Balloting Fateful Says LBJ Urges Democratic Vote
President Johnson campaigned in Delaware after urging in Brooklyn that the November 8 ballot could be fateful. He warned that electing too many Republicans could cause the nation to falter and fail and cast the country toward a stronger Democratic Congress. Johnson highlighted education, aid for the aged, antipoverty efforts, and peace builds, while praising Italian Americans and urging fairness for all.
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Wilmington
Del
Johnson
Delaware
Brooklyn
N.Y
Democratic Congress
Democratic Party
America
Hotel
St. George
Manhattan
Prince Souvanna Phouma
Washington
Staten Island
Nassau County
Frank D. O’connor
Democratic House
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Town Crier Notes Weather Lapses and Fall Colors
The Town Crier muses on a fair night turning cloudy with a forecast of rain by Saturday. He then ponders how Fall paints trees with uneven hues, one blazing red or orange beside a green neighbor.
Durham Appeal Motion Denied
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals denied Luther Durham Jr. the appeal of his convictions for the February 1963 slayings of Annie Snow and her daughter at Double Toll Gate. The ruling upholds a first degree murder verdict and life sentence from a Frederick County jury, while Durham faces a second murder case in Dinwiddie County.
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Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Luther Durham, Jr
Annie Snow
Frederick County
Dinwiddie
Million Dollars Stolen From Montreal Airport Mail Bags
Authorities investigate the theft of possibly one million dollars in cash from 15 leather mail bags stolen from the Montreal International Airport mailroom. Dorval police, RCMP and post office investigators set road blocks, suspect the loot was destined for Montreal banks and may have involved an armored car delivery the night before.
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Montreal
Montreal International
Dorval
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Post Office
Rhodes Jewelry Co. advertises fine jewelry and brands
Local ad promotes Rhodes Jewelry Co at 21 W. Boscawen offering diamonds silver and prestige lines from Stieff Kirk Gord ham Towle Reed & Barton International Lunt Wallace and others as a single stop for jewelry needs.
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Rhodes Jewelry Co
Stieff, Kirk, Gordham
Towle
Reed & Barton, International
Lunt, Wallace
W. Boscawen
Cuban coffee rationing extended into 1967
Havana Radio announced on Wednesday that coffee rationing will continue for another year. Cubans currently receive 112 ounces of coffee per week under a broader rationing system that has included foodstuffs clothing and shoes since 1962.
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Miami
Fla
Havana Radio
UN Faces New Middle East Crisis Amid Syria Israel Strife
United Nations faces a new Middle East crisis as Israel accuses Syria of murders sabotage and incitement to war. Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban seeks an emergency Security Council meeting with Israel charging armed groups from Syrian soil attack Israeli targets. The council planned to meet Friday to review Syria related aggression and threats to Israel.
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United Nations
N.Y
Middle East
Israel
Syria
Abba Eban
Security Council
Isenation Council
Palestine Arab
El-Assefa — Storm
Ele Fatah
Sea of Galilee
Michael S. Comay
Council
Congo
Portuegal
Moise Tshombe
Angola
Jordan
Mali
Nigeria
Uganda
Portugal
Kosygin targets Peking for aiding imperialists in Vietnam
Premier Kosygin condemned China for hindering world socialism and aiding U.S. actions in Vietnam. He spoke at Sverdlovsk during a Soviet Polish friendship visit, accusing Beijing of training North Vietnamese troops and aiding the American invasion. Tass quoted him describing China’s Cultural Revolution as splitting socialist unity and harming the cause of peace.
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Moscow
Alexei N. Kosygin
Red China
U.S
Viet Nam
Sverdlovsk
Urals
China
Kosygin
Tass
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Peking
President Johnson Holds News Conference Today
President Johnson holds a news conference in the White House East Room at 3:30 p.m. EDT to discuss details of his upcoming Asian trip. Television and radio networks plan live coverage as foreign press requests increased.
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Washington
Johnson
Robert H. Fleming
White House East Room
Peace Turndown Not Final in Viet Nam Talks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the Communist rejection of U S peace proposals for Viet Nam is not final and that a more considered reply should come through discussion. He noted a recent U N General Assembly briefing by Ambassador Arthur Goldberg and warned of a North Vietnamese buildup near the DMZ.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
Rusk
Association of the United States Army
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
U.N. General Assembly
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Red China
Soviet Union
Viet Cong
Goldberg
Moscow
Southeast Asia
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Demilitarized Zone
North
South
Manila
Johnson
State Department
No Next of Kin For War Victim John F Barzan
Spec. 4 John F Barzan, a 40 year old New York bachelor, died of heat prostration in Vietnam while with the 117th Transport Company. After nine days of searching Army found no surviving relatives despite checking the listed addresses, and he was buried with military honors at Long Island National Cemetery under an administrative decision. Remains had been flown via Dover AFB to the national cemetery after initial notices failed to locate kin.
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Washington
John F. Barzan
New York
Long Island
N.Y., National Cemetery
Barzan
Long Island National Cemetery
117Th Transport Company
Cap Lai
South Viet Nam
Margaret D. Barzan
Amsterdam Ave
N.Y
Ft. Benejamin Harrison
Ind
28Th Ave
Astoria
Barzen
Dover Air Force Base
Del
National Cemetery
Two Americans Win Nobel Prize in Medicine 1966
Dr. Peyton Rous of Rockefeller University New York and Dr. Charles Huggins of University of Chicago Hospital share the 1966 Nobel Prize for Medicine worth about 60 000 each. Rous won for tumor inducing viruses and Huggins for hormonal treatment of prostatic and mammary cancers.
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Stockholm
Peyton Rous
Rockefeller University
New York
Charles B. Huggins
Chicago University Hospital
Rous
Huggins
Caroline Institute
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Rockefeller Institute
Halifax
N.S
Harvard Medical School
University of Chicago
Ben May Laboratory
Swedish Medical College
Caroline Medical College
Alfred Nobel
Swedish Academy of Letters
Country Ham and Chicken Supper for Stephens City Church
Stephens City Methodist Church hosts a Country Ham and Chicken Supper on Saturday October 18 at 5 p.m. at the Fire Hall. The event advertises a community meal with proceeds likely supporting church activities. Virginia Loan and Thrift Corp. will close at noon Friday October 14.
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Stephens City Methodist Church
Virginia Loan & Thrift Corp
Joon Fri
Sacred Heart Parish Hall Rummage Sale weekend
Sacred Heart Parish Hall hosts a rummage sale on Friday October 14 from 9 AM to 9 PM and Saturday October 15 from 9 AM to noon. Proceeds support parish activities and community outreach.
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Sacred Heart Parish Hall
Senate votes for federal funding of future presidential campaigns
The Senate backed a plan by Sen. Russell Long to finance major party campaigns with voluntary taxpayer contributions of 1 per year via tax returns. The measure, tied to a foreign investment tax bill, would allocate about 70 million dollars for 1968 campaigns, but House opposition is expected to defeat the approach.
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Washington
Senate
House
Russell B. Long
D-La
Finance Committee
John J. Williams
R-Del
Long
Sale Cancelled for McGee Property in Battle Town District
The Trustees Sale of the McGee property in Battle Town District Clarke scheduled for Friday October 14 1966 at 10 am has been cancelled. Dabney W Watts Sole Acting Trustee.
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McGee
Battletown
Clarke
Dabney W. Watts
McNamara Sees Slow but Steady Vietnam Progress
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara concluded an eighth visit to Viet Nam saying military progress over the past year has exceeded expectations. He cited sustained bombing in the demilitarized zone, some ground actions, and no clear sign of major deployment changes ahead. He praised Pacification efforts under revolutionary development and noted inflation control after currency devaluation while stressing ongoing challenges and slower than hoped reform.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Viet Nam
McNamara
Marine Battlefront
Demilitarized Zone
Viet Nams
U.S
North Viet Nam
Revolutionary Development
Progeess
Thas
Virginia Weather Brings Mild Days Cool Nights
Richmond reports a high pressure center over the mid Atlantic coast bringing mild daytime temperatures and cool nights to Virginia. The forecast notes stable conditions with light winds and no precipitation expected across the region.
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Richmond
Mid- Atlantic Coast
Virginia
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