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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1968

Page

2

Combined U S Forces Smash Viet Cong Supply Headquarters

U S Navy swift boats Coast Guard cutters and Army helicopters raided a Viet Cong supply hub in the Mekong Delta destroying 64 huts and 15 sampans and damaging 61 huts and 25 sampans. Marines seized 333 shells near the DMZ and found two guerrilla arms caches near Saigon. B52s bombed Red camps in five northern provinces as a lull in fighting persisted.

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Humphrey Gains Seen In Polls Ahead Of Debates

In Detroit Hubert Humphrey trails Nixon by five points in a Harris poll showing 40 to 35 percent. The survey marks momentum for Humphrey as he continues a long campaign schedule from dawn to late night. He abandons a planned Sunday televised debate with Nixon and Wallace, keeping TV time for future use. Humphrey campaigns in Connecticut then New York City with union speakers at Madison Square Garden.

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Wallace Says Newsmen Can't Count In Crowds

George Wallace attacked press counting at a Longview Texas rally. He challenged reporters to view from his vantage point and insisted the crowd exceeded official estimates, claiming 350000 despite police placing attendance at 5000 to 6000.

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Gladys Swings Eastward In Gulf Toward Tampa

Hurricane Gladys moves through the Gulf toward the Tampa Bay area with 75 mph winds. Forecaster Raymond Kraft warns of five foot tides and up to four inches of rain across central and northeast Florida tonight. Gladys could reach the coast between Tampa and Cedar Key late today.

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Nixon Faces Bombing Halt Question in Campaign

Nixon shows signs of worry over recent developments as he campaigns in Boston and Johns town. He reiterated openness to halting bombing in North Vietnam if American troops are not endangered and an honorable war end is probable, while maintaining Johnson as ultimate arbiter. Polls show Humphrey widening lead in Massachusetts and a Harris poll narrowing the national gap, with Wallace slipping. Nixon aides emphasize the line as a strategic reiteration.

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