Election Eve Clashes Amid Tight Presidential Fight
On eve of the 1968 election, polls show Nixon Humphrey Wallace leads vary by source. Eisenhower cautions voters against Johnson bombing halt, while observers debate if electoral votes or the House will decide the presidency.
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Agnew Caps GOP Drive With Visit and Speech
Agnew lauded the Nixon administration for fiscal restraint and attacked the Humphrey Miskie ticket while criticizing Democrats for federal spending. He urged selective priority spending to boost private enterprise and jobs, and urged citizens to reject anti-American charges. The trip included stops in Charleston and Richmond with no demonstrations during Agnew's appearance.
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North Vietnamese delegation arrives amid media crush at Le Bourget
Xuan Thuy signals possible four way talks while Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh presses Front demands. She calls for cessation of US aggression, withdrawal of troops, base liquidation, and a neutral South Vietnam with a coalition government. Neighbors and Soviet envoy Valerian Zorin attend the tense arrival as hopes rise for Wednesday talks.
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Weather summary from Charleston and surrounding areas
Local forecast notes fair conditions tonight with highs in the 50s for Western Pennsylvania and nearby Virginia and West Virginia. Temperatures hover near normal through the week with warmer conditions midweek and cooler end of week. rain expected Wednesday through Thursday and again Saturday totaling a quarter to three quarters of an inch.
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Welch Artist Plans A B Talk at Alderson-Broaddus College
West Virginia artist Ward H. Nichols of Welch will address an upper class convocation at 10 a m Thursday at Alderson-Broaddus College. He will discuss a campus painting display and notes three other exhibits in Charleston El Paso Springfield. Earlier this year he had solo shows in New York and Amherst Mass.
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Better State is Predicted by Sprouse in West Virginia
James M. Sprouse said voters will decide today that the Democratic party is the party to provide for a better West Virginia for all West Virginians. He described his governor bid as gruelling but exciting and said he has visited every section of the state and seen a movement toward his candidacy.
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Paris talks hinge on NFL presence in peace table
The Paris conference debate centers on the Viet Cong National Liberation Front joining North and South Vietnamese at the negotiating table. Saigon officials reject recognizing the NFL, calling it a tool of Hanoi and urging no talks with the group despite reports of a coalition plan. Thieu asserts Vietnam will not negotiate with the NFL and resists external pressure.
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Thieu Faces North Vietnam War Halt Amidst Campaign Event
Amid reports of a halt to bombing, Thieu accepts the pause reluctantly as Johnson pledges continued U.S. support for the war. In Saigon a purse snatching netted $22 during a national campaign launch to promote self-defense and self-improvement. The second rally near the U.S. Embassy was led by the anti-Communist Greater Unity Force, many leaders of which are Catholic exiles from the North.
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Johnson urges antinoise action and economic optimism
President Johnson calls for design and policy changes to reduce noise from jets, trucks, and industry while a growing economy shows signs of balance. He cites Federal Council for Science and Technology findings and urges action from industry, universities, and government to curb noise and protect hearing. Johnson plans to vote at Johnson City as usual.
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Foundation Sets 8500 WVU Award
Morgantown The Haskins and Sells Foundation establishes a $500 annual award for WVU accounting students with top grade averages. Five seniors will be nominated by the department, and a winner will receive a silver medallion after selection by a committee appointed by Dr. Raymond Haas.
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Greenbrier 1-64 Contract Is Let
The State Road Commission awarded a $6,883,265 contract to Greer Brothers and Young Inc. of London, Kentucky to build 2.2 miles of Interstate 64 in Greenbrier County. Completion is expected by the fall of 1971.
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Two Boone County Men Injured in Separate Crashes
Delbert Spears, 28, of Ridgeview, suffered cuts and facial fractures when he lost control of his car and struck a tree near Ridgeview. Norman Beard, 18, of Twilight, sustained a head injury after a car driven by Danny Gunnoe of Twilight tumbled into a creek on Twilight Road. Gunnoe was treated and released at Charleston Memorial Hospital.
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Youths Rob Woman at Washington and Bibby Streets
A Reynolds Street woman reports a purse snatching at Washington and Bibby Streets, losing $19 to a young assailant described as about 20, 5 feet 8 inches, 160 pounds in a yellow short sleeve shirt. Clyde Perdue of Chelyan says two youths knocked him down on Laidley Street, kicked him, ripped his jacket, and stole his wallet containing $3.
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Plastic cream FixopEnt promises better denture fit
A new plastic cream for false teeth forms an elastic membrane to hold uppers and lowers firmly and comfortably. Marketed as FixopEnt with U S patent 3 003 988 it resists heat and allows stronger biting. Dentures that fit are vital to health and users are urged to see a dentist regularly.
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