Right Wing National Democrats Rising in Bavarian Vote
West Germany faces pressure to revise election law as the National Democrats win 7.4 percent in Bavaria and 15 seats, threatening Bundestag parity and fueling talk of a grand coalition to exclude the party. CDU-CSU and SPD seek stable government amid crisis.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Socialists
National Democratic Party
Bundestag
National Democrats
Hesse
National Democrat
Friedrich Thielen
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Reich
Alfons Goppel
Hard
Franz Josef Strauss
Christian Democrats’ Bavarian
Christian Social Union
Bavaria
United States
Soviet Union
U S Air Cavalry Battles North Vietnamese in Central Highlands
U S air cavalrymen clashed with North Vietnamese forces in the central highlands near Pleiku. The commanders reported 102 enemy killed after a brief ground engagement with reinforcements, as air strikes targeted attacking units. Ground actions were light elsewhere, with Korean Marines reporting 91 Viet Cong killed near Quang Ngai City. B52 bombers also conducted three raids in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Central Highlands
1St Cavalry
Plei Djereng
South China Sea
Quang Ngai City
Tay Ninh
Infiltration Likely to Rise in Vietnam War
Gen Westmoreland says Communist forces move about 7000 troops monthly from North to South Vietnam, higher than Defense Dept estimates of 4500 to 5000. He predicts infiltration will rise further with the Laos panhandle's good weather period approaching.
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Washington
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Defense Department
U.S. News and World Report
Laos Panhandle
Youngstown and Hubbard Hit by Teachers Strike
Forty eight public schools in Youngstown and Hubbard closed by a teachers strike affecting about 40 000 pupils. Bus drivers and Teamsters supported the walkout leading to transportation problems at times. officials urged pupils to stay home.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Hubbard
Hubbard High School
J. Harry Wanamaker
Youngstown Teachers Federation
Youngstown Education Association
Hubbard Federation of Teachers
Hubbard Board of Education
Hubbard Education Association
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Hubbard Federation
This is the darndest de pression I have ever seen
A speaker jokes about work and finances, noting that everyone is busy yet broke and recalling a previous harder time. The quip captures mood in a working crowd and the casual resilience of the era.
Three Peace Corpsmen Drafted In Manila
Peace Corps director Richard Balch said three corpsmen in the Philippines received draft calls within two months of arrival. Fred Lonindier of Seattle is ordered to report for induction December 7 and undergo a Manila medical exam. Douglas Magee of Santa Susana and Michael Keisler of Louisville asked for deferment, with appeals under consideration. Lonindier criticized the process in a Manila Times letter, saying his deferment appeals were rejected.
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Manila
Peace Corps
Philippines
United States
Richard Balch
Fred Lonindier
Seattle
Wash
Douglas E. Magee
Santa Susana
Calif
Michael Keisler
Louisville
Balch
Lonindier
Manila Times Sunday
Presidential Appeal Board
Romney Rockefeller discuss future of Republicans in Puerto Rico
Michigan Governor George Romney, buoyed by a Harris poll showing him leading Johnson, plans a meeting with New York Governor Rockefeller in San Juan to discuss bolstering the GOP. Romney says elected governors could influence national affairs and hints at a 1968 bid. Rockefeller recently met with Pennsylvania Governor-elect Shafer.
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W.shington
Michigan
George Romney
Johnson
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Puerto Rico
Romney
San Juan
Rockefeller
Virgin Islands
Raymond P. Shafer
Pennsylvania
Colorado Springs
Colo
Washington
Louis Harris
Harris
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Ronald Reagan
California
Nixon
Percy
Reagan
Haiti Invasion Report Quoted But Unconfirmed
CBS news cited Haitian underground sources claiming opponents invaded Haiti near Cap Haitien, but no confirmation came from officials in Washington or Port au Prince. Andre Theard and a State Department spokesman said they had no word of an invasion.
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New York
CBS News
Francois Duvalier
Haiti
CBS
Andre Theard
Tien
Duvalier
Washington
Caribbean
College Draft Confab Split Sparks Conference Split
YaleMan says a college sponsored conference on the Selective Draft in Yellow Springs Ohio faced disagreements and a split over a unified policy. The AP report notes divergent views among participants and lingering questions about future guidance.
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Yellow Springs
Ohio
Liberal draft exemption proposal spurs student walkout
Frank Shaffer of Lawrence University and Yale students Lanny Davis and John Rothchild walked out during the final day of Antioch College hosted conference. They protest a more liberal conscientious objector standard arguing schools should not dictate war choices. Delegates from about 40 colleges attended the session praised as extremely successful.
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Frank Shaffer
Lawrence University
Appleton
Wis
Yale
Shaffer
Phoenix
Ariz
Antioch College
James P. Dixon
Antioch
Lanny Davis
Jersey City
N.J
John Rothchild
Davis and Rothchild
Weekend Weather Outlook for Nearby Area
Forecast calls for fair and cool conditions with a low in the 30s tonight. Tuesday brings partly cloudy mild weather. Long range shows temperatures 10 to 12 degrees above normal with a chance of a shower late week. Yesterday’s high 45, overnight low 30, at 10 am today 37.
Weekend Road Toll Dips To 18
The Associated Press reports Ohio weekend traffic deaths fell to 18 with two fatalities on Sunday. Victims include Della Moser 72 of Dayton killed near Dayton and Kimberly Jean McFadden 22 months of Dayton who died in a single car crash near Alexandria. Earlier Friday and Saturday saw four double fatality wrecks across Lorain Columbus Madison County and Portage County. Last weekend had 23 deaths.
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Ohio
Della Moser
Dayton
Kimberly Jean McFadden
Alexandria
Lorain
Columbus
Madison County
Portage County
Georgia Election Frozen by Supreme Court Stay
The Supreme Court stayed a three judge federal ruling that the Georgia Legislature cannot choose the next governor. The ruling pauses the election dispute at least until December 5 when the high court will hear arguments. The earlier three-judge panel in Atlanta ruled unconstitutional a Georgia provision letting the legislature decide when no gubernatorial candidate wins a majority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
High Court
Atlanta
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