Vietnam GI Total Tops Korea High
The airlift pushes U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam to about 475,000, surpassing Korea's peak. The 101st Airborne Division arrives for combat duty as two brigades are transferred, with about 7 000 paratroopers flown since Nov. 17 and 3 000 more due by Dec. 29.
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Olinto Barsanti
Bien Hoa
William Westmoreland
101St Airborne Division
101St First Brigade
Vien
Westmoreland
Johnson
America
U.S. Camamnd
Pioneer 3 launches to chart solar weather for space crews
Cape Kennedy witnesses Pioneer 3 depart aboard a Delta rocket for a 400 day solar orbit. The 145 pound satellite aims to map radiation and magnetic forces, warning moon travelers of storms while Pioneer 8 ferries a moonlet for testing Apollo tracking networks. A $15 million mission opens with a 6.4 mph gravity assist.
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Can Boy six sue father in Iowa supreme court
The Iowa supreme court hears a key case on whether a six year old boy can sue his father over a cafe accident in Algona. The decision could set state precedent on family immunity and legal action within families.
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UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Palo Alto County
Danny Iblings
Glenn Iblings
Algona
Supreme Court
James Hamilton
Storm Lake
Hamilton
High Court
Charles Barlow
Cedar Rapids Half-Way House Plan Faces Rezoning Hurdle
The Citizens Committee on Alcoholism seeks a half way house at 2204 Johnson Avenue NW but Cedar Rapids planning commissioners vote to urge withdrawal of a special permit. They favor an R-4 zone instead, noting neighborhood resistance and the need for suitable location changes. If the permit is not withdrawn, a Jan. 2 vote could proceed.
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Johnson Avenue NW
City Planning Commission
Citizens Committee
Cedar Rapids
Commission
Planning Commission
Theodore Paulson
Sutherland Cook
Citizens Committee Board of Directors
Paulson
Cook
the Gazette
Stamp and parcel windows open at main post office
Postal Service announces extended hours at the main post office and federal building station with stamp and parcel post windows open until tonight.
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Canada Urges U S Peace Gamble At NATO Meeting
Canadian Foreign Secretary Paul Martin urged the United States to risk as much for peace in Vietnam as it has for war, in the presence of 14 NATO foreign ministers including Secretary of State Rusk. He offered Canada’s unrestricted help for any viable peace formula while Rusk emphasized possible bombing pauses only if they foster talks.
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Paul Martin
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U.S
Vietnam
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rusk
Martin
North Vietnam
International Central Commission
Cambodia
Laos
Pacific
Caramanlis
Greece
United States
King Constantine Calls for Democracy as Coup Falters
Athens radio reports an attempted coup failed as King Constantine, fleeing from village to village, urged Greeks to oust the military dictatorship and restore democracy. Tanks surrounded Athens while the government pledged defense. the monarch denounced last April's coup and urged obedience, with civil war fears rising amid Cyprus pressures.
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Athens
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McClelland arraigned on two counts in Tama murder case
Hubert B. McClelland, 42, was arraigned in Tama county district court on two murder counts tied to the June 21 deaths of Garith Skoog, 25, and his father Leland, 54. Matias appointed defense attorney as cases held in abeyance.
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Hubert B. McClelland
Tama County
Garith Skoog
Leland Skoog
Skoog
Elberon Area
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Tama
Milo Quigley
Harry McMurray
Anamosa
Walter J. Williott
M. C. Farber
Robert Matias
Cedar Rapids
Matias
Benton County
Farber
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