Fire kills 12 at Yonkers Jewish center during Chanukah
A sudden blaze swept a Yonkers Jewish community center on the third night of Chanukah, killing nine children aged 7 to 11 and three adults. Firefighters said the fire started in a second floor auditorium during renovations while workers had recently left.
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UPI
Jewish Center
Yonkers
N.Y
New York
Sunset Green
Andrew Gerlach
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Gerlach
Hugh Sinott
Sinott
Ray Cohen
William F. Polson
Yonkers Business Center
Son recalls father's advice as he receives Vietnam awards
Michael Halbauer, 8, and his sister Linda Jean, 9, accepted four posthumous honors for their father Staff Sgt. David M. Halbauer in Cathedral School ceremonies in St. Paul. Halbauer died Oct. 13 in Vietnam while aiding a wounded comrade.
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Viet Nam
Michael
Linda Jean
Halbauer
Mary Kraft
Walter A. Jensen
14Th
U.S. Army Corps
Bedroom Gun Battle Leaves Man Dead and Two Officers Shot
In Milwaukee a man was killed during a gun battle with police. Officers Wegner and Sbonik suffered gunshot wounds in a face to face exchange after entering a South Side apartment. The suspect, Gary Lee, was found in a locked room as officers returned fire.
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Milwaukee
Thomas Man
Sbonik
Wegner
Gary Lee
Edward Wegner
Lee
St. Francis
Ethel Lee
Sarah Miller
Admitted Red Convicted of Urging Anarchy
William Epton, admitted Communist leader of Harlem Progressive Labor Movement, faces up to 12 years for criminal anarchy after urging Harlem rioters in 1964 to smash the New York government. Sentencing is set for Jan 27 with bail revoked as the jury labeled him dangerous.
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NEW York
William Epton
Harlem
Epton
State Supreme Court
Arthur Markewich
900 Military Construction Projects To Be Deferred
Defense Secretary McNamara orders deferral of about 500 military construction projects totaling 620 million dollars across 42 states the District of Columbia and 18 overseas locations. Army bears the heaviest cut with 206.3 million, Air Force 132.1 million, Navy 121.4 million. Some high priority projects may still proceed including Nike X and proposed atomic powered carrier.
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Washington
Army
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
MacNamara
District of
Lumbia
Otaling
Titan 3 Launch Sends Four Satellites Into Orbit
At Cape Kennedy a Titan 3 rocket lifted off at 8 a.m. CST carrying four satellites to a 21 000 mile equatorial orbit. The payload includes two experimental communications satellites one solar radiation measurement unit and a world wide amateur radio beacon. The mission involves over 150 events with course changes planned during the six hour ascent and orbital insertion.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
United States
Johnson and Erhard Agree West Germany to share nuclear role
President Johnson and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard agreed that West Germany should have an appropriate part in nuclear defense. A White House communique said arrangements could assure alliance members not possessing nuclear weapons a share in nuclear defense. The talks focused on the Atlantic Alliance and future coordination, with Erhard meeting top U.S. officials before a National Press Club appearance.
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Washington
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
United States
Alliance
Karl Gunter Hase
White House
Hase
Bill D. Moyers
The
Atlantic Alliance
National Press Club
Erhard
Dean Rusk
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Christian A. Herter
Train Crash Kills 23 Near Lisbon
Investigators count 23 dead and about 70 injured after a six car suburban train collides with a local freight train near Alguirao outside Lisbon. Railway officials say all victims appear to be Portuguese.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Iberian Peninsula
Alguirao
Merrimac Feed Mill Destroyed By Fire
Firemen from three communities battled a fierce blaze that destroyed the Merrimac feed mill early today. Wilbur Zurbachen, 58, was hospitalized for overexertion while helping combat the flames. Cause and loss totals were unavailable. nearby Prairie du Sac junior high was destroyed by fire Sunday night.
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Merrimac
Wis
Sauk City
Baraboo
Wilbur Zurbachen
Prairie du Sac
U S Planes Strike North Viet Nam Near Haiphong
U S forces report 52 sorties over the North with 115 tons of bombs and rockets. A C130 crash near Tuy Hoa is followed by rescue issues as three fighters are shot down. Four American construction workers and a Dutchman are captured near Di An. two are rescued and one Dutch hostage killed. Navy planes hit a highway bridge north of Haiphong as power stations suffer outages elsewhere.
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V.C
Saigon
Bien Hoa
U.S. Army
1St Infantry Division
Henry M. Hudson
Menlo Park
Calif
Edwin
Speed) Jones
el Centro
Chung Can Kuong
UPI
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Yong Bi
Hanoi
Air Force
Tuy Hoa
Kitty Hawk
Hai‘phong
Gulf of Tonkin
John S. Ruffo
Mount Morris
N.Y
Communist China
Edwin D. Jones
Henry Hudson
Hudson
van Xuong
R.M.E. International
Jones
Viet Nam
Shortest Day Signals Varied Winter Forecasts
Atelevision of forecasts from caterpillars perch readings and almanacs foretell a mixed winter. The Old Farmer's Almanac predicts heavy snow and cold, while some predictors expect a mild start. Readers from Charlton to Richmond weigh signs from moon, volcano, and perch.
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Associated Press
Old Farmer’s Almanac
New York
Charlton
George Casa‘bonne
George
Casa‘bonne
Mathen Kyritsis
Waukegan
Ill
Midwest
Kyritsis
Louis Rubin
Richmond
Tubby Toms
The
Indianapolis News
J. Gruber
Town and Country Almanack
Joseph Fishback
Madison
Wis
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South Burnaby
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Tenn
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