Thant Seeks Quick Resolve On UN Finances Crisis
Secretary General U Thant convened top diplomats from the United States the Soviet Union Britain and France to avert a U N General Assembly deadlock over funding for peacekeeping. A noon meeting with Adlai Stevenson Nikolai Fedorenko Lord Caradon Roger Seydoux and others aimed to approve a routine opening and potentially delay decisions on funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Malwai
Malta
Zambia
Seven Children Die in East Baltimore Fire
Seven siblings perished in a blaze that gutted an East Baltimore home. Police arrested the husband, Kenneth A. Smith, 38, on arson suspicion after a bar arrest following a prior assault warrant. Marian Smith and four children survived. Names of the dead include Janet, Gary, Kevon, Annette, Timothy, Darlene, and Vivian. A 15-year-old survivor said a gasoline can was inside and a man watched from outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Kenneth A. Smith
Smith
Marian
Lost Colony Play Ends 1964 Run in Red
The Lost Colony outdoor drama finished its 1964 season $1,667 in the red, though overall the year was a success. Business Manager John W. Fox of Raleigh reported higher attendance, averaging 881 paid per night and a peak 1,802 on Aug 22, the largest single show in 11 years, as the Roanoke Island Historical Association opened Culture Week meetings in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Roanoke Island
The
Historical Association
North Carolina
Paul Green
North Carolina Federation of Made Chic
State Art Society
Two Killed As Train Hits Truck In North Carolina
A coal truck stalled on railroad tracks near Maxton North Carolina was hit by a train traveling two miles an hour. Both truck occupants died in the crash and emergency crews responded to the scene. The incident halted rail traffic briefly as investigators reviewed the wreck.
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Maxton
N.C
Armed Attacks by Cambodia Charged in Border Clash
South Viet Nam’s Defense Ministry charged Cambodian troops and gunboats with aiding Viet Cong guerrillas in two border attacks near Chau Doc. A patrol 100 yards from the border was struck by guerrillas aided by 100 Cambodian soldiers, with mortars killing three and wounding one. Four Cambodian patrol boats later silenced an outpost, killing one Vietnamese. Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced New Delhi talks with the United States on December 7 focusing on halting aggression, not frontier issues or aid. An American pilot aboard a single-engine fighter was safe after crashing or being shot down 33 miles northeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Chau Doc
Phnom Penh
Norodom Sihanouk
New Delhi
India
United States
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Sihanouk
Reynolds Opens New Angles in Baker Inquiry at Closed Senate Session
Star witness Don Reynolds testified before the Senate Rules Committee revealing new angles in the Bobby Baker investigation. He agreed to discuss matters previously avoided with aides and was accompanied by Senator John J. Williams and James Fitzgerald. Reynolds linked Baker and Philadelphia politician Matthew H. McCloskey to a reported $25 000 payoff to the Kennedy Johnson fund, a point tied to a Sept. 1 Senate speech.
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Washington
Don B. Reynolds
Bobby Baker
Senate Rules Committee
Hugh Alexander
Reynolds
Alexander
Baker
Tess
Elect
Oakve
John J. Williams
James Fitzgerald
Williams
Senate
Matthew H. McCloskey
Philadelphia
Kennedy-Johnson Fund
Durham Policeman Shot While On Patrol
Durham police officer B. L. Rogers 29 was shot in the chest during an early morning patrol after stopping at Ervin Oil Co. He reached his car and called for help before being taken to Duke Hospital in satisfactory condition. Rogers described the shooter as a slender white man in khaki, age mid-30s, who fled on foot as bloodhounds searched.
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Durham
N.C
Durham City
B. L. Rogers
D. M. Mitchell
Rogers
Ervin Oil Co
Mitchell
Duke Hospital
Johnson Meets Advisers on Viet Nam War Decisions
President Johnson conferred with top military and diplomatic advisers including Ambassador Maxwell Taylor to consider expanding the war in South Viet Nam. Talks touched on air strikes against Laos and North Viet Nam supply bases while officials stress secrecy and political factors behind any action.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
South
Viet Nam
Laos
Taylor
U.S
Saigon
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
White House
North
Record Cold Hits the Southland Across Regions
The Associated Press reports an arctic air outbreak across the Southland and beyond, with Tampa reaching a record low for December 1 of 33 degrees and other capitals posting frigid readings. Florida citrus benefited as cold temps firmed fruit. meanwhile heavy NW winds and widespread snow hit areas from the northern Rockies to New England.
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Associated Press
Southland
Rockies
Tampa, Fla
Pellston
Marquette County
Mich
Key West
Fla
New York State
Rochester
Syracuse
Buffalo
Adirondacks
Boonville
Adirondack
New York City
Florida
North Carp
Caesars Head
Myrtle Beach
New England
Mercenaries Rescue 160 Rebel Hostages in Congo action
White mercenaries freed from 155 to 160 rebel hostages in a cotton region about 260 miles north of Stanleyville. A fourth American missionary was reported slain, and most hostages freed were Belgian. Rescue reduced whites still held by rebels to about 250. no further details.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Leopoldville
The
Congo
Tanleyville
Stanleyville
William McChesney
Phoenix
Ariz
World Wide Evangelical Crusade
Wamba
Aet
Bala Cynwyd
and Bambili
Tern Congo
aleSee
Leopold- Deenbil
Dingila
Onl
Buta
Bunia
Paulis
Brussels
Charles Laurent
Mariner 4 Leads Mars Flight In Interplanetary Race
U S spacecraft Mariner 4 travels at 7226 miles an hour toward Mars two days ahead of the Soviet Zond 2 probe. Mariner aims for Mars vicinity by July 14 with a midcourse maneuver planned to refine its trajectory, while officials note Zond 2 could alter speeds or payloads.
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Dial Torgerson
Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Mariner 4
Mars
Mariner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Robert J. Parks
Soviet Scientiss
Earth
Zond
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Fort Fisher
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Red China
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Columbus
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Tenn
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Stanley
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Laurent
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