U Thant Wins Second UN Term After Unity Vote
United Nations secretary general U Thant secured a unanimous General Assembly vote for a second five year term. He pledged personal effort toward peace in Viet Nam, while expressing disappointment over stalled peace talks. He urged hope for a broader halt in hostilities during holidays as a step toward meaningful negotiations.
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United Nations
N.Y
General Assembly
U Thant
Viet Nam
Powell Ordered to Pay Toward Judgment in Defamation Case
New York State Supreme Court Justice Joseph Eurust ordered Rep. Adam Clayton Powell to pay 60 dollars weekly toward a 164000 dollar judgment owed to Harlem widow Father James who Powell called a bag woman. Powell has four contempt findings totaling up to a year and 60 days in jail and is appealing the criminal contempt order. The weekly payment would take about 53 years to satisfy the judgment.
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New York
Supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Joseph Erust
James
Powell
Henry Williams
New York State
Trucks Collide North of Erie
Two trucks collided on highway K146 about 8:25 a.m. two miles north of Erie. Minor damage reported with no injuries. Vehicles involved were a 1961 IHC owned by Smith Bros. of Stark driven by Gerald Machine and a 1963 GMC owned and driven by Ralph Decker of Junction City. Damage estimated at $60 and $75 respectively. Decker's truck veered into a ditch. its hauling ditching machine was not damaged.
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Erie
Here
IHC
Smith Bros
Stark
Gerald Machine
GMC
Ralph Decker
Junction City R. 2
George Neely
Machine
Decker
Neely
Intercepted Letter About Eating Fish
A brief note suggests people eat fish because they like it, signed by the writer as Yours. The fragment hints at a casual observation rather than a formal report or statement from a public figure.
Nuclear blast tests underground in Mississippi salt dome
The United States detonated a 350 ton TNT equivalent underground nuclear device at 7 15 am in the Tatum salt dome near Hattiesburg Mississippi to test detectability by seismographs as part of potential underground test ban ratification. Officials said results would take six to twelve hours to confirm seismic disturbance and shock waves.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
United States
Mississippi
Atomic Energy Commission
Tatum Salt Dome
South
United Fund Gauge Stalls at Key Milestones
A gauge shows the United Fund raising only partial progress with targets at 20 000 17 500 15 000 7 500 5 000 and 2 500 indicated as stalled. The visualization suggests slow donor response and fundraising delays across the campaign.
Weather outlook for Kansas mainly cloudy with light precipitation
Area forecast calls for partly to mostly cloudy skies with light rain in the west and possible freezing drizzle in the east. Tonight will be cold with lows in the 20s, Sunday highs in the 30s, and a slight temperate rise expected but still chilly. Top daytime temps range near 30 to the east and mid 30s to mid 40s in the northwest.
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Topeka
Kansas
Olathe
Liberal
Hill City
Abilene
Pittsburg
Vandals Cut Tires Of Student's Car
Fred Dicks and his son Tom reported to police that a tire on Tom Dicks car was cut in six places while parked at school. Officers found another tire damaged and noted prior similar incidents.
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Fred Dicks
Tom
Gretchen
Tribune Phone Contact For Carrier Reachability
Instruction to contact Tribune by phone with a fallback number HE 1-3400 after 6 p.m. If the carrier cannot be reached, use the provided line to reach the Tribune.
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Tribune
Six Bombers Down as 11 Fliers Are Lost
Six U.S. supersonic jet bombers were downed over North Vietnam Friday with all 11 airmen aboard listed as missing presumed dead or captured. The losses marked the war’s second heaviest one-day toll and followed reports of Viet Cong activity and a plan to move U.S. troops into the Mekong Delta within three to four weeks.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
North Viet Nam
U.S
Mekong
Nguyen Cao Ky
Police Court Totals for November and Yearly Summary
Police court bonds and fines last month amounted to 615 dollars with 766 in October, totaling 7,660 for the year to December 1. Parking meter penalties reached 417.75 dollars, near October, 4,589.75 for 11 months. November saw 1,692 parking meter tickets and 260 police-service calls. Offenses included three car thefts, nine petty larcenies and one bad check under 20 dollars. There were 31 misdemeanor arrests, no felonies, and three family calls. Intoxication arrests were three, driving while intoxicated had none. Traffic arrests: 4 running stop signs, 7 illegal parking, 2 no license, others for yield, speeding 4, careless driving 9. 16 traffic accidents, 9 fewer than October. one injury hospitalised. 17 male and 12 female drivers. 17–19 most affected, then 35–39. Patrol mileage 9,150. gasoline 942 gallons. 95 meals purchased. Animal control reports show 38 dog pickups, 0 reclaimed, 10 placed, 38 killed, 15 remaining.
Seafoods Sellers Beef It Was Fish Business On Friday
Across the nation Catholic diners began meat eating on Friday yet many seafood shops reported little change. In San Francisco lunch traffic stayed steady while Bridgeport fish venues saw mixed results. Miami area eateries flourished with fish still popular. Indianapolis orders rose. Buffalo sites saw declines but older patrons remained loyal to fish dishes.
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New York
America
Msgr
Francis Quinn
San Francisco
Connecticut
Eugene Rolari
Bridgeport
Bridgeport Fish and Chips
Miami, Fla
Miami
Indianapolis
John Rader Jr
Booth Fisheries
Buffalo
N.Y
Record-breaking cold grips nation as storms drop heavy snow
The nation endures bitter cold with new Dec 3 records in at least eight Ohio cities. Snow belts from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario dump up to 52 inches near Mayville and threaten highways. Many motorists stranded, shelters offered as storms subside.
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Associated Press
Erie
Ontario
Syracuse
N. Y
Houston
Maine
Bismarck
N.C
Zanesville
Ohio
Bemidji
Minn
Lansing
Mich
Rockford
Montpelier
Akron
Cleveland
Dayton
New York
Ripley
Westfield
Fredonia
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Mayville
Pennsylvania
New York Thruway
Silver Creek
Lake Ontario
Taillights Signal Fatal Crash Near Junction City
Werner P. Torst 23 a Ft. Riley 159th Medical Detachment member died Friday night when his car jumped railroad tracks and was struck by a box car near downtown Junction City Kansas. Police found no witnesses and believe the crash happened between 10 pm and midnight.
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Junction City
Kan
Ft. Riley
Werner P. Torst
159Th
Mary Drongrowski
Denver
Colo
Torst
Penal Budget Cuts Appeal Targets Topeka Center Plans
The $1.5 million in state penal cuts were appealed before Gov elect Docking and budget officials. Officials discussed reinstating items, including $800,000 for capital improvements, and the fate of a proposed correctional and vocational training center at Topeka funded by federal matching funds.
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PERA
Robert Docking
Charles McAtee
Topeka
Kansas
Traffic Fatalities In Topeka Log For 24 Hours
The Kansas traffic death log records 670 fatalities in the 24 hours to 9 a.m. Saturday December 4 1966, up from 609 a year earlier.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wes Henry garage fire causes light damage
Firemen were called at 1:30 p.m. to the Wes Henry residence a mile south of town on US 169. Two vehicles in the garage sustained heat damage, rafters and joists were damaged, and a windshield was broken. No one was home when the fire started. A neighbor reported the flames. Authorities said the cause involved a heat fire in the garage, with origin undetermined.
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Wes Henry
Erickson
Break-in Reported At Myers Station
A break-in at Ed Myers service station at 820 W Main was found at 6 25 a m. Loss appears light with a carton of cigarettes and two rolls of change missing. Entry was through a west window according to police.
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Ed Myers
W. Main
Hutchinson Man Learns Life Saver's Name From Wyoming Rescue
Ed Meisenheimer of Hutchinson learned the rescuer's name, Paul Zubatch of Rock Springs, after two years. Zubatch had stopped the bleeding at Half Moon Lake, Wyoming, saving Meisenheimer whose leg was later amputated. Meisenheimer plans to send a gift rod and reel.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Wyoming
Ed Meisenheimer
Rock Springs
Wyo
Paul Zubatch
Associated Press
Meisenheimer
Zubatch
Hutchinson News
Meisen
Pinedale
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