De Gaulle weighs break with Morocco over Ben Barka case
Paris sources report President De Gaulle may sever diplomatic ties and cut a 40 million dollar aid program if Morocco retaliates after the Ben Barka kidnapping. International warrants were issued for Interior Minister Oufkir and two aides, deepening a crisis between France and Morocco.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Morocco
Ben Barka
de Gaulle
Mehdi Ben Barka
Mohamed Oufkir
Oufkir
Maj
Ahmed Dlimi
Secret Police
Larbi Chtouk
Moulay Ali
Rabat
Hassan II
Navy ships head to South Viet Nam and Viet Cong talks
Six more destroyers departed Newport with orders for South Viet Nam, joining ten ships that left earlier. four ships’ destinations were not disclosed. U.N. Secretary General Thant refused to clarify his Viet Cong representation appeal for a post war government in South Viet Nam. Singer Beryl Davis sues Pacific Telephone for 1.25 million claiming phone tapping by employees tied to her estranged husband. Disarmament chief Foster said talks in Geneva must continue despite Viet Nam fighting.
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Newport
R. I
UPI
Newport Navy Base
South Viet Nam
South China Sea
United Nations
U.N
Thant
Los Angeles
Beryl Davis
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Miss Davis
J. R. Forbes
T. C. Franks
Peter Potter
Washington
William C. Foster
Geneva
Viet Nam
Queen commutes Rhodesian death sentences amid political tension
Queen Elizabeth II granted clemency to a second Rhodesian African sentenced to death for arson, while a prior reprieve drew accusations of political provocation. In New Delhi Indira Gandhi faces hunger riots as Kerala provinces struggle with food shortages.
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London
UPI
New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
India
Kerala
A Message of Note From a Wichita Falls Exam
Larry Sullivan, 22, of Seminole, Texas, spoke at Midwestern University final exams. He warned that failing would disappoint his mother who would receive letters from South Vietnam. He joked that if his answers were wrong he would study from the Viet Cong.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
UPI
Arry Sullivan
Seminole
Midwestern University
South Viet Nam
Torrid Testimony Promised in Mossler Murder Trial
Defense attorney Clyde Woody told a tentative 12 man jury the state likely will present evidence of perversion by slain Houston millionaire Jacques Mossler. Candace Mossler and Melvin Powers are charged with his 1964 stabbing death, amid rumors of a torrid affair. Jury selection proceeded with peremptory challenges allowed before testimony begins next week.
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Miami
UPI
Candace
Candy) Mossler
Jacques Mossler
Houston
Clyde Woody
Messler
Melvin Lane Powers
Mossler
Woody
Candy
Powers
Biscayne
San Francisco Court Upholds Nude Bathing Ban
Superior Court Judge Norman Elkington denies habeas corpus for Jefferson Poland 23 of the Sexual Freedom League. He rules the city ordinance against nude swimming at Aquatic Park legal, stating state laws require lewd intent and that the exposure is not sexual. The decision rejects preemption claims.
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San Francisco
UPD
Bay
Norman Elkington
Jefferson Poland
Sexual Freedom League
Aquatic Park
Poland
Elkington
Yugoslav Embassy Bombed in Copenhagen
A bomb damaged the Yugoslav Embassy on Copenhagen outskirts with window damage but no injuries reported. Police said the device likely rested on the veranda and no culprits were found. CID received multiple calls and dispatched officers promptly. Giant Galapagos tortoises store water in neck sacs from scarce rainfall.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen Criminal Investigation Department
CID
Galapagos Islands
Shiina Seeks Soviet Help in Vietnam Peace Talks
Japanese Foreign Minister Etsusaburo Shiina visited Moscow seeking Soviet mediation to start United States backed peace talks. Premier Kosygin and Foreign Minister Gromyko said views aligned with Washington, arguing the US must initiate a cease fire and troop withdrawal for talks to proceed. Shiina reported no common ground on Vietnam crisis.
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Etsusaburo Shiina
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Shiina
United States
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Washington
Soviet Union
Open Counter Move On Apportionment
The Senate debate over the Supreme Court one man one vote ruling heats up as Sen. Everett Dirksen faces Democratic resistance. Senators Douglas Proxmire and Tydings counter his bid for a constitutional amendment to overturn the decision, insisting the fight will be hard. Many states already conform or plan to in 1966, while Dirksen seeks broad voter backing in attempt to swing public support.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Supreme Court
Everett M. Dickson
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
William Proxmire
Wis
Joseph D. Tydings
Dirksen
Proxmire
George Harrison Marries Patti Boyd in Secret Registry Ceremony
UPI reports Beatle George Harrison wed Patti Boyd in a quiet seven minute ceremony at an Epsom Registry Office. The 22 year old guitarist and 21 year old model announced the marriage to close friends as Paul McCartney attended. The couple will stay in Harrison’s Esher home awaiting a future honeymoon.
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Epsom
England
UPI
George Harrison
Patti Boyd
George
Epsom Registry Office
Blue and White
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Ringo Starr
West Indies
Esher
Patti
Waikiki Hotels Fortify Shores as Hawaii Braces for Storm
Waikiki hotels raise sandbag dikes to block floodwaters while heavy rains and a cold front hit Hawaii. Snow coats Mauna Loa Mauna Kea and Haleakala on three islands as water floods streets and tourists wade through knee deep water in Waikiki.
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Honolulu
UPI
Waikiki Beach
Hawaii
Big Island
Maui
Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea
Haleakala Crater
Waikiki
Diamond Head Crater
Gang Slaying Rocks Caseyville Ordering Murder Charges Filed
George Andrew Stormy Harvill, a southern Illinois gang figure, was shot Friday in Caseyville related violence tied to Frank Wortman associates. St Clair County authorities filed murder charges against 31 year old ex convict John J Rooney of Chicago.
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Caseyville, Ill
UPI
George Andrew
Stormy) Harvill
Frank
Buster) Wortman
St. Clair County
John J. Rooney
Chicago
Guns Stripped From Tanks Rush to Viet Nam
Kenneth Lyons, president of the Association of Government Employees, says machine guns are being taken from tanks in Europe and sent to Viet Nam due to a shortage. He cites the Springfield armory as the prime source and predicts hearings with Senator John Stennis scrutinizing Defense Secretary McNamara over the shortage of small arms.
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Quincy
Mass
UPI
Europe
Viet Nam
The
Association of Government Employees
Kenneth Lyons
Herb Fontaine
WJDA
Lyons
Springfield Armory
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Springfield
Sen
John Stennis
D-Miss
McNamara
CAB Probes Reno Air Crash Findings Incomplete
Civil Aeronautics Board investigators said they have not yet determined the cause of a Beechcraft Bonanza crash into a Reno Nevada residence after takeoff from Reno Municipal Airport. Four occupants, including two Utah couples, were killed. FAA probes continue in Reno as CAB wraps scene work.
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Reno
Los Angeles
API
Civil Aeronautics Board
Nev
Jack Horton
Barbara
Bountiful
Utah
Phil Russon
Provo
CAB
Robert Gilmore
Gleason to Take Hiatus From CBS Show Next Season
New York UPI reports Jackie Gleason will not return to his weekly comedy program next season. CBS officials cite his desire to develop new concepts for future CBS projects. Gleason, speaking from Miami Beach, notes a hiatus to work on ideas while under contract through 1972.
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New York
UPI
Jackie Gleason
Cbs-Tv
Michael H. Dann
CBS
Jackie
Miami Beach
Gleason
Eve Arden to play nursemaid in Bewitched maternity ward
Eve Arden former Miss Brooks of television joins Bewitched in a maternity ward segment as the nursemaid. The casting adds a familiar TV face to the comic witch saga, aligning with the show’s playful domestic theme through Arden’s distinctive persona.
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Hollywood
UPI
Eve Arden
Rail Firemen Deny National Strike Threat
San Francisco UPI reports J E Wolfe, head negotiator for the rail industry, dismisses a coast to coast walkout threat by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen as storm and fury. The union warns of action if March 31 talks fail to restore diesel firemen jobs.
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San Francisco
UPI
the Nations
J. E. Wolfe
National Railway Labor Conference
America
Wolfe
Commonwealth Club of California
H. E. ‘Gilbert
Hood
Gilbert
Washington, D.C
Chinatown Celebrates Year of the Horse in San Francisco
San Francisco Chinatown marks the Year of the Horse with a dragon parade planned for Saturday January 29 and a week of lion dances coins art exhibits and the Miss Chinatown U S A contest. The event features tours of Chinatown and a pedestrian mall on Grant Avenue from 7 pm to midnight Friday through Sunday.
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UPS
Chinatown
U.S.A
Union Square
John F. Shelley
China
Grant Avenue
Sheraton Palace Hotel
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