Johnson and Erhard Press for East West Peace Talks
President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard pledged to continue exploring opportunities to improve East West relations, ease tensions, and seek a just, stable peace. They urged a constructive Soviet response while ending the Bonn visit with a 19 gun salute after church and a Texas barbecue.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
White House
Soviet Union
Parenter Ee SS . Ser
Comilia
Karl-Gunther von Hase
St. Jin
Bonn
Jet
Danish French Ships Collide Off Varberg Coast
The 12410 ton Danish tanker Rosborg and the 4261 ton French vessel Capitaine Louis Malbert collided about 15 miles west of Varberg Sweden. The French ship was heavily damaged and sinking while the Danish tanker remained afloat and headed toward the coast. Rescue ships and a salvage tug were en route amid heavy fog and 20 mph winds with unclear crew status aboard the French ship.
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Goteborg
Sweden
Rosborg
Louis Malbert
Rouen
Varbeg
Strogy
Weather Bureau
Danish
Operative Sea Command
Copenhagen
Lille Middlegrund
Annholt
Leaders Sure Of Quorum As Senate Faces Final Session
Washington AP confirms Senate leaders expect a quorum for the final session of the 88th Congress ahead of a 10 am start and a Dec 30 adjournment. The key bill is a $3 billion foreign aid appropriation with a vote on authority for credit to Soviet bloc nations amid a House Senate dispute.
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Washington
Senate
House
U.S
South Viet Nam Confiscates All Of Ngo Property
The government reports that Ngo Dinh Can properties in Qui Nhon yield about 27000 dollars annually from beach rentals to Americans. Can, imprisoned awaiting trial, has all Ngo family estates and related properties confiscated with total value possibly reaching 20 million dollars.
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South Viet Nam
Ngo
Saigon
Ngo Dinh Diem
Qui Nhon
Ngo Dinh Can
Can
Viet Nam
Ngo Family
New Snow In The Lakes Area
The Associated Press reports new heavy snow in the Great Lakes region with up to two feet of accumulation in western New York and light to moderate flurries across Michigan. Blowing and drifting conditions raised travel warnings in Kansas and Missouri while milder temperatures dotted the Gulf Coast and Southwest.
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Plains
Midwest
New England
Great Lakes
Michigan
Erie
New York
Colorado
Missouri
Kansas
Gulf Coastal
Smoking Ties Teen Smokers to Poor Grades and Memory Loss
New York biology teacher Des Caraker reported at the 130th AAAS meeting that a survey of high school students suggests smoking correlates with lower grades and memory disorders. He cited toxin absorption affecting the cerebral cortex and noted potential psychological as well as physical harms.
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Cleveland
New York
George E. Caraker
Rock
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Cerebrum
Caraker
Tobacco Industry
Chapel Hill Murder Probe Focuses on Rinaldi Couple
Police continue inquiry into the death of Lucille Rinaldi wife of UNC graduate student Frank Rinaldi. Rinaldi, 34, is charged with murder. An autopsy lists suffocation as cause. coroner denies head blow theory. Detectives questioned John Sipp as case details emerge.
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Chapel Hill, N. C
Lucille Rinaldi
University of North Carolina
Durham
Sipp
Chapel Hill
Rinaldi
Barry Winston
Winston
Blake
Four Duck Hunters Missing Off Chesapeake Bay
An intensive search began for four missing duck hunters after a Saturday outing on Chesapeake Bay. Rough seas halted dragging until Monday as Coast Guard and local agencies widened the hunt near the Magothy River with decoys and a gas tank found afloat, while an empty boat was located near Gibson Island.
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Severna Park
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Magothy River
Anne Arundel County
Paul ©. Schyler
William J. Baquel
Jack Armstrong
Baltimore
Rodney Dixon
Ambridge
Gibson Island
Fort Smallwood Park
Sandy Point State Park
Tidewater Fisheries Commission
N Y Transit Workers Vote to Strike City Subways
New York transit workers approved a strike starting at 8 am on New Year's Day if a labor contract dispute remains unresolved. The vote by transit men delivers a stand by date for subway and bus service in the city.
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New York
Miss America Bravery in Jacksonville Hotel Fire
Miss America Donna Axum recounts holding her unconscious chaperone from a 10th floor window to give air during a Roosevelt Hotel fire in Jacksonville. A college student, William Fielden, rescued them after breaking into the suite. both women were treated for smoke inhalation and expected to be released soon.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Donna Axum
Roosevelt Hotel
Miss Axum
Lucile Previtt
Baptist Hospital
Lucille
William Fielden
Miami
Donna
Elderly Man Dies in Maple Hill Rest Home Fire
An elderly man died in a blaze at Maple Hill Rest Home in East Rainelle West Virginia on Sunday night. Eight patients escaped uninjured while others were treated or sheltered nearby. Fire officials say the fire likely started near a furnace in the basement and the body of Robert Nelson Doss in his 70s was found among the ruins about two and a half hours after ignition. Fire crews from Rainelle Meadow Bridge and Rupert battled the flames and remained on site as investigators planned Monday.
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East Rainelle
W.va
Maple Hill
Robert Nelson Doss
Doss
Watson Moore
Nickell Funeral Home
Rainelle
Meadow Bridge
Rupert
Richard Kyle
Moore
John Alley
Alma Matheny
Ben Black
Cynthis Bennett
Mary Jane McClung
Alice
Fire at Roosevelt Hotel Ends Gator Week With 21 Dead
A hotel fire at the 300 room Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville during Gator Bowl week killed 21 and injured 66 as flames trapped guests on upper floors. Navy helicopters evacuated survivors from the roof while ladders could not reach beyond the eighth floor. The blaze started near the Emerald Room and investigators cite asphyxiation as the primary cause. Miss America Donna Axum was among the injured.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Jacksonville
Fla
Donna Axum
el Dorado
Ark
William Fielden
Miami
Navy
Adams Street
Emerald Room
North Carolina
Air Force Academy
Lakonia Sinks In The Sea
The burned-out Greek luxury liner Lakonia sank 260 miles southwest of Gibraltar with 91 dead and 64 missing from 1041 aboard. Salvage tugs watched as the 13 200 foot water depth swallowed the ship after a weeklong fire burned through most of the hull. Captain Trygve Gaasoe said the charred metal cooled and structural stress caused breakup as the ship sank stern first.
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Portugal
Gibraltar
Trygve Gaasoe
Gassoe
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