Traffic toll nears 330 for four day Thanksgiving weekend
AP reports the holiday travel period ends with a death toll around 330 and nationwide driving conditions mostly clear and dry. Light snow limits in New Mexico Texas and Michigan. The National Safety Council warns 700 to 800 more may die in traffic through Sunday. Maj James Rowe, ex POW, says antiwar actions hurt POW morale and helped Viet Cong.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Texas
Michigan
National Safety Council
Washington
James Rowe
U.S
Vietnam
Senate Vietnam
Rowe
Mekong Delta
Race for UMW control grows heated amid probe
Washington AP reports federal inquiries by the Justice and Internal Revenue Departments into spending by United Mine Workers president W. A. Tony Boyle. Boyle seeks re election against Joseph A. Yablonski as questions arise over a pension fund and a loan totaling over one million dollars.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Justice and
Internal Revenue Departments
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
Jospeh A. Yablonski
Plans Announced for U N Building Expansion
United Nations plans announced in New York call for an eight story headquarters building and major expansion of the current conference facility. Secretary General Thant noted financing details have yet to be finalized.
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United Nations
N. Y
New
Thant
Ky seeks reopen of My Lai massacre probe in Vietnam
South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky urged the Defense Ministry to reopen its inquiry into the alleged My Lai massacre. He said he is not satisfied with the government probe results and criticized a prior report that labeled the massacre reports as completely inaccurate.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnamese
Defense Ministry
My Lai
Fort Rucker
Ala
WO Hugh C. Thompson Jr
Thompson
Collins Picked for Public Affairs Post by Nixon
Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins is named assistant secretary of state for public affairs at a $38,000 annual salary, resigning his Air Force colonel rank to take the post. He will arrange foreign policy conferences and deliver speeches in the new role.
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Washington
Michael Collins
Nixon
Collins
Air Force
Governor May Veto Bill Aimed at Tavern Hour Extension
Governor Warren P. Knowles may veto a bill that would grant tavern patrons an extra hour amid traffic safety concerns. He has urged action against motorists who drink and drive, though has given no formal comment yet. A Varig airliner carrying 95 aboard was hijacked over the Atlantic, diverted to Cuba, with 80 passengers and a 15-member crew.
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Madison
Warren P. Knowles
Knowles
Rio DE Janeiro
Atlantic
Varig Airlines
Rio
Astronauts Return to Home After Apollo 12 Mission
Apollo 12 crew Charles Conrad Jr Alan L Bean and Richard F Gordon Jr land in Hawaii aboard the USS Hornet ending a 10 day mission. They return to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory for 11 days of quarantine as scientists study over 50 pounds of Ocean of Storms rocks and compare them with Apollo 11 samples.
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Moon
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Conrad
Hawaii
Bean
Consumers expect price drop, cut big purchases nationwide
AP reports Americans delaying purchases of cars, homes, and appliances amid predicted price declines. NICB survey cites anti-inflation measures and tax surtax extension as factors. Separate notices include minor local vehicle accidents and industry price shifts from U Steel.
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National Industrial Conference Board
NICB
Senate
Nixon
House
U.S. Steel
Greyhound Corp
Armour & Co
Justice Department
Farm Prices Reach Peak Not Seen Since 1952
Washington reports November farm prices at the highest average since 1952, with a 3 percent rise from October. Don Paarlberg of the Agriculture Department notes a cushion between farm costs and retail prices, plus strong meat and vegetable prices, while warning no consumer alarm is needed though livestock values remain firm. A Wisconsin accident claim follows with injuries to Susan Parmer and siblings, and the parents killed in the crash.
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Washington
Nixon
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Fund Drive Under Way For Palmer Family Tragedy
The Palmer family of Brodhead suffered a fatal traffic accident a week ago. Four of eight members died, including Robert J. Palmer and his wife Marisa. Three children remain hospitalized at St. Clare in Monroe as a fund drive collects donations at Bank of Brodhead and Green County Bank.
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Robert Parmer
Brodhead
Monroe
Robert J. Palmer
Marisa
Sally
Susan
Richard
Bobby
Emily
Steven
St. Clare
Palmer
Bank of Brodhead
Green County Bank
Jinx or Lucky Survives San Diego Boat Capsize
Mary Baranick, 10, narrowly survived a fishing trip tragedy off Mission Beach when a 15 foot runabout capsized. Calvin Bunker Jr. and Oscar Orio, 11, and 12, drowned. Norberto Orio, 12, clung to the boat but lost his brother. Four Benedictine nuns rescued her as Coast Guard and planes searched for the missing. Smokey the dog was recovered later.
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San Diego
Calif
Mary Baranick
Mary
Coast Guard
Calvin Bunker Jr
Oscar Orio
Oscar
Norberto
Doctors Hospital
Bunker
Bunk
Mission Beach
Los Angeles
Smokey
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