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October 31, 1963 – Vietnam: Victory Just Months Away – Detroit Bookies Told To Ease Up – Russian Diplomats Shown The Door

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The World According To Conference Room 5 – October 29, 1949

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1978 World Series - Bucky Dent - Photo: The Trentonian

October 18, 1978 – Yankees Twice In A Row – Beirut And The Non-Ceasefire Ceasefire That’s Holding – The Namibia Problem

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October 17,1992 – Professor Perot And The Horse Race To The White House

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October 16, 1964 – An Absence Of Nikita – Shakeup In The Kremlin

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Support for President Carter campaign in a historic campaign office.

October 15, 1979 – Hua As Tourist – Jesse Jackson As Enemy – Carter As Non-Candidate Candidate

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October 11, 1979 – Castro Comes – Wall Street Goes, And Capitol Hill Haggles Over Abortion Forever.

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Soldiers in combat during World War II in a black-and-white historic photograph.

October 9, 1941 – The Eastern Front, The Trouble With Turkey And No Exemptions For The Oxford Group.

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