Major Red Shelling Strikes South Vietnam Bases and Towns
Communist gunners shelled at least nine population centers and military sites in South Vietnam from Monday night into Tuesday, marking a second major attack in five days. Allied forces reported light casualties and damage, with significant actions near Tri Ton An Loc Tay Ninh Ca Mau and near U.S. bases.
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Yule Moon Flight Rehearsal Snag Delays Apollo 8 Prep
CAPE KENNEDY The Apollo 8 rehearsal for the Christmas moon flight was delayed 24 hours due to a leaky gas cooler near the Saturn 5 rocket. Officials still expect to meet the December 21 launch date, with the dress rehearsal crucial before the December 16 countdown start. Washington moves to set a federal coal dust standard after 16 years of study, citing black lung as a major miner deaths risk. At least 100,000 miners are affected. The government plans to sue Mohawk Rubber Co. for failing to meet safety standards in tires under the 1966 act, signaling action against other firms if successful.
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Romania Faces Pressure Over Soviet Troop Entry
Bucharest is under heavy pressure from the Warsaw Pact to allow Soviet troops for maneuvers but has not agreed. An official said discussions continue and no decision is made.
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U.S. Destroyers Sail Into Black Sea Angering Moscow
Two U.S. destroyers the Dyess and the Turner sailed into the Black Sea off Turkey prompting new protests from Moscow. The ships glided across the sea on Monday night following a cruise that drew diplomatic complaints.
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Archbishop Shouted Down at Basildon Church Meeting
Demonstrators interrupted Archbishop Michael Ramsey as he spoke on race relations at St. Martin's church in Basildon. Police removed several men after calls of villain as Ramsey urged strengthening Britain's race relations act.
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Church of England
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Stock Demand Links With News From Paris
The New York Stock Exchange closed mixed amid active trading as gains from Parisian peace talks news faded after Saigon rejected NLFs bid for independent status. Total issues traded reached 1,587 with advances 703 and declines 688, and 126 new highs versus 10 new lows.
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Pell urges U.S. to adopt metric system nationwide
Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island urged Americans to drop the standard English measures in favor of metric. He noted Britain has converted and warned the United States and Canada are the remaining industrial nations using the English system.
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Judge orders Oshkosh State University to reinstate or charge 91 students
U S District Judge James E Doyle ruled that Oshkosh State University must reinstate or file charges at once against 91 students suspended after a campus demonstration. He said nearly all the students were denied due process when suspended without charges or hearings. The university said it would file charges.
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Rusk to Return to Rockefeller Foundation Post After State Dept Exit
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk will retire January 20 and rejoin the Rockefeller Foundation as its first distinguished fellow. The $900 million foundation will fund his projects and provide an undisclosed stipend. Rev Ralph Abernathy in Princeton plans another demonstration to influence President elect Nixon. Rockefeller and Agnew golf match ends with Rockefeller tying on a 15 foot putt as Agnew gains a rising reputation.
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Broken Promises and Honors Across Campaign Week
The chief federal judge cites a broken promise by Walker who failed to deliver a rough draft of the controversial Walker Report to the grand jury before public release. Sen Kennedy dedicates a youth center in Morgantown naming it after his slain brother Robert amid cold memory. Mrs Robb buys a surprise anniversary present in Bangkok as she awaits her husband from Vietnam. Milovan Dijilas accepts the 1969 Freedom Award in New York and plans another book criticizing communism. President Johnson to award the first Medal of Honor to the widow of Captain Riley Leroy Pitts for his Vietnam service. Miss Mach Shih of Nationalist China crowned Miss Asia 1968. AP Wirephoto.
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Nixon Names First Negro To Staff In New Administration
President elect Nixon announces the appointment of Robert J. Brown a 33 year old former policeman from High Point North Carolina to his staff to develop Black Capitalism. William Safire a 38 year old former reporter who worked as a writer during the campaign is named to a similar post in the new administration.
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