Hyland Picked to Command U S Seventh Fleet
President Johnson names Rear Adm. John J. Hyland carrier bomber expert and Navy veteran to lead the 7th Fleet as the United States renews its Viet Nam effort. Hyland, 53, will take over from an ill Vice Adm. Blackburn and depart for Hawaii and Pacific Command before arriving on his flag ship the Oklahoma City.
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South China Sea
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Hawaii
Pacific Command
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Philadelphia
Brookline
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Deep River
Conn
Viet Nam War Casualties Mount as 7th Regiment Falls
U S and South Vietnamese forces suffered heavy losses with the 7th Regiment destroyed in action near Saigon. The tally shows 459 government dead that week, 185 missing, 861 wounded, while American deaths dropped to 40 for the week and 117 wounded with five missing. Viet Cong attacked multiple outposts, and U S and allied troops reported engagements across the central highlands Hue Da Nang area. Air strikes continued against North Viet Nam as Viet Cong losses rose to 1539.
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Viet Nam
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Conference on federal aid for education held at Ohio University Inn
A two day discussion opened at the Ohio University Inn with more than 50 participants from 11 counties. Representative Wal ter Moeller said the federal government will stand by as partners to lift education and the region’s economy. Ohio University President Vernon Alden described the conference as promising for Southeastern Ohio’s revitalization through education and local college magnets.
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Walter Moeller
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Ohio University
Vernon Alden
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Athens
Marietta College
Rio Grande College
Christmas five day forecast with scattered snow flurries
Temperatures will run 3 to 5 degrees above normal through Thursday morning then cool to near normal across Ohio. Normal highs and lows listed for Cleveland Columbus and Cincinnati with a warming trend Saturday to Monday. Light precipitation and snow flurries expected mainly near Lake Erie Thursday Friday and Sunday.
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Soviets Charge U S Nuclear Arsenal Threatens Europe
UN General Assembly debate reveals Soviet assertion that Washington stocks thousands of atomic warheads in Europe aimed at Eastern and Western European targets. Soviet envoy Tsarapkin cites McNamara figure of 5000 to 6000 warheads and seeks denuclearized zones in Africa and Central Europe with equal obligations.
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Tsarapkin
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Robert S. McNamara
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More Witnesses Set In Civil Rights Trial
The Justice Department calls five more witnesses as it nears the end of its case against three Ku Klux Klansmen charged with conspiring to violate Viola Liuzzo's civil rights. Defendants Collie Wilkins Jr., Eugene Thomas, and William Eaton face trial in Alabama with former Birmingham mayor Arthur Hanes defending.
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Justice Department
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
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John Doar
Detroit
Mich
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Fairfield
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Arthur Hanes
Birmingham
Liuzzo
Anthony Liuzzo
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Selma
U. S. Dist
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Mrs. Liuzzo
New Plastics Plant Slated Near Columbus
Gov James A Rhodes announced a new plastics plant near Columbus with about 100 workers and a $2 million cost. He did not disclose the firm name or exact site, saying the company would announce details next week.
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James A. Rhodes
Reto-Lift Drops 93 In Miami
Cuban refugees begin America's largest air lift, with 93 aboard the first commercial flight from Veradero to Miami. The program may bring 800 to 1000 refugees weekly, transferring most to cities nationwide. Flights start daily then double, prioritizing relatives and families with children in the United States.
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Fla
United States
U. S
Cuba
Veradero
Camarico
Matanzas
Key West
Fidel Castro
Gemini Astronauts Face Final Preflight Physicals
Gemini 7 crew Frank Borman and James Lovell undergo a five hour medical exam at Cape Kennedy as they prepare for a 14 day earth orbit mission aboard a Titan 2 rocket. Their tests establish baseline data for a major in space medical study.
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Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
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Lovell
Earth
Fire kills mother and four children in Portsmouth blaze
In Portsmouth near east side a house on Jackson Street burned with a mother Mrs. William Johnson 22 and her children Ronnie 4 Bryan 3 Becky 2 and Gregory 13 months trapped inside. Neighbors reported windows and doors blew out as flames engulfed the two story frame dwelling. Father William was at work and fire officials could not determine a definite cause though a cigarette or fumes from a room were considered possible ignition sources.
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William Johnson
Ronnie
Bryan
Becky
Gregory
Jackson Street
John Everman
Everman
William
Anton Stoker
Stolen Money Is Returned With Interest
Ethel Miller of Toledo received 45 dollars in the mail with an unsigned note asking forgiveness for the "badly needed" sum. Mrs. Miller forgives the sender, but suspects the debt was an overpayment and recalls only 29 dollars was missing from her purse in 1923.
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Toledo
Ethel Miller
Rossford
Stolen tiger report sparks Dayton police alert
Dayton police were notified of a third theft of a five foot plastic tiger dressed in a suit outside the Tiger Lounge in downtown Dayton. Lounger owner Dave Gough valued the prop at about 100 dollars and offered a 25 dollar reward for its return.
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Ohio
Tiger Lounge
Dave Gough
Gough
U S Tightens Surplus Food Disposal Policy
The United States announces a stricter surplus food disposal policy driven by wheat stock declines and a growing pool of usable foreign currency. It targets currency excess nations including India Pakistan and the United Arab Republic along with about seven others designated by the Treasury.
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Pakistan
United Arab Republic
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