Armed Robbery Report At Nelsonville Oil Station
Southeastern Ohio police hunted a white middle aged man in a green 1957 Plymouth after a 9 a.m. robbery at the Certified Oil Co. in Nelsonville. Attendant Carl Lawrence described a gun, a knit cap, and a dark coat. a later car stop near Athens found a couple cleared of involvement. The incident followed a string of prowler reports at the station.
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Ohio
Certified Oil Co
Carl Lawrence
Lawrence
Max Valkinburg
Robert Allen
Valley Drive In
Athens
Louis Seipel
Messenger
Nine Coal Diggers Die In Utah Mine Explosion
Nine miners were killed and one injured in an explosion at a Utah mine near Helper. Officials say methane gas or coal dust pockets at the face of the west shaft caused the blast. the mine was described as a model facility with strict safety measures. Jesus Nunez was injured near the shaft entrance after being hurled 200 feet.
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Utah
James Diamant
State Industrial Commission
Moab
Helper
Jesus Nunez
Diamanti
Athens County fairgrounds eyed for industrial site
Gov. Rhodes and a county delegation discussed using the 36 acre Athens County fairgrounds as a potential plant site. If transferred the CIC would assist, and a national firm is to meet officials Jan 10 about locating a plant.
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Athens County Fairgrounds
James A. Rhodes
George Wilson
W. H. Wakefield
Athens
Fair Board
Community Improvement Corporation
Emory Allen
Athens County
Charles Kirkwood
CIC
Rhodes
Berlin Wall Opens for West Berliners to Visit East
West Berlin and East German authorities sign a Christmas season travel deal allowing West Berliners with East relatives to cross into the Soviet sector for the first time since the wall rose. About 400000 eligible, permits begin Wednesday at 12 points. Brandt declined to sign.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Johnson Faces Setback as House Cuts Foreign Aid
The House voted 249 to 135 to cap foreign aid at 2.8 billion with an 800 million cut and barred private wheat financing to the Communist bloc. President Johnson condemned the measure as a dangerous reduction and warned it signals weakness while urging Senate action to limit the cuts.
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Johnson
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
McNamara Warns US Nuclear Edge Could Deter Russia
Defense Secretary McNamara told NATO ministers in Paris that the expanding US atomic arsenal could destroy Russian society if a nuclear surprise attack occurred. He said NATO can fight a conventional war without triggering an immediate nuclear exchange and that Western strength now allows self defense in any war. In Los Angeles George Murphy announces bid for the Republican nomination to oppose Senator Clair Engle.
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UPI
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North Atlantic Alliance
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Los Angeles
iPi
George Murphy
Clair Engle
California
Burton Freed By Wile Elizabeth Taylor Wedding Hints
Hollywood reports Richard Burton is free to marry Elizabeth Taylor as Sybil Burton gains a Mexican divorce. The couple’s relationship follows a two year, 40 million dollar tale sparked by Cleopatra and Antony. Eddie Fisher faces Mexican divorce as Liz shapes her future.
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Marc Antony
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Cleopatra
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Eddie Fisher
Mike Todd
Eddie
Elizabeth
Ravenswood Gets $2.5 Million Aluminum Plant
Kaiser Aluminum announces a $2.5 million Ravenswood West Virginia facility to process aluminum for cans. The plant, due in late 1964, features continuous high speed equipment and will sit beside the new rail mill. About 220 million pounds of aluminum expected for can use in 1964, up from 160 million this year.
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Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
Ravenswood
W. Va
Delany
Can
Kars @1
Miners End Hostage Standoff in Bolivia Negotiations
In Bolivia, four days of tense activity ended without further hostage takings as about 4000 miners gathered in La Paz. The conflict centered on a dispute between the government and the miners federation led by Vice President Tuan, with workers approving a provisional agreement amid a noisy, unsettled atmosphere.
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Bolivia
Actin Mining
Fede Pag Bilia
Orurea
Americar
Ced
Tuan Toehin Biss
The
Mine Workers
Johnson addresses United Nations pledging peace unity
President Johnson spoke at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, reaffirming America s unswerving commitment to keeping and strengthening peace. He outlined a broad hope for a peaceful revolution and urged nations to cooperate to solve global problems, despite ongoing tensions with great powers and colonial issues. He noted public support in a Newsweek poll favoring his candidacy.
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N.Y —Pr
America
Johnson
General Assembly
United States
Renbedy
Mermeri
Coun
Snid
Jack Ruby seeks release before Christmas
Dallas defense lawyers led by Tom Howard seek habeas corpus for Jack Ruby to free him before the holidays while his murder trial is set for February. The state contends he should remain jailed and a December 23 hearing was ordered by District Judge Joe Brown.
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Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Joe Brown
Ruby
Tom Howard
Howard
Melvin Belli
Los Angeles
San Francisco
1700 Women Seek Jobs in Nelsonville
Logan Ohio reports more than 1700 women filed job applications in a potential garment industry plant in Nelsonville. An employment survey tallies 1522 applications with an estimated 200 more, as officials assess available female labor for the site. Gov James A Rhodes notes good prospects for a Ralston Purina Co plant in northeastern Ohio with 600 workers.
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Nelsonville
Ohio State Employment Services
Nelsrre Ville
Penrifiee
OSES
Logan & Dew
Columbus
James A. Rhodes
God
The
Ralston Purina Co
Ohio
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