Lebanon Premier Karami seeks coalition after Yafi resignation
Rashid Karami moves to form a government in Beirut amid pressure from Lebanon Christian parties for continued neutrality in the Arab Israeli conflict. He heads the Democratic Front, which holds a parliamentary edge, while Israel and France face peacemaking tensions sparked by a Beirut airport raid and De Gaulle’s arms embargo.
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U S Weekly Vietnam Toll Is Lowest in 11 Weeks
U S casualties in Vietnam last week fell to 101 killed and 599 wounded, the lowest since mid October, with South Vietnamese losses dropping to 150 killed and 602 wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese deaths totaled at least 1,846. Despite sweeping operations, contact remained brief and scattered as Viet Cong conducted hit and run actions with light damage to targets.
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Computers to aid Soviet heart transplant work
Soviet surgeons plan to use computers to choose donors and plan post operative care after a heart transplant patient died. The system will help time transplants and assess conditions of recipient and donor for future operations.
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Moscow
Man Adjudged Incapable to Stand Trial in Wife Murder
A 38 year old Babbitt man is adjudged mentally incapable to stand trial for the murder of his wife Maxine 34. Clifford Pelto is committed to the state security hospital at St Peter to remain until he is found capable. Judge Mitchell Dubow ordered the commitment after psychiatric exams by Dr. L R Gowan Jr and Dr. John E Harvick who testified Pelto has homicidal tendencies. Pelto was indicted for first degree murder in the October 29 shooting at the couple’s home.
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14 States Receive Travelers Warnings Amid Northeast Snow
A winter storm swept into the northeast, bringing snow and freezing rain from Wisconsin to the Middle Atlantic. Arctic cold followed, with zero and below readings from Montana to Minnesota and wind gusts up to 130 mph in Colorado. Blizzard and travel advisories covered 14 states, while Texas enjoyed unseasonably warm weather before a rapid cooldown.
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School Board Approves Revision in Handling Teacher Grievances
District 492 adopts a three step formal grievance procedure for Austin teachers to speed resolution. The board also revises negotiation policy to require board and Teacher's Council study of policy change proposals before adoption. Banfield roof urgency, two resignations, two new contracts approved, and board convention attendance noted.
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Mass Cuban escape at Guantanamo base shocks Miami
An 18 year old Cuban refugee says about 1,000 people died in the past year attempting to cross the Guantanamo fence. Eighty refugees arrived in Miami aboard two Navy planes. some were killed by guards or torn apart by dogs. Leaders say the mass breakout began in Havana with a 600 mile westward truck ride, gathering dozens before the fence.
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Monk Charged in Reliquary Smashing at St Andrew's
In Patras Greece a 22 year old monk was arrested for breaking into St Andrew's Cathedral and smashing a glass display case holding a reliquary with fragments of Saint Andrew's head. The relic was returned to the Greek Orthodox Church by the Vatican five years ago.
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Brandeis Head Offers Amnesty to Protestors
Brandeis University president Morris B. Abram promised amnesty to dissident Negro students if they left Ford Hall by 2 p.m. No immediate reaction from occupiers as campus communications were crippled. About 30 students debated amnesty while white officials watched. faculty condemned the seizure and urged abandonment of the protest.
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Storm storms injure 17 in Minnesota crash near New Ulm
A Wednesday snow storm led to a 17 vehicle pileup on Highway 14 just west of New Ulm causing the highway to close. Five people were hospitalized and damage exceeds $20,000. Brown County sheriff and New Ulm police cars were involved. one 19 year old, Gerald Waibel, remained overnight. Wind drifts from ongoing snow hindered travel.
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AP Wire Guild Strikes Against Associated Press
New York AP Wire Service Guild members walk out in the first editorial employees strike in AP history. The dispute centers on wages and a form of union shop, with 1,313 workers involved. AP says essential news services will continue as talks with mediator Byrnes remain unresolved.
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Wire Service Guild
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Dead Man Indicted by Grand Jury in Georgia Case
Savannah AP reports a dead man was indicted by the Chatham County grand jury. Capt. Leonard J. Hallman said the armed robbery indictment was issued before jurors learned the man had been fatally wounded during an attempted holdup in Chattanooga, Tennessee, four days earlier.
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Dubcek backs calm amid protests over Smrkovsky demotion
Prague AP — Alexander Dubcek joined the Communist leadership effort to quell protests over Josef Smrkovsky being demoted from the top post. He urged calm, insisted reforms remain, and said Smrkovsky would stay influential despite his move to deputy chairman. Smrkovsky told a union conference he supports the action as the big union warns of potential strikes.
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Greek Spasta Ban Hits Onassis Favorite Taverna Rite
Athens under military rule bans the spasta pastime once embraced by Aristot les Onassis in tavernas. Revelers smash plates and glasses then dance on wreckage to bouzouki music, with bills sometimes reaching 700 to 1000 dollars. Owners welcomed the chaos, but a new decree threatens six months jail for public damage or provocation.
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Associated Press
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Aristotle Onassis
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