Turkeys and Tragedy Mark Thanksgiving in Vietnam Action
Vietnamese ambush near Dalat kills 20 aboard a mixed civilian military convoy. Among dead are three U S servicemen and an American Page Communications engineer. nine Vietnamese and nine other nationalities also die or are wounded. Casualties report shows a slight drop for Americans for the week ending Nov 19 as weather limits sorties.
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John H. Foresman
Connally Defends Warren Report Critics in Kennedy Furore
Texas Governor John B. Connally rebukes what he calls journalistic scavengers led by Mark Lane over the Kennedy assassination. He says no need to reopen the probe, maintains he was hit by a non fatal bullet, and avoids further comment on political overtones. Lane calls Connally ignorant and McCarthyism revived in debates over the ruling.
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Turkey and Cordite Shelling Aboard USS Uhlmann
The 7th Fleet destroyer USS Uhlmann blasted Viet Cong targets seven miles inland near the Vietnamese coast during Thanksgiving Eve operations. Cmdr Philip A. Wilson led 230 crew with a Thanksgiving feast prepared by Ships Cook Paul Williams Jr. The crew endured midnight to 4 a.m. shelling and recalled homes and holidays as they patrolled and fired in the night.
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Fire Kills 5 in Rural Ohio Family Home
Five members of Dene Gallagher's family died in a Brimstone Ridge fire near Coolville Ohio. Firemen recovered three bodies by early morning. the blaze left the frame house demolished. Surviving was 14 year old Eric who spent the night with an uncle in Coolville.
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Michael
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Brimstone Ridge
Eric
Coolville
Partly Cloudy Skies Persist With Mild Overnight Low
Partly cloudy and mild tonight with a low near 52. Friday visible clouds and a chance of showers with a high around 60. Yesterday saw a high of 63 and an overnight low of 50.
No Hectic Holiday For LBJ
President Johnson observes Thanksgiving quietly at the LBJ Ranch with his family. The meal features wild and domestic turkey and traditional trimmings as Lynda Johnson and Mrs. Nugent join relatives at the festive gathering after the president’s release from Bethesda Naval Hospital following surgery on his vocal cord and abdominal hernia repair.
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Moon Trip May Be Rough For Apollo, Johnson Says
President Johnson and NASA officials warned that the path to the moon will be difficult. Johnson praised Gemini at a Houston ceremony while NASA Director James Webb cautioned about developing problems causing Apollo delays amid a demanding schedule. Gemini 12 solved the fatigue issue for spacewalkers.
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Houston
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Navy
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Air Force
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
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James E. Webb
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Doctor says autopsy sketch error in Kennedy case
Dr J Thornton Boswell says a hurried autopsy sketch mislocated the Kennedy back wound, noting the neck base was the true site. He explains the diagram was rough notes, with longhand edits and official reports locating the wound correctly. critics cite FBI and diagram to doubt Warren Commission findings.
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Warren Commission
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Texas
John Connally
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Edward Jay Epstein
Downtown Seattle blackout darkens city for hours
A major power failure in Seattle's downtown area left stores closed and traffic lights out after underground electrical fires. City Light crews replaced wiring over six hours, with 60 to 70 workers restoring power to the 80 block district that includes the King County Courthouse and many offices. Prisoners faced meals delays as jailers scrambled to manage the outage.
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Milking Machine Advances Stir Debate Over Animal Role
A remark notes that modern dairy milking uses machines without a human present, yet the process remains centered on the cow. The line highlights evolving labor and ethical questions in farm practice.
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