Refugee Plane Crashes Killing Most Aboard At Congo Airport
A Belgian chartered DC4 crashed near Stanleyville airport in the Congo while evacuating refugees. Reports say the plane caught fire on takeoff, killing the crew and all but seven refugees aboard. Rebels and security concerns dominate the surrounding area as investigations begin.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Antwerp
Belgium
Stanleyville Airport
Stanleyville
Belgian International Air Services
Belent
Paulis
Slaugh
Prices Edge Higher as Cost of Living Rises in October
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index up 0.1 percent in October, led by transportation costs and housing gains while food and meat prices slip. Take home pay fell 80 cents to 92.18 for workers with three dependents, amid auto industry strikes.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Arnold Chase
Bureau
Automobile
Highwage
Chase
Mariner 4 Locks On Canopus On Mars Voyage
Spacecraft Mariner 4 confirmed Canopus as its guiding star after two attempts, fixing the course for a 742 month 325 million mile journey to Mars. Ground data confirmed Earthward pointing sensor alignment as it orbits toward the red planet for a televised flyby.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Mariner
Mariner 4
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Canopus
JPL
Goldstone
Favorable Maine Catholic Response to Mass Language Change
The Associated Press reports a generally favorable reaction among Maine Catholics to Pope Paul VI's Mass vernacular reform. English and French were used across parishes with Latin largely retained, and translations limited by printing readiness. Some residents objected to moving away from Latin as Winter Monday coverage notes.
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Associated Press
Chuckle Ili Complain About Bounces Not Dropping
A brief note from TM WRR General Feature Corp critiques the irregular bounce behavior of a ball or similar object, highlighting frustration with inconsistent drops and predictable rebounds amid an urban sports or toy discussion.
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Fea. Corp
AMA Head Urges Doctors To Rally Against Medicare
AMA president Donovan Ward warns Congress may pass a federal health program funded by Social Security taxes. He notes past defeats of Medicare proposals despite Democratic majorities and reports three resolutions from Michigan California and DC seeking compromises. The AMA stance emphasizes local control and physician judgment with freedom of choice.
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AMA
Miami Beach
Fla
American Medical Association
Donovan ‘F. Ward
House of Delegates
Johnson
Congress
Donovan
Michigan
California
District of Columbia
U.S. Congress
Saco Democrats Unveil Six Point Mayoral Platform
Saco mayoral candidate Paul E. Reay announces a six point platform endorsed by the Democratic City Committee and the Democratic Social Club. The planks cover schools zoning recreation industrial development merchant cooperation and streets with pledges to boost subsidies and simplify zoning.
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Saco Democratic
Paul E. Reay
Democratic City Committee
Democratic Social Club
World News at a Glance Highlights Transitions and Tensions
Secretary Rusk and Gromyko lunch may pivot UN financial crisis. Congo fears rise as Belgians withdraw. South Vietnam leader appeals after Buddhist crackdown. Churchill turns ninety with cake and cheer. Mariner 4 seeks Mars land fix for radio signals. Civil rights front in Mississippi fractured as NAACP and SCLC exit COFO. Thanksgiving traffic deaths near 543. Mass switches to English in part of Catholic rite. US defectors linked to Soviet secret police. MLF creates NATO strains.
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Associated Press International
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
U.N
Congo
Tran van Huong
South
Viet Nam
Winston Churchill
National Mariner 4
Mars
Mississippi
NAACP
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Coordinating
Council of Federated Organizations
Washington
Soviet Union
MLF
NATO Alliance
BJHS Receives Approval Certificate for Junior High
Biddeford Junior High School earned a certificate of approval from the Maine Department of Education. Principal Robert Hodge announced the approval after an inspection by a three member committee led by Chester Willette. The designation covers seventh through ninth grades as of Navy 24.
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Biddeford Junior High School
Maine Department of Education
Robert Hodge
Chester Willette
Hodge
Navy
Rusk and Gromyko air UN financing talks in New York
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko met for luncheon amid hopes for a breakthrough on United Nations funding. The central issue is Article 19 dues in arrears, with the U S pressing for voting rights restoration while Thant aims for unanimous, nonbinding discussions until Christmas recess. France, also overdue on Congo peacekeeping costs, could complicate a deal, with continued negotiation anticipated.
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Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
U.S
Gromyko
Moscow
General Assembly
U Thant
U.N
Cial
Thant
Assembly
France
Congo
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U.N. General Assembly
China
Peking
New China News Agency
Mao Tze-tung
Chou En-lai
Cairo
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Saco
Charles Smith
Main St
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Griswold
Bay View Road
Nellie Griswold
Dorothy McGarry
Rhonda McGarry
Sharon McGarry
Ronald McGarry
Hartford
St. Joseph's Church
Rose Anna Rathier
Peter LeBreton
Bergeron Circle
Alden Racine
Miss Rathier
Diana LeBlond
Marcelle Morin
Joseph Drapeau
Joseph Bouchard
Jean R. LeBlond
le Breton
Edward
Maine
Peg
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Most Holy Trinity Church
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Andre’s Church
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Democratic
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