Mobutu ousts Kasavubu and seizes Congo presidency
Lt Gen Joseph D. Mobutu overthrows President Joseph Kasavubu and declares himself Congo president for five years. He names Col Leonard Mulamba to head a unity government with only two military figures and seeks parliamentary approval.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph D. Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
the Congo
Mobutu
Col
Leonard Mulamba
Evariste Kimba
Lamba
Mulamba
Sato
Thanksgiving Quiet as U S Forces Report Scattered Clashes
U S infantry battled Viet Cong in the Ia Drang Valley near Saigon while most American troops observed Thanksgiving Day without major combat. Casualties were reported as unknown for the day, with 210 enemy dead previously. Allied forces also pursued rice harvest suppression in the valley and recaptured districts in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Drang V
Capi
Tal
Ia Drang
Arpost
Hiep Duc
Thach Tru
173Rd Airborne Brigade
1St Infantry Division
Vietnamese Introduced To Holiday Dinner Turkeys
A local segment notes two 28 pound turkeys set aside for dinner as Lt. and others prepare for a holiday meal. The fragment references a small gathering and meat provisions for a community or military group.
Talking Turkey With Wounded at Castle Point Veteran Hospital
Five paraplegic Vietnamese soldiers in treatment at Castle Point Veterans Hospital in New York listen to a chef explain the fine art of turkey carving. The men, part of a recovering group, smile at the impromptu lesson in a hospital setting.
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Castle Point
N.Y
Veterans Hospital
Johnson
Iing
President Johnson Hosts Thanksgiving Dinner at Ranch
President Johnson and his family plan a quiet Thanksgiving at the Texas ranch featuring turkey and cornbread dressing. Lynda Johnson is on hand and Luci Johnson is to fly in from Washington after recovering from illness. The President appears tan and fit after sunny days on the ranch and has trimmed weight and belt size recently.
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Jack Bell
Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Lynda
Luci
Washington
Nation Pauses Amid War and Thanksgiving Observances
Amid Vietnam War tensions the nation pauses as 20 000 join a Peace in Colors march at the Army Navy game in Philadelphia. President Johnson, troubled by casualties, shares Thanksgiving dinner and urges prayer for troops, while parades roll in New York Philadelphia Detroit Pittsburgh and Toronto.
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Associated Press
Viet
Philadelphia
Johnson
Viet Nam
New York
Broadway
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Charlotte
N.C
Toronto
Canada
Explosion and fire devastate armory killing several
A gas furnace blast and ensuing fire tore through an armory injuring 60 to 75 others and killing seven including four women, one man and two children. Hospitals were overwhelmed as victims were sent to Quincy, Burlington and Iowa City for care. some remained critical at St. Joseph and University Hospital.
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Quincy
Ill
Burlington
Iowa City
R. E. Cooper
St. Joseph Hospital
University Hospital
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Galesburg
Chicago
U S Troops In Viet Nam Feast On Turkey Dinners
In Vietnam 165000 plus American soldiers shared Thanksgiving turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and sweets in foxholes and clubs amid combat risks. Lt. William Lund, 23, Minneapolis, and Lt. Henry Dumont, 25, Albany, speaking of survival after the Ia Drang Valley battle. Marines provided treats for a village of 49 children with cake.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Turkey
Saigon
South Vietnam
U. S
1St Infantry
Yecco Ae
Iki
William Lund
Minneapolis
Minn
Lund
1St Cavalry
Ia Drang Valley
1St
Henry Dumont
Albany
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Kimba
Antonio Gilate
Patrice Lumumba
Stanleyville
Aes
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Nation
John Talbott
Marilyn Chance
John Breheny
Delaheyde
James Baugher
The
National
Billy Bennett
Keokuk
Tony
Louis Besser
Kenneth Henke
Ray
Alice) Summers
Kokuk
Darrell Cooper
Carthage
Lai Khe
Jon Friend
Sunnyside
Wash
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