Northwest Storm Rages Across Four States Causes Damsge
A Pacific Northwest cyclone battered California Oregon Washington and Idaho with gale winds and heavy rain. Six people died and several rescuers were missing as floodwaters forced thousands to flee. Major rivers rose closing highways and rail lines while towns faced isolation and thousands left homeless.
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Pacific Northwest
Coast
Weather Bureau
California
Edmund G. Brown
Southern Pacific
Cascade Mountains
Union Pacific
John Day
Christmas Tree Allergic Child Makes Modest Holiday Crisis
In Covington Kentucky two year old Kitty Wolcott is allergic to Christmas trees causing red rashes on arms and face whenever near the tree. Doctors blame tree resin and the family plans to use artificial trees and view real ones from the window next year.
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Covington, Ky
Kitty Wolcott
James W. Wolcott
Kitty
Wolcott
U N Debating Holiday Recess Amid Soviet Objections
United Nations negotiators pressed to adjourn for the holidays as Soviet bloc objections threatened an agreement allowing the General Assembly to recess without triggering Article 19 penalties. The plan aims to avoid changing member voting rights while addressing solvency through voluntary contributions.
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U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Asian Iban Group
Assembly
Alex Quaison-Lackey
Ghana
U Thant
Soviet Union
Counterfeiter Escapes From Hospital After Gun Battle
Robert Bennett charged counterfeit fugitive wounded in a Secret Service gun battle at his Lake County home. He overpowered a guard at Lake County Memorial Hospital, seized a gun, and fled through a glass storm door. Bennett, his wife Nora 25, and loot including a lithograph press and camera were seized.
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Painesville, Ohio
Robert Bennett
Secret Service
Lake County Memorial Hospital
Ranneattie
Harold Illiams
Onal
Williams
Bennett
William
Nora
Ohio 44
Here
Cuyahoga County
Ball Bouncing Grumble Sours Chuckle Page
A reader vents about how the ball bounces defy drops and frustrates a playful sports moment. The note captures a lighthearted gripe about imperfect bounces during a local game, reflecting small town humor and reader participation.
U S Predictions: Nation Likely Safe From Major Flu Epidemic
Public Health Service forecasts few large influenza outbreaks this winter. Local clusters may occur but a widespread epidemic is unlikely. Vaccinations urged for high risk groups including pregnant women the elderly and those with heart or chronic conditions.
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Washington
Public Health Service
West Coast
Minnesota
United States
Comsat Plans Early Launch of Mercury Satellite
Comsat will pay about 3.5 million dollars to launch its Early Bird commercial satellite as soon as possible after March 1, with NASA to perform similar launches after July 1. The satellite will orbit synchronously at 22 300 miles above a fixed Atlantic spot, providing a permanent system of telephone, message and television transmission. Commercial service should start about two months after launch, with full-scale service planned for 1967.
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Communications Satellite Corp
Comsat
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Early Bird
Atlantic
ASA
Two Ex Nazis Sentenced for Concentration Camp Murders
Tuebingen Germany AP reports two former Nazi sergeants were sentenced for killings at the Stutthof camp near Danzig. Otto Haupt received 2 years for attempted murder, Bernardies got six years for aiding in murder of 91 inmates.
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Tuebingen
Germany
Stuthof
Danzig
Ludwig Kellermann
Otto Haupt
Mur- Bernardies
Dock Strike Talks Held in Galveston
President Johnson's peacemaker in the Gulf Coast contract dispute met with shippers and longshoremen to restart bargaining. Assistant Labor Secretary James J. Reynolds held separate talks with ILU and West Gulf Maritime Industry officials. He said immediate results were unlikely but misunderstandings could be cleared to avert a coastwide dock strike.
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Tex
Johnson
James J. Reynolds
International Longshoremen's Association
West Gulf Maritime Industry
Reynolds
Atlantic
Gulf
Ohio Education Costs Rise for Public Pupils
The School Management magazine reports that the cost to educate a New York pupil is 396 dollars for each elementary student and 514 dollars for each high school student, reflecting broader public education expenses.
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New York
Ohio
School Management
Cubans Charged In Firing On United Nations Building
Three Cubans identified as exile group officials were charged with taking part in a Dec 11 bazooka shot at the United Nations. They allegedly aimed to miss the 3 story East River skyscraper to mock Ernesto Guevara, the Cuban minister of industry, who spoke at the U N General Assembly. The suspects were booked in Queens after the rocket exploded in the river near the U N Secretariat. No injuries reported.
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United Nations
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Ernesto Guevara
U.N. General Assembly
Weather forecast shows mild cloudy days with light drizzle
The forecast calls for mild and cloudy weather with light drizzle through Thursday. Highs near the 50s and overnight lows in the 40s. Snow on Christmas is deemed highly unlikely by the weatherman.
Tough Attitude On S. Viet Nam Taken By Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Saigon factions to set aside personal and lesser issues to focus on defeating Red guerrillas. He warned Vietnamese generals against political interference and affirmed U S support for a unified Saigon government with Taylor backing, amid a power struggle in Vietnam.
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South Vietnamese leaders push anti-American campaign
Indications Vietnam military leaders under Lt General Nguyen Khanh plan an anti-U.S. drive possibly including street protests against Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor. Khanh asserts foreign powers cannot set policies and hints Vietnam could proceed without American aid. Disputes with Taylor escalate after a military purge of the High National Council.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Nguyen Khanh
Tran van Huong
Khanh
Nationay Radio
Marina Oswald Enrolls at University of Michigan English Institute
Marina Oswald widow of John F. Kennedy’s assassin has enrolled in the University of Michigan English Language Institute for an eight week course. About 100 students join. classes start January 7. She arrived in 1962 from the Soviet Union and will be sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Marina Oswald
John F. Kennedy
University of Michigan
Oswald
First Presbyterian Church of
U S Army Adviser Killed Viet Cong Fire
In Saigon a U S Army adviser was killed by Viet Cong fire and another American is reported missing. The incident highlights ongoing hostilities in South Viet Nam as U S forces engage insurgent units in combat operations.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Says Viet Army Must Back Civilian Regime
A U S statement urged the Vietnamese army to back a duly constituted civilian government and unity. It described unity as essential to defeating the Viet Cong and supporting the effort. A press officer would not confirm if the wording signaled an ultimatum on aid.
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Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Robert J. McCloskey
Khanh Criticizes Taylor as Generals Seize South Viet Nam Power
The premier Khanh backs young generals who arrested most members of South Viet Nam's High National Council. U.S. officials view Khanh's broad cast as directed at Taylor and the United States, with Washington taking a dim view of the remarks.
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U.S
Khanh
Taylor
South Viet Nam
High
United States
Spy Freed Under Bond After Conviction Appeal
Igor Ivanov, a Russian chauffeur linked to an espionage conspiracy, was released on 100000 bail pending appeal after his 20 year sentence. He was brought from Hudson County Jail Jersey City for federal court proceedings as the Soviet Embassy posted the bond.
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Igor Ivanov
Hudson County
Jersey City
Ivanov
U.S
Anthony Angelli
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