Rhodesia Talks Extend as Wilson and Smith Seek End to Rebellion
Britain gives Rhodesia’s Ian Smith and his cabinet more time to review a working document agreed with Prime Minister Harold Wilson. The plan aims at a transition led by a British governor and a mixed government, with majority rule for Africans and restored sanctions discussion if rejected.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Harold Wilson
Smith
Salisbury
Mediterranean
London
Commonwealth Committee On
Rhodesia
U.N
Wilson
Britain
United Nations
South Africa
Humphrey Gibbs
1000 Trucks Destroyed In Air Attacks
Washington reports a Pentagon source says US planes destroyed well over 1,000 North Vietnamese trucks in a five month period of day and night operations. The count implies about 1,050 trucks if an average of seven were knocked out daily. Gen. John P. McConnell noted 530 communist vehicles were damaged or destroyed in a prior bombing phase.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Air Force
John P. McConnell
South
Viet Nam
Crumbling French Roads Strain Vietnamese War Effort
South Viet Nam faces failing roads built by the French in the 1920s and 1930s. Heavy traffic from trucks and tanks wears main streets in Saigon and routes like Route 4 erode under rains. Viet Cong attacks at night disrupt food supplies by blowing bridges on this vital link.
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MYTHO
South Viet Nam
Saigon
My Tho
Mekong River
Thant Says U S Turned Down Viet Nam Talks in 1964 65
Thant told Newsweek that from September 1964 to January 1965 he pressed with Adlai Stevenson to arrange peace talks with North Viet Nam, but Washington refused fearing a rumored meeting would topple the Sai gon regime. Johnson sent a congratulatory letter to Thant after his re election. The State Department said no immediate comment on the interview.
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United Nations, N.Y
Johnson
U Thant
U.N
Thant
Newsweek Magazine
Washington
North Viet Nam
Saigon
State Department
Newsweek
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
iThant
Viet Nam
Emmet John Hughes
Adlai E. Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
United States
Rangoon
Burma
Department
Elements Blast Areas In West
Gale driven rain and freezing drizzle hit the Pacific Northwest and Midwest causing hazardous driving warnings. Heavy snow on Mount Hood closed a secondary Oregon ski route, winds over 120 mph near coast, flooding on the Coquille River, I-5 snowbound, foot of snow in the region, and an eight hour blackout in Salamanca New York leaving 260 homes without heat.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Mount Hood
U.S. Coast Guard
Coquille
Interstate 5
Weather Bureau
California
Wisconsin
Michigan
Indiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Iowa
Illinois
New York
Salamanca
Buffalo
Allegany
Wyoming
Warming Trend Forecast After Bitter NC Cold Snap
North Carolina faces a warming trend after a two day cold spell that produced a record low at Raleigh Durham Airport of 19 degrees. Other lows included 18 at Sunday morning and 19 to 29 across cities like Asheville Charlotte Greensboro Wilmington. Clouds spread with rain or drizzle expected in the mountains by late today and statewide by Tuesday.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Raleigh - Durham
Asheville
Charlotte
Greensboro
Wilmington
Elizabeth City
Md. farmer posts signs to curb hunting errors
Farmer Paul Phillips on the Eastern Shore posted four signs along his property road junction to prevent hunters from misidentifying targets. The signs warn shoot a deer mount a rack shoot a hog shoot back, urging caution during the deer season.
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Mardela, Md
Paul Phillips
Fragments on Identity Proof Cause Delays
The text hints at delays in verifying identities. It notes blessings in disguise but emphasizes time spent proving who someone is. The remarks reflect frustration with bureaucratic hurdles in authentication.
Just In Case Christmas Party For Incurably Ill Boy
Five year old Lance Cummings with incurable stomach cancer enjoyed an early Christmas at home with family and friends in Downingtown Pennsylvania. Deputies say doctors released him from hospital for the holiday and a community turnout powered by offers of aid from across the region.
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Downingtown
Lance Cummings
Santa Claus
Chester County Hospital
Samuel Wagner
Narvow
Walter Cummings
Texas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Cummings
Love Affair Is Alleged Charged In Wife's Death Trial Begins
Dr. Carl Coppolino faces trial in New Jersey for the strangling of neighbor Captain William Farber after his Florida murder case. The state seeks the death penalty, alleging an affair between Coppolino and Farber's wife as motive. Jury selection opens in Monmouth County as Bailey leads the defense and Keuper prosecutes.
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Freehold
N.J
Carl Coppolino
Florida
Coppolino
William E. Farer
Monmouth County Superior Court
Elvin R. Simmill
Cappolino
F. Lee Bailey
Samuel H. Sheppard
Vincent J. Keuper
Monmouth County
Keuper
Bailey
Sarasota
Fla
Carmela
Farber
FBI
Carmela Coppolino
Marjorie
Middletown Township
Flood Threat Eases As Italian Snow Isolates Alpine Villages
Snow drifts up to 30 inches isolate villages in the Apennines and Alps while Bologna and Ferrara area rivers flood. No casualties reported. The Arno in Florence remains below flood level as schools shift to emergency facilities and delta floods persist. Coastal Adriatic winds push high tides into St Mark's Square reopening past flood damage.
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Rome
Italy
Alpine
Appennine
Florence
Bologna
Po Desta
L’aquila
Appennines
Arno
Donzella Island
Adriatic
Police Put Down Jail Break Try at Multnomah Rocky Butte Jail
In Portland Oregon inmates attacked guard William Forsythe and seized two hostages at Multnomah County Rocky Butte Jail. Four inmates surrendered after two hours in an isolation corridor. Forsythe was injured and is reported recovering. Sheriff Donald Clark cited confusion over motives and noted the final steel door could only be opened from outside.
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Portland
Ore
Multnomay County
Rocky Butte
Donald Clark
William Forsythe
Forsythe
Investigations May Reveal Few Final Conclusions
Investigators suggest that while inquiries may uncover unknown details, the findings are unlikely to produce a definitive conclusion when viewed as a whole.
Radar blip warned of Pearl Harbor attack
Harrisburg man Joseph Lockard recalls the moment a radar blip on Oahu in 1941 signaled the incoming Japanese air flight toward Pearl Harbor. He spoke with Army Pvt George Elliott about plotting the echo and reporting it to Ft Shafter, noting Lt. Kermit A Tyler’s reaction and pondering if actions could have altered the outcome.
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Harrisburg
Joseph Lockard
Lockard
Oahu
Pearl Harbor
George Elliott
Ft. Shafter
Churches Criticize Vicious Attacks on Interdenominational Council
AP reports National Council of Churches leaders say underground attacks have been countered but some vicious criticism persists. The three year report notes 30 denominations issued factual material to blunt false claims amid the General Assembly in Miami Beach with about 3,000 leaders attending.
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George Cornell
Miami Beach
Fla
National Council of Churches
Council
Reuben H. Mueller
Indianapolis
Interdenominational Organization
Actress' Son Develops Meningitis
Zoltan Hargitay six year old son of actress Jayne Mansfield developed spinal meningitis while hospitalized in Thousand Oaks California for injuries from a lion attack a week earlier. Doctors said he was in satisfactory condition after two operations and the new illness was detected Sunday night. The lion attack occurred November 26 at the animal compound where Mansfield was making publicity photos.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
Zoltan Hargitay
Jayne Mansfield
Zoltan
Conejo Valley Community Hospital
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