November Sets Record With Viet Cong Defections
U.S. officials report 2,505 Viet Cong defectees in November, the highest monthly total since the chieu hoi program began. The count tops February’s 2,082 as US and enemy casualties rise while ground actions expand under Operation Bismarck and Operation Charleston near Saigon. B52 raids target VC concentrations and storage sites as fighting slows to a lull between offensives.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
1St Infantry Division
Beth's Christmas Truce Delays Custody Fight in Ulster
In Kingston New York a Surrogate and Ulster County court order a holiday truce in a custody battle over Beth a five day old ward of welfare officials. Foster parents Mi chael and Liuni plan to care for her through Christmas as adoption plans remain unresolved with the welfare commissioner seeking custody for potential adoption. A special guardian is appointed and a Jan 9 hearing is set.
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Kingston
N.Y
Beth
Michael Liuni
Tillson
Liuni
Robert Waldron Herzberg
Ulster County Supreme Court
Herzberg
Ulster County Welfare
Joseph Fitzsimmons
Liunis
Fitzsimmons
William E.J. Connor
Arizona Prof Scoffs at UFO Reports
Dr. Gerald Cuiper head of the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory says there are no space flights from other worlds. He calls unidentified flying objects simply un explained reports and says sightings can be meteors comets lightning and other natural events.
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Tucson
Ariz
Gerald Cuiper
University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Pima County Bar Association
Sisters Accused of Burglary After Targeting 40 Homes
In Pasadena, California, sisters Helen Esposito and Jean Kolentik faced a preliminary hearing as detectives allege they burglarized more than 40 homes. Prosecutors say the pair used obituaries and social pages to select victims and documented potential targets with codes for death, honeymoons, and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Helen Esposito
Jean Kolentik
Berkeley Students Vote To Strike Over Navy Recruiting Protest
In Berkeley California 3500 of 30000 students at a mass meeting voted to strike classes starting at 8 am after police were summoned during a sit in opposing Navy recruiters. Mario Savio urged the strike and noted FSM ties while ASUC condemned police action and demanded amnesty for arrested students and nonstudents.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Navy
Mario Savio
Savio
Council of Campus Organizations
FSM
Associated Students of the
Ing
ASUC
Earl F. Cheit
Roger Heyns
LeVander Considers 12+ Appointments After Inauguration
Gov elect Harold LeVander may fill more than a dozen major state posts soon after taking office. Vacancies exist in conservation employment security administration and several education boards, with terms expiring next year and potential Senate confirmation required.
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State Senate
LeVander
Conservation
Wayne H. Olson
Democratic - Farmer-Labor
Robert J. Brown
Ray Leppegaard
Karl F. Rolvaag
Lappegaard
Aeronautics
Lawrence FE. McCabe
Elmer L. Andersen
Business
William B. Farrell
Rolvaag
Banks
Joseph Ringland Jr
Corrections
James H. Alexander
Senate
Crime Bureau
Roy T. Noonan
Orville L. Freeman
William H. Joyce
Andersen
State College Board
Charles F. Mourin
Aurora
Norman H. Nelson
Moorhead
Herbert E. Olson
Bemidji
Rolvaag State Board of Education
Lockheed Tests Launch Method for Rockets
Lockheed Propulsion Co conducted a test at Edwards Air Force Base in which a 150 ton rocket was ignited at partial power inside an 80 foot tube. Gas pressure propelled the rocket to rise about 500 feet before descending, demonstrating a potential energy saving method for large solid fuel rockets.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Lockheed Propulsion Co
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Junior College Board
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Worthington
Rolyang
David Raposa
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