Mountain Snow Strands Hundreds in California Flood Zone
Heavy mountain snow and strong winds trap hundreds in northern California and Oregon as relief work slows. Officials warn of food shortages and rescue challenges while tolls rise with multiple helicopter crashes and flood deaths. Starved regions face airlifted aid and ongoing cleanup efforts.
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Red Cross
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Klamath
Salmon
William Sowle
Civil Defense
Yreka
Holiday weekend highway toll tops 550 deaths nationwide
The Associated Press reports more than 550 people died in highway crashes over a three day Christmas weekend, with 555 fatalities from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday. California led with 59 deaths, followed by New York and Michigan, as Wisconsin and others set year records.
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Ohio Christmas weekend highway deaths rise beyond 24 forecast
Officials at the Department of Highway Safety warned of 24 fatalities during the 78 hour Christmas period. By Sunday midnight the toll stood at 25, marking higher losses than projected.
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Ohio
Department of Highway Safety
Month records and holiday traffic fatalities rise and fall
During the holiday period traffic deaths climbed sharply in the early hours then slowed as people headed home through fog rain and snow. Multiple fatalities were reported as the sequence of incidents continued.
UN negotiators near resolve in Soviet US peacekeeping standoff
At the United Nations delegates push to avert a Soviet US clash over Congo and Middle East peacekeeping funding. Moscow has refused to pay assessments, claiming only the Security Council can authorize such operations, risking no vote under Article 19 if arrears remain. The assembly meets Tuesday morning and no vote has occurred since December 1 to avoid the deadlock.
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William N. Oatis
United Nations
N. Y
Assembly
Security Council
Congo
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
American baritone ends Parma Opera run after clash
In Parma Italy American baritone Cornell MacNeil and Parma Opera House superintendent Giuseppe Negri agreed MacNeil will never sing at the Regio Theater again after he stormed off during Verdi’s Masked Ball. Police escorted him to his hotel as a tense crowd surged.
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Giuseppe Negri
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Baritone MacNeil
Kennedy Family Skis in Aspen Amid Secret Service Watch
Mrs Kennedy and her two children skied at Buttermilk Mountain under tight Secret Service protection. Caroline and John Jr remained with instructors while Senator elect Robert Kennedy, a frequent visitor to Aspen, tackled advanced slopes with four of his children.
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Aspen
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Secret Service
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D-N.y
Washington
Weather Outlook Shows Showers Late Tomorrow
A warm sunny day gives way to windy conditions and possible showers late tomorrow night due to a low pressure area in the Central Rockies. Yesterday peaked at 33 with a low of 29 this morning and rainfall since Thursday morning totals 0.79 inches.
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Rockies
Johnson Makes Foreign Policy a Top White House Priority
President Johnson elevates foreign policy to a main focus for the week as he also advances the federal budget and State of the Union plan. He eyes many ambassador appointments, visits by chiefs of state, and aims to finish the antipoverty, civilian pay, and education budget questions. Johnson urges end to racial discrimination in the armed forces.
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Cuba
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Robert S. McNamara
Priest Exiles Self Over Dispute With Cardinal in LA
Rev. John W. Coffield says he will live in self-imposed exile from the Los Angeles archdiocese as protest against being ordered to stay silent on racism. He criticizes Cardinal McIntyre and plans three to six years of missionary work in Chicago among Latin Americans.
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John W. Coffield
James
Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Father Coffield
California
Norith
Emil Seliga
Chicago
Ascension Catholic Church
East German shot trying to flee at border
West German police reported an East German man was shot by border guards while attempting to escape at dawn. He lay in the snow before guards carried away the body, and the incident occurred near Brunswick, Germany.
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Germany
East Germany
Newborn Found Stabbed in Downtown Cleveland Trash Can
Homicide detectives said an infant’s body was found early today wrapped in a newspaper with stab wounds at East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland. A city worker discovered the corpse.
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Euclid Avenue
No wonder women live longer than men
A lighthearted quip notes that women outlive men and playfully suggests girls may endure longer through humor and social observations.
Viet Cong Command Post Hit by Government Forces
Government forces overran a major Viet Cong position 75 miles southwest of Saigon. At least 67 guerrillas were killed and 12 Americans wounded as helicopters and air power blasted the site. Captured weapons included five 50-caliber machine guns, three recoilless cannons, and three mortars.
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Dai Ngai
South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
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Mekong Delta
Robert W. Butler
Frederick, Md
Mekong
Mo Cai
van Bucher
Jules N. Bucher
Bucher
Nguyen Khanh
Viet Nam
Khanh
Filipinos Demand Removal of U.S. Bases After Rally
Manila reports 2000 Filipinos protested near Angeles against U.S. bases after clashes at Clark. Speakers urged removal of bases and recall of Ambassador Blair. no violence reported. Philippine officials planned investigations as President Macapagal urged calm.
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