Viet government suffering heavy losses as Buddhists threaten uprising
South Viet Nam and U S forces report high casualties last week with 550 Viet Cong killed and 985 government troops dead or wounded. Thirteen Americans killed in action and 13 wounded. Buddhist hunger strike, minister resignations signal growing pressure on Premier Huong amid anti Huong demonstrations.
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U. S
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U.S
Thu Dau Mot
Phan Tan Chuc
Tran van Huong
Thich Tam Chau
Huong
Johnson to deliver State of the Union via TV and radio
The president plans a televised and radio address January 4 at 9 p.m. to promote the Great Society program, following a Roosevelt precedent set for a January 3, 1936 speech. The address signals a major national policy push.
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Washington
Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kennedy Walks Out Hospital After Crippled Back Recovery
Senator Edward M. Kennedy left New England Baptist Hospital in Boston to cheers from about 600 supporters. The Democrat, recovering from a broken back sustained in a June 19 plane crash, fulfilled his Christmas homecoming promise by walking through the hospital door unaided.
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William Weaver
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Jeffrey
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Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
New England Baptist Hospital
White House Decorated For Christmas Amid Unclear Johnson Plans
The White House is decorated for an old fashioned Christmas with holly mistletoe and popcorn chains on the tree. No official announcement has been made about the Johnsons plans for holiday occupancy.
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Washington
White House
Johnsons
Negotiators seek contract to avert dock strike
In New York negotiators press to avert a Maine to Texas longshoremen strike and aim for a contract for 60,000 workers. They spent four and a half hours bargaining Tuesday night as talks continue. In Pittsburgh United Steelworkers and steel producers resume plant level talks after the national contract is not reopened until January 1.
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New York
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Athens zoning board revokes supermarket variance
The Athens zoning board cancelled a variance for a super market and granted a related request from a Negro airman, reflecting neighborhood policy shifts reported on page 2. The notice cites official actions by the board and the involved parties.
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Athens
Nelsonville
Gallia County
James Marlow
Obituaries and notices span several Ohio towns and dates
Local items list obituaries and notices across Gallipolis Logan Nelsonville Point Pleasant Pomeroy Middleport with pages 9 10 20 22 38 and 10 24. The fragment references sports and regional content including public notices and classified items.
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Point Pleasant
Pomeroy
Middleport
Peseeee
Foiovinion
Northwest battered by historic late autumn snowstorm
A mammoth snowstorm raced across the Northwest driving temperatures well below zero. The Weather Bureau described the system as nearly unprecedented for late autumn, forcing school closures and road shutdowns across the region.
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Weather Bureau
Northwes
Snowstorm Hammers Northwest With Freezing Winds
A severe winter storm cripples the Northwest region. Helena forecaster warns against outdoor exposure as a van carrying nine prisoners overturns on a snowy highway. Bellevue resident Robert L. Brown Jr. risks damage as trees topple onto his car and house. Schools close across Wyoming Montana Idaho and Washington. Zero visibility in gusting snow and heavy warnings stretch through Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas. Winds reach 35 mph in Cut Bank where the temperature sits at 27 degrees.
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Seattle
Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
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South Dakota
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Mont
Bickering Slows Ohio Senate Action on Education Bills
Partisan bickering in the Ohio Senate delays three House approved measures to create Cleveland State University Toledo State Medical College and authorize building leases for Youngstown University. Democrats sought immediate votes by suspending rules but Republicans refused. Bills await floor vote until Thursday while the Senate considers an Adult Parole Authority and pay raises for county officials legislature members and the governor's cabinet.
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Ohio Senate
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Toledo State Medical College
Board of Regents
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Senate
Modern Lady Godiva Smashing Ride in Oakwood
Oakwood police filed a Saturday night case in which a young slender woman, naked, wrecked a stolen car and fled from a lawn as onlookers gathered. The car belonged to Richard Henry, who said he did not know how she got in.
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Oakwood
Leo Lynch
Dayton
Richard Henry
Henry
Duke of Windsor Undergoes Aorta Surgery
The 70-year-old Duke of Windsor underwent a 67 minute operation in Houston to remove a large blister on the abdominal artery. The resection spanned 10 to 12 centimeters and replaced an aneurysm with a synthetic tube. Recovery expected about three hours.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
Redistricting Uncertain as Athens Moves to 15th District
A possible new Ohio congressional map shifts Muskingum and other counties to the 18th and 15th districts. The plan aims to place Athens with Perry Morgan and Washington in the 15th, altering Secrest and Moeller placements and impacting GOP hopes in the 6th 7th and 15th districts.
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Morgan
Washington
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Guernsey
Noble
Monroenties
Muskingum County
Robert T. Secrest
Senecaville
Noble County
Anti US Invective Dominates UN Congo Debate
United Nations in New York saw persistent anti American rhetoric during Security Council talks on Congo with Burundi singled out by the United States for alleged aid to rebels. Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku defended Belgian paratroop aid to rescue hostages, urging African solidarity.
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Security Council
Congo
Burundi
United States
Belgium
Jaja Wachuku
Nigeria
Leone Leads Italians On First Ballot For President
In Rome Giovanni Leone topped the first ballot for Italy’s president but fell short of the two thirds needed. Umberto Terracini followed as runner up while Giuseppe Saragat placed third. no winner expected before the fourth vote. NATO Chief MacNamara said alliance force levels suffice and urged no major new arms spending. Rusk planned talks with de Gaulle and other leaders on a potential NATO nuclear force and multilateral options.
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Umberto Terracini
Giuseppe Saragat
Paris
Robert S. MacNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
McNamara
NATO
Dean Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
U.S
France
Rusk
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
MLF
Atlantic
U. S
GOP Meets Leadership Change Rumors Stir House Republicans
Washington reports that House Republicans gather amid talk of leadership change. Several members favor replacing Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana while no revolt leader has emerged. Halleck and Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan expected to speak.
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Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Republican Conference of
Halleck
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Dillon Plans to Resign as U S Treasurer Possible Successors Named
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon has tentative plans to resign within months. Donald C. Cook of New York, head of a utilities firm, is viewed as the likely successor at age 55. Other mentioned names include David Rockefeller of Chase-Manhattan Bank and Robert B. Anderson, a former secretary and Johnson ally.
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Douglas Dillon
Donald C. Cook
New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
David Rockefeller
Chase - Manhattan Bank
Robert B. Anderson
Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
Anderson
Greenwich
Conn
Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Johnson names Cennor as commerce secretary successor
President Johnson announced Hodges resignation as secretary of commerce and named New Jersey industrialist John T. Cennor as his replacement.
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Johnson
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce
New Jersey
John T. Cennor
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