Johnson open to suspend North Vietnam bombing if peace talks advance
President Johnson indicated willingness to halt bombing of North Vietnam if a credible signal spurs peace talks. Press secretary Moyers said Johnson noted a prior brief halt and would consider another cessation only with productive indications, while no signs existed that delays would alter negotiations.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
Bill D. Moyers
Sen. J. W
Fulbright
Ark
Here
Dean Rusk
Dominican Republic
Rusk
Moyers
India to Boycott Security Council Kashmir Meeting
India announces it will boycott a Security Council session requested by Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute. Council president Hector Paysse Reyes of Uruguay set the 4 p.m. meeting after Pakistan’s Friday night request. India’s ambassador G Parthasarathi says the move aims to use the session for propaganda.
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United Nations, N.Y
India
Security Council
Pakistan
Kashmir
Hector Paysse Reyes
Uruguay
Council
G. Parthe Asarathi
Cat Leaves Paw Prints In Wet Concrete At Kinzel Drive
Mitchell Hetronimus of 1014 Kinzel Dr reports a cat wandered across a fresh concrete slab during a coffee break. The amused homeowner smoothed the mess, but the pet left unmistakable paw marks. The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory recorded a low of 37 degrees, with earlier cold snaps hitting 29 degrees on Oct 6. A five day outlook predicts temperatures 3 to 7 degrees below normal.
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Mitchell Hetronimus
1014
Kinzel Dr
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Relief Column Reaches Plei Me in South Vietnam
A relief column of a Vietnamese regiment with armor reached Plei Me near the Special Forces camp, facing light resistance. U.S. reports say Viet Cong casualties totaled about 750 in the week of fighting, with 100 bodies counted by a Pleiku patrol and ongoing patrols around the camp.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
Montgagnard Desfenders
Ers
North Viet Nam
Plei Me
Relef
Pleika Dran
Three Children Rescued After Night Lost in Blue Ridge
Three children, two boys and a girl, were found after spending a bitterly cold night in Shenandoah National Park near Sharp Top Mountain. They separated from their parents during a hike, faced temps in the 20s, and were returned to a nearby motor lodge where their parents waited. The search involved hundreds of volunteers, state police, guardsmen, and a police dog.
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Bedford (Ap
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shenandoah National Park
Bedford County Sheriff’s Office
Steve Jones
James Jones
Norman Jones
Greensboro
N.C
Rhonda Kay Spivey
Richard Spivey
Bassett
Park Rangers
National Guardsmen
Sharp Top Mountain
Otter
Roanoke
Fire damages four businesses on Loudoun Street in early morning blaze
A second floor fire in a vacant building at 13 S Loudoun spread to the third floor, causing smoke and water damage to the Winchester News Stand 15 S Loudoun St and nearby shops. The Winchester Furniture Store 7 S Loudoun St suffered smoke damage. Damages exceed $1,000. The alarm operator and a police officer reported the blaze. Fire Chief Bernard Grove said the fire was under control in about an hour and a fire inspector is investigating the cause.
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Loudoun St
S&s
Winchester News
S. Loudoun St
Winchester Furniture
Winchester
Bernard Grove
Grove
William N. Godenour
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to UNICEF in Oslo
The Nobel committee in Oslo awarded the Peace Prize to UNICEF, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. The cash prize is 282000 Swedish kroner. UNICEF was founded by UN General Assembly on December 11, 1946 and became a permanent UN organization by October 1, 1953.
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Oslo
Norway
United Nations International Children’s
Unicef
Europe
Asia
U.N. Assembly
United Nations Organization
United Nations Children’s Fund
Nobel Committee
Rhodesia Guards Harold Wilson Ahead of Independence Push
Rhodesia tightens security at Salisbury Airport as Prime Minister Harold Wilson arrives to urge delay of UDI by Ian Smith. Police guard Afrikaner areas. arrests rise over anti gov banners. Wilson plans talks with Nkomo and Sithole while Rhodesia’s white minority seeks safeguarded majority rule.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Wilson
London
Ian Smith
Smith
Britain
Commonwealth
United Nations
Joshua Nkomo
Ndabangingi Sithole
Nkomo
Sithole
Cubs Sign Durocher To Three Year Manager Deal
Chicago announces Leo Durocher as manager with a three year contract and full field authority. He retains Rube Walker from the former rotating head coach setup and names Whitey Lockman and Fred Fitzsimmons as his aides.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Leo Durocher
Durocher
John Holland
Rube Walker
Cubs
Whitey Lockman
Fred Fitzsimmons
Woman 21 Charged With Murder In Front Royal Stabbing
Lana Elaine Burnett, 21, was charged with murder in the stabbing death of William Cody Smith, 39, at 104 West 17th Street Front Royal. Police recovered the knife, and Burnett is jailed in Warren County awaiting a preliminary hearing. no bond set.
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Front Royal
Harrisonburg
William Cody Smith
17Th St
Lana Elaine Burnett
Warren County
Smith
Joe
Lana Burnett
Dennis C. Thompson
India and Red China clash at Afro Asian meeting
The Afro Asian preparatory committee in Algiers saw a violent clash between India and Red China over delaying the summit. China demanded indefinite postponement while India opposed. Ambassadors accused each other of aggression and intrigue as the committee adjourned awaiting ministers' talks.
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India
China
Algiers
Red China
Tseng Tao
Tseng
Soviet Union
Kashmir
Indonesia
OAS Forces Move Into Rebel Sector
Inter-American Peace Force troops and tanks entered Santo Domingo to quell violence as nine deaths occurred in the past week. Provisional President Hector Garcia Godoy requested patrols after the assassination of Aquiles Leyva Mattos and other attacks in Santiago Mao and Valverde.
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Santo Domingo
Domine ‘Ican Republic
Inter-American Peace Force
Hector Garcias Godoy
U.S
Garciae Godoy
Aquiles Leyva Mattos
Dominican Revolutionary Party
Mario Dujarric
Santiago
Miguel de Jesus Haddad
Valverede
Revolutionary Party
Mao
Supreme Court affirms Virginia reapportionment act ruling
The Supreme Court upheld a 1964 Virginia reapportionment law affecting House of Delegates representation for the Richmond city area and Henrico County.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
House of Delegates
Richemond
Henrico County
Cannon Blasts Open Brink's Vault in Syracuse Heist
In Syracuse, a cannon blasted open the Brink's Co. vault and about four hundred seventy five thousand dollars missing. Manager Frank Steier found money missing on opening, with one quarter of the floor negotiable and the rest in checks. FBI joined police as area was searched for clues and muffling mattress lining the vault area.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Brink’s Co
Frank Steier
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pakistan Ready to Talk Withdrawal on Border Troops
Pakistan says it is prepared to begin discussions on withdrawing Indian and Pakistani troops along the 1 700 mile line. Ayub Khan accepts UN plan to dispatch Maj Gen Syseno Sarmen to Pakistan and India for talks. India and Pakistan trade border violation claims as Thant proposes a meeting to set a withdrawal schedule.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
India
Ayub Khan
Pakeistan
U.N
U Thant
Syseno Sarmen
Ayub
Kashmir
Thant
New Delhi
Gemini 6 Mission Scrubbed After Agena Loss at Atlantic
The Gemini 6 rendezvous mission failed when the Agena target crashed into the Atlantic shortly after liftoff. Flight Director Kraft halted the countdown as investigators assess what went wrong with the new Agena system before rescheduling.
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Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Christopher C. ‘Kraft Jr
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Atlantic
Inustralia
Kraft
Schir
Atic
Robert Seamans
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Robert R. Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
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Paul Haney
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Mars
Venus
Vandenburg Air Force Base
Calif
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Lions
Luncheda Brandock St.’ Methodist Church
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