Christmas weekend traffic toll tops 571 deaths in nation
Traffic accidents over the three day Christmas weekend claim at least 571 lives, nearing the 1955 high. California records the most fatalities with 59, followed by New York 38, Michigan 35, Texas 34, and Pennsylvania 92. Several states set 12 month records amid fog rain and snow.
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New York
Michigan
Texas
Pennsylvania
Alaska
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Maine
Montana
Washington
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Oceanside
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Minois
Wisconsin
Johnsons foreign policy priority outlined for week
President Johnson elevates foreign policy, plans to review U S relations, loans, and cultural exchanges. He eyes two a month visits by chiefs of state, may appoint 15 to 20 ambassadors, and works on the State of the Union and antipoverty and education budget areas. He urges end to racial discrimination in the armed forces in a letter to Defense Secretary McNamara.
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38 Lose Lives In Pa Over Long Holiday
Fog and rain pushed the death toll during the Christmas holiday in Pennsylvania. A fire in Broad Top Huntingdon County claimed four children and their grandfather among eight fatalities. Traffic crashes added 32 deaths, the highest in three years. The period ran from Thursday to Sunday.
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High Tide in Atmosphere May Influence Weather Patterns
Montreal report cites new evidence that atmospheric tides caused by the moon and sun could affect global weather. Meteorologists Glenn W. Brier and Max A. Woodbury note the research analyzes 60 years of U.S. records and may help forecast periods of heavy rain, though not daily rainfall.
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Christmas Keepsake Born In Alnwick Family
Noel Cassie was born on Christmas 52 years ago and his daughter Carol 23 years ago. Carol now Mrs John Sergeant gave birth to a 7 pound boy this Christmas. The Sergeants consider naming the child Nicholas after the patron saint of Christmas.
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England
Noel Cassie
Carol
John Sergeant
Sergeants
Nicholas
Elderly Woman Found Murdered in Deep Well
The severely injured body of Josie Scribbner was pulled from a 12 foot well near the Scribbners' former home as police hold her 7 year old husband Floyd for questioning. Sheriff Tuggle and the county coroner said the woman was fatally struck on the head and her body was found in four pieces in about eight inches of water.
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Josie Scribbner
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Scribbners
John Tuggle
Restrictions Lifted At U. S. Base Abroad
Manila AP report says American servicemen left Clark Air Base after a weekend of Air Force restrictions following a protest rally in Angeles. About 2,000 Filipinos attended demanding U S bases removal and recalls of Ambassador Blair. No violence reported.
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United States
Philippines
Formosa
Man Killed While Fleeing Reds
An East German border escape attempt ended with a man shot by border guards at dawn. West German police reported the fatal incident, noting submachine gun fire and the man lying motionless in the snow before officials removed the body.
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U S Sub Roams Pacific Near Red China
The Defense Department confirms the Polaris submarine Daniel Boone is deployed in the far western Pacific near Asia with range toward Red China. Navy officials report the vessel is roaming offshore the Asian mainland within striking distance.
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Washington
Asia
Red China
Defense Department
Daniel Boone
Parule
Erie Men Killed When Car Crashes Into Parked Truck
Two Erie men died and a third was injured when a car rear ended a parked semitrailer near Harvester Co. The driver Marald Kwan Hidburg 21 died from crush injuries and Jhetla Sobieska 4 died from a fractured skull. Survivor Vivian Wolfe 18 treated and released for cuts and bruises. Police said the truck owned by Thomas Costello was legally parked. The crash occurred about 3 30 a m as the car struck the truck.
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Merle Wood
Vivian Wolfe
Erie
Hamot Hospital
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Charles Bowers
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Cyclone Strikes Dhanushkodi Killing Hundreds
Reports say a catastrophic cyclone and massive tidal wave killed at least 1800 to 1900 fishermen from India and Ceylon. Eyewitnesses describe bodies washing ashore and thousands marooned near the islet of Dhanushkodi in the Gulf of Mannar northeast of Ceylon.
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Youth Killed In Mysterious Police Chase On Rainbow Bridge
Frank Reynolds 20 died and Harold Bowers 17 was critically hurt after a high speed pursuit through U S and Canadian Customs on Rainbow Bridge. Police found no contraband. driver stopped once for a toll then fled back and forth between borders. The incident occurred near Greece in the Rochester suburb with no prior trouble reported for either youth.
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U. S
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U.S
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Mt. St. Mary's Hospital
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Greece
Rochester
Lebester
UN Money Feud In Crucial Stage
United Nations negotiators halted progress in a bid to avert a U.S. backed showdown over Soviet failure to pay peacekeeping assessments for Congo and Middle East missions. With the assembly meeting looming, talks stalled on electing Security Council members and resolving Indonesia and Jordan Mali rocca seat contests amid votes and informal polling debates.
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Cold Weather Eases Northern California Flood Threat
Heavy mountain snows and gusty winds lashed northern California as floods spread through Oregon and California. Colder weather slowed river rampages, permitting cleanup on the Columbia in Washington, while Idaho threat faded but St Joe California faced power loss. Red Cross reported 16,300 families hit by flood and damages hovered near a billion.
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Freedom House debunks extremism vote charge in 1964 GOP note
A Freedom House Public Affairs Committee report rejects claims that 26 million voters who backed the Republican candidate were hardcore extremists. It calls such rhetoric delugory and argues the party’s failure to oppose extremism helped defeat the GOP at the convention era.
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Historian Dean Emeritus of Columbia Dies at 80
Dr. at Carman NY, a historian and dean emeritus of Columbia College, died of a stroke Saturday. He authored the volume work History of the American People.
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New York
Carman
Columbia College
Navy jet crashes west of Luzon amid rescue effort
A U S navy attack plane from the USS Hancock crashed about 200 miles west of Luzon Island in the South China Sea. Four crewmen bailed out as fire broke out. two men were spotted in rafts. Constant air cover is maintained until rescuers reach the crew.
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South China Sea
7Th Fleet
Luzon Island
Boy shoots wife of Grimsby police chief in Ontario
A 12 year old boy shot the wife of Grimsby police Chief Aik Earle in Ontario. The incident occurred during an argument over clothing the boy wanted and led to Mrs Viola Earle being wounded in the chest. She was hospitalized and the boy was captured nearby after fleeing from the Lincoln County Juvenile Detention Home.
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Earle
Israeli Jordanian Feud Intensifies Near Central Sector
An Israeli army report says Israeli and Jordanian forces clashed twice in the central sector of the Jordan River front. No Israeli casualties or other details were reported.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Baby boom questions linger in postwar era
A fragmented discussion examines the wartime baby boom and its effects on education, employment, and population trends. It cites Corry Memorial Hospital birth figures, noting 1941–45 averages around 322 annually, rising to a peak in 1948 before tapering.
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