Landerman Suggests Mott Likely Bound for Same Soviet Camp
Riverside man Peter Landerman says Newcomb Mott probably was sent to the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic camp that houses foreign prisoners. He recounts prison train conditions, guards, and the secrecy that fostered dependence, noting Mott’s death by self inflicted harm on a Soviet prison train.
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Riverside
Calif
Peter Landerman
Newcomb Mott
Russia
Matt
Moscow
Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
University of California At Los Angeles
Saturday Evening Post
Big Brother
Minsk
Gleason Show Won’t Be Back Next Season
New York AP Jackie Gleason will not return to his weekly variety program next season CBS and Gleason's production company announced. CBS VP Michael Dann cited Gleason’s desire to take time to develop new concepts for future projects.
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Jackie ‘Gleason
CBS
Michael Dann
Gleason
Miami
Peekskill Productions
Dick van Dyke
Lucille Ball
Lindsay opens up on City Hall poverty work plans
Christine Mayer, assistant to the executive secretary of the Council Against Poverty, repeats Miss Thomas is a consultant in the Public Affairs Department of the CEO. Miss Thomas says most work will be as a poverty photographer, with City Hall duties when asked.
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New York
Christine Mayer
Council Against Poverty
Miss Thomas
Mrs
Lindsay
City Hall
Soviet Japan diplomat appeals for peace in Viet Nam
The article reports Shiina seeking Soviet help to arrange negotiations for a peaceful Viet Nam settlement. It notes Japan’s view that Viet Nam harms world peace, mentions Harriman discussions in Tokyo, and cites bleak prospects after Kosugin talks. Putin? No.
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Soviet Union
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Shiina
Tass
Japan
Johnson
Jemier Eisaku Sato
Harriman
Kosugin
Kremlin
Tokyo
Tegain
Moscow
Sato
Death in Soviet prison ends Mott's Arctic border case
Newcomb Mott, an American jailed in Murmansk after crossing the Soviet border, died by suicide in January 2021 while awaiting transfer. Embassy officials pursue a full investigation. U S officials criticize the harsh sentence and note prior border crossers were released. Mott, a 4F Antioch College alumnus and former salesman, faced a 14 year term set in 1965.
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Murmansk
U.S.S.R
Kirov
Moscow
Ural Mountains
Siberia
William T. Shinn Jr
Mott
Washington
United States
State Department
Boris Zolotukhin
Shinn
Matt
Antioch College
Ohio
Motts
Soviet Union
Nigeria forms two-pronged military government under Ironsi
Gen. Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi announced a two-pronged regime with himself as president and supreme commander. He named service chiefs to both councils, integrated regional military governors, and pledged no broad nationalization while urging honest investment and adherence to treaty obligations. The Balewa fate remained unknown as turmoil continued.
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Nigeria
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Air Force
Tron' Fi
Supreme Military Council
Ironsi
Federal Executive Council
Council of Ministers
Iment
Industrial leader K T Keller dies in London at 89
London AP reports K T Keller, former head of Chrysler Corp for over two decades and a pioneer in U S guided missile production, died in a London hotel at age 89 after falling ill on Friday. He arrived in London last Sunday with Detroit Institute of Arts Museum governors and trustees.
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K. T. Keller
U.S. Chrysler Corp
U.S
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Institute of Arts Museum
Keller
Keler
Chrysler Corp
U.S. Defense
George C. Marshall
United States
Soviet Union
Army Ordnance
Kaufman Thoma Keller
Mt Joy
Buick
General Motors
Walter P. Chrysler
Keller-Chrysler Association
Chrysler
E.T
Adelaide
Palmer Woods
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Richard
Robert
Frayed nerves as Johnson faces Vietnam war options
The memo notes Johnson keeping plans close to the vest while signaling possible renewed bombing of North Viet Nam. It cites forces ready to resume air strikes, Navy carriers at sea, and ongoing reconnaissance as months of uncertainty loom after a year-end lull.
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McNamara
Johnson
Viet Nam
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North Viet Nam
Congress
United States
North
Hanoi
Haiphong
South Vietam
Viet Nam Ceasefire Ebb and Escalation Report
Viet Nam fighting continued as civilians moved through crowded suburbs and gunfire chipped away at the ceasefire. Secretary Rusk warned of intensified Communist activity after the holiday period, while U S Marines and Korean forces repelled Viet Cong attacks near Tuy Hoa and Da Nang with casualties on both sides.
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Tuy Hoa
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New Zealand
Rusk
Johnson
United States
Viet Nam
World's First Global Operational Satellite System In Service Soon
Plans to launch two Tiros Operational Satellites from Cape Kennedy next month will create a global weather observation network. TOS 1 and TOS 2 will provide daily local and global cloud imagery, enabling comprehensive storm and weather data.
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Tiros
TOS
Cape Kennedy
Fla
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Radio Corp. of America
Astros-Electronics Division
Princeton
Nlj
U.S
United Nations World Meteorological Organization
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Space Sciences and Applications Office
ESSA
Weather Bureau
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Central Radio Propagation Laboratory
Tiros-Essa
Tiros 9
Earth
Spy passes 16 papers to Russians over laser and space systems
A West German scientist handed over 16 scientific papers, some British and some American, on laser and advanced space propulsion topics. The papers were not classified as secret but intended for a limited audience, and Russians believed they gained valuable information. The case involves five Russians under review for possible expulsion, with no decision yet to prosecute. The scientist reportedly received 1250 dollars from the Russians, likely subject to income tax.
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Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Michael M. Shpagin
Boris L. Sarytshev
Albert M. Kuznetzov
Cologne
Igor I. Yakovlev
Bonn
Tass
Igor S. Modnov
Modnov
Rusk Foresees Stepped Up Viet Cong Attacks
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warned of increased military activity by Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam. He noted a sustained level of terror and sabotage attacks, with large scale assaults varying but showing no decisive political change in recent weeks.
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Viet Nam
U.S. urged to comply with Geneva talks and halt bombing
The text argues that Geneva agreements require withdrawal of U.S. troops and South Vietnamese self rule while US bombing on North Vietnam ends unconditionally. It notes officials fear a major Communist attack after cease-fire limits lift and recalls the Pleiku base strike in 1965 that killed nine Americans, triggering Johnson to widen air raids.
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Democratic Republic of
North Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Scores
Johnson
Weather rundown of temperatures across the United States
Past week early afternoon readings ranged from 12 below in Fargo North Dakota to 79 above in Miami Florida. Notable values include Boston 36 clear New York City 39 partly cloudy Pittsburgh 31 cloudy Philadelphia 40 cloudy Washington 45 clear Baltimore 42 partly cloudy Cincinnati 28 cloudy Cleveland 23 cloudy Atlanta 40 cloudy St. Louis 28 cloudy Kansas City 29 partly cloudy Detroit 31 partly cloudy Minneapolis Saint Paul 9 snow Seattle 40 cloudy Denver 20 clear Los Angeles 57 clear Miami 79 partly cloudy Phoenix 50 clear San Francisco 47 clear Houston 39 rain Honolulu 72 clear Anchorage 11 clear.
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Parents refer questions to Francis Adams on son’s life question
The parents, describing Adams as an old family friend and former New York Police commissioner with a summer home near Sheffield, say there is nothing in the boy’s background to indicate he took his own life. They returned from Sharon, Connecticut hospital, where they were treated after arriving from Europe. Mrs. Mott suffered dysentery and Mr. Mott pneumonia overseas.
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Francis WH. Adams
New York City
Adams
New York
Alford
Sheffield
Europe
Fanfani Resigns as Italy’s Foreign Minister
Moro faced early trouble as Fanfani resigns on December 23 after returning from the U.N. General Assembly presidency. Critics blamed his handling of a political friend's Hanoi mission. A reshuffle speech warned Moro that success depended on yielding power to Fanfani's left wing within the Christian Democratic party.
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Fanfani
Moro
Irom
U.N. General Assembly
Hanoi
H Fanfani
Christian Democrat Party
Handicapped Mt Airy Woman Named NC Outstanding Worker 1965
Mt Airy resident Mrs. W. E. Draughn, 53, crippled for 17 years, was named North Carolina’s outstanding handicapped worker for 1965. She bakes cakes for weddings and other events from a wheelchair and drives with hand controls. The governor’s committee will present the award at its March ceremony. Also named employer of the year was R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. of Winston-Salem for handicap job placements, with Chowan Veneer Co. of Edenton as the smaller-plant winner. Dr. Walter S. Hunt of Raleigh named outstanding physician of 1965.
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Mt. Airy
North Carolina
W. E. Draughn
Associated Press
Athens
Jamess. Massenberg
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem
Massenburg
Chowan County Veneer Co. Inc
Edenton
Walter S. Hunt
Raleigh Jvill
N. C. Medical Association
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