Tornadoes Wreak Havoc Across Panhandle Florida
A Florida Panhandle tornado outbreak Sunday leveled hundreds of homes, killed two, and caused over 7 million dollars in damages. Ten cities were struck as National Guardsmen patrolled to prevent looting and aid cleanup, with injuries over 200 and a missing person reported in Fort Walton Beach.
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Panama City
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Eglin Air Base
Fort Walton Beach
Here
Florida
Tyndall Air Base
Alabama
Claude Kirk
Kirk
Bayou Wood
Air Force
Okaloosa County
Ray Wilson
Tyndall
Hank Horsham
Three Die In Fraternity House Fire At Penn Campus
A December party at the Delta Tau Delta house on the University of Pennsylvania campus ended in tragedy as flames trapped three students on the second floor. Nine others were injured and five firefighters were hurt while crews battled the three story blaze. Investigators cited a possible cigarette spark as the start of the fire.
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Philadelphia
Lance Kollmer
Deerfield
Inl
Delta Tan Delta
University of Pennsylvania
Fraternity
Kollmer
Samuel Gugino
Buffalo, N.Y
Joseph J.growchowski
Penn
Franklinville
N.J
Kent D. Smith
Wilmington
Del
Susan Sagendorph
Birth of 15-Pound Boy Stuns Parents in Houston
Dorothy Fischer gave birth to a 15 pound 3 ounce baby Sunday in Houston. The couple already has 13 other children and expected twins. A hospital administrator called the baby's size incredible though the birth is not the heaviest on record.
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Houston
UPI
Dorothy Fischer
Jim
Turkey
Fischer
There ought to be a better way to start the day
A brief comic line from 1947 notes the struggle of waking up in the morning, humor reflecting on daily routines and the quest for a brighter start to the day.
Confident of Compromise on Social Security
Washington AP reports Democratic leaders optimistic the Senate will approve a compromise social security bill this week. Conferees trimmed Senate provisions, boosting benefits by at least 13 percent and raising the wage base for taxes next year amid GOP welfare restrictions. Senator Mansfield defended the measure despite deficiencies.
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Washington
Senate
House
Robert Kennedy
New York
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Russell Long
D-La
Viet Cong assault at artillery post leaves 124 enemy dead
Viet Cong troops attacked a fortified U.S. artillery post 50 miles north of Saigon. About 124 enemy bodies were found after a two hour battle. One American was killed and 31 wounded. A separate clash near Nhut Tan saw seven Americans killed and 46 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Gis
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Nhut Tan
American Pilot Fatally Wounded in Laos Altercation
Air American pilot Jack Houston of Charlotte N C was fatally shot in Vientiane on December 4 after a traffic incident. He died in a Bangkok hospital Sunday after surgery and never regained consciousness.
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Vientiane
Laos
Jack Houston
Houston
Air American
Charlotte
N.C
Bangkok
Supreme Court rules against bar on communists in defense plant jobs
The Supreme Court, in a 6 to 2 decision, strikes down the job ban in the 1950 anti subversive act as unconstitutional. Chief Justice Warren says guilt by association violates First Amendment rights, even as Congress may shield plants from sabotage. Dissent by White and Harlan.
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Washington
UPJ
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Warren
Congress
Byron White
John Harlan
Thurgood Marshall
Seattle, Wash
W.E.B. DuBois
US Court of Appeals
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Communist Party
U.S.A
Doctor's Account of Historic Transplant
Cape Town report describes Dec 3 1967 heart transplant by a Groote Schuur team led by Prof Christian Barnard. It details prior kidney work, donor brain death, and the simultaneous open heart operation that followed after the donor girl died.
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Christian Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town
Capetown
South Africa
Srashkansky
Washkansky
Washkansky Undergoes Third Cobalt Treatment in Transplant Bid
Cape Town AP reports Louis Washkansky received a third cobalt treatment since his December 2 operation and is described as making satisfactory progress. Doctors explain cobalt and drugs counter tissue rejection while antigen analysis guides donor matching for a potential heart transplant. A crash donor pool is prepared with 12 volunteers as Denise Ann Darvall is admitted after a fatal air crash.
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Cape Town
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Groote Schuur Hospital
Challenge to LBJ by Labor Quickly Beaten
At the AFL-CIO convention in Miami Beach delegates challenged Johnson's Vietnam policy but the dissent was defeated. AFL-CIO leaders defended unwavering support while Charles Cogen of the American Federation of Teachers urged neutrality, which failed after a standing vote.
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LBJ
Labor
Miami Beach
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Labor. i Federation
Federation
Vietnam
Charles Cogen
American Federation of Teachers
George Meany
Meany
Cogen
Leon David
New York
Retail, Wholesale and Department Workers Union
SEC targets beaver investment pitches and registration
The SEC accuses beaver breeders of misleading sales pitches and requires registration of live beaver investment contracts. One firm, American Canadian Beaver Co., has filed a $1 million prospectus offering two beavers with two years of ranch care for a minimum $888, plus offspring care at extra cost. The court previously barred claims of a market value for live beavers and noted only the sellers create any market. Since 1957, $7 million has been invested in live beavers across 34 states and Canada. The case includes Continental Marketing Corp. appeal and ongoing legal battles in Salt Lake City. The SEC says the fight continues while it weighs merits and full disclosures.
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SEC
American Canadian Beaver Co., Inc
St. Anthony
Idaho
Salt Lake City
Continental Marketing Corp
Denver
States
Canada
Commission
Earthquake Devastates Koynangar Area in India
An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck southwest India injuring about 1,300 and killing no fewer than 100. Thousands left homeless as vast sections of Koynangar and surrounding regions suffered severe damage. Rescue and relief operations were launched as India’s leaders pledged aid.
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Bombay
India
Koynangar
Ghats
Indira Gandhi
New Delhi
Indian Army
Special
Surat
Goa
Meteorological Observatory
Poverty Bill Passes House War on Poverty Advance
The House approved a $4.16 billion two year poverty program authorization. The measure aims to fund the war on poverty through the upcoming period and received final congressional approval on Monday.
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Washington
House
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Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
New York City
New York State
Democratic Committee
Sen
McCarthy
Iowa
Harold Hughes
George McArthur
Commie
Subversive Activities Control Board
DuBois Club
Joseph RK. Coyne
The
Securities and Exchange Commission
Koyna
Khopali
Poona
Y. B. Chavan
Maharashtra
V. P. Naik
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