Snow Storms Ravage East Coast With High Winds
Gale force winds up to 60 mph battered New York area as a winter storm swept the Carolinas Florida and central Alabama. The Bronx Whitestone Bridge swayed and closed with motorists abandoning cars. Tides rose about three feet floods hit Newark power outages reported. Movement of the storm began off the North Carolina coast and pounded Florida and the Carolinas with rain and tornadoes.
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Associated Press
New York
Carolinas
Florida
Alabama
Bronx- Whitestone Bridge
East River
Bronx
Queens
New Jersey
Newark
New York-New Jersey
North Carolina
Shaw
Move Started to Eradicate Leprosy
The Burmese government launches a five year plan to eradicate leprosy and reduce stigma. Burma has about 200000 known cases in a population of 25 million, with few receiving modern treatment in leprosaria run by missionaries. Lepers face social ostracism and denial of civic rights, prompting a health ministry funded effort to address the problem.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ministry of Health
Enemy helicopter shot down near Cambodian border extends conflict
An Army UH helicopter was shot down Sunday near the Cambodian border as five shelling attacks hit provincial capitals and district towns. Civilians killed and wounded. U S bombers rained 750 tons over infiltration corridors. U S Command reports 12,000 enemy soldiers killed in two foothill operations near Da Nang. U S casualties listed as 812 dead and 4,584 wounded.
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America
Air Force
Saigon
Cambodia
U.S
da Nang
Many Drugs Found Ineffective by FDA Panel
A panel of 200 scientists found many drugs tested in an FDA study to be totally ineffective. They call for relabeling more than 2,000 drugs and say labels misled about a drug’s capabilities. The two year review covers drugs on the market 1938 to 1962, with completion expected soon.
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Ralph Dighton
Associated Press
Evanston, Ol
Federal Food and Drug Administration
Robert K. Cannan
National Academy of Sciences
Cannan
FDA
Dr. Cannan
Obituaries for Hollis Goins Davies and Davidson in California
Obituary notices list Alfred Benjamin Hollis 63 a farmer and veteran of four wars dying Tuesday native to Hempstead with survivors in Patmos and Hope services at 2pm Wednesday at Herndon Funeral Chapel burial at New Hope Cemetery. James R. Goins 79 of Hope dies Tuesday survived by wife sister and brother with burial to Muskogee. Amy B Davies 72 wife of oil executive dies after heart attack and pool incident in Berkeley. Mary Davidson 82 emeritus dean of women at UC Berkeley dies in hospital after 40 years on campus.
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Alfred Benjamin Hollis
Hempstead
E.C. Hollis
Patmos
Ada Oweh
Blevins
Rosie Bryant
Hope
Aliie Shearer
Herndon Funeral Chapel
Carlton Roberts
New Hope Cemetery
Herndon
Lacey Goins
Mrs
Canty
Lonnie Goins
Alabama
Muskogee
Oklo
Herndon Funeral Home
Berkeley
Calif
Mary Davidson
University of California
Delay Granted in Trial of King Slayer
Memphis AP report says James Earl Ray's murder trial was delayed after a change of lawyers. Percy Foreman took over as chief defense, replacing Arthur Hanes who was ousted. Foreman seeks a 90 day continuance. Judge Preston Battle recessed court to consider the motion. Ray appeared for the hearing, his first public appearance since ar rival in London after being arrested by Scotland Yard.
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Memphis, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Texas
Percy Foreman
Alabama
Arthur Hanes
Ray
Foreman
Criminal Court
Preston Battle
Hanes
Battle
London
Scotland Yard
King
Peace Talks Resume Hopes Rise In Paris Debate
U S diplomats push for a resumption of Vietnam peace talks in Paris within two weeks as Saigon and Hanoi demand hard terms. Thieu would not accept NLF status, warning no equal recognition. Xuan Thuy and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh accuse Washington of stalling.
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Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
PARIS
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieuw
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
W, Averell Harriman
Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Bonn
Lodge
Thieu
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
South Vietnam
Pham Dang Lam
NLF
Ton
Thien
United States
Xuan Thuy
Tion
Nguyen Thi Binh
Thuy
Northwess
Ho Chi
Democratic Secretary Suspended Amid Party Shakeup
J P Sonny Lybrand Jr executive secretary of the state Democratic party is placed on leave with salary suspended. Charles D Matthews chairman says the party reviews post election order as Arkansas’s Democrats shift after a GOP victory. Fred Lambert Negro field worker also placed on leave. Matthews notes potential changes in party alignment and factional balance.
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Winthrop Rockefeller
Matthews
Fred Lambert
State Committee
sMatthews
Lybrand
Nixon Leaves a Big Question About His Peace Seeking Plan
Nixon, after meeting Johnson, left unclear whether he would pursue preinaugural diplomatic missions or dispatch envoys abroad. Both men hinted at further talks before January 20, with Nixon stressing that policies would be carried forward by the next administration. The scene includes White House discussions with Rusk, Clifford, Rostow, Helms, and Wheeler, and Nixon’s New York departure after four days in Florida.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
New York
Prasts Dent
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Vietnam
Nixon
Johnson
White House
Saigon
Paris
Mideast
Dean Rusk
Clark Clifford
Walt W. Rostow
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington
Key Biscayne
Fla
Dohingon
Finch
Florida
West Arkansas AME Conference Opens in Gordon Arkansas
The 85th session of the West Arkansas Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church convenes November 12 1968 at Bethel AME Gordon with Bishop Rt Rev D Ward Nichols presiding Rev R N Thomas presiding Elder and Rev W L Lomax pastor. Missionary Department meets and local welcome program tonight. The annual sermon will be delivered by Rev L T Trammell. Also notes birth and death notices for Bee Bee CME and local families.
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West Arkansas
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Bethel A.M.E. Church
Gordon
Arkansas
D. Ward Nichols
R.N. Thomas
W.L. Lomax
L. T. Trammell
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Nixons
Susan Epperson
H. H. Blanchard
Little Rock
Cornelia, Ga
Twesthy
Ester Hicks
Ballay
William Muldrow
Andrae Montez
James R. Wright
Kansas City
Kansas
Rosie Flemons
Woodrow Muldrow
Mellie Mims
Dallas
Bee Bee C.M.E
Frank Cheatum
Hot Springs
Berdie Mercer
McNab
Maggie Davis
Texarkana
Versie Lee Johnson
Summerton
Ann
Mary Smith
Stockton
A.D. Muldrew
Jackson Muldrew
Hicks Funeral Home, Inc
Mattie Hamilton
Emmet
Malvern, Arkansas
Bilers
Hempstead County
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