Washington Denies Peking Bombing Claim
Washington denies a Peking broadcast claiming resumed bombing of North Viet Nam. President Johnson and Sen. Mansfield expect no early end to the bombing lull. Mansfield says any resumption will be a presidential decision. Aiken urges continuing air strikes unless North Viet Nam escalates fighting. See LULL, Page Two.
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Saigon
Transit Authority seeks 322000 a day fine on TWU strike
New York Authority demands 322000 a day in damages against the AFL-CIO Transport Workers Union over the week-old bus and subway strike. The bill totals 2254000 to date with further claims expected, while a jail-release proposal for leaders is rejected. Judge Geller delayed ruling on the fine.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Snow Winds Ice Across Ten States Prompt Cold Spell
The Associated Press reports record low temperatures spread from Devils Lake North Dakota to the northern Midwest as snow bands blanket about ten states from the Rockies to the Great Lakes. Afternoon temps stayed below zero along a front from Montana to Wisconsin with Minnesota possibly reaching forty below at night. Strong cold air moves east while the Deep South endures only a glancing blow. Snow totals ranged one to three inches over a wide arc toward the Great Lakes, with Michigan's Muskegon recording five inches.
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Train Trapped Between Slides In Frasijer Canyon
Canadian National train trapped between two slides in Frasijer Canyon. 140 passengers airlifted by Royal Canadian Air Force before darkness. About 40 remained aboard as helicopters and private craft shuttle passengers to buses for the trip to Vancouver.
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Soviet envoy in Hanoi hints at stronger aid not peace mission
Moscow reports Alexander Shelepin, top Soviet official, arrives in North Viet Nam and meets Ho Chi Minh. His speech signals confidence in victory for the Communist side and suggests increased support for Hanoi. Brezhnev's party leaders also travel to Mongolia as Kosygin mediates in Asia.
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Enraged customer shoots three auto salesmen in Chicago
In a West Side showroom a furious customer opened fire killing three salesmen, including Fohrman brothers, before police officer Roland Charles fatally shot the assailant with five shots to the head. The gunman also menaced two women and faced some 17 employees present in the building.
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Lorraine Douglas
Frank Flanagan
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Flanagan
Douglas Rose
Charles
York Anderson
Klan Official Attacks Committee Probers In Hearing
Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton denounced the House committee investigating un American activities as investigators who twist truth. He defied contempt citations while a subcommittee recommended action against him and other Klan leaders for failing to turn over records. Shelton accused staff of hoodwinking witnesses and said efforts to obtain his records, including bank files, were blocked.
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Godwin Inauguration Hats Spark Regency Couture Plan
Gov elect Mills E Godwin and his party plan to wear collapsible opera hats with cutaway coats at the inauguration next Saturday. Opera hats are for after 6 p.m. with white tie and tails, but beaver toppers are scarce. Richmond shops report no beavers in stock, and formal hats are unavailable. Page Two.
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Record Jobless Rate Drops to Nine-Year Low in December
Washington AP reports unemployment fell to 4.1 percent with 2.9 million unemployed as total employment rose 2.4 million to 72.7 million. Government agencies warn of shortages in defense plants and urge speedier job training, recruitment, and relocation to avert inflationary pressures amid war demands.
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Arthur M. Ross
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Johnson
Armed Services
Dominican Chief Urged To Cancel Exile Of 34
Santo Domingo reports that Armed Forces Minister Francisco J Rivera Caminero urged President Hector Garcia Godoy to reverse orders sending 34 top officers into exile abroad He says the armed forces will not accept banishment of the officers and notes he himself is included as naval attaché in Washington The scene grows tense as the OAS backs the president while Rivera Caminero disputes a coup claim and warns exile undermines military institutions and national security
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Hector Garcia-Godoy
Rivera Caminero
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Ellsworth Bunker
Organization of American States
Bunker
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Garcia-Goday
Wife's Choice: Hubby Or Dog In Divorce Court
In Chicago a housewife Estine Mattson, 68, faced a choice: her husband Paul, 71, or their Scottish terrier. After he locked her out while she visited St Louis, she kept the dog. The judge granted the divorce with Mattson choosing the dog.
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Estine Mattson
Paul
St. Louis
Hyman Feldman
Scottie
Mattson
Diplomatic Fever Signals Possible Major Events
An AP analysis notes furious diplomacy from the United States and the Soviet Union raises speculation of big events. Absences from Moscow hint high priority moves while Brezhnev tours Mongolia for talks with India and Pakistan leaders. Moscow positions to influence Vietnam and potentially outbid China for Hanoi support.
Weather readings from Register Building station summary
Partly cloudy and windy with scattered snow flurries in Virginia mountains Saturday morning. Highs in the 30s, 20s in the higher elevations. Clear and colder Saturday night into Sunday. North Carolina forecast mostly fair and colder through Sunday with highs in the 30s in the mountains, 40s in Piedmont, and 50s on the south coast.
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Downtown Weather Log Summary
The Friday report notes a 9pm temperature of 50 with barometer at 29.84 inches and SW wind 3 mph. The following hour shows 46 with 29.82 inches and calm wind. Saturday temperatures reach up to 57 with calm conditions and a 24 hour low of 42 and high of 57.
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