LeMay joins Wallace as running mate in Mexico City bid
Retired Air Force Chief of Staff Curtis E. LeMay becomes George C. Wallace’s vice presidential candidate on the American Independent Party ticket in a third party bid. He calls for a tougher Vietnam policy and says North Vietnam will not talk until pressured. He also remarks on nuclear weapons as a possible option if needed to win.
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Pittsburgh
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
George C. Wallace
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
LeMay
Germany
Wallace
American Independent Party
Nixon Cheer in Virginia Receptions Boosts GOP Coattails
Nixon drew about 8000 at the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium as he toured Virginia promising renewed vigor for Republican candidates. He attacked the Democrats on foreign policy and Vietnam while praising his party’s congressional nominees and urged voters to back a fresh team in national defense. He spoke without a formal address and answered panel questions from Democrats.
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Wiliamsburg
Richard M. Nixon
Virginia
Norfolk Municipal Auditorium
Congress
G. Wiliam Whitehurst
Norfolk Area
Wen
Wiliam and Mary
Nixon
Norfolk
U.S. Navy
United States
Soviet Union
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Vietnam
Open House for Winchester Coffee House Postponed
The Open Door coffee house in Winchester and Frederick County is postponed due to lack of incorporation and potential legal liabilities. The delay aims to finish arrangements and establish an adult chaperone program as Handsley and James Wood students thank donors and volunteers. Interested adults may call Graham Nelson or John Capeshart to join a planning meeting.
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Winchester
Frederick County
S. Cameron St
Graham Nelson
Handsley
James Wood
Nelson
John Capeshart
Sarah Zane Fire Co Meeting Thursday Night
The Sarah Zane Fire Company holds a meeting on Thursday during October evenings at 8 PM. Free catalogs for fall and winter are available at the catalog desk. The Peanut Cellar Inn presents The Velvet Tones for listening and dancing tonight through Saturday night.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Peanut Cellar Inn
Humphrey Campaigns In W.Va
Vice President Humphrey begins a 122 mile motorcade through 29 West Virginia towns amid a West Virginia trip recalling 1960. He cites a better record on law and order as mayor of Minneapolis and features Jimmy Wolford the traveling minstrel.
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Welch
W.va
Hubert H. Humphrey
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
Washington
John Kennedy
Humphrey
Charlotte
N.C
Bluefield
Pineville
Slab Fork
Crab Orchard
Glen Jean
North Fork
Wolf Pen
Cow Shed
Jimmy Wolford
Dixie
Knoxville
Tenn
Jacksonville
Fla
Minneapolis
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Tragedy Strikes Plaza of Three Cultures Gunfire Fatalities
Three people die during a shooting at the Plaza of Three Cultures in Mexico City last night. A sequence shows a man and a woman dying as they seek help, with a man at left already dead. The incident continues as a photographer captures the scene, with AP photographer Jesus Diaz credited for the images.
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Mexico City
Jesus Diaz
Fortas Withdrawal Leaves Johnson With Options for Chief Justice
Fortas withdrawal opens choices for President Johnson on appointing a new chief justice. Warren will stay on. opposition leaders urge no immediate nomination. options include another nomination before adjournment, a recess appointment, or doing nothing. Senators Griffin and Baker weigh in on political risk and timing. Warren previously stated he would remain on the bench, avoiding a potentially 4 to 4 term.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
Johnson
Earl Warren
Foretas
Senate
Supreme Court
Warren
Fortas
Congress
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Howard H. Baker
R-Tenn
Philip A. Hart
D. Mich
Eisenhower
Air Force to release 16000 guardsmen and reservists
The Air Force will release 16127 Air National Guardsmen and reservists before January and the rest by April to June as it replaces demobilized pilots and navigators. The plan, subject to change, follows incidents in Pueblo and Vietnam. The Army still needs 20000 called up for Vietnam. Navy deactivates six reserve squadrons and 600 officers while about 1000 reserve Seabees remain on duty. Airman Nugent, son in law of President Johnson, is among those to be released.
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Washington (Ap
Air Force
Army
Secretary of Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Air Guard
U.S
South Vietnam
Navy
Patrick J. Nugent
Johnson
Vietnam
Regwar Air Force
Southeast Asia
Pueblo
Prober Seeks Money Sources Behind Demonstrations
House subcommittee member Rep. Albert Watson vows to subpoena records from organizers of Chicago protests tied to the Democratic convention and Vietnam War protests. Abbie Hoffman Jerry Rubin and others named as witnesses amid clashes with police and National Guardsmen.
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Washington
House
Albert Watson
House un-American Activities Subcommittee
Abbie Hoffman
Jerry Rubin
Ers
Yipples— Youth International Party
David Dellinger
Rennie Davis
Thomas Hayden
Robert Greenblat
National Mobilization Committee
Vietnam
Watson
R S.C
Chicago
Introductory Offer on Ozite Carpet at Great Savings
Sherwin-Williams Company promotes Ozite indoor-outdoor carpet with introductory pricing. Ample free parking available and store hours include Friday nights.
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Sherwin-Williams Company
Night of violence wounds countered in Mexico City clash
Mexican army units quieted sniper fire in a bloodily renewed battle around the Plaza of the Three Cultures. About 25 people were killed and more than 100 wounded as troops hunted civilians and troops patrolled the capital ahead of the Olympic Games opening in nine days.
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Mexico City
Tlatelolco
International Olympic Committee
Fernando Garza
Mexico City clashes leave many dead as troops resist student uprising
Soldiers battled thousands of striking students in central Mexico City with machine gun fire from high rise buildings. Snipers fired from apartment blocks as troops cleared the So cial Security Hospital area and the University of Mexico. Around six thousand students gathered in the plaza for a march toward Santo Tomas, but the route was blocked and violence erupted.
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Tlatelolco
el Universal
Social Security Hospital
Marcelino Garcia Barragan
Jose Hernandez Toledo
University of Mexico
Santo Tomas Vocational School
Gromyko Speaks at U.N. General Assembly Session
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York as the 23rd session opened. He followed Secretary of State Dean Rusk who urged the Kremlin to withdraw troops from Czechoslovakia after a brief, inconclusive discussion on the Middle East.
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United Nations, N
Middle East
U.S
Rusk Presses Soviet on Czechoslovakia and Berlin Policy
In a lengthy debate opening, Secretary Rusk charged the Soviet Union with violating the U.N. charter by invading Czechoslovakia and urged Moscow to remove occupying forces. He rejected unilateral Soviet intervention in West Germany, warned of NATO self defense measures over West Berlin, and restated U.S. Vietnam policy while offering to halt bombing when peace is achievable.
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Gromyko
Rusk
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
U.N
West Germany
United States
West Berlin
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S. Base Hit By Mortar Attack Near Saigon
Enemy forces shelled a U.S. base 14 miles northwest of Saigon with more than 100 mortar rounds and infantry fire. Thirteen U.S. and allied soldiers died on the battlefield, while four Americans were reported killed earlier. South Vietnamese troops killed 22 enemy soldiers nearby and captured weapons. Allied forces uncovered large enemy stockpiles, and the air war added a new American plane loss, bringing total Vietnam-era casualties to date.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Lasagna Dinner Tonight at The Italian Villa
A dinner special at The Italian Villa offers lasagna with salad and a drink for 1.25. The offer promotes an affordable night out with a complete meal.
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HAWK
Weu
Gen, Lemay
John Hansen
Richmond Area
Weldon Tuck
Southside
Georgia
Redwoods National Park
Clifford
Prober
Rubin
un-American Activities Committee
Hanoi
Pe ‘King
Moscow
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. District Court
The
Civil Liberties Union
Winchester Armory
Saloueo
Rouss Fire Co
Grover Teets
Stephens City
United Methodist Church
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