White House Christmas Lights and Texas clash near Denton
The White House glowed with Christmas decor including two large trees and a 18 foot fir in the Blue Room. In Denton police say a North Texas State student opened fire, wounding two patrolmen and killing none. Andrew Leonard Polini, 29, a Spanish graduate student, is charged with assault with intent to murder. Police chased suspects to a roof after a shooting sparked by a dorm scuffle involving fraternity members.
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White House
John
Mexico
Denton
North
Texas
Ameri- University
Andrew Leonard Polini
Gandhi Life to Be Filmed in Major Motion Picture
London AP report says a $6 million film will depict Mahatma Gandhi from age 18 onward with British actor Richard Attenborough directing in his first feature. The project aims to present Gandhi’s life as a biopic spanning key moments and influence.
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Mahatma Gandhi
London
Richard Attenborrough
Gandhi
Moscow
Dismissal of Assault Charge Against Dionne Quintuplet
In Montreal, judge dismisses simple assault against Marie Dionne Houle one of the Dionne quintuplets. Judge Paul Champagne says Houle, 30, was provoked and granted the benefit of the doubt after the complaint by caregiver Mrs Georges Asselin over an Oct 31 incident. Houle is separated from her husband.
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Montreal
Canada
Marie Dionne Houle
Paul Champagne
Johnson Granted Daniel Boone Flintlock Rifle by Kentuckians
President Johnson received a Daniel Boone style flintlock rifle and a coonskin cap from Eastern Kentucky residents as thanks for Appalachia aid. Delegation led by Harry Caudill and Rep. Carl Perkins attended the White House ceremony. The rifle, made by Arthur Dixon from Letcher County, was funded by individual contributions.
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Johnson
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Appalachian
Harry Caudill
Whitesburg
White House
Arthur Dixon
Letcher County
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Perkins
Daniel Boone
Caudill
Dixon
James Caudill
Stanley Hogg
Kenneth Back
Emery Frazier
U.S. Senate
Ivan Swift
Louisville Courier-Journal
Hartwell Reed Jr
House
Rutgers students plead guilty to mailbox vandalism in Millbrook
Five Rutgers University students pleaded guilty to knocking down three mailboxes with a car in Millbrook New York, saying they thought it would be fun. Justice of the Peace George Middlemiss fined each 25 dollars, with one mailbox belonging to him targeted.
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Millbrook
N.Y
Rutgers University
Justice of the Peace
George Middlemiss
Ruler Returns to Seoul After West Germany Visit
President Park Chung Hee arrived in Seoul on Tuesday after an eight day state visit to West Germany. He called the trip extremely satisfactory and said he planned to resume duties promptly.
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South Korea
UPI
Park Chung Hee
West Germany
Government workers begin December Christmas bonuses
Mexico City government workers start receiving a full month’s salary as a Christmas bonus with regular pay for the first two weeks of December. On December 22 they will be paid for the last half of the month.
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