U S Air Losses Mount in North Vietnam Toll
In 24 hours three American planes were shot down in North Vietnam including an air force photo recon jet near Dien Bien Phu. Two downed pilots were rescued after a helicopter operation. U S pilots reported heavy strikes on Yen Bay rail yards and aimed to bomb northern airfields as Mig 17s and Mig 21s engaged along the Hanoi corridor.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
U. S
Hon Chong
Twin Sisters
Gulf of Siam
U. S. Agency For International Development
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
Ead
China
Gulf of Tonkin
Yen Bay
Hanoi
West Germany Grounds Starfighter Fleet After Crash
West Germany ordered all Starfighter jets grounded until further notice after a November crash that claimed the life of a pilot. The American-designed fighters, built in Germany under license, face ongoing criticism amid about 700 in service.
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BOM (Ap
Johannes Steinhoff
Air Force
Germany
North Sea
College to Run Three Platoon Football System
A modern college announces a three platoon approach with squads for offense defense and student attendance. The plan reallocates players and adds a classroom group to support academic commitments alongside gridiron duties.
Eisenhower Cancels New York Trip Over Health Concerns
Former President Eisenhower cancels a New York visit for a Football Hall of Fame dinner and a business luncheon due to public concern about his health. He plans to enter Walter Reed hospital in Washington for gall bladder surgery as doctors assess the seriousness of his condition. The 76 year old has had prior surgeries and illnesses in the past 11 years.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
New York
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Johnson
Ruby retrial moved to Wichita Falls
Dallas AP reports Jack Ruby will be tried a second time for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald in Wichita Falls. Judge Louis Helland announced the new site after a conference with state and defense lawyers. no trial date set. Wichita Falls, a city of about 156000, sits roughly 140 miles northwest of Dallas.
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Dallas, Texas
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Wichita Falls
Louis Helland
Montague Jurist
Dallas
Temperature ties Dec. 6 record as Sagi tempo cools
A west wide cold front swept into the region driving temperatures down after Cedar Rapids tied a Dec 6 record at 58 F. By 11:30 a.m. the temp fell to 54 F then 30 F by evening. Forecasters warned of continuing cooling with more rain and snow in many areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Gazette
Iowa
Grinnell
Craig
Colo
Vernal
Utah
Mount Wilson
Calif
Midwest
New England
Canadian
Montana
Rocky Mountains
Four Paintings in Capitol Slashed in Vandal Attack
Four historical paintings were slashed in the U S Capitol, including the large Signing of the Constitution. Capitol police arrested a man named George Palakian, formerly of Paterson New Jersey, on destruction of government property charges.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Capitol
Capitol
George Palakian
Paterson
N.J
James Powell
Wintry Storm Builds in West Rides West Coast
Travelers were warned as a second major winter storm formed in the West United Press International reports. The forecast called for snow and freezing temperatures affecting travel plans across multiple states and regions.
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West
United Press International
Public Fortitude Dwarfs Dissent at Medal of Honor Ceremony
President Johnson awarded Robert Emmett O Malley the Medal of Honor for valor in Vietnam. Johnson praised American patience and fortitude against dissent while acknowledging O Malley’s 1965 exploits and injuries. He affirmed servicemen fight for a good cause and urged continued support for those in Asia.
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Austin
Texas
Johnson
Vietnam
Robert Emmett O'Malley
O'Malley
U. S
Asia
Britain Plans Economic War Over Rhodesia Sanctions Move
Britain moves to impose worldwide sanctions on Rhodesia and seek U.N. approval led by Foreign Secretary Brown. Prime Minister Wilson vows to crush the Smith regime despite risks to currency and economy. The U.S. pledges support while Africans demand oil sanctions and a possible regional clash looms.
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London
Britain
Rhodesia
Africa
Commonwealth
Harold Wilson
Jan Smith
Wilson
Smith
Bank of England
New York
George Brown
U.N. Security Council
Washington
U.S
U.N
House of Commons
Balthazar Vorster
South Africa
Collins Wins Australian Satellite Station Contract
Collins Radio Co. awarded a multi million dollar turnkey contract by the Australian Overseas Telecommunications Commission to build a satellite earth station near Moree New South Wales. The facility in a five level structure will handle about 600 telephone calls plus one TV channel and will connect Australia to nations worldwide via a synchronous satellite in a stationary orbit.
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Australian Overseas Telecommunications Commission
Collins Radio Co
Australasia
Melbourne
Australia
Moree
New South Wales
Sydney
Satelite
U.S
Thailand
Alaska
New Zealand
Equator
Collins
Installilion
Tessing
Cedar Rapids City Lines asks council to cancel franchise
Cedar Rapids City Lines Inc asks the city council to rescind the operating franchise effective December 7 1966. The letter cites untenable economics and offers to sell or lease the facilities to the city or another party. Mayor Bob Johnson commented that he was surprised by the council action. Page 3. Col. 53.
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Cedar Rapids City Lines
Bis Company
City Hall
R. R. Bagley
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Mmotor
S. Douglas
City Lines
Bob Johnson
Douglas
Westside protest delays Cedar Rapids high school boundary plan
Cedar Rapids school board postponed adopting new high school boundary lines after a town hall gathering where hundreds from the northwest side opposed sending 365 students across the Cedar River to the Kennedy high school. Attorney John Reilly argued the plan discriminates against west-siders and cited transportation costs and longer bus rides as major impacts.
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Bill Daily
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Board of Education
Northwest Side
John F. Kennedy High School
John Reilly
Madison and Harrison School
Kennedy School
Forty-second Street
Wong Road
Reilly
Jefferson High School
Kennedy High
East Side
West Side
Kennedy
Madison-Harrison
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