Vietnamese Forces Hold Key Hamlets North of Saigon
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units retained control of hamlets 14 to 22 miles north of Saigon as South Vietnamese forces halted efforts to dislodge them. U S airstrikes totaled over 300 on Monday with substantial raids on Yen Bai and Thai Binh. The front north of Saigon saw seven hamlets and one village captured along Highway 13 in five days. South Vietnamese casualties reached 19 killed and 34 wounded. enemy losses included 22 killed in two clashes and 38 killed in Tay Ninh province.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Yen Bai
Hanoi
Thai Binh
Haiphong
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Kontum
Quang Ngai
da Nang
Hue
Quang Tri
Jensen
le Trung Hien
Tay Ninh
Rehearing on Zoning Request set for tomorrow
Jack K. Wampler, owner of a Stephenson trailer court, seeks a zoning rehearing before the Frederick County Board of Supervisors after a 4-1 denial of his request to rezone 2.25 acres from A-2 to B-2 for a 24 hour car wash. The session opens at 1 p.m. with the hearing at 3 p.m. in the board room at 9 Court House Square.
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Jack K. Wampler
Stephenson Trailer Court
Frederick
Wampler
Dennis T. Cole
Stephens City to Begin Shopping Center Project Details
Stephens City moves forward on a 21store shopping center across Rt. 11 from the elementary school with plans for 53acre subdivision including 260 housing units and 118 building lots. Construction may begin in 30 to 45 days after a building permit is obtained, with open hopes within a year.
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Stephens City
Rt. 11
Paul Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Gilda Lemly
Kissinger Enters Third Day of Paris Peace Talks
In Paris Kissinger extends talks with North Vietnamese envoys for a third day while meeting French Foreign Minister Schumann. Saigon reports say no major shifts in U S and South Vietnamese positions. White House notes no substance discussion but pace of talks appears to quicken amid growing speculation of near agreement.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Maurice Schumann
Arthur K. Watson
U.S
France
Kissinger
Vietnam
Schumann
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Tin Song
South Vietnam
United States
Indochina
Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Hoang Nha
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
George McGovern
Malone to Receive Kennedy Medal for Jefferson Biography Work
The Massachusetts Historical Society will award its Kennedy Medal to Dr. Dumas Malone emeritus UVA professor and Jefferson biographer at its annual Boston dinner. Malone is the second recipient since the 1964 honor. His six volume Jefferson biography began in 1948 and remains in progress.
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Charlottesville
Massachusetts Historical Society
Kennedy
Dumas Malone
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Society
Boston
Malone
John F. Kennedy
Samuel Eliot Morison
Jefferson
McGovern Plans Step by Step End to Vietnam War
Senator George McGovern outlines his plan to end the Vietnam War in a CBS telecast from Detroit and Chicago events. He labels peace rumors as election eve talk and urges voters to back him on November 7. He speaks ahead of a Detroit UAW rally and Kalamazoo visit.
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George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
Richard Nixon
CBS
Southfield
Chicago
United Auto Workers
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
New York
Flood Disaster List Includes Winchester and Frederick Counties
The Associated Press tentative list includes Winchester and Frederick County as disaster areas while Clarke County is excluded. Clarke reports minimal damage though floods washed out river roads near Shenandoah Farms with 20 feet of roadway lost. Governor Holton declared a state of emergency and sought federal aid as early estimates put losses around 19 to 21.7 million dollars with ongoing reassessment as flood waters recede.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Associated Press
Clarke County
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah Farms
River Road
Double Tollgate
Rt. 50
Linwood Holton
Lincoln
OEP
Small Business Administration
Fake Letter Example of GOP Sabotage in 1971
The Washington Post reports White House aide Ken W Clawson admitted fabricating a letter aimed at harming Edmund Muskie's presidential campaign. FBI and Justice records suggest a broad GOP sabotage plan including break ins forged letters leaks and spying to disrupt Democratic contenders.
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Washington
White House
Ken W. Clawson
Edmunds. Muskie
Washington Post
Clawson
the Post
FBI
Committee For
Post
Donald Herbert Segretti
GOP
Segretti
Treasury Department
Marina del Ray
Calif
Nixon Committee
DeVan L. Shumway
Manchester
N.H
Maine
Muskie
William Loeb
Loeb
New Hampshire
Justice Department
Nixon
The
Alex B. Shipley Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Roger Lee Nixt
Dennison
Iowa
Kenneth Griffiths
Atlanta
Vietnam
Shipley
Tennessee
Nashville
Winchester to fill School Board and other key appointments
The Winchester City Council will appoint a replacement for H. Robert Edwards on the School Board and nominate four year terms for three to the Highway Safety Commission along with five to the Local Board of Public Welfare. It will also consider several ordinances including drunken driving, Parks and Recreation Board changes, rezoning Sun Oil property, and adoption of the 1970 Fire Prevention Code.
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Winchester City Council
Rouss City Hall
H. Robert Edwards
Edwards
Winchester Highway Safety Commission
Board of Public Welfare
Code of Virginia
Parks and Recreation Board
Handley High School
Sun Oil
N. Loudoun St
American Insurance Association
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Jim Wilson
Kwick Kleen Refuse Co
Louis H. Foltz
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Monte Conner
Middletown
Strasburg
Shenandoah
Supreme Court
Minneapolis
Minnesota Civil Liberties Union
Jack Baker
James McConnell
Blue Earth
Minnesota Supreme Court
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Bunker
Holton
Washington Newspaper Report
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Holland
Smalts Garden Center
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