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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1968
Page
12
Soviet invite to Chinese Nationalist journalists sparks talks
Moscow formally invited Chinese Nationalist journalists to visit the Soviet Union on an informal basis to test better relations with Chiang Kai-shek’s government. The invitation was extended in late October by a Soviet journalist touring Formosa, and sounded to Nationalist officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Pentagon to send 12000 Army and 3000 Air Force troops to Europe
The Defense Department plans a first rotation of American forces to Europe for NATO exercises, with 12 000 Army and 3 000 Air Force personnel to depart soon for the ongoing drills spanning now and February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Post
Washington
Pentagon
Europe
NATO
Defense Department
United States
Chicago author calls for action after police riot report
Daniel Walker, 46, who led the study team for a presidential commission, urged prompt and severe action against offending police after labeling the August disorder nights as a police riot in a report criticizing Chicago police handling of bloody violence at the Democratic National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Daniel Walker
Chase Manhattan Hikes Prime Rate to 6 4 Percent
Chase Manhattan Bank increased its prime rate to 6 4 percent on Monday, lifting it from the 6 percent level set less than three weeks earlier. The move marks another round of rate hikes aimed at tightening lending costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Post
NEW York Chase Manhattan Bank
A Child's Christmas drives local toy donations
The Salvation Army asks Ka nawha Valley shoppers to donate small toys for 5,000 underprivileged children. Buy extras while shopping for your own kids and drop them in local store boxes or barrels. Cash gifts can be mailed to the Salvation Army Citadel at 901 Tennessee Ave Charleston 25902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Valley
Salvation Army
the Diamond
Stone and Thomas
Coyle’s
Penney’s
Sears
A. Wox
Montgomery Ward
Heck’s
K-Mart
Kiddie Korner
Bob Long’s
Hobby House
Laramie’s
McClung and Morgan
Sloan's Department Sore
Kresge
Ben Franklin
West Washington Street
Salvation Army Citadel
Tennessee Ave
Charleston
Talks on new Vietnamese peace conference begin
Paris United States and North Vietnam opened confidential discussions to set the first formal session of an enlarged peace conference. Cyrus R. Vance led the American side and Ha Van Lau the North Vietnamese, focusing on procedural matters such as venue attendees and translation issues rather than protests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times Service
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Hanoi
Ha van Lau
Demilitarized Zone
Death by gunshot under investigation in West Side
City detectives id a 17 year old West Side youth Richard Rose of 2415 Washington St died from a chest wound after a .22 pistol fired at the home of Mrs epiare Miller 1412 Frame. the gun reportedly fired outside before the fatal shot and the case remains under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Side
Charleston General Hospital
Jim Eplin
Richard Gordon
Richard Rose
Washington St
Rose
Epiare Miller
Gras
Eplin
City Council Approves Traffic Study Extension
City council agreed to pay 8 750 for an extension to a traffic study and spent most of the meeting on Charleston vehicular problem spots. The funds add to about 20 000 already set aside for the program to guide local improvements, with focus on railroad overpasses and underpasses per Mayor Elmer Dodson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Dodson
Airliner Crashes in Alaska Lake Killing 39 Aboard
An Alaska Airlines Wien Comsolidated twin engine propjet crashed in subzero weather near Spot sy Lake about 150 miles southwest of Anchorage. All 39 aboard perished including 34 passengers two infants and three crew. FAA and NTSB officials prepared to investigate as ground fog and 11 below zero marked the scene. The flight originated in Anchorage with a first stop at Hiliamna.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Wien
Here
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Force
George Fay
FAA
Spotsy Lake
Dhamna
Fay
Humphrey Urged Move Of Democratic Convention From Chicago
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey privately urged President Johnson and party leaders to relocate the Democratic National Convention from Chicago to Miami last August. He cited intelligence indicating trouble in Chicago and possible black power demonstrations and student disturbances, while White House officials denied knowledge of the plan. Officials worried the shift would appear a concession to agitators and embarrass Mayor Daley, a dispute amid broader preconvention conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Post
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Johnson
Chicago
Miami
Humphrey
White House
John M. Bailey
George C. Christian
Ther
Richard J. Daley
Kissinger Named National Security Aide By Nixon
President-elect Nixon designates Henry A. Kissinger of Harvard as special assistant for national security affairs with a mandate to revitalize White House and State Department planning. Richard Allen of Stanford named principal associate on the National Security Council staff, with plans to appoint a military adviser later. Lee DuBridge to be presidential science adviser, per reports.
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Carro
Kilpatrick
Washington Post
New York
Nixon
Henry A.kissinger
Harvard
White House
State Department
Kissinger
Richard V. Allen
Hoover Institution
Stanford University
National Security Council
Allen
Lee A. DuBridge
U.S
DuBridge
Christmas Cease-Fire Announced in Vietnam War Truce
The United States and the Saigon government announce a 24 hour Christmas cease-fire in Vietnam from 6 p.m. December 4 to 6 p.m. December 25 Saigon time, with refusal to observe New Year or Tet. Viet Cong had hinted a truce but offered no official notice. The 24 hour period saw 79 enemy initiated incidents during the cease-fire. In the DMZ, a U.S. recon plane came under fire, prompting American air strikes on gun positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Viet Cong
National Front
NLI
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. Reconnaisance
Moore Land Case Delayed Again in Circuit Court
In Moundsville circuit court Judge Lloyd Arnold set December 16 for another hearing on halting a land case against Gov elect Arch Moore Jr. The judge ruled guardian ad litem authority is limited to the Wells case and named several parties to be joined. William F. Wells will be represented by guardian Richard Swartling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Morgan
Moundsville
New Developments
Arch 4A
Moore Jr
Lloyd Arnold
New Martinsville
Ma Guardian Ad Litem
Don A. Barr
William F. Wells
Barr
Wells
Arnold
County Common Pleas Court
Shelley Moore
James P. Wells
Rita N. Wells
Catherine Wells
Richard K. Swartling
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Ray Peterson
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Peterson
Hiliamna Air Strip
Dick Hafer
National Transportation Safety Board
Vancouver
Canada
Bob Shanks
Kasey Warner
Fred Hartman
Security Barber Shop
George Washington High School
Shanks
J. R. Shanks
Basil Rd
Warner
George Warner
Longridge Rd
Lawrence Pierce
Hubert
Daley
Justice Department of
Henry A. Kissinger
Moore Land
Moore
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