Two Chinas policy eyed as UN debate shifts
United Nations diplomats weigh a two Chinas solution as pressures grow to seat Red China in the UN. The United States and allies face the dilemma of how to handle Chiang Kai-shek's Taiwan government while Peking seeks admission.
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United Nations
N.Y
U. S
Peking
China
United States
General Assembly
Formosa
Ted
Taipei
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Security Council
West Chester coed sets self afire on campus
Patricia Ann Conway, 22, a junior at West Chester State College, burned herself with gasoline in a campus parking area. Suffering second and third degree burns to her upper body, she told doctors and police she acted out of personal reasons and said I did it because I love my God.
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West Chester, Pa
West Chester State College
Patricia Ann Conway
Memorial Hospital
Exton
Phoenixville
Joseph
West Chester
David E. McKenty
Prison Gripe Riot Fatal To 3 Guards
In Menard Prison Illinois a four hour riot left three guards dead and six injured after convicts used knives from steel bars and a fire bomb. Hostages Tom Gross Al Rohlfing and Art Bierman describe a terrifying stand in the kitchen as authorities negotiated surrender.
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Chester, Ir
al Rohlfing
Art Bierman
Menard
Bierman
Rohlfing
Thomas S. Gross
Alonzo Jones
Jones
Gross
Chester, Ill
Menard State Prison
Illinois Public Safety
Ross Randolph
Randolph
Max Frye
Tom Gross
Chester
Albert W. Robbing
Arthur Gene Bierman
Sparta
Ill
George L. Wilson
West Frankfort
Wilbur A. Mortiz
Jacob
Frye
Flood Ravaged Southern California Braces for New Rain
In the heaviest November rains, at least 12 people died as flash floods swept across deserts and hillside areas. Palm Springs was largely isolated by floodwaters, cars were swept from roads in Cucamonga Wash, and several men and women disappeared or were swept away as crews feared more mudslides and downpours tonight.
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Los Angeles
California
Weather forecast predicts mixed skies and near seasonal warmth
The U S Weather Bureau expects partly cloudy and rainy weather tonight with little temperature change. Lows 30 to 35, yesterday's high 41 and overnight low unknown. Thanksgiving will be slightly cooler and partly cloudy. The long range outlook calls for much warmer than normal temperatures later, with Friday and Saturday warming before a cold spell Sunday and Monday. Rain possible tomorrow and Saturday with potential Sunday snow flurries.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Bomb hoax sends three girls to Juvenile Court
In Cincinnati, three teenage girls aged 13, 14, and 16 faced Juvenile Court over a bomb hoax at North College Hill Junior High School. Police said they telephoned a teacher Saturday warning of a bomb set to explode Monday morning. A search found no bomb.
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Cincinnati
North College Hill
Viet Nam Casualties Surge In Ia Drang Battle Week
AP reports in Saigon that weekly American deaths reached 240 with 470 wounded and 6 missing, amid heavy Ia Drang Valley fighting. Communist losses climbed to 2,262 dead and 136 captured, while South Vietnamese losses were 357 dead and 87 wounded.
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Saigon
Ia Drang Valley
Viet Nam
U.S
U. S
Ia Drang
1St Cavalry
Washington
United States
McDonnell Accord Near Sealed as Machinists Vote Looms
Negotiators reached a proposed strike settlement to restart Gemini space capsule and Phantom jet production at McDonnell Aircraft in St. Louis. AFL CIO Machinists Union members, about 17,000, face a noon vote amid dissident opposition and last minute court actions. Union leaders urged unity while rebels claimed broad backing to oppose the deal, risking delayed launches set for December.
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Caranauuwl Nows
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinist
Eugene Glover
Viet Nam
Grover
Cape Kennedy
McDonnell
Croit
St. Louis
Washington
Glover
Amish Stand Put On School Sparks Iowa Standoff
Hazelton Iowa officials clash with local Amish over compulsory schooling. Amish run private schools with eighth grade training while officials seek accredited public schooling. A standoff ends with Amish allowing certified teachers, as Gov Hughes and AG Scalise seek state wide solutions.
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Hazelton
Iowa
Oelwein
Harold Hughes
Lawrence Scalise
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Scalise
Hughes
Chuckle Broadmindedness Defined by Experience
A concise definition notes that chuckle broadmindedness equals highmindedness flattened by experience, suggesting wit tempered by practical insight.
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