Fern Aims at Mexico Coast as Beulah’s Path Reemerges
Hurricane Fern, a newborn storm, tracked toward the northeast Mexican coast with 85 mph winds. Officials warned of six-foot tides and gales as Fern paralleled the Beulah and Inez histories, threatening Brownsville and South Texas with a possible landfall.
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Brownsville
Tex
Fern
Inez
Tampico
Mexico
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Soto Sa Marina
Beulah
South Texas
Mexican
Robert C. Seamans Jr
U.S
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Texas-Mexico Gulf Coast
Nun Sets Fire in Protest as Thieu Regime Sustains Power
A young Buddhist nun self immolates amid continued anti Thieu protests despite the election’s validation. The piece notes escalating U S military deployments in Vietnam as new NVA units appear in the central highlands. Senator Symington calls for a halt to combat with a fixed date and potential resumption if talks fail.
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Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Stuart Symington
Vietnam
Nixon Seen Holding Early Lead in GOP Primaries
AP survey shows Nixon leading in New Hampshire Wisconsin Nebraska and Oregon with Romney building organization in Michigan as 14 states and DC prepare primaries between March and June. Reagan may threaten Nixon in Oregon and Wisconsin while write‑ins appear in several states including New York and Illinois.
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Washington
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Richard M. Nixon
Associated Press
Michigan
George Romney
District of Columbia
Oregon
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Reagan
Romney
Granite State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Ceive
Henry Cabot Lodge
Rockefeller
Oregon State Fair
Percy
Maine Sales Tax Hike Passes Its First Test In Legislature
The Maine House gave the sales tax appropriation bill a narrow yes on its first test and the Senate backed it without dissent. The $18 million measure would raise the tax from 4 to 4.5 percent and the cigarette tax from 9 to 10 cents per pack, with enactment possible after further votes. Curtis favored a compromise to break the impasse and signaled support for a midrange plan amid broader opposition to higher rates.
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Maine
Augusta
Senate
House
Curtis
Gov. Curtis
Snere Caccian
Oyvesrséas Dcoomil
University of Maine
Education Department
It Was Just One Of Those Weeks
A quirky year in review from New York where President Johnson contemplates golf and sobriety while Congress plays a tennis match for laughs. Other items include a first aardvark birth in U S captivity in San Jose, a Betsy the Cow rescue, and oddball incidents across the United States and Europe.
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New York
Johnson
Phil A
Senate
Democrats
Republicans
White House
George Hamilton
Kingman, Ariz
Lynda Bird
George
Miami
United States
Frankfurt
Germany
James Hemming
Britain
Official Marriage Guidance Council
Delphia
Moscow
Uncle Sam
San Jose
Calif
Betsy
Bonn
Abilene
Covina
Canada
Pitan
U S Troops H Untold Hunt 95B Regiment In Central Highlands
American infantrymen massed in the central highlands seeking elements of North Vietnam's 95B regiment that appeared in the area. About 500 U S soldiers, two thirds airlifted, hunted the unit with new uniforms and late model weapons. Meanwhile a Buddhist nun set herself on fire in a protest move. The Ho Chi Minh trail route is suspected as the corridor for infiltration into South Vietnam. Fighting near Pleiku produced 35 North Viet casualties.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
95B
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Laos
Cambodia
Con Thien
Pleiku
Halt To Military Action Aims At Peace Talks
Sen. Stuart Symington calls for a test halt in all U S military action in Vietnam on a fixed date, tied to Saigon offering to negotiate and grant amnesty to Viet Cong. He warns against bombing alone and cites Soviet moves in the western Mediterranean while outlining future debate plans.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
Vietnam
Symington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Saigon
Missouri Democrat
Senate
Laos
Thailand
Middle East
Europe
Mediterranean
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Charles de Gaulle
France
Ners el Kebir
Algeria
NATO
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Repub
Apollo Moon Quest Falters Amid NASA Personnel Shifts
Cape Kennedy Florida AP Apollo program faces delays as NASA Deputy Administrator Seamans resigns effective January 1. Fire at Apollo 1 and heavy budget cuts slow progress toward the 1969 moon goal. Delays push Saturn V and lunar module development, threatening first manned flight.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Robert C. Seamans Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S
NASA
Seamans
Congress
RCA Missile and Electronics and Control Division
James E. Webb
Huntsville
Ala
Houston
Tex
Washington
Webb
North American Rockwell Corp
North American
Cape
Apollo
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Gladys Bryant
Atlantic
Gulf
THE
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Fleurent Fuels
Gulf Range & Fuel Oil Dealer
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Portland Rd
Saco
William Labonte
Fortunes Rocks
Biddeford
Clement A. Fleurent
Redding
Carla
Carla Corbu
Phyllis Oien
Alvin F. Oien
Portland
Oien
Alvin Jr
Civil Air Patrol
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Delta Airlines
Apollo Space Program
Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Writer
New England
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Route 5
Saco River
Biddeford-Saco Journal
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