Viet Cong attack on Saigon enlisted billet kills Americans
Viet Cong assault squads blew in the Saigon Metropole enlisted men's billet before dawn, firing on guards and instigating a large explosion. Eyewitnesses report a crater and multiple casualties among Americans and Vietnamese, with at least two American deaths confirmed and many wounded. The scene echoed past attacks on U S facilities in Qui Nhon and the embassy.
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Saigon
Metropole
U.S. Navy
U.S
Qui Nhon
Associated Press
Navy
Four Wounded In Gun Battle In Richmond Indiana
Four people were wounded in a fierce gun battle when Richmond police questioned two gunmen early Saturday. Each gunman was shot in the abdomen and captured minutes later in Eaton, Ohio. Patrolman Richard Vance, 39, was in critical condition with wounds to back, arm and foot. partner Henry Woods, 44, was struck in the head and taken to a Muncie hospital.
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Richmond, Ind
Richmond
Eaton
Ohio
Richard Vance
Reid Memorial Hospital
Henry Woods
Muncie
Ind
Three Die From Cold in Northern Italy
Police report three deaths due to exposure in northern Italy over the past two days amid cold conditions. Authorities are investigating the cases as weather related and urging residents to seek shelter and support services.
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Milan
Italy
Eyewitnesses Tell of Terror and Confusion at Metropole Attack
Eyewitness accounts describe chaos after the predawn Metropole hotel bombing in Saigon. Richard Munroe, a Phoenix helicopter mechanic, and other Americans were wounded as a light truck bomb and gunfire unleashed destruction across the Metropole and nearby buildings. At least two Americans were killed and many Vietnamese civilians injured or killed in the assault.
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Saigon
Richard Munroe
Metropole
Munroe
Phoenix
Ariz
Navy Hospital
Metropole Hotel
U. S
Court Halts Southern Railway Trainmen Strike
A federal court ordered a halt to a overnight walkout by railway trainmen on the Southern system. U S District Judge J Robert Elliott issued a temporary restraining order served in Macon Georgia. The strike stemmed from a dispute over whether freight train crews should ride in the engine or caboose, halting both passenger and freight service though some trains continued.
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Washington
Southern Railway System
U.S
J. Robert Elliott
Georgia
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Railway
Macon
L. G. Tolleson
Southern
Three Eastern Iowans Die In One-Car Crash
Ronald Benhart 22 of Oxford Junction Corita Garside 16 of Wyoming and Duane Weimerskirch 22 of LaMotte were killed when a westbound car left a Jackson county road at a T intersection and struck an embankment near Baldwin at 2 50 a m The 1963 model car was demolished and all three were instantly dead The bodies were taken to Hayden funeral home Wyoming The Iowa traffic toll for 1965 rose to 735 from 776 last year per AP count.
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Duane Anthony Weimerskirch
LaMotte
Highway Patrol
Benhart
Jackson County
Man Says He Understands Wife Probably Lies About Other Things
A humorous quip notes that claiming to understand one’s wife likely implies broader dishonesty. The line plays on marriage dynamics with a tongue in cheek tone.
De Gaulle Victory Is Predicted In French Election
Paris AP report notes polls show 35 to 40 percent undecided as Charles de Gaulle seeks a third term. Observers warn he may face a runoff against Francois Mitterrand or Jean Lecannet if the first round falls short of a majority.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Lecannet
John F. Kennedy
Bank Killer Is Sentenced To Die In Chair
Duane Pope, 22, a former McPherson college football star, was sentenced to death for the June 4 bank robbery and killings at Farmers State Bank in Big Springs Nebraska. The judge ordered execution by electric chair on March 8, 1966, at 11 30 a.m. The jury found Pope guilty after a month long trial. Pope’s parents witnessed the sentencing as defense lawyers vowed to seek appeals. The case also involves state murder charges and possible transfer to state court for trial.
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Duane Pope
U. S
Lincoln
Neb
Big Springs
Pope
Ray Gartner
Kansas
Robert van Pelt
Roxbury
Kan
Farmers State Bank
Nebraska Wheat Country
McPherson
Nebraska
Devel County
Robert Richards
Chappell
Earl Pope
Roxbury Farm
Duane
Federal Court
Mrs. Pope
Theodore L. Richling
Omaha
Santa Visits Boy Leukemia Victim in Winnemucca
In Winnemucca Nevada AP Santa Claus visits four year old Kerry Beressford dying of leukemia at Humboldt County Hospital. Kerry seemed pleased while Santa described the brief meeting and gave gifts. Hospital staff plan a small party and fund drive as Kerry’s prognosis remains poor. Santa is James Remme whose wife died of leukemia years earlier.
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Winnemucca
Nev
Santa Claus
Humboldt County Hospital
Santa
Kerry Edward Beressford
Carl Morrison
Kerry
St. Nick
Remme
Senators End Stay in Saigon
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and four senators left Saigon for Hong Kong after briefings here. The trip spurs speculation it precedes new U S peace negotiations. The group has met officials in France Poland the Soviet Union Romania Ceylon Burma and Thailand. Results of talks were not disclosed.
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Saigon
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hong Kong
Mansfield
U. S
France
Poland
Soviet Union
Romania
Ceylon
Burma
Thailand
Titan 2 launch and Gemini rendezvous aims
CAPE KENNEDY AP Titan 2 launched the Gem ini 7 spacecraft into orbit at 2 30 p m EST. Astronauts Frank Borman and James A Lovell Jr begin a 14 day mission with an expected rendezvous in space. They sighted the second stage and reported a precise orbit while Mission Control prepared for Gemini 6 on the pad for Dec 13.
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Frank Borman
James A. Lovell, Jr
Mission Control Center
Walter M. Schirra, Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Borman
Lovell
Atlantic Ocean
Mission Control
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Baldwin
Ronald Frank Benhart
Donald Nowacheck
Oxford Junction
Corita Marie Garside
Mrs
Raymond Garside
Wyoming
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Mitterrand
Kremlin
L’humanite
James Remme
Thunders
Cape Kennedy
Elliott
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