Fuel thefts in Thailand hit U.S. aircraft ops cited
A GAO report to Sen. Proxmire details bribery forgery and lax control in 1967 that allowed at least 5.5 million gallons of fuel to be siphoned from U.S. Air Force and Navy fuel supplies in Thailand. Investigators cite fictitious unit names forged receipts and collusion with service stations and say procedures must be tightened.
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Washington
U.S
Thailand
William Proxmire
General Accounting Office
U.S. Air Force
GAO
Proxmire
Associated Press
Justice Department
Defense Department
Air Force
Pentagon
Navy Fuel Supply Office
Asiatic Petroleum Corp
Shell Oil Co
Esso International Inc
Caltex Oil Ltd
New York
John McGee
Navy
Bangkok
McGee
She. Company of Thailand, Ltd
D- Wis
Bundle Up for Tonight's New Year Eve in Minnesota
Minus 20s sweep five-state region as northwest winds bite. Brainerd hits -26, Alexandria -25, Bemidji -24, International Falls -21, Duluth -20, Rochester -19, Twin Cities -17 as the Weather Bureau lists overnight lows and warns of another biting night for nightlife plans.
New U S car safety standards take effect after today
Federal rules require head rests to reduce whiplash, door and hood latches to prevent opening, and windshield defrosting and wiping systems meeting minimum performance standards starting with cars manufactured after today. Also announced Massachusetts AG Elliott Richardson named undersecretary of state for Nixon administration. Apollo 8 astronauts to be honored in Washington January 9 with White House ceremony medals and possible congressional appearance. NASA Distinguished Service Medals to be awarded by President Johnson.
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Washington
U.S
Boston
Massachusetts
Elliot L. Richardson
State Department
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
White House
Congress
George Christian
Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Robbery Loot Recovered In Boston Woods
Virtually all of the 500000 cash taken in a Saturday armored car heist in Boston has been recovered in a wooded area of Quincy Massachusetts. Officials report the find includes checks money boxes money bags two suitcases and two trunks. A separate AP report notes an elderly couple found frozen to death near their stalled car near Olivia Minnesota.
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Quincy
Mass
Boston
Olivia, Minn, AP
Joe Herzog
Frank Svoboda
Olivia
Interstate rest area opens east of Fergus Falls on I-94
The State Highway Department opens its first interstate rest area on a five acre Hansel Lake site twelve miles east of Fergus Falls in the westbound lane of I 94. A companion rest area in the eastbound lane will open next spring near Alexandria.
Kennedy seeks leadership post in Senate liberal push
Edward M. Kennedy bids for the Senate Democratic whip post amid support from Vice President Humphrey and Senator Muskie. Long hopes to retain the job with backing from Southern colleagues, while Kennedy aims to shift influence toward liberal senators. A closed Friday meeting will test Kennedy's candidacy.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
White House
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Humphrey
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
Muskie
Long
Baton Rouge
Johnson
Texas
FBI reports rising foreign influence in black extremist groups
The 1968 FBI annual shows increased foreign influence in black extremist organizations and notes the Progressive Labor Party pursues infiltration of SDS. Hoover cites a growing threat to internal security and expands racial intelligence work while reporting records in fugitives located stolen cars recovered and money saved. A fire alarm in St Paul forces dozens to flee a 63-unit apartment building into subzero conditions.
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Washington
FBI
Progressive Labor Party
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
Marxist-Leninist
New Left
Restaurant Man Apologizes Over Racial Bias Charge
State Human Rights Commissioner Frank C. Kent announced a settlement of a discrimination case in Albert Lea involving James Robinson, a St. Paul youth counselor, who said he was refused service at the Dogs and Suds Drive-In owned by Thomas Dyson.
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ST. Paul
Frank C. Kent
Albert Lea
Kent
James Robinson
Thomas Dyson
Robinson
LeVander to Meet Group Pushing Lower Voting Age
Gov Harold LeVander will meet with a Minnesota coalition seeking to lower the voting age. The group backs 18 while LeVander reportedly favors 19. Legislators show limited support for 18 but possible backing for 19 or 20. any change requires a constitutional amendment in 1970.
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LeVander
ST. Paul
Harold LeVander
Minnesota
Minnesota Coalition
Six Representatives
Coalition
Young Republicans
Young Dfl
Ers
Associated Press
Arlen Erdahl
Blue Earth
Erdahl
Newton Johnson
Fairmont
Harold Kreiger
Rochester
Roger Laufenberger
Lewiston
A. O. Sunder
Faribault
Henry Morock
Jordan
Carl A. Jensen
Sleepy Eye
Social Security Tax Rise and Medicare Changes for 1969
New year changes include a higher Social Security tax rate from 4.4 to 4.8 percent on the first 7,800 of earnings, boosting the annual tax for maximum earners by about 33 dollars. Medicare patients face a higher hospital cost share, first 44 dollars instead of 40, plus potential doctor-fee premium adjustments and housing law enforcement for Open Housing.
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Washington
Medicare
Welfare
Wilbur J. Cohen
UN censure expected as Arabs and Israelis clash again
Violence flared across the Middle East as the UN Security Council prepared to condemn Israel for the Beirut airport raid. Jordan reported Israeli helicopters machine gunned a police car, while Israel accused Jordanian saboteurs of firing mortars near Eilat. Ben-Gurion urged death penalty for saboteurs as Lebanon faces political crisis amid air line losses.
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Associated Press
Middle East
New York
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Beirut
Jordan
Gharandal
Aqaba
Eilat
Tel Aviv
Abraham
Hebron
Vatican
Paul VI
Lebanon
Security Council
U S Army Officer Freed From Viet Cong Prison Camp
South Vietnamese troops freed a U.S. Army first lieutenant from a Viet Cong camp in the U Minh forest about 150 miles southwest of Saigon. He was in satisfactory condition but emaciated and tired. A South Vietnamese officer was freed at the same time, and both were flown to hospitals.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U S
U.S
21St Division
U Minh
Viet Cong
Reunion in Hawaii Ends Family Separated by Vietnam War
Marine Dale Melching of Palmdale California and his wife Linda Sue and daughter were reunited Monday after a four day search prompted by articles in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Dale had returned on rest and recreation leave from Vietnam on Friday, and Linda Sue had also arrived in Hawaii, but they missed each other until the newspaper notices helped locate them.
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Zerah Warhaftig
Vatican
Athens
Pope Paul
Lebanon
Charles Helou
Marine Pie
Dale Meiching
Palmdale
Calif
Linda Sue
Melching
Honolulu
Vietnam
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Beatings of Pueblo Crew Detailed by Two Sailors
In San Diego two Pueblo crew members share how beatings intensified after captors learned a widely circulated photo showed sailors in good spirits. Law and Hayes, among 82 survivors, spoke as the Navy orders an inquiry into North Korea’s treatment of the prisoners.
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San Diego
Calif
Uss Pueblo
U.S
Charles Benton Law Jr
Lee Roy Hayes
Pueblo
Law
Hayes
Navy
San Diego Naval Hospital
Secretary of Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Secretary of Navy
Paul Ignatius
North Korea
Youth, 20, Charged in Beating by Detective
A Minneapolis youth, 20, charged in federal court with involvement in a case where he says he was beaten by a city detective. He alleges an FBI agent offered a deal after his arrest for allegedly transporting stolen coins across state lines.
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New York
Minneapolis
FBI
Thieu Sees Greater Viet Role in War
President Nguyen Van Thieu told a New Year’s Eve TV address that South Vietnam will gradually assume more combat duties from the United States and allied forces in 1969. He said the ARVN’s growing size and efficiency enable the shift, though he gave no withdrawal timeline. Thieu emphasized readiness to bring peace and responsibility to defend the nation.
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Saigon
Thieu
U.S
South Vietnam
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