U S Ready To Talk Peace In Viet Nam
Vice President Hubert Humphrey told a Miami Beach breakfast that the United States is ready to negotiate to end the Vietnam War but will not retreat from the effort. He urged candor from the government and called on churches to press social reforms and build opinion on peace.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Hubert H. Humphrey
United States
Viet Nam
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Humphrey
America
Ace
Barracks Fire Kills 65 Turkish Soldiers in Erzurum
A nighttime blaze at a barracks in Erzurum Turkey killed 65 soldiers and wounded 27 as survivors fled for exits. Gen Fikret Esen said the fire was started by a gasoline tin exploding near a stove. Some victims were trampled while escaping. Erzurum lies about 650 miles east of Istanbul.
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Erzurum
Turkey
Fikret Esen
Istanbul
Pentagon Expected Heavier U S Casualties In Viet Nam
AP report from Washington cites Pentagon planning indicating possible 10 000 U S deaths this year and five times as many wounded with overall casualties rising. It notes 4 639 U S deaths since Jan 1 1961 and 35 538 wounded over six years, plus 1 436 deaths in accidents and noncombat causes.
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Pentagon
U.S
Viet Nam
Bob Horton Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Korea
A O Smith Plans Production Cutback
Milwaukee AP reports A O Smith Corp will shut down production due to falling GM sales. Union officials said workers will vote on a two day shutdown for 4,000 employees or a six to eight day layoff for 200 workers, with timing set for next week or the holidays.
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Milwaukee
A. O. Smith Corp
General Motors Corp
Smith Corp
Town silences musical toilets in Glenrothes
In Glenrothes Scotland the town halted the public toilets music after the Performing Rights Society ruled taped music requires a public performance license. The fee had been raised from one penny to three pennies, and the issue will be debated by the town council.
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Glenrothes
Scotland
Performing Rights’Society
Speck Trial Sites Narrowed to 22 Illinois Counties
Judge Herbert C. Paschen said 22 Illinois counties with 50 000 or more population are eligible for the Richard Speck murder trial. No site recommendations have been offered by either side. He will announce the location on December 19, noting needs for witnesses, press access, jail space and court backlogs. The list includes Adams Champaign De Kalb DuPage Kane Kankakee Knox Lake La Salle McLean McHenry Macon Madison Peoria Rock Island Tazewell St. Clair Sangamon Vermilion Whiteside Will and Winnebago.
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Chicago
Illinois
Richard Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Paschen
Circuit Court
Cook County
Adams
Champaign
de Kalb
DuPage
Kane
Kankakee
Knox
Lake
la Salle
McLean
McHenry
Macon
Madison
Peoria
Rock Island
Tazewell
St. Clair
Sangamon
Vermilion
Whiteside
Will
Winnebago
Hog Corn Ratio Drops to Two-Year Low in Chicago
An Agriculture Department report shows the corn hog price ratio at Chicago has fallen to 14.8 to 1, the lowest in more than two years. A week earlier it was 16.8 to 1 and a year ago 22.7 to 1, signaling weaker hog profitability as corn prices rise and hog prices soften.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Chicago
Department
Industrialist Named To Road Commission
Joseph F. Heil Sr., 64, was appointed to a five year term on the Milwaukee Expressway Commission by Gov. Warren P. Knowles. He succeeds Edward T. Donahue, Pabst Brewing Co. VP, who died Monday. Heil heads a Milwaukee firm bearing his name and is son of former Gov. Julius P. Heil. The five member commission directs Milwaukee expressway construction.
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Madison
Joseph F. Heil Sr
Milwaukee Expressway Commission
Warren P. Knowles
Edward T. Donahue
Pabst Brewing Co
Heil
Milwaukee
Julius P. Heil
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Denver
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Great Lakes
Duluth
Los Angeles
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UPI
Defense Department
A. O. Smith
Hwy. 16
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Discount Department Store
G.L.P
Causeway Blvd
Copeland Ave
Road Commission
Ato
Clear Spring Distilling CO
Clermont
RII
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