De Gaulle Urges Britain While Safeguarding Sovereignty
In Brussels and London reports show Charles de Gaulle courting Britain while guarding French sovereignty in a broader European community. He signaled willingness to ease obstacles to rapprochement, amid market tensions and farm-financing disputes, though Paris cautioned against abdication of national sovereignty.
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France
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Shastri Sees Peace Talks Unreal Amid Border Firings
New Delhi AP Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri dismissed Soviet Pakistan talks as unreal while firing continued along the India Pakistan border. He reacted to Pakistan Foreign Minister Bhutto’s Moscow statement that Kosygin invited talks at Tashkent likely in December or January. Shastri urged a peaceful atmosphere on the subcontinent.
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India
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Soviet Union
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Z. A. Bhutto
Moscow
Pakistan
Alex N. Kosygin
Tashkent
Shastri
Subcontinent
Indian Soldiers Kidnapped and Murdered by Chinese
India accuses Communist Chinese troops of abducting three Indian soldiers near Dom La Pass in the Liang division and murdering them after dragging them into Tibet. New Chinese claims of Indian violations were rejected. Prime Minister Shastri warns of daily intrusions in Ladakh and Sikkim.
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Sweden Plans State Subsidy for Political Parties
STOCKHOLM The government proposes annual subsidies of 60,000 kronor per party member in the Diet. The Social Democrats with 192 of 384 seats would gain about 11 million kronor yearly, while the Communists with 10 members would receive 600,000 kronor. Conservatives oppose, but with 59 seats they cannot block the bill. Supporters say subsidies sustain parties as essential for public opinion, reducing private fundraising burdens and enabling focus on parliamentary work.
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Dame Myra Hess Dies Concert Pianist at 73
London reports Dame Myra Hess, renowned concert pianist, died of a heart attack at her home. She was 73 and last performed publicly at Royal Festival Hall in September 1961, then retired due to hand impairment after months of illness. Hess rose to fame for wartime performances during WWII, often playing through air raids.
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Royal Festival Hall
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Firms Oppose Compulsory Car Insurance End
A Massachusetts casualty insurance spokesman argues that abolishing compulsory car insurance would not lower rates. John J. O Connor, executive secretary, says claims of overnight rate cuts mislead the motoring public and signals industry opposition to a bill from the Automobile Legal Association.
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UPI
Casualty Insurance Companies
Massachusetts
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O'Connor
Automobile Legal Association
Lemay Urges Use of All Force in War Moral Stand
Gen. Curilis E. Lemay argues in his autobiography that it is immoral to use less force than necessary and that strong action against Hanoi is required. He recalls advocating a northern approach with joint Chiefs support, asserting more force saves humanity in the long run. Malaria resistance hits troops in Viet Nam with rising cases and disease deaths amid combat.
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100 Nation Conference Set for Cuba
A 100 nation conference will open in Havana January 3 to align Afro Asian Latin American strategy against imperialism. Preparatory committee in Prague approved. conference runs January 3 to 10 with strong Soviet support and participation by Communist China. It may replace the Afro Asian meeting planned for Algiers, which was postponed due to Red Chinese opposition. A common program of action is planned, details pending.
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Emergency Landing Blows Plane Tires at Kennedy Airport
A Pan American Boeing 717 jetliner blew six of eight tires on landing at JFK. No injuries among 104 passengers reported after the aircraft returned to New York from Bermuda due to hydraulic troubles Thursday night.
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UPI
Kennedy International Airport
Bermuda
U.N. Peace Keeping Reforms Urged by Goldberg
United Nations in New York Arthur J. Goldberg urged member states to strengthen the UN peace keeping arm even if some decisions clash with national interests He also disclosed U S readiness to accept a future procedure allowing a permanent Security Council member to withhold funding from any operation it objects to
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U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
United Nations
U.N
Security Council
Domestic Wheat Stockpile Sales Offered
High protein wheat from government stockpiles could curb bread prices. The Agriculture Department will sell premium protein wheat at market price or 108 percent of the subsidy, whichever is higher, aimed at protecting consumers from inflation.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Population surge foreseen for New England by 2020
U S Army engineers project New England population rising from 19.5 million in 1900 to 25.2 million by 2020, with jobs increasing from 4 million in 1960 to 10.4 million. Arthur D. Little, Inc. study for the New England Division Corps of Engineers outlines regional growth, notably Massachusetts from 3.1 million to 5.3 million people and 2 million to 5.3 million jobs, guiding flood control hydroelectric power and water supply needs in the Connecticut River Basin.
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Connecticut River
Job Corps Violence Was Expected By Shriver
Washington. Sargent Shriver head of the Office of Economic Opportunity says he is concerned but not surprised by violence involving Job Corps members. Incidents have occurred in corps camps at Astoria Oregon Lewiston California Breckenridge Kentucky Battle Creek Michigan St Petersburg Florida Kalamazoo Michigan. Shriver notes 74 Job Corps centers are operating most without trouble, suggesting the program is going fairly well.
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Nixon Would Limit Negotiation
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon says the war tide is turning but victory will take two years or more of hard fighting. He rejects a negotiated truce and argues negotiations with North Vietnam only after complete military success, warning against negotiating with Viet Cong. He outlines three minimum conditions for any talks: end aggression, guarantee independence and freedom from Communist control, and no rewards for aggressors.
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