Deaths Rise in Vietnam War Week With 143 Americans Killed
In the week ending Nov 26 the U S command reports 143 Americans killed and 709 wounded with 2 missing amid intensified fighting in central highlands and nearby Viet Cong action. Enemy casualties rise while South Vietnamese losses fall. defections reach a new monthly peak of 2505.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
L. A
Central Highlands
First Air Cavalry Division
Us. S
U. S
North Vietnam
Wilson and Rhodesia Set for Showdown Talk in London
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Rhodesian premier Ian Smith agreed to a high level meeting aboard a British cruiser near Gibraltar to seek a settlement on Rhodesia's rebellion. UK ministers see room for a negotiated constitution and possible sanctions if no agreement is reached.
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London
Harold Wilson
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Tiger
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Smith
Wilson
Britain
U. N. Security Council
Balthazar Vorster
Salisbury
Royal Air Force
Morrice James
James Vere
Sir Humphrey Gibbs
Gibbs
Commonwealth
Herbert Bowden
Elwyn Jones
U.N
South Africa
Sinking of Morrell Claims 28 Lives on Lake Huron
Rescue crews hunted a storm lashed Lake Huron area after the 603 foot freighter Morrell sank with 29 crew aboard. Eleven bodies recovered Wednesday and three Thursday. One survivor described lifeboats launched as the ship snapped in two and sank in 145 feet of water twenty miles northeast of Harbor Beach Michigan. The coast guard noted no distress signal and winds reached sixty miles per hour.
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Harbor Beach
Mich
Lake Huron
Daniel J. Morrell
Great Lakes
Morrell
Michigan
Thumb District
Coast Guard
D. Bradley
Bradley
Lake Michigan
Taconite Harbor
Minn
Lake Superior
Cleveland
G. A. Tomlinson
Ashtabula
Ohio
Hale
Sludge Slide Strikes Wales Near Abersan In Same Fault
A new coal sludge slide near Aberfan, Wales broke loose on Thursday, traveling 150 to 200 yards before stopping. No immediate casualties reported as an inquiry into the October disaster continued. The Oct 2 avalanche killed 344, mostly children.
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Aberfan
Wales
Living Within Income Feels Like Fate Worse Than Debt
A humorous reflection on money sense where some people view living within their means as harsher than incurring debt. The wry line notes attitudes toward frugality and financial restraint with a playful sting.
Ferry grounded on sandbar frees 184 with good time
A Chesapeake and Ohio ferry with 128 passengers and 56 crew was stuck three days on a sandbar near L ubington Michigan. Captain John Gates says he steered ashore to avoid a lighthouse in bad weather. Tug freed the ship by late Wednesday as passengers were largely cheerful about the ordeal.
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Lubington
Mich
UPI
Chesapeake and Ohio
Tex Collins
Manistique
Ed Blazer
Ann Arbor
John Gates
Gates
Speck Trial Set Outside Chicago
Judge Herbert Paschen ordered the murder trial of Richard Speck held outside Chicago after defense raised concerns over sensational publicity. Assistant State's Attorney William Martin stated no objection to the change of venue.
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Chicago
UPS
Richard Speck
Herbert Paschen
William Martin
Speck
USAF turns over 18 room school to Eureux authorities
U S air force officials on Wednesday handed the 18 room schoolhouse to Eureux city authorities as part of the American withdrawal from France ordered by President de Gaulle.
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Eureux
France
UPI
U.S. Air Force
de Gaulle
December Snow and Cold Hits East Iowa
The Associated Press reports December arrived in eastern Iowa with snow and cold winds. Temperatures fell to 5 to 10 below zero at night and rose into the 20s by Friday with light snow possible. Lows included 0 at New Albia and 6 at Oelwein, while Cedar Rapids noon read 16 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Lenox
Iowa
New Albia
Wauken
Decorah
Oelwein
Havre
Mont
Duluth
Minn
Chicago
Kiesinger Elected West Germany Chancellor in Coalition
The Bundestag elected Kurt Georg Kiesinger, a Christian Democrat, as West Germany’s chancellor by 440 votes to 109 with 23 blanks, amid a new CD-SDP coalition to end a 34 day crisis. West Berlin members cast 16 for Kiesinger, 3 against, 3 blank, with votes counted separately.
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Bonn
Germany
Bundestag
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
West Germany
Social Democrats
West Berlin
Kiesinger
Riesinger
Ludwig Erhard
Free Democrats
Erhard
Ins
Konrad Adenauer
Willy Brandi
Socialist Party
Berkeley sit-in protests spark campus strike over navy recruiters
Thousands of UC Berkeley students joined a strike protesting the arrest of sit-in demonstrators against navy recruiters. Leaflets announced five demands including dropping charges against protesters and publicity for the incident. Mario Savio urged action as non students faced charges.
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Berkeley
University of California
Navy
Mario Savio
WGI
Savio
Survives Lake After Ship Disaster Says God Willed It
Dennis Hale, 26, the lone survivor of the Lake Huron disaster that killed 28, was plucked from the frigid water after 36 hours on a raft. He described watching three crewmates die, firing flares, and being saved by a helicopter.
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Dennis Hale
Lake Huron
Cornelius McEchin
Hale
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John Hanninen
Bethlehem Steel
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Kosygin
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Alexei Kosygin
Orly
Associated Press
By Carl Hartman
Christian Democrats
Brandl
Franz Josef Strauss
Council of Campus Organizations
ASM
Associated Students
Strat Amouse
Earl Cheit
Tager Heyns
University
California
Lavie
Jaloan
Harbor Beach, Mich
Acthuc J. Crawley
Phil Kapits
Duncan McCloud
McBride
Erate
Robert Bower
Sand Coast Guard
Ward Lewis
Phoenix
Ariz
Father Motel
Dale
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