Earliest Snowfall in 32 Years Hits Area
Measurable snow appeared this morning for the first time since 1940 in Winchester and surrounding counties. An inch accumulated at Riverton near Front Royal while other areas saw brief snowfall or just rainfall as temperatures dropped to 32 F. The storm delayed apple harvests and the National Weather Service predicted cold, wet conditions with possible light snow in the Piedmont and nearby states.
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Preston Moffett
Merrimans Lane
Winchester
West Virginia
Associated Press
Shenandoah Valley
Bristol
Norfolk
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Virginia
Piedmont
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Charlottesville
Bluefield
New Flareup Of Fighting In Saigon Region
South Vietnamese troops clash with Communist forces in two main engagements north of Saigon. Early reports claim about 80 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong dead in one encounter near the Iron Triangle, with another fight around Bung on Highway 13 as civilians flee. Air bombardment supports ground troops, ending a brief lull in the two week push.
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Saigon
Iron Triangle
Bung
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
U.S
Pound Hits 22 Month Low in Heavy Trading
The British pound slid to its lowest in 22 months amid heavy selling from continental centers. In about two hours the price fell 1.5 cents to $2.394, its weakest since December 1970, amid inflation worries and talk of a national power strike.
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London
U.S
Britain
Warren Man Dies in Riverton Trailer Fire
William B. Hawkins, 58, died in a Riverton trailer fire near Avalon Shores after the heater allegedly ignited. Front Royal volunteers extinguished the blaze and later two nearby trailers sustained only minor damage as Hawkins lay in the doorway while trying to escape.
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Front Royal
William B. Hawkins
Riverton
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Hawkins
Avalon Shores
Shenandoah River
Front Royal Fire
C. Warren Turner
German Novelist Heinrich Boll Wins Nobel Prize
Stockholm AP reports Heinrich Boll, a war veteran whose works depict postwar Germany, is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature becoming the first German laureate since Thomas Mann 46 years ago.
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Stockholm
Heinrich Boll
Germany
Thomas Mann
Congress Quits In Hurried Exit After Veto Override
Congress adjourned for the year amid a scramble to pass or block bills. The Senate overrode Nixon on a $24.6 billion water-cleanup bill and a $250 billion spending-ceiling proposal, while highway and mass transit and anti hijacking bills died in the rush. Only 156 House members answered a quorum call.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
Senate House
U.S
Clearing Weather For Boggs Search
Anchorage Alaska AP armada of planes prepared to resume the search for Hale Boggs and three others aboard a missing plane. Weather was clearing for 35 40 aircraft and crews with an electronic search craft tracing the flight path between Anchorage and Juneau. Coast Guard cutters battled rough seas as the search focused on Portage Pass southwest of Anchorage and the coast northwest of Juneau.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Hale Boggs
Air Force
Juneau
Coast Guard
Gulf of Alaska
Portage Pass
Agnew Campaigns Denounce Protesters Amid Peace Pressure
Vice President Agnew returns to campaigning attacking antiwar protesters while Sargent Shriver and George McGovern press peace terms for Vietnam. Nixon schedules no appearances and denies White House involvement in Watergate break in. Shriver vows impact if Nixon accepts peace terms. McGovern challenges Nixon to a televised debate. Lawrence O'Brien cites Nixon debate pledges from 1968.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Spiro T. Agnew
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Vietnam
George McGovern
Ohio
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Democratic Party
Watergate Complex
Washington
Ronald L. Ziegler
Agnew
Grand Rapids
Mich
Green Bay
Wis
Bridgeport
Shriver
Chicago
Yonkers
N.Y
Kissinger Thieu hold talks on peace and political stance
Kissinger met twice with President Thieu in Saigon to discuss Paris peace talks and reject a Communist inclusive coalition. A government spokesman cited Thieu's firm stance against tripartite solutions. In Washington the GDP rose 5.9 percent in Q3 while inflation edged up to 2.2 percent.
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Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Information Ministry
Nixon
Kissinger
Paris
U.S
Washington
Talks Set for Second Round of Arms Talks in Geneva
The United States and the Soviet Union will begin the second round of strategic offensive arms limitation talks in Geneva on November 21. The negotiations aim to craft a permanent treaty building on the May interim curb agreed at Nixon’s Moscow summit.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
White House
Nixon
Moscow
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David B. Grim
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
S. Vietnam
Warren
Mrs. Buckner
Mary Robinson Buckner
Clarke County
Fauquier County
Upperville
Welcome Haven
Boggs
McGovern
Toledo
Lawrence F. O’brien
South Vietnam
Commerce Department
Barkmill Theater
Wolfe St
Shenval Music & Door
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