Egypt and Israel At War Across Suez Canal Skirmish
Egypt accuses Israel of a deliberate unprovoked attack after missiles hit an Egyptian warship in its waters. Soviet Deputy Defense Minister Zakharov arrives in Cairo as Ben-Gurion and Dayan weigh the potential for renewed conflict.
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Egypt
Matvei Zakharov
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
al Ahram
Zakharov
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Associated Press
Eshkol
Moshe Dayan
Suez Canal
Ford and UAW contract fuels 1968 auto price debate
Reuther asserts union gains are not a basis for price hikes while Ford signals wage raises of 45 to 90 cents per hour under a three year contract. The four largest automakers have already raised 1968 model car prices and warn further changes may follow cost changes under new UAW terms.
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Reuther
UAW
Denise
Ford
Protesters Hauled From Pentagon Grounds Ends Weekend Clash
Washington AP reports that marshals moved protesters from near the Pentagon after a violent weekend rally. Thousands joined a march against the war with hundreds arrested and dozens injured. By dawn 240 detainees were sent to Occoquan with total arrests around 439.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Dave Dellinger
Mall
Defense Department
Occoquan
Five Fellow Workers Killed by Berserk Paper Mill Worker
A Hammermill Paper Co technician, Leo Held, 39, went on a shooting spree at the Lock Haven area in central Pennsylvania. He killed five colleagues and wounded eight others before police captured him after a chase from the Hammermill Plant to the Loganton home. Police recovered three rifles and four pistols.
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Lock Haven
Leo Held
Hammermill Paper Co
Loganton
Lock Haven Hospital
Hammermills
Pennsylvania
Held
Nto
Piper Aircraft Co
Piper Company
Jaren
Vietnam Assembly To Be Widely Varied Across Races
AP dispatch from Saigon notes weary tabulators tallying 1200 candidates for the South Vietnam House of Representatives. With two thirds of 137 seats decided, the chamber is expected to be widely varied, despite Thieu’s government hoping for stability. Turnout reached 72.9 percent of 5.8 million registered voters, while six soldiers and six civilians died in election day terror incidents, a contrast to September’s violence.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
House of Representatives
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
U.S
Wartorn
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Thailand
Lang Sau
Front Royal Man Dies of Gun Wound
Shelby Lynn Kuhn of Front Royal died at Warren Memorial Hospital after a shotgun wound to the chest on a street near South and Pine Streets. An autopsy at Winchester Memorial Hospital found one shotgun wound not self-inflicted, with no gun found at the scene. He was 21 and transported by the Front Royal Rescue Squad. Police offered no comment as investigation continues.
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Shelby Lynn Kuhn
Front Royal
the Warren Memorial Hospital
South
Pine Streets
Edwin Eastham
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Kuhn
Eastman
D. A. Deavers
4100 More Gas Land in Vietnam
Saigon AP reports U S war planes hit a naval yard near Haiphong as 4100 fresh American infantry join 20,000 troops and 77,000 Marines in the northern 1st Corps. The buildup raises total U S forces in South Vietnam to about 467,000 as air and naval strikes continue against northern supply lines.
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Naval Yard
Saigon
U.S
Haiphong
South Vietnam
198Th Light
Marsh Lands Candidates Backing Largent at Campaign Dinner
Seventh District Congresssman John O Marsh Jr praised area Democratic candidates at the Winchester Frederick County Young Democrats Club dinner at Holiday Inn East. He highlighted state government relevance, urged youth involvement, and endorsed Jim Largent for the 24th District House seat and other Democratic nominees as capable public servants.
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John O. Marsh, Jr
Winchester-Frederick County
Young Democrats Club
Holiday Inn East
One House of Delegates
E. Blackburn Moore
Republicans Lead Johnson in Poll
A Gallup poll conducted Oct 6 to 11 shows President Johnson trailing three Republican candidates. Nixon leadsJohnson 49 to 45 with 6 undecided in Nixon vs Johnson. Rockefeller 54 to 40 with 6 und. Romney 48 to 45 with 7 und. Reagan at 14 percent in the GOP preference.
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Johnson
Gallup
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Gov
George Romney
Michigan
Sen. Kennedy
Nixon
Romney
Vietnam
Ronald Reagan
California
Governor Godwin Returns to Desk After Governors Conference
Virginia Governor Godwin said the National Governors Conference centered on Vietnam federal spending and the surtax with a split on civil disobedience. He highlighted a mutual assistance compact for the National Guard and urged delaying National Guard reorganization until Vietnam ends. He supported Virginia’s stance on highway funds and defense uses of interstate construction.
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Godwin
Vietnam
Gotwin
Congress
Virginia
Clear skies over Virginia as high pressure spans region
Clear skies and mild temperatures prevail across Virginia as a high pressure system stretches from New England to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Richmond
Virginia
New England
Gulf of Mexico
Card Party at Sacred Heart Academy Oct 25
Golden Delicious song as they last two dollars per bushel pumpkins priced 25 to 75 cents. F A Shryock Co at 381 Millwood Ave lists items for sale. Card party hosted at Sacred Heart Academy on Wednesday October 25 at 8 p.m.
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Golden Delicious
F. A. Shryock Co
Millwood Ave
Sacred Heart Academy
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