Thanksgiving traffic toll reaches a record high
The four day Thanksgiving period ended with at least 754 traffic deaths, the highest holiday toll on record. Rain and snow across much of the nation created hazardous driving conditions and several multivehicle crashes, including five members of an Alabama family in Scottsboro, and five people in a two car collision near Elyria Ohio.
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National Safety Council
Alabama
Scottsboro
Ala
Elyria
Ohio
Toll climbs as 6 more dead in car train crash
Six people died in a late Saturday car train collision at a Harris crossing. Three married couples from Taylors Falls and St. Croix Falls were named: Wayne and Lois Parmenter, Leo and Patricia Parmeter, and Carl Hacken with Dorothy Hacken. The Northern Pacific freight train dragged the car over half a mile. A separate I-35 crash near Beroun killed Marjorie Bass, 24, of Sioux Falls after a skid and overturn. Bass’s mother and son were injured. In Garden City, Sam Hollerich, 43, died when his car rolled over near Blue Earth County.
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Harris
Chisago County
Vern Martinson
Wayne Parmenter
Lois
Leo Parmeter
Patricia
Carl Hacken
Dorothy
Wayne
Northern Pacific
South Dakota
Beroun
Pine County
Marjorie Bass
Sioux Falls
S. D
Milton Meyers
Creighton
Neb
John
Garden City
Minn
Blue Earth
Sam Hollerich
Regional and national briefs from AP and RP wires
Partial results show Rafael Caldera leading in Venezuela's presidential race. In Minneapolis a DFL task force urged strengthening the Human Rights Department and housing protections. Newark police seek two white men in connection with the Black Panther bombing. Chase Manhattan raised its prime rate to 6 percent. The Edison strike drags on with no movement as nine million customers face outages.
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Venezuela
Social Christian
Rafael Caldera
Strong Rights Department
Minneapolis
DFL
Minnesota
State Human Rights Department
Edward J. Schwartz-Bauer
Newark
N.J
Black Panther Party
Anthony Kaiser
Jersey City
New York
Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
Chicago Violence Called Police Riot by Commission
A presidential commission report declares Chicago violence during the Democratic National Convention a police riot caused by obscene antiwar harassment. It details mindless unrestrained indiscriminate violence by police, protesters, and onlookers amid August clashes in Chicago.
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James R. Polk
Associated Press
Washington
Chicago
Praise and criticism greet Chicago violence report
The presidential commission staff report on Chicago demonstrations drew praise from Mayor Daley and Sen. Percy but also criticism from others. Daley praised the full report while cautioning that an isolated summary could mislead the public. The 343 page document, led by Daniel Walker, was submitted to the National Commission. Public reaction included extensive calls supporting police and critical responses to the terminology police riot. Chicago media and stations aired programs prompting many calls locally and nationally.
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National Commission On the
Daniel Walker
Chicago Crime Commission
Chicago Police
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Washington
Albert E. Jenner
James B. Conlisk Jr
Denver
Colo
Cape Cod
Mass
Chicago Tribune
Nixon Names Kissinger as National Security Assistant
President elect Nixon announces Harvard professor Henry Kissinger will oversee the White House foreign defense policy machinery. Kissinger aims to revamp security planning to prevent crises, not just react to them, as Allen becomes principal associate to develop the new apparatus. Rostow cooperates in transition. Kissinger to Washington immediately.
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Richard M. Nixon
Harvard
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
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Kissinger
Germany
Defense
Vietnam
Richard V. Allen
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
Allen
Walt W. Rostow
Johnson
National Security
George Bundy
Ford Foundation
Rostow
Washington
Widow's Wealth Unfigured in Hollywood Estate Tale
Mary MacMahon a 67 year old widow in Hollywood Florida left an estate likely over a million dollars police count money jewels stocks and bonds found 242 283 87 in cash and certificates in her Harrison Street bungalow U S Steel Woolworth Chrysler United Aircraft Texaco RCA among the holdings police received hundreds of calls from hopeful relatives referred to her attorney Linwood Cabot
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Fla
Mary MacMahon
Charles Fulton
DMZ clash prompts US air and artillery strikes
In the six mile DMZ zone US planes and artillery attacked a North Vietnamese position after two reconnaissance planes were fired on. Four bunkers and 100 yards of trenches were destroyed with secondary explosions signaling ammo hits. 717 enemy troops were killed in the week, US casualties 37 dead and 142 wounded. 92 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in three clashes near Saigon. Six waves of B 52s dropped over 1000 tons of bombs north of Saigon toward the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
Paris
Hatfield Sees $58 Million Cut to Balance New Budget
Minnesota Administration Commissioner Rol land F. Hatfield told the Minnesota School Boards Association that Gov. Harold LeVander must trim at least 58 million dollars from departmental requests to balance the next budget. He warned cuts could be deeper or taxes raised to sustain the property tax relief program.
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Minneapolis
Rolland F. Hatfield
Harold LeVander
Hatfield
Minnesota School Boards Association
Same Gun Used in 2 Slayings
In St. Paul and La Crosse authorities say bullet comparisons link the same firearm to two loan company killings. A St. Paul manager and a Wisconsin secretary were shot during separate Friday hold ups, each after being made to lie on the floor.
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la Crosse
Wis
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Vietnam to Observe 24 Hour Christmas Truce
The government under President Nguy en Van Thieu announced a 24 hour truce for Christmas from 6 p.m. December 24 to 6 p.m. December 25 Saigon time. It will be observed for humanitarian reasons only on Christmas and not on New Year or Tet. No immediate U.S. comment from Saigon headquarters.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Viet Cong
South Vietnamese National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Snowmobile Crash Drowns Man on Lake Irving
A snowmobile went through thin ice on Lake Irving in Bemidji Saturday night. One of its three occupants, Vernon Meemken, 33, Bemidji, drowned. deputies recovered his body hours after the crash.
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Lake Irving
Bemidji
Vernon Meemken
Sheriff's Deputies
U.S. and North Vietnam hold first talks on expanded peace conference
In Paris, Cyrus R. Vance and Col. Ha Van Lau led the initial procedural talks for the widened peace conference with four sides to sit. They discussed expected start timing next week after Saigon delegation arrives and exchanged protests over military actions and demilitarized zone abuses. The talks aim to set time, place, and minimum procedures for the formal opening with a dual track approach on military and political issues.
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Saigon
Cyrus R. Vance
Ha van Lau
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North Vietnam
South Vietnam
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