De Gaulle insists Britain not ready for Market entry
Paris AP De Gaulle defended France against Britain's bid to join the European Common Market, saying Britain is not ready and association would not grant a voice in the community. He linked devaluation to possible return to gold standard and warned that British entry could break up the Community. He urged stronger European ties to counter U.S. power and outlined limited association status for Britain.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Britain
France
U.S
Vietnam
Middle East
Soviet Union
British Isles
Europe
Harriman Visits Bucharest Aims to Extend Peace Feelers
American roving ambassador W Averell Harriman arrived in Bucharest with a two day visit seen as extending peace feelers to Hanoi. He meets Romanian leaders to discuss easing tensions and possible steps toward reconciliation in the Vietnam conflict.
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Bucharest
UPI
W. Averell Harriman
Romania
Hanoi
Private Letter Opens Wife’s Private Mail Joke
A light humor item presents a wife explaining she opened a letter marked private though addressed to her husband. The quip plays on the irony of violating privacy for a humorous reveal.
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Sega Wei
Turks Ready to Invade Cyprus After Greek Reply
In Ankara U S envoy Cyrus Vance carried Greece's response to Turkish demand for averting a Cyprus invasion. Informants said Turkey would likely reject it as battle-ready forces gather at Mersin and Iskenderun. Vance, on his third trip, pressed for a negotiated withdrawal of non Cypriot troops with NATO and UN guarantees.
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Cyrus Vance
U.S
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Cyprus
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Iskenderun
Mediterranean
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Athens
Ihsan Sabri Caglayaneil
Manlio Brosio
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brosio
NATO
Nicosia
Jose Roiz-Bennett
U.N
Vance ‘Ook
Makarios
Friendly Kosygin Note To President Reported
Newsweek reports President Johnson received a conciliatory letter from Premier Kosygin signaling concern over worsening U S Soviet ties. The letter is seen as an invitation for high level talks, possibly with Leonid Brezhnev, and a meeting next spring is contemplated.
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New York
UPI
Newsweek
Johnson
Kosygin
U.S
Glassboro
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
King and aides map Washington protest strategy
In Fro m ore South Carolina AP reports Martin Luther King and about 80 top lieutenants map a week long, closed strategy session to plan a nonviolent civil disobedience campaign in Washington, DC next spring. They consider tent-ins before the White House and sit ins at lawmakers offices as efforts to pressure Congress to enact meaningful reforms for the poor. They anticipate recruiting 2000 volunteers from 10 sites to support the demonstrations if the poverty bill stalls.
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Frogmore
S.C
Martin Luther King
Washington, D.C
White House
King
Congress
America
Tom Offenburger
Atlanta
Washington
Offenburger
Mothers urged to require child seat belts now
Washington AP Secretary of Transportation Boyd told a national conference that mothers endanger children daily by not using seat belts in cars. He warned that a child standing or loose in the vehicle invites injury or death. Dr. William Haddon cited poor emergency services as contributing to thousands of highway deaths, especially in rural areas.
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Washington
Secretary of Transportation
Boyd
Conference of Women Community Leaders
National Highway Safety Bureau
William Haddon
U.S
Treasured Brasher Doubloon Recovered From Yale Theft
Miami insurance adjuster Richard Andrews says he retrieved the Brasher Doubloon stolen in a 1965 Yale Sterling Memorial Museum robbery. The 1787 gold coin, valued at about 100000 dollars, was recovered after four months of negotiations with thieves and involved Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co. expenses only. The coin weighs 16 grams and bears an eagle and a sunrise scene with E Pluribus Unum inscribed.
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Miami
Yale University
Richard Andrews
James A. Kennedy ,Co
New York
Ephraim Brasher
Sterling
Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co
Florida
United States
Sharp Quake Felt In Western Area
A sharp earthquake rumbled from near Denver spreading tremors across multiple states. The initial shock was felt in Laramie Wyoming 130 miles away and Pueblo Colorado 130 miles south, with additional reports in Goodland Kansas and towns along the eastern Rocky Mountain slope.
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Laramie
Wyo
Pueblo
Colo
Here
Goodland
Kan
Continental Divide
Charles Clark
Summit County
Dillon
Rocky Mountains
Loveland
Boulder
Louisville
Colorado Springs
Fort Collins
OAS Fails to Name New Top Chief Again
Washington report that the Organization of American States failed to elect a new secretary general after a second ballot among 22 ambassadors. A fresh ballot was scheduled for Wednesday.
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OAS
Washington
UPI
Organization of American States
Stamp Break for Taxpayer Asked
Washington UPI reports Rep. Chester Mize of Kansas proposes a bill to let poor taxpayers mail in income tax returns without a postage stamp. The measure aims to ease tax filing costs for low income individuals and extends to all filers if enacted.
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Washington
UPI
Chester Mize
R-Kan
North Holds Marines Off in Fierce Battles
Communist forces struck boldly in three zones of South Vietnam over Sunday and Monday, shelling U.S. positions with hundreds of mortars while Marines held ground in two fierce engagements near Con Thien and Da Nang. U.S. losses reached 25 dead and 134 wounded, with 38 enemy troops killed. four aircraft were downed.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
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Demilitarized Zone
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Dak
da Nang
Dmz
Jeathernecks
Mu Gia Pass
Laos
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Mu Gial
Panhandle
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Navy
Kontum City
Highlands
Green Beret
McCabe Defeats Mack After Crocodile Attack
In Lusaka Zambia Jimmy McCabe 56 and Tony Mack 36 were playing golf at Bancroft club when a crocodile emerged from a lake. McCabe struck the animal to death with his nine iron then won the match against Mack.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Jimmy McCabe
Bancroft Club
Tony Mack
McCabe
Mack
Pontiff Appeals To World Leaders For Peace
Vatican City AP Pope Paul VI urged world leaders to seek peace in Vietnam the Middle East and Cyprus during his noon blessing in St Peter's Square his second Sunday appearance since prostate surgery on November 4 He noted offers for negotiations in Vietnam have been refused and spoke of religious ties in Cyprus and the global missionary work begun by St Paul.
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Paul VI
Vietnam
Middle East
Cyprus
St. Peter’s ‘Square
Grant
Prelate Press
Citizen Times
Fourth Street
St. Paul
Universal Missionary
Gearhart Receives 5 Years in Counterfeiting Case
Cedar Rapids men J W Grant Jr and Lee Gearhart were sentenced after a jury convicted them of a major counterfeit operation. Judge Edward McManus imposed five years for Gearhart and ten years for Grant with sentences running concurrently. They face parole later and possible prison transfers to federal facilities.
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Ly WA
J. W
Lee) Grant, Jr
Grant
Edward J. McManus
U.S
Richaid
Lee
Dale Kueter
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Edward 3. McManus
Lee) Grant Jr
Lee Joseph Gearhart
Justice Department
Sandstone Federal Penitentiary
Minnesota
Glassroad NE
Citizen Times
Gearhart
Eighth Street SE
Waterloo
Secret Service
McManus
U.S. Board of Parole
Six Die in Alps Cable Car Plunge
ARCSA Switzerland AP reports a cable car descend from Weis shorn Mountain at 8,500 feet crashing into a precipice. All six occupants died including four Italians and two Swiss.
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Alps
Arcsa
Switzerland
Weisshorn
Gold markets ease after rush runs in Europe
European bullion markets show a pause as Paris reports renewed buying while London and Zurich see normal sales. Paris ingots reach near record turnover of about 10 tons, signaling mixed demand as the international gold pool backs the 35 dollar price. Frankfurt bankers say reserves defend the 35 per ounce rate amid pressure from sterling devaluation.
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Europe
Paris
Zurich
Middle East
U.S
Frankfurt
International Gold Pool
Belgium
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
Printer and dealer sentenced in counterfeit case
Grant and Gearhart admitted printing counterfeit money to trap a buyer who proved to be a Secret Service undercover agent. Grant aimed to secure an exclusive news story to sell to media, showing little emotion at sentencing and offering brief remarks to the judge after being asked.
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Gearhart
Secret Service
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