Battle Rages as U S Troops Press Viet Cong Across Vietnam
In a major engagement 40 miles northwest of Saigon U S infantry fought mounting waves of Communist attacks aided by Air Force and Navy jets. The clash near a rubber plantation involved the 1st Infantry Division with heavy casualties reported on both sides. Nearby Marine operations targeted an installation north of Qui Nhon as air and sea forces unleashed hundreds of strikes and leaflet drops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
U.S. Marine
7Th Fleet
Quang Ngai City
Michelin Plantation
1St Division
William Henry
Colton
Calif
Qui Nhon
Montrose
Valley Forge
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Hanoi
Red Cross Warns Against Winter Slips and Falls
The Red Cross warns of winter accidents from slippery sidewalks and indoors spills. In 1964, 11,900 accidents occurred in the home and many falls affected those over 63. Cantwell urges immediate snow clearance, clean floors, good lighting, and sturdy stairs to cut injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Alfred W. Cantwell
National Director of Safety Services
National Safety Council
Cantwell
United States
Off-Track Bets Found Wanting In Britain
London AP report says legalized off track betting, a 2.6 billion dollar yearly business, fails to curb gambling. Henry D. Paley notes poorest Britons gamble most, diverting money from essential consumer goods hurting the economy, the New York survey team warns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
New York
Henry D. Paley
Local 861 Leader Faces Possible Re-Election Challenge
President Zenophil J. Bleau of Local 861 AFSCME may face opposition in the union elections. Nominations are scheduled tonight at 7:30 PM at the Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, with George Jenks heading the nominating committee and floor nominations expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zenophil J. Bleau
American Federation of State
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
George Jenks
Britain Defies African Demands Over Rhodesia Crisis
London defies 36 African nations by rejecting a mid December demand to crush Rhodesia. Prime Minister Harold Wilson vows to end the rebellion without bloodshed and by negotiation if possible. OAU warned of a break in diplomatic relations and even a war if Britain fails to act by December 15. Kenneth Kaunda urged seizure of Kariba Dam, a move Britain says is unacceptable.
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London
Rhodesia
Harold Wilson
Organization of African Unity
Ian Smith
Wilson
Britain
Commonwealth Relations
Arthur Bottomley
Kenneth Kaunda
Kariba Dam
Kaunda
Zambia
London Daily Mirror
Tan Smith
OAU
Smith
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
QAU
Eshkol Improves as Rest Sought for Premier’s Exhaustion
Israeli Premier Levi Eshkol, 70, hospitalized on Saturday with exhaustion, has shown improvement. His office said doctors expect several days of rest and recovery.
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Jerusalem
Levi Eshkol
Peace Corps Worker Among 100 Killed in Togo Truck Crash
In Lome area north of the city a speeding trailer truck plowed into a snake-dancing village procession, killing about 115 with 160 injured. Peace Corps confirmed one American, James George Driscoll II of Buffalo, New York, among the dead. Two trucks were involved.
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Lome
Togo
UPI
Here
Peace Corps
Soutouboua
Washington
James George Driscoll
Buffalo, N.Y
Peace
Y's Men's Club to Hear New England Director
Pittsfield Y's Men's Club dinner tonight at the Y features Howard Bishop of New Britain Conn international director of Y's Clubs for New England. He directs club operations, helps form new groups, and notes the association includes 737 clubs in 44 countries with the Paul Alexander Scholarship aiding 100 future YMCA secretaries.
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Howard
Bishop
New Britain
Conn
New England
Pittsfield Y
Young Men's Industrial Forum
Yale
American Institute of Cpa
Stanley Works Power Loo
If Y
International Association of Y’s
YMCA
Paul Alexander
Y’s Men’s Movement
Talent Auditions For CP Telethon Scheduled Here
Pittsfield hosts local auditions for the sixth annual Christmas Telethon for cerebral palsy. Producer James Erickson will screen singers dancers and musicians at the YMCA auditorium before the Dec 18 19 telethon on WTEN TV from 11 pm Dec 18 to 6 30 pm Dec 19 at the Albany NY Washington Avenue Armory. Berkshire coordinators Lawrece Callahan Henry Windover collect talent details. Smiling Jack Smith will MC fourth year. Funds pledged by Berkshire residents stay with the Berkshire County United Cerebral Palsy Association after raising over 6000 last year.
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Pittsfield
Wten-Tv
Washington Avenue Armory
Albany
N.Y
Berkshires
Anthony M. Sacchetti Jr
James Erickson
YMCA
Lawrece A. (Bucky) Callahan
Wall Place
Henry A. Windover
Allengate Road
Jack Smith
Television
M.C
Hollywood
Mr. Sacchetti
Berkshire
United Cerebral Palsy Association
Berkshire County
National Council of Churches urges peacemaker steps
The National Council of Churches asked the United States to suspend air attacks on North Vietnam and seek Hanoi's halt to infiltrations into South Vietnam. The policy statement aims to create a favorable atmosphere for peace talks and serves as a moral guide for 30 denominations and 40 million members, urging UN action and signaling confidence in unconditional negotiations by the Johnson administration.
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Madison
Wis
National Council of Churches
United States
North Viet Nam
United Nations
Johnson
Farm Aid Urged for Food Crisis in U.S. Reform Plan
A panel of businessmen nutritionists and officials urged a broad overhaul of U.S. farm policy to combat world hunger. The plan calls for paying farmers to grow more replacing price supports with market incentives and returning idle acres to cultivation. It estimates 4.5 million tons of grain could be produced and production used to aid underdeveloped countries.
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Washington
U.S
POWs deny statements on campaign against Viet Nam
Released U S soldiers Sgt George F Smith and Spec 5 Claude E McClure told CBS they did not use the word campaign when discussing an end to the war. Smith said he had listened to Peking Hanoi and Viet Cong broadcasts and read Communist publications while held by the Viet Cong. They were isolated for thorough physical examinations.
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Bangkok
U.S
Viet Nam
George F. Smith
CBS
Smith
Peking
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Claude E. McClure
Cardinal Spellman Picketed Over Alleged Muzzling of Priests
About 50 Roman Catholic students picketed Cardinal Spellman’s archdiocesan headquarters in New York to protest the alleged silencing of three priests active against U.S. military policies. They claimed Fathers Kilsoye and Keating of St. Peter’s College in New Jersey were silenced and Father Berrigan was sent to Mexico. Berrigan, a Jesuit Missions staffer and former Le Moyne College teacher, had a student, David Miller, who was recently arrested for burning his draft card. Jesuit Missions officials say the move is a routine assignment.
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New York
Francois Cardinal Spellman
Archdiocesan
U.S
Daniel Kilsoye
Frank Keating
St. Peter’s College
New Jersey
Chancery
Daniel Berrigan
Mexico
Father Berrigan
Jesuit Missions Magazine
FCC approves WLBT-TV ownership change in Jackson
The Federal Communications Commission approved Lamar Life Insurance Company’s option to buy WLBT-TV from Fred Beard P K Lutken Sr and Maurice Thompson in Jackson Mass a move critics say ends discriminatory programming. Three commissioners dissented citing Lamar’s past policies while the United Church of Christ pressed for license repeal.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commiss
Wlbt-Tv
Jackson Mass
FCC
Lamar Life Insurance Company
Fred Beard
P. K. Lutken Sr
Maurice Thompson
Lamar Life
Lamar
United Church of Christ
Wlbet
Hoffa appeals to Supreme Court over tampering conviction
Union leader James R. Hoffa asked the Supreme Court to overturn his eight year sentence for attempting to influence a 1962 Nashville jury. He argued the federal government used an informer to spy on his defense and cited 17 trial errors. The move closes the final phase of his appeal begun after his March 1964 sentencing.
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Hoffa
Supreme Court
Washington
Teamsters’ Union
James R. Hoffa
Friday
Nashville, Tenn
Police Briefs Detail Multiple Local Theft Incidents
Police report several thefts including a ski jacket and gloves from a church rack on Willis Street, a Fielda Kushi car found after a Friday night theft, a .22 pistol and ammo stolen from a car on Lyman Street, a missing strong box with bonds and stock, a brown suede coat from St Luke's Hospital, Christmas cards from a car, and livestock market prices reported in Chatham New York with detailed cattle and egg price ranges.
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Ivan Rawson
Longfellow Ave
Christian Assembly Church
Willis Street
Fielda Kushi
Linden St
Sportsmen's Cafe
First National Store
North Street
Donald Bailey
Ronald Patti
Lyman St
Imperial Lanes
Lyman Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Industrial Arts Teachers Meet in Berkshire County
The Berkshire County Industrial Arts Teachers Association will convene for the first meeting of the school year Tuesday at 4 15 p m at Crosby Junior High School. President Herbert Mosman of Wahoonah Regional High School, Dalton, will lead a discussion on curriculum planning with a dinner at Rosa Restaurant to follow.
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Berkshire County Industrial Arts Teachers Association
Crosby Junior High School
Herbert Mosman
Wahoonah Regional High School
Dalton
Rosa
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Phu Tha
Svar
Sume
Phota
Bottomley
Eshkol
Kleath
Berkshire Leather
North St
Y's Men’s Club
N.E
Council of Churches
Cardinal Spellman
Ok'd
Francis W. Robitaille
Ashland St
Howard Phelps
Lanesboro
First Street
Chatham
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