Humphrey Proposes TV Debate Cost Guarantee
In New York Hubert H. Humphrey and running mate Edmund Muskie propose they will guarantee the cost of television debates with Richard M. Nixon and George Wallace. Humphrey made the proposal today.
11 Oct 1968
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1968
Page
1
In New York Hubert H. Humphrey and running mate Edmund Muskie propose they will guarantee the cost of television debates with Richard M. Nixon and George Wallace. Humphrey made the proposal today.
Detroit crowds celebrate a Tigers victory with hundreds dancing in the streets. Thousands of fans, mostly strangers, hug and scream as the downtown area fills with joyous motion and reckless energy.
The strongest gun control bill ever to pass Congress awaits President Johnson's signature. The compromise measure bans mail order sales of rifles and shotguns and ammunition to certain groups, with age restrictions and penalties. Opposition was limited, as the bill moves toward final action following House passage.
Winchester students remain off as Teacher's Professional Days extend into Monday. Handley teachers attend a District 6 Virginia Education Association meeting in Harrisonburg while elementary staff meet at Quarles Elementary School in Oregon. Jacques Piccard, in West Palm Beach awaiting the Ben Franklin submarine, is noted as an apple juice enthusiast. Miss Apple Blossom of 1968 is referenced in a Palm Beach summer encounter. The festival ships Piccard a whole case of apple juice after the visit.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey canceled a planned trip to Cincinnati due to a mild flu. Press secretary Norman Sherman said Humphrey has a mild case and is in bed.
Nixon told a Dallas crowd he expects a big win in November and discussed a potential preinaugural Europe meeting with Western European leaders. He spoke in Akron and Moline, brushing off protests and accusing Democrats of breaking their labor contract and failing to curb inflation.
Nearly 100 students at New York University staged a dawn to noon sit in to protest the firing of John Hatchett, director of the Martin Luther King Afro American Student Center. Police were called as entrances were barricaded and two campus buildings were seized.
The Peanut Cellar Inn presents nightly live music offerings for listening and dancing. Performances provide evening entertainment with bands and solo artists in a casual venue setting. Local patrons and visitors are invited to enjoy varied musical genres most evenings.
Voters in Winchester and Frederick County will decide in November whether mixed alcoholic beverages can be sold in licensed places. If approved sales could start by mid December after a 30 day waiting period and AB C Board processing. The plan limits licenses to restaurants with 50 seat minimum or hotels with 40 rooms and private clubs. Restrictions include anti gambling and no on site drinking by staff or rowdy behavior.
A pastry shop named Ward reveals lemon coconut cake and cheese cake offerings. The items headline a display of confections likely featured in a shop window or promotional notice.
Apollo 7 crew Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham launch aboard the Saturn 1B from Cape Kennedy Dubai into orbit to test space systems ahead of a potential December moon flight. The mission aims for 11 days of Earth orbits with 163 revolutions and extensive system checks.
American infantry blocked the northwest invasion corridor to Saigon but about 300 enemy troops escaped after heavy air and ground fire killed 26. U.S. losses were six dead and 16 wounded as fighting raged near Trang Bang, with additional weapon caches found nearby by U.S. and allied units.
A high pressure area off the New England coast maintains a moist easterly flow across Virginia. The outlook calls for cloudy weather with no rain expected.
A local dining notice advertises dinner tonight at The Italian Villa offering lasagna with salad and a drink for $1.25.
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