Thanksgiving in Viet Nam Turkeys Fly Amid Battle News
U.S. troops in Vietnam feast as 165000 logistically celebrate with 156000 pounds of turkey and other fixings while some are killed. Big Red One returns from Zone D with fallen soldiers. Helicopters carry chaplains to fronts. Da Nang sniper challenges air drops. 12,000 frozen birds stockpiled for quick delivery. Marines aid a nearby Vietnamese village.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
1St Infantry Division
Chu Lai
da Nang
William E. Franko
Struthers
Ohio
Air Force
San Juan Ramirez
Dallas
Tex
Mobutu Seizes Congo Premiership in Bloodless Coup
Lt Gen. Joseph Mobutu ousted President Joseph Kasavubu in Leopoldville and named himself president for five years. He vowed parliamentary approval by acclamation, canceled January and February elections, and named Col. Leonard Mulamba to form a unity government with Maj. Mulamba as a key military figure.
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Leopoldville
the Congo
Joseph D. Mobutu
Joseph Kasavubu
The
Congo
Mobutu
Col
Leonard Mulamba
Evariste Kimba
Inces
Mulamba
Genius Bomber Arrested For Scaring Reds
Lon David Shaw a 30 year old electronics expert was charged with five counts of throwing a bomb after confessing to dropping homemade firebombs from a rented airplane to scare Communist agitators and riots. Authorities say bombs harmed no one though one set a room ablaze on an awning.
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Miami
Fla
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Lon David Shaw
Shaw
Bellefontaine
Miss
Dade County
Dave Helman
Helman
Chuckle With the High Cost of Living Hint
Columnized quip notes the irony of prices rising while humor helps cope. It riffs on daily spend, shopping lists, and the absurdity of budgeting in modern times. No specific names or events are given, just a light social commentary on affordability.
Weather forecast clears tonight with near freezing lows
The U S Weather Bureau predicts clearing skies tonight and colder temperatures with lows near freezing. Friday will be partly cloudy and a bit warmer.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Six Die In Gas Blast At Iowa Armory Dance
An explosion at a National Guard armory in Keokuk Iowa during a Thanksgiving Eve gala dance killed at least six people and injured many more. Fire officials said gas caused the blast which collapsed the roof and sprayed debris into the crowd. Hospitals treated dozens as crews searched rubble and appealed for blood donations.
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Keokuk
Iowa
National Guard
Marilyn Chance
John Breheny
Holinois
Missouri
Mississippi River City
John Unglaub
Graham Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
George Mayer
Commissioner of Public Safety
R.E. Cooper
University Hospital
Iowa City
Galesburg
Ill
Chicago
Swing Ezy Club
Jerry Strickler
Kenny Anderson
Burlingston
Aunt Shoots Two Girls Then Kills Herself at Batavia
Aunt Janet Wolfe 35 remained in poor condition after a shooting in Batavia Ohio that killed her two nieces Cynthia Kay Hitt 7 and Linda Fay Hitt 6. Sheriff Don Ald Watson said Wolfe shot them apparently to prevent their stepmother from claiming them then shot herself. A note reading I did it signed Janet Wolfe was found.
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Batavia, Ohio
Janet Wolfe
Cincinnati
Clermont County
Donald Watson
Dren
Cynthia Kay Hitt
Linda Fay Hitt
William Hitt
Mrs. Wolfe
Hitt
Hitts
Johan Zurmehly
Sheriff's Deputies
Watson
Cynthia Kay
Linda Fay
Red China Disarmament Talks Policy Shifts Noted
The United States has pressed Red China in secret talks at Warsaw about disarmament and UN membership. A blue ribbon group proposes direct talks and a trade boycott while U S policy maintains nonrecognition and ongoing ambassadorial exchanges.
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Washington
United States
Red China
Warsaw
United Nations
Peking
China
Geneva
White House
Auto Toll Highest In Ohio
Ohio led the nation in traffic deaths during the early hours of the Thanksgiving weekend with nine fatalities. The state accounted for nearly 20 percent of the national toll, far above safety officials’ 25 fatalities forecast for the 102 hour period. National toll appeared near normal for a non holiday period.
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Associated Press
Ohio
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Wolf
U.S. Army
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Kimba
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Gizenga
Patrice Lumumba
Stanleyville
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