Three Viet Cong terrorists get reprieve on eve of execution
In Saigon three condemned Viet Cong terrorists Bui Van Chieu Le Minh Chau and Truong Thanh Danh won an eleventh hour reprieve from Premier Nguyen Can Lac. The move followed Viet Cong threats and American concern over timing amid hostage concerns. The prisoners were sentenced by a military court for treason and related bombings and grenade assaults.
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Saigon
Nguyen Can Lac
Bui van Chieu
le Minh Chaui
Truong Thanh Danh
Harold George Bennett
Perryville
Ark
Humbert R. Versace
Baltimore
Fayetteville
N.C
United States
Lee
Execu
Giai Phong
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S
Thieu-Ky
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Chau
Danh
Baptists Resist Federal Aid For Minor Seminaries
The eight Baptist colleges face an $18 million maintenance gap over ten years for capital projects and faculty salaries. The plan bars federal funds while allowing independent rejections. Some oppose the move, noting benefits of federal aid may be missed, while Dr Adams proposes increased support through a four part program to strengthen schools and avoid mergers or downgrades.
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Modlin
University of Richmond
Medal Honors Morris in 82nd Airborne Ceremony
Attending were Morris and his wife Lilliant and their year old son Douglas living in Springlake North Carolina, and his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Morris of Galax Virginia along with other relatives and friends. Morris led a squadron of Company A 2nd Battalion 103rd Infantry at the time of the action for which he was honored. He is now assigned to Headquarters Company 2nd Brigade 82nd Airborne at Ft Bragg.
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Morris
Lilliant
Douglas
Springlake
N.C
Charles ‘S$. Morris
Galax
103Rd Infantry
82Nd Airborne
Ft Bragg
GM Recalls About 4100 Toronados Over Wheel Welding Issue
The Oldsmobile Division of General Motors recalls 4,104 1967 and 1968 Toronados due to improperly welded wheels that can separate at the rim and cut the valve stem. Tire air loss may occur and affect handling. One failure has been reported. 1,782 cars with optional wheels may be affected. GM will inspect all recalled cars to identify those with the problematic wheel.
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Lansing
Midap
Oldsmobile
General Motors Corp
Reagan Run For 1969 Nomination Emerges In 1968 Race
Nixon on Saturday and mid January talk of Reagan seeking the 1958 GOP nomination clashes with Reagan declaring he will run in California and not file to block Wisconsin ballot access. New Hampshire supporters plan a Reagan delegate slate for 1969, a move Nixon cannot block. Analysts say party leaders see real Reagan sentiment across states, while no evidence exists of attempts to undercut Nixon. Congress delegates note possible Democratic trouble from McCarthy as a peace candidate. Ford avoids family politics chatter as Dirksen jokes about private matters.
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Nixon
Reagan
California
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Romney
Henry Cabot Lodge
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
McCarthy
Johnson
House
Resnick age and Berger confession on White House message
Berger admitted in a signed confession that he descended six decks to the Xerox room to copy the White House message. American Export Isbrandston Lines denies any confession from Berger and notes his Oct. 26 statement denying conscious error. Berger claims he had originals of both messages Xeroxed for delivery and found radiograms ready for delivery at 6 am on Wednesday Oct. 18 after three hours sleep.
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Berger
White House
Isbrandston Lines
Independence
New York
Thei
Vietnam War Conflicts Flare as Dak To Reports Quiet
In Vietnam the Dak To area in the central highlands remained relatively quiet amid scattered ground clashes. Three minor engagements occurred in the afternoon with two American wounded and one North Vietnamese killed. Light mortar shelling hit an air strip while bombardments caused heavy damage earlier, and fresh supplies were flown in as officers warned of risks to nearby docks. Maj. Gen. William R. Peet's 4th Infantry Division commented that by noon tomorrow they would be back to their pre-attack state.
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Washington
South ‘Vietnam
Dak
Highlands
Willliam R. Peet
Stuart, Towa
U.S
Young Democrats seek immediate end to bombing in Vietnam
A coalition at the national Young Democrats convention urged immediate unconditional pause on bombing in North Vietnam. The group behind Alen Reed of Lincoln and Boston spokesman Thomas O'Brien said the move could aid negotiation and civilian protection, while others warned it would fracture peace forces. Mayor Richard G. Hatcher urged racial and political maturity and noted the risk and scrutiny faced by Black leaders as they break new ground.
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Hhuolly Wood
Fla
Ary
Young Democrats
Vietnam
Reed
Joseph Berlant
Union College
Schenectady
N.Y
CAAA
Thomas O’brien
Boston
Johnson
O’brien
Richard G. Hatcher
Gary
Ind
America
Hatcher
Democratic Party
Convention Resolutions Committee
Young Demo
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Lyndon Johnson
International Affairs
Alex R. Seith
Chicago
Cleveland
Carl Stokes
Britain Presses Effort To Rescue Wobbly Pound
London reports describe secret moves to rally international support for Britain’s ailing currency. See saw trading with the pound near $2.78 as Chancellor James Callaghan dodged questions on new credits while Parliament debated terms and potential devaluation risks.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
James
Labor
Reagan Group Planned In Virginia
FARMVILLE AP A Long Wood College history professor said he plans a statewide committee to back Governor Ronald Reagan for president. Dr James M Helms Jr aims to win a majority of Virginia 24 delegates to the GOP convention and expects committee members in most of the 10 congressional districts. He hopes Reagan will speak in Virginia early next year at a fundraising event. Republican efforts in the state are not formal yet, with leaders leaning toward Nixon. Virginians agreed to postpone presidential activity until after the November 7 legislative elections.
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Farmville
Long Wood College
Sean
Ronald Reagan
California
James M. Helms Jr
Virginia
Helms
Barry Goldwater
Helm
Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
Britain proposes compromise resolution on Middle East crisis
At the United Nations Britain submitted a six day war compromise plan urging an end to belligerency and a special U N representative to promote an agreed peace. Lord Caradon warned the alternative is a dangerous continuation of conflict and urged unanimous Security Council action. Abie Eban pressed for secure recognized boundaries while rejecting changes destabilizing the armistice lines.
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United Nations
N.Y
Lraeli
Britain
U.N
Security Council
Israel
Middle East
Lord Caradon
Caradon
Uider
Abie Eban
Armistica
Vietnam War news and Middle East council actions briefed
McNamara and Wheeler voiced steady military progress in South Vietnam as the Senate panel discussed legality of U.S. troop deployment. Westmoreland reported optimism on Vietnam operations and a possible two year phaseout. At the U.N. council, Britain and Caradon led drafts on Middle East peace, while Egypt demanded full Israeli withdrawal as talks adjourned without a vote.
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Fulbright
McNamara
United States
South Vietnam
Wheeler
Senate Appropriations Committee
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Westmoreland
House Armed Services Committee
L. Mendel Rivers
D. S.C
Richard Schord
D-Mo
Eagle Pass plans street sewer and health facility upgrades
The city outlines projects to improve education facilities, play areas, child care, and health services while also renewing streets, lighting, and sewer systems. In Colorado near the New Mexico line Trinidad reports 10,800 residents, down from 15,000 due to 32 coal mine closures. The United States supports Israel's demand for secured and recognized borders, urging withdrawal from occupied territories per a three-nation proposal backed by Arab states and the USSR.
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Eagle Pass
Trinidad
Colorado
New Mexico
Ine
United States
Israel
U.S
Soviet Union
Storm Trinidad Projects Shape Winooski Growth Plan
Winooski Vermont population 7250 faces major projects including a 60 year pipeline replacement for water 40 miles away an antiquated sewer system a new City Hall near the business district and relocating families from the proposed water reservoir site Mayor Edmund Dupont says the city needs about 105000 in planning funds and officials outline efforts to overhaul slums as a storm system expands from the Great Lakes toward Boston and the lake shore area
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Trinidad
Winooski
Lake Champlain
Burlington
Edmund Dupont
Japan weighs Japan as mediator in Vietnam conflict
Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato met U Thant and discussed Japan serving as third party mediator in Vietnam. He said no halt in bombing without reciprocal action, and that a peaceful solution depends on opposing sides. Sato noted U Thant’s three point peace plan and emphasized separate evaluation of each viewpoint.
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WEW York
Eisaku Sato
U.N
U Thant
Japan
Vietnam
Sato
U.S
North Vietnam
Washington
Johnson
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
United States
Bonin Islands
Iwo Jima
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Mrs. Mueller
Baruch Shurr
Belgium
Gestapo
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Horst Spickermann
West Berlin
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Reagan Group
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Ase
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