Disorder In Canton Prompts Return Of Purged Officials
Hong Kong papers quote travelers reporting severe civil disorder in Canton prompts Peking to reinstate purged security personnel to restore order. Reports claim government factions, Mao loyalists, and anti Mao elements engaged in clashes across several cities with casualties and heightened tensions linked to ongoing Communist power struggles.
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Canton
Hong Kong
UPL
Peking
Sing Tao Jin Pao
South China
Military Central Commission
Siuanglung
Sing Yan Jih Pan
Loyaty
Mao Tse-tung
The
Hong Kong Times
Jin
Kiangsi
Mao
Stanesi
Kwangtung
Times
China
Reqan T
Wuhan
IL8
Ataritic Energy Commission
Train Derails in Snow near Shawnee Forest South with Few Injuries
The Chicago to New Orleans Panama Limited derailed five miles south of Sarvondale in the Shawnee National Forest after midnight. About 150 passengers were aboard including 46 from Chicago, with reports varying on injuries. several travelers were hospitalized while others were examined and released. The wreck damaged tracks and several cars overturned, but most passengers remained on board as service continued to Cairo, Fulton, and elsewhere.
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Sarvondale
Central
Panama
New Orleans
Here
Wiliam B. Johnson
Southern
City
Chicago
Shawnee National Forest
Fagman
Troefors’ Hospital
O.E. Crane
Jordenderson
Louise Shapiro
Playwright Martin Plavin Dies After Fall in Carmel
AP reports Carmel mourns Martin Plavin Pulitzer novelist and playwright who died Wednesday from complications after a fall last month. The writer, known for literary works and stage plays, faced a fatal health decline following the incident.
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Carmel
Martin Plavin
Pulitzer Printing
Train Wreck Wipes Out 300 Feet of Dbl Track in Mudslide
A Great Northern Railway mail train was derailed by a mud and rock slide 344 miles south of Mooretl Wash. The slide destroyed 300 feet of double track, sending one engine and a car into Puget Sound. Engineer Eugene Kratzke of Edmonds Wash. sustained minor injuries. the remaining ten crew members were unhurt.
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Great Northern Railway
Mooretl Wash
Puget Sound
Eugene Kratzke
Edmonds, Wash
Reno slot queen nets record Reno win at Harold's Club
Mrs Anne Clarke of Vancouver, a longtime Harold's Club gambler since 1963, walked away with 13750 after a late night play at $5 machines. She says she carries 2000 in Reno money, has a history of profits though 1965 was a loss year, and uses gambling as a post illness fine.
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Reno
Nev
Anne Clirke
Larald
Alvbody
Perlenne
Harald
T Onty
Clarke
New York
Teddy Clarke
Bath
Food stamp program aids 2.6 million Americans daily
Washington reports that food stamps now support about 2.6 million needy Americans, directing nearly $1 million in purchases daily. By June 30 stamps will reach 1,200 areas in 42 states and D C, with a pilot history stretching from Eisenhower to Kennedy. The program, funded annually by Congress, teaches budgeting as recipients buy food with stamp books usable for most groceries.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Agriculture Department
Leonor K. Sullivan
D-Mo
Agriculture
Ite
Uttomer
Nan
Bus Strike for New York Demands Arc Transport Workers Union
Thousands of bus and subway workers in New York voted to strike at 4 a.m. New Year’s Day unless a new contract is reached. Leaders urged the Transit Authority to make an equitable offer. Local 100 and other speakers pushed for retirement at half pay after 20 years, signaling strong union resolve.
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New York
FAI
Aml
Shen
Tass
Transport Workers ‘Union
Iranail Authority
Daniel Gilmartin
Quake Reported Off State Coast
Berkeley AP reports UC seismographs logged an offshore quake late Wednesday night with no onshore damage. Seismologist John Filson labeled the tembler at 5.5 on the Richter scale, centered about 200 miles west of Cape Mendocino, timed near 2:39 a.m. local.
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Berkeley
Universty of
California
John Filson Sala
Tembler
Cape Mendocino
Pam
Freed Army sergeants weigh reenlistment after Vietnam captivity
Two of the three Army sergeants freed from captivity in Vietnam expressed interest in reenlistment after returning home. M. Sgt. Edward R. Johnson of Seaside California and M. Sgt. Daniel K. Pitzer of Spring Lake North Carolina said they are considering reenlistment but have not yet decided. They are regaining weight and physical strength before a final decision. The third returnee, S.-Sgt. James E. Jackson of Tatoall West Virginia, may leave the service to study medicine.
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Washington
Vietnam
Edward R. Johnson
Seaside
Calif
Daniel K. Pitzer
Spring Lake
N.C
Army
James E. Jackson
Tatoall
W.va
Father Kills Girls To Protect Them From Evil World
In Jonesboro Louisiana a father confessed to killing his four young daughters to shield them from a wicked world. Tina Charine nine Karen Hope eight Wendy four and Billy Lylvie three were slain with a 2006 caliber rifle after which Carl Clinton Watson led authorities to the bodies. Townspeople recalled his grim statements about the world and his plan to visit his mother before the killings. He died at hospital while in custody.
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Jonesboro
Tina Charine
Karen
Hope
Margaret Nerat
Wendy
Billy Lylvie
Carl Clinton Wall
Watson (Reson
E.L. Ramonds
Deserters Seek Political Asylum in Sweden
Four American sailors who deserted the U S Navy and fled to Moscow to protest the Vietnam War will seek political asylum in Sweden. The group includes Richard D Bailey John M Barilla Craig W Anderson and Michael S Sandner. They left Yokosuka Japan six weeks ago and were taken to Moscow where the Swedish committee said they appealed for help. They lack American passports but have Red Cross documents. A Moscow diplomat said they want to reach Sweden.
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Stockholm
Moscow
Sweden
Swedish Committee For
Vietnam
Richard D. Bailey
Jacksonville
Fla
John M. Barilla
Caloville
Craig W. Anderson
San Jose
Calif
Michael 4. Sandner
Mount Puesno
Yokosuka
Japan
Russia
Bomb Under Nuclear Sub Guardfish At Pearl Harbor
Navy officials disclosed that the nuclear submarine Guardfish ran aground on a reef at Pearl Harbor on Christmas. Navy divers moved the bomb before two salvage tugs freed the submarine. The device was later deemed harmless and no injuries or serious damage occurred. Authorities planned a weeklong inquiry into why the vessel grounded at the harbor entrance.
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Pearl Harbor
Kawaii
Shelley predicts rapid end to San Francisco symphony strike
Magg ie John Shelley forecasts a quick settlement of the San Francisco symphony strike that has delayed the season since November 29. Negotiators indicate a contract could be agreed in time to start concerts January 3, with auditions by a joint committee including musicians and conductor Krips. The dispute centers on artistic control of the orchestra, and leaders vow no stopgap fixes.
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San Francisco
Maggie John Shelley
Thas
San Papaneisco Symphony
Dosel Krips
Syophony Association
Phillip 5
Boone
Association
Musicians Union Local 6
Japanese allow import of North Vietnamese Parker-style pens
Tokyo officials said they will permit import of fountain pens from North Vietnam bearing a trademark identical to Parker of the United States. Parker had urged the ban, but Japan’s Finance Ministry could not conclude there was trademark infringement.
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Tokyo
Parker Pens
United States
Parker
Finance Ministry
Wheat Free Bread Mostly Not Free of Wheat in Bay Area
In San Francisco Bay Area health stores, only four of 19 brands labeled wheat free tested truly free of wheat. California Medicine notes most brands contained wheat or traces, highlighting the need for accurate labeling and full ingredient disclosure. Dr. Arthur Lielze of Samuel Merritt Hospital led the testing with two physicians, urging patients to use physician supervised wheat free recipes or bakeries.
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San Francisco
UPD
Bay Area
Arthur Lielze
Samuel Merritt Hospital
Oakland
de. Meteo
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Blir
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Gless
N.Y
Matthew Guinan
TWH
State
Payor
Deserters Eye Asylum
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