South Vietnamese repulse red flame thrower attack
Viet Cong flame thrower troops attacked a South Vietnamese army post 70 miles north of Saigon but were repulsed. The official said 100 Viet Cong were killed and 39 weapons captured with light South Vietnamese casualties. Other clashes occurred in Dak To Pleiku and near Pleiku City with multiple American casualties reported.
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Saigon
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Phuoc Binh
Loe Ninh
Dak To
U.S
1St Brigade
4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
Highlands
Kontum City
Ouachita Parish UGF drive reaches goal early
A down-to-wire surge by the Ouachita Parish United Givers Fund surpassed its $292,000 goal on Friday marking the earliest completion in the drive’s history. G. L. Skeeter Morgan praised volunteers and urged additional contributions while awaiting complete tabulations at the December 11 luncheon.
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Ouachita Parish United
G. L
Skeeter) Morgan
UGF
Paragon Club
Tom H. Scott
Max Riley
Monroe
Howard Barker
West Monroe
Wilbur Keko
Sterlington
M. H
Bud) Collet
Iivy C. Jordan
World At A Glance Wilsons Labour Suffers Defeat
Prime Minister Harold Wilsons Labour Party suffers a stunning defeat in the first parliamentary special election since the pound devaluation. Also notes Scotland foot and mouth control area and other brief items.
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Harold Wilson
Labor Party
Confidence Expressed In Dollar Holds Steady Amid Gold Speculation
The IMF managing director Pierre-Paul Schweitzer said the dollar will ride out European gold speculation driven by the pound devaluation. He stressed no panic across major currencies and that financial powers would support the dollar and sterling. White House and Treasury officials echoed confidence in U.S. gold resources to protect the dollar's value.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
Voice of America
White House
Treasury
George Christian
Austin
Tex
Johnson
U.S
Christian
Schweitzer
West Monroe Christmas Party Planned for Dec 18
Jes Ramblin notes the West Monroe Hall Christmas party set for December 18 at 4 p m with refreshments and gift exchanges. Mistletoe will be prominently displayed per informant. Deputy Walter Wilhite of Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Dept. reportedly bagged a 22 caliber deer in Jackson Parish, his first in years, prompting cautious cheers from coworkers.
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West Monroe of Hall
Sargeant
Walter Wilhite
Ouachita Parish
Cool Weather Forecast Hits Northeast Louisiana
The Northeast Louisiana region is expected to enjoy fair and cool weather today with highs of 66 to 73 and lows of 38 to 44. Northwesterly winds 10 to 20 mph will diminish tonight as a weak cold front moves southeast across the state. Sunday's outlook remains fair and cool with no significant precipitation anticipated. Dew points in the 40s to low 50s and strong sunshine are forecast. FAA records show a Friday high of 81 and low of 63 at Selman Field with no rain in the area.
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Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
U.S. and Britain Back Thant in Cyprus Restraint Appeal
The United States and Britain urged Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus to show restraint amid the Greek Turkish clash. Thant warned of a near war as Cyprus asked the UN Security Council to shield it from invasion. Caradon and Goldberg praised the initiative and pressed for council and government cooperation to seek peace.
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U.S
Britain
United States
United Nations, N.Y
U. N
U Thant
Turkey
Greece
Cyprus
Lord Caradon
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Rassides
Council
Archibishop Makarios
United Nations
Athens
Johnson
Cyrus Vance
Thant
U.N
Pace Slows On Holiday Death Toll
The 102 hour Thanksgiving period saw 233 traffic deaths by Friday with heavy rain and snow across the country. Four killed in a Pearisburg Virginia collision marked the worst single accident so far as officials warned conditions could worsen in the final hours. An AP survey of nonholiday 102 hour periods found 567 deaths for comparison.
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Associated Press
Pearisburg
Atlantic
Pacific States
North Central
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
Rockies
Northern Plains
Great Lakes
Makarios Warns People To Prepare For Worst
Archbishop Makarios warned Cypriots to prepare for the worst as Turkish forces threaten invasion to aid Turkish Cypriots outnumbered five to one by Greek Cypriots. UN and U.S. mediators pursuit of a settlement amid rising tensions and a ready Turkish invasion fleet.
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Makarios
Turkey
Voice Pattern Proof Convicts Man in Fire Alarm Calls
In Winchester England AP reports Britain's first conviction based on visual voice patterns. David Clyde, 24, was fined 25 dollars after Leeds University lab used a sonogram to match tapes from a false fire alarm telephoning case.
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Winchester
England
Britain
David Clyde
Fire Department
Leeds University
Clyde
Leeds
David Ellis
Mother Prolongs Hope As Army Wrongly Buries Son
In Louisville the Tichenor family held out hope for the return of Pfe. Samuel Tichenor whose body was mistakenly identified as Pfe. John Guinn and buried in Tennessee. The Army admitted the error and notified the families. Both widows recalled the tragedy and the mixed emotions of relief and grief.
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Blanche Guinn
Army Pfe
John W. Guinn
Guinn
Defense
Louisville
Samuel Tichenor
Vietnam
Pfe
Quinn W. Tichenor
Tichnor
Elizabethton
Tenn
Tichenor
Cyprus reports Turkey plans weekend invasion
United Nations Security Council heard a Cyprus appeal that Turkey planned to invade the island this weekend risking open war in the eastern Mediterranean. Thant urged gradual withdrawal of forces as Greece and Turkey were at the brink of war. council adjourned for private talks.
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6Th Fleet
Greece
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Zenon Rassides
Thant
Turkey
United Nations
UPI
Security Council
Island
Cypriot Crisis Draws U N Appeals From World Leaders
The article reports on international reaction to the Cyprus crisis with remarks from Greek Ambassador Bitsios, Turkish minority concerns voiced by Eralp, and Soviet envoy Fedorenko. It notes calls for restraint and cooperation with UN efforts, and mentions Cypriot diplomats submitting requests to council president Kante.
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Mrs. Guinn
Lawrence Guinn
South Vietnam
Central Highlands
Pleiku City
Cambo
Morgan
Scotland
Tennessee
Kentucky
Robert F. Kennedy
Mississippi
Mary Ann Mobley
Brandon
Miss
Jes’ Ramblin
News of
Yale
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranea
Franklin D. Roosevelt
France
Ron
Little Rock
Naples
Topeka
Ville Franche
U. N. Security Council
Orhan Eralp
United Press International
Ft. Knox
Ft. Polk
Aoe
Eralp
George Grivas
Dimitri S. Bitsios
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Zenon Kassides
Mamadou Boubacar Kante
Mali
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