End of South Viet Boycott Near Paris Talks
A Saigon mystery envoy in Paris signals South Vietnam will soon join the Paris peace talks led by Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky. Informants say Saigon will participate with the United States North Vietnam and the Viet Cong Front. Thieu to announce readiness in a few days.
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Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Washington
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
France Moves to Tighten Budget and Currency Rules
Premier Couve de Murville outlines a 2 billion cut in government spending to cut the deficit in half, boost exports, and curb wage and price rises as France tightens currency rules to deter capital flight. De Gaulle promises subsidy cuts and tax relief for export industries, while border searches intensify and travel bookings fall. In New Jersey, Upton Sinclair, famed muckraker and author of The Jungle, dies at 90 after a long career advocating social justice.
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Maurice Couve de Murville
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Bound Brook
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair
Somerset Valley
Here
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Halt Road Work to Aid LI Commuters Amid Rail Strike
New York city halted most road construction to assist 90,000 Long Island Rail commuters after a second day of a rain men's strike shut down service. Transportation chief Sidamon-Eristoff curtailed major road work in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan while only the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway interchange and emergency repairs were kept. Despite these measures, rush hour traffic remained heavy with six miles of gridlock on Grand Central Parkway and extra buses and taxis deployed.
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New York
Long Island Railway
New York City
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff
Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Bethpage
Grand Central Parkway
U S Marines Enter DMZ in New Vietnam Clash
U S and South Vietnamese forces crossed into the DMZ for the first time since the November 1 halt and clashed with North Vietnamese near Con Thien and Gio Linh. Reports say at least three enemy killed, Marine reinforcements deployed, and artillery and air support ongoing.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Con Thien
Gio Linh
U.S. Marine
3Rd Marine Division
Rumor to Lead New Italian Center Left Government
Italy moves toward a center-left government after Socialists agree to renew the alliance. Christian Democrat secretary Maria Rumor is seen as prospective premier, with Alessandro Pertini to return the exploratory mandate to President Giuseppe Saragat. A coalition would end two weeks of crisis and six months of political uncertainty since the Socialists left the government.
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Rome
Mariana Rumor
Christian Democratic Party
Alessandro Pertini
Chamber of Deputies
Giuseppe Saragat
Saragat
Italy
Christian Democrats
Mauro Ferri
Giovanni Leone
Polluted Air Ages You Quicker Says Report
Philadelphia AP report summarizes University of Pennsylvania study linking polluted air to faster aging and higher risk of chronic diseases. Findings urge strong tri state air pollution control commission in U counties from Wilmington to Trenton. Researchers link sulfur dioxide and nitrogen to higher deaths from intestinal cancer and arteriosclerotic heart disease.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Fels Institute of State and Local Government
Regional Conference of Elected Officials
Institute
U-county
Wilmington
Del
Trenton
Teary Reunion After Kidnapping Ends in New Orleans
Mrs Philip Maquar hugs her daughter Brenda Ann who was kidnapped from a stroller in New Orleans on November 20. The child was found in Needles California after the alleged kidnapper was injured in a car accident. Behind the reunions stands FBI Agent Robert Rightmyer of New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Needles
Calif
FBI
Robert Rightmyer
Rerun Sends Kidnapper Back To Jail
Benjamin Brady Williams, previously sentenced in 1953 on kidnapping charges, won a retrial on a legal technicality. In court yesterday the 36 year old again pleaded guilty before Judge Wallace Gourley, received the same 20 year term with credit for 15 years already served, and was sent back to the federal penitentiary to complete the sentence.
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Pittsburgh
Benjamin Brady Williams
Williams
Wallace $. Gourley
Federal Penitentiary
ICC grants interim rail freight rate hike across most routes
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 4 to 10 percent interim freight rate increase for most communities, citing rising operating costs and urgent need. Higher rates for grain iron scrap and pig iron were excluded, sticking to 3 percent and awaiting final ruling. Railroads expect about 466.2 million dollars in additional revenue.
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Washington
Unterstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Edward A. Kaier
Kaier
Merrill Lynch settles fraud case with SEC action
The Securities and Exchange Commission punished Merrill Lynch and ten executives for disclosing inside information to major investors. Merrill Lynch settled the case without admitting wrongdoing to wind up the matter. Prehearing conferences began in New York with fourteen mutual funds and big investors involved. Also, Berlin author Arnold Zweig died at 81 after a lengthy illness, according to ADN.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Merrill Lynch
Pierce, Fenner and Smith
SEC
New York City
Douglas Aircraft Co
Merrill
Berlin
Arnold Zweig
ADN
Zweig
Rescue decision looms as 78 miners trapped six days
In Mannington West Virginia rescuers and Mountaineer Coal officials weigh whether further efforts exist to reach 78 men trapped since a six day old explosion and fire. Methane gas at 7.4 percent and carbon monoxide level far above safe limits hinder ongoing efforts. President John Corcoran cautions that time is pressing though no final judgment is made yet.
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Mannington
W.va
Mountaineer Coal Co
John Corcoran
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
Corcoran
Seizure fears steer Pueblo release talks in Europe
United States officials eye two North Korea bound ships built in the Netherlands as potential leverage to win Pueblo crew freedom. Rotterdam agents monitor two fish ships as a possible bargaining chip while North Korea weighs releasing the crew to avert further tensions. In Rome, Mario Rumor was chosen as Christian Democrat premier candidate with a center-left coalition forming.
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New York
Pueblo
North Korea
Netherlands
New York Times
Washington
William Beecher
Rotterdam
United States
U.S
Dirksen Doubts Senate Action On Nuclear Pact Before Inauguration
Livingston New Jersey AP General Everett M. Dirksen said no action by the Johnson Administration to win Senate approval of the nuclear non proliferation treaty before January 20. He spoke at a St Barnabas Medical Center news conference after a hospital stay for emphysema tests and said he had spoken with President Johnson and Nixon staff since entering the hospital last Tuesday.
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Livingston, NJ
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Senate
Dirksen
St. Barnabas Medical Center
Johanson
Richard M. Nixon
New Law Ends British Racial Discrimination
Britain’s race relations act took effect amid debate over how to handle the country’s growing race issue. The Race Relations Board gains power to investigate and enforce compliance across goods, services, housing, and public facilities for Britain’s minority population. A prior Powell proposal urged stricter immigration limits and repatriation efforts.
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Britain
Race Relations Board
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