Paratroopers Break From Vietnamese Trap In Central Saigon
UPI reports 101st Airborne forces armed with fists knives guns and grenades fought their way out of a North Vietnamese trap killing about 60. The monsoon and lack of artillery or air support hampered relief efforts. A nun Thich venerable Nu Tri Chon 50 burned herself to protest antigovernment actions near Thieu’s Independence Palace.
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Saigon
UPI
Thich
Nu Tri Chon
Thich Tri Quang
Independence Palace
Nugyen van Thieu
Tri Quang
Bailey says Vietnam will be big issue in 1968 race
Democratic National Chairman John Bailey told the DNC that Vietnam would be the dominant issue in 1968 and that the heat is on President Johnson. He predicted a bloody fight for the Republican nomination that could help Johnson win re election.
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Washington
Willard Annexation: two more petitions pending
Huron County officials advanced three annexation efforts for Willard city limits. A 36 acre parcel between the city park and Willard Woodworking Co. was approved for annexation with no opposition, while a 40 acre petition faced continued hearings due to nearby residents’ objections. A third parcel faces a Nov. 20 hearing. total area slated for Willard would exceed 400 acres.
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Huron County
Richmond Township
Willard
R. Keith Armstrong
Willard City Park
Willard Woodworking Co
Willard City Council
Arthur Herner
Donald Robertson
Ray Shook
Herner
Lyle Dawson
Florida teachers threaten mass resignations over education session
The Florida Education Association gave Gov. Claude Kirk until Oct. 22 to set a special legislature session on education or face 31,424 resignations. The union seeks a base pay rise from 3950 to 5000 and a $500 million boost beyond 1967 funding.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Hagman
FEA
Board of Directors
Florida
Kirk
National Education Association
Flor
Ida
Quality Education
Indonesia Suspends Diplomatic Ties With China
Indonesia bows to student groups and suspends diplomatic relations with Communist China after an emergency cabinet meeting. The move follows anti-Communist protests, with the Japanese visit of Prime Minister Eisaku Sato noted amid escalating tensions.
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Jakarta
UPI
China
Peking
Gen. Suharto
Indo
Nesian
Adam Malik
Indonesia
Soviet Union
Sukarno
Suharto
Foreign Office
Red China
Indonesiaa
Hong Kong
Eisaku Sato
Attlee, Former British PM, Dies at 84 in London
Tributes poured in from around the world for Earl Clement Attlee after he died in his sleep from pneumonia. The Labour leader who defeated Churchill after World War II had been ill at Westminster Hospital and was regarded as a pillar of democracy and Western alliance.
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London
UPI
Four Corners
Earl Clement Attlee
Attlee
Winston Churchill
Labor Party
Churchill
Westminister Hospital
Johnson
Western Alliance
Weather summary and local births deaths for New London area
Weather today shows a high in the 50s and a low in the 40s with small craft warnings on Lake Erie due to west winds 20 to 30 knots. Sunday temperatures range from 46 to 77 degrees. Births: Mr and Mrs Donald McClare and Mr and Mrs Royce Ganz and Mr and Mrs Paul Asmus report daughters. Deaths: Katherine Dawson Clyde Dean Tucker Olive M. Spies.
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Lake Erie
Donald McClare
New London
Royce Ganz
Katherine Dawson
Clyde Dean Tucker
W. Main St
Olive M. Spies
Shaker Heights
Strikers At OSU Accept Agreement
Ohio State University workers voted unanimously to accept an agreement with the university and return to work ending a five day strike. The deal was approved at a Mershon auditorium meeting after seven hours of negotiations that began Sunday night.
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Columbus
API
Ohio State University
Mershon Auditorium
OSU
Policeman Resigns in Monroeville Controversy
Harold Dooley, longtime Monroeville police officer since May, submitted his resignation last Friday leaving the department reduced to the chief and one patrolman. Safety Chairman Tony Wechter and Police Chief Jerrold Henery expect no manpower issues, with a council meeting next month to address hiring. The resignation follows a dispute over hours restricting hospital visits for a sick relative.
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Monroeville
Harold Dooley
Dooley
Tony Wechter
Jerrold Henery
Wechter
Chief Henery
Woman to dedicate first skydiving jump to Lake Erie divers
Edith Purcell of Wadsworth plans her first skydiving attempt as a dedication to 16 divers who drowned in Lake Erie. The jump is part of a two day sky diving exhibition set for October 21 and 22.
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Oarville, Ohio
UPI
Wadsworth
Lake Erie
Edith Purcell
Fall Festival Draws Crowds Despite Weather and Delays
Greenwich hosts a weekend Fall Festival with a parade and garden tractor pull. Winners include Roger Dick of Tiffin and Carl Curry of New Riegel in the pull. Henry Patchin’s Bristolville ponies won a 5,000 pound 13 foot pony pull, while Bruce Clark’s Wooster team pulled 4,000 pounds 10 feet for the 46 inch and under class.
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Roger Dick
Tiffin
Carl Curry
New Riegel
Henry Patchin
Bristolville
Bruce Clark
Wooster
GOP Candidates Night Set by Norwalk Republican Club
The Norwalk Republican Club hosts a Candidates Night on Thursday inviting all local candidates for the November election. The meeting begins at 7 30 p m in the Chamber of Commerce offices and aims to kick off campaign activities.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Dick Gregory
Norwalk
Republican Club
Norwalk VFW Honors 11 Charter Members of Post
The Norwalk chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars honored eleven charter members from 1932. The ceremony at Milan Avenue highlighted the post’s growth to 500 members with Viet Nam veterans, and 26 current members with Viet Nam service. Attendees included veterans from Connecticut and Florida reuniting to swap old war stories.
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Norwalk
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Milan Avenue
Myron Young
Teener Baseball League
Viet Nam
Dominican Republic
Berlin
Connecticut
Florida
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
Adcock
Cleveland
Joe Adcock
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Cleveland Indians
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Gabe Paul
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Walter P. Reuther
Ford
Reuther
UAW
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Miss
Mississippi
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Andrew Goodman
James Chaney
Jackie
Jacqueline Kennedy
Paul Asmus
Newwalk
Vincent Battles
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Donald C. Sellinger
Glen A. Thomas
Frank J. Conney
Otto J. Lieber
Clary Lee Gordon
Orlando, Fla
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Clarence F. Boose
Linus F. Wechter
Elton E. Mackin
George W. Lindsey
Milford, Conn
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