Labor Party In By Slim Margin
In London the Labor party ends 13 years of Conservative rule by a slim House of Commons gain. Harold Wilson becomes prime minister at 48, aiming to abolish Britain's independent nuclear deterrent. Sir Alec Douglas-Home resigns, Queen accepts. Conservatives tally 301 seats, Labor 315, Liberals 5 with questions of Liberal support for a fragile majority. Grimond signals possible Liberal Labor cooperation to form a government.
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Britain
Alec Douglas - Home
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Alexander Dounglase Home
Treasury
Grimond
LBJ Will Stay at White House Amid Campaign Shifts
President Johnson canceled weekend plans in Texas to remain at the White House and continue campaign appearances in Cincinnati and Dayton. White House secretary George E. Reedy cited unfolding international events including China’s first nuclear test and talks with Soviet envoy Dobrynin as factors. Johnson tied the bipartisan foreign policy stance to voter choices in the upcoming election and warned against ending bipartisanship.
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Texas
George E. Reedy
White House
Cincinnati
Dayton
Ohio
Reedy
Red China
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Radiosonde Found At Quenemo Farm Near Joliet
Patsy Mooney and her brother Jerry found a white parachute device in their yard near Quenemo farm. It was a radiosonde from the US Weather Bureau released in Topeka on October 15 and recovered about 30 miles away after a short atmospheric journey. The Weather Bureau paid postage. the device was sent to a Joliet bureau center.
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Johnson defends aide Jenkins before arrests surface
President Johnson said he had no information indicating misconduct by Walter Jenkins before his two morals arrests. He ordered an FBI inquiry after learning of the arrests and Jenkins resigned. The Washington Post reported 1959 police data and a 1961 fingerprint record were sent to the FBI and later to the Secret Service, which did not comment.
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Isbell Downgraded Storm Treads North Carolina Coast
Tropical Storm Isbell, downgraded from hurricane, moved along the North Carolina coast with minimal wind but potential flooding risk. Centered about 20 miles northeast of Morehead City, the storm was expected to lose identity as it merged with a winter-type system. Isbell had left Cuba with heavy damage, four deaths, and crops ruined before crossing Florida.
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Caribbean
Cuba
Pinar del Rio
Florida
Everglades
County Weather Forecast Fair and Mild Tonight
County forecast shows fair and mild conditions with a low around 45 tonight. Saturday will be partly cloudy and mild with highs in the 70s. Historical highs and lows for today include 78 and 44, with a year-ago 74 and 61, and record values 88 in 1938 and 25 in 1943. Hourly readings wrap up near 84 this evening with varied temperatures through the night. Barometer at 29.90 inches.
Latin Lovers Rally for Latin Language in Chicago
Miss Irene Crabb led a birthday event for Virgil at the Chicago Art Institute patio with Latin cheers and grape cake, part of a national drive by the American Classical League to preserve Latin in high schools. Lois Robinson and 50 Latin students wore togas to celebrate the poet.
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Columbus
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New Kremlin Regime Seeks Stable Peaceful Coexistence
At the White House, an aide said the new Soviet leadership intends to keep the policy of peaceful coexistence and ease world tensions. Dobrynin conveyed reassurance to President Johnson that Kremlin upheaval does not alter U S Soviet relations. Officials anticipated Brezhnev and Kosygin would preserve Khrushchev’s framework while watching Red China dynamics.
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Anatoly F. Dobrynin
White House
Dobrynin
Johnson
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Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.S
Dean Rusk
Llewellyn Thompson
McGeorge Bundy
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Khrueshchev
Brezhnev
Kosygin
Red China
China claims first atomic test in western China
Tokyo AP reports Communist China announced it exploded its first atom bomb in western China. The statement said the test occurred on Oct 16 1964 at 1500 hours and noted China must develop nuclear weapons to counter the United States. U.S. officials say it may take years to build a true nuclear force.
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China
Britain
New China
United States
U.S
Yanks Fire Yogi Berra as Yankee Manager
New York AP Yogi Berra will not return as manager of the pennant winning Yankees after the World Series defeat by St. Louis. Berra becomes a two year special field consultant under GM Ralph Houk who says a successor will be named within a week.
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New York Yankees
Johnny Keane
St. Louis Cardinals
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Yankees
Yankee
Ralph Houk
Yogi
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Keane Resigns as World Champion Cardinals Manager
ST LOUIS AP Johnny Keane has resigned as field manager of the St. Louis Cardinals in a Sept 28 letter to August Busch. He cites the end of the season or World Series as effective, praises the organization and city, and wishes the team success while expressing gratitude to players and staff.
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Johnny Keane
St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press
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Experts View China Bomb
US experts estimate China will take four to 10 years to build up to 30 atomic bombs. The bombs are not hydrogen devices and China lacks significant rocket capacity. Within a decade China could field short range missiles expanding to several hundred miles, but ICBMs and U S targets remain out of reach for now.
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Red China
United States
China
U.S
Japan
Formosa
Southeast Asia
India
Russia
Goldwater urges gradual move to free agriculture
Sen Barry Goldwater told a Sioux Falls audience at the National Corn Picking Contest that there are no simple solutions to farm problems and the current administration should stop patching a worn-out program. He pledged to appoint a secretary of agriculture with real farming experience and to seek farmer input while gradually ending farm price supports.
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