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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1968

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Movement Seen in Paris Peace Talks by U.S. Spokesman

In Paris after the 26th session, U S spokesman William Jorden said movement exists but not clear progress. W Averell Harriman urged North Vietnam to accept postwar Southeast Asia development, while Xuan Thuy defended the Front’s South Vietnam claims and called for U S air raids to end. Both sides reported no real progress as talks stalled.

Paris U.S William Jorden W. Averell Harriman Southeast Asia Johnson North Vietnam Xuan Thuy Viet Cong National Liberation Front Thuy South Vietnam Saigon United States Harriman Hanoi Vietnam North South South Vietnam National Liberation Front

Peace Debates Over Bombing Halt and Vietnam Talks

At the White House Johnson and Rusk pressed for a bombing pause only if it spurred serious negotiations with Hanoi. U.S. insists on proof that a halt would lead to peace, while Saigon requires guarantees the Communists would not escalate. A lull in ground fighting and reduced infiltration are noted, but no assurances from Hanoi.

Gress White House Christian U.S Johnson Hanoi Dean Rusky Washington Rusk North Vietnam South Vietnam North Septemer

Weather Across Central States Drives Tornado Watches

Stormy weather extended from Oklahoma to Kansas and Missouri with tornado watches. In Wichita 1.27 inches of rain fell as a slow moving cold front split warm Midwest air from the west. Snow touched central Rockies. frost warnings covered Colorado to northern New Mexico and Arizona.

Florida Weather Bureau Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Wichita Kan Texas Lake Superior Midwest Rocky Mountains Colorado New Mexico Arizona Mercury Laramie Wyo Flagstaff Ariz Butte Mont Evanston Beeville Tex New York Philadelphia Boston Washington D.C Atlanta Miami Detroit Chicago St. Paul-Minneapolis St. Louis Denver Phoenix Los Angeles San Francisco Seattle Anchorage

Kosygin Visits Czechoslovakia Amid Troop Talks

Premier Kosygin visited Prague where Alexander Dubcek greeted him at a Russian villa near the presidential palace. Kosygin blamed NATO and West Germany for European security concerns and touted the Warsaw Pact treaty as strengthening peace while Prague pressed Moscow on military courts and troop basing costs. The treaty aims to end most Soviet troop presence before winter, but Prague worries over vague language and duration of the foreign forces stay.

Communist Party Alexander Dubcek Czechoslovak Communist Party Kosygin North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO West Germany Europe Cernik Moscow Soviet Union Prague

Production trends show mixed U S output movements

Reserve said production fell partly due to a six percent drop in iron and steel output and a downturn in automobile assemblies. Auto makers’ schedules suggest a pickup this month. Coal and crude oil output declined while some consumer goods rose. Business equipment production was steady from August.

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North Carolina Textile Jobs Grow As Overall Factory Payroll Rises

North Carolina added about 5000 textile workers in 1967, lifting the industry to 9.5 percent of total insured factory employment. Textile payroll rose 8.1 percent, while apparel manufacturing and furniture showed smaller gains. Total industrial payroll reached over 5.84 billion dollars, with 1.2 million workers in the state.

Raleigh North Carolina ESC Carolina

Computers Considered For Medicaid Claims

Roanoke AP reports Blue Cross officials discussed using computers to speed Medicaid claim processing as Virginia moves to new coverage. Officials estimate 100000 medically indigent Virginians will be eligible, with 283000 more on low income next year. Automated systems could cut clerical work and pay in a day, while doctors warn about unnecessary surgeries and misdiagnosis affecting the state.

Roanoke Valu Muay YU Blue Cross Richmond Blue Cross Richard Marsnak Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical School New York Virginia Medical Society Thomas W. Murrell Jr Richmond Society Marshak

Coeducation Trend Predicted for Colleges

SWEET BRIAR AP report notes tounders Day speaker says coeducation has moved to practicality. Alan Pifer cites Princeton report predicting few single sex colleges in 20 years and advises Sweet Briar to consider the issue seriously without jumping to conclusions.

Sweet Briar Sweet Briar College Carnegie Corp Alan Pifer Pifer Princeton Committee Princeton

Alvin marks area for recovery with buoys and gear

Alvin, equipped with a mechanical arm and viewing devices, was deployed to the area after an incident to aid recovery operations. It can lift 100-pound rock samples from the ocean floor, but Woods Hole notes it is not the deepest-diving submersible. The bathysphere Trieste has reached 85,800 feet, while Navy records list Alvin’s maximum depth at 6,000 feet.

Woods Hole Navy

Agnew LeMay Muskie in national campaign updates

In a Pittsburgh news conference Gov Spiro Agnew said his selection as Nixon's running mate was based on urban affairs ability not law and order. Gen Curtis LeMay finished a Vietnam briefing day as Wallace's vice president candidate. Sen Edmund Muskie rested in Washington after a nine day East Coast swing and heads for the Midwest. Johnson flew to New York for the Alfred E Smith memorial dinner with Humphrey and Nixon arriving earlier. Police tightened security around Waldorf Astoria amid antiwar pickets. Johnson planned a reserved nonpolitical speech. Nixon's aide accused Humphrey of small boy tactics and Johnson of distortions in Missouri talks.

Spiro T. Agnew Maryland Nixon Pittsburgh Baltimore Air Force Curtis LeMay Wallace Vietnam LeMay Sen. Edmund Muskie Maine Washington Midwest New York Johnson Hubert Humphrey Richard M. Nixon Alfred G. Smith White House Washlington LaGuardia Waldorf Park Avenue 50Th Street St. Batholomew's Church Hubert H. Humphrey Herbert G. Klein Vasi Humphrey Richard Missouri Klein Cunningham House

Time Out Day proposed by National Student Association

Washington AP The National Student Association called for colleges to suspend classes on October 29 for Time Out Day to discuss future directions. The group, representing 2 million students, says activities will include peaceful discussion and confrontation with officials if needed. At least 100 campuses may join as NSA seeks a new national student movement.

Washington National Student Association Robert S. Powell Jr Powell Thomasville N.C University of North Carolina Princeton University NSA Ence

Vietnam Leader Expected Speech Hinted Bombing Pause Unclear

Vietnam planned a Wednesday night television speech to discuss the American proposal, but he did not appear and officials offered no word on cancellation or scheduling. Speculation grew that a bombing halt might be announced, with security alerted to expect reactions from Catholics in South Vietnam and a U.S. ground action report from Wednesday was silent. South Vietnamese command said one engagement near the DMZ killed 30 North Vietnamese. American casualties were minimal. A U.S. officer noted past de-escalation rumors, while others said North Vietnamese forces were not retreating but hit hard by B52 raids and captured caches. Three main North Vietnamese divisions reportedly disappeared into the woods.

Johnson North Vietnam H E New Orleans U. S Paris le Duc Tho Hanoi Page South Vietnam U.S Demilitarized Zone 3Rd Corps Saigon

Asheboro Man Dies In Wreck

An Asheboro man, Noel Thomas Jessup, 31, was killed Tuesday night on Highway 49 in Mecklenburg County as he entered from the Log Cabin Fish Camp driveway and drove into a tractor trailer. The truck driver, Joe Riley Woodall, 32, of Gainesville, Ga., had minor injuries. No charges were filed.

Virus hopes spark debate on cancer vaccine and politics

The article reviews early vaccine optimism and antibody responses in cancer patients, noting possible links between immune reactions in leukemia cases and infectious mononucleosis. It also covers political remarks by Klein on Nixon Agnew and education policy during a question session.

Astronauts Observe Earth Weather As Hurricane Gladys Approaches Florida

From Guaymas Mexico early Wednesday, astronauts report a clear view of earth and its weather troubles. Sehirra details Hurricane Gladys moving toward Florida with high cirrus clouds forming a vortex sweeping across the sky.

Guaymas Mexico Earth Sehirra Florida

Nobel laureates echo on genetics and future control

The three medicine prize winners Nirenberg Holley and Khorana are praised for breaking genetic code. Discussion notes potential future control of hereditary traits and even unborn generations. Mentions dates for Nobel ceremonies and the 1968 peace prize awarded to Rene Cassin.

Nirenberg Khortana Holley Washington U.S Charles B. Huggins Peyton Rous Haldan Keffer Haetline George Wald Ragnar Granit Alfred Nobel Rene Cassin United Nations Oslo Stockholm

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