03 Dec 1966
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1966
Page
1
Six U S supersonic jet bombers were downed over North Viet Nam on Friday with all 11 fliers aboard missing or presumed dead or captured. The loss marked the second heaviest single day for aircraft and followed reports of U S troop movements into the Mekong Delta.
The United States detonated a 350 ton TNT equivalent underground charge 2700 feet beneath the Tum Tum salt dome near Hattiesburg Mississippi as part of a test of a decoupled sneaking method. Officials said no radiation was detected and the seismograph showed activity with observers noting a glow from a site instrument rather than the blast. The test could influence future treaties and detection methods for underground explosions.
Several thousand pro Communist Chinese rioters attack Macao City Hall and government house. Police clash with demonstrators injuring police and many, as tear gas fails in the wind. Pro Beijing crowds shout Mao quotes and demand action against colonial officials.
A bitter cold day shattered date records nationwide as storms eased. Snowfalls reached 52 inches near Lakes Erie and Ontario while Syracuse saw 3 inches. Morning lows dipped in Washington to 19 and New York City to 17 as freezing weather covered the North South and Southwest.
The Enterprise Sunday recounts a generation that fought in the largest war in history and now faces altered dreams and lives. It reflects on how the conflict reshaped their hopes and identities as they reach middle age.
President Johnson and Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz inspect the Amistad Dam upstream from Ciudad Acuna and Del Rio. He urges regional cooperation, linking North and South American development to strengthen ties for decades to come.
Berkeley nonstudents, living in shabby apartments around the campus, rally amid campus protests and call themselves part of the community though not registered. Mario Savio and others lead protests against Navy recruiters while administration and Gov elect Reagan view them as outsiders. The group operates its own coffee houses and its Berkeley Barb weekly.
Six year study of 3,500 men by Dr. Meyer Friedman finds type A personalities more prone to heart disease than type B, even with controls. Type A traits include ambition, efficiency, and competitive drive. type B shows relaxed mediocrity. Results challenge smoking, exercise, and diet as sole causes.
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