Global and U S Briefs Highlight Draft Appeals and Elections
A range of brief items notes extended appeal periods for Selective Service classifications from 10 to 30 days by President Johnson. Sen. Birch Bayh cites a critical AID study on Vietnam programs that was allegedly suppressed. Buffalo sees a night of looting by 200 youths, while Dallas reports a dog smoking study linking tobacco to cancer. South Korea re elects Park Chung Hee in a landslide amid ballot box claims. Cleveland reports copper coin theft from a police locker, and Chicago faces a broad trucking strike with spreads to other industries.
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Johnson
National Selective Service Appeal Board
Birch Bayh
Agency For International Development
Vietnam
Indiana Democrat
California
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Japan
Government Broadcasting Network
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Park
Yun Posun
New Democratic Party
Athens bypass plan and school levy woes headline
Special report outlines a bypass to improve Athens roughfare system as part of a three article series. A scale model of city parking vans is shown for the Athens city council. Major school levy cuts are anticipated for the Southern Local School District following levy failure. Ohio U basketball schedule released with a West Coast Christmas trip highlighted.
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Athens
State
Ohio U
Johnson proposes 90 day mediation plan to avert rail strike
President Johnson asks Congress to authorize a five man mediation board to work with railroads and six craft unions for 30 days, then hearings to test White House panel recommendations. If no deal by day 60, findings go to Congress and White House. If unresolved by day 91, wage proposals become law for up to two years. The plan includes a 6 percent general raise for 137,000 workers and three 5 cent increases for skilled workers.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Strike Halts Ohio Highway Work Across State
Ohio wage talks collapse as Local 18 of the International Union of Operating Engineers strikes at midnight. 389 state highway projects worth 738 million are halted, plus 22 million in Natural Resources work and airport and flood control jobs. Contractors warn wage demands shift costs to taxpayers. no state intervention expected.
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International Union of Operating Engineers
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio
Rothermund
Ohio Contractors Association
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Marines Battle Near Laos Border In Vietnam War Actions
North Vietnamese regulars crossed near the Laotian border and clashed with U S Marines as fighting intensified in Northwest South Vietnam. An assault on Lang Vei Special Forces camp left two Green Berets dead and about 300 allied troops suffering heavy losses. Marine casualties climbed to 157 dead and 738 wounded, with enemy casualties reported around 506 killed, as Lt Gen Lewis Walt called the hills near Khe Sanh the most tenacious fight of his Vietnam tenure.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Lang Vei
Long Vei
Khe Sanh
Lewis Walt
Vietnam
Walt
Three Hills
Wallace heckled at Dartmouth stage by students and crowd
Former Alabama governor George Wallace was snubbed by legislators and heckled by about 15 protesters at Dartmouth College as he spoke to 1,300 people. He paused the talk, then resumed after ushers and police cleared the group. No injuries or arrests reported.
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Hanover
N.H
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Dartmouth College
Wallace
Dartmouth
Concord
George Wallace
U.S. Plans Major Troop Withdrawals From Germany
The United States, Britain, and West Germany agree to pull 35 000 American and 6 500 British troops from West Germany next January. Fighter bombers from four American and one British air squadrons will also be withdrawn. The move aims to preserve NATO strength while signaling to the Soviets.
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West Germany
U.S
7Th Army
Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Route 50A Crash Kills Athens Man
A one car crash on Route 50A killed 28 year old James Hudwell of 146 Morris Ave Athens. The driver Austin Walton 28 of Amesville was injured with internal injuries and a head cut and sent to Columbus. Walton reportedly failed to negotiate a left curve then struck tree stumps and rolled the car multiple times. Continued on Page 24.
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Athens
Sheltering Arms Hospital
James Hudwell
Morris Ave
Austin Walton
Amesville
Columbus
Highway Patrol
Walton
May Delay Launch Of Lunar Orbiter 4 Mission
Cape Kennedy engineers test a troublesome rocket valve that could push back the Lunar Orbiter 4 launch planned today. Officials monitor countdown as technicians work to resolve the valve issue and keep mapping mission on track.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Westmoreland likely to gain more troops in Vietnam
Washington reports indicate General Westmoreland could receive at least one more full division in Vietnam, with potential for two more depending on war progress. The buildup would add about 25 000 to 30 000 soldiers, moving toward a target of roughly 470 000 by year end. President Johnson offered no new troop recommendations, citing ongoing JCS reviews.
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Washington (Ap
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
U.S
Church merger advances with go ahead for union plan
Cambridge AP The Consultation on Church Union authorized immediate drafting of a blueprint uniting 10 major Protestant denominations. The plan aims to map organizational structure amid jurisdiction and bishop roles, with drafting reports due in a year and possible denominational ratification afterward. The group represents about 25.5 million Lutherans? No, 25.5 million members across Episcopalians Methodists Evangelical United Brethren Disciples Southern Presbyterians United Presbyterians and United Church of Christ? No.
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Cambridge
Mass
Episcopalians
Methodists
Evangelical United Brethren
Disciples
Southern Presbyterians
United Presbyterians
The
United Church of Christ
Rhodes Plans No Immediate Move To Counteract Defeat Of Issues
Governor James A. Rhodes and Senate Leader Theodore M. Gray say no immediate action will be taken after Tuesday's defeat of bond and education issues. Leaders urge review of options to meet development needs, with funds, tax, and revenue plans under study. A constitutional amendment en pensionment remains a legislative responsibility, Gray notes.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Bond Commission
Senate
Theodore M. Gray
Miami
Gray
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