Southern California Rain Eases as Storm Shifts East
Rain and snow spread across the West with 1.14 inches in Flagstaff and up to 8 inches in Ventura County. Los Angeles suburbs faced flood waters and mudslides as two deaths were linked to slick roads. Snow depths rose on Sierra Nevada and Cascade passes while Sacramento reported no immediate flood threat.
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Associated Press
California
Flagstaff
Ariz
Pocatello
Idaho
Los Angeles
Ventura County
Sierra Nevadas
Cascades
Stampede Pass
Seattle
Sacramento
Rockies
Appalachians
Couple To Celebrate 80th Wedding Anniversary
Ole Sholberg 103 and wife Otila 101 will mark their 80th anniversary in Fergus Falls Minnesota next Wednesday. They recall a long marriage, with six daughters and two sons, and plans to listen to a church service by radio. The couple started farming after marriage in 1886 and built their home with hard work and carpentry.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Ole Sholberg
Otila
Mrs. Sholberg
Ole
Norway
Minnesota
United States
Sholberg
Shelbergs
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Sholbergs
Johnson
Otto Dale
No La Crosse Tribune Editions on New Year’s Day
The La Crosse Tribune will not publish editions on New Year’s Day. The switchboard stays open until 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve. The state desk is manned Saturday night from 6 to 9 30 p.m. and reporters should call then. The city desk operates 6 p.m. to midnight New Year’s Day.
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la Crosse Tribune
Tribune
State Desk
City Desk
All Except Food Costs Go Up In COL Climb
Washington AP reports that consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in November, pushing the index to 110.6 and lowering the value of the dollar to 90.4 cents. Housing clothing transportation and medical care led gains while food held steady. Over 200,000 workers with cost of living clauses will see wage hikes of 1 to 3 cents per hour.
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Col Climb
Washington
Labor Department
Robert J. Myers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Myers
Viet Nam
Eight Rioters Killed at Tarapur Atomic Plant Riot
In Tarapur, 60 miles north of Bombay, police opened fire on striking workers at India's first atomic power project under construction. Eight killed, about 50 police and 18 rioters injured, 36 strikers arrested after a riot involving about 4,000 workers beginning December 9 and centered on union representation.
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Bombay
India
Tarapur
Badger Ordnance Powder Plant Reactivated to Prevent Shortage
The U S Army moves to reactivate the Badger Ordnance Works near Baraboo Wisconsin as a strike at East Alton Illinois threatens ammunition stocks for Viet Nam The 200 million plant is to reenter production within six months with about 950 workers, while unions press for a settlement to avoid shortages.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
USS
Badger
Baraboo
Wis
Pentagon
Olin Mathieson
East Alton
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Employes Trade Council
Simkin
Johnson
Defense Department
Badger Ordnance Works
Illinois
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Ill
Vernon W. Thomson
R-Wis
Walsh
American Motors Corp
Kenotaking
Portage
Donald Murphy
Charles Monroe Jr
Columbia County Labor Council
Sauk County
Olin Mathieson Co
Sen. Proxmire
Francis J. Walsh
State Employment Service
Army
John Troyer
City Hall Offices to Close Early for New Year
La Crosse city hall offices will close at 3 p.m. Friday giving skeleton crews on duty for the final hours before New Year’s Day.
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la Crosse City Hall
Peace efforts widen as Harriman Goldberg tour world
In Saigon Viet Cong attacks near Da Nang and a border skirmish mark renewed war pressure while Johnson sent Bundy to Canada and dispatched Harriman and Goldberg to Warsaw Rome and Belgrade seeking peace. Ho Chi Minh condemned U.S. plans but diplomacy continues with Vatican Ottawa and International Control Commission channels.
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U.S
U.N
Arthur Goldberg
Paul VI
Vatican
Johnson
W. Averell Harriman
Warsaw
Adam Rapacki
Foy D. Kohler
Nikolai Podgorny
Saigon
South Viet Nam
da Nang
Moyers
Austin
Tex
Canada
Arthur J. Goldberg
Viet Nam
Texas White House
McGeorge Bundy
Ottawa
Lester B. Pearson
Poland
India
International Control Commission
Pearson
White House
Harriman
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Belgrade
Moscow
Goldberg
United Nations
Rome
Aldo Moro
Communist Party
Yugoslavia
Washington
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Our Gang Star June Erwin Dies at 47
Carmichael California AP June Erwin formerly June Erwin Taggart a child star of the Our Gang comedies was found dead in her Carmichael home Tuesday. She later appeared in Jeanette McDonald Nelson Eddy musical films. Her husband an information officer for the California State Employers Association found the body. Sacramento County coroner's office investigates the death.
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Carmichael
Calif
Our Gang
June Erwin
June
Don Taggart
California State Employer Association
Sacramento County Coroner’s Office
Military Prudence During Lull: U S Eyes North Vietnam
U S Air Force and Navy reconnaissance aircraft fly over North Vietnam during a bombing pause to assess damage, priorities, and potential targets. Officials emphasize prudence while noting increased overflight and reduced daytime road harassment. A noted Christmas air drop sent 5000 gifts to northern children.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
United States
North Viet Nam
U.S
Navy
Viet Nam
North
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Ba To
Quang Ngai City
Nalist
Tu Chong
Tu Chong Chinh Luan
Hill 60
Chau Doc
Minh Long
Cholon
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Viet Control Commission
Bill D. Moyers
Asia
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