Viet Cong Overrun Posts Near Saigon Amid Curfew
Viet Cong forces seized three outposts at Thu Duc ten miles north of Saigon as U S troops imposed a curfew from 7 p m to 6 a m. In the central highlands and Saigon area fighting continued with paratroopers clashing with Viet Cong units and a photographer wounded.
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Saicon
Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Associated Press
al Chang
Thu Duc
U.S. First Infantry Division
Iowa Security Hospital Plan Outlined At UI Meeting
Iowa City plans for a $2.6 million Iowa Security Medical Facility at Oakdale on a 51 acre tract owned by the university were outlined at a Friday public meeting. The hospital will serve the divisions of corrections and mental health, the courts, and will emphasize treatment, research, diagnosis and education for mentally ill offenders.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Security
University of Iowa
Oakdale
State Board of Control
University
John Hege
Iowa Security
Division of Corrections
University Psychopathic Hospital
Court Move on Crackdown on Students Eyed
The ACLU may sue to challenge draft board reclassifications of University of Michigan students from deferment to 1-A after sit-ins at the Ann Arbor selective service office. Ten students faced immediate call-up while others outside were not charged. Ernest Mazey says a legal course will be pursued in New York.
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Ann Arbor
Michap
American Civil Liberties Union
America
Vietnam
ACLU
University of Michigan
Selective Service Office
Michigan Aclu
Ernest Mazey
New York
Peace Offer From North Vietnam Denied by Hanoi
A North Vietnamese peace offer dated November 20 to President Johnson was dismissed by Hanoi as baseless. The U S State Department warned against premature disclosure and said disclosure could kill any chance of negotiation. Fanfani forwarded Rusk’s clarification request as Ho Chi Minh called for cease fire and talks based on the 1954 Geneva accords.
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Washington
State Department
North Vietnam
Hanoi
White House
Dean Rusk
Red China
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
U. N
Johnson
Italy
Fanfani
U. N. General Assembly
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Rusk
Marcos picks Romulo as education minister
President elect Ferdinand Marcos on Saturday named former U.N. ambassador Carlos Romulo as minister of education. Romulo, who led the Philippines delegation to the United Nations, will also serve as president of the University of the Philippines.
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Manila
Ferdinand Marcos
Washington
Carlos Romulo
Romulo
U.N
U.N. General Assembly
University of the Philippines
Rain prompts county roads fishing license warning
Phoenix AP report notes several days of rain end with Sheriff’s Sgt Alford warning reporters that anyone caught fishing on county roads without a license will be prosecuted.
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Phoenix
Sheriff’s Sgt
Alford
Step up in North Viet fighter defense seen
Moscow reports North Vietnam will increasingly use jet fighters for defense against American air raids. Rockets from the Soviet Union and anti aircraft guns form the main defense, with Vietnamese jets appearing recently and pilots claiming 15 U.S. planes shot down. The correspondent notes the aviation force is young but improving and gaining combat experience.
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Moscow
North Vietnam
Tass
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Tal
Gemini 7 completes record voyage 14 days in space
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell land in the Atlantic after 14 days in space aboard Gemini 7. They set a record for time aloft and miles traveled, aided by Gemini 6’s Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford. Recovery by the aircraft carrier Wasp follows a 92 minute splashdown.
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James Lovell
Frank Borman
Wasp
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
C.S.T
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Chris Kraft
Gemini 7
Borman
Lovell
Ben James
Space Agency
Train Smashup Kills Earth Mover Driver, 1 Dead
A New York Central Ohio State Limited train derailed near Columbus after colliding with an earth mover at a highway project. Dana Bolling, 38, of Athens, Ohio, died. about 20 people were injured, none seriously. 11 cars toppled, crew unharmed. The train was en route from New York to Cincinnati and four hours late.
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Columbus, Ohio
New York Central
Ohio State Limited
Here
Dana Bolling
Athens
Ohio
New York
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Eisenhower Leaves Hospital After Heart Attack Recovery
Dwight Eisenhower walked out of Walter Reed Army Hospital smiling and saying he felt fine. He appeared fully recovered from the November 9 heart attack in Georgia and told reporters he could play golf again, though probably not as much as before. He and Mrs. Eisenhower then rode to their Gettysburg area farm home.
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Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Georgia
Mrs. Eisenhower
Gellysburg
Foerstners Gift Building And Pool To Amana School
In Middle Amana the Lakeside school will receive a 60 by 100 foot addition housing a 29 by 75 foot pool and utilities as a gift from Mr and Mrs George C Foerstner. Construction is to begin soon with completion by next summer. The gift adds facilities for all school children and some adult access. Foerstner, president of Amana Refrigeration Co now owned by Raytheon, founded the company in 1934.
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Tion
Lakeside
George C. Foerstner
Middle
Amana
Henry Stumpf
Foerstiers
Marines Send Ungracious Christmas Notes to UC Students
Berkeley AP reported that some Marines in Vietnam sent unfriendly Christmas greetings to University of California students opposed to U.S. policy. Pfc Roger Principle urged safe driving for potential replacements, while Cpl Michael Myers wrote a scornful note. The campus newspaper printed the messages Friday and editorialized that it does care.
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Rines
Vietnam
University of California
U.S
Pfc
Roger Principle
Cpl
Michael Myers
Rockefeller flags Kennedy as political broker in NY retardation aid
Albany governor Rockefeller accused Senator Kennedy of acting as a political broker over New York mental retardation aid. Kennedy had urged better use of federal money and programs, listing eight federal aids that could exceed ten million dollars yearly. Rockefeller defended cross party cooperation and warned against using grief for political gain.
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Albany
Nelson Rockefeller
Robert Kennedy
D-N.y
New York
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Johnson
Rhodesia Cuts Oil Supplies After British Embargo
In Salisbury Rhodesia the government retaliated by halting oil shipments to Zambia. Commerce Minister George Rudland said supplies would resume after countering Britain’s move. No rationing planned, but limits on sales and garage fuelling were issued to conserve three months of average supply.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Zambia
George Rudland
U S Backs British Oil Embargo on Rhodesia
Prime Minister Wilson left Washington after winning U S support for a British oil embargo against Rhodesia. He said no positive response on Vietnam peace but Britain will pursue possibilities toward a conference. A State Department spokesman said U S recognizes Britain's authority and advises U S actions accordingly.
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Washington
Wilson
U.S
Rhodesia
Vietnam
Johnson
Britain
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