Eight Carrier Fire Victims Die Of Asphyxia In Small Room
SAIGON AP Eight American sailors on the aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt suffocated in a small storage compartment while attempting to lower hydraulic fluid and paint through a hatch. Cmdr. R. F. Schoultz said smoke entered the room. a carbon dioxide extinguishing system might have helped, but men stayed to save shipmates. Fire extinguished in 16 minutes. Roosevelt remained on station.
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Choltitz Dies Defied Hitler to Spare Paris
Former Gen Dietrich von Choltitz 71, last Paris commandant, died in Baden Baden after a long illness. Noted for refusing Hitler's order to destroy Paris, he sided with saving the city amid WWII. His defiance earned him postwar notoriety and sparked films and books.
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Submarine May Be Stuck Ten Days on Reef
The American submarine Tiru reportedly grounded on Frederick reef 330 miles from Mackay and may be immobilized for at least ten days. Bow torpedo tubes and sonar gear are buckled, hindering refloating efforts as Australian and U.S. salvage units converge with strong seas hampering towing.
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Soviet Nuclear Experts Seek Finland Plant Contract
Moscow reports Soviet nuclear power specialists are venturing outside the bloc to compete with Western firms for a Finland atomic power station project per Tass.
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Biscuit 55 Years Old Tasted At Scott Base Camp
American geophysicist Charlie Gunn ate a biscuit left at Robert Scott's base camp on the Ross ice shelf near Hut Point. He described the scene as unchanged since Scott's 1912 pole expedition began, noting equipment and boxes still open. Scott reached the pole January 17, 1912, but the party perished on the return journey.
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President Johnson cites inflation response in economic document
Johnson says prices rose less in six years of Kennedy Johnson administration than in the prior Eisenhower era. The leak outlines a political paper favoring Democrats with figures on consumer prices wages and work time to buy goods. The document notes 11.5 percent inflation under Eisenhower and 9.9 percent under Kennedy Johnson with some revisions.
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Post Office Adds 26 000 Temporary Employees to Ranks
Washington AP The post office department added 26 000 temporary employees and substitutes to its permanent career rolls. Postmaster General O'Brien said the move gives substitutes and temporaries the security and economic advantages of regular employment. The conversion brings total regular staff to about 520 000 and will not affect 150 000 temporary workers hired for the Christmas season who began on November 1. Political Advertisement
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Ford on Johnson Blast at Nixon
Washington Republicans react to Johnsons attack on Richard Nixon calling him a vicious personal attack. Ford says Nixon raised legitimate questions about policy and Americans deserve forthright White House answers. Morton accuses Johnson of politicizing the Manila conference and stirring emotional overtones before an election.
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Kidnap Indictment for Mrs Birch Is Refused
Breckenridge Texas AP A county grand jury refused to indict Pearl Choate Birch after three hours of testimony. A complaint had charged that she kidnapped A Otis Birch nine days after marrying him in Oklahoma.
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