Atlantic storm shuts Maine ports and paralyzes coast
A major early season snowstorm paralyzed parts of Maine with up to two feet of snow and battered ships from New Jersey to Nova Scotia. Wintry weather spans the northern half of the nation, with freezing temps in Georgia and Alabama and subzero readings in the northern Midwest.
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Portland
Maine
Atlantic Coast
New Jersey
Nova Scotia
Rockies
Appalachians
Southland
Macon
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery
Ala
Albany
Midwest
Grand Forks
N.C
UN Leader Thant Wins Pause in U S Soviet Clash
United Nations leaders avoided a head on showdown over unpaid peacekeeping dues as U Thant steered the General Assembly toward a cautious opening. A 21 nation panel will seek a solution to whether the Soviet Union must forgo its vote while the U S presses dues. Gromyko shifted to acceptance after Thant's persistence.
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United Nations. N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
U Thant
Thant
General Assembly
Congo
Middle East
U.S
Todey
Malawai
Malta
Zambia
U.N
United Nations
Gromyko And Rusk Meet To Discuss UN Peacekeeping Costs
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko scheduled a second meeting at the U.N. to push for Soviet payment of peacekeeping operations. A late accord postponed a General Assembly showdown, enabling financial negotiations at a luncheon at the Soviet U.N. mission.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Thant
Gromyko
United Nations, N.Y
Dean Rusk
United Nations
General Assembly
Rusk
U.N
USSR Refusal To Pay UN Dues Threatens Congo Peacekeeping
The USSR denies paying U.N. assessments for Congo and Middle East peacekeeping as illegal and cites Article 19. The United States warns that dues defaulters risk loss of General Assembly representation and that UN finances and function would be gravely weakened if the charter is ignored.
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Soviet Union
U.N
Congo
Middle East
Ussr
General Assembly
United States
United Nations
Chuckle Says Man’s First Courage Proves Authority at Home
A lighthearted quip notes a man’s control assertion begins with the moment he musters courage to speak up to his wife. The line frames domestic dynamics as a humorous rite of passage.
Quintuplet Marie Dionne Houle Faces Court Assault Charge
Marie Dionne Howe wife of Florian Houle and one of the Dionne quintuplets is ordered to appear in municipal court on December 7 charged with common assault. The charge alleges assault on another female believed to be a baby-sitter. Details were not disclosed in court.
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Montreal
Marie Dionne Howe
Houle
Marie
Florian Houle
Ex-Leader To Go Back To Madrid
Ex-dictator Juan D. Peron arrived in Rio de Janeiro on a first leg of return to Argentina but Brazil barred further travel. He will be sent back to Madrid with Peron deemed persona non grata in Brazil. Argentine defense and security leaders warned the armed forces would act to defend the government if needed.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Montevideo
Joao Lampreio Gracie
Foreign Ministry
Madrid
Lampreia
Peron
Asuncion
Paraguay
Lampreias
Rio
Theria
Spain
Buenos Aires
Arturo [Ho
Leopoldo Suarez
Juan Palmero
Army
Navy
Suarez
Roberto G Schuller
Federal Police
Butenko
Raymond W. Brown
Brown
Peron and allies eye March 14 election for Congress and provinces
Peron and his lieutenants plan for the March 14 vote to win half the Congress and provincial offices. Supporters, though split, may form 20 to 25 percent of the electorate. Peron, 69, rose to power in 1946 and was re elected in 1952 before a bloody 1955 coup on Sept 16.
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Peron
Congress
AMA Leaders See Renewed Push for Medicare Fight
AMA President Ward warned doctors to oppose the health care bill as Congress reconvenes. Senator Clinton Anderson and Representative Cecil King voiced optimism that a Medicare measure tied to Social Security financing could pass by Easter, despite House opposition after a failed conference.
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Washington
Congress
American Medical Association
King
D-Calif
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Anderson
Miami Beach
F Ward
Dubuque
Iowa
AMA
USW Plans Secret Meetings Ahead of Steel Talks
The United Steelworkers begin a series of secret meetings to draft recommendations for the wage policy committee as they prepare for national steel talks. David J. McDonald and I. W. Abe vie for the presidency with ballots due by May 1. Negotiations for a nationwide contract start after Jan 1 if talks fail a strike could occur with 120 days notice.
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Pittsburgh
AFL - Cio
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
I. W. Abe
Abel
McDonald
Dave Beck Parole Set From McNeil Island Prison
Washington AP reports former Teamsters leader Dave Beck, aged 70, will be paroled on December 11 from McNeil Island penitentiary near Tacoma. He serves nearly half of a five year term for income tax fraud, with a $20,000 fine. sentencing followed filing fraudulent tax returns for Seattle's Joint Council Building Association.
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Washington
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
U.S
McNeil Island
Tacoma
Wash
Beck
Joint Council Building Association
Seattle
Payoff Tale Refuted At Baker Probe
Washington AP reports Bobby Baker refused to turn over subpoenaed documents citing risk of self incrimination. William N McLeod Jr denied involvement in a $25 000 payoff tied to a stadium project and said a $1500 gift from Reynolds covered past favors. Reynolds testified Baker and McCloskey planned to inflate the premium and channel 25000 to the Kennedy Johnson fund. Baker previously invoked the Fifth Amendment in the inquiry.
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Washington (Ap
Bobby Baker
Senate
Democratic Majority
Washington
William N. McLeod Jr
Congressional
Coe
McLeod
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Don B. Reynolds
Washington, D.C
Kennedy-Johnson Fund
Reynolds
McCloskey
Matthew H. McCloskey
Baker
Maj
Lennox P. McClendon
Engineer And Chauffeur Await Spy Jury Verdict
In Newark new Jersey AP reports the espionage conspiracy trial of American engineer John W. Butenko and Soviet chauffeur Igor A. Ivanov heads to the jury. Conviction could carry the death penalty. Lawyers portrayed them as a spy ring and as victims. the jury will decide based on conspiracy inferences and overt acts.
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Newark, NJ
John W. Butenko
Orange
Igor A. Ivanov
FBI
Lot
Englewood
Russian in Court Trial Sparks Debate over Immunity
Samuel Larner, attorney for Ivanov, said his client faced trial because the government wanted a Russian in court. Three Soviet U.N. delegation members arrested in the case had diplomatic immunity and were deported.
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Samuel Larner
Ivanov
U.N
Vietnam War To Be Extended
Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor will return to South Vietnam with new orders from President Johnson to plan intensified actions against Communist guerrillas. Possible measures include air strikes on North Vietnam Laos supply lines, as White House plans refrain from detailed disclosures while noting rising Communist support and continued logistics through Laos.
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Washington
Maxwell D. Taylor
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Laos
Viet Cong Overrun District HQ In Thien Giao Attack
Viet Cong forces seized Thien Giao in central Vietnam killing the district chief and 18 men. About 300 guerrillas swept the town and captured 113 weapons including 33 machine guns to arm a reinforced unit.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Thien Giao
North Vietnamese Rebels Stir Global War Effort Debate
The report notes rebels from a northern Vietnamese faction and a warning that Taylor would consult urgently with the South Vietnamese government on actions to strengthen the war effort.
Taylor backs air strikes in Laos as Vietnam War tactic
In Life magazine interview before his return to Washington from Saigon, Taylor said air strikes against Red supply lines in Laos could hasten the defeat of Viet Cong guerrillas and that attacking bases in North Vietnam that feed infiltrating supplies and trained men might have advantages.
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Taylor
Washington
Saigon
Life Magazine
Laos
Viet Nam
Planes Shot at Dayton Area Air Base Under FBI Probe
The FBI investigates reports that Wright Patterson Air Force Base aircraft were struck by bullets from a high powered rifle, triggering an official inquiry into a possible security breach or stray gunfire.
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Dayton, Ohio
FBI
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Weather turns milder after sleet tonight
Rain mixed with sleet sweeps the area tonight before ending tomorrow as temperatures moderate. Lows dip to a warm night, with yesterday’s high and low recorded at 27 degrees.
Maine Storm Strands Motorists Amid Fatalities
Winds up to 60 miles per hour drove snow drifts as high as eight feet in parts of Maine. At least two deaths were attributed to the storm including a 72 year old woman in Stoddard and snowplow operator Elmer Stackhouse near Presque Isle. Hundreds of motorists were stranded and lodging scarce as roads clogged by snow and traffic jams surged.
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Maine
Stoddard
Presque Isle
Elmer K. Stackhouse
Machias
U.S
Fury driven aground in 90 mph gale near Nova Scotia
The 3800 ton Liberian freighter Fury with 18 aboard was driven aground by 90 mph winds and high seas off Halifax. Rescue ships battled the storm as Fury lost lifeboats and anchors. Nearby, the Friars and Blue Nose faced rough seas with partial port access and possible slight damage. Snow blankets Maine and Great Lakes show heavy sections while Dakotas to Michigan report subzero readings.
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Otf
Nova Scotia
Halifax
Friars
New Bedford
Mass
Nantucket Island
Massachusetts
Coast Guard
Blue Nose
Bar Harbor
Maine
Yarmouth
N.S
Boston — Harbor
Cape May
Great Lakes
Montana
Mid- West
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Dionne Quint
Clinton Anderson
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Don R. Reynolds
Sen. H. Everett
Jordan
USW
Crane
Baker Probe
Wilbur Martin
Charles K. Sergis
U.S. Dist
Anthony T Anelli
Atty Sanford M Jaffe
Jaffe
By John M. Hightower
White House
Dakotas
Minnesota
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