Soviet Parliament Opens urged drive for economic reform
In Moscow the Soviet parliament opened to back the new industrial farm program aimed at boosting factory output amid slowing national income growth. First Deputy Premier Kirill Mazurov warned of rising production without enough demand and announced a 50 member committee to push economic reform proposals, likely to be approved Saturday.
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Moscow
Kirill Mazurov
France
Germany
Britain
United Sta
Mazurov
Supreme Soviet
Red China marks 16th birthday with defiance
In Tokyo AP reports, Communist China celebrated its sixteenth birth anniversary with a large parade in Tiananmen Square viewed by Mao Zedong and 2,000 guests. Peng Chen, mayor of Peking, declared the East wind prevails over the West wind and forecast imperialism and its allies will not endure.
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Tokyo
China
United States
Soviet Union
Peking
Square of Heavenly Peace
Mao Tze-tung
Peng Chen
Hitler
Mussolini
Tojo
Prominent Former Ambassadors Move Into Clarke County
Two ex US ambassadors now reside in Clarke County near Boyce. Harry Stimpson, ex ambassador to Paraguay, recently moved home. Joseph Farland, ex ambassador to the Dominican Republic and Panama, bought the Wheat land estate in Jefferson County built in 1770. The 120 acre farm was once John Washington’s. The National Symphony performs at Handley Auditorium in Winchester on October 12 for Jean Sibelius centennial tribute, sponsored by the Exchange Club of Winchester.
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United States
Harry P. Stimpson
Paraguay
Boyce
Clarke County
Joseph 8
Farland
Dominican Republic
Republic of Panama
Wheatland
Jefferson County
West Virginia
John Washington
THE
National Symphony
Winchester
Handley Auditorium
Jean Sibelieus
Exchange Club of
Penneys Bargain Days Open in Winchester Store
Bargain days are on at Penneys in Winchester with deals advertised this week. The notice mentions promotions and a confusion over the winning number cards for the week, noting Limeolot instead of red as previously stated, and includes a reference to Grand Union Super Market.
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Penney
Penneys
Winchester
Grand Union Super Market
Senator Withholds OK of New Guard Reserve Plan
Washington AP key senator Sen John Stennis delays approval of McNamara plan to create a 145000 man force built mainly from National Guardsmen. He notes he has not seen the plan and cannot comment. The plan omits a merger but retains a ready force with 130000 guardsmen and 15000 reserve personnel.
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Withholds OK
New Guard Reserve Plan
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army Reserve
National Guard
McNamara
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate’ Armed Services Preparedness
Senate
Armed Services
Appropriations
Cyrus R. Vance
House
Stennis
Defense Department
Hebert
Bray
Pentagon
World’s Largest Plane Contract Awarded to Lockheed Georgia
The United States plans a 1969 operational C5A aircraft to carry 700 passengers, with Lockheed Georgia in Marietta to produce airframes engines by General Electric. Estimated cost about 2 billion dollars for 58 units, 350 ton weight, 500 to 550 mph cruise.
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Washington
United States
Ockheed Aircraft Corp
Georegia
Marietta
General Electric Co
Cincinnati
Robert I. McNamara
Air Force
U.S
McNamara
Ena Aeijet
Rain Opens October as Total Lags
October begins with rain but drought year totals remain far below average. Through September the year-to-date rainfall at the Winchester Fruit Laboratory stands 6.01 inches under the 52 year first nine month average of 28.66 inches, with September rainfall 1.36 inches below normal and last month totaling 1.34 inches. Early October precipitation added .21 inch.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Mekong Delta Battle Yields Heavy Viet Cong Toll
In the Mekong Delta near My Tho U S and South Vietnamese forces clashed for a day, with about 68 Viet Cong bodies counted and up to 100 more believed killed or wounded. Government troops exceeded 1,500 soldiers supported by U S advisers and suffered light casualties under ambush. Four Americans died in helicopter and air force incidents across Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong Delta
My Tho
Guam
Quang Ngai Province
1St Cavalry Division
An Khe
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
State AA Meeting Draws 1000 In Virginia
About 1,000 people attend the 16th annual Virginia State Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous at the George Washington Hotel. The event runs through Sunday with a four state and Washington, D.C. meeting scheduled. Mayor William Battaile to welcome attendees at 8 p.m. tonight. Morning session at 10 a.m. tomorrow and a banquet at 6:30 p.m. The four state meeting opens Sunday at 2 p.m.
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Virginia State Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous
George Washington Hotel
Washington, D.C
William Battaile
Weather system sweeps Virginia with widespread showers
A large rain area moves ahead of a cold front across Virginia. The weather pattern brings showers to most parts of the state as the front advances eastward.
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Richmond
Virginia
Open Door Policy Expands as Castro Offers Broad Exit
Fidel Castro proposed a wider open exit from Cuba after Oct 10, inviting anyone on the island to leave or be sent to exile. He urged U S diplomatic channels via the Swiss Embassy in Havana, signaling a shift from his earlier limited sugar cane policy and promising two free daily flights to the United States.
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Miami
Fla
Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Cuba
Washington
Havana
U.S
North American States Department
State Department
Ewe
Gulf Stream
Florida Keys
Mrs. Robert Lebo Elected Cancer Society President
Mrs. Robert Lebo of Academy Lane was named president at the local Cancer Society annual meeting at Winchester Golf Club. Dr. Robert Green spoke, with officers named including Jack F. Davis and Seymour J Barr. Reports cited $6 623 49 raised in the Crusade and community aid efforts.
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Robert Lebo
Cancer Society
Academy Lane
Winchester Golf Club
Robert Green
Charles L. Burns, Jr
Peter S. Yeatras
Dorothy A. Leake
J. A. Hott
Robert Fuller
Paul Strawderman
Marshall I. Novick
Harry L. Lovett
Albert W. Loring
Thomas E. Hassen
Hunter M. Gaunt, Jr
Seymour J. Barr
Marshall Novick
The
Virginia Cancer Society
Barr
Harry Lovett
Jack Davis
Joyce McKee
Mary Jane McCome
Stephens City Home Demonstration Club
Loring
Nancy Snapp
H. George Williams
Joseph Hott
Lebo
Thomas Hassen
Green
State Board of Medical Examiners
Pope Paul May Warm Up In Travel Across Lands
Vatican report notes Pope Paul appears warmer when he travels to the Holy Land and India, inspiring crowds and singing schoolchildren. He is a shy man at home in Rome, with a long Vatican career and Italian roots, born Giovanni Battista Montini in Concesio.
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Vatican City
Pope Paul
Holy Land
India
Rome
Vatican
Paul
Pius XI
Pius XII
Giovanni Battista—John the Baptist—Montini
Concesio
Brescia
Bree de
Figurescia
Bombay
Jastry
Warsaw
Poland
Vatican Secretariat of State
Secretariat
Milan
Italy
Giovanni
Battista Montinii
John Ti
Expert watch and jewelry repairs announced
Peterson Cooper's Jewelers offers a three day service for expert watch and jewelry repairs. The posted notice emphasizes quick turnaround and skilled workmanship for timepieces and fine accessories.
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Peterson Cooper's Jewelers
Indonesian uprising crushed by loyalist forces in Jakarta
Indonesian defense minister Nasution and President Sukarno are safe as loyal army units quell a power grab led by Lt. Col. Untung. Jakarta Radio and Kuala Lumpur monitors report arrests, retakings of key stations, and ongoing cleanup by Nasution, Suharto loyalists, and the Siliwangi division amid uncertainty over the coup's fate.
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Tokyo
Abdul Hari Nasution
Sukarn
Sukarno
Radio
Jakarta
Co Untung
Kuala Lumpur
Suharto
Karno
Nasution
Jung
Untung
Ce Cil
Sukar 64
Dio
D.N. al
Indonesia
Achmad
Troe
Oybercoup
Rad
Suharto Wa Descri
Java
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