Coast Guard Rescues Georgia After Heavy Seas 29 Crew Safe
The Coast Guard Vigilant reached the Liberian freighter Georgia 460 miles east southeast of New York. No Greek crew injuries reported. tug Curb to tow. Georgia listed with blown hatch, water in hold, four to five knots speed, awaiting rescue efforts as seas ease.
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New York
Coast Guard
Vigilant
Atlantic
S.S. Georgia
Georgia
Elizabeth City
N.C
Train Hits Truck Injures Bangor Youth in West Salem Crash
William K Berg, 17, of Bangor Road 2, is in critical condition at St Francis Hospital after an eastbound passenger train struck his pickup at the Oak Street crossing in West Salem at 10 54 a m. The witness said signals were working and the truck was demolished with the impact tearing out the crossing signal. Berg was thrown 150 feet.
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Bangor
la Crosse
West Salem
St. Francis Hospital
la Crosse County
William K Berg
R. 2
Berg
Oak Street
New Year Truce Marred by Combat Across South Vietnam
A surge of incidents broke the two day New Year truce as Communist forces attacked U S troops in the central highlands and near Kontum City. About 40 outbreaks were reported with 500 enemy in one assault. U S casualties were described as light. A fresh U S brigade arrived off Vung Tau as Britain urged peace talks. U Thant appealed for an end to the war at the UN.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Central Highlands
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Kontum City
da Nang
Britain
United States
North
United Nations
U Thant
Vung Tao
Mekong
Thant Urges End to Bombing to Enable Talks
U N Secretary General Thant again called for an unconditional halt to U S bombing of North Vietnam to pave the way for peace negotiations. He urged extending the New Year cease fire and promoted a three point plan including cessation of bombing, de escalation, and Viet Cong participation in talks.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
U Thant
U.S
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Thant
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
General Assembly
Paul VI
United States
Knowles Aims Efforts Toward Old Business
Gov. War ren P. Knowles begins his second term focusing on implementing sweeping projects from the past two years. He pledges new programs in clean air and urban affairs while pursuing vocational education, water pollution control, and campus expansion amid a $1.2 billion spending push.
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James R. Polk
Associated Press
Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Capitol
Kenosha
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Assembly
Greeneyed blonde in miniskirt adopted by U S Army division
Chris Noel, radio disc jockey and actress from West Palm Beach, was adopted by the U S 1st Infantry Division in Vietnam during Christmas week. She toured bases, signed shells and casts, danced with troops, and pledged support for the war effort while planning to return to Vietnam in 1967.
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Chris Noel
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Armed Forces Radio
Hanoi
Hannah
Vietnam
William E. DePuy
Korea
Philippines
Los Angeles
Hawaii
Chris
West Palm Beach
Fla
North Viet Denounces Bombing In Official Paper
North Vietnam denounces U S air strikes in its territory in Nhan Dan as Britain invites US North Vietnam and South Vietnam to peace talks under its auspices. No link seen between article and invitation.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
Nhan Dan
Britain
United States
South Vietnam
Christian Herter Sr dies former secretary of state
Christian Herter Sr. former U.S. secretary of state and longtime public servant died suddenly at age 71 his death announced by his son The elder Herter served as governor of Massachusetts and held roles including undersecretary of state and a congressman He was a special aide on trade negotiations to President Johnson and a special ambassador for foreign trade relations under Kennedy.
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Washington
Christian Herter Sr
Lof State
Christian Herter Jr
Herter
Massachusetts
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
U.S. House of Representatives
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Supersonic Jet Contracts Awarded to Boeing and GE
FAA selects Boeing for airframe and General Electric for engine in the supersonic transport design competition ending a 30 month race with Lockheed and Pratt and Whitney. Decision to proceed with a prototype not yet made. contracts extended month to month as development continues. President Johnson spoke at a Texas news conference as the report notes.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency Today
Boeing
General Electric
Boeing Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
General Electric Co
Pratt & Whitney
United Aircraft Corp
William F. McKee
FAA
U.S
McKee
Texas
Johnson
Wisconsin Highway Funds Cut Deepens Delay to I 94
Wisconsin faces a $13 million further cut in highway aid halving the expected 50 million this year. The action delays the Eau Claire to Black River Falls I 94 segment and I 90 Dresbach to La Crosse by as much as four years. Governor Knowles called the move shortsighted as roads to bridges may remain unfinished.
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Harold Fiedler
State Highway Commission
la Crosse
Dresbach
Highway 16
Bakke
Tomah
Black River Falls
Knowles
Wisconsin
Seattle Woman Freed From Hungarian Prison Joins Return Flight
Mrs Janet Lemme aged 25 of Seattle arrives in Vancouver with a welcome party after leaving Germany and being released from a Hungarian prison where she served six months for attempting to smuggle two relatives behind the iron curtain using forged Canadian passports. Her husband Busse, 29, has two months left of an eight month sentence.
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Janet Lemme
Center
Seattle
Wash
Vancouver
B. C
Germany
Busse
L. B. Kemmis
UPI Telephoto
Weekend Set to Snow Flurries with Freezing Temps
Variable cloudiness with a chance of snow flurries Saturday night and Sunday. Low near 15, high around 30. Monday remains cloudy with little temperature change, low near 15.
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Robert Kemp
Kemp
Rolland Willson
Winona
George Fort
John Schnieder
Elroy Balk
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Berkeley
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