U S Troops Kill 231 Communists Near Michelin Plantation
U S 1st Infantry Division reported 231 Viet Cong killed in fierce weekend fighting near the Michelin rubber plantation 40 miles northwest of Saigon. B52 bombers struck central highlands and near the Cambodian border as Marine forces near Qui Nhon reported 26 Viet Cong killed and 12 suspects held. The division described a brutal battle with grenades rigged to trees and heavy enemy fire amid jungle advances.
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Viet Nam
U.S
1St Infantry Division
Michelin Rubber Plantation
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Central Highlands
Michelin Plantation
Qui Nhon
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Air Force
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Michelin
Jefferson City council defers tree burning ban amid protests
City officials tabled Bill No. 100 after complaints about burning trees and timber in eastern Jefferson City. Council members asked for revisions as neighbors reported smoke affecting homes and clothing. Other ordinances were read. one would ban parking on Atchison Street, while two more concern street work and traffic stops.
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Four Area Liquor Licenses Suspended in Mid Missouri
Glennon T. Moran of the state Department of Liquor Control suspended four mid Missouri licenses. Pop's General Store Camdenon package license 15 days starting Jan. 3 for sale to a minor. Friendly Tavern Versailles 5 percent license 3 days starting Jan. 3 for not maintaining a closed place. Jones Sales Inc Rolla package license 15 days starting Jan. 3 for sale to a minor. Top Hat Lounge Rolla 5 percent license 15 days starting Dec. 20 for sale to a minor.
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Pop's General Store
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Friendly Tavern
Versailles
Jones Sales, Inc
Rolla
Top Hat Lounge
Missouri Banker Protest Over State Deposits Rate Hike
Missouri bankers flooded State Treasurer Morris's switchboard after the Federal Reserve raised time deposit rates from 4 to 5 percent. About 94 million dollars state funds in Missouri banks face roughly 1.4 million more annual interest. Morris seeks legal opinion on waiving 30 day notice before funds can be returned to the treasury, with reinvestment planned in U.S. treasury notes or bonds.
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M. E. Morris
Federal Reserve Board
Morris
Treasury
Atty
Norman H. Anderson
U.S. Treasury
U.S
Hale Boggs Visits Sydney During Five Day Australia Tour
Representative Hale Boggs, Democrat of Louisiana and House majority whip, arrives in Sydney for a five day visit as part of his tour with the joint congressional economic committee.
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Australia
Reutters
Hale Bogg
Bogg
House
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
More Military Base Closings Set
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced planned closing or cutback of 149 domestic bases in 39 states and the District of Columbia and 23 bases in 10 foreign countries to save 410 million dollars. The economy move targets overseas entries and 126 installations.
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Chicago Tribune Press Service
Washington—Defense Sect
Robert S. McNamara
District of Counry
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De Gaulle Poised to Stay in Race Despite Setback
Reuters reports May lead sources indicating President Charles de Gaulle will remain in the presidential race after a first ballot split. He captured 44 percent against Francois Mitterrand's 32 percent, setting up a Dec 19 second ballot as parties reassess strategy amid ongoing soul-searching.
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Francois Mitterrand
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Center Party
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Degaulle
Camden paper mill scare ends after 12 hour threat
Camden Ark described as a paper mill city spent Saturday night and Sunday evacuating about 1 000 residents. a 32 car derailment sparked a fire and an empty tank car exploded. fumes from tetraethyl prompted evacuations while crews fought the blaze until mid Sunday afternoon.
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Cotton Belt Railroad
G. B. Cole
U S Navy Ignores Ocean Depths with Polaris Missile Test
The United States achieved a notable space age milestone as astronauts Borman and Lovell aboard the submarine Benjamin Franklin watched a Polaris A-3 missile launch 30 miles east of Cape Kennedy. The 31 foot missile flew 2,875 miles over the Atlantic after surfacing from 26 feet depth. Lovell photographed the event while Borman piloted the craft during the unprecedented test drifting in the Atlantic.
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Chicago Tribune Press Service
Houston
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Navy
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Lovell
Atlantic Ocean
Col. Borman
Air Force
L. Gordon Cooper
Charles Conrad
Franklin
Atlantic
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McCone Commission Warns of Possible Future Los Angeles Riots
The McCone Commission reports the summer riots still pose a serious danger to LA with potential for far worse violence if unchecked. It cites job shortages, inadequate schooling for Black youths, and police resentment as fueling factors and urges costly programs to prevent a repeat of six days of destruction that killed 34 and caused 40 million in damage.
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Luna 8 Fails to Make Soft Landing on Moon
The Soviet Tass agency said Luna 8 failed at the final touchdown while other stages functioned. Signals stopped at 12 51 30 a m Moscow time, with Jodrell Bank noting near success earlier.
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England
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British Foreign Secretary in Moscow Sees No Breakthrough
Michael Stewart told Parliament after his Moscow trip that there is no sign North Vietnam would negotiate if US policy changes occur. He said Russia, as Geneva co chairman, is not prepared to reconvene talks. Stewart noted NATO and nondissemination issues complicate East West talks and progress on Kosygin meets Wilson remains uncertain.
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Michael Stewart
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Stewart
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Britain
Andrey Gromyko
Alexei Kosygin
Harold Wilson
Our Nightmare in Viet Nam Third Phase Portrait
The Viet Nam war has confused observers as it shifts through three phases. Phase one in 1959–60 focused on terror and guerrilla actions. Phase two from 1961 to 1963 blended terrorism with guerrilla tactics after Diem's overthrow. Phase three becomes a three-pronged mix of terrorist, guerrilla, and conventional warfare.
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Harper and Row Publishers, Inc
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Minh
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Laos
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Two Men Sentenced in County Jail Escape and Crown Finance Robbery
In Circuit Court here on Monday, Robert Lee Todd 21 and Gary Paul Welch 23 received prison terms after pleading guilty. Todd drew two years for escaping from Cole County jail aided by a fellow inmate, while Welch got five years for the Crown Finance armed robbery with a 38 caliber revolver. Assistant Prosecutor Byron Kinder noted Welch was identified by firm staff and arrested later in Columbia.
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Crown Finance Co
Robert Lee Todd
Navy
Gary Paul Welch
James T. Riley
Todd
Jack Wegman
Wegman
Byron L. Kinder
Kinder
Welch
Kenneth Werner
Columbia
Werner
Johnson and Martin Call Discount-Rate Dispute a Judgment
President Johnson and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Martin held a two hour session after agreeing their dispute over the discount rate was a matter of judgment. The Fed had raised the rate to 4 percent from 3 3/4, drawing Johnson’s angry statement that the move should await the January budget outlook. Martin said the action would improve the flow of funds and align with the President’s goals.
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William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
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Martin
Associated Press
Chicago Tribune Press Service
Johnson City
Tex
William Mec. Martin
Federal Reserve System
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R Ncadhouse
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Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles Schultze
Gardner Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Ruling on Liquor ID Fees Prompts Fund Shift
Oregon Attorney General Norman Anderson ruled that the 1.50 liquor ID card fee must go into the General Revenue Fund, not a special liquor department fund. The Legislature had intended the fee to fund the program’s costs, with reallocation needed to cover administration.
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General Revenue Fund
State Treasury
Atty
Norman H. Anderson
Eugene P. Walsh
Liquor Department
William B. Waters
D-Liberty
Haskell Holman
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