Ambush of Convoy Beaten Off by U S Forces
U S cavalry and helicopter gunships repelled an ambush on a truck convoy two and a half miles east of Pleiku in the central highlands. The fighting left four U S soldiers dead and 11 wounded, with two enemy troops killed and seven captured. Reinforcements and air support helped drive off the communist force, part of a three action clash that killed about 150 enemy troops.
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Saigon
U.S
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Dak To
Associated Press
John Lengel
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
London
Paris
Switzerland
Que Son
Hanoi
186Th Light Infantry
First Air Cavalry
da Nang
First Infantry Division
Gold Rush Accelerates Across European Gold Markets
In London and Western Europe a bullion rush drives demand for gold shares amid fears over the pound and dollar value. The Swiss bank acts to halt forward sales while France signals renewed cashing of dollars for gold. U.S. Iraq— wait.
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London
Europe
Johannesburg
U.S
London Stock Exchange
Treasury seeks calm as gold rush tests dollar defense
U S officials report calm in Washington as Europe’s gold buying surge tests the dollar. Treasury aides reiterate President Johnson’s pledge to defend the dollar, urge quick passage of the income tax surcharge, and rely on gold reserves to weather the speculative move.
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Washington
Europe
Treasury Department
Johnson
U. S
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Great Britain
Fowler
United Kingdom
Federal Reserve Board
Texas White House
Tornado Strikes Huntsville Alabama City
A tornado hit a section of Huntsville Alabama on Friday causing injuries and severe damage according to police. The UPI report notes local emergency crews responding to the disaster and assessing structural impacts.
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Huntsville
Ala
UPI
Nuclear Vessel Savannah springs a leak near New Jersey
The Savannah, the world’s first nuclear powered merchant ship, developed a leak in its reactor cooling coils off New Jersey. The ship limped to New York harbor under tug escort with auxiliary power, and officials said no radioactive material escaped. The reactor was shut down for overhaul.
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Washington
UPI
Savannah
New Jersey
New York Harbor
Maritime Administration
Tearful reunion as Vietnam soldier returns home
Pfc. John Guinn, 23, believed dead, arrived at Tri-City airport to a 350-strong crowd. His mother Blanche, who had buried him in a funeral, fainted on seeing him and later rode home for belated Thanksgiving. Guinn recalled knowing Pfc. Quinn Tichenor, thought buried Tuesday, and described training with him at Fort Polk.
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John W. Guinn
Elizabethton
Tenn
Seatte
Vietnam
John Guinn
Tri-City
Blanche Guinn
Hep
James Quillen
R-Tenn
Isi
Army
Guinn
Pfc
Quinn Tichenor
Louisville
Seattle
McChord
Tacoma
Tichenor
Fort Polk
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
John
West Derby election swings Tory gains after devaluation
In the Derby area West Derby reversed Labour gains, Conservative James Scott Hopkins winning 16 319 votes to 5 284 for Robin Corbett with Liberal Aza Pinney taking 5 696. The loss widens Labour’s House majority and signals potential national fallout for Wilson.
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Derby
England
Wilson
West Derby
London
Daily Mail
James Scott Hopkins
House of Commons
Robin Corbett
Corbett
Aza Pinney
Aidan Crawley
Labor
Britain
Four Rescued After Snowbound Crash In Colorado
Four people were airlifted to safety by an air force helicopter after a plane was forced down Thursday by a snowstorm in the Cumbres Pass region of extreme southwestern Colorado.
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Conejol
Colo
Greece and Turkey Accept NATO Mediation on Cyprus
The Associated Press reports Greece and Turkey have accepted First Secretary General Manlio Brosio’s offer to mediate their Cyprus dispute. NATO concerns rise as a Soviet fleet strengthens in the area. Cyrus Vance seeks to avert conflict while U S envoys urge restraint.
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Greece
Turkey
Manlio Brosio
Eee
Cyprus
Brussels
U.S
Nicosia
Lebanon
State Department
Canada
Vance
Athens
Ankara
Johnson
New York
Jose Roiz-Bennett
U.N
Carbon monoxide tragedy at crowded Kansas City parking garage
Four children died after inhaling fumes as cars left a packed three story garage during a Christmas lights ceremony in Kansas City. Firefighters treated victims at the scene. two children were hospitalized for further care.
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Kansas City
Brian Murphy
Timothy Murphy
Seville
Spain
Swedes Expel Russell Tribunal Official Schoenman
Ralph Schoenman, U.S. secretary of the Russell tribunal in Roskilde Denmark, was expelled from Sweden after two days in police custody. He arrived without a passport and was stopped at several European airports while trying to reach the meeting addressing alleged U.S. war crimes in Vietnam.
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Stockholm
Ralph Schoenman
U.S
Roskilde
Denmark
Sweden
Frijday
Schoenman
Copenhagen
Helsinki
Hamburg
Amsterdam
Bertrand Russell
Vietnam
Woman's Clothes Tested by Rivalry Says Chuckle
A light column notes that fashion woes come from rivalries among women with humor about wardrobe clashes and social frictions. The brief uses playful tone to poke fun at fashionable missteps and social outfits.
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By Louis Nevin
Hill
U.S. Command
Fort Knox
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de Gaulle
Belgium
Italy
Cedenee Eeeseetes
Marion
State Wien
Soldier
By Ken Clark
Anthony Barber
Civil Air Patrol
Albu‘querque
Denver
Hawthorne
Calif
John Stewart
Stewart
Frank Porter
Chagrin Falls
Ohio
Fran Houston
Green Bay
Wis
Porter
Miss Houston
University of Denver
Cyrus Vance
Federal Aviation Agency
Flight Service Center
CAP
Sister City
Hong Kong
Russell
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