Quintuplets Born in Magee Hospital Pittsburgh
A 22-year-old Pittsburgh schoolteacher gave birth to quintuplets at Magee Women’s Hospital, two and a half months premature. All five girls range one pound seven to 1 pound 12 ounces, with one strong and four stable. parents to name the babies after birth.
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Pittsburgh
Michael Aronson
Magee Women’s Hospital
Mrs. Greenberger
Magee
Women’s Hospitals
Aranson
D. W. Lawson
Auckland
New Zealand
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Sweden
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Two Parties Set Coalition In Germany
West Germany's Christian Democrats and Social Democrats agreed to form a coalition government in Bonn. Kiesinger, the CDU candidate, and Brandt, the SPD leader, touted a joint plan with 447 of 496 Bundestag votes, pending party approvals.
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Bonn
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
Ludwig Erhard
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Social Democrat
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kiesinger
Brandt
Socialists
Bundestag
Free Democrats
Chuckle Joke About Faithful Quarterback’s Girlfriend
A light joke asks if the quarterback’s girlfriend stayed faithful to the end, delivering a pun on constancy and sports romance in a playful tone.
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Coourtant
Rites Sunday for Accident Victim Montross 19
Services for David L. Montross 19 of North English will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the Methodist church. The casket will not be opened. He died Friday night at University Hospitals Iowa City from injuries after falling from a car fender and being run over. He was pheasant hunting near North English with students from State College of Iowa. Survivors include his mother Dorothy Montross two sisters Mrs Gary Blaylock and Anita and his maternal grandmother Amy Van Dyke. A memorial fund is established. Body at Rest's funeral home.
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North English
David L. Montross
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Montross
State College of Iowa
Abbas Hamsin ends talks with Kosygin on military matters
Field Marshal Abdel Hakim Amer of the United Arab Republic concluded four days of discussions with Premier Kosygin in Moscow on military issues.
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Moscow
Abdel Hakim Amer
United Arab Republic
Kosygin
Australia Votes as Holt Likely Wins Big Majority
Sydney based reports indicate Prime Minister Harold Holt's Liberal-Country coalition leads with about 65 of 124 seats as Labor trails with around 43. Vietnam policy and 4500 Australian troops abroad dominated the campaign and likely secured Liberal gains amid nationwide turnout of about six million.
New Zealand Vote Keeps Holyoake Led National Government
In Wellington the National Government led by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake won re election with 44 of 80 seats. The Labor party held 35 seats and the Social Credit party won its first parliamentary seat. Holyoake pledged support for the U S Vietnam stance and the government retained a three year majority with all ministers returning to office.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Keith Holyoake
National Government
Vietnam
Labor Party
Social Credit Party
Holyoake
U.S
Johnson seeks over $3 billion in federal program cuts
At his ranch Johnson announces plan to trim federal programs by more than 3 billion dollars next year. Leaders from both parties praise the move as inflationary relief and support cutting nonessential spending while noting war needs and other demands.
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Austin
Texas
Johnson
Stamps Taken in Oakdale Post Office Burglary
Burglars stole about $5,000 in stamps from the Oakdale post office Friday night. Entry was gained by forcing a door. the safe was peeled open and stamps of all denominations were taken along with $150 in ash and $124 in money orders. Federal inspectors joined local officers in the investigation.
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Iowa City
Oakdale
Johnson County
Warelea
Okay Fight For Hospital In McGregor Okay Fight For Hospital In McGregor Sparlatto The Gaul
McGregor board of directors pledged to meet state health requirements to keep the community hospital open. The state threatened license renewal for not meeting Medicare law standards and doctors had to obtain Wisconsin licenses to treat Medicare patients at Prairie du Chien.
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Mcgregor
McGregor Community Hospital
A. J. Cords of
State Board of Health
D. W. Pfieffer
Clifford Smith
Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien
The
Festina Farm Tragedy Claims 7 Year Old
Kevin M Kuennen a seven year old Festina farm boy died Friday after a tractor tipped and pinned him in a field. The accident involved his 14 year old brother who was driving the tractor. The body was taken to French funeral home in Calmar for rites.
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Festina
Kevin M. Kuennen
Luke Kuennen
Calmar
Reds in Call For Truces On Holidays
A Viet Cong broadcast monitored in London called for a Christmas truce from 7 a.m. Saigon time on Christmas Eve to 7 a.m. Dec 26 and an additional truce for New Year’s. The message specifies holiday pauses in Vietnam conflicts and was reported by AP.
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London
Vietnam
Saigon
U S Talks with Saigon on Viet Nam Cease Fire
The U S is discussing with Saigon the possibility of a Christmas and New Year cease fire in Vietnam, announced by the Texas White House on Saturday.
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Austin
U. S
Saigon
Vietnam
Texas White House
Truce Proposals Highlight Vietnam War News
The report notes a ceasefire window from 7 am Dec 31 to 7 am Jan 2 with Viet Cong not attacking. BBC confirms global monitoring from Caversham and undisclosed Middle East and Far East posts funded by Britain. A Christmas truce proposal by the U S and South Vietnam spans 30 hours from 6 pm Christmas Eve, while Viet Cong claims its own 12 hour halt from 6 pm Christmas Eve.
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British Broadcasting Corp
Caversham
London
Middle East
Far East
Paul VI
U. S
South Vietnam
Keswick Youth Dies in Crash Near What Cheer
Michael Higgins twenty of Keswick died when his car left Highway 21 near What Cheer at 11 50 p m Friday. A tire blowout caused the vehicle to roll several times striking a house. Passenger James White eighteen of What Cheer was trapped under the car and hospitalized with head and shoulder injuries. Higgins is survived by his parents Warren and ...
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the Gazette
What Cheer
Michael Higgins
Keswick
Highway 21
Powell Funeral Home
South English
Roy van Patten
van Pattens
Higgins
James Michael White
Junior White
White
Sigourney
Keokuk County
John Wallerich
Keith Bryant
Virgil Behrens
Warren Higigins
Loneliness Ends for Guy Yee as Family Joins in Detroit
Guy Yee, 39, reunites with wife Yui and children Larry 15 and Margaret 11 for Thanksgiving after 11 years apart. He fled Communist China in 1949, later joined Hong Kong and finally brought his family to Detroit, hoping the two remaining children in Canton may join later.
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Detroit
Guy Yee
Yee
Yui
Larry
Margaret
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Dale Yee
Hong Kong
Canton
Carton
Dale
Yeu
Guy
Plane crash near Saigon kills 27 aboard
An air force C47 Dakota transport crashed near Tan Son Nhut airport killing 27 people, likely all military. The twin engine plane lost power shortly after takeoff en route to Pleiku, plunging into a swampy area. no ground fire detected.
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Saigon
U. S
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Air Force
End of largest Vietnam War operation marked amid Viet Cong fire
U S troops in War Zone C declare completion of the biggest operation of the Vietnam war as First Infantry Division and allied forces wind down Operation At tleboro. Communist forces continue firing on an American command post as coverage continues on page 2 column 2.
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U.S
Operation Attleboro
Russians To Try 2 Yanks In Currency Violations
Two American men Ray Wortham and Craddock Gilmour were charged with currency violations in Leningrad and will face trial in Leningrad city court. Wortham also faces a theft count for an antique bear taken from a hotel. Gilmour is not charged in that count. They have been held since October 1 and no trial date is set.
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Moscow
U.S
Ray Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Craddock Gilmour
Salt Lake City
Leningrad
Wortham
Gilmour
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