Television Campaign Finales From Nixon and Humphrey
Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey closed their campaigns with primetime television telethons from Los Angeles. The two two hour broadcasts, bought with campaign funds, featured light press questions and celebrity phone guests, with little substantive policy debate.
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Debbie Reynolds to Star in NBC TV Comedy Debut
Debbie Reynolds signs a long term NBC contract to headline a new half hour weekly comedy starting in the 1969 70 season. She will play the wife of a newspaper sports writer in the series set for the network lineup.
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Soviet Flags To Fly in Prague Anniversary Observance
Prague authorities ordered Czechoslovak and Soviet flags to fly on public and state buildings from Wednesday night to Friday morning for the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary. Fears persisted of anti Soviet demonstrations like the October 28 pro Russian protests.
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Rain Halted Floods in Northern Italy After Severe Downpour
In Tek Italy the Skies cleared after 84 hours of rain and floodwaters receded in a zone between Milan and Turin. At least 102 people died and several hundred remained missing as emergency crews reopened roads and evacuated low-lying areas. Damages in Vercelli province exceed 16 million dollars with mills wrecked and thousands left homeless.
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Knife Carrying Students Seize Valley State Building
About 200 Black students occupied San Fernando Valley State College’s administration building for up to four hours in protest against alleged racist treatment of Negro athletes. 34 administrators and faculty were held in the president’s conference room while armed students guarded exits.
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Soviet Observers Withdrawn From Czechoslovak Border Points
Bavarian border police said Soviet observers at check points on the West German Czechoslovak border are being withdrawn. The report comes from Munich and cites clearing movements by Soviet personnel.
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Election 68 Coverage on KCRG TV 9 in Color
Watch KCRG TV 9 for Election 68 coverage starting 6 p.m. Tuesday with color broadcasts until results are in. The program promises live national and local results and analysis through the evening.
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Eisenhower urges Nixon campaign after bombing halt decision
Former President Eisenhower appeals for Nixon to stay in the race as voters head to the polls. From Walter Reed Army Hospital he calls Nixon's Vietnam conduct responsible and urges fair treatment despite Johnson’s pre election halt. He praises Nixon for restraint and stresses national commendation.
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Turner Vote Probe Draws Politico Sequences
Wapello County Attorney Sam Erhardt called a press release by Attorney General Richard Turner 100 percent politically motivated. He said affidavits on alleged irregularities in absentee ballot acquisitions in Wapello county should go to his office before the news media. He denied receiving information from Turner's office.
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County supervisor spar over remarks sparks election talk
The Wapello County board member Horan called Turner’s statements malicious and slanderous and plans to consult an attorney. Horan demanded a retraction and said Turner would reconsider after a talk with him.
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Action on Noise Urged by LBJ
President Johnson urged action against noise from jet engines to lawn mowers and from starlings to trucks. He released a Federal Council for Science and Technology report and called on industry, universities, and government to attack the problem. He warned 6 million to 16 million workers face hearing loss and urged immediate noise abatement steps.
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Iowa Corn Crop Harvest Reaches 35 Percent
Iowa's bumper corn crop is about 35 percent harvested as of Monday, with 58 percent normally harvested by this time. Muddy fields slow picking in northwestern counties, and stalk rot and corn borer damage affect unharvested rows. Soybean acreage is about 87 percent harvested, vs 92 percent last year. About 72 percent of grain sorghum is harvested.
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