Yemeni trio held in plot to kill Nixon
A Yemeni father Ahmed Rageh Namer 46 and son Abdo Ahmed Namer 20 were arrested in Brooklyn in a conspiracy to murder President elect Richard Nixon. Police seized an M1 rifle a carbine and 20 to 25 shells. Hussin Namer 20 fled but was taken into custody later. Detains include two knives and a carving knife. The Secret Service confirmed arrests as warrants were served.
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Richard M. Nixon
Posald
Elliott Golden
Secret Service
Ahmed Rageh Namer
Abdo Ahmed Namer
Brooklyn
East New York
Hussin
Miller Avenue
Golden
Namer
Abde Zandani
Ali
Abdo Namer
Yemen Civil War Keeps Nation from Middle East Dispute
The nation Yemen, smaller than Nebraska and at the Red Sea’s southern end, remains torn by a six year civil war. Its Republican government, allied with Egypt, fights Republican forces backed by the Soviet Union and Saudi Arabia, after overthrowing the monarchy in 1962.
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Red Sea
Egypt
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Quake rattles 23 states with regional damage
A strong earthquake centered near Mt Carmel Illinois rattled 23 states in the eastern half of the nation. The tremor, about 5.5 on the Richter scale, caused chimneys to topple and windows to shatter with two reported injuries in St. Louis.
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UPI
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Wey
Alt Po
Tommie Dobbins
Elyria
Mt. Carmel
New Madrid
U.S
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Mississippi
Alabama
Ontario
Canada
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
California Institute of Technology
San Francisco
University of Missouri At Rolla
Severe Midwest quake rattles several cities and causes damage
A strong earthquake struck St Louis Chicago and other areas causing water mains to break and property damage. Tremors were felt for about 20 seconds across multiple states with alarms triggered and officials urging boil-water advisories for Charleston and nearby communities.
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Chronicle Telegram 1968 November 10 Edition
The November 10 1968 Sunday issue of the Chronicle Telegram presents 78 pages of local and regional news. It lists offices and contact numbers for Elyria and Lorain and notes a price of 15 cents per copy.
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Apathy Grows As Westway Gardens Faces Change
Residents feel sold out as Westway Gardens, opened in 1954, nears takeover by a New Jersey corporation led by Harold M. Bruskin. Outrage centers on FHA denial of residents’ bid to buy homes individually, prompting fears of absentee landlordism and rent hikes.
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San Iarella
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
New Jersey
Harold M. Bruskin
New Brunswick
Out Dee
FSA
Matthew Chisholm
Westway Gardens Citizens’ Council
Elly Village
Infirmary Road
Nixon to confer with Johnson and Rusk on Vietnam role
President elect Nixon said he will meet with President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk tomorrow to discuss the part he might play in Vietnam peace talks before his inauguration. He noted any decisions would wait until those discussions.
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Fla
UPD
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Nixon
Rusk
C.G
Bebe) Rebozo
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
West Germany
Johnson and Rusk
Pat
Johnsons
White House
Spiro T
Agnew to share White House staff and offices
Nixon announced an expanded role for Agnew in the administration with a joint White House office and staff. Agnew will speak through the White House spokesman and work through White House channels. Nixon ruled out any European trip before the January 20 inauguration, and noted he had replied to Thieu about visiting South Vietnam only if Johnson viewed it as in the negotiations’ interest.
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White House
Nixon
Paris
Saigon
Europe
Vietnam
Thieu
South Vietnam
Johnson
Thieu Seen Softening Paris Talks Stance
U.S. Ambassador Bunker met with President Thieu amid talk Thieu may ease his hard line on peace talks with the Communists. Thieu proposed a table plan giving Viet Cong and North Vietnamese contrasting positions and refused Paris participation until representation is clarified.
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Thieu
Paris
Pham Dan Lam
Saigon
Air Cav redeployed to Saigon area to counter threat
UPI reports the 1st Cavalry Division air mobile, about 19 000 men, moved to the Saigon area to counter a substantial threat of spring offensive in jungles 50 to 100 miles from Saigon. South Vietnamese estimates of 60 000 North Vietnamese troops were disputed by U S commanders who put the figure at 36 000. The division and its helicopters and tanks head into three provinces from bases in the north.
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Saigon
U.S
1St Air Cav
South Vietnam
U S vows forceful rescue of downed pilots in North Vietnam
The United States says it will use any means necessary to rescue reconnaissance pilots downed in North Vietnam during a bombing halt. Suppressive fire would target anti aircraft batteries, machineguns and ground troops hindering rescues. Air to ground cannon rockets and possibly bombs could be used.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Mail for Morale Lists Help Keep South Vietnam Troops Connected
In Lorain County the Mail for Morale drive gathers names of servicemen in combat areas or nearby support, asking readers to send greeting cards and letters. The notice lists several individuals with military units and APO/FPO addresses, urging broader correspondence to combat and lonely troops overseas.
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Vietnam
South
Lorain County
Europe
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