Pearl Harbor extra and radio aging in 1941
A Pearl Harbor Sunday radio bulletin driven extra sold 2000 copies as the town learned of the attack after a slow broadcast, and a 26 year reprint marks the historic image. Also notes early TV and radio evolution and a 1939 World's Fair RCA display. Later, Arkansas Supreme Court freed State Police Director Lynn A. Davis after contempt charges tied to grand jury secrecy, urging a solution to demands for confidential informant disclosure. North Vietnam reportedly holds 300 American fliers, none turncoats, per Air Force Academy official.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
the Star
Universal Radio and Television
RCA
Congress Delayed by Two Bills
Congress may adjourn by the end of next week as antipoverty and foreign aid bills loom. A meat inspection measure cleared both houses, with expected action on Social Security, postal rates, and federal pay. Conferees agreed on about 4.1 billion in spending cuts, aiming to avert payless days for government workers.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Johnson
Senate House
Frank
Bow
Chloe
Peace Corps
Agency For International Development
Office of Economic Opportunity
John Wo Msormick
Dea
Carl B. Alburt
U S Heart Transplant Fails Child Survives Hours After
Antiwar demonstrators clash with police in New York after attempts to disrupt the downtown draft induction center. Leaders blame plainclothes infiltrators, vow new tactics like dividing marchers to target up to 100 locations. Demonstrations drew 2,000 as police maintained a 2 to 1 edge. Across the country protests waned after early week bursts.
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Bob Monroe
Associated Press
NEW York
Armed Forces Induction Center
Vietnam
Heart transplant miracle in Cape Town patient hopes body accepts donor heart
AP report details Louis Washkansky in a Cape Town hospital living with a donor heart from Denise Darvall after a five hour operation. The 55-year-old patient faces infection risk yet doctors proceed, noting a landmark moment in modern medicine. A separate case in Brooklyn saw a 22-week-old infant succumb after a heart transplant from a dead baby, prompting continued efforts despite the tragedy.
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John Barbour
Grosser
Louis Washkansky
Tisue
Denise Ann Darvall
Washekansky
Washkansky
Malimonides Hospital
Brooklyn
Ayed Oly
Adrian Kan
Trowitz
Cape Town
Ordeal of Husbands Is Finding What to Give Wife Christmas
New York AP reports that husbands face a dilemma choosing Christmas gifts for wives as they receive mock modest lists from children and wives insisting on sensible, affordable options rather than lavish items. The piece notes wives may reject perfume or costly gifts, preferring practicality and budget awareness during the holiday season.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Hawaii
Santa Claus
Faubus Considers Run Against Rockefeller Over Gov Office
Former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus said he was giving thought to a 196? campaign, chiefly for governor, after noting Gov. Rockefeller faced a potential challenger. He commented on the Lynn Davis case and praised the Info ’68 TV series, noting favorable reactions from the Democratic base.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
Challener
Orval Faubus
Chamber of Commerce
Faubus
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Governor's Office
Lynn Davis
Little Rock
Democratic Party
Info
Rockefeller
Missing Class Rings at O'Fallon High
In St Louis AP report, O Fallon Technical High School seniors selecting rings in the auditorium heard a disturbance as a chair and a briefcase moved during a commotion. Jeweler Jas Munit testified a chair containing his briefcase was pulled behind the curtain. the briefcase later could not be found.
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St, Louis
O'Fallon Technical High School
Jas Munit
Hgts
Monti
State Supreme Court Orders Release of Police Director Davis
A State Supreme Court orders the release of Police Director Davis amid continuing probes. The report also details U S and Viet Cong contact attempts with the Saigon mission and UN Secretariat, with officials offering little comment. The piece ties in Vietnam war coverage, antiwar protests, and political moves at home and abroad.
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State Supreme Court
Davis
Washington
State Department
U.S
Saigon
U.N
New York City
Robert J. McCloskey
Department
Nguyen van Loc
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
U.N. Secretariat
McCloskey
Lec
Cong
United States
Closkey
Dean Rusk
Dinner for 200 in One Hour at Army Meld Kitchen
In Ithaca New York the Army demonstrated a Meld kitchen capable of preparing dinner for 200 in one hour using microwave ovens and large blenders mounted on a standard truck. A blender reportedly tosses salad for 100 in two seconds during the Natick Massachusetts developed system shown at Cornell University.
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Ithaca
N.Y
U.S. Army
Army
Food Laboratories
Natick
Mass
Cornell University
Court Leaves Main Issue Until Later
Arkansas State Police Director Lynn A Davis was freed by the Arkansas Supreme Court pending review of a contempt ruling. Davis had refused to reveal a confidential informant's name tied to gambling raids, saying disclosure could endanger the informant. Rockefeller confirmed awareness of an alleged assassination plot but declined comment. A suspect in the plot, Zakar Garoogian, was reportedly missing from a jail cell as reports of the plan circulated.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Lynn A. Davis
Wiliam J. Kirby
Pulaski County
Grand Jury
High Court
Kirby
Col. Davis
Pulaski County Grant
Cot. Davis
Rockefeller
Little Rock
Apk
Arkansas State Polles
Winthsrop Rockefeller
Arkansas Supreme Caliré
Davis
William J. Kirby
Zakar Caroogian
Saroogian
San Angelo
Tex
The
San Angelo Standard. Times
Garoogian
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Hope honors seniors and community events in town roundup
All Around Town notes seniors will collect papers Saturday and thanks to helpers for the paper drive. It also reports visits from Spl. 5 Robert Lumpkin and family, a canceled White's Chapel Christmas concert, and local graduates and trainees from Gary Job Corps and Southern State College events. Lions Auction raises 448 dollars with ham and turkey prizes, student recitals, a December 9 work day, and Can Show at Saenger Theatre proceeds to Lions Club Christmas baskets.
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Brenda Williams
Hazel Williams
Hope
Southern State College
John Berry
Magnolia
Hope High School
PRS
Saenger Theater
Lions Club Christenyis Baskets
Fulbright Sees Public Opinion Similar On Vietnam War
Memphis AP report notes Senator Fulbright at Arkansas Agricultural Council meeting saying most Arkansans share concerns over Vietnam. He criticizes policymakers as out of touch and urges stopping the slaughter, doubting prospects for a quick end to the war.
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Memphis
Sen
J. Wie Nam
Fulbright
DeArk
Arkansas
Agricultural Council of Arkansas
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Hall
Vietnam
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Los Angeles
Dow Chemical Co
John Greenlee
Johnson County
Laws
County
Arey
Robert W. Jansen
Frazier
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Ray Lawrence
Don Freel
N. B. Coleman
James Morrow
George Frazier
Guy Grigg
William H. Etter
Will ¥. Rutherford
T. ©. Porter
Jim Lockhart
Christemas
Jusic
AP News Digest
Lynne Davis
Winthrop Rockeeller
Arthur J. Goldberg
Star
Robert Lumpkin
White's Chapel Church
Gene Fore
Douglas Drake
Village Rexall Pharmacy
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Charles Burton
Gary Job Corps Center
San Marcos
Texas
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Victor Massanelli
Southern State
Hope High
Lions
Ralph Burke
Jesse Burke
DeAnn
Century Bible
Hope Methodist Church
Burke
First Methodist Church
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