Dead Soldier Returns Home and Wrong Body Buried
In Tennessee, Pfc. John Guinn, thought dead in Vietnam, returns home after Army mixup led to another soldier’s funeral. The Guinn and Tichenor families faced grief from mistaken identity due to visual identification errors. The Army apologized for the heartache and investigations followed.
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Blountville, Tenn
UPI
Blanche Guinn
Vietnam
Pfc
John Ww
Guiin
Elizabethon
Tenn
Tichenors
Guinn
Tichenor
Canada Abolishes Death Penalty With Narrow Exceptions
In Ottawa the House of Commons voted to abolish capital punishment for murder for a five year trial period, leaving exemptions for killings of policemen and prison guards. The bill, requiring Senate approval and royal assent, received 114 votes to 87. Rape and treason remain capital crimes.
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Ottawa
UPI
House of Commons
Senate
Canada
Commons
Pearson
Judy LaMarsh
E. Davie Fulton
Fulton
Robert Stanfield
John Diefenbaker
New Democrats
T.C. Douglas
Doctor Reports LSD Birth Defect Cause
Iowa City doctors report the first documented case of a baby born deformed after the mother took LSD in early pregnancy. Dr. Hans Zellweger of the State University of Iowa cautions this is presumptive evidence and notes further cases are needed before final conclusions.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPID
State University of Iowa
Hans Zellweger
Zellwegger
Zellweger
Dr. Zellweger
The
Lancet
Cambodia feared next supply route for Reds
U S officials warn neutral Cambodia could become a key Viet Cong supply route if bombing Haiphong increases. Smuggling from Cambodia, Laos, and South Vietnam via Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville and onward is seen as a potential alternative. A naval quarantine of Sihanoukville is deemed feasible but politically fraught. the plan was rejected by the administration.
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Washington
UPS
Cambodia
United States
Haiphong
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S
Sihanoukville
Phnom Penh
China
France
Britain
Calcutta 48 Hour Red Strike Ends After Bloodshed
A 48 hour strike in Calcutta ended at dawn amid deadly riots. Police fired on mobs protesting the central government ousting the United Front in West Bengal. At least five killed, 20 injured. 1,300 arrested. Railways and markets reopened as leaders call for a greater struggle on Nov. 29.
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Calcutta
UPI
United Front
West Bengal
State Assembly
Prafulla Chandra Ghosh
Five Day Forecast for Boston Weather Outlook
The Weather Bureau forecasts five days from Saturday to Wednesday with above normal temperatures. Highs range from the upper 30s to the low 50s across New England, while lows stay mostly in the 20s to 30s. Warmer spells are expected Saturday and again Monday and Tuesday, with precipitation totaling over 4 inches, rain in the south and snow or rain in the north.
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Boston
UPI
New England
Weather Bureau
Maine
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Resurgence Seen in Three Dread Diseases UPI Report
U.S. Health Department data show rising malaria leprosy and diphtheria after years of decline. Malaria jumped from 147 to 565 cases between 1965 and 1966, linked to returning Vietnam servicemen. Leprosy rose to 109 cases across 36 states, while diphtheria remained high though deaths fell. Polio, syphilis, and gonorrhea trends noted.
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Atlanta
UPI
United States
U.S. Health Department
National
Communicable Disease Center
Vietnam
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