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Norman Swindell, former East Carolina College football captain, is missing after a duck hunting trip near Lukens Island in Neuse River. John William Foxx, 22, of New Bern, was found dead after their 12 foot skiff washed ashore. Bill Ramsey reported Foxx and Swindell took the skiff Monday and did not return to their lodge. Coast Guard boats, a helicopter, and local rescue squads searched the area. Swindell earned three football letters and helped ECU reach a 27 3 record and Tangerine Bowls in 1964 and 1965.
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New Bern
N. C
Norman Swindell
East Carolina
Coast Guard
John William Foxx
Foxx
Swindell
Lukens Island
Bill Ramsey
Fort Macon
Elizabeth City
Cherry Point
Neuse River
South River
Pressure Applied Strike Could Cut Off Ammunition
Secretary of Labor Wirtz warned that a sustained strike at the Olin Mathieson gunpowder plant in East Alton could exhaust U.S. ammunition in Vietnam. The plant, the Pentagon says, is the sole producer of gunpowder for rifles, machineguns, and 20mm shells. Wirtz urged a rapid settlement as government mediation continues amid wage and benefit talks.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
U. S
Viet Nam
Wirtz
Afl-Cio
Olin Mathieson
East Alton
Pentagon
Saltonstall Plans Retirement From U S Senate
Boston AP story notes Senator Leverett Saltonstall plans to retire at end of his current term in January 1967 after 45 years in public office. His decision triggers a GOP scramble led by Edward Brooke and John Volpe, with Democrats lining up John Collins Endicott Peabody Foster Furcolo as possible successors.
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Boston
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
U.S. Senate
Saltonstall
Senate
John F. Collins
Endicott Peabody
Foster Furcolo
Senators at Odds Over War Costs versus Domestic Programs
Senator Clifford Case urged maintaining federal outlays for education and anti poverty efforts amid rising Viet Nam costs, aligning with Robert Kennedy on not delaying domestic programs. House Republican Dirksen argued war needs justify cutting domestic spending, while Senate leader McClellan urged a moratorium on new federal programs to retrench funds.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Clifford P. Case
Viet Nam
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Case
New Jersey
Senate Appropriations Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Dirksen
South Viet Nam
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
North Little Rock
Ark
Ho Says War Is U S Aim in Viet Nam Talks
North Viet Nam leader Ho Chi Minh asserted during a Hanoi radio address that U S leaders seek war not peace. He rejected U S calls for unconditional talks as a cover for war expansion and restated his demand for U S troop withdrawal from South Viet Nam.
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Tokyo
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Paul VI
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Fed
China
Harriman Arrives in Warsaw For Vietnam Talks
U.S. ambassador at large W. Averell Harriman flew into Warsaw and met with Foreign Minister Adam Rapacki to brief Poland on U.S. views regarding Vietnam. He was joined by new U.S. ambassador John A. Gronouski and spent the night in Warsaw with no timetable given for further meetings. The international commission includes Canada and India.
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Warsaw
Poland
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Adam Rapacki
Johnson
Harriman
International Commission For Supervision and Control
Viet Nam
John A. Gronouski
Canada
India
Kohler Meets With Podgorny In Moscow Courtesy Call
U S Ambassador Foy D Kohler met for an hour with Soviet President Nikolai V Podgorny in Moscow in what a US embassy spokesman called a courtesy call The discussion reportedly touched on Viet Nam though officials did not disclose details Podgorny became president December 9 replacing Anastas Mikoyan who quit for health reasons and the meeting coincided with Hanoi talks and other Western contacts
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Moscow
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Kohler
Viet Nam
Podgorny
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Kohfer
Soviet Union
Alexander N. Shelepin
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
Warsaw
Fon
Kremlin
North Vietnam splits on cease-fire talks
An unidentified senior ICC official quoted by Far Eastern Economic Review says North Viet Nam's government is divided over opening cease-fire negotiations with Saigon and Washington. President Ho Chi Minh weighs talks but faces strong opposition from a faction backed by Red China demanding more regular troops for the war in the South.
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Hong Kong
International Control Commission For
Indochina
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Washington
Hanoi
Far Eastern Economic Review
Ho Chi Minh
Red China
Viet Nam
Peking
Alexander Shelepin
Communist Party
U.S
Shelepin
Kremlin
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U. S
U.S. peace offensive in Vietnam Gains limited reach
Washington reports a broad but cautious U S effort to pursue a peace feeler in Vietnam before the year ends. Johnson aims to exhaust all peaceful options while noting the possibility of intensified fighting if no response comes. Diplomatic maneuvering, secrecy, and potential Kremlin involvement shape the backdrop as Hanoi and Peiping react.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Johnson
Reds
Johnson Administration
Truce talks swirl as airlift of U.S. troops continues
Truce talk pervades the Vietnamese theater while the United States airlifts the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry to Pleiku amid a six day air war moratorium. Despite limited peace signals, Washington and Saigon doubt a Tet truce marks a real breakthrough as casualties mount on all sides.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
Maus Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Washington
Hawaii
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Viet Nam
Solomon Islands
John Wilson
Kannapolis
N.C
Guam
Quang Tri Province
Long An
Nine Miners Die In Redstone Colorado Explosion
Nine miners were killed in a methane gas blast at the No. 1 Dutch Creek coal mine near Redstone Colorado. The bodies were recovered from the No. 4 south tunnel. The mine, operated by Mid-Continental Coal & Coke Co., is 28 miles southeast of Glenwood Springs and 30 miles west of Aspen. All victims were married with children and lived in the Carbondale-Glenwood Springs area. Other tunnels reported no injuries.
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Redstone
Colo
Colorado
Dutch Creek
Glenwood Springs
Aspen
Crystal River Valley
Carbondale
Mid-Continental Coal & Coke Co
Chicago
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