In Arcadia a bag of insecticide linked to child deaths
A two pound bag of parathion was found in an unlocked shed near the migrant farm family home where seven children died of poisoning. Sheriff Frank E. Cline said the bag’s appearance Wednesday and Thursday followed the death of 3-year-old Dianne, with the others dying the day before. The bag was not present during an earlier house check.
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UN Middle East talks as Security Council resumes
The United Nations and its members moved toward a new plan for a U N special representative in the Middle East as non permanent council members met to draft a resolution. Indian and Danish drafts diverge on dates and specifics, with American and Israeli preferences leaning to the Danish approach. Meantime a separate investigation followed the Richardson family poison deaths in Florida as investigators from multiple state agencies joined sheriff’s deputies.
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Vietnam War Update Faces Shifting Fronts And Draft Changes
The 1st Infantry Division HQ at Lai Khe reported 15 mortar rounds with one soldier killed and 12 wounded. South Korean forces near Ninh Hoa reportedly trapped 300 to 350 enemy troops. Thieu decreed lowering draft age to 18 with a plan to add 60,000 new personnel, mostly militiamen, boosting armed forces by about 10 percent. U.S. casualties rose last week, with 193 Americans killed and 949 wounded. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses also tallied. The Hanoi power plant strike details were unclear as air combat intensified, with 714 North Vietnamese jet losses listed to date. Lt. Robert Hickey and Lt. Jeremy Morris credited with downing a MIG21. U.S. pilots bombed Phuc Yen airbase. 10 more aircraft were damaged in revetments. Westmoreland warned of possible DMZ offensive, while the Americal Division was reactivated in Chu Lai, expanding to 26,000 troops.
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Snowbound families endure power outage across Upper Michigan
Snow Herman recalls heat from a wood furnace and hand-pumped water while thousands face candlelit dinners. Brown commutes 100 miles daily as Michigan Conservation Department foreman. Schools close, buses stalled, and the Houghton Mining Gazette delays publishings for 17 hours as editors spur two editions.
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Congress Votes on Subsidy and Military Pay Increases
The House approved a $13.25 billion Labor and Welfare bill and backed a military pay raise for 3.5 million servicemen, with a related provision to align civilian and military pay growth. The vote split 385 to 2 on the pay bill, and Senate action awaited on both measures amid related public works and hydroelectric funding negotiations.
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Air War Alexander Wiley Dies Four-Term Wisconsin Senator
Alexander Wiley aged 83 former four term U S Senator from Wisconsin and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee died in Philadelphia at a Christian Science nursing home after a fatal stroke May Kydd the cause officials said Wiley came here after illness earlier in the week His first wife May Jenkins died in 1952 He served 24 years before losing in 1962 to Gaylord Nelson the Democratic governor of Wisconsin Wiley was known as an isolationist who later supported international engagement
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Politician’s WWII shifts to UN role and peace efforts
The longtime Wisconsin attorney and congressman, a Norwegian-born figure, moved from nonintervention to backing the United Nations Charter. He chaired the Judiciary Committee in 1947 48 and led the foreign relations group during Eisenhower years. He later helped push a cabinet level Department of Peace and served as a UN delegate in 1952 53, shaping mid century international diplomacy.
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War news and labor unrest paint global and homefront strain
Observers report growing difficulty in moving supplies to the front with critical land and water routes. Dockworkers strike in London and Liverpool halts exports valued at hundreds of millions, while Ford plants suspend 109 camshaft workers’ jobs and discuss with management. Military briefing notes Viet Cong supply needs and North Vietnamese recoverability after bombing, with pontoon bridges limiting multi‑way traffic.
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Britain Egypt Likely To Restore Diplomatic Ties Soon
London reports say Britain and Egypt agreed to resume diplomatic relations broken by Nasser in 1965 over Rhodesia. An ambassador exchange could occur within a month with Sir Harold Beeley as candidate. Escalation of Israeli Egyptian clashes could jeopardize the plan.
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Shah's coronation parade honors old monarchy at Golestan Palace
Police and 7,500 troops lined an 11 mile route to the Golestan Palace where a half million shouted crowds watched the coronation coach drawn by eight white Hungarian horses. Crown Prince Reza, seven, stood with generals as the shah led Iran’s 2,513 year old throne lineage dating to Cyrus the Great.
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Auto costs dip as inventories stay tight
Costs for month fall from a typical September decline of seven tenths. Asst. Commissioner Arnold Chase cites low inventories of new and used autos and reluctance of buyers to trade in older cars. The wholesale price index rises tenths, possibly offset by upcoming figures, while basic industrial commodities climb seven tenths in three months.
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Bishop DeWitt clarifies stance on civil disobedience
The bishop condemns encouraging draft card burning and says staff may face dismissal for civil disobedience. He notes difficulty in answers about church law applicability and expects clergymen to obey presiding bishop. The diocese includes 189 churches, 125000 members, and 220 clergy.
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