Floods Displace 300 Families in La Grande and Surrounding Areas
In eastern Oregon, 300 families evacuated from La Grande as the Grande Ronde flooded the town. Buses, cars and National Guard vehicles carried residents to shelters while a Union Pacific bridge near Island City was washed out. Flooding spread to Milton-Freewater and Washington Idaho regions, with deaths in Randle and the Columbia River waves from mudslides.
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Randle
Wash
William Mullin
North Central
Lapwai
Mission
Sweetwater
Culdesac
Bill Phillips
Lapwai Creek
Ban on Weygand Burial at Les Invalides Reported
Paris reporting that the French government will ban funeral services and burial for Gen Maxime Weygand at Les Invalides the military heroes final resting place. Weygand, Shawl Ferdinand Fochs chief of staff in World War I and commander of French armies in 1940, died Thursday amid political controversy. Officials say a 1929 law restricting Les Invalides burials to 1914 commanders-in-chief would apply.
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Maxime Weygand
Les Invalides
France
Ferdinand Foch
de Gaulle
Paris De Gaulle Wilson Set Up Meeting in Paris
London AP: Prime Minister Wilson and President de Gaulle arranged a Paris meeting through Sir Winston Churchill to discuss postwar issues. Weygand was to attend a 50 minute session. talks aimed to thaw tensions over surrender and rehabilitation. Wilson planned another U.S. visit for a second NATO discussion with President Johnson.
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Johnson
Washington
NATO
Battle Hymn Marks Churchill Funeral Farewell
London crowds watched a state funeral for Winston Churchill with The Battle Hymn of the Republic sung at St Pauls Cathedral. Archbishop Ramsey led prayers as prominent leaders and royals joined in the service and the procession moved from Westminster Hall to the Tower of London.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
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St. Paul’s Cathedral
Canterbury
Michael Ramsey
Rusk Misses Churchill Funeral Due to Cold
Secretary of State Dean Rusk could not attend Sir Winston Churchill's funeral because of a cold and fever. He led the American delegation briefly before illness routed him to Washington, with Chief Justice Warren taking over as head of the delegation at Buckingham Palace.
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Rusk
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London
UPI
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Ray Waee Mees
Johnson
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham
Tice Warren
Washington
Kozlov Dies After High Soviet Rank and Health Decline
Frol Kozlov, 56, once top Soviet official and No 2 figure to Khrushchev, died amid reports of circulatory issues. A stroke in 1959 and health problems led to his removal from party posts on Nov 16. He toured the United States in 1959 as Khrushchev’s advance man and was famed for his urbane propaganda role.
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Dock Peace Hopes Rise in New Orleans Labor Vote
New Orleans harbor workers approve a new contract in a pivotal AFL CIO ILA vote, signaling potential end to the waterfront strike by early next week. Local leaders predict settlement Monday or Tuesday as leaders salute wartime allies and Britain’s Winston Churchill.
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Kana
Afl-Cio International Longshoremen’s Assn
Clarence Henry
Churchill Mourners' File Reaches 321000 at Westminster Hall
In London a record 321000 people filed past Sir Winston Churchill's bier during the three days his coffin rested in Westminster Hall. The prior record was about 305000 during King George VI's lying in state in 1952.
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UPI
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Westminster Hall
King George VI
Frozen Iowa Struggles With Record Lows Across Counties
The thermometer plunged to 26 below zero in Decorah as subzero conditions persisted statewide. Davenport reported 9 below, Elkader, Waukon 20 below, Jelwein and Fayette 16 below, with Atlantic at 24 below and Des Moines Mason City and Council Bluffs at 16 below. Cedar Rapids 2 PM stood at 4 below, after an overnight 16 below. Highs reached 5 below with municipal readings 0 to 2 above. Weather bureau warned subzero weather would continue through the weekend with tonight’s lows of 10 to 25 below.
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Cedar Rapids
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Five Die In Green Bay House Fire Tragedy
In Green Bay Wisconsin a mother and her five children perished in a Saturday house fire. The father escaped by leaping from a window, authorities said. The blaze destroyed their home and investigation is underway.
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Green Bay, Wis
Air Force Academy resignations rise in cheating probe
Twenty eight cadets resign from the U S Air Force Academy in the two week investigation tied to cheating on exams at the academy the tally reaches 93 as the scandal widens and the probe continues with possible political links noted.
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U.S. Air Force Academy
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Tion
North Vietnam
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Gon
Crowds Line London Streets to Mourn Churchill Funeral
Thousands of Britons camped in cold wintry streets through the night awaiting the funeral route from Westminster Hall to St Pauls Cathedral. Crowds six deep on Ludgate Hill and along Parliament Street. police woke sleepers as dawn approached. Young people predominated, veterans and foreign servicemen among them.
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London
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Mercury
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Trafalgar Square
Courage in Adversity Eulogized
London reports Dwight Eisenhower bidding farewell to the man he called Britain to the world during 1940 45 and the supreme commander of World War II honors a enduring ally after a funeral.
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Britain
London
API
Atlantic
Dwight Eisenhower
Supreme Commander of World
Togay's Chuckle Frowning Psychiatrist to Staff
A psychiatrist tells an office nurse to say we are terribly busy and avoid describing the scene as a mad house. The remark highlights workplace humor in a clinical setting.
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