Johnson halts all air attacks on North Vietnam
Washington AP United States President Johnson ordered an end to all air naval and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam effective Friday morning marking a new phase in Paris peace talks The move comes with support from military and diplomatic officials and aims to progress toward a peaceful settlement while warning that fighting could resume if Hanoi breaks terms The halt coincides with a broader plan to reestablish the demilitarized zone and pause enemy terror attacks on South Vietnamese cities U.S. bombers will keep targeting moves along Laos trails and the DMZ restoration has long been urged in talks
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North Vietnam
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South Vietnam
U.S
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Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Humphrey
Paris
Saigon
National Liberation Front
North
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Laos
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Fulbright
Tonkin Gulf
Vietnam
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Senate
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R-Wis
House Republican Conference
Richard Nixon
U.S. House
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Wayne Morse D-Ore
Opener McCarthy Fulbright McGovern hail bombing halt
Three leading Democratic critics of LBJ Vietnam policy welcomed the North Vietnam bombing halt. Senators McCarthy Fulbright and McGovern called it a step toward peace, possible cease fire, and negotiated terms. Republicans Rockefeller Cooper and others urged cautious optimism as praise and hopes for international supervision surfaced.
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Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
George McGovern
South Dakota
Paris
McCarthy
Fulbright
Senate
Vietnam
Bomb Halt Angers S Viet Leaders and Allies React
The end of U S attacks on North Vietnam angered South Vietnam leaders though they accepted the halt citing a peace loving tradition. Thieu called the Johnson order unilateral and prepared to address the National Assembly while Hanoi radio vowed continued fighting. France and U Thant welcomed the move and called for broader talks in Paris.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Thu Duc
Saigon
Thieu
Johnson
North Vietnam
Asso
U.S
South Vietnam
United Fund Still Needs 62804 in La Crosse area
The La Crosse Area United Fund drive was 62804 short of its goal as of the Oct 31 target. As of Thursday, 284745 of the 347549 goal had been pledged to support 30 agencies in La Crosse and La Crescent Minnesota. Executive director Thomas Runkle urged outstanding solicitors to complete calls and turn in reports immediately.
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la Crosse Area
United Fund
Lyle Anderson
Russell Cleary
Cochairmen
la Crescent, Minn
Thomas Runkle
Runkle
Hotel Gannett To Close Doors
The Hotel Gannett at 2nd and Pearl Streets will close after relocating permanent residents. Mrs. Helen Miller, administratrix for the Janet Gannett estate, said closing plans awaited a sale bid from the Harborview Plaza redevelopment project.
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Gannett
2Nd and
Pearl Sts
Helen ©. Miller
R. J. Stoddard
Janet Gannett
Harborview Plaza
Woman Dies In Crash Near Lodi Wisconsin 1968 Toll Rises
A Columbia County woman, 67, Mrs Ralph Crislaw of rural Lodi, died in a head on crash on County Trunk 1 four miles west of Lodi. The 1968 highway fatality count reached 959, up from 925 a year earlier.
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Associated Press
Columbia County
Wisconsin
Ralph Crislaw
Lodi
Ageless Actress Pert Kelton Dies in New Jersey
Pert Kelton, an actress who began on stage at age nine with her parents act and later starred on Broadway, in films, and on television, died Wednesday at her Westwood New Jersey home. She had just finished work on the film Billy Bright. Kelton never revealed her age.
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Dies Hollywood
Pert Kelton
Westwood
N.J
Billy Bright
Everett Yerly dies at 67 longtime La Crosse GOP leader
Everett Yerly 67 of 1433 Main St a prominent La Crosse civic and Republican figure died Thursday afternoon October 31 in a local hospital after a short illness He recently stepped down after 14 years as chairman of the Wisconsin GOP state central committee His career spanned Civil Defense La Crosse Plan Commission and leadership roles in AAA La Crosse County GOP and state party activities Funeral arrangements set for First Congregational UCC with memorials to La Crosse Community Theater
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Main St
la Crosse
GOP
la Crosse Plan Commission
American Automobile Association
Mr. Yerly
State Central Committee
Harold Stassen
Yerly
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
AAA
AAA National Highway Committee
la Crosse Club
Badger Lodge Iber of Commerce
A.M
City Park and Eau Claire
Scottish Rite ‘Board
Zor Shrine
Con
Phi. ‘Plan Commission
Kappa Psi Fraternity
War Goes On In South No De-Escalation By Viet Cong
AP report from Saigon as Johnson halts bombing in North Vietnam but outlines no de-escalation in the South. In the 12 hours before the broadcast, a mine hit a U.S. Navy LST killing 18 sailors and a Vietnamese, rocket attacks killed 33 civilians in Saigon and Hue, with 69 North Vietnamese and 12 Americans dead near Saigon. American air and naval raids on North Vietnam continued until 9 p.m. Saigon time, when orders to halt all bombing take effect.
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National Liberation Front of
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Creighton W. Abrams, Jr
William C. Westmoreland
Johnson
Hue
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