Hostages Rescued as Rebels Fight Back in Stanleyville
White mercenaries freed 155 to 160 hostages in the Dingila Bambili area about 110 miles northeast of Buta, mainly Belgians. Rebels pressed Stanleyville. a fourth American missionary William McChesney was killed, and a fifth Mary Baker remained in rebel territory. Belgian paratroopers who rescued 1,500 to 1,700 whites returned to Brussels. US permission to extend the operation was denied.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Leopoldville
the Congo
Stanleyville
William McChesney
Phoenix
Ariz
Congo
Bambili
Dingila
Buta
Bunia
Paulis
Brussels
Charles Laurent
Warmer Weather Expected Across Arkansas This Week
The Associated Press reports a warm spell following bitter cold with temperatures rising above freezing in northern areas. Forecasters predict Wednesday highs from 54 to 64 degrees and overnight lows between 28 and 38. A low pressure system over Colorado could bring rain by Thursday and Monday highs ranged from 29 in Memphis to 42 in Texarkana with lows of 15 to 24.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Colorado
Memphis
Texarkana
Gilbert
Fayetteville
Weather Affected Arkansas and Louisiana Forecast
Arkansas clears tonight with lows 28 to 38 and Wednesday brings increasing clouds and a high 54 to 64. Louisiana stays fair tonight and warms, with lows 28 to 32 and Wednesday partly cloudy highs 56 to 62.
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Arkansas
Fordyce Insurance Executive Dies In Fire At Lanumark
Richard Banks, 52, an insurance executive in Fordyce, died of suffocation on the second floor of his three story home, which burned in about an hour. Firefighters Roy Moseley Ray Pierce and Hal Morgan were injured lightly as the home, a Fordyce landmark built in 1914, was destroyed. Banks’ wife and mother escaped. The blaze origin remains undisclosed.
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Fordyce
Ark
Richard Banks
Fordyce Insurance
Banks
Carlton Mays
Roy Moseley
Ray Pierce
Hal Morgan
A. B. Banks
South Arkansas
Jack Wood
Banks’ Insurance Business
Fordyceast
Fordyce Main Street
Wirtz Seeks End to Rail Dispute as Talks Continue
Secretary of Labor Wirtz again seeks to narrow a wage gap between three shop craft unions and the railroad industry. He notes the difference is less than 10 cents an hour on a proposed three year contract. If talks fail a nationwide strike threat could reemerge. The unions seek about one more dollar per year, while the industry offers 27 cents an hour over three years as urged by a presidential emergency board. The unions are the IAM IBEW and the Sheet Metal Workers International Association all AFL CIO.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Chicago
International Association of Machinists
International Brotherhood _ of Electrical Workers
The
Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association
Afl-Cio
Enue
Faubus
State Commission On Coordination of Higher Education Finance
University of Arkansas
Revenue Stabilization Act
Cambodian Aid to Viet Cong Alleged by Defense Ministry
The South Vietnamese Defense Ministry accused Cambodian troops and 100 gun boats of aiding Viet Cong guerrillas in two border attacks near Chau Doc Province. A patrol within 100 yards of the border was hit, killing three and wounding one as mortar fire struck from across the border. Cambodian boats later attacked a Vietnamese outpost, killing one soldier. Prince Norodom Sihanouk said talks with the United States would begin December 7 in New Delhi to discuss halting aggression, frontier issues, and U.S. aid, with Cambodia threatening to sever relations if attacked again. An American pilot parachuted safely after a single-engine jet crash northeast of Saigon.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Chau Doc
Phnom Penh
Norodom Sihanouk
New Delhi
India
United States
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Sihanouk
Soviet Space Vehicle Is In Trouble
Soviet space probe Zond 2, launched from a satellite, shows power output about 50 percent below expectations and may fail to return Mars data. The craft joins the U.S. Mariner 4 on the Mars mission as observers note earlier Soviet probes, Zond 1 and others, faced unannounced failures.
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Henry S. Bradsher
Moscow
Mars
Earth
Tass
Venus
U Thant seeks end to UN funding clash with major powers
Secretary General U Thant met with U S and Soviet delegates along with UK and French envoys to avert a U N financing crisis as the 112-nation General Assembly prepares to open. Key figures included Adlai Stevenson, Nikolai Fedorenko, Lord Caradon, and Roger Seydoux amid talks on postponement or quick adjournment.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U.N
General Assembly
Thant
Assembly
World Organization
U.S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Lord Caradon
Roger Seydoux
Carlos Sosa-Rodriguez
Venezuela
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
LBJ Weighs Escalation With War Leaders in Washington
President Johnson meets with top advisers including Maxwell D. Taylor to decide on possible air strikes against Communist supply lines in Laos or North Vietnam. Rusk McNamara and others join Taylor in briefing before the White House session. No dramatic policy shift expected.
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Washington
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
South
Viet Nam
Laos
Taylor
U.S
Saigon
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
White House
Kennedy Will Speak To Kiwanians In Pine Bluff Hotel
William H Kennedy Jr executive VP and director of National Bank of Commerce Pine Bluff Arkansas will address Kiwanis Club luncheon at Rufus Garrett Hotel He is Pine Bluff native Hendrix College graduate director of Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce Pine Bluff Chamber of Commerce former director of Industrial and Area Development Arkansas Power and Light Larry Kinard to introduce the speaker
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William H. Kennedy Jr
National Bank of Commerce
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Kiwanis Club
Rufus Garrett
Kennedy
Hendrix College
Conway
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce
Faubus Eyes Forward Step on Arkansas Budget
Gov. Faubus told the Legislative Council that general revenue requests for the coming biennium exceed optimistic tax estimates by about 6 million annually. He floated a “step forward” vision, urged consideration of policy over mere budgets, and outlined proposed general revenue needs, including a $1,000 raise for teachers and funding boosts for higher education, while warning against crippling cuts.
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Little Rock
Orval E. Faubus
Legislative Council
Council
Arkansas
Faubus
Star witness Reynolds testifies in Baker case inquiry
Don B. Reynolds appeared before the Senate Rules Committee in a closed session and agreed to disclose to the senators matters not previously discussed with aides. The witness was accompanied by Sen. John J. Williams and lawyer James Fitzgerald while the panel postponed public hearings.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Don B. Reynolds
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Hugh Alexander
Committee Council
Reynolds
Alexander
Baker
Kennedy- Johnson
John J. Williams
R-Del
Washington
James Fitzgerald
Seven Killed in Baltimore Fire
Seven siblings died in a East Baltimore house fire. Police arrested the husband Kenneth A. Smith 38 at a bar about five hours later on arson allegations. A gasoline can was found in the home and a 15 year old survivor said he was pushed back inside. Mrs Smith and four children survived.
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Baltimore
Kenneth A. Smith
Smith
Marian
West Germany to Cut Wheat Price with Market Aid Offer
West Germany proposed lowering wheat price from 3.20 to 2.99 dollars per bushel starting July 1967 if the Common Market pays 525 million dollars to farmers over three years to offset losses. France's Edgar Pisani urged starting discussions as reactions were cool at Brussels amid price standardization talks. The plan falls short of the commission proposal of 2.91 dollars and 140 million first-year compensation, with Germany seeking 175 million annually for three years.
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Brussels
Belgium
West Germany
Record cold grips Southland with a frosty start
Arctic air sent temperatures plummeting across the Southland and the eastern states. Tampa set a December 1 low of 33 degrees, while Columbus 7, Nashville 17, and Raleigh 15 marked new record mins. Morning lows reached 12 below at Pellston and 7 below at Marquette County Airport. Key West stood at 61 as snow fell in parts of New York. Florida citrus growers welcomed the freeze with temps near or below freezing across northern and central areas.
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Associated Press
Southland
Rockies
Mercury
Tampa
Fla
Columbus
Ohio
Nashville
Pellston
Mich
Marquette County
Key West
New York State
Rochester
Syracuse
Buffalo
Adirondacks
Boonville
Adirondack
New York City
Florida
Diaz Ordaz Inaugurated Mexico's 13th President
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz was inaugurated in Mexico City as the 13th president under the 1917 constitution. The six year term begins December 1, 1970, with ceremonies attended by delegations from at least 24 countries and a crowd surpassing 100000 at the national palace parade.
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Jaime Plenn
Mexico City
UPI
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Mexico
Diaz Ordaz
National Peace of Fine Arts Theatre
Alfonso Martinez Dominguez
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Federal Senate
Chamber of Deputies
National Palace
Needy Families Register for El Dorado Christmas Aid
Needy families may apply for the Salvation Army Christmas program at 420 S. Washington Ave on December 7 9 for white applicants and December 8 9 for Negro applicants. Birth certificates required. Jr Charity League volunteers will assist. committee includes Roscoe Walker Mrs Joe Walk George Coleman and others.
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Salvation Army
S. Washington Ave
A. V. Beebe
Beebe
Jr Charity League
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Laurent
Antoine Saintraint
Man
Lanumark
LBJ
William Kennedy
Comptroller’s Office
Winston Churchill
Hyde Park Gate
London
Bee Ui Incw
Baker Case
Six-Nation Bloc
Edgar Pisani
France
Common Market
Werner Schwarz
Lopez Mateos
Pedregal
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