Greece Offers King Constantine Return as Figurehead
Greece's military rulers proposed that King Constantine return to the throne as a figurehead with no powers after he abandoned the crown following a failed rebellion. Athens sources said the king was ready to refuse and demanded the government resign.
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Rome
Greece
Constantine
Athens
Ieronymous
United States
Britain
Fiumicino
Iteronymous
Brig
Stylianos Patakos
Junta For Democracy and Freedom
Patakos
Coup in Algeria Crushed and Civil Stability Sought
Algeria's socialist government says loyal troops crushed a leftist coup near Algiers after fierce fighting with rebels led by ousted army chief Col. Tahar Zbiri. The victory, described as a step toward political stability, followed air force strikes on rebel tanks and calls of betrayal by the dissidents.
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Algiers
Algeria
Presdent Houari Boumedienne
Tahar Zbiri
Blida
el Affroun
Rockwell Assassin Convicted
John Patler, 29, exiled from the American Nazi Party, convicted of first degree murder in Arlington Circuit Court for killing party leader George Lincoln Rockwell. Sentencing could reach 20 years. prosecutors sought the electric chair. Patler thanked his lawyers as deputies escorted him out.
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Arlington
John Patler
George Lincoln Rockwell
Patler
Potter
Arlington Circuit
Warmer Weather Returns to Miami Valley Soon
Forecast calls for a cold night with about 20 degrees of log and a Sunday high near 40 degrees as warmer air moves back into the Miami Valley tomorrow.
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Miami Valley
Bridge Collapse Near Point Pleasant Shocks Ohio West Virginia
In Gallia County Ohio and Pleasants County West Virginia a 40 year old suspension bridge to the Ohio River collapsed during the Friday rush hour. Eyewitnesses recounted cars sinking and people screaming as divers and boats searched for victims. At least five dead and two missing, with authorities expecting the death toll to rise.
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Point Pleasant
W Va
Ohio River
West Virginia
Ohio
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
John Epling
Galia County
James A. Rhodes
J.D. Baisden
Howard Boggs
Col Olds Wins 1967 Kitty Hawk Aviation Award
Col Robin Olds, Vietnam air ace and then commandant of cadets at the Air Force Academy, won the Kitty Hawk award for military aviation at a Wright Brothers Memorial banquet in Beverly Hills attended by about 400. Boeing president William M. Allen received a civilian achievement honor.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Robin Olds
Air Force Academy
William M. Allen
Boeing Co
Auto Labor Peace Sought After Three Year Pact Reach
DETROIT AP After a 30 hour session the United Auto Workers and General Motors reached a three year national contract with wage increases totaling about 1 per hour over the term. About 643000 workers would gain on top of the 4.70 base rate as GM and Chrysler likewise moved toward parallel deals. AMC remained without a new contract as discussions resume January 3 with the old pact extended.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Union
General Motors Corp
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
AMC
Walter P. Reuther
Wasteland Out There Thousands Stranded in Southwest Snowstorm
Thousands of motorists across Grants New Mexico faced a 20 inch snowstorm that halted U S 66 and Interstate 40. Gov Cargo declared an emergency as National Guardsmen rushed in to aid with supplies while about 1000 to 1500 people remained stranded overnight. Snow stretched across Arizona and New Mexico with threats of hazardous travel as drivers described the scene as an Arctic waste land.
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Grants
Irving Rapaport
Albuquerque
N.M. Rapaport
U.S. 66
Interstate 40
David F. Cargo
Flagstaff
Arizona
Winslow
Eight reasons a woman buys says it all
The remark lists eight motives for purchases including spousal permission, appearance, Paris origin, neighbor envy, exclusivity, popularity, novelty, and personal taste as a humorous shopping truism.
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Paris
Postal Employes Rescued from Christmas Mail Blaze
A spectacular five alarm fire tore through the Morgan Annex branch post office in Manhattan injuring 32 firefighters and forcing evacuation of 2,000 postal workers. Firefighters used aerial and scaling ladders to rescue three on a sixth floor ledge as flames damaged millions of pieces of Christmas mail. The blaze, burning in a six story building between 29th and 30th streets, caused icy street flooding and smoke across several blocks. Officials found no evidence of bomb or foul play.
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New York
Manhattan
John T. O’hagan
Brooklyn
Queens
29Th
30Th Streets
Ninth and
Tenth Avenues
Robert C. Lowery
Morgan Annex
International Parcel Post
United States
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Rockwell
Galis
H. L. Whobrey
W.va
Dick Kuhn
Ane
Lee Long
Whobrey
Whobhey
Kuhn
Long
Fire Department
Col. Olds
Aviation
Auto Industry and Union
Grants, N.M
Gan
Ken Meyer
Baxter Springs
Neb
Grand Island
Milan
New York City
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