McNamara Tours Cavalry HQ as Viet Cong Attacks Escalate
Secretary Robert McNamara concludes talks with U S military leaders during a whirlwind U S tour. He visits the 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division headquarters 260 miles north of Saigon and says he is surprised by the scale of recent Viet Cong and North Vietnamese attacks while avoiding specifics on possible countermeasures along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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U.S
McNamara
Washington
U. S. 1St Cavalry
Saigon
South Viet Nam
800 Cubans Will Be Arriving Each Week Gathers Pace
Miami based Cuban Refugee Center will coordinate a weekly influx of about 800 refugees to the United States and route arrivals to relatives already in the country. The program speeds up resettlement, now largely relative to relative, with migrants seeking jobs where kin live in major cities like New York Chicago and Los Angeles. Communities and employers should contact local churches or the Miami center to attract arrivals.
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Miami
U.S
Marshal Wise
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Center
Moon code urged to keep space free of weapons
President Johnson was urged to back an international agreement establishing a code for human activity on the moon to stop it from becoming a military base. The proposal by a citizens committee came to a White House conference on international cooperation. West Virginia’s poverty aid totals 28,630,515 dollars in federal funds as of November 1.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
West Virginia
Office of Economic Opportunity
March Is Called Unconvincing by SANE Leader
Washington march against Vietnam war draws 40 000 to 50 000, police say 25 000 turnout praised by Sanford Gottlieb political action director of SANE. He notes demonstrations alone do not win policy, urges week by week efforts and possible future marches despite criticisms and arrests over Viet Cong flags.
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Washington
Sanford Gottlieb
National Committee For
Sane
Gottlieb
White House
U. S
Viet Nam
New York
Baltimore
Runaway Girl Found In Bangkok
A 16 year old girl from Encino California Mary Wilson was found in Bangkok after slipping from her parents home on November 19. A Bangkok Post journalist Alan Darby learned she was at a Bangkok orphanage and alerted the U S Embassy which notified Mary’s mother Dr. George Wilson. The discovery ends a frantic international search by her family and authorities.
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Bangkok
Thailand
United States
Mary Wilson
Encino
Calif
George Wilson
I A Meet Sees Dispute Over OAS Charter Reforms
The Inter-American Foreign Ministers Conference in Rio de Janeiro reaches economic focus after a lengthy session. Ministers approve the Act of Rio de Janeiro proposing three equal councils and a new charter amendment process, with disagreement over giving peace keeping powers to the political council. Chile Uruguay and Brazil clash with the United States defending the clause.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Inter-American Foreign Ministers’ Conference
Organization of American States
OAS
Political Council
Chile
Uruguay
Brazil
United States
Cabinet Meeting Called By Wilson Over Zambia Tensions
Prime Minister Harold Wilson convened an emergency Cabinet meeting amid reports Britain was prepared to deploy a Royal Air Force squadron to Zambia near rebellious Rhodesia.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Royal Air Force
Zambia
Rhodesia
Changes Pondered At Chillicothe Prison
Federal Prison Bureau officials said a study is under way at Chillicothe Reformatory to assess utilization and potential conversion for older offenders. Myr Alexander noted the review covers federal facilities nationwide and may take months to yield recommendations.
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Federal Prison Bureau
Chillicothe
Ohio) Reformatory
Myr Alexander
Chillicothe Reformatory
Alexander
Ohio Reformatory
Federal
Space agency says power unit glitch not delaying Gemini 7 launch
NASA reported an electrical problem in a spacecraft power unit would not delay Saturday's Gemini 7 launch. Engineers replaced units, found similar issue, and replaced again while evaluating the fault. Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell Jr. ready for a 14 day mission, with Gemini 6 to rendezvous nine days later.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Space Agency
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Briton and Reds to Talk Atomic Restraints
British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart flew to Moscow to discuss halting nuclear spread and ending the Vietnam War. Accompanied by Lord Chalfont he was to meet Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and was also slated to see Premier Kosygin and Communist Party Secretary Brezhnev.
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Moscow
Michael Stewart
Lord Chalfont
Britain
Stewart
Andrei Gromyko
Alexei N. Kosygin
Communist Party
Leonid I Breshnev
Klansmen Face Alabama Jurors
Federal prosecutors put three Ku Klux Klansmen on trial in Montgomery on charges tied to the killing of civil rights worker Viola Gregg Liuzzo. Each defendant faces up to 10 years in prison and a $5000 fine if convicted under the indictment.
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Montgomery
Ala
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Nation toll reaches record Thanksgiving traffic deaths
The Associated Press reports 602 traffic deaths over a 102 hour Thanksgiving weekend, led by New York Forty states totals include 33 in Ohio. The headline notes a historical high and regional tallies for the holiday period.
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Associated Press
New York State
California
Texas
Ohio
National Safety Council
Johnson to pressure lenders over high interest rates
President Johnson aims to curb profits from high rates by pressuring lenders and reviewing Federal Reserve Board leadership. Potential new board member to replace Balderston may come as part of a broader push to ease borrowing costs. Rising rates have boosted Treasury borrowing costs and could push the 1967 budget beyond $11.6 billion in interest.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
C. Canby
Budget Bureau
White House
Congress
Rescued Man Helps Rescue His Rescuer
Bud Ditto, a 49 year old prospector, was reported missing near Port Hardy. He was found the next day and helped organize a 100 man search for Pat Taylor, a 21 year old rescuer who went missing for two days in eight inches of snow before being found.
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Port Hardy
B.C
Bud Ditto
Pat Taylor
Taylor
Ditto
Vancouver Island
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Local index highlights classified ads and comic features with brief notices on patterns and editorial pieces. The page lists sports, television and women’s topics alongside short notices from readers and advertisers.
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