Bethlehem Sells Quincy Shipyard to General Dynamics
Bethlehem Steel Co completes sale of its Quincy shipyard to General Dynamics Corp. with no price disclosed and plans to permanently cease operations at Quincy. Shipyard employment has fallen from 43,000 during World War II to about 1,900 today. Bethlehem chairman Arthur B. Homer said possession will occur soon after remaining details are settled.
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UPI
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Quincy
General Dynamics Corp
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General Dynamics
Kennedy Leaves White House in Mourning for Kennedy Family
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy departs the White House with her children two weeks after President Kennedy's Dallas assassination. The family moves to a temporary Georgetown home lent by officials, with national mourning to continue until December 22. Caroline, age six, will attend White House School. John Jr., age three, will find playmates elsewhere.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
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Dallas
Caroline Kennedy
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W. Averell Harriman
Kennedy
Wool Aid Sought From Johnson By New England Senators
New England senators plan to meet with President Johnson to press aid for the wool industry. They will draft a memorandum outlining problems and seek a meeting at an appropriate time. They favor quotas on imported textiles as urged during Kennedy’s presidency.
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UPI
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Kennedy
Three Die in Plane Crash Near Great Barrington
Wreckage of a private Piper Apache found on Snow-covered Washburn Mt in Taconic State Park New York about seven miles southwest of Barrington Airport. All three occupants from New Jersey died on impact. pilot Michael Bodnar of South Plainfield and passengers Martin Glassberg Plainfield and Walter Herbert Upper Montclair. Recovery by New York Massachusetts State Police and Civil Air Patrol after a three day search.
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South Plainfield
Martin Glassberg
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Upper Montclair
New York
Massachusetts
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Lee Barracks
Washburn
Arthur Astore
al Christiani
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Charles Steigerwald
Peter Annis
Stanley Segalla
Arnold Agar
Vinson GE Executive Dies at 56 in New York
Arthur F. Vinson, 56, GE group executive and vice president since 1957, was found dead this morning at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. The cause of death remains unknown. He led GE industrial group and previously ran the apparatus group tied to the 1996 antitrust case. indictment was dropped.
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General Electric Co
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Pittsfield
Fort Wayne
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Ukiah ministers split over aiding Oswald widow
In Ukiah California the Ukiah Ministerial Association faced strong opposition to a plan to raise donations for Marina Oswald widow of the accused presidential assassin. The First Baptist Church pastor said his church would not participate and the 15 pastors were divided on assisting Mrs Lee Harvey Oswald and her two children in Texas.
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Calif
Ukiah Ministerial Association
Marina Oswald
Frank McCray
First Baptist Church
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas
Hearing Soon on Rights Bill
Washington AP reports Rep. Howard W. Smith plans hearings on the civil rights bill "reasonably soon in January" amid a rules committee stalemate. Rep. Emanuel Celler warns a two week hearing limit could avert a discharge petition. he plans to file Monday. House leaders see hearings as leverage to end Smith's silence and move floor action.
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Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Celler
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Judiciary Committee
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House
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John W. McCormack
Kennedy
Stamping on Stamps Says Motorists Need Thousands for TV
The Motor Agents Association opposed trading stamps saying motorists would need to drive from the Earth to the Moon to earn enough gasoline stamps for a television set.
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UPI
Motor Agents’ Association
Imoen
Senate Finance Committee to press tax cut hearings
The Senate Finance Committee will hold two more public hearings on the 11 billion tax cut bill before closed sessions. After today and Monday's hearings, the panel will prune amendments ahead of a December 20 recess. Chairman Byrd plans daily meetings, with a likely Senate action early next year. Other items include foreign aid authorization and the Baker inquiry into former secretary Bobby Baker’s outside dealings.
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UPI
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Bobby) Baker
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
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FBI Report on Kennedy Assassination Reaches DOJ
Washington AP reports strong indications the FBI completed its Kennedy assassination report and handed it to the Justice Department for transmission to President Johnson. The Warren Commission, chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren, may review the document as it expands its investigative powers and contemplates subpoenas and staff support.
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Justice Department
Nicholas Katzenbach
Department
Review Commission
Earl Warren
Warren Commission
Pittsfield Man Bobs Up Smiling From Shipwreck
Leo R. Gilson of Pittsfield was one of four rescued unharmed after the yacht Fjord I grounded on a reef off Nairai Island Fiji. British HMS Cook crews saved them and took them to Suva. Gilson, 28, had begun an 18 month world tour last July and later described the grounding in an AP interview.
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Nairai Island
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Cook
Suva
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Gilson
Charles D. Gilson
Putnam Ave
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Williams College
General Electric Co
Los Angeles
Calif
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Panama
United S
Connally Leaves Dallas Hospital for Austin Recovery
Gov. John Connally returns to Austin to continue healing from wounds suffered during President Kennedy’s assassination. He says he does not yet know if full use of his right hand and wrist will return and thanks Parkland Hospital staff for saving his life.
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Austin
Kennedy
Parkland Hospital
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Parkland
Churchmen Vote To Purge Racism From Protestant Churches
In Philadelphia the General Assembly of the National Council of Churches approved a call for action to rid US Protestant churches of racism. The decisive vote followed an hour of debate with no opposition and only minor wording changes. The plan faces resistance from some Southern churchmen yet carries broad support.
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UPI
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Paar to quit NBC show after current season
New York entertainment report says Jack Paar intends to leave NBC at season end, despite a year left on his contract. He warns he will not appear on any TV next year if NBC does not grant a release, a move spurred by NBC's plan to add That Was the Week That Was to the same time slot.
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Johnson
Smith
White House
Halleck
New York
Jack Paar
NBC
Paar
Britain
Five Day Weather Outlook Near Seasonal Normals
The forecast shows daily temperatures averaging near 27 through Wednesday with gradual warming into Sunday. A cooling trend returns Monday through Wednesday. Rain and snow are possible, with snow likely around Wednesday.
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