Catholic Bishops End Mandatory Meatless Fridays in U S
U S Roman Catholic bishops voted to end the universal rule requiring meat abstinence on Fridays effective the first Friday of Advent. Exceptions remain on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday with Lent Fridays still urged to abstain. individuals may choose penance on other Fridays.
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Washington
U.S
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
U. S
Paul VI
Philip Hanna
New Orleans
Nicholas I
Paul
Ecumenical Council
Apostolic See
Johnson Leaves Hospital For Texas Ranch Flight
President Johnson, after a three day hospital stay for polyp and hernia repair, exited Bethesda Naval Hospital and walked to a helicopter, bypassed a limousine, and headed to Andrews Air Force Base to fly to his Texas ranch for time off before Congress reconvenes. He spoke of gratitude for doctors and supporters, while his wife Mrs. Johnson carried daffodils and joked about her orders. The First Family planned a quiet period with limited work until January 10.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base
Congress
Cosmos 132 launches from Moscow in unmanned series
No. 132 in the Cosmos series was launched by the Soviet Union from Moscow on Saturday as an unmanned satellite mission.
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Moscow Iap
Soviet Union
Cosmos
Chuckle Henpecked Husband Reports Shared Thoughts
In a humorous note, Foday presents a husband and wife who claim to think alike but reveal she thinks first, playing on marital dynamic and wit. The piece frames the contrast as a comic observation about household logic and memory.
Hiker for JFK Killed by Truck in Indiana
A DeKalb County Boy Scout Earl Ratliff, 16, died after being struck by a truck during a Kennedy memorial hike. Troop 66 members hiked four miles north on Route 27 for the annual commemoration, part of a tradition started two years earlier. The group plans a Fort Wayne wreath visit to honor Kennedy, linked to his fitness program.
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Decatur
Ind
Kennedy
Earl Ratliff
Troop 66
Decatur Youth and Community Center
East Berlin worker flees to West Berlin under gunfire
An East Berlin transportation worker escaped to West Berlin Saturday as border guards fired submachine guns across the sector. The incident highlights the tense border situation between East and West Berlin during the Cold War.
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Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Four Are Killed In Iowa Traffic Mishaps Friday
United Press International reports four deaths in Iowa traffic incidents Friday. Everett Palmer of Des Moines died when his car hit the rear of a tractor trailer on Army Post road after a suspected locked brake during a U turn. Des Moines resident Jerry Montenguise, 32, died from head injuries after a car motorcycle collision. Council Bluffs teen Robert A. Johnson Jr., 15, died from injuries after being knocked from a bicycle. police sought the hit and run driver.
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Des Moines
Louth
Iowa
Everett Palmer
Army Post Road
Jerry Montenguise
Montenguise
Robert A. Johnson, Jr
Council Bluffs
Johnson
GM Cutting Auto Output 8.1 Percent Amid Industry Cuts
Major automakers GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors reduce production after lagging sales and profits. GM plans an 8.1 percent cut with 3.7 percent in December and 4.4 percent in January, affecting about 1,600 fewer cars daily. Ford and Chrysler also report lower quotas as profits fall in the period.
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Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
U.S
Frederic Donner
Lee Iacocca
B 52 Crash Kills Nine Aboard in Wisconsin Search
Air force investigators probed the wreckage of a B 52 bomber four miles from the nearest road in Hayward Wisconsin after a Friday crash at 6 30 p m. Pilot Capt Curtis Robertson of Schuyler Virginia led a training mission from Barksdale AFB Louisiana. An initial search was halted by low temperatures and darkness but resumed Saturday as crews searched for the nine airmen believed killed.
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Hayward
Wis
Air Force
Duluth Air Force Base
Wisconsin
Curtis Robertson
Schuyler
Strategic Air Command
Barksdale Afb
K. St.Sawyer Afb
Mich
Roger Langhamm
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Bavarian Ballot Could Pick the New Chancellor
In Munich a Bavarian election grows into a national stakes race as the Christian Social Union and Kiesinger face a close contest with Walli Brandt. The vote tests postwar German identity and could influence who becomes West Germanys next chancellor amid a cabinet crisis.
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Munich
West Germany
Franz Joseftrauss
Christian Social Union
Christian Democratic Party
Bonn
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democrats
Wally Brandt
Kiesinger
Bavaria
Marine Homecoming Note Highlights Coach Mitchell
During North Texas State homecoming in Denton, Odus Mitchell, veteran coach, receives a letter from Capt. George Herring, a 1959 Eagles captain, praising his leadership. Herring mentions battlefield wounds, eye loss, and hopes to meet Mitchell, while Herring’s friend Capt. T D Reese describes injuries and eye surgery in Japan.
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Denton
Texas
North Texas State University
Odus Mitchell
Mitchell
Marine Corps
George Herring
North Texas State Eagles
Herring
North Texas
George
Capt
T. D
Reese
Trinity College
Hartford
Charlene Russell
Dallas
Cambodian Border Clash and Delta Tactics Report
Cambodian soldiers crossed into South Vietnam near Thanh Tri, stole cattle and kidnapped a civilian in a brief clash with Vietnamese militiamen. Fresh fighting then erupted in War Zone C between U S infantry and Viet Cong. Monsoon weather restricted U S air strikes across North Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Camerodia
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S
North Vietnam
Hammer
John R. Craig
Thanh Tri
Car Upheld in $231000 Suit Over GM Corvair
A Oklahoma City jury awarded General Motors $231000 in a suit by Mrs. Bob Dunn claiming a 1963 Corvair was defective after her husband died in a crash on August 9 1964. Dunn alleged the car veered and struck an oncoming vehicle.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
General Motors
Bob Dunn
Dunn
Syria and Soviet Increase Trade Pact for 1967
Moscow reports Syria and the Soviet Union signed a 1967 trade protocol increasing the volume of trade to 33 million rubles for next year. The agreement signals closer economic ties between Damascus and Moscow.
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Moscow
Syria
Soviet Union
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