Pearson Dies of Cancer: Former Canadian Leader
Ottawa AP reports Lester B Pearson, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Canadian prime minister for five years, died at his Quebec home after cancer spread to his liver. A state funeral was planned in Ottawa at Christ Church Cathedral with burial in Wakefield. Pearson’s diplomat career peaked with UN Peacekeeping work. Trudeau praised his service.
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Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Qlawa
Ottawwa
Christ Church Angelican
Wakefield
Que
Tearson
Marvon
Florida
Pearson
U.N
House of Commons
Quebec
Police corruption common in New York says commission
The New York Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption released a 21 page report concluding corruption in the NYPD is widespread and systemic from beat cop to chief inspector. It cites acceptance of unlawful gratuities as the top problem and ties corruption to organized crime and narcotics trafficking. The panel urges changes in enforcement of victimless crimes and criticizes officials for inaction.
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Anapa Commission
Price
Inday
Commission
Wedding for Gaxiola ends with sentence in armed robbery case
Superior Court Judge Lawrence Ritterband wed Michael Gaxiola and Connie Marie Velo in under 15 minutes and waived a blood test before sentencing Gaxiola to 15 years to life for an armed robbery at a West Los Angeles restaurant last April. The judge granted the unusual request after a letter from the inmate professing reform. The case raised questions about police corruption and the Knapp Commission era, with critics citing misuse of gratuities and systemic issues cited in a related report.
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Santa Monica
UPI
Superior Court
Lauerence Ritterband
Michael Gaxiola
Riktenband
Gaxiola
Connie Marie Velo
Craxiola
Los Angeles
Ridtenhand
Te Paina
Grone
U.S. Steadily Bears Down on North Vietnam Air Strikes Deepen
U S military sources report heavy raids deep into North Vietnam with ongoing losses. Communist dispatches claim Hanoi area devastation as U S forces acknowledge multiple aircraft downed, including two B 57s over Hanoi, amid talks in Paris and potential pause in bombing.
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UPS
Noh Vietnam
Liosore Bigs
Laos
Wahol Radio
Nguyen van ‘Thien
U.S
Wisworth Bunker
Frederick C
Hanoi
Npan
Germany
Drunken arrests peak during Christmas holiday in California
CHP Commissioner Walker Podinski said 2300 drunken driving arrests were made during the Christmas weekend, more than double a normal 72 hour period. He expects New Year’s weekend could set a new record with intensified patrols.
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UPS
California Highway Patrol
CHP
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Pudinski
Doctors say they can ward off epidemic in Managua
Foreign doctors report enough medical personnel and supplies in Managua to prevent a typhoid or typhus epidemic after the earthquake. Officials say meals and medicines arrive, trucks are needed for distribution, and U.S. relief leaders praise the organized plan as 20 million gallons a day of water remains available for the city.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Juan Jose Chiari
Panama
AES
Nicaraguro
O Dra
Mins
Anastasio Somoza
Col. Simmons
Dennis Bulger
U.S
8Th Combat Engineer Co
Seven GIs Lose Lives in Combat in Indochina
UPI reports the US command confirms seven American servicemen killed in Indochina last week, with four fliers shot down in Laos. The week raises total US fatalities in 1965 to 26, including 13 combat deaths since January 1, while many wounded or missing and captured. Somoza stated looters were being arrested and some shot.
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Indochina
Laos
Hanoi
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Alexander Minoyev
Tanh
Red River
U.S
Haiphong
Saigon
UPI
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Nicaragua
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Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
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