Congo’s Rescue Ends After Five Day Congo Crisis
In Congo where Belgian paratroopers rapidly evacuated about 2,000 white hostages from Stanleyville and Paulis, a death toll reached at least 97 whites with hundreds of Congolese killed. Three American missionaries died. 400 to 500 foreigners remaining in the rebel zone were feared. Stanleyville held by the Congolese army. Paulis left undefended as Belgians prepared to return to Kamina.
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Viet Cong Forces Hit Saigon Area Amid Battles and Unrest
Government forces report heavy fighting near Saigon with at least 46 Viet Cong killed and 70 captured, plus 73 killed in a frontier clash and seven more in Quang Nam. Martial law remains as Buddhist leaders threaten actions if the civilian government is not changed.
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Johnson Policy Stance Cool Despite Vietnam Tensions
President Johnson urged against narrow national self interest in the Atlantic Alliance and signaled no dramatic U.S. policy shift in Vietnam. He defended lifting Belgium paratroopers and outlined plans to move forces from Stanleyville to Ascension Island, while NATO and Vietnam questions loomed at his ranch news conference. General Maxwell D. Taylor planned talks in Washington Tuesday.
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Rex Dog Makes 1223 Mile Rail Trip Home for Thanksgiving
Rex the dog accompanied by 80 hounds and a dog log on a 1223 mile rail journey to the West Coast. He helped his master Nels Nelson load hogs in Mandan North Dakota and ended up sealed inside a stock car. Rex survived the voyage and returned home in time for Thanksgiving, described as a very happy dog.
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Mao calls world unite against U.S. aggressors
Mao Tze-tung, speaking in Tokyo, urged global unity to defeat United States forces and pledged China’s full support to Congo rebels, predicting victory over the “paper tiger” in a rare personal statement.
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Mao Tze- Tung
U.S
U. S
ParatroopersReturn From Congo Rescue Mission
C130 transports brought the paratroopers to the Congo via Ascension Island in the Atlantic. They are due to depart Kamina Sunday as U S and Belgian ambassadors praised their courage. Rebels hit U S planes at Stanleyville and Paulis. A Congo crisis commission in Nairobi urged an African leaders’ emergency summit in December. Gheyne’s rebel regime and allies receive sympathy from Red China and the Soviet Union.
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Jackie Kennedy Cancels Charity Dinner Appearance
Beverly Hills California Mrs John F Kennedy canceled what would have been her first major public appearance since mourning the death of her husband. She was to be guest of honor at a five thousand dollar per couple fundraiser for Cedars Sinai Medical Center next Wednesday night but sent regrets due to not feeling physically up to attending because of emotional strain.
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Her Beagle Died During Surgery at White House Grounds
President Johnson announced that Her, one of his two beagles, died on the operating table after swallowing a rock on the White House grounds. He spoke of a tragedy and noted Laci Johnson’s heartache. Her and beagle Him had drawn international attention earlier this year for Johnson’s ears r tasting.
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Cincinnati Youths Held In Kidnapping
Four hitchhiking Cincinnati youths were charged with kidnapping and armed robbery after forcing an Ohio man to drive them to Martin County Indiana. Peter Kotre Gil bert L Colegrove Michael E Davisson and Donald W Martin were held in the Martin County Jail after Rogers picked them up near Cincinnati at 3 am and was hit with a pistol at Lawrenceburg robbed of $47 and forced to drive further for about seven hours.
Messerschmitt 163B Jet Fighter Headed to Munich Museum
The Messerschmitt 163B, the world’s first operational jet fighter, will receive a permanent display in Munich's Deutsches Museum. The aircraft, captured by the British after World War II, is being handed over for museum preservation.
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Deutsches Museum
Western Embassies in Moscow Attacked by Demonstrators
In Moscow mobs of African and Asian students attacked Western embassies including the United States Belgian and British missions. The three hour demonstration also spread through downtown Moscow with the Soviet press accused of bias over Congo events. A student leader said permission was granted after pressure from foreign students.
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Students at Lumumba University protest Congo actions
About 500 to 800 students from Moscow's Lumumba University protested Western actions in the Congo. They smashed embassy windows and damaged two American cars, roughing up spectators and throwing documents from the Congolese ambassador's study. Four embassies filed protests and demanded damages payment.
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Inside Middletown Police Lost and Found Department
Middletown police run a broad lost and found operation handling items from eyeglasses to bicycles. The page notes bring a lighter aside about a TV program reference and a remark on squealers, set on page 34 and 37 respectively.
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Terrorists Plot In Brazil Broken Exile Leaders Linked
Military authorities said they crushed a planned leftist terrorism campaign across three populous states in Brazil. About 200 people were arrested in the past 48 hours, many tied to ousted President Joao Goulart and Leonel Brizola. The plan aimed to start in Porto Alegre with an army depot bombing, then spread to Sao Paulo and Guanabara. Governor Mauro Borges faced subversion charges as federal intervention followed his peaceful exit.
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Santa's high dive ends in hospital after failed air drop
In Sinking Springs Pennsylvania Santa Claus parachuted from 2,500 feet but landed 300 feet off target in a rough field. Marvin Kline of the Reading Parachute Club impersonated Santa, waved to awaiting children, then collapsed. Hospital attendants fear a leg fracture for Kline.
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Brothers who escaped jail surrender in Brazil
Edisio and Crisne Sangeroti Lima, two brothers who broke out of prison seven months ago, turned themselves in to authorities citing hardship of life outside.
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Mariner 4 Hurtles Toward Mars On Photographic Mission
Cape Kennedy, Florida AP reports the interplanetary craft Mariner 4 launched aboard an Atlas Agena booster toward Mars. The 574 pound spacecraft aims for a July 14 encounter, with course corrections to pass within about 8,600 miles of the planet and a 70 month space endurance plan.
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Tree Falls Kill Two Majorettes in Parade
A tree collapsed onto a group of majorettes during a Santa Claus parade in suburban Lachine. Two girls died in hospital and nine others were wounded as 33 mph winds gusted to 43 mph through the Montreal area.
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Jury rules cigarettes reasonably safe in Miami case
A federal jury in Miami ruled cigarettes are reasonably safe for consumption, denying damages to the estate of Edna M. Green, a heavy smoker who died of lung cancer in 1957. The Greens had claimed Lucky Strike cigarettes caused the cancer and sought 1.5 million dollars.
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