Thanksgiving Day Across America
Americans celebrated a traditional turkey feast across the nation with President Nixon at Camp David and volunteers recalling Plymouth’s first feast. At Indiana State Prison in Michigan City inmates voted for T-bone steak, while a San Antonio woman found help after her turkey was stolen prompting generosity from strangers.
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Grandmother’s
Nixon
Camp David
Indiana State
Michigan City
National Weather Service
Carlotta Castillo
San Antonio
Tex
Thanksgiving big issue breaks 122 pages
The Journal publishes its largest Thanksgiving edition ever at 122 pages with 34 pages yesterday and 76 today. It used 3 rolls of newsprint to print 26,800 copies weighing 54,000 pounds. Local merchants carried ads totaling 14,028 inches of advertising space, underscoring holiday bargains.
Kissinger Tho Enter Fourth Day of Secret Vietnam Talks
Paris AP Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho entered the fourth day of private peace talks aiming to finalize a cease fire. They met for several hours with no press leaks as they work the final touches on an accord drafted last month.
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Paris
Henry Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
Tho
Nixon
Air Force Sg
Ronald E. Smith
High Point
N.C
le Duc
Vietnam
Thanksgiving in Vietnam Camp Alpha Feasts Amid War
In Camp Alpha mess halls soldiers mark Thanksgiving with a lavish Army feast noting the likelihood of next year’s holiday at home. Troops discuss Kissinger and Tho in Paris talks while some miss home and others focus on being thankful for a possible end to the war.
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Saigon
Camp Alpha
Vietnam
Army
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Air Force
Mr. Wilkerson
Jesup
Maj
Roger Larsen
Provo
Utah
Middletown Forecast Improves Then Dims Into Weekend
Weather outlook shows clearing tonight with a 30 degree low in Middletown. Tomorrow will be sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 40s and similar conditions likely through Saturday and Sunday. By Sunday a chance of showers returns and Monday may bring cooler temperatures after a 36 degree yesterday high and 30 degree morning low.
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Middletown
Deputy Sheriff Is Shot Dead and Youth Kills Self in Barn
In Troy Ohio deputies say Sgt William Morris was fatally shot while responding to a car theft. A 16 year old Dayton youth died in a barn near the scene after being cornered by officers. A second youth, 15, was arrested on delinquency and auto theft charges.
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Self
Troy
Ohio
Miami County
Here
Bigent
Montgomery County
Morris
Floral Acres Drive
William E. Lesher
Miami
Alme
Robert Huffman
Lesher
Marilyn
I-75 Signals Not Ready Yet In Cincinnati
The Ohio Highway Department says the automatic driver signaling system for Interstate 75 through Cincinnati will not be ready before next spring. The project aims to manage congestion on the busy corridor and improve traffic flow.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Highway Department
Traffic signs upgrade slows as contractor misses deadline
Tom Rowe said new lighted signs are being installed while work continues on a computerized system covering seven miles of interstate from Cincinnati to the Brent Spence Bridge into Kentucky. The project costs $1.6 million and is to begin operation this month, but High Voltage Systems Inc. of Toledo could not meet the deadline.
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Tom Rowe
District 8
Cincinnati
Brent Spence Bridge
Kentucky
Rowe
High Voltage Systems Inc
Toledo
Ohio
B52 Raids Intensify Over North as Aerial Battle Continues
U S warplanes press heavy raids on the North Vietnamese panhandle below the 20th parallel while air force investigators in Thailand conclude the first B52 loss was probably caused by a surface to air missile. Inclement weather limits fighter-bomber strikes and Stratofortresses carry the main bombing load at 35 000 feet. The raids target supply stores near Laos and the South Vietnam battle zones, chiefly around Vinh. Hanoi and Haiphong remain off limits.
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Saigon
U.S
Panhandle
Air Force
Thailand
Laos
South Vietnam
Vinh
Chuckle Toastmaster Quips About Speaker Delay
A Toastmaster quip jokes that the next speaker needs no intro but stayed home, eliciting light laughter from the assembled audience as the evening continues. The remark plays on expectations and schedule delays familiar in public speaking events.
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Hyannisport
Charles Gardner
Somerset
Cincinnat
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