Duke of Windsor Optimistic Amid Aortic Surgery Plan
The Duke of Windsor plans abdominal surgery in Houston to remove an orange sized abdominal aortic aneurysm. Dr. Michael DeBakey will perform the operation at Methodist Hospital, with a dacron tube replacement. The former king, 70, says he feels fine and is not fearful.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
Michael DeBakey
Methodist Hospital
Edward VIII
England
New York City
Duke
DeBakey
New York
Arthur Antonucci
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Baltimore
Retired German General von Manteuffel recalls Bulge defeat
In New York, Gen. von Manteuffel now 67 reflects on the Battle of the Bulge for a film as he praises U S Army bravery at St Vith and Bastogne and notes American wartime restraint. He stresses trust between Germans and Americans and questions a united Europe vision.
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New York
Hasson. von Manteuffel
Germany
von. Manteuffel
U.S. Defense Department
Ler
U.S
Meuse
St. Vith
Bastogne
von Manteuffel
U. S
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Berlin
de Gaulle
Brookings Ford report calls for major tax reform changes
A Brookings Institution study financed by the Ford Foundation urges sweeping tax reform to curb special preferences. It proposes tighter capital gains taxes, limits on interest and travel deductions, tax treatment of Social Security pensions, and allows students to deduct college costs over 10 to 20 years. It also notes quick Congress approval for a constitutional amendment to fill vice presidential vacancies.
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Washington
Brookings Institution
Ford Foundation
Soviet Forcibly Detained Western Attaches Ordered Out
Moscow expelled four Western military attaches after confiscation of cameras and notebooks in Khabarovsk. Three U S officers Col. George Aubrey Lt Col Karl Liever Maj James Smith and British Lt Cmdr Nigel Laville were named as persona non grata by Moscow. Embassies said restrictions forced their withdrawal, with plans to depart within a week unaffected.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
Khabarovsk
Far East
U.S
Washington
London
Soviet Foreign Ministry
George A. Aubrey
Army
Karl R. Liever
Air Force
James F. Smith
Bri
Nigel N. Laville
Firemen Called in for Snake Hunt
Haw Creek Volunteer Fire Department near Asheville was called to hunt a copperhead in a home. Chief K. A. Roy Masters and assistant Worth Frink found a 3/4 inch copperhead under the coffee table in the Deaton living room.
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Asheville
N. C
Haw Creek
Lula Deaton
K. A. Roy Masters
Worth Frink
Deaton
Twins Born During Lee Wensel Test at University of Minnesota
In Falcon Heights a deputy delivered twins Sharon Ann and Susan Alice at a neighbor’s apartment as Barbara Ann Wensel gave birth. The babies arrived a month premature and were placed in isolettes at the university hospital. Lee Wensel may finish his Minnesota exam today if he feels up to it.
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Stilwell Benjamin
Ramsey County
Weasels
Falcon Heights
African Critics of U S Policy in Congo Reply to Stevenson
At the United Nations Lord Caradon urged Africans to set aside politics and resolve Congo disorder while defending the Congo rescue operation. African delegates planned a strategy meeting to counter Stevenson’s critique of Western actions as aggression and bias.
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U.S
Congo
Stevenson Barrage
United Nations, N.Y
Lord Caradon
U.N. Security Council
Soviet Union
Red China
Africa
Adlai E. Stevenson
Paul-Henri Spaak
Stevenson
Spaak
Council
Achar Marof
Guinea
United States
Belgium
Algeria
Ghana
Sudan
Congo Brazzaville
Burundi
United Nations
Christmas Spirit Brings Santa to Boy on Train
A 1942 Empire Builder Christmas Eve ride from Seattle to Boston becomes a moving memory as sailors and travelers decorate a tree in a national park siding. Passengers collect gifts and coins for a three year old boy and sing Silent Night, sharing a makeshift Santa moment before dawn.
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Santa
Fergus Falls
Minn
Empire Builder
Seattle
Points East
St. Paul
Deg Mones
Santa Claus
Boston
Daddy
Philippines
Bill
Texas Firm Seeks Higher Canadian Gas Imports
Midwestern Gas Transmission of Houston asked the Federal Power Commission for authority to raise imports from Canada to supply six Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska customers. Current limit is 204 million cf daily. proposed peak day 222.36 million cf by November 1, 1967. Several utilities would buy for resale in Wisconsin Minnesota and North Dakota locations.
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Washington
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
Houston
Tex
Federal Power Commission
Canada
J.S. Brogdon
Midwestern
L. R. Pankonien
William C. Levy
Milwaukee Gas Co
Milwaukee
Great Plains Natural Gas Co
Omaha
Neb
Trans- Canada Pipe Lines, Ltd
Calgary
Alberta
Milwaukee Gas
Mission Order
Neillsville
Greenwood
Loyal
Wis
North Star
Boyceville
Calafax
Great Plains
Fergus Falls
Breckenridge
Pelican Rapids
Minn
Wahpeton
N.D
Roosevelt Seeks Los Angeles Mayoral Bid
Rep. James Roosevelt announces a mayoral run in Los Angeles saying the city suffers from government by tantrum under Mayor Samuel W. Yorty and City Council gridlock. He cites a bad image and stalled progress as the motive for entering the race.
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Los Angeles
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Samuel W. Yorty
Roosevelt
Columbia Sponsors Theater for Kids
Columbia Pictures through Screen Gems finances two musicals for sub teen audiences produced by Joseph Beinhorn. Adaptations include Treasure Island and The Three Musketeers with music by George Fischoff, reflecting the producer’s first major foray into live children’s theater.
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New York
Columbia Pictures
Screen Gems
Joseph Beinhorn
George Fischoff
A Beinhorn
Hoffa Fate Tied to Appeals Court Decision
Hoffa's appeal of his jury tampering conviction is in the hands of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A ruling may take weeks or months. He was convicted in Chattanooga in 1963 and faces eight years and a $10,000 fine. co-defendants Ed King Larry Campbell and Thomas Parks also appeal.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
James R. Hoffa
6Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
U.S District Court
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nashville
Edwin King
Nashville Teamsters
Larry Campbell
Teamsters Local 299
Detroit
Thomas FE. Parks
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