Alexandria Edges MH Tourney Tilt In Close 60 58 Win
In Madison Heights first round action Alexandria Tigers rallied to nip Noblesville 60 58 after eroding a nine point Elwood lead. Elwood Panthers survived Noblesville 82 80 in a tight second game as Rich Leavell led with 27 points and Duke Humphrey added 20.
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Madison Heights
Alexandria Tigers
Elwood Panthers
Noblesville Grist Mill
Panthers
Glen Hart Millers
Elwood
Noblesville
Millers
Rich Leavell
Gail Balser
Ed Alley
Panther
Mike Manis
Rick Cannon
John Burton
Eddie Grissom
Duke Humphrey
Jim Holman
Steve Head
Dan Weldy
Alvin Linville
Humphrey
Giuseppe Saragat Elected Italy’s Socialist President
Giuseppe Saragat 66 was elected Italy’s first Socialist president by a joint Parliament session after 20 ballots over 13 days. He won with backing from the Communist party, succeeding Antonio Segni who resigned after a stroke.
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Rome
UPI
Giuseppe Saragat
Italy
Communist Party
Antonio Segni
Yule Weekend Fatal To 596 On Highways And Mt Ca
The 78 hour Christmas weekend claimed at least 596 traffic deaths, plus 18 plane fatalities and 47 miscellaneous, totaling 728. California led with 61 traffic deaths. Montana had five traffic fatalities, while New York reported 40. The worst crash occurred near Cumming Georgia, where seven drowned after a station wagon plunged into a rain swollen creek.
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United Press International
California
Montana
New York
Texas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Georgia
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Washington
National Safety Council
Cumming
Top Victory claimed in 85 Communist deaths battle
In a two day clash near Soc Trang 86 miles southwest of Saigon government rangers overran Viet Cong quarters and a suspected western Viet Nam zone headquarters. At least 85 Communists were killed with 5 captured while 19 Americans died and 49 were wounded. Americans reported helicopters attacked and one crash exploded. A grenade attack in Mo Cay killed a 12 year old girl and wounded 20 others including 16 Vietnamese and 5 Americans. The raid yielded a large weapons cache described as the greatest haul of heavy weapons from the Viet Cong. The operation followed calls of courage from U S advisers and highlighted air power and napalm use in the fighting.
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Soc Trang
South Viet Nam
UPI
Saigon
Viet Nam
Cong van Cong
Mo Cay
Pierce Governor Vice President Beaten at Plant Exit
A Local 940 UAW striker allegedly struck and unlawfully beat Leroy Brodnick, vice president of Pierce Governor, as he left the plant at 6 34 P M yesterday according to police omerts. The company spokesman described the assault as insolent and angry.
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940
UAW
Pierce Governor
Leroy Brodnick
Vietnamese leaders urge civilian rule in South Vietnam
Premier Tran Van Huong and Chief of State Phan Khac Suu call on the military to restore civilian government after the December 20 coup. The joint statement cautions they may resign if demands are unmet and notes Khanh’s regime as the only bridge to civilian rule.
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Saigon
UPI
Tran von Huong
Phan Khac Suu
Viet Nam
Nguyen Anh
Khanh
Vietnam
Ese
U. S
Maxwell D. Taylor
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Huong
Suu
High National Council
Taylor
Radio
Sun
Eleven People Injured In Yale Christmas Weekend Wrecks
Local officials report 43 traffic accidents over the Christmas weekend in Yale with 11 injuries. Sheriff records show two drivers and nine passengers were hurt in various incidents. Kim Strout, 5, of Shirley, treated at St. John's Hospital. Tamara Beauchamp, 19, of 1406 Indiana Ave., injured in a two car crash on Broadway and taken to St. John's. Mrs. Merle Gustin, 315 W. 8th St., fell near Presbyterian Church and broke a hip, hospitalized at St. John's.
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Paul Ravage
Trafic
Kim Strout
Shirley
St. John’s Hospital
Tamara Beauchamp
Indiana Ave
Broadway
St. John’s
Merle Gustin
W. 8Th St
Presbyterian Church
Summer home burned in Muncie blaze
An unoccupied summer home owned by Muncie contractor A. J. Gale burned to the ground on Monday.
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Muncie, Ind
Muncie
A. J. Gale
Robbery at Brinks Truck Near Chicago Bound Priests
Three masked gunmen bound two priests at Divine Savior Church in Norridge and stole about $200 plus checks from Brinks, then fled in the truck. The truck driver was found chained to a tree in a cemetery nearby, and Father Burke and Father Morris were gagged. The assailants spoke calmly and warned the priests to behave as they fled.
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Chicago
Roe
Brinks, Inc
Divine Savior
Norridge
Richard Burke
Father Burke
Brinks
Walter Morris
Pure Rectory
Paterson
John Gourley
Morning station robber bungles triple heist
A Louisville filling station bandit failed in three attempts to steal $15. After the first robbery, the attendant hit him with water, fled, and the suspect, soaked, robbed a second station. A third station saw a similar approach but the attendant knocked him down when no gun was shown.
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Louisville
Bank Ruled of Change Robbers Take Money in Indianapolis
Indianapolis police report a weekend break into a temporary structure housing the Ameri can Fletcher National Bank & Trust Co. branch in the Eagledale Shopping Center. Thieves fled with 1507 dollars in small change, discovered by employees arriving for work Monday.
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Indianapolis
Eagledale
American Fletcher National Bank & Trust Co
Johnson fills Treasury posts in year end reshuffle
President Johnson announced Frederick L. Deming to be Treasury under secretary for monetary affairs and Sheldon S. Cohen to become tax commissioner. Deming will succeed Robert V. Roosa, who retires Jan 1, and Cohen will replace Mortimer Caplan. Johnson spoke at his LBJ Ranch as reporters left after the announcements.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Treasury Department
Lbj Ranch
Frederick L. Deming
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Treasury
Sheldon S. Cohen
Internal Revenue Service
Mortimer §. Caplan
Deming
Robert V. Roosa
White
Central Intelligence Agency
Directorohn A. McCone
Weather and health notes amid Johnson Great Society plan
Cloudy with a warming trend and showers through tonight with more rain tomorrow. Temperatures reach high 40s and low 30s. A working vacation is described with three bulky notebooks of recommendations from 50 agencies. White House physician Burkley says Johnson is in excellent health and will withstand four more years in office. The State of the Union outline introduces the Great Society program.
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Adm
George G. Burkley
White House
Johnson
Burkley
LBJ to Name Ambassadors in Coming Shuffle
President Johnson is expected to name seven ambassadors and a minister to eight vacancies after the new year, starting a broader reshuffle of 15 to 20 posts. Some European posts remain contested, while Bruce will stay in London and McGhee remains in Bonn as rumors of replacements fade.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
David K. E. Bruce
Britain
George C. McGhee
Germany
Bruce
McGhee
London
William R. Tyler
Bonn
Ireland
Netherlands
Europe
Zambia
Africa
Jamaica
Caribbean
Yemen
Middle East
Australia
Indonesia
Far Pacific
Bulgaria
State Department
Dean
Williams
Michigan
Air Force C123 Cargo Plane Crashes Near Phoenix
A twin engine Air Force C123 cargo plane from Luke AFB crashed near Rainbow Valley 30 miles southwest of Phoenix. Four crew were aboard with no apparent survivors. flames were put out by firefighters and the wreckage remained too hot for entry. Weather did not appear to contribute to the crash.
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Luke Air Force Base
Ariz
UPI
Air Force
Rainbow Valley
Phoenix
Luke
Gila Bend
Ames
Estrella Mountains
New Arrival Person and Vicinity
Birth notices list several newborns from families in Fortville Columbus and Anderson. Names include Al Welp William Thompson and Anthony Wickens with paternal and maternal grandparents named. Hospital locations cited are St John’s Hungerford and Columbus, with addresses in Anderson and Torrington Connecticut.
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al Welp
Fortville
William Thompson
Halford St
May
W. 14Th St
de Higbee
E. 75Th St
Rabon Harris
Columbus Ave
Larry Eglen
Hungerford Hospital
Torrington
Conn
Ralph McCoy
Jane Eglen
Anderson
Roy Smith
Anthony Wickens
Columbus
Richard Wickens
Rs. George Hess
UN Assembly Nears Jan 11 Recess Over Voting Rights
United Nations in New York reports near agreement to adjourn the General Assembly until January 11 and postpone any U S Soviet clash over voting rights tied to peacekeeping assessments. Mali and Jordan resolved a deadlock over a Security Council seat, allowing the council to operate with vacancies and yearend business pending.
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United Nations N.Y
U.N General Assembly
Morocco
Council
United Nations
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Assembly
Mali
Jordan
Anderson College Freshman Injured In Auto Collision
An eighteen year old Anderson College freshman Keith Ditty remained in critical condition at Community Hospital in Sunbury Pa after a Sunday night car crash that also badly injured his older brother. The accident occurred in Sunbury and is being investigated by local authorities.
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Anderson College
Community Hospital
Sunbury
Keith Ditty
Snow Delays Flood Relief in Siskiyou Mountains
Snow, stranding 500 residents, stalls flood relief in the Siskiyou region near the Oregon border as two feet of snow cuts off towns along the Klamath and Salmon rivers. Federal disaster aid expands across four Western states with a preliminary California damage estimate of 220 million dollars and Oregon designated a disaster area.
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San Francisco
California
Siskiyou Mountains
Siskiyou
Oregon
Klamath
Salmon
William Sowle
Yreka
Frank Dryden
Office of Emergency Planning
Arcata
Humboldt County
Johnson
Dryden
Washington
Idaho
OEP
Edmund G. Brown
Mark Hatfield
Local Detectives Report 3 Thefts In Anderson Area
Police report three thefts in Anderson area. Burglary at Boy Scout headquarters 1023 Broadway netted 87.24 from a locked metal drawer. Breakin at Khar’s Christmas tree sales lot 23rd and Walnut involved cash register and vending money box. Grandview Golf Club house damaged with money missing from vending machine.
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Boy Scout
Broadway
23Rd
Walnut Sts
Doyle Wright
Bob Estes
Grandview Golf Club
Estes
Plans For Pickup Of Used Christmas Trees
City officials announced that the street department under Jerbert Smith will collect unsold Christmas trees from lots on Wednesday for Twelfth Night ceremonies at Guide Lamp. The department will also gather old trees on Thursday from back alleys. The Anderson Refuse Company.
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Jerbert Smith
Anderson Refuse Company
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Herald
Mt. Ca
Saragat
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Bos
Italian Socialist Party
Social Democrats
Social Democratic
George E. Ash
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Rhode Island
Ash
Pierce
Yale
LBJ
UN Assembly
Anderson Area
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