Peace Chances Are Helped by Humphrey Says
In Los Angeles Hubert Humphrey claims chances for negotiated Vietnam peace were helped by his and Nixon’s nominations as North Vietnam may fear losing concessions in Paris. He spoke aboard his campaign plane amid antiwar protests in Philadelphia Denver and Los Angeles. He stressed a phased troop withdrawal could begin in 1968 or 1969 and said neither candidate would win excessive concessions.
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Los Angeles
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Richard M. Nixon
Paris
Humphrey
Philadelphia
Denver
U.S
North Vietnam
Eugene J. McCarthy
Chicago
Secret Service
Redondo Beach
Houston
Nixon Maps Southern Strategy
Nixon plans a Southern strategy aimed at winning black votes while limiting Wallace. Advisers expect strong Wallace impact in the South, cite gains in North Carolina, and count on Louisiana Democrats to swing for Nixon. Trips include North Carolina Louisiana and Midwest stops before California.
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Richard M. Nixon
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
South
North Carolina
Louisiana
Midwest
California
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Potantico Hills
White Plains
N.Y
American Independent Party
Barry Goldwater
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Goldwater
James Gardner
Indianapolis
Ind
Des Moines
Iowa
Cleveland
Ohio
Santa Barbara
Calif
Rain totals rise with heavy morning showers
Two inches of rain fell between 8 and 11 30 a m today adding to a monthly total of 2 93 inches and a yearly total of 25 42 inches with three weeks left in the month.
Abernathy Arrested With Civil Rights Leaders in Sit-Down
The Rev Ralph David Abernathy and other civil rights leaders joined striking garbage workers in a sit-down to block a city truck in Atlanta. Police said 67 people were arrested as the strike entered its eighth day amid emergency pickups and 12 hour shifts.
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Atlanta, Ga
Ralph David Abernathy
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Tenn
New York Board Proposes Job Security to End Teacher Strike
The New York City Board of Education offered a security plan to the United Federation of Teachers to end a strike that kept about 55,000 students from attending on opening day. Union president Albert Shanker dismissed the court injunction and said the strike would continue.
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New York
Board of Education
Teachers’ Union
Bernard E. Donovan
Afl-Cio United Federation of Teachers
Albert Shanker
300 Arrested at University of Illinois in Union Disturbance
Illinois police arrested 321 students after they smashed furniture and refused to leave the Illini Union lounges. Chancellor J W Peltason said police moved in with minimum force after discussions failed. The protests involved Project 500 scholarship enrollees demanding housing and loan policy changes.
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Peltason
Urbana
Champaign
University
Champaign County
Spaghetti Nite at Italian Villa All You Can Eat
An all you can eat spaghetti night at Italian Villa offered for $1. The event promotes affordable dining with unlimited pasta and sauce, inviting patrons to enjoy a simple Italian meal in a casual setting.
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Villa
Marines Kill 34 in Two Battles Near DMZ
U S Marines report 34 North Vietnamese killed in two clashes just below the demilitarized zone near the Rock Pile. Five Marines died and 23 wounded. a bunker sweep west of the Rock Pile uncovered more than 500 mortar and rocket rounds 2200 pounds of rice and foreign uniforms. A second Marine unit found a cache with 37 carbines 10 rocket launchers seven machine guns and nine flamethrowers.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Rock Pile
196Th Light Infantry Brigade
da Nang
Mekong
Kontum
Fox Killed in Shenandoah Ave Prompted Rabies Watch
City Game Warden Ervin Cleveland shot a red fox on Shenandoah Ave this morning. He advised area residents to monitor pets for 30 days and then six more months, seeking veterinary care if any illness appears, while tests determine rabies.
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Ervin Cleveland
Shenandoah Ave
Cleveland
Martin Fries
Fries’ Yard
Clarence Johnson
Shenandoah, Ave
Youth to be tried as adult in Clarke County slaying
Roger Lee Cook a 17 year old Mr Pleasant West Virginia youth charged with the December 18 1967 murder of James J Russell Jr 79 of Clarke County He pleaded innocent at arraignment and a Clarke County Circuit Court trial was set for October 16 17 and 18 Cook was apprehended December 20 near Summit Point West Virginia The court ruled yesterday that the case will be tried as an adult.
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Berryville
Roger Lee Cook
Mr. Pleasant
W. Va
Clarke County
Robert K. Woltz
Cook
James J. Russell
Mr. Russell
Brucetown
Opequon
Summit Point
Czechs Russians Sign Gas Deal Amid Economic Talks
Premier Oldrich Cernik traveled to Moscow to sign a natural gas delivery agreement with Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin and to discuss an economic protocol. The talks featured a large Soviet delegation and aimed to secure gas supplies for years plus cooperation on a pipeline, amid broader relief efforts following the invasion and calls for legal reform.
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Prague
Oldrich Cernik
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
CTK Red
Cernik
Alexis N. Kosygin
CTK
Frantisek Hamouz
Vaclav Vales
Prague Radio
Kremlin
Tass
Alexei Kosygin
Nikolai Baibakov
Andrei Gromyko
Mikhail Kuzmin
Nikolai Inozemtsev
Soviet Union
Czechoslovk Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Byrd Opposes Fortas Nomination for Chief Justice
Sen. Harry F. Byrd of Virginia says he will not vote to confirm President Johnson's pick Abe Fortas as chief justice. He argues Fortas aligns with the Warren Court and would endorse leftist rulings and precedents he deems inappropriate, despite acknowledging the president's nomination right.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
DeVa
President Johnson
Abe Fortas
Byrd
Fortas
Earl Warren
Justice Fortas
Warren Court
Senate
Virginia
Warren
Board Votes to Rezone Brick Firm's Property
Frederick County supervisors unanimously approved rezoning about 203 acres owned by Shenandoah Brick & Tile Corp east of I-81 and north of Rt. 7 for industrial strip mining. About 200 people attended a public hearing at the Court House, with opponents citing potential residential damage and proposing Lee Place property as an alternative sale option at roughly 2,500 dollars per acre.
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Frederick County
Seymour Barr
Robert Henry
Shenandoah Hills
Lee Place
Mr. Place
Mr. Henry
Roanoke Scattered Firebombings Prompt Police Response
Scattered firebombings harassed Roanoke police for a second night as officers in Charlottesville wore riot gear to curb a week of vandalism. A home made bomb destroyed a taxi company yard and damaged another vehicle, with other fires in garages and a vacant house. No arrests were reported.
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Associated Press
Roanoke
Charlottesville
Roa
Noke
Virginia
Lansdowne
Julian Hirst
Roanoke City Council
Wilkins Shoe Center Slashes Men’s Florsheim Prices
Local ad offers 10 percent off men’s Florsheim shoes at Wilkins Shoe Center and promotes Howard Johnson’s tomorrow luncheon special with a fish fry priced at $1.19.
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Florsheim
Howard Johnson
Cold front clears Virginia as cooler air arrives
A low pressure system over Michigan drives a cold front into Virginia, spreading east by Wednesday morning. The outlook calls for gradual clearing and drier, cooler conditions across the state. Also includes local sale notices for hosiery and wigs with in store hours through Saturday.
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Richmond
Michigan
Virginia
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