Train Auto Crash Kills 11 in Midland City
A freight train struck a station wagon at a crossing in Midland City Alabama killing 11 members of the Langford family. One-year-old Margaret Ann Langford survived with minor bruises and is under observation at Dothan hospital.
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Johnson unveils defense cuts and U.N. address plans
President Johnson announced a defense budget cut for the next fiscal year and a reduction in the Defense Department civilian payroll below one million. He set $102.3 billion as a starting point, said McNamara would visit Saigon, and scheduled a U.N. General Assembly address for December 17 in New York.
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Johnson outlines budget goals and foreign policy plans
President Johnson aims to trim the federal budget from 98.9 billion to below 102.3 billion and pursues a large tax cut of 11 billion dollars a year. He plans limited travel, emphasizes a steady transition from Kennedy, and previews talks with Mexico's Lopez Mateos while eyeing no major weekend trips outside Washington.
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12 Believed Frozen In Trapped Convoy
Tehran AP report says snow plows battle huge drifts at Hairan Pass near the Soviet border to reach a bus and truck convoy blocking northwest Iran. About 29 vehicles carrying 300 people are trapped with 12 believed dead including six children.
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Chuckle: Politicians Form Odd Alliances Quickly
A wry quip notes that politicians often ally with unlikely partners and eventually settle into a shared routine, a humorous take on political bedfellows and common ground.
Record Vote Possible In Louisiana Polling
Voters flocked to polling places in Louisiana as a 10 candidate Democratic primary neared, with DeLesseps Morrison seen as likely to gain from anti Kennedy and segregationist blasts after the late president's assassination. Kennon Long and McKeithen are Morrison’s main rivals with the Huey Long legacy at stake in state control.
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Johnsons Move Into White House
Washington reports moving day as the Johnsons take up residence in the White House with the president, his wife, and 16 year old daughter Lucy Baines posing for photographs. Sen George A Smathers criticizes delayed recognition of the Dominican Republic after the Bosch overthrow. Edwin M Martin discusses Cuban issues and the Castro myth in a radio interview.
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Boy Dies In Bike Collision In Duncanville
In Duncanville a rain slicked street collision between two 11 year old bicycle riders left one dead. Larry Glenn Allen suffered a broken neck and fractured skull and died at a local hospital.
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Hope’s Eye Improving. Christmas U.S. Troop Tour Uncertain
Bob Hope’s ailing left eye is reportedly responding to treatment at Children’s Hospital. A decision on whether he can travel to entertain U.S. troops abroad for Christmas awaits further medical progress and guidance from doctors.
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Youth in Saigon Dies by Fire After Rejection Note
A 20 year old youth in Saigon killed himself by setting fire after leaving a note saying he was rejected by his father. This marked the fourth suicide by self immolation in a week. Earlier during the Buddhist crisis six monks and one nun had died in similar fashion against the former regime of Ngo Dinh Diem.
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Four men seized at Dominican shore from Cuba bound boat
SANTO DOMINGO AP four men in a boat believed to have come from Cuba were seized as they were about to put ashore in the Dominican Republic Dominican officials announced Saturday They said the four presumably seeking to join Castroite guerrillas included Cayetano Rodriguez a member of the University of Santo Domingo left wing extremist faction Rodriguez disappeared some time ago and was believed to have gone to Cuba
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Berliners' Yuletide hopes fade over wall passes
West Berlin optimism for Christmas passes to visit East Berlin faded after East Germany rejected talks with Bonn and kept demands to set up East German permit offices in West Berlin. The move preserves the status of West Berlin as a neutralized free city, dashing hopes for a holiday breakthrough.
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Congress weighs December adjournment amid civil rights bid
Washington lawmakers debate timing as House and Senate plan two more weeks of work to wrap up fiscal year funding. Leaders eyed a discharge petition on the omnibus civil rights bill while Goldwater urged finishing appropriation bills and delaying tax and civil rights measures until January.
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Two Hunters Sue British Heater Maker After Close Freeze
In Cleveland, two hunters sue Tilley Lamp Co Ltd of London for injuries from a failing portable heater on a hunting trip two years ago. Richard Lantsberry of Elyria and Robert Wise of Gratton claim exposure, frostbite and inflamed feet after waking unable to move and suffering three days in a frozen cabin.
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Tilley Lamp Co., Ltd
London
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Ohio
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Writing Still Taught in Public Schools Amid Streamlining
A glance inside shows handwriting remains part of the three Rs despite youth signatures appearing, with a streamlined approach in classrooms. Paul Sullivan examines the current state of scribblers on page 41, while OUR TURBULENT SUN enters a quiet period as scientists collaborate to learn more on page 13.
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Night of the Iguana filming ends quietly in Puerto Vallarta
In Puerto Vallarta, filming for The Night of the Iguana wrapped without any major incidents. John Huston and stars including Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner, Sue Lyon, Deborah Kerr, Richard Burton, and producer Ray Stark lingered on set, while locals expected fireworks that never materialized.
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Mexico
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Elizabeth Taylor
Toronto
Richard Burton
Ava Gardner
Sue Lyon
Deborah Kerr
Ray Stark
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Connally Protection Beefed Up After Dallas Shooting
Governor John Connally’s security at the Texas mansion has been tightened with a closed gate, more highway patrols, and no visitor access after his return from Dallas. He is reported resting well with his right arm in a 90 day cast and questions about recovery.
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Kennedy children play in Georgetown park with dog
In Georgetown the Kennedy family settles into a three story red brick town house. Caroline Kennedy 6 John Kennedy Jr 3 and cousin Sydney Lawford 7 visit a nearby park with their six month old cocker spaniel Shannon. Police and Secret Service maintain order as curious onlookers watch.
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