Walt Disney Dies Creator of Mickey Mouse at 65
Walt Disney founder of Disneyland and producer of more than 600 films died at St. Joseph Hospital in Burbank California at age 65 following lung surgery. He is survived by his widow Lillian and two daughters. Disney built a global entertainment empire with Mickey Mouse and Snow White, receiving 900 awards including 31 Oscars and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Burbank
Calif
Walt Disney
Mickey
Disney
Disneyland
St. Joseph Hospital
Lillian
Ron Miller
Robert Brown
Entertainment
Mickey Mouse
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Local Lawyer J. C. Franzini Dies at 58 After service record
John C. Franzini 58 of 220 S 9th St. highly regarded La Crosse lawyer died suddenly December 15 en route to a hospital from a local restaurant. He practiced since 1935, served as Navy lieutenant commander commanding the USS Palmyra, and led the La Crosse County Bar Association as president 1960–61. Survived by Gwen and three children and a sister, services set Saturday at Sletten McKee and St Joseph the Workman Cathedral.
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S. 9Th St
Franzini
la Crosse
University of Wisconsin Law School
Schubert, Stevenson and Franzini
Navy
U.S.S. Palmyra
United States
Great Lakes
Ill
Schubert and Franzini
la Crosse County
Sletten-McKee
St. Joseph the Workman Cathedral
Msgr
John Paul
Catholic
Gwen
Marilyn
Thomas
John Jr
William J
Mary) Clark
Madison
Venezuela Seizes Communist Bureau at Central University
In Caracas, 2,500 troops seized the 15 member university bureau of the Venezuelan Communist party at Central University. The crackdown, described as a major dragnet, saw about 850 arrests and a cache of arms uncovered on campus downtown.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Venezuelan Communist Party
Central University
Two Marines Missing After Sailboat Mishaps
Rescue teams and helicopters failed to locate Sgt. Julian J. Duren 25 and Capt. Donald L. Bryhn 24 missing since Saturday after two sailboats capsized in the Neuse River near Cherry Point North Carolina. Two companions survived by swimming to safety in rough tidal waters.
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Cherry Point
N.C
Neuse River
Marine Corps
Julian J. Duren
Lola A. Dimmer
St. Paul
Hanoi May Be Victim Of Own Defenses
Hanoi may have become a victim of its own defenses against bombing raids, American sources said. U S and Vietnamese reports describe intense defensive fire around rail yards and truck depots as air and ground battles escalated, with losses mounting on both sides and artillery raids continuing in South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
State Department
Washington
Department
Air Force
Navy
Johnson eyes extended Vietnam cease fire talks over holiday truce
President Johnson signals readiness to discuss longer cease-fire terms with the Communists in Vietnam and to test whether they will engage on broader peace talks. The move follows Mansfield’s proposal to extend the current 48 hour truces into a near two month halt, with a Tet suspension under discussion.
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Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
White House
Bill D. Moyers
United States
Milton R. Young
R-N.d
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Ford Fears High Cost of Safety
Ford Motor Co chairman Henry Ford II and American Motors head Roy Abernethy voiced unanimous uncertainty about yearend prospects. They echoed General Motors chairman Frederick Donner in tone, while Chrysler’s Lynn Townsend was expected to add to the mood. Ford warned new federal safety standards for 1968 models could make some car designs impossible to build.
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Henry Ford II
Ford Motor Co
Roy Abernethy
American Motors Corp
Frederick Donner
General Motors
Chrysler
Lynn Townsend
Auto Chieftains
Ford
William Haddon
Ford and
Abernethy
Viet Assembly Back Civilian Government Vote
In Saigon the National Constitutional Assembly voted for a civilian government with a president chosen by nationwide vote. The decision came by a lopsided margin as South Vietnam moves toward civilian rule.
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Viet Assembly
Saigon
South Vietnam
Assembly
Nguyen Cao Ky
Franco Wins Strong Support in Referendum for Reforms in Spain
Generalissimo Francisco Franco received overwhelming backing in Spain's second national referendum in 30 years with about 85 percent of eligible voters saying yes. The measure aims to reorganize the government into a strong presidential system and may pave the way for a democratic monarchy, aligning Spain with Western Europe.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Europe
Franco
Fluoridation Battle Sparks Bottle Water Request
Chehalis Washington mayor Oscar Mills states the city will not bottle unfluoridated water for opponents of fluoridation. About 25 residents asked for bottled water at a city meeting. Fluoridation approved last November takes effect January 1.
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Chehalis, Wash
Oscar Mills
Eisenhower Begins Eating Solid Food at Walter Reed
President Eisenhower started taking food by mouth and enjoyed a good breakfast at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The forenoon report said he continues to make satisfactory progress after gall bladder surgery and is receiving only immediate family visitors as he hopes to be home for Christmas.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Milwaukee Area Teamsters Walk Out In Sympathy
About 200 Milwaukee area Teamsters refused to drive as part of a national sympathy stoppage backing Union president James R Hoffa. At Gateway Transportation Milwaukee terminal over 60 dock workers joined a sympathy walkout while Motor Transport reported drivers and dock workers idle.
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Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
Gateway
Motor Transport
Detroit
Teamsters
Supreme Court
Hoffa
Gateway Transportation Terminal
James R. Smaby
Gateway Transportation Co
la Crosse
The
Motor Transport Co
Hoffa orders Teamsters back to work amid protest
In Detroit Hoffa publicly urged 1200 plus Teamsters to end the wildcat strike over a Supreme Court ruling, warning not to take the law into their own hands. He tied noncompliance to potential media and legal fallout while the walkout stretched from Detroit area long-haul drivers to Ypsilanti, with scattered absences at various firms. A security incident outside the terminal involved AP photographer Al Quinn and a reporter as attackers damaged a car and seized a film roll.
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Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Supreme Court
Chicago
Jerome P. Cavanah
Cavanagh
Associated Transport Inc
Ypsilanti
Yellow Transit
Nashville, Tenn
Associated Press
al Quinn
Quinn
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