Teenager Bomb Tosser Wounds 12 in Saigon Terror
In Saigon a teen- age bomber hurled a grenade into a truck of U S soldiers wounding 12 GIs on the fourth day of terrorist attacks marking the Viet Cong led National Liberation Front anniversary.
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Saigon
Thomas A. Reedy
South Viet Nam
U.S
National Liberation Front
North
Viet Nam
Air Force
Vinh
Hanoi
Haiphong
Mekong River
U.S. Army
101St Airborne Brigade
Ben Cat
Viet Cong
Sobieski Man Found Competent to Stand Trial
Anton F. Olson, 52, Sobieski area farmer, found mentally competent to stand trial for the first degree murder of Morrison County sheriffs John Stack 45 and Andrew Herlitz 55. District Judge Charles W. Kennedy set December 21 for a hearing on a defense motion for a change of trial size. Olson’s attorney says a fair trial in Morrison County is unlikely. The killings reportedly happened October 15 when the sheriffs went to Olson’s farm to investigate.
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Little Falls, Minn
Anton FE. Olson
Sobieski
Morrison County
Charles W. Kennedy
Olson
John FE. Stack
Andrew P. Herlitz
Weather Outlook for Weekend With Light Snow Flurries
Occasional cloudiness and brief snow flurries tonight and Saturday. No significant temperature change. Lows tonight near 5 to 18 degrees, high Saturday 22 to 32. Sunday expected warmer.
Freeman forecasts 1965 wheat return near 2.3 billion dollars
Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman told the National Association of Wheat Growers that the 1965 wheat crop will yield about 2.3 billion dollars in total return, with net farm income at least 14 billion, the highest in 12 years. He cited 1.355 billion bushels harvested and record 1965 farm exports at 6.1 billion dollars. Freeman projected next year’s program will lift wheat farmers’ net incomes by about 250 million and noted wheat stocks around 700 million bushels by year end under current use.
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Lincoln
Neb
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
National Association of Wheat Growers
Freeman
Schirra and Stafford Head to Cape for Debriefing
Astronauts Walter Schirra Jr. and Thomas Stafford left the USS Wasp for Bermuda and Cape Kennedy for medical studies and technical debriefing. They rode sea planes, planned Gemini 7 splash down near Bermuda, and reported to NASA doctors after a festive postflight reunion.
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Thomas P. Stafford
Walter M. Schirra
Schirra
Stafford
Cape
WASP
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Bermuda
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Navy
Gemini 7 aims for full 14 day space endurance flight
Gemini crews push toward a 14 day mission with Frank Borman and James Lovell chasing a 5 149 400 mile voyage. after a night of fuel cell concerns mission control greenlights the full mission and a planned Atlantic splashdown near 9 05 a m est saturday. Gemini 6 and 7 share rendezvous insights and the Atlantic landing stakes while weather remains ideal for the end run.
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Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Wasp
Elliot Lee
Borman
Lovell
Schirra
Stafford
Mission Control
Bermuda
UAR Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Britain Over Rhodesia
The United Arab Republic notified Britain of a rupture effective at sunset, joining Ghana Tanzania Guinea and Mali in severing ties over Rhodesia. The move follows the OAU call and comes as Britain retains sanctions and refuses military intervention. Ghana Ghanaian President Kwame Nkrumah hinted at possible Commonwealth withdrawal while noting British investments and experts in Ghana would remain unaffected.
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Garven Hudgins
Cairo
United Arab Republic
Britain
Rhodesia
Mohammed Hassan el Zayat
George Middleton
Ghana
Tanzania
Guinea
Mali
Organization of African Unity
London
Ian Smith
Tass
OAU
Nigeria
Mauritania
Senegal
Congo Republic
o—Brazzaville
U.A.R
Haile Selassie
British Commonwealth
Kwame Nkrumah
Commonwealth
Former credit manager denies aiding loans conspiracy
James Condon, 60, former credit manager of Twin City Federal Savings and Loan, testifies he did not help a real estate promoter obtain inflated loans. The conspiracy trial before Federal Judge Gunnar H. Nordbye ended closing arguments with the judge taking the case under advisement and no verdict date set.
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Minneapolis
Twin City Federal Savings and Loan Association
James C. Condon
Gunnar H. Nordbye
Nordbye
Johnson Wilson talk on Rhodesia arms and defense plans
Washington reports Johnson and Wilson meet to discuss Rhodesia independence, nuclear arms sharing with the Atlantic Alliance, and proposed British defense cuts. In Santo Domingo rioters blocked routes and stoned an American Army convoy, with no casualties as violence waned near the Duarte bridge.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold Wilson
Britain
Atlantic Alliance
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Duarte Bridge
Plane crash injures 15 at Carswell Air Force Base
A four engine C97 air force plane broke in two on landing at Carswell. Fifteen of the twenty aboard were injured, described as minor. Col. Jim Gelley cited possible gear trouble and a cockpit area split with a shattered wing. In Washington, Rene Verdon resigns as White House chef effective Jan 1 for personal reasons.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Force Base
Jim Gelley
Carswell
Washington
White House
Rene Verdon
John F. Kennedy
Verdon
Elizabeth Carpenter
Lyndon B. Johnson
Christmas Holiday Traffic Fatalities Projected
The National Safety Council estimates 560 to 660 deaths and 11.3 billion miles driven during the three day Christmas weekend from Dec 23 to Dec 26. Council President Howard Pyle cited Christmas as the most dangerous holiday for motorists.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Howard Pyle
St Paul man given jail term for suspended license crash
Donald G. Haagensen, 20, of St. Paul was sentenced to 180 days in jail after pleading guilty to driving with a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident that killed an elderly man, Julius Danberg, 70. Haagensen said he panicked.
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ST. Paul
Donald G. Haagensen
Haagensen
Julius Danberg
Traffic Deaths State and Iowa Compare Yearly Totals
State traffic deaths today stand at 798, down from 802 a year ago, while Iowa reports 766 deaths now versus 807 last year. Local officials note trends in roadway safety efforts and emphasize continued vigilance.
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Iowa
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