Virginia Education A Bold New Course
At Gov. Mills Godwin's Education Conference in Richmond educators urged bold reforms to raise Virginia's school system. Proposals include bond issuance for education, higher instructional salaries, expanded four year colleges and community college growth, plus statewide educational television and stronger graduate study. The meeting drew about 1800 leaders who backed creating a Statewide Citizens Committee on Education to push regional forums.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Conference of Education
Frederick County Sailor Memoir of Inez Storm at Guantanamo
A Frederick County man stationed at Guantanamo Bay recalls Hurricane Inez racing through the Caribbean. He writes that ships hurried from the harbor as the hurricane’s eye passed overhead. Tides rose up to 12 feet, flooding the waterfront, with winds reaching 130 mph wrecking trees and utilities.
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Frederick County
Guantanamo Bay
Inez
Caribbean
Orin L. Thomas
Donna
Mt. Falls
Guantanamo
Laborite Leaders Lose on 2 Issues
In Brighton Britain Laborites rejected two policy lines opposing Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Members voted to push the United States toward ending the Vietnam War and to seek peace talks, while also urging Britain to scale back defense commitments east of Suez and withdraw forces from Malaysia Singapore and the Persian Gulf by 1969 1970. The votes reflect dissent on Vietnam strategy and defense posture within the party.
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Brighton
England
Harold Wilson
George Brown
Wilson
Viet Nam
United States
West Germany
Suez
Malaysia
Singapore
Persian Gulf
Rhodes Jewelry Co Ad Highlights Fine Jewelry
A brief advertisement from Rhodes Jewelry Co promotes diamonds and silver, listing brands such as Stieff Kirk Gordham Towle Reed & Barton International Lunt and Wallace. It advertises one stop for all jewelry store needs at 21 W Boscawen with phone number 662-7141.
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Rhodes Jewelry Co
Stieff, Kirk, Gordham
Towle
Reed & Barton, International
Lunt, Wallace
W. Boscawen
Bombing Halt Prompts Calls for Expanded Patrols
Washington urged expanded International Control Commission patrols to limit the Vietnam war after a halt in air attacks in the demilitarized zone. Senators Mansfield and Fulbright supported stronger ICC duties while Canada India and Poland noted resumed patrols in the eastern segment.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Dean Rusk
New York
White House
International Control Commission
Fulbright
Canada
India
Poland
International Commission
Ottawa
Byrd Praises Response To Anti Poverty Funds Amendment
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. praised the reaction to his move to bar anti poverty funds from rioters and agitators. His amendment to curb federal money to individuals inciting riots or linked to subversive groups passed 39 to 32 after a lengthy debate.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Byrd
Allies Close In on Reds as 66 Surrender in Viet War
Allied forces encircled a fragmented Communist group on the central coast, taking about 300 prisoners in five days. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong losses neared 550 in the pincer around Qui Nhon, while Marines on a nearby ridge faced minutes of shellfire with several casualties.
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South Viet Nam
Qui Nhon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Inez Threatens Yucatan With 110-Mile Winds And Cuba Toll
Hurricane Inez veered toward the Yucatan peninsula after hammering Cuba with high winds and floods. Forecasters warned it could strike Merida or cross inland, threatening 170000 residents and aggravating Cuban damage and casualties.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Inez
Gulf of Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Christ
Merida
Havana
Caribbean
Haiti
Mexico
British Honduras
Guatemala
Key
Rusk Pushes Peace Efforts with Iron Curtain Ministers
Secretary of State Dean Rusk meets Romania’s Corneliu Manescu and is to confer with Czechoslovakia’s Vaclav David and Hungary’s Janos Peter as U S and U Thant push to move Viet Nam talks forward. Thant’s renewed mediation, Algeria Cambodia and UAR backing, and a halted bombing in the demilitarized zone are noted as steps toward negotiations.
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United Nations, N.yx
Dean Rusk
Viet Nam
Rusk
Corneliu Manescu
Romania
Vaclav David
Czechoslovakia
Janos Peter
Hungary
U.S
Algeria
Cambodia
United Arab Republic
Thant
Hanoi
Gromyko
United States
Friendship Fire Co Meeting October 6 at 7 30 p.m
Friendship Fire Company schedules a meeting at the Fire Hall on October 6 at 7 30 p.m. Residents and members are invited to attend. The agenda covers upcoming drills and community safety plans.
Johnson to tour Asia with visits to six nations
President Johnson expands his Manila conference trip into a broader Asian tour visiting New Zealand Australia Thailand Malaysia South Korea and the Philippines. The schedule places the Manila meeting around Oct 24-25 with the other stops announced by foreign governments.
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Washington
Johnson
Manila Conference
New Zealand
Austria
Thailand
Malaysia
South Korea
Philippines
Manila
Viet Nam
Australia
Keith J. Holyoake
Wellington
Pacific
White House
Johnson Far Eastern itinerary listed by Southeast Asian governments
AP dispatch outlines President Johnson's planned visits to New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and South Korea with specific dates in October and early November. Thailand stated a possible stop but gave no date.
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Washington
Johnson
New Zealand
Australia
The
Philippines
Malaysia
South Korea
Thailand
Cold Canadian Air to Grip Virginia Weather Through Saturday
The Richmond AP dispatch reports a large mound of cold Canadian air centered over the Mid West pushing into Virginia. Below normal temperatures are expected Friday with the intrusion likely to influence statewide conditions through Saturday.
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Richmond
Mid West
Virginia
Sarah Zane Fire Co Meeting Set for Thursday Oct 6
The Sarah Zane Fire Company schedules a meeting for Thursday October 6 at 8 p.m. Members are urged to attend. The notice lists no further details.
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Sarah Zane Fire CO
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