Red China Opens Door to United Nations Seat
AP report notes a 47 47 General Assembly split over admitting Red China with a possible two thirds vote. Diplomats consider Peking could win a straight majority if supporters rally next year, aided by Indonesia’s absence last March and past British recognition in 1950. US remains sole big power opposing admission.
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Atmit
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de Imsoes
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Red France
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Britain
Soviet Union
Space Chief Help Foils Teen Hijacker On Jetliner
Cape Kenny Fla AP a teen attempted to hijack a Gulf of Mexico jetliner 100 miles from New Orleans. Thomas Robinson 16 aimed to go to Cuba carrying two guns as space industry experts aboard the Gemini program helped assess craft for the United States next mission. He fired into the lounge floor then stood for minutes before surrendering.
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Gulf of Mexico
Thomas Robinson
Cuba
New Orleans
United States
Paul
Nauta
C. Haake
Seabrook
Brownsville
Tex
Haake
Haney
Robinson
Han
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Ak Cause
Gfooter
Volverin Robinson
Government to release 200000 tons of copper stockpile
The U S government plans to release at least 200000 tons of copper from its stockpile to curb price rises and ease a world copper shortage. Secretary of Defense McNamara announced the plan after talks with copper companies. Additional measures include export controls, a curb on copper scrap, and higher margins to limit speculation. The stockpile stands at 810000 tons with a 35000 ton reserve above war needs.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
Kennecott Cleary
Defense
Sala
London
New York
McNamara
Tana Mara
New York Commodity Exchange
Pnge
Penny a Soldier Killed In Last Week Of War
Washington AP reports Private John F. Brennan of Brad dock Pennsylvania was killed by grenade wounds Monday during a search and destroy mission near Pleiku in Vietnam. Brennan, 24, drafted in 1963, served with the Army's 1st Cavalry Airmobile Division and was slated to return home this week.
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Washington
John F. Brennan
Braddock
Viet Nam
Plei Ku
Defense Department
Brennan
Army
Ee Cavalry
Kus-A minor skirmish in the battle of the sexes
In Erie a four year old boy walked to the grocery with a dollar for his mother when girls aged four to six seized the money with intent to buy candy. Detectives McCurdy and Snider arrested the girls within ten minutes and returned the money to the victim.
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Erie
Charles McCurdy
Michael Snider
The
Fair Sex
Vicim
Kidnapped Boy Safe After $45000 Ransom Paid
In Tacoma a one year old boy, son of a wholesale grocery executive, was kidnapped by two men and held for nine hours before being released unharmed after a $45,000 ransom was paid by Charles Hyde Sr. The sheriff announced details at a news conference, with FBI help, and said the search end was official.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tatoma
Jack Berry
Charles Hyde Jr
Berry
Charles Hyde Sr
West Coast Grocery Co
Two Car Crashes Leave One Man Hurt In Fair Condition
A man, 47 year old George Tomer, remains in fair condition at Corry Memorial Hospital with severe facial lacerations and shoulder injuries after a one car crash four miles west of Spartansburg on Route 77. His car struck a bridge abutment, damage estimated at 2600 dollars. A second crash near Union City involved 19 year old Joseph Hornick whose vehicle skidded off Route 8 into a creek. he crawled out of a window and escaped injury with about 300 dollars in damage.
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Corry Memorial Hospital
George Tomer
Spartansburg
Tomer
Corry Hospital
Hays Ambulance Service
Buffalo
N. Y
Samuel Antrim
Corry
Pitt
Titusville
Union City
Joseph Hornick
John Hornick
Columbus Avenue
Hornick
Fire kills man in Petrinis Hotel in Trafford
Police say 69 year old William Hinkle died in a hotel fire at the Petrinis Hotel in Trafford Westmoreland County. Firefighters found him in his third story room after the blaze began yesterday. His body was recovered by responding crews.
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Trafford
William Hinkle
Pétrinis
Westmorelad County
Hinkle
Ist Cavalry Suffers Worst Riddling In War To Date
In Ia Drang Valley, American Cavalrymen claim at least 200 North Vietnamese killed after a Communist ambush. The 1st Cavalry Division reportedly suffered its heaviest losses of the war with one company nearly wiped out and other units badly damaged.
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Pleiku
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ia Drang
Viet Nam
Saigon
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Vamertcan
Snow and Snowbound Benders Spark Erie Streets
Slick roads after the first real snow trigger a string of fender benders across Erie with minor damage reported. Emory Coates of Corry reported his daughter Nora Darlene missing from school but she soon called to explain a ride with a friend caused a delay. Notable crashes include Brian Staples, 18, of Northwest Street losing control on Wayne Street and a two car crash at North Center and Bond Streets causing about $110 in damage.
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R. D
Corry
Coates
Nora Darlene
Brian M. Staples
Northwest Street
Wayne Street
Staples
Statea
North Center
Bond Streets
John M. Madison
Grand Street
Joseph F. Lesko
Erie
Heroism cited for Wash ington PA lieutenant in Vietnam action
Pennsylvania legislature lauded Aerene Marm of Washington for heroism in Nam. Marm, leader of the 2nd Platoon Alpha team, was wounded in the neck but charged a Communist machine gun bunker on Shi Pong Mountain. He smuggled explosives and grenades, destroying the nest and killing 18 enemies, according to House and Senate reports.
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Pennsylvania
Washington, Pa
Shi Pong Mountain
Nam
Marm
Alpha Sonar
Sen- Pe
Marinn
Strike Could Halt Phantom Jets and Delay Gemini Launches
St Louis AP report says 11,000 machinists at McDonnell reject contract, risking a midnight strike that would halt Phantom jet production used in Vietnam and could delay Gemini 6 and 7 launches planned from Cape Kennedy. Workers at Cape Kennedy already accepted, but local actions may join. NASA says effects depend on strike extent.
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Navy
Air Force
Marines
Viet Nam
McDonnell
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Cape
William Rollins
District 9
Corry Leads County with Massive Voter Turnout
Erie County records show Corry residents produced the highest turnout in the November 2 election with 80.22 percent on machine count, rising to 82.16 percent after 43 absentee ballots. City races for mayor school board and council plus a swimming pool question spurred strong participation.
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Erie
Corry
City of
Corey
Wallace, Former VP Henry A Wallace Dies at 77
Henry A Wallace, former vice president from 1941 to 1945, died in Danbury Hospital at 77 after months of illness. He had been hospitalized at NIH in Washington and returned to South Salem before his death, with arterial sclerosis named as the cause. He had led a controversial public career shaping New Deal policies and ran for president in 1948 as a Progressive.
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Danbury, Conn
Henry A. Wallace
Danbury Hospital
Wallace
National Institute of Health
Washington
South Salem
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Big City
Harry S.truman
Truman
Roosevelt
Communist Party
Four Children Die In Fire In Garfield Section
In Pitts burgh a second blaze left four children and one adult homeless after a third floor apartment fire trapped three sisters and their brother. Raymond Sanders Jr., 3, Pau 1, Mary 5, and Carol Ann 4 died of smoke inhalation at St. Francis Hospital. Fire officials cited smoke as the cause and noted hospital treatment for another victim.
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Garfield
Raymond Sanders Jr
Pau
Mary
Carol Ann
St. Francis Hospital
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