George Romney
Lenore
Detroit
United States
Michigan
Romney
America
Johnson
Rominey
United Nations
NATO
Latin America
Miss Nikki Ensogna Wins James Wood High Beauty Contest
Nikki Ensogna a 17 year old senior won the annual James Wood High School beauty contest sponsored by the National Honor Society. She also won the dress division in red chiffon with a glittering sequin bodice.
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Sheneandoah College
Nikki Ensogna
James Wood High School
National Honor Society
Miss Ensogna
G. S. Ensogna
Country Club Terrace
Sandy Holbrook
James Wood
Student Cooperative Association
Sandee Peer
Carl E. Peer
Rt. 2
Front Royal
Future Farmers of America
Kay Rodgers
Emory O. Rodgers
Rt. 1
Winchester
WINC
Caz Zuckerman
Star
Jim Hamilton
Hunters Opening Early and Local Dining Specials
Hunters are alerted to openings at A&N Store and Little Mac's Restaurant with early hours starting at 4 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday. The Steak House of Winchester advertises a 99 cent steak and a baked ham dinner option in the Cozy Room with a full course dinner priced at $1.25.
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Steak House of
Winchester
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