Planes Plaster Reds As Ground Fight Ebbs
U S fighters and bombers pound suspected Red bases and supply routes in South Viet Nam as ground fighting slackens. In the Michelin plantation area near Saigon the 1st Infantry Division skirmished briefly with Communist forces while searching for dead from Sunday's big battle. The U S estimated 231 enemy dead from that clash. two helicopters ferried out weapons left behind. Air strikes on the North declined, while carrier Kitty Hawk battled fires and casualties on deck. Strategic bombing hit Pleiku and Tay Ninh in the central highlands as planners consider intensified roving helicopter strikes against the North Vietnamese. Officials expect no invasion of Laos, while Cambodia’s neutrality remains under watch as the war expands through Laos. The Ta Drang Valley fight is cited as a model for future operations, with heavy enemy losses and modest U S casualties.
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Washington
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Missionary Bishop Marks Golden Anniversary in Red China Cell
The Most Rev. James Edward Walsh, 74, the last known American missionary in Red China, marks 50 years since his ordination while imprisoned in a Chinese Communist prison. He entered the priesthood at Maryknoll, N.Y., and reports indicate he spends his years in prayer with only one monthly letter to and from the outside world.
GI Complains Army Limits His Ammunition
Washington AP The Defense Department defended gun and ammunition controls as essential to fire discipline and preventing senseless losses in Viet Nam while confirming no specifics on the Denver soldier’s claim. Spec 4 James Martin a diesel mechanic said his battalion was denied loaded rifles prompting delays during attacks.
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Protection of Rice Crop in South Vietnam
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces guard rice crops to shield an essential food source from the Communist enemy. The effort targets safeguarding staple food production amid ongoing conflict.
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South Viet Nam Oy
U.S
Close Family Ties Unite Two New Jersey Families
In Union City New Jersey since 1958 four of the six Vanacore sisters have married four of the six De Palma brothers The latest wedding was Sunday between the youngest of each family Marie and Anthony Of the eight children in the four marriages three are named Concede after the De Palma mother two Charles after the De Palma father and two Ester after the Vanacore mother.
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UPI
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de Palma
Marie
Anthony
Concede
Charles
Ester
Luna 8 Crash Lands on Moon in Soviet Attempt
The Soviet Union’s Luna 8 unmanned mission failed to soft land on the moon, crashing despite Tass reporting near success. The craft launched December 3 and carried more weight than Luna 7, with observers noting it nearly achieved a soft touch-down before the impact.
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England
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Meany Attacks Wall Street Greed at AFL-CIO Meet
George Meany denounces naked greed of American financial interests as he calls for a fairer share of prosperity. He faults greedy Wall Street bankers for driving interest rates and urges bigger wage gains, while addressing Maritime Trades Department ahead of the AFL-CIO convention opening in San Francisco.
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America
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Wall Street
Meany
Federation
Maritime Trades Department
U.S
Statehouse debate weighs tax and driving age reforms
Boston reports say the Senate will push a tax package to raise 170 million plus 20 million in surplus, funding state and local governments near 190 million. A separate measure raises minimum driving age debate, with 16 or 17 plus probationary licensing and curfew, amid House opposition and Berkshire County votes against changes.
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McLaughlin
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Joel S. Greenberg
Pittsfield
Warren A. Turner
R-Lee
Conviction of Draft Resister Upheld by Hartford Judge
In Hartford, Chief Judge William S. Timbers upheld David H. Mitchell's conviction for refusing induction. Mitchell, once a Brooklyn anti-draft leader, argues no war declaration by Congress on Viet Nam, but Timbers calls the claim unfounded and labels the conduct a “sickening spectacle.” He sentenced Mitchell to five years and a $5,000 fine, with appeal pending.
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David H. Mitchell
Mitchell
Brooklyn
U.S. Court of Appeals
Viet Nam
Congress
Timbers
United States
J Tommigrat
France Top Buyer of U.S. Gold in Third Quarter 1963
France remained the leading purchaser of U S gold in the July September quarter of 1963, buying 117.2 million dollars of gold. Britain bought 132.3 million dollars, offsetting some sales as Moscow wheat purchases influenced London gold dealings.
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UPI
France
U.S
The
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Britain
London
Ten Sharks Born By Caesarean Section
Bradenton Florida AP reports a doctor performed a pier side Caesarean delivering ten embryo sharks from an 11 foot 600 pound mother after the shark was found on a trap line. The mother shark was killed after the operation. The ten offspring were reported well and jumping.
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Bradenton, Fla
Bradenton
Congressmen Greeted by Pakistani Crowd
A US congressional delegation faced an anti-American demonstration in Mirpur Azad Kashmir. Rep. Clement J. Zablocki said about 100 students shouted slogans, waved Go Home signs, and painted the delegation's ears red during meetings with Pakistani President Ayub Khan. He faulted local authorities for not preventing the incident.
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Pakistan
Azad Kashmir
Clement J. Zablocki
Tye
Zablocki
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Far East
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Mirpur
Cairo indicts Reds in plot to topple Nasser regime
Cairo authorities indict 11 Communists for conspiring to overturn the Nasser government and set up an Egyptian peoples republic. An additional 14 individuals face charges of plotting to assassinate President Gamal Abdel Nasser and other leaders.
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U A.R
UPL
Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
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