Battle Pledges to Curb Crime in Virginia Campaign
Democratic nominee William C. Battle in Richmond pledged a crime curtailment program as a basis for progress. He urged disclosure of corporate ownership to curb organized crime and improve law enforcement via better training, a state crime lab, and salary supplements for officers. Miller backed higher police pay and consumer protection. Reynolds touted continued industrial growth and rural development.
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Richmond
William C. Battle
Virginia
Richmond Bar Association
Battle
The
Bar Association
Petersburg
Hopewell
Andrew P. Miller
Williamsburg
Virginia Beach
Miller
Virginia Bureau of Consumer Protection
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Tappahannock
Encounter 70 Part II Opens at Sacred Heart Church
The Sacred Heart Church Winchester launches Part II of the adult education series Encounter 70, with 8 p.m. talks and discussions on existential man and church authority. Next week the theme shifts to contemporary Catholic theology as Part III continues through six weeks at Sacred Heart Academy. Father Robert Ruth and Miss Charlotte Eller lead, with Father John Riordan to speak from Oct 27. attendance is open to the community.
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Sacred Heart Church
Winchester
Sacred Heart Academy
Robert Ruth
Sacred Heart
Charlotte Eller
Sacred Heart Parish
John Riordan
St. John’s Church
Front Royal
Ruth
Poll Shows Battle Maintains Lead in Virginia Governor Race
William C. Battle leads Linwood Holton by 9 points in a Quayle & Co poll of 400 Virginia voters conducted Sept 27 to Oct 4. Battle 46 percent, Holton 37 percent, McDowell 1 percent, Pennington 1 percent, 15 percent undecided.
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Richmond
William C. Battle
Linwood Holton
Oliver Quayle & Co
Virginia
Battle
Quayle
Holton
Beverly B. McDowell
Virginia Conservative Party
W. A. Pennington
American Independent— Party
Cochairman
GOP
James C. Turk
Bronxville
N.Y
Turk
Tidewater
M Day Leaders Vow to Continue Vietnam Protests
Moratorium Day leaders pledge to press on until Nixon commits to total withdrawal. Planned actions span November to January with new buttons and marches on Washington and the White House. Organizers report large turnouts in New York Boston Chicago and other cities with no violence noted.
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Washington Monument
White House
Washington
Vietnam
Sam Brown
Nixon
U.S
Brown
Mobilization Committee
Harvard Divinity School
New York
Marge Sklencar
Boston
New Haven
Chicago
Marge
POWs Won't Be Freed In Talks With North Vietnam
Two American wives, Sue Shuman and Martha Doss, met with North Vietnamese delegates in Paris and were told no POW releases until all U S troops leave Vietnam. They were urged to demonstrate to speed releases, a demand they rejected. Cmdr Edwin Shuman and Lt Cmdr Dale Doss were shot down and wounded on March 17, 1968.
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Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Sue Shuman
Martha Doss
Virginia Beach
North Vietnam
Cmdr
Edwin Shuman
Dale Doss
Shuman
Doss
Physician’s Odd Sign Draws Comment in Suburban Kentucky
In St. Matthews, a physician’s office displays a sign reading Disregard This Sign, drawing ongoing comment from locals who wonder about the intent and humor behind the notice in the suburban Louisville area.
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Louisville, Ky
St. Matthews
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First Virginia Bankshares Corporation
Columbia Pike
Arlington
M-Day
Shawnee Springs Nursing Home
Millwood Ave
Northern
Bios Department Stores
Berryville Ave
General Electric
Carefree
P. GE
Nichols
Bankamericar
Model
PiXiero
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