Viet Buddhists Push to Oust Premier Huong in Saigon Crisis
Buddhist leaders vow to continue protests and hunger strikes to force Tran Van Huong from power as Saigon tightens martial law and U S security measures after a Christmas Eve bombing at a U S officers hotel. US officials seek civilian authority amid the crisis.
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van Huong
Saigon
South Viet Nam
High National Council
Tran van Huong
U.S
U.S. Navy
Team St
U S
United States
Heart Attack Fatal To Man After Crash
Harry Harmon aged 71 of 108 Park Avenue collapsed and died of a heart attack after escaping serious injury in a three car collision on Highway 61 east of junction with Highway 28. The crash began when 84 year old Carl Schabillon of Columbus City stopped in the westbound lane thinking he was on the shoulder, causing Harmon to collide with Schabillon's vehicle. Harmon, who was only bruised, left to call his wife. In another item, two teenage Paxton siblings died in a Arlington Kansas home fire while their parents escaped. Des Moines officials forecast Iowa small business firms will grow by over 5,000 in 20 years, citing 6 percent annual growth. The report cites Conrad E. Lawlor of the Small Business Administration.
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Harry Harmon
Park Avenue
Carl Schabillon
Columbus City
Bob Miller
Schabillon
Shabillon
Hutchinson
Kan
Arlington
Robert David Paxton
Kathy Blaine Paxton
John W. Paxton
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Howard Hynes
Paxtons
Hynes
Des Moines
Conrad E. Lawlor
Small Business Administration
Lawlor
Stephen L. Edgington
Hershey Avenue
Grace
Harmon
Bavold Hetaler
Harman
W. W. Swayze
Harrhon
Edgington
Fairbanks
Iowa Toll Rise During Christmas Holiday Tragedies
Nine people died in Iowa highway crashes during the first 44 hours of the Christmas holiday period, setting a record toll for 1964. Victims included Charles J. Hughes of Burlington, the Curls and Mrs. Lecta Belzer of Albia, Marilyn Tone of Cedar Rapids, Ronald Ustermarke of Runell, Denny Gorron of near Keosauqua, Catherine Gaide of Fairbank, and Donald Shriver of Coralville. A separate fatality followed a two-vehicle crash five miles north of Albia. Harman died later from a heart attack after his car crash.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Charles J. Hughes
Burlington
Arce
Albia
Everett Lee Curl
Beacor
Frances Lucille
Lecta Belzer
Albla
Curls
Belzer
Offamwa
Marilyn Tone
Cedar Rapids
Wayne
Highway 6
Grinnell
Ronald Ustermarke
Runnell
Monroe
Highway 163
Denny Gorron
Keosaujua
Fair ‘Field
Catherine Gaide
Fairbank
Donald Shriver
Coralville
Laos Air Strikes Reported on Ho Chi Minh Trail
Gen Phoumi Nosavan told South Vietnam officials that Laotian air strikes against Communist supply routes to South Vietnam have begun and are fairly frequent over the Ho Chi Minh trail through southern Laos. Immediate results are unlikely due to heavy rain and difficulty spotting guerrillas along the trail. The report cites reliable sources quoting Phoumi. A separate note mentions rising deaths in a Christmas weekend traffic toll, reaching 290.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Phoumi Nosavan
Phomi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Viet Nam
Phoumi
North
Cyclone Ravages Ceylon and Rameswaram Island
Thousands homeless and about 750 dead as cyclone and 15 foot tidal wave devastate eastern Ceylon and Rameswaram. Communications are cut, food and water scarce, with 250 dead in Ceylon and 500 on Rameswaram. unofficial figures may rise to 2000. Air force drops aid to isolated villages. property damage around 150 million dollars. A passenger train reported 415 aboard swept by the wave, many believed drowned.
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New Delhi
India
Ceylon
Rameswaram
Canada Weather Sets New Marks Across Cities
Record temperatures and extreme lows marked Christmas in Canada with Montreal recording 57.4 degrees, four eastern cities posting record December highs, while Medicine Hat Alberta plunged to 33 below zero, the coldest in 32 years.
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Canada
Toronto
Mercury
Montreal
Medicine
Hat
Alberta
They Took The Only Way Out By Crossing Flooded Lands
Members of the Lorenzo family from Ferndale California walked across a flood ravaged area fifteen miles south of Eureka to escape rising waters. Hundreds of families lost homes and became stranded along the Eel river as flood conditions worsened. An AP Photofax image shows a man in front with an infant wrapped in a blanket.
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Lorenzo
Ferndale
Calif
Eureka
Eel River
Portland Gets Christmas Reprieve From Flood
Flood fears eased in Portland after cresting at 29.8 feet as Willamette receded. officials reported over 7,000 homeless statewide and 1,200 North Portland evacuations while Ohio and other states faced tornadoes and winter storms. Several fatalities were confirmed and rescue efforts continued across California and the western states.
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Portland
Dixie
San. Francisco
Willamette
Max Conrad Claims New Flight Mark
Max Conrad, famed light-plane flyer, landed in St. Petersburg Florida claiming a nonstop long distance record for light planes. The six year old pilot departed Cape Town South Africa around midnight Thursday and delivered his Piper Twin Comanche in 56 hours a total distance surpassing his 1959 7 968 mile Casa Blanca Morocco to Los Angeles flight. He noted being lucky to complete the journey and described passing St. Petersburg enroute to New Orleans before turning back due to fuel concerns.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Cape Town
South Africa
Casablanca
Morocco
Los Angeles
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