Lonely Man Mike Cusko Ends Life With Dog Missing
Springfield Ohio report details the life of Mike Cusko a Czech displaced person who spoke little English and lived in poverty with his dog Ollie. He was found dead by hanging in a vacant house after walking away from a city hospital and leaving his savings to a Catholic church.
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Springfield
Ohio
Mike Cusko
Ollie
Mike
Dog
America
As Heart
Springfield Catholic High School
Catholic Church
Springfield City Hospital
Africa backs Congo intervention as UN debate continues
At the United Nations Security Council the Congo crisis dominates the week in session. Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku defends Belgian paratroop rescues while Kenya and CAR accuse Western powers of hypocrisy. Britain and France back the USBelgian effort as Burundi prepared to speak on Congo aid.
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Security Council
Congo
Burundi
United States
Council
Belgium
Jaja Wachuku
Nigeria
Wachuku
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
U.N
Organization of African Unity
Leopoldville
Joseph Murumbi
Kenya
Antoine Guimali
Central African Republic
Britain
France
Lord Caradon
Kennedy Leaves Hospital Under Own Power
Senator Edward M. Kennedy walked out of New England Baptist Hospital in Boston to cheering supporters in freezing weather fulfilling a pledge to be home by Christmas. With wife Joan he moved to a car bound for Logan Airport and a plane to Palm Beach Florida after six months in an orthopedic frame following a plane crash in western Massachusetts.
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Boston
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
New England Baptist Hospital
Joan
Kennedy
Logan International Airport
Palm Beach
Fla
Massachusetts
Washington
NATO Needs No More Weaponry McNamara Says
Paris AP Defense Secretary Robert McNamara stated NATO is already powerful in nuclear and conventional forces, making further large-scale weapons purchases unnecessary. He said most alliance force goals are adequate to deter aggression, with exceptions only for a few states.
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NATO
McNamara
Paris
Robert 8. McNamara
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Alli
Reds Close Congolese Legation in Moscow
The Soviet Union ordered Congolese premier Moise Tshombe's diplomat in Moscow to leave and closed the Congolese legation. Gaston Ngambani, the charge d affaires, was summoned and told to depart with no departure date set. Tass accused Ngambani of unfriendly activities and actions against Soviet citizens amid claims of Tshombe-backed hostility.
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Soviet Union
Moise Tshombe
Huhe
M. Gaston Ngambani
Tass
Ngambani
Tshombe
Congo
U.ss.r
Viet Nam Losses Hit New High Amid War Turmoil
South Vietnamese government troops suffered their highest casualties in eight months with 550 guerrilla deaths while 260 government troops were killed or wounded. Thirteen Americans were killed last week and Buddhist hunger strikes pressured Premier Tran Van Huong as dissident ministers considered resignations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
An Lao
U.S Army
Thu Dau Mot
Phan Tan Chuc
Tran van Huong
Thich Tam Chau
Huong
Peron Agrees to Cease Political Activity in Spain
Ex-president Juan D. Peron agrees to stop all political activity to remain in exile in Spain. The Spanish government announced the decision amid forecasts of a leadership struggle within the Peronist movement in Argentina and a possible blow to the movement’s prestige.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Peron
Italy's San Marcos I satellite makes history orbit
Italian spacecraft San Marcos I, weighing 254 pounds, was launched from Wallops Island, marking Italy as the third nation to orbit a satellite after U S and USSR. The mission involved a two year training plan under U S NASA and Italian Space Commission cooperation with Italian crews and equipment leading the launch.
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Washington
U.S.A
US. Space
Italy
United States
Soviet Union
Hugh L. Dryden
U.S
U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Italian Space Commission
Canada
Britain
NASA
Leadership Change Is GOP Topic
Washington AP reports House Republicans discuss leadership shifts with Rep. Charles Halleck of Indiana as a possible replacement. No revolt has formed. action awaits the Jan. 4 caucus as Ford weighs a possible challenge.
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House
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
Republican Conference of
Halleck
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Ford
Duke Of Windsor Undergoes Aneurysm Surgery In Houston
The 70 year old Duke of Windsor had a 67 minute operation to remove a large abdominal aorta blister and replace the weakened section with a Dacron tube. Dr. Michael DeBakey led a team of five surgeons with intensive care to follow.
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Houston, Tex
Duke of Windsor
A.m
Michael DeBakey
Methodist Hospital
DeBakey
Cardiovascular Research Center
Baylor University College of Medicine
Leone Leads Italian Vote On First Ballot For President
In Rome on the first ballot for Italy’s president the Christian Democrat Giovanni Leone led with 319 votes, 323 short of the two thirds needed. Umberto Terracini and Giuseppe Saragat trailed, with votes spread among six others. A simple majority could emerge in later ballots as parties bargain.
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Rome
Giovanni Leone
Umberto Terracini
Giuseppe Saragat
Leone
Terracini
Saragat
Chuckle: promises drift in and out in politics
A humorous quip notes that political promises vanish after a year, slipping from memory as priorities shift and actions fail to match words. It highlights the common critique of elected officials delivering rhetoric over results.
Doctor hints at hair growth breakthrough at UPenn
Dr Christopher M Papa of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital confirms a testosterone based method accidentally grows hair on the scalp. He cautions the discovery is highly experimental and urges medical supervision for any use. He avoids private practice and emphasizes research needs.
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Philadelphia
Christopher M. Papa
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Hair Grower Claims No Product Yet Marketed
A man describes a potent drug used to treat serious post surgery hair loss. He says no product exists as he receives desperate letters from professionals and the public seeking help, while expressing sympathy but passing on the work to others.
Snowstorm Closes Schools and Roads Across Northwest
A massive late autumn snowstorm grips the Northwest with deadly winds and subzero temperatures. The Weather Bureau calls the storm almost unprecedented as a Helena Montana meteorologist warns that venturing outdoors is dangerous without thorough preparation. A van carrying nine prisoners from Seattle overturns on a snowy highway.
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Weather Bureau
Helena
Mont
Seattle
Wash
Cold Front Brings Snow Flurries and Turning Temps
A cold front with brisk northwesterly winds will arrive tomorrow bringing snow flurries. Warm trend follows tonight with lows in the 30s. Yesterday’s high reached 29 and today’s low is unclear due to a missing digit.
Winds, Snow Close Schools Across Western States
Officials reported dangerous wind and snow across Montana Wyoming Idaho and Washington with zero visibility in places. Tow trucks freed a vehicle carrying prisoners after toppling trees hit it. Regions from Denver to Colorado and plains areas faced dust storms and record lows as highways closed and the winter wheat crop suffered.
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U.S. 87
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Bear Valley
Colorado Department of Agriculture
President Johnson names Connor to Commerce post
President Lyndon B. Johnson announced the resignation of Luther H. Hodges as secretary of commerce and named New Jersey industrialist John T. Connor as his successor.
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Johnson
Luther H. Hodges
Commerce
New Jersey
John T. Connor
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