City Council acts on fluoridation petition and planning raises
The Austin City Council received 2,174 signatures calling a fluoridation election from the Jaycees. Planning proposals were approved to expand the commission and study a comprehensive plan with possible county collaboration. The council also reviewed road, sewer, and lease issues and approved bids for a patrol car while directing further planning study.
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Austin
Chamber of Commerce
Bryan Bandler
City Planning Commission
City and County Planning Com
Missions
State Highway Department
Planning Commission
Fordtown
Nelson
Fresh Congressional Blast Hits Interest Rate Hike
President Johnson summoned top national security advisers to his Texas ranch amid talk of defense needs and Viet Nam policy. Officials said the meeting was not tied to a Soviet budget announcement and no major decisions were made. McNamara Rusk Bundy attended the impromptu briefing.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Bill D. Moyers
Moscow
McNamara
Rusk
National Security
McGeorge Bundy
Saigon
Planes Pound Reds in South Viet Nam Ground War Slows
U S fighters and bombers struck suspected North Vietnamese bases and supply routes in South Viet Nam while ground fighting slackened. The 1st Infantry Division skirmished near the Michelin plantation 40 miles northwest of Saigon as both sides hunted for battlefield dead from Sunday’s fighting. air and naval forces conducted 408 combat missions with 31 tons of bombs. Casualties were light for Americans. Viet Cong losses were estimated high with 231 enemy dead reported from Sunday action and an additional 20 snipers found.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
1St Infantry Division
Michelin Plantation
North
Viet Nam
Astronauts See Potential Early Gemini 7 Gemini 6 Rendezvous
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell progress toward a possible early rendezvous with Gemini 6 aboard a Titan 2. A 24 hour lead time at Cape Kennedy and a simulated flight test for Gemini 6 are planned as mission activities accelerate.
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Navy
Walter M. Schirra
Air Force
Thomas P. __ Stafford
Cape Kennedy
Christopher C. Kraft
Borman
Lovell
Earth
George Page
Carnarvon
Australia
Benjamin Franklin
Moon
Democrats Challenge Federal Reserve Rate Rise
Democratic critics in Congress bite at the Fed Board decision to raise rates from 4.0 to 4.5 percent and time deposits to 5.5 percent, while Johnson and Martin maintain their positions. Initial Wall Street reaction was a sharp stock slump followed by partial recovery.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Johnson
Board
William McChesney Martin Jr
Martin
Texas
Federal Reserve
Congress
Sen
Russel B. Long
Senate Finance Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Santa Story Begins Today in Herald Pages
The Santa Claus story for children, planned for Monday, was omitted. Two chapters appear today on page 19. Parents are urged to read aloud to youngsters. Chapter 3 will appear Wednesday.
Weather Outlook Fair and Mild
Fair and mild tonight with Wednesday sunny and mild temperatures. Low tonight 22 to 30, high Wednesday in the 30s. Thursday looks fair to partly cloudy and mild.
Traffic Deaths State and Iowa Compare Yearly Totals
Traffic death counts show state total 775 today versus 779 a year ago. Iowa figures report 747 today compared with 786 last year.
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Iowa
Laos appeals to Russia to help curb Vietnamese infiltrators
In New York Laos asks the Soviet Union to assist in expelling North Vietnamese forces and securing Laos neutrality. Laotian delegate Khamehan Pradith asserts Vietnam War intrusions use Laos as a transit to South Vietnam. Minnesota farmers to receive a record 7.3 million dollars in federal crop insurance due to drought and late frost affecting corn.
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United Nations, N. Y
Laos
Soviet Union
Khamehan Pradith
General
ST. Paul
Minnesota
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Guthrie Theater Faces Third Year Deficit
The Minnesota Theater Company which runs the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre shows a deficit of at least 20000 dollars for its just completed third session. Public relations director Bradley G Morison said the shortfall could reach 80000 dollars but exact totals await post January 1 figures.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota Theater Company
Bradley G. Morison
Guthrie Theater
Britain’s Rim on Rhodesia Gains Backing
Japan West Germany and France pledged to back Britain's trade and financial squeeze on Rhodesia. British officials said Prime Minister Harold Wilson hopes to win U S support for a world oil embargo on the breakaway colony.
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London
Japan
West Germany
France
Mental Exam of Johnson to Be Made
Myron E. Johnson 29 of 812 19th St SW transferred to Mower County Probate Court by District Judge A C Richardson. He is charged with attempted murder and attempted burglary after firing at the parsonage door of Rev. Arthur L Swenson. An examination of Johnsons mental condition will be conducted by Probate Court and a report sent to District Court. Johnson waived preliminary hearing and remains in custody with no bond set.
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Myron E. Johnson
19Th St
Mower County
A. C. Richardson
Johnson
Arthur L. Swenson
10Th St. NW
Probate Court
Richardson
Raymond Ondov
Austin
Fred G. Vogel
Wallace C. Sieh
Ondov
Bishop Walsh celebrates 50 years of ordination
Bishop James Edward Walsh of Cumberland Maryland marks his fiftieth anniversary of ordination inside a Chinese Communist prison. The photograph’s exact date is unclear. AP Wirephoto indicates the occasion.
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James Edward Walsh
Cumberland
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