Coast Floods Roar Unchecked in California and Oregon
Floods roared across northern California and Oregon with eight deaths and 6,000 displaced as rain continued for a third day. Eel River near-millennium flooding forecast. Coast Guard helicopter missing with three aboard near Humboldt. Nevada saw major flooding avoided. Oregon evacuations numbered in the thousands and floodwaters surged through Stanfield and John Day.
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UPI
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Oregon
Blue Canyon
Placer
Richard Tarble
Edmund G. Brown
Eel River
Brown
Hatfield
Humboldt County
Coast Guard
Cock Robin Island
Humboldt Bay
Robert H. Allan
Crest Heights
Reno
Nev
Truckee River
Stanfield
Ore
John Day
Twilight Acres
Pleasant Hill
Eugene
Tillamook
Rogue River
Suspicious Fire Strikes Washette Inc on Main St
Fire at Washette Inc. 312 Main St in Benenington Village caused 10 000 to 15 000 dollars in damage around 3 30 am. Investigators from the state fire marshal and the Hawks Block blaze history tie the incident to multiple earlier incendiary fires in the area. Buildings housing federal agricultural services and Dr Donald F Shea suffered smoke damage amid a string of suspicious blazes nearby.
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Benenington Village
Richard Hollister
Washette Inc
Main St
Laundicomat
Mareshal
Federal Agricultural Services
Donald
F. Shea
Hollister
Hawks
Marecel J. Lewis
Breard H. Hawks
Dave
Rusk Urges Saigon Leaders to End Rivalries in War
Secretary Rusk urged South Vietnamese leaders to set aside personal rivalries and unite to fight the Communist insurgency. He affirmed U S backing for Ambassador Maxwell Taylor and said Washington will support a duly constituted government, while noting aid could be affected if stability falters.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
Rusk
United States
U.S
Saigon
Maxwell D. Taylor
Nguyen Khanh
Taylor
Johnson
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Reds Reject Fee Crisis Solution
United Nations reports say Russia refused a Quaison-Lackey plan to create a voluntary rescue fund to cover peacekeeping costs, delaying the General Assembly Christmas recess. A Thursday meeting was set to seek a path to agreement with Russia’s voting rights amid financial delinquency.
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N.Y
UPI
Russia
Assembly
Alex Quaisone Lackey
Ghana
United States
General Assembly
Quaison-Lackey
Thant
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Fedorenko
Widow Receives Christmas Chance After Court Dismissal
Ruth Lance a 66 year old Cincinnati widow who slept in theaters and public restrooms due to rent troubles faced a downtown department store head scarf theft charge. The judge dismissed the charge after paying the dollar for the scarf and a garage manager offered her a job at the theater lounge while Sisters of the Poor proposed a lifelong home.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
UPI
Ruth Lance
Lance
Ida Bruner
Brunner
Sisters of the Poor
Mrs. Lance
Town Seeks Federal Funds to Expand Bennington Water System
Bennington Selectmen authorized Chairman Richard Van Santvoord to file a federal aid application to update a eight year old Boston engineering plan for a Water Board pipeline from Bolles Brook to the village system. Alma Langlois handles papers while Village President Salvatore Santarcangelo and village water commissioners granted clearance. The town may pursue Accelerated Public Works aid with a 50 percent government share repayable only if the project proceeds, subject to voter approval.
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Selectmen
Richard van Santvoord
Bennington
Alma Langlois
Slectmen
Boseton Engineering
Salvatore Santarcangelo
van Santvoord
Liberal GOP group weighs role in House leadership
A bloc of liberal Republicans in the U S House, about 15 to 20 members, met in Rep. John V. Lindsay’s office to discuss their influence in the leadership battle between Charles A. Halleck and Gerald R. Ford. Lindsay noted no firm position, some backing Ford as an improvement, and talk of a possible third candidate ahead of the January 4 showdown.
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Washington
UPI
John V. Lindsay
New York
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Halleck
Lindsay
Reserve Cuts Divide Pentagon Policymen
Washington UPI Six to six vote split at the Pentagon Reserve Forces Policy Board on McNamara’s plan to merge Army Reserve into the National Guard. Board members present and absent reflected divides as McNamara pushes Congress for funds to enlarge the Guard and disband the Army Reserves.
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Pentagon
Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Army Reserve National Guard
Congress
Reserve Forces Policy Board
McNamara
John Slezak
Illinois
Inside Dorset sage finds adven ture in snow autographs
Elizabeth Dwyer writes about the many meanings of Christmas to her. Christmas pageants are offered in various county towns. BCHS and Bendi look forward to tonight's games for different reasons.
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Dorset
Sage
Elizabeth Dwyer
BCHS
Bendi
Hoff Sees Exciting News From Washington
Gov. Philip Hoff said in Montpelier he learned great news in Washington but cannot reveal details yet. He also noted that Federal Power Commissioner Charles Ross of Vermont has not been ruled out of a job by President Johnson, saying a final decision is not made and he is hopeful. The meeting included unveiling apportionment plans for a 164 member House and 30 member Senate, with the Partridge committee presenting 150 180 and 210 seat House options aligned with a Senate.
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Charles Ross
Vermont
Johnson
Ross
Vermont Public Service Commission
FPC
Kennedy
Governor’s Committee
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