Haiphong Yard Hit by U S Warplanes For First Time
U S Navy planes attacked the Hai Phong boatyard near the city center the first time in the Vietnam War. Coral Sea carriers launched noon strikes on Haiphong Shipyard No 3 and other yards while frontline fighting around Dak To and Saigon continued with American and Communist casualties overnight.
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Shipyar
Saigon
Coral Sea
U.S
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Dak To
Central Highlands
North Vietnam
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Kep
Red Capital
Tram Bac
International Docks
Sneak Snowstorm Kills Eleven Across New England
A sudden winter snowstorm and bitter cold crippled New England and New York City areas, causing at least 11 deaths mainly from heart attacks while shoveling. Boston police assisted stranded motorists as 4 inches fell in the city and 10 inches in northern suburbs, with college students aiding drivers and delivering food. In one rescue, medical staff delivered a baby in a car amid the traffic jam.
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New York City
Boston
New York State
Department of Public Works
Robert Jones
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Harvard
Radcliffe
MIT
Boston University
Boston City
Sabeno Rivera
Plane Crashes In Yard. Three Die In Birmingham
A small plane crashed today in a Birmingham yard killing three people. Police dispatched two ambulances to the Inglenook residence while hospital staff sought victim identities. The craft struck a pecan tree in Richard Nabors's yard during its approach to the municipal airport.
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Birmingham
Richard Nabors
River Stages Change at Monroe Location
River stages near Monroe show no flood present, with stage reading 0 and a change from previous level 152 units.
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Monroe
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Birthday of Allen Hutchinson marked
Allen Ray Hutchinson celebrates his first birthday at 410 Wilmuth Street with siblings Johnny and Sherry and grandparents Huey Hutchinson and Joe E Johnson present. Jennie Alexander, a Northeast Louisiana State College student, turns 21 with plans to vote in the December 16 Democratic primary.
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Allen Ray Hutchinson
Ted Allen Hutchinson
Wilmuth St
Hutchinson
Johnny
Sherry
Allen
Huey Hutchinson
Monroe
Joe E. Johnson
Shreveport
Louisiana State College
Jennie Alexander
Friends
House Passes Poverty Bill Despite Large Funding Cut
The House approved an antipoverty bill 283 to 129 after slashing funding by 460 million dollars to 1.6 billion. The vote reflected a Republican and Southern Democrat coalition, with final passage on a bill that keeps core programs but omits Johnson’s requested funding, while Senate action and a compromise await.
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Washington
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Johnson
Senate
South
Education and Labor Committee
Saigon Halts Executions of Viet Cong Terrorists
Premier Nguyen Van Loc ordered clemency canceling three Viet Cong terrorists due for execution at Chin Hoa prison at dawn Friday, citing goodwill toward Communists and avoiding bloodshed to end the new government. Bui Van Chieu Le Minh Chau and Truong Thanh Danh were spared.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Loc
U.S
Chin Hoa
Lec
Bui van Chieu
le Minh Chau
Truong Thanh Danh
South Vietnam
Tran van Dang
Harold George Bennett
Perryville
Ark
Black Power Leader Balks At Induction
Nashville activist Fred Brooks 20 refused to take the oath signaling induction into the Army. His action was referred to state and federal officials for action with possible federal penalties. Brooks, Nashville Civil Rights leader, had faced Senate subcommittee testimony on campus riots but was postponed.
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Tenn
Fred Brooks
U.S. District Attorney's Office
Brooks
Selective Service
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Draft Board
Army
Selective Service Board
Tom Ketterson
State Office
Vuss Dist
Gilbert Merritt
Ketterson
Westmoreland Briefs Senate On Vietnam Outlook
Gen Westmoreland told the Senate Armed Services Committee the war in Vietnam is cautiously optimistic with no early end in sight. He cited sanctuary in Cambodia and Laos, demilitarized zone abuse, and heavy mortar and rocket supplies likely from the Soviet Union. He noted enemy morale waning while some elite units are decimated.
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William Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Richard Russell
Senate
Washington (Ap
William C. Westmoreland
Senate Armed Services Committee
Viettnam
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Westmoreland
Russell
Cambodia
Laos
Soviet Union
Margaret
White House
Johnson Westmoreland
Johnson
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Bunker
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Earle G. Wheeler
The
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Walt W. Rostow
Mild Weather Outlook for Mon in Poe and Vicinity
The area should see clear to partly cloudy skies with mild nights. Highs reach 70 to 76 degrees, lows 40 to 46, and easterly winds 5 to 15 mph shifting north later. Yesterday's FAA Selman Field high was 70 and low 36 with no rainfall in the last 24 hours.
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Selman Field
Senator Reveals Model Cities List For Federal Aid
Sen Daniel K Inouye D Hawaii announced a list of cities to share 312 million for initial planning under the model cities program to improve blighted neighborhoods. The list includes Huntsville Texarkana Fresno Oakland Denver Bridgeport Hartford New Haven Washington D C Dade County Tampa Atlanta Gainesville Honolulu Chicago St Louis Gary Des Moines Pikeville Baltimore Cambridge Lowell Springfield Detroit High Park Duluth Minneapolis Kansas City St Louis Manchester New Hampshire Hoboken Newark Trenton Albuquerque Buffalo Harlem Bronx Brooklyn Poughkeepsie Rochester Charlotte Columbus Dayton Toledo Tulsa Portland Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Burke County Wilkes Barre San Juan Providence Nashville Smithville DeKalb Eagle Pass San Antonio Texarkana Waco. The administration sought 662 million to start the anti-poverty campaign.
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Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
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Ala
Texarkana
Ark
Fresno
Calif
Oakland
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Colo
Bridgeport
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Davidson County
Smithville-DeKalb County
Tenn
Eagle Pass
San Antonio
Waco
Texas
Congress
You Can’t Reduce By Talking About It Chuckle
Humorous line notes that progress comes from action not chatter, urging silence to avoid empty talk and focus on doing what matters. The quip highlights practical restraint over debate in achieving results.
Doctor Reports On LBJ's Health
The White House physician said President Johnson's health is excellent on the anniversary of his hernia surgery and removal of a small growth near his right vocal cord. The update came as Adm. George G Barkley released the memo detailing the President's medical status.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Adm
George G Barkley
U S Casualties Steady In Vietnam War Report
Saigon AP reports U S casualties held near last week’s level as enemy losses total 1 802 killed. U S personnel killed 177 and 761 wounded with 28 missing or detained. South Vietnamese losses 279 killed and 810 wounded with 91 missing. Allied losses 57 killed 103 wounded. Total Americans killed 14 621 and wounded 91 971. U S troop strength 470 000.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Passman Urges Credit Ban on U S Arms Sales
U S Rep Otto Passman of Louisiana calls for a ban on credit sales of sophisticated military equipment to most underdeveloped nations. He would exempt Greece Turkey Korea Republic of China the Philippines and Iran and favors reducing economic aid for countries buying such arms.
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UPS
U.S
Otto Passman
D-La
United States
Passman
House
Greece
Turkey
Korea
Republic of China
Philippines
Iran
Louisiana
Johnson
Congress
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