Oil Rig Sea Gem Sinks After Collapse Killing Four
In Grimsby England the 5600 ton Sea Gem oil rig with 82 crew members sank in the North Sea after two legs buckled. Four men were killed, six missing, and 22 survivors were rescued by ships and RAF helicopters. Survivors said no explosion occurred as the rig capsized and slipped to 85 feet of water.
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Grimsby
England
Royal Air Force
John Reeson
Larry Burton
Sea Gem Cook
Ronald Farrell
Vice President Humphrey Opens Far East Mission
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey flies to the Far East to meet three presidents an emperor and a prime minister. He will attend Ferdinand Marcos’s Manila inauguration and discuss military bases and Viet Nam support with leaders in Japan Nationalist China and Korea. Secretary Rusk hosts a working lunch as Ambassador Reischauer greets him in Tokyo where he will meet Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Eisaku Sato.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Far East
Philippines
United States
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Andrews Air Force Base
Japan
China
Republic of Korea
Marcos
Manila
Humphrey
Johnson
Viet Nam
Rusk Humphrey
Dean Rusk
State Department
Northeast Asia
Tokyo
U.S
Edwin Q. Reischauer
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Eisaku Sato
National Planning Association predicts 1966 output gain of 44 billion
The National Planning Association foresees a $716 billion national output for 1966, with possible variation of up to $10 billion based on military spending. The study by Dr. Gerhard Colm and Carol Carson notes the need for a policy balancing continued growth and inflation control, and warns against drastic tax measures tied to Vietnam war spending. It also cautions that inflation and over- restraint could threaten growth or cause a boom bust. See PREDICTION, Page Two.
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Washington
National Planning Association
NPR
Johnson
NPA
Gerhard Colm
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Carol Carson
Association
Vatican seeks New Year cease-fire via Vatican diplomats
Vatican diplomats, under Pope Paul VI, reportedly pursue a New Year cease-fire in Vietnam. Indirect channels via Hungary are cited, with secret talks already touching North Vietnam through papal envoys. The pope’s Christmas plea sparked some results, and the Secretariat of State remains active after Christmas. U Thant said the pope consulted him before the appeal. See POPE, Page Two.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Viet Nam
Cambodia
Hungary
Paul
Hanoi
Budapest
Endre Hamvas
Vatican Secretariat of State
Secretariat
U.N
U Thant
New York
Thant
Desi
Pause In Air Strikes Continues in Vietnam News
Washington reports no noteworthy Hanoi reaction to the ongoing pause in U S air strikes on North Vietnam. The White House and State Department declined to reveal strategy while noting no peace soundings from Hanoi or Communist charges of truce violations.
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State Department
Hanoi
U.S
Viet Nam
Robert J. McCloskey
North Viet Nam
McCloskey
Johnson
White House
Austin
Tex
Joseph Laitin
United States
Laitin
Vatican City
Paul VI
Marines Resume Fight Near Da Nang Air Base
U S Marines killed 63 Viet Cong in scattered fighting near Da Nang air base after a Christmas truce. U S planes held off strikes on North Viet Nam for a third day, while Hanoi accused U S forces of trespassing in its air and waters.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Three Nation Control Commission
Viet Nam
Washington
United States
Vatican
Blizzard Sweeps Northwest Stranding Barges and Forcing Closures
Blizzard blasts Pacific Northwest mountains from Northern California to Washington with 120 mph gusts at Cape Disappointment. Two 325 foot barges drifted 30 to 40 miles off Oregon coast with 40 aboard, as I 5 and U S 97 closed from Weed to the state line. Blue Mountains wind toped 100 mph. airports in British Columbia shut. Sacramento floods feared as storm worsens.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
California
Oregon
Washington
Cape Disappointment
Columbia River
Mohawk
British Columbia
Sacramento
Pill That May Boost Memory Sparks Research
Berkeley scientists and researchers at the AAAS meeting discuss a promising memory enhancing pill tested on rats. The drug magnesium pemoline may boost memory formation and learning by increasing RNA production, potentially leading to a “forgettery” pill for erasing painful memories in the future.
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Berkeley
Calif
Campus
N.P. Plotnikoff
Alvin J. Glasky
Abbott Laboratories
Chicago
Lionjel N. Simon
Police May Have Giant On Hands
Nashville police think they have a giant on their hands though they halfway hope they don t find him. A two foot shoe found in a vacant field sparked the case with officers estimating a wearer about ten feet tall. Officer James Miller noted the shoe likely belongs to a non juvenile, revealing the odd mystery in Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
James Miller
Miller
Two U S Soldiers Face Court Martial After Viet Cong Release
Two U S soldiers Sgt George H Smith and Spec Claude McClure were freed by the Viet Cong and quoted as saying they would join a US campaign against the Vietnam War. They face charges for preparing and delivering to the Viet Cong documents inimical to US interests. A court martial could impose death as the maximum penalty.
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Naha
Okinawa
U. S
United States
Viet Nam
Alicannata
Atreou Mustels
Pentagon
George H. Smith
Chester
W.vaz
Spec
Claude McClure
Chattanooga
Tenn
US. Army
U.S
Phnom Penh
Dean
Ross Bardo
Norman
Armenia
Arlene
Bangkok
Clavierssa
Five Killed As Flames Level Home In SPARA Ill
Five children died Monday afternoon when a rural Eden home burned. Their mother Melvina Bardo and neighbors tried to reach them but were driven back by flames. The five room frame house was destroyed and the coroner noted the fire origin was undetermined.
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Spara, Ill
Eden
Here
Melvina Bardo
Record 720 Killed In Christmas Weekend Traffic Toll
The Associated Press reports a national disaster as 720 people died in highway accidents over a 78 hour Christmas weekend. Weather and snow across much of the nation contributed to the toll, with injuries estimated around 33,000 and travel at 11.3 billion miles.
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Associated Press
John D. Lawter
National Safety Council
Atlantic
Council
United States
Lawlor
Weather readings from Register Building station Virginia North Carolina
Virginia fair Tuesday with highs 36 to 42 in west and north areas and middle 40s in southeast. cold Tuesday night with teens in mountains and 20s elsewhere, gradual cloudiness and warming Wednesday. North Carolina mostly fair and cold Tuesday, highs 30s in mountains to near 50 along the south coast, fair Tuesday night, fair and not as cold Wednesday.
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Virginia
North Carolina
South Coast
Weather observations and 24 hour stats data
Hour by hour readings show temperature 36 at 9pm and 31 at 9pm with calm wind. Tuesday 1 am reports 28 with calm, 24 hour low 22 and high 42. Precipitation none.
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