U.N. Seeks 1964 business without U.S.-Soviet vote
At the United Nations General Assembly, President Alex Quaison-Lackey leads efforts to finish 1964 business without a formal vote on the Soviet-U.S. assessment dispute. Thant proposes voluntary contributions to fund 1965 at the 1964 budget level while resuming work on Jan. 11.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
Assembly
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
Jordan
Mali
Security Council
Malaysia
Netherlands
Uruguay
Quaison-Lackey
U Thant
Thant
U.N
Northern Rome Hit by Flood Waters
A branch of the Tiber overflowed five feet over the northern edge of Rome after four days of heavy rain. Firemen and police evacuated about 200 people, many in makeshift barracks, to safety as the Aniene River swelled and the Tiber neared flood level at points. Downtown Rome remained protected by concrete embankments.
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Rome
Tiber
Aniene
John Wayne Says He Has Conquered Cancer
Hollywood star John Wayne known as Duke announced in Los Angeles that he has conquered cancer. He had entered a hospital in September for an old ankle issue and underwent lung surgery days later. He said he hoped his admission would help others.
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Iwo Jima
John Wayne
Wayne
Duke
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Iowa Farm Bureau Leaders Optimistic Over Legislature
Des Moines reports the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation expressed optimism for its 1965 legislative program amid urban gains. President J Merrill Anderson cited strong reception from the governor and electees as they back tax relief efforts and seek about 60 million dollars annually in state school aid, replacing property tax funding where possible. Harry Storey advocated funding shifts from property taxes and higher agricultural land tax credits if needed.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
J. Merrill Anderson
Newton
Anderson
Reau
Harry Storey
Farm Organization
Storey
Iowa
Johnson works on budget and State of the Union
President Johnson advances the budget and State of the Union plan with key decisions pending. He will review education funding civilian pay raises and antipoverty spending with Budget Director Kermit Gordon. Foreign affairs demand his attention as Ambassador McGhee reviews West Germany developments and Rusk reports on Southeast Asia and Congo.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
George C. McGhee
U.S
Bonn
West Germany
Kermit Gordon
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Southeast Asia
Congo
Viet Nam
Chou En Lai Reports Glow in China Economy
Premier Chou En-lai told Radio Peking that China has largely readjusted its national economy. He cited an upsurge in agriculture and industry and said the economy is entering a new development period. The remarks followed his NPC report presented as the current session began in Beijing on December 20.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
China
Radio Peking
Chou
National People’s Congress
Peking
Kentucky Makes 18 legal Age
Kentucky lowers legal age to 18 for both men and women under a 1964 act allowing them to sign for homes loans and charge accounts. Alcohol purchases remain 21. The state is noted as first to drop to 18 per the Commerce Clearing House. Proponents argue voting and service age justify transactions. opponents warn of risks in legal dealings.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Commerce Clearing House of
Chicago
Ronald Baker Faces Amputation After Hospital Battle
LA youth Ronald Baker, 16, who fled home to avoid leg amputation, accepts the planned surgery on Thursday in a Los Angeles hospital, joking that he will not dance the old year out.
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Los Angeles
Ronald Baker
Ronald
Minnesota agencies seek 848.1 million for next two years
State agencies request 848.1 million dollars for two-year operations, higher than two years ago and past granted levels. Governor Rolvaag and officials expect budget cuts amid lower growth forecasts and revised GNP projections. The major appropriations include welfare education highways and state departments totals.
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ST. Paul
Stephen Quigley
Minnesota
Quigley
Karl Rolvaag
Rolvaag
Traffic Deaths in State and Iowa Comparison
Statewide traffic fatalities reach 825 today versus 801 a year ago while Iowa totals show 848 deaths today compared with 721 last year.
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Iowa
Inking Seals Mondale Appointment
Diane age five and Susanne age nineteen receive skates for Christmas. The gift brings joy to many but dark tones linger for Diane and Susanne in Orlando Florida as the scene remains dreary.
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Mondale
Diane
Susanne
Orlando
Fla
Sunshine
Diane and
Susanne Sunshine
Princeton Professor Reunites With Family After 19 Years
Hong Kong scene as Nobel laureate Yang Chen-nIng from Princeton and his parents and siblings reunite after 19 years. Police secure the area while scholars note the emotional moment during Yang’s Hong Kong lecture trip. Their return to China is denied by university officials as a private family visit.
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Hong Kong
Yang Chenning
Red China
Institute of Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Yang
Hong Kong Chinese University
Yang Ke-chuan
Tsing Hau University
Peking
China
Pope Invited to Attend New York World's Fair in 1965
Pope Paul VI was formally invited to New York next summer to attend the World's Fair. The invitation was presented by Thomas J. Deegan Jr., chair of the fair executive committee, during a Vatican audience.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
New York
Thomas J. Deegan Jr
Vatican
Mondale sworn U.S. Senator of Minnesota in ceremony
Walter F Mondale was formally appointed U.S. Senator from Minnesota in a morning ceremony in the governor's reception room. He will file his oath in Washington and gains a few days seniority before the Senate session opens. Robert Mattson was sworn in as Minnesota attorney general.
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Adolph FE. Johnson
ST. Paul
Walter F. Mondale
U.S
Minnesota
Mondale
Washington
Senate
Robert Mattson
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Rolvaag
United States Senate
Mattson
Supreme Court Chamber
Oscar Knutson
Walter Rogosheske
James Otis
Robert Sheran
Knutson
Costs Rise in November as Auto Strikes Hit CPI
The Labor Department reports a 0.2 percent rise in the consumer price index in November driven largely by higher new and used car prices from strikes against General Motors and Ford. Housing clothing and medical fees also contribute. CPI reaches 108.7, meaning goods costing $10 in 1967-50 base cost $10.87 now.
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Washington
Labor Department
General Motors
Ford
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Mondale Reflects on Attorney General Role and Move to Senate
ST. PAUL AP Mondale recalls nearly five years as attorney general highlighting innovations like a consumer protection unit and an anti trust unit. He praises civil rights work and the emphasis on developing young lawyers who gain private practice experience while serving the state.
Rail Firemen Return to Work Amid Federal Order
Rail firemen on Southern Railway obey a federal judge's return to work order ending a Tuesday strike. At Union Station in Washington and Potomac yards in Virginia, crews resumed duty as about 1,700 freight cars waited for crews. The injunction, issued in Columbus, Georgia, targeted the walkout amid traffic returning to normal across the 8,100 mile system serving 13 states and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
Southern Railway System
Union Station
Potomac Yards
Virginia
Southern
Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Potomac Yard
District of Columbia
Columbus
U.S. Dist
J. Robert Elliott
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Line
Oren KR. Lewis
Alexandria
States
Rosellini Touted for MPAA Post After Governor Run
Gov. Albert D. Rosellini of Washington, defeated in November in his bid for a third term, was mentioned as a possible president of the Motion Picture Association of America. The 54 year old Democrat said he was not seeking the $125,000 per year job but was willing to listen.
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Olympia
Wash
Albert D. Rosellini
Washington
Motion Picture Association of America
Rosellini
Ore Operations Boss Named for U S Steel
M. W. Mielke, native of Water Town South Dakota, named general manager of ore operations for U S Steel Corp in Duluth Minnesota. He has worked with U S Steel's Oliver Iron Mining Division since 1948 and was general superintendent of Minnesota ore operations after last year's reorganization.
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Duluth, Minn
M. W. Mielke
Watertown
S. D
U.S. Steel Corp
Mielke
U.S. Steel
Oliver Iron Mining
Minnesota
Ashland Blaze Destroys Eight Businesses in Central Block
A morning fire in Ashland Wisconsin destroyed eight businesses within the 70 year old Central Block. The block sized blaze began about 7 45 a m and was under control by 10 30 a m according to AP reporting.
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Ashland
Wis
Wisconsin
Bishop Freking Transferred to La Crosse by Pope
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI transferred Bishop Frederik William Freking from Salina Kansas to La Crosse Wisconsin. Freking, born August 11 1918 in Heron Lake Minnesota, was ordained July 31 1938 and became a bishop November 30 1957. No new Salina bishop named.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Frederik William Freking
Salina
Kan
la Crosse
Wis
Vatican
LaCrosse
Heron Lake
Minn
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