Californians Portrayed in Gridiron Dinner Skit
A Washington Gridiron Club dinner featured satirical sketches with California figures such as Gov Ronald Reagan and John Smith, miming political figures from both parties. The cast mocked leaders including Nixon, Dirksen, Romney, Rockefeller, Johnson aides, and Kennedy brothers, with remarks by Mills Godwin and Winthrop Rockefeller as party speakers.
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California
John Smith
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Miami
Romney
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Everett Dirksen
Michigan
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Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefellers
Johnson
George Christian
Humphrey
Paul Revere
Bobby
Teddy
Galbraith
Mr. Schlesinger
Boston
Earl Warren
Mike Mansfield
CIA
Richard Helms
Carlisle Humelsine
Williamsburg Restoration Inc
John C. Daly
The
Voice of America
James Farley
Wes Gallagher
Philip Graham
Washington Post
Jay Hayden
Detroit News
W. D. Maxwell
Chicago Tribune
Lewis Strauss
J. Howard Wood
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Retired Mailman, Now 80, Plans To Go to College
Leroy James Chandley 80, of Farmington New Mexico, intends to enroll at San Juan College after earning his high school diploma through an equivalency test. He recalls a career in the railroad mail service, starting as a brakeman on the Panhandle 11 and later a mail clerk on a 80 mph NYC to St. Louis train. His wife Elizabeth teaches at Farmington High School, and three of their children have graduated from college.
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Farmington
N.M
Leroy James Chandley
Chandley
San Juan College
New Mexico State University
Elizabeth
Farmington High School
Panhandle
New York City
St. Louis
Castro Dream Faces Resistance In South America
AP report examines Fidel Castro's attempt to spread Marxist revolt across Bolivia Colombia and Venezuela. Experts warn Havana conference goals unlikely to succeed. internal communist splits and strong counterinsurgency programs dampen prospects while social unrest and economic lag persist across the region.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Fidel Castro
South America
Havana
Solidarity
Castro
Peking
Moscow
Bolivia
Colombia
Reagan Presses Peace Through Victory in Vietnam War Debate
Reagan called for victory and an honorable peace in Vietnam, arguing to end North Vietnamese aggression and keep fighting until allies are secure. He warned critics against halting bombing, saying such moves would embolden the enemy and jeopardize Pacific security.
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Organization of American States
Peace Corps
Humberto Malmarich
Carcas
la Republica
Santo Domingo
Reagan
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Pacific
Cedar Rapids Area Club Notes Events and Talks
City briefs list Ralph Clements talk at YMCA on Cedar Rapids anecdotes. Kiwanis hears Dr Franklin H Littell on church renewal at Roosevelt hotel. All Saints bazaar offers chicken and roast beef dinners with antiques and decorations. Canopus Club luncheon at Embassy club features Harold Still. Various ads for Thanksgiving turkey orders and Christmas gifts accompany community notices and political remarks by Reagan on world peace and U S Supreme Court.
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Kiwanis Club
Franklin H. Littell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Roosevelt Hotel
All Saints Church
Fall Bazaar
Sun
Cortez Quest of Mexico 1519 on KCRG-TV 9
An epic 1519 account recounts Cortez leading the conquest of Mexico. The program airs Sunday at 2 p.m. on KCRG TV 9 in color, presenting a dramatic historical overview.
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Cortez
Mexico
Cortez and the Legend
Kcrg-Tv
Canadian Mohawk Declines Geronimo Yell During Jumps
Spec 4 William Harry Greene of the 101st Airborne declines to yell Geronimo during parachute jumps in Kentucky. Greene, a Canadian Mohawk, avoids repeating the traditional war cry in this training context.
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Campbell, Ky
William Harry Greene
Geronimo
101St Airborne Division
Greene
Maoist Push: Cultural Revolution and Trade Fair Fallout
A dispatch from Peking urges workers to drive production and rail expansion to back Maoist cultural reform. Maoists seek control as Red Guards enforce the shift while Canton hosts a trade fair amid factional truces and claims of anti Maoist infiltrators.
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North Vietnam
Peking
Mao
Liu
Hong Kong
The
Star
Kwantung Province
Canton
Chou En-lai
Stokes Wins Cleveland Mayoral Race by 1644 Votes
The Cleveland board of elections announced that Democrat Carl Stokes won the mayoral race by 1644 votes after the official count. Republican Seth Taft trailed by 2501 votes on the unofficial tally and was away. a Taft spokesman said no recount decision would be made before Monday.
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Cleveland
Carl Stokes
Board of Elections
Stokes
U.S
Seth Taft
Taft
Gray denies 1968 Democratic rift with Maddox over backing
James H. Gray Georgia Democratic Party chairman says there was no disagreement with Gov. Lester Maddox on candidate support for 1968. He notes the Georgia delegation is autonomous and that national platform not written yet. Gray insists he speaks for the party in backing all Democratic candidates within the state.
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Maddox
Albany, Ga
Democratic Party
James H. Gray
Lester Maddox
Gray
State Party
Barry Goldwater
National Democratic Party
Johnson
Georgia Democratic Party
National Party
Georgia Party
Georgia
Gov. Maddox
Providence
Lyndon Johnson
Japanese Want Ryukyu Islands Returned to Japan
Kyodo News Service reported a nationwide poll showing more than 80 percent of Japanese citizens support returning the Ryukyu islands from U.S. administration. Poll conducted October 21-22.
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Ryukyu Islands
Tokyo
U. S.-administered
Japan
Kyodo News Service
McInerney Elected President of YMCA Toastmasters
John F. McInerney has been elected president of YMCA Toastmasters club for a six month term starting November 7. New officers include Donald L. Boyce educational vice president Basil D. Tilley administrative vice president Philip A. Topf secretary treasurer and Cal C. Wagner sergeant at arms.
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John F. McInerney
Ymca Toastmasters Club
Donald L. Boyce
Basil D. Tilley
Philip A. Topf
Cal C. Wagner
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