U S Army Platoon Falls to Unknown Forces in War Zone C
A reinforced U.S. Army platoon from the 1st Infantry Division fought a brief clash in War Zone C about 40 miles northwest of Saigon. The Americans killed 26 enemy fighters, while the platoon suffered heavy casualties. Artillery and air strikes followed as reinforcements moved in. enemy size and affiliation (Viet Cong or North Vietnamese) remained unclear. B52s bombed targets in the DMZ later Sunday.
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Explosion Kills 3 Crew on a French Tanker
A 560 foot French tanker the Iphigenia bound from Montreal to Curacao was rocked by a blast about 306 miles north of San Juan Puerto Rico. Three sailors died and 41 survived before being picked up by another vessel.
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Curacao
Montreal
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San Juan
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Lodge Debunks Saigon Rumors He Won't Return
SAIGON AP Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge is expected to fly home for Christmas and will return to Saigon afterward, despite rumors he will quit. Speculation on his successor includes Arthur Goldberg and William Porter. Lodge, 64, is in his 17th month of a second Vietnam tour, and aides cite fatigue but note his fitness and arthritis. The unrest stems from civilian war effort dissatisfaction and Lodge’s November reorganization creating Porter as head of the so-called “other war” program to win hearts and minds.
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South Vietnam
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Odge
Lodge
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U.S
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William J. Porter
Johnson
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Vietnam
Mass couple killed in mid air collision over North Canaan
A Massachusetts couple, A Brooks Conklin, 36, and Dorothy Conklin, were killed when their private single engine plane collided mid air with another plane above North Canaan. The other pilot, Stanley Segalla, 42, of North Canaan, landed safely at Canaan Airport. Investigators from FAA and State Aeronautics Board arrived to probe the crash near a newly built airfield. both planes had earlier landed at the Massachusetts airport.
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Ashley Falls
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Stanley Segalla
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Conklins
Great Barrington
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Segalla
J. R. Graham
Federal Aviation Agency
David Rosser
State Aeronautics Board
Weather Summary for Berea Bridgeport Area
Mostly sunny and seasonably cold today with a high near 48. Tonight and Tuesday will be cold with lows in the low to mid 20s. Precipitation chance near zero through tonight. Winds shift to north to northeast at 1 to 15 mph.
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Bridgeport
Let My People Go Dilemma of Soviet Jewish Rights and Exit
Rabbi Abraham Klausner spoke at Stratford Shakespeare Theater urging action on Soviet Jewry. He said Jews can attend synagogues yet lack freedom and risk being branded enemies if they seek relief. He urged global voices to press for fair treatment amid rising antisemitism and a “sterile and fearful existence” for Jews in Russia.
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Yonkers
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U.S.S.R
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Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford
Russia
Rabbi Klausner
Europe
Meat Cutters Accept One Year Pact in New England Drive
Local 371 Amalga mated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America voted to accept a one year contract with First National stores at Park Plaza hotel New Haven. National tally 4 500 to 1 000 across New England. Robert A Petronella said the meeting drew the largest turnout in union history. Federal mediation aided negotiations begun in Somerset hotel Boston. The union had threatened a strike deadline for 10 000 members in Connecticut Massachusetts Maine and New Hampshire. Connecticut locals represent about 1 500 employees in 40 First National stores in Fairfield.
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North America
First National
Park Plaza Hotel
New Haven
Robert A. Petronella
Norwalk
Connecticut
Petronella
New England
Somerset Hotel
Boston
Stop and Shop
Curriculum Suffers Bassick Teachers Call Lab Hazards
A Telegram survey finds Bridgeport Bassick High School chemistry instructors sum up hazardous conditions in the lab due to inadequate equipment and facilities. Teachers Sidney Kaplis Mrs Samuel Miller and Stanley Turski cite poor fume removal no safety goggles no face shields nor asbestos gloves and report classroom and laboratory work seldom align.
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Bridgeport
Bassick High School
Sidney Kaplis
Samuel Miller
Stanley Turski
Miller
Romney Faces Advisory Split On 1968 Run
Washington AP Romney runs into a split among advisers over whether he is moving too fast or not energetic enough for the 1968 GOP nomination. Some strategists fear early polls may slip, while others seek a stronger grass roots plan and firmer national positions. Romney has yet to secure commitments from fellow governors and weighs Vietnam travel to assess alternatives to Johnson.
Fire in Putnam destroys three downtown buildings
A Sunday night blaze in Putnam gutted a three story brick building that housed Sportsmen's Tavern and nearby businesses Eisenhauer's Restaurant and Bakery and Chandler Mars Hardware. The old Putnam Hotel was evacuated with 70 occupants unharmed as flames jumped to the street and threatened the New Haven Railroad station. Fire crews contained the blaze after an explosion blew out several windows.
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Union Square
New Haven
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Chandler- Mars Hardware
Rhodesia Cabinet Split Over Constitution and Sanctions
Rhodesian Prime Minister Tan Smith weighs amending the constitution to meet British sanctions terms as cabinet opposition grows. South African reports claim a resignation could follow early next year with William Harper tipped to replace him, a claim denied by Salisbury officials. Transport Minister Schoeman warns Britain’s Wilson must press hard before Rhodesia relinquishes whites. Wilson’s proposals seek gradual majority rule and an impartial commission to judge constitutional changes.
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Sandlane
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Britain
South Africa
Johannesburg
Die Beeld
Salisbury
William Harper
Pretoria
Ben Schoeman
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Tiger
Mediterranean
Wihoe
Jan Smith
Peking Rejects Vietnam Peace Talks Demand in Algeria
Algerian sources report China remains adamant that Vietnam peace negotiations hinge on an unconditional U.S. withdrawal. Chinese Ambassador Tseng Tao conveyed the stance to Algerian Foreign Minister Bouteflika after Harriman’s peace offer. Viet Cong and North Vietnam representatives awaited word, with no signs of shift from Beijing.
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Vietnam
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Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Tseng Tao
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W. Averell Harriman
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Bouteflika
Nguyen van Phat
North Vietnam
Harriman Arrives in Spain for Vietnam Policy Talks
W Averell Harriman landed in Madrid on the final stop of his tour as U S special envoy to explain American policy in Vietnam. Spanish officials were expected to give him a sympathetic hearing as talks began today in the Spanish capital.
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Spain
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Vietnam
Mrs Farber Faces Cross Examination In Murder Trial
Mrs. Farber, 52, testifies she and defendant Coppolino plotted her husband Col. William Farber’s 1963 murder while in a hypnotic trance. She describes hypnotic sessions, preparing a lethal syringe, and Coppolino suffocating and strangling the victim, as trial progresses in Middletown, New Jersey.
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Superior Court
Elvin R. Simmill
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Coppolino
Middletown
N.J
Johnson Not Running Again Is Possible in GOP Eyes
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo AP The outgoing Republican Governors Association chair and Idaho governor Smylie suggested President Johnson may not seek another term due to health and a mood of discontent in the country He said it is entirely possible that a path to thwart Kennedy’s nomination could lead Johnson to Texas for safety in history Smylie appeared on Face the Nation with new RGA chair Colorado Governor Lave and discussed unity among Republican governors amid 1964 divisions over Goldwater Love noted little division in talks with California Governor Elect Ronald Reagan and said issues causing disagreement may not have been reached
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Nixon
Rockefeller
Michigan
Vietnam
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William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Gen
Colorado Springs
Colo
Republican Governors Association
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Idahe
Robert F. Kennedy
Texas
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GOP
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CBS
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Colorado
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Bath Love
Barry Goldwater
Scranton
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Goldwater
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Ronald Reagan
Gunman Bought Rifle One Hour Before Rampage
Gustave Williams, a 29 year old mental patient under treatment at a Queens hospital, bought a .30 caliber bolt action rifle and 10 shells at a surplus shop on West 42nd Street around 5 p.m. He then walked through Times Square and Bryant Park before opening fire, wounding two strollers in a park as five city officers and a upstate trooper returned fire.
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Queens State Hospital
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Times Square
Bryant Park
42Nd Street
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US Backing British Call for Rhodesia Sanctions
UN. Ambassador Goldberg to outline US support for Britain’s proposed Security Council resolution to impose mandatory sanctions on Rhodesia. He will not reveal positions on oil embargo amendments and notes April compliance deadlines may bring pushes against South Africa and Portugal. The US agrees to join a special UN committee on Southwest Africa.
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South Africa
Portugal
Arthur J. Goldberg
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