New York Battered by 10 Hour Northeast Blackout
The 10 hour blackout across eight states and Canada disrupts transit and business nationwide. New York City faced $100 million in losses as workers stayed home and power use dropped. Officials from state and federal agencies probe causes, with upstate New York suspected, while Mayor-elect Lindsay calls for improved emergency planning.
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New York
Canada
New York City
Manhattan
James Lundy
New York Public Service Commission
Upstate
John Lindsay
Aluminum producers scrap price hikes amid government push
Three of the top four U.S. aluminum producers rescinded price increases after opposition from the Johnson administration. ALCOA and Reynolds Metals announced reversals, Kaiser Aluminum and Chem ical and Olin Mathieson Chemical followed, as Defense Secretary McNamara praised the move and outlined stockpile disposal plans to curb inflationary pressure.
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Washington
the Aluminum Co. of America
ALCOA
Reynolds Metals
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
McNamara
Veterans Day address condemns protests and urges unity
Col Donald E Smith, Cedar Rapids selective service reserve unit officer, condemns Vietnam protestors as treasonous at Greene Square Veterans Day observance co sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He urges vigilance and duty while praising patriotism of fathers and sons and pledges to serve the country. Wayne Dunlavey sang the National Anthem with the VFW band James Lundstrom directing taps by John Nash Jr and Ralph Podzimek Charles Decker serves as master of ceremonies.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Donald E. Smith
Cedar Rapids
Selective Service Reserve Unit
VFW
James Lundstrom
Richard Wagner
First Congregational Church
J. Robert McDonald
St. Patrick’s Church
John Nash, Jr
Ralph Podzimek
Charles Decker
Stolen Cargo of Cigarettes Worth 90000 Shocks Chicago
A truck carrying a 90000 load of cigarets was stolen from a truck lot in Chicago and recovered hours later with its contents missing. East German guards reportedly shot a refugee attempting to cross the Berlin Wall early Thursday.
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Chicago
Berlin
Wall
Eisenhower Suffering Second Heart Episode at Fort Gordon
Former President Eisenhower, 75, is in generally satisfactory condition after a second episode of chest pains. Doctors warned a full blown heart attack is possible, warning coronary thrombosis and myocardial infarction as a risk, with continued therapy and observation. A two week confinement and transfer to Walter Reed had been planned.
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Fort Gordon
Eisenhower
Wallace Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Walter Reed Hospital
Byrd Retires From Senate After 30 Years of Service
Virginia Senator Harry Byrd, 78, announces resignation effective immediately, ending a three decade tenure in Washington. Governor Harrison will name an interim successor until the 1966 general election. Byrd cites arthritis and fatigue after a long Congress as the reason.
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Byrd
Senate
Harry Byrd
Washington
Virginia
Albertis Harrison
Harrison
Harry, Jr
William Tuck
Executive
United States Senate
Virginia General Assembly
Tuck
John Battle
Virginia Senate
U.S. Senate
Claude Swanson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Marcos Leading Philippine Race Amid Private Macapagal Defeat Seen
In Manila Ferdinand Marcos held a commanding lead of more than 530 thousand votes as intimates of President Diosdado Macapagal privately conceded defeat, making a Marcos victory look likely.
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Manila
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippine
Diosdado Macapagal
Veterans Day Observances Rally Behind Vietnam Effort
Veterans Day events across the country express support for U S involvement in Vietnam. The American Legion and VFW in Hamilton Ohio staged an Operation Boost parade with a drive to send personal items to servicemen. Navy Secretary Nitze and Vice President Humphrey urged continued commitment and a just peace in Vietnam.
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New York
Vietnam
American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hamilton
Ohio
Alabama College At
American Legion National
Humphrey
Johnson
Arlington National Cemetery
Navy
Nitze
Welch
W. Va
Republic of Vietnam
Wichita State University
U.S
Wichita
Missing U S Army nuclear technician Spencer Harris in alert
U S Army reports Chief Warrant Officer Spencer Harris, a nuclear technician based in Germany, disappeared on a trip to the United States after delivering classified material to a New York state depot. Harris left Germany on August 25 and was last heard from September 21. he was staying at the Houston Hotel in Washington and facing an uncertain return.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U.S. Army
U.S
New York State
Spencer Harris
Bild Zeitung
Harris
Army
Houston Hotel
Washington
Regents Reject Beer on Campus
Iowa state college regents vote 5 to 2 against selling beer in students unions on three campuses. Jonathan Richards proposed the plan and Melvin Wolfe seconded it. several members were absent. Richards had initiated the proposal a month earlier and cited supporter letters.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
State Board of Regents
Jonathan Richards
Red Oak
Melvin Wolfe
Waterloo
Wilbur Mollison
Grinnell
Joseph Rosenfield
Des Moines
Ned Perrin
Mapleton
Stanley Reddicker
Boone
Thomas Louder
Fairfield
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Casey
Algona
Rhodesia Declares Independence From Britain
Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith proclaimed independence from Britain, prompting Britain to outlaw Rhodesia, expel it from the sterling area, ban exports, and embargo arms. Prime Minister Harold Wilson denounced the action in Parliament and called for sanctions while the U.S. pledged support for the boycott. Rhodesia maintained it would continue military and police operations under existing leadership.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Britain
Harold Wilson
House of Commons
Smith
Wilson
Sterling
U.N. Security Council
U.S
State Department
Department
Humphrey Gibbs
Queen Elizabeth
London
Commonwealth
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Pershing
Edward Hartley
Walter Noble
Dallas
Hartley
Denison
Texas
France
John J. Pershing
N.Y
Joseph Swidler
Federal Power Commission
Swidler
Seymour Hersh
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Greene Square
John Daffron
Richmond
Macapagal
Jerry Buck
William Tarrant
Edward Breathitt
Frankfort
Cincinnati
Fred Hartman
Federal Building
Regents
Phyllis Fleming
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United Kingdom
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