New York Transit Strike Keeps City Weary Yet Sparse
In New York City the walkout by 36,000 transit workers prompted many to stay home or curb travel. Officials praised public restraint, as traffic ran nearly 2 percent below normal and Manhattan avoided a major jam. A 1 p.m. mediation session followed a court date for TWU leader Michael Quill.
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UPI
New
Manhattan
John V. Lindsay
Henry A. Barnes
Transit Authority
Transport Workers Union
TWU
Michael J. Quill
Quill
Actress Marie McDonald Death Ties to Husband Found Dead
Hollywood police report shows actor Marie McDonald died last October from drug intoxication after a coroner ruled her death accidental. Her sixth husband, movie producer Donald F. Taylor, 47, was found dead near the bedroom where McDonald’s body had been located days earlier. An empty sleeping-pill vial was found nearby as detectives note Taylor last seen New Year’s Eve and in good spirits.
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Hollywood
Ariend
Donald F. Taylor
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Baile
Norman L. Peterson
Robert Hirte
Suspect Arrested In Westheimer Bank Robbery
A jittery bandit robbed Westmont National Bank at 1001 Westheimer St in Houston taking about $15 000 at gunpoint and escaping in a police chase A hostage identified the gunman to officers and helped police arrest a suspect about an hour later The robber warned tellers not to trigger alarms while packing the money and left after filling a sack with nearly 15 000 dollars
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UPD
Westmont National Bank
Robbery Division
Floyd Mikeska
Mikeska
Westheimer St
J. Donny Ashford
Ashford
Teen Hunter Shot in Toe by Dog Named Fido in Amesbury
In Amesbury Massachusetts a teenage hunter was shot in the toe when a gun discharged as a dog pawed the weapon. David Deguilo of Sam began pawing the gun causing a .22 slug to strike the youth who limped home and later received treatment at Amesbury Hospital.
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Reds Gather in Havana for Tri-Continental Conference
About 500 delegates from 100 countries converge in Havana to open a nine day meeting of the Tricontinental Conference of Solidarity. Venezuelan President Raul Leoni warns the peace of the continent is at stake as Latin American leaders fear renewed Communist subversion. A few sessions will be public. most decisions will remain undisclosed.
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Judges Involved In Incident Reappointed In NY
The father of Gareth Martinis and two of the three judges who acquitted the judge's son in a drunk driving crash that killed five are reseated. Mayor Lindsay said he studied City Bar Association findings and a special Rockefeller ordered probe into the criminal court matter.
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Gareth Martinis
John V. Lindsay
City Bar Association
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Decis X. O'Brien
Morris Weinseid
Weh
Wilson Holds Talks With Soviet Envoy On Viet Nam
London sources say Prime Minister Harold Wilson met with Vladillen Vaser the Soviet charge d affaires at No. 10 Downing Street. The discussions are linked to Viet Nam with speculation over reviving the 1954 Geneva conference, though no immediate steps were expected.
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Soviet Union
Harold Wilson
Viet Nam
Vladillen Vaser
Alexander Soldakov
Moscow
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Downing St
Reserves Studied as Draft Taps College Students
Draft Director Lt Gen Lew Hershey said the Selective Service may draft college students to meet rising Vietnam commitments. He noted the number called depends on Defense Department needs and that some reservists with inactive units could be pulled in, though he cautioned not all drilling is active.
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UPD
Lewis B. Hershey
U.S
Viet Nam
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U.S. News & World Report
Paratroopers Press Deep Into Delta in Big Viet Cong Drive
U S paratroopers and allied forces fought a day long battle in the Mekong Delta killing 111 Viet Cong and joint forces claimed 160 more in other actions near Da Nang and 225 miles northeast of Saigon. Seven captured and 502 detained as helicopters landed under heavy fire and troops cleared Viet Cong along tree lines.
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U.S
3Rd Airborne Brigade
Fireman Rescues Car Fire After Truck Skid Into Lake
Manistique Michigan fireman Don Belleville reached a blaze after his truck slid on an icy hill into Indian Lake. He set a fire extinguisher and ran to a burning car, dousing the flames. Wreckers retrieved the truck from the lake.
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Belleville
Indian Lake
New Death Toll Sets New Record Across New Year Weekend
The Associated Press reports 556 traffic deaths over the three day New Year holiday, surpassing last year’s 474. The toll trails the all time 720 for the Christmas period, with surveys showing 420 in a non holiday frame. Officials warned the final toll could reach 600 if pace does not slow.
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National Safety Council
Even Bicycles New Yorkers Find Way To Beat Strike
New Yorkers adapt to transit strike by bicycle shops staying open and helicopter shuttles running between midtown Manhattan and airports. A 16 passenger stagecoach advertises along Madison Avenue as a graduate student devises a route from Flush ing to Wall Street via the Long Island Rail Road Port Washington line to Penn Station.
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Sixth Ave
City Students Back In School
School activities began returning to normal in Lubbock as vacations ended. Classes resumed for students at Lubbock Public Schools, Lubbock Christian College, Christ the King School and Lubbock Christian School. Texas Tech students have an extra day off due to the Red Raiders appearance in the Gator Bowl and will return Tuesday.
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Amnesia Victim Jimmy Kennedy Reunited With Family In Mathis
James H. Kennedy of Jeffersonville Indiana met Mathis Police Chief Joe Garcia and waited for a brief drive to Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi for a reunion with his 16 year old son Jimmy. The boy wandered Mathis on a bicycle Saturday and entered a drug store to order a soft drink before officers learned his background.
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Mercury Plunges In Texas Weather Sweep Across Nation
A new storm spans the Pacific Northwest while a Midwest to New England snow banner continues. Texas reports varied lows and highs as cold fronts bring rain inland and snow in other regions. Gusty winds ease humidity on the South Plains with next days forecast for dry, sunny conditions.
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Peace Move Continues War Talks and Papal Peace Hopes
President Johnson conferred with advisers on Vietnam and received a message from Pope Paul VI expressing hope for peace. UN Ambassador Goldberg reported his Vatican talk to the President, with Moyers noting the Pope’s warmth and continued effort for peace. Moyers gave no new optimistic signs and declined to discuss specifics.
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Johnson
Viet Nam
Paul VI
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Vatican
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Goldberg
Rome
Moyers
Father Held In Fatal Beating
Conroe police said Willem Balley 24 was held on charges after his four year old daughter Marie Ann Balley died soon after a Houston hospital visit. The medical examiner found severe beating to her back legs and stomach with scratches. Police allege the man whipped the child with a belt after she pulled his hair while he watched television at his uncle’s home in Conroe.
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Willem Balley
Marie Ann Balley
Houston
Bailey
Schipa Funeral Cortege Draws Thousands in Lecce
The funeral cortege of tenor Tito Schipa drew thousands through Lecce as his recording of Schubert Ave Maria played. He died in New York on December 17 at age 76 and was temporarily buried in Lecce before relocation to a planned city mausoleum.
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Italy
Tito Schipa
Schubert
Schipa
New York
McNamara Targets Bethlehem as Steel Prices Rise
Defense chief orders future steel deliveries shifted away from Bethlehem and any firm raising prices. Inland Steel followed with a $5 per ton increase, while officials stress the impact on overall steel costs remains minor. The FBI and Rangers were notified of the burglary.
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Bethlehem Steel Corp
McNamara
Inland
Arthur Sylvester
Inland Steel Co
Bethlehem
Joseph L. Block
FBI
Bank Deposit Boxes Looted in Trenton Burglary
Burglars broke into the First National Bank in Trenton during the night and looted safety deposit boxes of an undetermined amount of money jewelry and securities. They entered by the rear door late Sunday or early Monday in the small Fannin County town of 700. The thieves opened the two main vaults but could not reach the safe containing the bank's money. President Henry said losses could not be estimated yet and employees bound and scattered contents after discovery.
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