Allies in UN urge halt to bombing of North Vietnam
At the United Nations a broad coalition of NATO allies and other nations urged a stop to U.S. bombing in North Vietnam. Britain voiced reluctance but joined the call, while France, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and others pressed for immediate cessation. UK and French officials warned that without North Vietnam concessions peace cannot proceed.
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United Nations
N.Y
America
NATO
U.S
North Vietnam
Britain
General Assembly
Middle East
United States
Paul Martin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Denmark
Norway
Belgium
France
Canada
George Brown
122-Nation Assembly
Brown
Charles de Gaulle
Vietnam
Maurice Couve de Murville
Andrei A. Gromyko
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.N
Shenandoah to operate at Race Course in Charles Town
Shenandoah Downs will move its fall meeting to the old Charles Town Race Course starting Saturday after mutuel clerks’ strike halted Shenandoah Downs. The new meet will be called Shenandoah at Charles Town and run as planned. The shift aims to relieve local strife caused by the strike. In Washington, Byrd Jr and Spong Jr joined the majority to defeat a $925 million job training substitute for a $2.8 billion employment provision in the antipoverty bill. The vote was 47 to 42.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town Racing Association, Inc
Shenandoah Downs
Old
Charles Town Race Course
Mutuel
Shenandoah
Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William B. Spong Jr
D-Va
Senate
Winston L. Prouty
R - Vt
Town Crier Reports Cooler Weather Ahead
A forecast calls for a low near 50 to 55 tonight with a high in the 70s tomorrow. A chance of rain is predicted for Saturday.
Grocery Store Victim Violet Sherman Dies After Attack
Violet L. Sherman, 67, owner of Victory Grocery at 1024 S Loudoun St, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after an attack Tuesday evening. Police investigated possible robbery as the motive. the crime and funeral plans remain under study as investigators canvass the neighborhood.
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Violet L. Sherman
S. Loudoun St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Polite Bandits Loot Millionaire Estate in Miami Heist
Five masked bandits tied up five residents at Willis Harrington duPont estate in Coconut Grove Miami and escaped with about 534000 in coins jewelry and cash after two hours of looting. They demanded 200000 ransom for the coin collection and left a 100000 bill in the bed room.
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Miami
Fla
Willis Harrington duPont
du Pont
C. O. Huttoe
duPont
Miren
Victor
Hans Hein
Rosa
Biscayne Bay
Coconut Grove
Democrats Favor Late Convention 1968 Nomination Plan
Democratic leaders favor a post Labor Day nominating convention in 1968 to hasten the campaign and aid Johnson’s reelection hopes. A site committee will choose among Miami Beach Chicago and Houston with final dates set by the national committee. The plan aims to curb intra party tensions while signaling a unified front to voters and critics ahead of the Republican convention.
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Washington
Johnson
Miami Beach
Fla
Chicago
Houston
Tex
John Connally
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Texas
Midwest
Donnybrook
Miami
Vietnam
State Help Sought to End Wildcat Truck Strike
State and industrial leaders pressed for resolution as violence flared on Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana highways. Governors from Ohio West Virginia Indiana and Pennsylvania mobilized National Guard state police and patrols while Wheeling Steel chief urged action. A shot was fired on the Pennsylvania Turnpike and convoys moved under escort as authorities warned the violence was intensifying.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Wheeling Steel Corp
Donald C. Duvall
James A. J Rhodes
West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Nia
Shafer
Pennsylvania National Guard
Michigan
George Romney
Shake Shop Robbed of About $60 in Sunnyside
The Shake Shop at Sunnyside was robbed of about $60 in bills and change yesterday between 12 30 and 2 p m. The money was in a change box on top of a freezer in a behind the counter room. Mrs Ray Fahnestock said she left an assistant at the front while she went for supplies. Deputy Sheriff Lacy Anderson is investigating.
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Sunnyside
Ray Fahnestock
Fahnestock
Viet election loser freed isolated in Saigon
Truong Dinh Dzu, peace candidate and runner-up in South Vietnam's presidential race, was released after six days in police confinement and placed under house arrest. His wife said he lost 17 pounds during a hunger strike and was ordered to rest at home as the National Assembly debated the election’s validity.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Truong Dinh Dzu
Dzu
National Assembly
Nguyen van Thieu
Sunny Richmond Day With Warm 80s Across Virginia
A high pressure system produced clear skies and temperatures in the 80s across much of Virginia. Residents enjoyed bright sun and mild, pleasant conditions throughout the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
Showers Threaten Series In Boston World Series Game
The Boston Red Sox eye a potential shower delay as ace Jim Lonborg aims to level the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals. Forecast calls for clouds and a 40 percent shower chance by late afternoon with highs in the 70s to 80s. St. Louis pitcher Dick Hughes starts game two after winning only one of six in the regular season. Lonborg has 22 wins and 9 losses this season and has steadied Boston when trouble loomed.
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Boston
Boster Red Sox
Jim Lonborg
St. Louis Cardinals
U.S. Weather Bureau
St. Louis
Dick Hughes
Lonborg
Presser Wanted People's Cleaning Co. Gun Show at Winchester Armory
Gun show advertised for October 7 8 at Winchester Armory Rt 50 East by Presser Wanted People s Cleaning Co featuring display of firearms and related equipment with sale and exhibition details.
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Presser
People’s Cleaning Co
Winchester Armory
East
Ford's Theater To Echo Again
Washington Interior Department plans 1860 era plays at Ford's Theater beginning next year with a nine month Lincoln birthday season by the Ford's Theater Society. A $250000 Lincoln National Life Insurance grant backs the project announced by Secretary Udall at a news conference. The restored venue will seat 600 for safety and acoustics upgrades, with backstage reequipment.
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Stewart L. Udall
National Park Service
Stanley McClure
Ford
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Interior Department
Ford’s Theater Society
Lincoln
Lincoln National Life Insurance Co
Interior
White House
Ford’s
Rockefeller Reagan lead in Gallup poll over Johnson Humphrey
Gallup assigns 55 percent to Rockefeller Reagan ticket and 41 percent to Johnson Humphrey in a Sept 15 to 19 survey. Undecided 4 percent. Rockefeller says he is not a candidate. Reagan's camp notes the poll does not affect his stance.
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Princeton
N.J
Gallup
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
George Gallup
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ronald Reagan
California
Rockefeller
Reagan
Johnson-Humphrey
George Romney
Michigan
Ithaca
N.Y
Sacramento
Calif
Paul Beck
Vietnam War Surpasses 100000 Casualties As Haiphong Raids Intensify
The U S Command reports over 101000 American casualties in the Vietnam war with 13643 killed and 86635 wounded. Air, Navy and Marine pilots strike Haiphong, two MIG airfields and bridges near the Red Chinese frontier amid 53 ground sweeps and renewed air campaigns.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Navy
Haiphong
U.S. Command
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
Air Force
Hoa Lac
Kien An
Hanoi- Haiphong
Red China
Lang Son
Chien Chiang
Pentagon
Vietnam
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