DMZ DMZ incidents mark largest Communist sighting since halt
U S forces report three significant DMZ incidents including a large group of 31 North Vietnamese troops. Shelling by Army and Marine units followed as the New Jersey pounded targets near Da Nang. End of Henderson Hill sweep tallies 700 Communist deaths and 308 Marine casualties.
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Bat Winged Satellite Launches On Stargazing Venture
Cape Kennedy launches the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory 2 aboard an Atlas Centaur rocket at 3 41 am EST. The two ton satellite reached an orbit of 467 to 489 miles and unfolded its 21 foot wings before jettisoning its booster. OAO 2 aims to reveal ultraviolet starlight hidden by earth’s atmosphere and extend our knowledge of stellar evolution for at least six months.
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Charles Lundquist
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Hanoi, Viet Cong push four-way talks on conference format
Hanoi and Viet Cong back a four-way negotiation format with each party speaking separately and its own spokesman. Washington favors a two-sided talks setup, while Hanoi argues for equal status among four participants and a square table arrangement.
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Paris
Vatican Plans World Day of Peace Observances
Vatican Secre tariat of State outlines a 15 page program for World Day of Peace on January 1 urging campaigns against military spending and increased aid to developing countries. It calls for ecumenical services and acts of penance charity and brotherhood with a theme promoting human rights as the road to peace.
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Nixon Circles Republican Leaders For Cabinet Choices
President elect Richard Nixon met with 24 Republican governors and key congressional leaders in Palm Springs to size up the 91st Congress. He planned to begin naming cabinet and top aides after Tuesday, as discussions on federal funding and state programs continued.
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Philadelphia
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Reno Assembly Caucus Chooses Speaker Amid County Rivalries
The Nevada GOP caucus settles on a speaker choice with Bart Schouweiler leading Washoe County delegates. McKissick aims for Speaker as Lowman Jacobsen and others hold key committee assignments. Washoe County backs McKissick while rural counties back different blocs in a tense, closed-door session.
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Reno
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Korea
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Capurro
Jacoben
Bart Schouweiler
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Thurmond to Wed with Miss South Carolina Beauty Queen
Senator Thurmond plans marriage to Nancy Moore Miss South Carolina 1965 in a forthcoming wedding. The announcement came as Thurmond spoke after a GOP executive meeting in Columbia.
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South Carolina
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GOP
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Destroyers Begin Black Sea Patrol Amid Soviet Protests
Two U.S. guided missile destroyers Dyess and Turner moved into the Black Sea for routine maneuvers amid Soviet objections that they were uninvited. Moscow called the entry a provocation while Pravda warned of missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
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Parents Protest Beatty School Bus Policy
Nye County parents accuse Beatty High principal Gavin of enforcing separate buses for boys and girls and restricting activities. They estimate about 50 children affected, describe overcrowded classes and restricted dining, and call for the principal to retire while awaiting comment from the school board.
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Nye
Ray Tennant
Gavin
Beatty
Wrights
Quiet Ceremony Honors Pearl Harbor Day at Air Fields
A quiet ceremony at Hickam and nearby airfields marks Pearl Harbor Day. Thirty eight aircraft participated in a tribute flight, ten were shot down during the action. The Japanese lost 29 planes, one submarine and five midget subs. Repairs began almost immediately and fifteen warships were repaired and saw action before the war’s end.
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Hickam
Coast Guard Cutter Hit and Sunk After River Collision
A river collision left 17 Coast Guard crew members lost and a cutter sunk while ferrying victims to hospitals. Rescue forces including three helicopters and two fixed wing aircraft searched dark waters as officials said the patrol boat and buoy tender was rammed by a freighter.
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Coast Guard
Kentucky Colonels Will Meet Tuesday
The Nevada Chapter of the Kentucky Colonels will meet Tuesday in Gold Room No 1 at the Flamingo Hotel with mint juleps at 11 30 a.m. and lunch at noon All members are invited as well as other Kentucky Colonels now in this area.
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Kentucky Colonels
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Flamingo Hotel
Poison pins recalled by Sears stores
Sears recalls egg shaped beans imported from Japan sold in 138 stores in 117 cities. The pins resemble rosary beads with red or orange bodies and a black tip and are dangerously toxic if chewed or swallowed. FDA cooperates in the recall.
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