Crash on Moose Mountain Leaves 32 Dead
Northeast Airlines flight FH227 from Boston to Lebanon New Hampshire and Montpelier Vermont crashed in fog on Moose Mountain 700 feet below the summit. Forty passengers and crew on board. 32 killed 10 survived. Survivors include Betty Frail Dartmouth assistant dean Robert Kimball and Dr. Richard L. Veech. Bodies removed by Coast Guard helicopter as search continues.
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Hanover
N.H
Northeast Airlines
Moose Mountain
Passen
Boston
Lebanon
Montpelier
John A. Rapsis
Nashua
Betty J.frail
Berkeley Heights
N.J
Winthrop
Mass
Robert Kimball
Tuck Business School
Dartmouth College
Richard L. Veech
Oxford
England
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Weather Bureau
Parmly R. Wills
Mills
Jean St. Hilaire
Steve Mack
Heavy enemy losses in strong Saigon attack
Saigon reports a major enemy assault 59 miles north of the city was repelled with heavy casualties. About 200 attackers, aided by a mortar barrage, struck a U.S. 1st Division bivouac near the Cambodian border. U.S. losses were 5 killed and 28 wounded as 80 enemy bodies were found around the camp perimeter.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
U.S. 1St Division
Katum
Premeter
1St Division
South Vietnam
Con Thien
Dmz
De Gaulle Opens Talks In Turkey During State Visit
President Charles de Gaulle begins five day talks in Ankara with President Cevdet Sunay aimed at deepening Franco Turkish ties. He seeks Turkish independence from blocs and hints at a possible shift away from NATO military commands, influenced by regional events and anti US sentiment.
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Ankara
Turkey
Middle East
Charles de Gaulle
Cevdet Sunay
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
France
Europe
de Gaulle
Troop 2 Stays All Weekend Despite Rain at Camporee
The Mc Fadden Bible Class sponsored Troop 2 BSA remained on site for the full rainy weekend, breaking camp on Sunday as planned. A Red Cross First Aid Instructors Course starts Monday night at Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad HQ, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., through Friday. Absentee ballot requests due Oct 31 for Winchester and Frederick County voters with registrar and clerk offices listed.
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B.S.A
McFadden
First Presbyterian Church
RED Cross
Winchester
Frederick County
City Hall
Martha Grim
S. Cameron St
Soviet Spaceman In Rendezvous Mission Aboard Soyuz 3
Soviet cosmonaut Col Georgy Beregovoi launches aboard Soyuz 3 at 11 34 a m Moscow time on a first manned flight in over a year. Tass says Soyuz 3 moves toward unmanned Soyuz 2 in a joint experiment with television transmission.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Georgy Beregovoi
Beregovol
Vladimir Komarov
Earth
Alexei Leonov
Beregovoi
Komsomol
Apollo 7 astronauts fly home to meet families
Cape Kennedy reports the Apollo 7 crew Walter Schirra and Donn Eisele depart at 1 30 p m EDT for Ellington AFB near Houston to reunite with their families after their 11 day orbital mission. They plan debriefings at the Manned Spacecraft Center and will brief newsmen on November 2. The article also notes Soviet space events and related timelines.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Houston
Tex
Space Agency
Ellington Air Force Base
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Air Force
Donn F. Eisele
Walter Cunningham
Manned Spacecraft Center
Monahan Named President-Elect of Virginia Trial Lawyers
Thomas W. Monahan of Winchester selected as president elect of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association succeeding Ralph H. Ferrell Jr. Richmond. He will take the helm at the association’s March 15 Williamsburg seminar. Monahan, a Leesburg Winchester firm partner, is a UVA Law School graduate and former UVA law instructor with five children and a prior Air Force JAG service.
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Thomas W. Monahan
Winchester
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Ralph H. Ferrell Jr
Richmond
Mr. Monahan
Don P. Bagewell
Halifax
Assocition
Williamsburg
Virginia Laweyers
Hall, Monahan and Engle
Leesburg
Washington, D.C
Monahan
Princeton University
U.S. Military Academy
University of Virginia Law School
Law Review
Raven Society
Order of the Coif
Phi Alpha Delta
UVA Law School
Virginia Continuing Legal
George Washington University Law School
PowWhatan School
Clarke County
International Society of Barristers
American and
Virginia Bar Associations
Judge Advocate Generals
Air Force
Eleanor Pendleton
Turn Clocks Back for Daylight Saving Time
The article notes clocks should be turned back one hour before bed as Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. tomorrow in regions that observed DST since last April under the Uniform Time Act of 1966, with exemptions noted.
Johnson Presses Secret Talks To Slow War
Washington reports say President Johnson is pushing secret negotiations with North Vietnam to de escalate the conflict. Hanoi denies a bombing halt but Vietnam leaders may be considering a partial thaw and advancing Paris peace talks with South Vietnam included.
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Washington
Hanoi
Johnson
North Vietnam
Hong Kong
U.S
Paris
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nixon
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Humphrey
Lawrence F. O’brien
Weathervane Counties Lean to Nixon
AP survey shows four of five counties that backed every winning president in the 20th century now lean toward Richard Nixon. Palo Alto County Iowa is very close due to third party uncertainty. Humphrey trails Johnson’s 1964 margins.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Palo Alto
Towa
George C. Wallace
Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Nixon
Coos
Stafford Counties
N.H
Crook County
Ore
Laramie County
Wyo
Free Coin Show At Lee Jackson Motel This Weekend
A free coin show is announced for Saturday and Sunday at the Lee Jackson Motel. Organizers invite collectors of all ages to join the event featuring early coins, tokens, and a chance to buy, sell, or trade.
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Lee Jackson Motel
Humphrey denies Nixon security gap charge
Humphrey counters that Nixon's claim of a security gap would undermine peace and ally confidence. Defense figures cited show U S advantage in bombers tankers and submarines, while Soviet missile totals rise. LeMay notes Communist propaganda use of talks as a platform. Wallace urges public debate with voters.
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Associated Press
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Clark M. Clifford
Washington
Graphic rundown maps key election factors on Nov 5
A graphic on page 6 of today’s Star outlines the main political factors at stake for the November 5 election day. It highlights election returns and their significance for readers who want a reference as results come in.
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Star
Apples Pumpkins Sweet Apple Cider at Old McDonalds Farm Market
Readable text notes apples pumpkins and apple cider at Old McDonalds Farm Market located on Valley Ave. The brief item lists produce available at the farm market.
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McDonald’s Farm Market
Valley Ave
UF Fund 43 Percent Raised With One Week Left
United Fund chairman Charles G. Jones urged volunteers to finish strong as $43,618.80, about 43 percent of the $98,088 goal, had been collected. He said the final push could come in a week and stressed that giving is an investment, not a handout.
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Charles G. Jones
United Fund
Jones
Shenandoah Valley Chorus Show At Shenandoah College
Auction and sale notes lead into a Shenandoah College concert by the Shenandoah Apple Valley Barber Shop Chorus on October 26 1968 at 8 00 p m Tickets available at the door or from Miss Janet Rhodes at the C S Bank Adults 1 50 Students 75 cents Great Buys and savings advertised for the event and nearby auctions at Round Hill United Methodist Church Lat October 26 8 p m Founders Week starts at Penneys Monday
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Round Hill United Methodist Church
Penneys
Shenandoah
Apple Valley Barber Shop Chorus
Shenandoah College
Janet Rhodes
C. & S. Bank
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Mary Taylor
Mary Hitchcock
Trial Lawyers Assoc
LBJ
Weathervane
LeMay
Harrisburg
Echo Village
eThe Steak House
U.S. Rt. 11
McCrory’s
Virginia
Cooper's Jewelers
Loudoun St
Ward Plaza
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