Salt Lake Father Aims to Bring 2 U S Lieutenants Home for Christmas
Craddock M. Gilmour Jr a Salt Lake City attorney seeks to repatriate his son Craddock M. Gilmour III and Ray Buel Wortham Jr both recently released from a Russian jail. The two face currency violations and Wortham is accused of stealing a bear statue from a Leningrad hotel. Gilmour plans talks with U S officials in Washington and Moscow to secure their return for Christmas.
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Sandy" Gilmour, Jr
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Washington
U. S. State Department
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Quake Rattles Skopje for 626th Time Since 1963
An AP report from Skopje Yugoslavia describes a strong earthquake that sent residents into the streets on Saturday. No damage was reported, and the quake marks the 626th since the city was destroyed in July 1963.
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Yugoslavia
Rice scientists find star and planet system in space
Two Rice University researchers Dr. Frank Low and Bruce Smith report a star and planet system forming in deep space. They say the discovery supports theories that most stars form from dust clouds, with planets common around stars and may indicate a missing link in stellar birth.
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Bruce Smith
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Nature
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AID Doubles Vietnamese Customs Force to Curb Losses
The Agency for International Development plans to nearly double its U S customs agents at Vietnamese ports including Saigon Da Nang Cam Ranh Qui Nhon and Nha Trang. 25 senior customs officers will join by year end to supervise local officials pilferage and illicit operations in the 1965 66 import program while aiming to make illicit acts too costly.
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Vietnam
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da Nang
Cam Ranh
Qui Nohn
Nha Trang
South Vietnam
Chicago Teacher Strike Still On
Leaders of the striking junior college teachers union met to review the board’s proposed settlement. They left vowing the four day strike would continue despite a court injunction until key questions were resolved. Norman Swenson, president of the Cook County College Teachers Union, AFI-CIG, stated the action remained in effect.
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Cook County College Teachers Union
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Tomb of Unknown Russian Soldier Inaugurated
Moscow marked the 25th anniversary of the Soviet counterattack by lowering the gold casket of an Unknown Soldier beside the Kremlin wall. Elderly generals led the ceremony honoring the nameless defender and 800 others in a common grave as marching bands played.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Georgi Zhukov
Mansfield's Father, 90, Dies in Montana
Patrick Mansfield, a 90 year old Irish immigrant and father of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield, died Saturday at a Great Falls rest home. The article notes his long life and connection to public life.
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U. S
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Mike Mansfield
Soviet and France plan U.N. payments to cover deficit
Soviet Union and France were reported planning to contribute between 5 million and 7 million dollars each to reduce the U.N. peacekeeping deficit nearing 30 million. A diplomat said these voluntary payments would likely occur before the General Assembly adjourns on December 20.
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France
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General Assembly
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Viet Cong Attacks Saigon Air Base and US Billet
Viet Cong mortars and small arms hit Tan Son Nhut airport in Saigon early May followed by a blast at a U.S. billet downtown. U.S. officials disclosed a record eight planes shot down over North Vietnam Friday with nine soldiers wounded in Saigon. Separately, the National Council of Churches and the Council of Churches voted on drafts affecting Catholic recognition and migratory workers, while North Vietnamese raids damaged sites near Hanoi.
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Tan Son Nhut
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Chuckle Shifts Meaning From Watching to Playing
A light quip notes how the word fun changes with activity. Watching a game is entertainment while playing becomes recreation and work draws a different label and value.
Bedridden Lance Cummings Celebrates Early Christmas
Five year old Lance Cummings battles stomach cancer at Chester County Hospital. His mother describes a frail, hopeful Christmas party held early so he can celebrate. The family faces financial strain as a Bowntown lodge charity drive collects funds to help.
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Lance Cummings
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Walter Cummings
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Massachusetts
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Steven
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Kathy
Tie
Jamce
Cummings
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Bowningtown
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