West Germany Faces Record Unemployment and Tax Proposals
Bonn reports unemployment rising to 327,300 by mid December with an expected peak near 500,000 to 680,000 by January end. Inflation and recession fears hit industry amid layoffs, especially for foreign workers. The rise follows Erhard's ouster and a grand coalition led by Willy Brandt. Bundestag moots new taxes on gasoline cigarettes and alcohol.
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Bonn
Anton Sabel
Federal Institute For Labor Relations
Nuembere
Sabel
West Germany
Italy
Greece
Spain
Turkey
Portugal
Germany
National Democratic Party
Free Democrats
Laud
Erhard
Kurt Georg Hiesinger
Christian Democrat
Social Democrats
Willy Brandt
Bundestat
House Scrambles to Solve Powell Dilemma Without Ejecting Him
Washington UPI reports lawmakers seek a middle ground in the Adam Clayton Powell case. Proposals include denying Powell chairmanship while letting him keep his seat, amid lawsuits and contempt judgments. Rep Lionel Van Deerlin vows to challenge Powell’s seating without home clearance.
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Washington
UPI House
Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Powell
New York
Lionel van Deerlin
D-Calif
Austin Turning Dismal Yule Into Merry Christmas
Austin councilwoman Emma Long aided Mississippi couple Ray and Mrs Corban and their three sons after they were charged under a Mississippi warrant for removal of mortgaged property. The Corbans had missed two 43 payments on a used car bought in Mississippi before moving to Texas. The case prompted a local effort to resolve the dispute and bring a holiday to the family.
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Austin
UPD
Ray Corban
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Texas
Travis County Bar Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Corbans
Fee
Sertoma Club
Rocky Day
Austin American-Statesman
Budapest
Hungary
China
Mao Tse-tung
MTI
Peking
Mao
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Red Guards
Cardinal Spellman Conducts Midnight Mass at Cam Ranh Bay
Cardinal Francis Spellman celebrated Midnight Mass Christmas Day for about 5000 American and Allied troops at Cam Ranh Bay South Vietnam. He said this may be his last such trip, noting his advancing age and the arduous duty of visiting troops abroad. He flew from Saigon to the central highlands port facility and was greeted by Brig. Gen. M. E. Gates at dinner on arrival.
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Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
UPI
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
South China Seacoast
U.S
Saigon
Cardinal Spellman
Highlands
M. E. Gates
Cam Ramh Bay
German Industry Faces Slumps and Rising Unemployment
Germany endures higher job losses as Volkswagen cuts payrolls amid weak orders while Alfred Krupp’s plant may shorten hours. Unemployment climbs by about 120000 in two weeks and Chancellor Kiesinger warns of possible winter spikes.
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Sis
Volkswagen
Alfred Krupp
Germany
Kiesinger
Soviet Claim On Faster Atomic Chain Reaction
Anatoly Alexandrov of Moscow's Kurchatov Institute argues in Pravda that Soviet scientists reached the first atomic chain reaction faster than Americans, despite 1941 Nazi invasion disruptions and wartime industry weakness. He notes American aid from foreign scientists and places the Soviet achievement at the 20th anniversary of the event.
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Moscow
United States
Chicago
Anatoly Alexandrov
Kurchatov Institute of Atomic Energy
Pravda
Alexandrov
Soviet Union
Houston Man Found Dead In Garage
Edwin C. Kubeceka aged 31 was found dead in a car inside a closed garage in Houston Saturday. Police report the death as accidental asphyxiation, suggesting he may have fallen asleep in the warm vehicle.
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Houston
Edwin C. Kubeceka
Unemployed man held in death of two children
A 35 year old man in Rabat Morocco was detained on charges of drowning two of his three children. Police said he was despondent over joblessness and planned to drown himself and a third child but bystanders intervened.
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Rabat
Morocco
UPI
Mohamed el Sane
Unclear historic scene amid Christmas tree display
The fragment describes a decorated Christmas tree and a public mass with U S Army Navy and Air Force presence. It mentions Paris French designers and African plants. The text is incomplete and cannot identify a clear event or date.
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Vietnam
U.S
Navy
Boy Has Christmas Bicycle Again
Memphis third grader David Ward again received a new bicycle after a string of bike thefts. Last year he got four bikes and about $900 in cash following a theft, then shared prizes with a blind woman before money went to family bills. A Conway Arkansas businessman named David Ward bought another bicycle, with plans for a Christmas visit to Mrs Brandy Neals.
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Memphis
Tenn
David Ward
David
Davlin
Conway
Ark
Brandy, Neals
Absentee Ballot Begins for Wet-Dry Vote in Justice Precinct 2
Absentee voting starts Tuesday at 8 20 a m and runs through Jan 10 for a wet dry election in Justice Precinct 2. Ballots cast for or against off premises alcohol sales. suitable voters use 1966 receipts or exemptions. Voting at county clerk’s office in Lubbock and a box at Slaton studio 112 S 9th St. Absentee voting called by County Commissioners Court on Dec 15 after petition by The Days of Justice Precinct 2.
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Lubbock
Iberton
S. 9Th St
Slaton
Justice Precinct
Justice
County Commissioners Court
Floe Swenson
the Days of Justice Precinct 2
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