China Bristles Sends Nuclear Warhead Aloft
Red China denounced new nuclear arms bans and Viet Nam peace moves as it claimed to have exploded a nuclear warhead carried by a guided missile. The test, reported by New China News Agency, followed Manila talks and Johnson’s overseas trip. Officials cited Lop Nor as the test site, placing yield from 20,000 to 1,000,000 tons.
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Tokyo
Red China
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Johnson
Manila
Challand
Peking
New China News Agency
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Lop Nor
Singkiang
Fire Levels Building in Sharon
A general alarm fire swept the four story Dollar Title Building in Sharon causing damage over 200000 dollars. Five first floor shops and offices on upper floors were damaged. Several firefighters suffered smoke inhalation and were treated on site. The blaze began in a storeroom of an electrical supply company or a paint store and burned for about two hours before control.
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Sharon
Dollar Title
Francis McNeish
Johnson in Bangkok Opens Thai Visit With Royal Welcome
President Johnson and Lady Bird arrived at Bangkok's Royal Plaza after an overnight stay at Bang Saen. In a formal Saudi heart of city welcome, King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit greeted the couple as schoolchildren waved flags. Johnson, at the municipal pavilion, said the United States values relations with Thailand.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Johnson
Royal Plaza
Bang Saen
Massachusetts
Bhumibol Adulyadej
Sirikita
Johnsons
Texas
United States
Viet Nam fades as an issue in campaigns
AP survey shows most candidates in most races back the war and administration policy. Differences are minor or about credibility gaps in pronouncements, with few war opponents winning primaries. More than three dozen Senate and House candidates push “peace platforms” despite poor primary showings.
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Washington
Associated Press
Senate
House
Mass Burial For Aberfan Disaster Victims
A mass funeral commemorates 80 victims of the Aberfan catastrophe where 145 or more died after a coal waste slide buried the village school and 17 homes. Relatives carry coffins as more graves are filled and at least 50 bodies remain unrecovered.
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Aberfan
Wales
Ban On Guns Lags But Congress Still Keeps Trying
The text covers a blend of local crime and national gun control debate. A car stolen in Union City was recovered in Lyndhurst, Ohio, with two teenage suspects taken into custody. Police tie the youths to an earlier incident at Mountain's Keystone Station and note the ignition may start without a key. The article shifts to national politics, reporting Congress intends to pursue gun control legislation, focusing on handguns versus long guns, with Sen. Dodd supporting a broad bill and Sen. Hrushka opposing, amid a partisan committee vote.
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Lyndhurst
Ohio
Cleveland
Union City
Marguerite Culver
R.b. 1
Corry
Barney’s
Firestone
Lyndhhurst
Frank Carnegie
Mountain
Keystone Station
East South Street
Pennsylvania
Washington
John F. Kennedy
University of Texas
Johnson
Thomas J. Dodd
Dconn
Senate Judiciary Committee
Roman L. Hrushka
Rneb
Hruska
Dodd
Senate
Sister Rosa Freed From VC Prison After 10 Months
Sister Rosa, 64, a nun from Duc My in the Mekong Delta, was abducted by Viet Cong as a suspected spy just before Christmas. Blindfolded, she endured four days before capture, then months of forced labor, isolation, and propaganda as 22 prisoners were chained to a metal bar in a thatched hut. She faced limited prayer, no contact, and constant interrogation. She remains in captivity as details continue on Page Three.
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Duc My
Mekong Delta
Probe Case Of Mom Who Hurled Self Under Truck
In Elizabeth New Jersey police probe the deaths of three children after their mother Mrs Raymond White 24 apparently threw herself in front of a truck near Gowthals Bridge The children were found on their beds and died of drowning An foreign substance is being tested in autopsies The mother is in a mental hygiene unit under observation while the father Raymond White 26 works as a chemical operator at General Alkaline Film Corp in Lindel NJ
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Elizabeth
Gustav Brugner
Raymond White
Gowthals Bridge
Elizabeth General Hospital
General Alkaline Film Corp
Linde
Credit Bill Takes Effect April 1967 in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP Gov Scranton signed a consumer credit bill setting a 15 percent interest ceiling for most installment purchases effective April 1 1967. Retailers warned it could hurt credit sales but supporters said it protects consumers. The bill creates a Bureau of Consumer Protection and allows delinquencies of 5 percent with minimum charges. Controversy over impact prompted a return to Harrisburg for final approval.
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Harrisburg
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Rep
C.L. Schmitt
D-Westmoreland
Schmitt
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Blast Rips U S Dump In Viet Nam
A U S Army ammunition dump exploded near Long Binh 12 miles north of Saigon sending a huge fireball and shattering windows in the city. Four soldiers with light injuries were evacuated, with additional personnel reported missing as a series of blasts followed the initial explosion.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Long Binh
Allot $25,000 For Food Price Study
Texas and Massachusetts governors ordered immediate probes into rising food prices. Massachusetts Gov. Volpe allocated 25,000 emergency funds for a State Consumers Council study, Texas Gov. Connally engaged three university presidents to prepare reports. Esther Peterson praised the housewives boycott, saying it spurs smarter buying.
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New York
Texas
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
State Consumers Council
John B. Connally
Volpe
Connally
Esther Peterson
Johnson
New York City
UC Appliance Firm To Open Store In Corry
Union City company Whe Sarl Meerhoff Appliance and TV Co will open a Corry branch in about two weeks. It will stock General Electric and RCA products with full appliance, TV, and stereo lines in the former Pen Elec building on North Center Street. The firm also runs a Union City store and earlier opened a Wattsburg shop. Velma Henry and Velma Meerhoff will handle sales in Corry. Henry has over a decade in appliance sales. Also, W Averell Harriman plans to meet Pope Paul VI early next week to discuss the Manila summit and peace plans.
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Sarl Meerhoff Appliance and TV Co
Union City
Meerhoff
General Electric
RCA
Penelec
North Center Street
Meerhoff's
Wattsburg
Charles
Velma) Henry
Henry
Hammond Furniture and Appliance Co
Pope Washington
W. Averell Harriman
Pope Paul VI
Manila
State Department
Halloween prank lights up Center Square outhouse
In Waynesboro Pennsylvania teenagers decorated Center Square with an outhouse Thursday night. Police lit the structure with a red flare to warn drivers until the wooden building could be removed. About 500 teens gathered to watch as cars backed up for blocks and authorities sought the owner.
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Waynesboro
Center Square
Bank Robbery in York Sees $80,000 Stolen by Gunmen
In Yors, Pa, four employees and one customer were held at gunpoint by two men who emptied the Drovers and Mechanics National Bank vault. They fled with about 80,000 after forcing everyone to face the wall. George Wiechroth Jr and Vicchiotti offered startled reactions to the shocking incident. The robbery occurred around 2 o'clock.
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Yurs
George Wiechroth Jr
Drovers and Mechanics National Bank of York
Vicchiotti
Count 137 Cong Slam In Day-Long Engagement
South Vietnamese troops claim a day-long victory over the Viet Cong in the Mekong Delta aided by American air strikes. Three battalions with about 1,200 men, including the 42nd and 44th, reported 137 enemy killed. Viet Cong attacked rice-carrying barges near the Co Co River, sinking one escort vessel and damaging a rice barge. Mines damaged a convoy truck on Highway 44, but Vietnamese losses were light. U S B52s bombed Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam while North Vietnam air raids yielded 95 missions. one F105 Thunderchief was shot down. Continued on Page Five.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
Vietnam
U.S
Co Co
Ba Lieu
South
Viet Nam
North
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