Dak To Area Sees Severe Setback for Communist Forces
U S infantry combating North Vietnamese forces near Dak To report a severe setback after seven days of heavy fighting in the central highlands. The week ends with 209 enemy and 45 American KIA and 130 American WIA in the area.
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U.S
Westmoreland
Dak
Saigon
Dak To
Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Vietnam
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Weather forecast predicts milder temperatures tonight
The town will not feel as cold as last night with a low in the 30s. Little temperature change is expected tomorrow, followed by milder weather on Saturday.
City Council Honors Unbeaten Handley and James Wood
The Winchester City Council adopted a resolution praising Handley and James Wood for flawless 1967 records ahead of the Dream Game. Coaches Ron Rice and Walter Barr discuss the season and the Saturday Battle of Unbeatens in Handley Bowl as both teams enter 9-0.
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City Council
James Wood
Handley
Winchester
Ron Rice
Walter Barr
Colonels
Chere
Rice
Harpers Ferry
Herndon
Hornets
Hilltoppers
William Battaile
Winchester City Council
Hunter Maddox
Jim Casey
Mary Helen Massie
Electorate Signals Mixed Results In Off Year Balloting
Democrats and Republicans claim comfort from Tuesday’s off year elections while questions remain about the white backlash and Vietnam war effects. Negro candidates won in Cleveland and Gary, while Boston rejected Louise Day Hicks. Kentucky and New Jersey victories bolster GOP standings as Carl B. Stokes wins Cleveland mayoral race.
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Washington
White House
John M. Bailey
Boston
Louise Day Hicks
Vietnam
San Francisco
U.S
Johnson
Kentucky
New Jersey
Thruston B. Morton
John Sherman Cooper
Louie B. Nunn
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Seth C. Taft
Major Revolt Hits Labour Party Over Austerity Policy
In London a major revolt within Britain's Labour Party targets Prime Minister Harold Wilson's austerity drive. Over 70 Labour MPs sign a motion demanding an immediate policy shift to keep unemployment high and curb imports. A Daily Mail poll finds Wilson at 49 percent approval, Heath up to 47, with Conservatives leading Labour 45.6 to 37.6 percent in a general election.
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London
Britain
Labor Party Today
Harold Wilson
Wilson
House of Commons
Daily Mail
Mail
Edward Heath
Conservative
Labor
Frederick County Voters thanked for support and service
Frederick County voters are thanked for support and confidence. Rufus P. Smith announces a rummage sale on November 10 and 11 at 16S Braddock Street St Pauls Episcopal Church Choir Benefit. George B. Whitacre pledges to serve the voters to the best of his ability.
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Frederick County
Harry McCann
Braddock St
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Frederick Co
George B. Whitacre
Chrysler-UAW strike ends as plants idle continue
Detroit AP reports Chrysler Corp faced widespread idling as 34 hours of bargaining yielded a tentative three year pact for about 95 000 UAW members. Walter Reuther hailed the deal while plants still show absenteeism and shortages amid transition.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Chrysler-Uaw
Ford
Antipoverty Backers Warn Congress Over Funding
Civil rights leaders warn that failing to fund antipoverty programs risks a national disaster as the House starts amendments to extend the Office of Economic Opportunity for two more years. Religious leaders also push for passage on moral grounds with signers from LCCR and Interreligious Committee Against Poverty. Debating bill gains unexpected support from Waggonner and Bolton.
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Washington
Congress
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
A. Philip Randolph
Whitney Young Jr
Roy Wilkins
Clarence Mitchell
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Interreligious Committee Against Poverty
Robert E. Lucey
San Antonio
Tex
Louis Stern
National Jewish Welfare Board
Arthur S. Flemming
National Council of Churches
Joe D. Waggonner
D-Law
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Weather outlook for Virginia easterly high to southerly warmth
A large high pressure system moving east has kept Virginia cold this week. A following southwesterly flow will bring warmer air across the state through Friday, helping temperatures rise.
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Richmond
Virginia
County ham and turkey supper fundraiser notice
Community notices advertise a county ham and turkey supper with homemade rolls at Relief Methodist Church near Lat late in the evening around November 11. Voters of Stonewall District are thanked for support in Tuesday's election, signed by Thomas B. Brumback and Raymond C. Sandy.
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Relief Methodist Church
Stonewall
Thomas B. Brumback
Apollo 4 Rockets Deep Into Space on Maiden Test Flight
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Saturn 5 powered to orbit on its maiden test flight carrying the unmanned Apollo 4 moonship. The 140 ton vehicle reached 11 400 miles altitude with two orbits before a high apogee of about 1 400 miles. Heat shield testing and a controlled reentry were planned culminating in a Pacific Ocean splashdown.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
U.S
Moon
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Earth
Doubtful Races Are Decided in Virginia Senate and House
In southwest Virginia unofficial results show Democrat M. M. Long of Wise and Republican Rufus McCoy winning reelection in the last two close races. If canvassed, the Senate would be 34 Democrats 6 Republicans and the House 84 Democrats 15 Republicans 1 independent.
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Richmond
M.M. Long
Wise
Del
Rufus McCoy
Virginia General Assembly
Virginia
Dickenson
Long
Senate
McCoy
House
Kline Powers
Walter C. Eliott
Elliott
Powers
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Arthur M. Gooden, Jr
Dear Hunters
Sport
Boscawen Street
1011St Airborne Brigade
Tam Ky
South Vietnam
Charles Town
Panthers
Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Gary
Ind
Labor Party
Rufus P. Smith
Capitol
Raymond C
Sandy
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