Nixon to Name U N Ambassador as Thant Meeting Sets Stage
President elect Nixon plans to announce this week his choice for the U N ambassador with a meeting scheduled with Secretary General U Thant. The pool of names centers on Sargent Shriver and J. Russell Wiggins with other possible picks including Henry M. Jackson and William P. Rogers. Nixon’s schedule includes talks with Kuwait’s Emir Barry Goldwater and Michigan Governor George Romney ahead of the UN presentation.
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U Thant
United Nations
U.S
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.N
Thant
Ziegler
East River
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William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Robert D. Murphy
Johnson
J. Russell Wiggins
Sargent Shriver
France
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Shriver
Kennedy
Wiggins
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Kuwait
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Tim Babcock
Montana
Interior
George W. Romney
Michigan
Housing and Urban Development
Fred Borch
General Electric Corp
Business Council
Herbert Stein
Brookings Institution
Quake Shakes Alaska but No Major Damage Reported
An Anchorage quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale rattled south central Alaska for about a minute. Burglar alarms rang, stock toppled, and windows trembled while officials noted no major damage and located the epicenter about 160 miles southwest of Anchorage. The event echoed Alaska’s 1964 Good Friday quake despite the lower magnitude.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey Seismological Observatory
College, Alaska
Here
Alaska
Father John Oberlander Dies After Heart Attack Chronicle
Father John Oberlander 72 longtime Middletown priest died at St Johns Church rectory after a heart attack. He came to Middletown in 1910, rebuilt church and school facilities, led Fenwick High School support, and served 46 years in the priesthood. Burial is at Calvary Cemetery.
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Middletown
St. John’s Church
First Avenue
Father Oberlander
George Detenwanger
Armco’s
East Works
Pennsylvania
Msgr
A.M. Gerdes
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
University of Dayton
Mount St. Mary’s of the West
Cincinnati
St. Titus’ Church
Aliquippa
Gerdes
Mount St. Mary’s of the West Seminary
John
Fenwick High School
Curtis Street
Oberlander
Piqua
Hamilton
Dayton
St. John’s
Fama, Inc
Fenwick High
Council 1610
Knights of Columbus
Robert
Walter
Los Angeles
Schramm Funeral
U S May Beat Russia To Moon For Christmas
Apollo 8 astronauts forecast a Christmas moon flyaround with a race against Soviet cosmonauts. Commander Frank Borman, Lovell, and Anders plan a six day mission around the moon, aiming for a first if timing allows. NASA officials emphasize peaceful exploration and global goodwill.
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Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
U.S
Russia
Moon
Air Force
Borman
Soviet Union
Navy
Fire kills mother and five children in Portsmouth area
In Scioto County, a mother Anita Cooper and her five children Danny Frankie Cookie Susie and Jackie died when a rural home west of Portsmouth burned Monday night. Two other children Mickey and Sharon survived with burns. fire officials probe cause and a possible explosion amid a recent move.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto County
Anita Cooper
Danny
Frankie
Cookie
Susie
Jackie
Mickey Cooper
Scioto Memorial Hospital
Sharon
Here
Five British Explorers Stranded in Antarctic Rescue By Navy
London AP reports five British Antarctic Survey members are marooned after a twin engine plane forcelanded in Graham Land. The Royal Navy sails Endurance with two helicopters to refuel and aid as snowfall delays rescue. Pilot Derek Smith leads the crew alongside David Binning and Ian Willey.
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London
Antarctic
Royal Navy
British Antarctic Survey
Graham Land
Navy
Admiralty
Endurance
Falkland Islands
Adelaide Island
Stonington
John Biscoe
Derek Smith
Royal Air Force
David Binning
Ian Willey
Ohio appoints first Negro to state Supreme Court
Gov. Rhodes names Robert M. Duncan 41 as Ohio's first Negro Supreme Court justice. Duncan, a Columbus Municipal Court judge, says he is a constitutionalist and aims for equal law application. He plans to run for election in 1970. Justice Paul W. Brown moves to attorney general with a pay cut and discusses possible political plans.
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Ohio
Robert M. Duncan
Supreme Court
Duncan
James A. Rhodes
Paul W. Brown
Rhodes
U.S
William B. Saxbe
Attorney General's Office
Ohio Bureau of Workmen’s Compensation
Brown
High Court
Cleveland
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