Treacherous Driving Predicted Along Coast
Maine faces treacherous coastal driving as a storm brings several inches of wet snow then sleet and freezing rain. The Weather Bureau warned of glazing power lines and dangerous road conditions from coastal Maine to New England, with heavy snow in western ski areas and Millinocket reporting 11 inches.
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Maine
Caribou
U.S. Weather Bureau
Houston
Boston
New England
The
Weather Bureau
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Massachusetts
Springfield
Viet Cong mauled in multiple Saigon-area attacks
Viet Cong troops suffered heavy losses in a dawn assault on a U.S. artillery post 50 miles north of Saigon and in two other outpost clashes within 25 miles of the capital. U.S. and South Vietnamese counts put enemy deaths over 1,200 in the week, with seven Americans killed and 46 wounded in three Saigon-area engagements.
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Gis
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Nhut Tan
Hay
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Mekong Delta
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Vinh
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Moscow
United States
Laos
Tass
Snoul
Honeymooning Johnson Daughter Weds Marine Captain
Lynda Johnson Robb and Marine Capt. Charles Robb wed in the White House ceremony and, after a private honeymoon, traveled to Caneel Bay Plantation on St. John for a Caribbean honeymoon. Robb has leave until December 29 as the couple plans further travel.
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V.L
Johnson
Lynda
Virgin Island
White House
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P.R
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St. John
Caneel Bay
Hawaii
Robb
Laurence S. Rockefeller
Nine Mile-Long Island
Caribbean
Texas
Harvey J. Sims
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Geoffrey Beene
Marine
Gerald N. McAllister
San Antonio
Collegians Die as Fire Ravages Penn Delta Tau Delta Dance
A pre-Christmas fraternity dance at the Delta Tau Delta house near the University of Pennsylvania killed three collegians and injured nine others. Victims were Penn sophomores Joseph Growchowski and Kent Kitch and guest Susan Sagendorph. a cigarette spark was suspected. Five firefighters also suffered minor injuries as flames trapped residents on the second floor. Decor and a snow motif fueled the inferno that erupted after decorations soaked with gas-like material ignited, the stairwell becoming a fatal bottleneck.
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Philadelphia
Lance Kollmer
Deerfield
Ill
Delta Tau Delta
University of Pennsylvania
Kollmer
Joseph J. Growchowski
Penn
Franklinville
N.J
Kent Citch
Ilmington, del
Susan Sagendorph
Florida Tornadoes Devastate Panhandle Cities
Roaring tornadoes hit 10 panhandle cities in Florida leveling hundreds of homes and buildings and killing two. Damage exceeds 7 million with 200 plus injured mainly around Fort Walton Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base. National Guardsmen patrolled as power and water services failed and evacuations continued.
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Fla
Florida Panhandle
Alabama
Florida
Tyndall Air Force Base
Fort Walton Beach
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Kirk
Bayou Wood
Air Force
Okaloosa
Ray Wilson
Tyndall
Hank Harshaw
Pensacola
Miflin
Bon Secour
Ala
Jerry J. Byrd
Tyna
Byrds
Death toll at Saigon base rises in week of actions
An attack by an enemy force at an American artillery base north of Sai Gon adds to the week’s toll, bringing total dead to more than 1,200 according to U.S. and South Vietnamese figures. Secretary Rusk works to win support for the nuclear nonproliferation treaty amid West German and Italian opposition before NATO talks.
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Rusk
NATO
Rusk Tackles West German Italian Opposition to Nuclear Treaty
Secretary of State Dean Rusk faces resistance from West Germany and Italy as NATO members debate how to inspect peaceful nuclear work under a proposed U S Soviet nuclear treaty. Bonn favors Euratom only IAEA oversight, while Moscow seeks a linked system.
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Dean Rusk
Rusk
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IAEA
European Atomic Energy Community
Euratom
France
Romania
Western India Quake Kills and Injures Vast Region
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale struck western India from Sura to Goa and Poona. At least 65 people died with over 1,000 injured and 5,000 homeless, as Koyna dam area houses suffered heavy damage and Khopoli plant shut down.
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India
Maharashtra
Bomay
Koynanagar
Sura
Goa
Poona
Bombay Observatory
All India Radio
Meteorological Observatory
New Delhi
Enicenter
Koyna
Gasbuggy Nuclear Test Aims to Free Undiscovered Gas Wealth
Scientists report the 20 000 to 30 000 ton TNT device detonated 4 240 feet underground created a large subterranean chamber 160 feet wide likely to hold natural gas. Dr. Thalgott said no radioactivity escaped and drilling begins. If feasible the program could double U S natural gas reserves. Sponsors include AEC El Paso Natural Gas Co and the U S Bureau of Mines.
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Farmington
N.M
Robert H. Thalgott
Gasbuggy
Atomic Energy Commission
Harry Reynolds
AEC
Picture Cliffs
San Juan Basin
Mdet
New Mexico
el Paso Natural Gas Co
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Surgeon Tells Steps In Heart Transplant
In a specially written AP piece, Prof Christian Barnard recalls the world’s first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town on Dec 3 1967. He outlines donor selection ethics and the pioneering procedure with Louis Washkansky as recipient and Denise Darvall as donor. preparation involved blood matching and standby teams.
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Associated Press
Christian Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town
Christian N. Barnard
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
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