GOP Gain May Cut Committee Balance in Senate
Republicans gained three seats in the Senate on November 8 and push for greater GOP representation on Foreign Relations and other key panels. The 64 to 36 split would limit Democrats to 12 on the Foreign Relations panel with no vacancies, while Cooper and others seek influential slots and possible openings on Armed Services and Appropriations as retirements and seniority shift.
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R-Ky
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Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Saltonstall
Appropriations Committee
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Ohio Thanksgiving Toll Sets Far High Four Day Count
The Associated Press reports 728 highway deaths over a four day Thanksgiving period in Ohio, with 125 under 18. The period ran 6 p m Wednesday to midnight Sunday, beating prior records and exceeding projections, though nearly 250 died on Sunday. Pedestrians numbered seven among the dead.
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Ohio
Johnson May Seek Tax Hike
Rep. Hale Boggs predicts President Johnson will seek a 10 to 15 billion dollar rise in income tax in the new Congress. He cautions Johnson has not stated such a plan. Boggs cites a projected 125 billion dollar spending level producing a large deficit against 115 to 118 billion in revenues.
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Meet the Press
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University of Minnesota
Weather Draws Huge Traffic as Holiday Ends
Mild pleasant weather across much of the nation attracted unprecedented numbers to the highways. Millions crowded home on the last day of the weekend, many facing rain in the central region and some snow and freezing in the northern states.
Haunting Creature Seen Twice Near Point Pleasant
Two Sunday sightings around Point Pleasant in Mason County describe a man like flying creature with a large wingspan near the old TNT plant and Route 33. A Miss Connie Jo Carpenter, 18, New Haven, reported the creature approaching her car, while two girls near St. Albans reported a similar sighting with red eyes and no beak on Route 60. Temperatures are expected to stay very cold through the five day period with light precipitation and snow flurries mainly early.
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New Haven
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Bombs Hit VC Headquarters in Saigon Area
U S Air Force B52s struck the suspected Viet Cong central office northwest of Saigon while North Vietnamese troops shelled U S 4th Division positions in the central highlands. few ground clashes were reported and intact U S casualties were minimal.
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Raps Anti-Jordan Subversion Across West Bank Unrest
Amman AP: Prime Minister Wasfi Tell accuses hostile Arab nations of subsidizing antigovernment protests in Jordan. He cites UAR and Syria campaigns as drivers. West Jordan calm returns as armored Arab Legion squads curb border town demonstrations after Israeli raids. four civilians and a soldier killed last week.
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Pilot crash lands crippled transport during fire emergency
Captain Richard A. Nagel Jr. of Kenmore New York steered a twin engine C123 Provider through a smoke filled cockpit and cabin fire to a crash landing at Dau Tieng after ground fire damaged the aircraft. Thirty seven aboard escaped serious injury with one soldier said to have internal injuries. The mission ended the day’s fifth takeoff ferrying soldiers at the end of Operation Attleboro. The plane came under intense ground fire just after lifting off from the airstrip. Nagel said they had warning of ground fire and flew with windows open to hear it.
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UN General Assembly nears China admission vote
The U N General Assembly moves toward a late night vote on an Italian resolution to refer the China issue to a special committee for a year of study. It also weighs the annual Communist drive to oust Nationalist China and a U S backed two thirds vote for change.
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Doctors Protest Filling Medicare Forms At Lancaster Hospital
Lancaster Hospital doctors and trustees clash over recertification forms for Medicare payments. Officials warn noncompliance could limit admissions or threaten the hospital’s finances as the sole facility in Lancaster, Ohio, struggles with ongoing care certification on multiple days.
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Two Aronson quintuplets face premature birth tragedy in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh two of the Aronson quintuplets struggle for life after a 24 week premature birth. The first born Roni Sue weighs 1 12 pounds and shows signs of hope, while Marci Jill remains in very poor condition and is not expected to survive.
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Marci Jill
Michael Aronson
Duquense University
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Lee Bass
Magee Women’s Hospital
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Patti
Teachers Vote Set In Ohio
In Youngstown 28,000 students face three lost days as teachers return after an agreement for a 1968 collective bargaining election CAC. The American Arbitration Association will oversee the vote between Youngstown Federation of Teachers and Youngstown Education Association. The federation claims 1,400 teachers. the association 950 plus supervisory staff. A separate strike continues in Hubbard affecting 3,700 students across four schools.
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Santa and helper face arraignment for parachute stunt
In Buffalo Cheektowaga and Buffalo police charged Clair Weimer and Robert McDonnell with violating a general business law after a Christmas parade parachute jump into Thruway Plaza. Bail set at 25 dollars each for arraignment Wednesday night. In Ohio a Dayton-bound private plane carrying three University of Dayton students crash landed near Springboro injuring all aboard. Norbert Engle and sheriff report minor student injuries. pilot taken to hospital. A Gallup poll in New Jersey shows Michigan Governor George Romney leading as Republican presidential candidate with 39 percent of GOP support and 34 percent of independents.
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Mariner 4 Marks Two Years in Space
In Pasadena California the Mariner 4 celebrating two years in space continues to relay status reports from 206 million miles away. The 575 pound spacecraft photographed Mars and still maintains contact with Earth three times weekly according to a Jet Propulsion Laboratory spokesman.
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GAO to broaden Viet Nam spending surveillance
The head of a U.S. government watchdog team said today the group will expand its monitoring of how American agencies manage the $25 billion Viet Nam aid effort.
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Youth Still Missing as Coolville Fire Probes Continue
The Coolville area fire investigation remains active with a missing youth in the primary search. Officials coordinate with fire crews to locate the juvenile as investigators review the blaze’s cause and timeline.
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