Viet Cong Claims Control Over Most of Viet Nam
Viet Cong leaders say they control about three fourths of Viet Nam and more than half the population as 1962 nears end. Nguyen Huu Tho told the Viet Cong Politburo the balance of forces is shifting in its favor despite government armed forces still holding numerical edge.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
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Nguyen Huu Tho
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U.S
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Hoc Tap
LA Priest Begins Self-Imposed Exile Over Silence on Racism
Rev. John W. Coffield of Los Angeles declares self-imposed exile from the archdiocese as a protest against forced silence on racism and the Prop 14 housing ban. He plans three to six years in Chicago with the Inter-American Cooperative Institute, starting Jan 1, after a yearlong enforced vacation from June to November.
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James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Coffield
California
Emil Seliga
Chicago
Father Coffield
Ascension Catholic Church
Seliga
University of Arizona
Inter-American Cooperative Institute
William J. Dubay
Paul VI
Cardinal McIntyre
Christmas Holiday Crashes Raise Minnesota Toll to New Record
Eleven Minnesotans died in highway crashes over the Christmas weekend, pushing the state toll to 820, beating last year’s 801. Victims include Irene Buetow and Henry Kintrud in Minneapolis, a car train collision near Albert Lea, and fatalities across multiple rural and urban sites including St. Paul, Brownton, and Excelsior.
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Associated Press
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Twin Cities
St. Anthony
Irene Buetow
Henry Kintrud
Minneapolis
Chester O. Bishop
Denver
Colo
Germund Homme
Evansville
Bishop
Priscilla Ann Poppler
St. Paul
West St. Paul
Nicholas Hubert
Brownton
Braceville
Helen A. Gangelhoff
St. Louis
Minn
Judith Antonicei
Brown Deer
Wis
Charles
Day Ahead Forecast Sees Warmer South and Cooler North
Temperatures through Saturday average near normal east to 3 8 degrees below west. Normal highs 16 22 north, 22 27 south. Lows 5 below to 3 above north, 3 10 above south. Turn colder early, then warmer after midweek. Precipitation 0 1 to 0 3 inches as snow or freezing rain likely after midweek. Read The Classified Ads.
James Monroe Page Faces Speeding Charge in Kentucky
In Lexington Kentucky James Monroe Page believes he cannot win after being charged with speeding and later cited for driving 5 mph in Labor Day traffic. An arresting officer noted slow driving as cars passed on both sides. The judge fined him 50 dollars.
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James Monroe Page
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