Thieu Refuses to Join Viet Cong Talks in Paris
Paris talks on Vietnam face a split as Thieu refuses to enter talks with the Viet Cong and North Vietnam and Saigon plans a major anti American demonstration. Mrs. Binh leads a Viet Cong delegation pressing U S pullout while Marcos proposes a Manila summit to align allied positions.
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Thieu
U.S
South Vietnam
Saigon
Paris
Nguyen Thi Binh
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
France
Valerian Zorin
Mrs. Binh
Hanoi
Mark Sheehan
Humphrey Urges Talk If Saigon Withholds Paris Talks
Vice President Hubert Humphrey stated that if South Vietnam does not attend peace negotiations in Paris on Wednesday the United States should proceed without Saigon. He argued U.S. policy and American lives should be decided by the President, not foreign influence, citing 30,000 American deaths and many wounded. Johnson campaigned for Humphrey, who aims to become president, with Nixon opposition looming.
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Los Angeles
Humphrey
South Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Saigon
United States
Vietnam
Johnson
White House
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey Takes Narrow Lead In Final Harris Poll
Hubert Humphrey led Nixon 43 to 40 percent with Wallace at 13 percent and 4 percent undecided in a late Harris survey. Wallace’s support fell from 21 to 12 percent since mid September, while Johnson’s bombing halt was backed by 55 percent. Nixon 42 Humphrey 40 Wallace 12 undecided 6 in the final tally with a 3 to 4 point margin of error.
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Humphrey
Johnson
Waverly
Minn
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Nixon
Harris
Wallace
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Ballot Measures and Offices on Next Tuesday's Ballot
Voters will decide on national and state offices including President, Vice President, U S Senator from Iowa, Governor and other state executives, U S Congress representative, legislative seats, county officials, and five constitutional amendments. The ballot also asks about retention of a Supreme Court justice and any local issues such as Cedar Rapids rent subsidy participation.
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United States
Iowa
U.S. Congress
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids
Jordan quell Jordan strife as king blames Palestine fighters
King Hussein announces government has put down an Amman unrest Monday sparked by a group called the Victory Phalanges led by Taher Dablan. The violence involved shooting and demonstrations in refugee districts and prompted an indefinite curfew to preserve security.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Israel
Interior Ministry
East Bank
Jordan River
Victory Phalanges
Taher Dablan
Rainy Election Day Forecast for Iowa Weather Outlook
Weather bureau predicts increasing cloudiness Monday evening with showers spreading across northwest counties, then statewide on Tuesday. Night lows near 40 degrees with cooler temperatures becoming evident across Iowa.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Army Units To Prague Fear Riots
Prague tense as Czechoslovak and Soviet troops move toward the capital amid fears of anti Soviet demonstrations on the anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. Czech leaders order units to barracks near Prague while Red Army and Soviet occupation forces shift closer to the city. About 3,000 foreign students join protests in Prague and a convoy of 500 ammunition and personnel trucks moves in from forest bivouacs nearby.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovak
Red Army
Czech
Czechoslovakia
Czech Communist Party Central Committee
Alexander Dubcek
Grand Jury Will Review Neenan Audit
Cedar Rapids reports state auditor audit shows a $2799 discrepancy in Center Point Mayor Tom Neenan s court records and charges may be brought if facts verify. A special grand jury session late November will consider the Hoover Coffee murder case as Coffee waives to the grand jury while other jail inmates await the January regular session.
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Linn County Atty
William Faches
Center Point
Tom Neenan
Faches
Hoover Coffee
Sixth Street
Coffee
Michael Lawson
Neenan
Grand Jury
Lloyd Smith
Highway Patrol
Train Strikes Gas Truck Spark Fire Near Lansing Bulk Plants
A diesel freight train hit a gasoline transport truck near two Lansing bulk facilities early Monday, triggering explosions and a large fire. No injuries were reported though eight homes and four trailers were evacuated and several buildings sustained damage.
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The
Gazette
Lansing
Standard and Gulf Oil
Mississippi River
Allamakee County
Box Factory
Lansing Fisheries
Irvin Strub
Woman Recalls Meeting Baldding Classmate Years Later
A humorous reflection on aging and surprise reunion as a balding gray haired man from her school days appears to be two grades behind her, highlighting the passage of time and changing perceptions.
Hijacker Diverts Airliner to Cuba
A National Airlines jet with 50 passengers and seven crew was hijacked after takeoff from New Orleans bound for Miami. Captain Antone Hunter reported the hijack and later the hijacker was described as a black nationalist. The plane landed in Cuba.
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Miami
National Air Lines
Cuba
New Orleans
Antone Hunter
Houston
Federal Aviation Administration
Jacksonville
FAA
Amateur photographer lands plane after pilot dies over Michigan
Dwight Steele, 35, amateur photographer from Milford, piloted a single engine four passenger plane after Wright, 38, Landenberg, Pa., suffered a fatal heart attack mid flight. Steele landed in a Washtenaw county field but the plane crashed in a ditch. Wright died. Steele sustained scratches.
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Salem, Mich
UPI
Michigan
Dwight Steele
Washtenaw County
Detroit
Steele
Wright
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Women's Liberation Assn
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Hudson
Carl Fincel
Don Markham
Jim Guerdet
Dubuque
Guerdet
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Gulf Oil
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Ryan Co
New Hudson
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