Leif Ericson Cartography Upends Columbus Day Narrative
Yale scholars debunk the claim that Columbus first reached North America and present the Vinland Map and related manuscript as evidence. The display at Beinecke Library includes a 291 page book and a parchment map drawn around 1440, suggesting Norse discovery of Vinland with Greenland coastlines and Hudson Strait indications.
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New Haven
Yale University
Christopher Columbus
North America
Leif Ericson
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Yale
Frederick W. Beinecke
Great Barrington
Mass
New York
America
Vinland
Basel
Switzerland
Yale Library
R. A. Skelton
British Museum
Thomas E. Marston
George D. Painter
Alexander O. Victor
James Tannis
US Troops Press Large Offensives in Viet Nam Zone D
US forces wage heavy offensives north of Saigon and in the Central Highlands as a major campaign named Shing Bayonet unfolds. Paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade report 46 Viet Cong killed, while 58 guerrillas slain and 4 captured in Zone D actions. Seven hundred plus U.S. losses are described as light with six million leaflets dropped into Communist territory. Heavy air strikes precede ground operations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
Viet Nam
173Rd Air
Central Highlands
Binh Dinh
1St Cavalry
U.S. Strategic Air Force Command
Guam
Rhodesian Crisis Looms as Smith Plans Independence
British efforts to avert a Rhodesian declaration failed as Ian Smith refused to renounce secession. Wilson met Smith but no change occurred. Salisbury planned a Conservative resolution condemning independence and sanctions. Africans fear loss of majority rule if Rhodesia proceeds, anticipating violence and a constitutional shift unseen since 1776.
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London
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Smith
Wilson
No. 10
Downing Street
Lord Salisbury
Rhodesia
Salisbury
Conservative Party
Alec Douglas-Home
Commonwealth
Selwyn Idoyd
Indianapolis Times Folds After 77 Years In City
The Indianapolis Times, a Scripps Howard daily, suspends publication citing rising deficits despite higher circulation and ad revenue. All staff receive severance with at least two weeks pay. remaining papers are Morning Star and Afternoon News. The Times won a Pulitzer in 1928 for its anti Ku Klux Klan campaign.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
Indianapolis Times
Scripps-Howard
Tom Boardman
Times
Ment
Morning Star
Afternoon News
Eugene C. Pulliam
Scripps-Howard Organization
Indiana Daily Times
The
Indiana
Roy W. Howard
the Times
Scripps- Howard
Howard
Indianapolis Times Publisheing Co
Germans Vote Nearly Unanimously in East Elections
Berlin AP reports nearly 100 percent of East Germans voted for the Communist backed single state lists in municipal councils and county parliaments. The central election commission announced 99.89 percent support, as East German Radio carried the figures.
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Berlin
Central Election Commission
Pope Bars Review Of Celibacy Rule
Pope Paul VI reaffirmed the celibacy principle for Roman Catholic priests and rejected public discussion in the Vatican council. He urged bishops to submit written observations and said he would study them. The council debated missionary activity and approved a schema on monks and religious orders guiding church renewal, including dress and cloistered life.
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Vatican
St. Peter's
Red Reprisals Hinted In Indonesian Purge
AP reports indicate Indonesian Communist leaders plan night raids as the army widens its anti Communist crackdown in Jakarta and suburbs. Tank and armored car patrols guard intersections while arrests rise, with 1000 Reds said seized including Central Committee member Njono. President Sukarno returns to Jakarta after a stay at Bogor palace amid tensions over the September 30 Movement.
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Jakarta
Communist Party
Njono
Sukarno
Smmer
Bogor
Untung
PKI
Indonesia imposes curfew in northern Sumatra
The Indonesia army clamped a curfew on northern Sumatra Sunday night to prevent mob violence by anti communists and their supporters. Radio Malaysia reported the situation was getting out of hand, with Achin in northern Sumatra cited as deteriorating.
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Kula Lumpur
Malaysia
UPI
Sumatra
Radio Malaysia
Achch
Radio
Staion
Pittsfield Housing Authority Eyes Sale for High School Site
The Pittsfield Housing Authority will sell the 23 acre Victory Hill land to the city for a high school site. It prefers non new construction for low rent housing, citing federal programs in the new housing act. Mayor Del Gallo supports settling the Victory Hill issue, while the authority notes federal approval is needed to transfer land. The move could end the stalled school site controversy and ease public housing pressure by dispersing units.
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Pittsfield
Arthur C. McGill
Authority
North Street
del Gallo
Victory Hill
High School Commission
Ralph J. Froio
Housing Authority
Jubilee
Five Day Forecast Looks Cooler Than Normal
The outlook calls for temperatures averaging 2 to 3 degrees below normal through Saturday. Cool nights Wednesday through Friday with scattered showers on Wednesday and later in the week. Warmer conditions expected by Saturday as temperatures rise.
Refugee boat sails from Cuba to Key West under guard
A 31-foot boat named MMM with 16 refugees and four crewmen defied U S warnings and entered Key West escorted by the Coast Guard. The craft, reported stolen from Miami last Thursday, left Camarioca Sunday amid warnings from U S authorities. The refugees expected punishment on return, while U S officials said plans to open an open door may take about 10 days to finalize.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
U.S
Key West
Coast Guard
MMM
Camarioca
Castro
Diligence
Florida
Rainbow
Ramon Donestevez
Hialeah
Fila
Liz
Sambrero Key
Donestevez
Long Key
Ike Flores
Associated Press
United States
Flores
U.S. State Department
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Williams College
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Europe
Witten
Oliver Jensen
American Heritage
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Highlands
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