Harriman Visits Warsaw Talks Vietnam With Polish Leader
U S Ambassador at Large W Averell Harriman arrived in Warsaw and met with Foreign Minister Adam Rapacki to discuss Vietnam. The visit accompanies John A. Gromoski and included two Foreign Service officers as part of the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam.
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Warsaw
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Viet Nam
Adam Rapacki
Johnson
Harriman
International Commission For Supervision and Control
Poland
U.S. Foreign Service
David Dean
Christopher Squires
Kohler Meets Soviet Leader in Courtesy Call
U S Ambassador Foy Kohler met for about an hour with Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny in Moscow in a gesture described as a courtesy visit. The talk sparked speculation on possible U S efforts toward peace in Vietnam, though officials declined to reveal discussion details. Podgorny had become president December 9, replacing Mikoyan, and colleagues have been arranging courtesy meetings since.
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Moscow
U.S
Foy D. Kohler
Nikolai ¥. Podgorny
Kohler
Viet Nam
Podgorny
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Alexander N. Shelepin
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Johnson
Warsaw
Kremlin
Saltonstall to retire from the U.S. Senate in 1967
Senator Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts announced he will end a 45 year career in public service by retiring at the close of his current term in January 1967. The 21 year Senate veteran spoke at a news conference in a federal building courtroom set aside for the event.
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Boston
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
U.S. Senate
Saltonstall
Senate
Snow Piles Up in West's Mountains
A three day Pacific Coast storm moves inland into Montana and Nevada. Rain remains steady while heavy snow piles up in northern Cascades and mountain passes near Seattle. Winds 40 to 50 mph cause outages, road closures, and flood threats across Utah to Montana.
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Associated Press
Pacific Coast
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Washington
Montana
Nevada
Brookings
Ore
Crescent City
Calif
Los Angeles
Cascades
Seattle
Utah
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound
Cape Blanco
Oregon
Hoffman 72 Hurt As Train Hits Car At Crossing
The 72 year old driver, Fred John Hoffman of Oneida avenue, was injured when his car failed to clear a Cedar Street crossing as Rock Island Lines freight train approached at 5 to 10 mph. He suffered a severe head laceration, possible shoulder injury, and was taken to Muscatine General Hospital. The car struck the train’s engine, broke the crossing arm, and halted about 150 feet from the impact. The engineer was Bernard Wolf, the conductor R. Norris, and the train resumed after inspection.
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Rock Island Lines
Fred John Hoffman
Oneida Avenue
Post Office
Muscatine General Hospital
Hoffman
Harbor Drive
Mississippi Drive
Freight train crashes into car at downtown crossing injuring 72 year old
Victim Fred J. Hoffman, 72, of 2012 Oneida Avenue, is loaded onto a hospital stretcher after a freight train struck his car at a downtown crossing. Passersby assist as city firemen remove him. Hoffman sustained head cuts and other injuries while his car sits behind the stretcher. Police officer Robert Getz is seen taking a statement from a train crew member.
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Fred J. Hoffman
Oneida Avenue
Robert Getz
Hoffman
Journal
Family Belongings Lost in Linn County Fire
Elmer Zieser and his family lost all their personal belongings when the appliance store he operated in a Linn County community was destroyed by fire. The family lived in the apartment above the store.
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Walker
Elmer Zieser
Linn County
Iowa Warm Weather Breaks With Brief Snow Flurry
The town saw mild weather with a brief snow flurry as early lows ranged from 27 in Dubuque to 36 in Council Bluffs. Warmer temperatures were forecast through Friday with lows in the 30s and highs near the 40s, while Thursday's highs were expected to be about five degrees above today’s readings.
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Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Weather briefing notes with cloud cover and temperatures
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy and mild conditions tonight with lows in the upper 20s. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper 30s, while river stage remains around 8.2 feet.
U.S. Bolsters Vietnam Force as Truce Talks Persist
In Saigon a truce talk atmosphere prevailed while the United States airlifted another brigade to the central highlands. The 25th Tropical Lightning Division moved into Pleiku to join operations against North Vietnamese regiments. Air strikes continued in Quang Tri and Long An provinces as both sides signaled limited peace efforts amid ongoing combat.
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South Viet Nam
United States
Hanoi
U.S
North Viet Nam
Washington
Hawaii
Plei
Guam
Quang Tri Province
Long An
Ho Insists Upon Troop Withdrawal
North Viet Nam leader Ho Chi Minh says U S leaders want war not peace in response to Pope Paul VI’s Christmas message. He accuses Washington of war plans and calls for unconditional negotiations only if U S troops withdraw from South Vietnam, a stance echoed by Red China.
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Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
Paul VI
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Red China
Powder Plant Strike Threatens Viet Nam Ammunition
Secretary Wirtz warned that a strike against the Olin Mathieson gunpowder plant in East Alton may curb ammunition supply for Vietnam. The plant is the sole producer of gunpowder for rifles, machineguns, and 20mm shells. Officials urged rapid settlement to avoid shortages.
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Viet Nam
Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
U.S
Afl-Cio
Olin Mathieson
East Alton
Pentagon
Viet’ Nam
Collier Resigns County Education Board Post
Durant area resident Collier, who served on the Muscatine county board of education since 1963, resigned Tuesday night for health reasons. The board will name a successor to serve until the next school election in September 1967. Hoopes, vice chairman, will conduct meetings until the board is reorganized.
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Mark. Collier’ Durant
Muscatine County
Collier
Iowa
Lindley B. Hoopes
Nine Miners Die in Colorado Coal Mine Blast
Nine miners killed in a methane gas explosion at the No. 1 Dutch Creek coal mine in a remote White River National Forest area of western Colorado. The accident occurred late Tuesday night. bodies removed to the surface from the No. 4 south tunnel. The operation is run by Mid-Continental Coal & Coke Co. with Chicago headquarters and Glenwood Springs offices. Most workers were married with children and lived in the Carbondale-Glenwood Springs area.
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Redstone
Colo
Colorado
Dutch Creek
Glenwood Springs
Aspen
Crystal River Valley
Carbondale
Mid-Continental Coal & Coke Co
Chicago
White River National Forest
Mexican bus crash: ten killed and 33 injured
A bus en route from Mexico City to Villahermonia skidded off a highway and plunged into a 1000 foot ravine near Orizaba, killing ten passengers and injuring 33 on a Tuesday.
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Orizaba
Mexico
Mexico City
Villahermonia
Hanoi splits over talks on cease fire with Saigon
An unidentifed senior ICCI official quoted by Far Eastern Economic Review says North Viet Nam is divided on opening cease-fire negotiations with Saigon and Washington. President Ho Chi Minh favors talks while a Red China backed faction pushs for more regular troops for the war in the South.
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Hong Kong
International Control Commission For
Indochina
North Viet Nam
Saigon
Washington
Hanoi
Far Eastern Economic Review
Ho Chi Minh
Red China
Fanfani Rejects Plea to Stay as Foreign Minister
Rome AP Amintore Fanfani refused Premier Aldo Moro's request to withdraw his resignation as foreign minister. He said the resignation, filed Tuesday, disavowed any link to anti American remarks by his ally Giorgio La Pira and denied involvement in his wife’s party at his home linking to those statements.
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Amintore Fanfani
Aldo Moro
Fanfani
Giorgio la Pira
la Pira
Florence
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