De Gaulle Seeks Early End to Runoff Risk in Campaign Speech
Paris reports show President Charles de Gaulle trailing in polls with under 50 percent among decided voters. He warned of hateful confusion if not reelected and touted postwar reforms including social security and nationalizations. He dismissed opposition calls for change and urged national unity while ruling out a runoff on December 19.
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Scranton to Call Special Session for Reapportionment
Gov William Scranton announced he will call a special session early next year to redraw Pennsylvania congressional districts amid Philadelphia alignments. He cited legal opinion that extending the 1965 legislative session past Jan 4, 1966 would be illegal and subject to nullification by the courts.
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Legion demands 18 USC 2387 enforcement over antiwar leaflets
Philadelphia based American Legion official E. Thomas Cammarota urged Justice Department action against the Viet Nam Day Committee of Berkeley California for distributing antiwar literature to Seabee units in Vietnam under 18 USC 2387. He warned of up to $10,000 fines and 10 years in prison for distributing material urging disloyalty or refusal of duty.
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Six Children Die in Taumbouer Seville Fire
Six children were trapped and perished in a late night blaze that swept a two story frame home in Quakertown Pennsylvania. The mother and oldest son were burned trying to reach them. One boy Alonzo 12 was pulled out by his mother despite her burn injuries. State Police attributed the tragedy to the fast spreading fire as firefighters searched the wreckage for the remaining victims.
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Weather forecast for Western Pennsylvania today and notes
Clear and warmer day with a high of 30 to 40. Tonight will be fair and warmer with a low around 28 to 33. Thursday looks fair and warmer. 24 hour stats show max 35, min 22 with no precipitation and Shenango River at 5.9 feet.
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Man nabbed for passing bogus checks in three towns
Howard Kenneth Seachrist, 40, of Verona Pa, was arrested in Erie on charges of passing forged payroll checks. He allegedly cashed $240 checks at Hills Department Store Rocky s Super Market and A M Super Market using the name William A Anawalt. State police will file the charges with Union Township Justice Betty Lou Kradel and seek warrants. Police say similar checks were found on him and other forged checks may exist in the area.
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Death Notices for Ralph Hurn Thomas and Ellis W. Riney
Mrs. Ralph Hurn Thomas, 65, of Toledo, and Ellis W. Riney, 80, of the Rees Nursing Home, are listed in this brief death record. The notices name their ages and places of residence or care.
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Cuban airlift begins 82 slated for freedom
The first refugee flight from Miami to Cuba carried 82 Cuban exiles as part of a planned large scale airlift. The DC7C departed Miami at 7 50 a m and landed at Varadero at 9 04 a m with U S immigration and health officials on board. The operation aims to move thousands to the United States over years under a deal with Fidel Castro.
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Robbers hold up Beaver Valley Motel for $260
State police report two young men entered the Beaver Falls area motel lobby at 8:45 p.m. brandishing revolvers and fled on foot with $260 from manager Arthur Figley and his wife. The couple was unharmed and the office untouched as troopers continue the investigation.
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Johnson awaits war report briefing from McNamara in Texas
President Johnson awaits a firsthand war briefing from Defense Secretary McNamara at the LBJ Ranch to decide on countering Viet Nam infiltration. Rusk and McNamara expected to discuss Southeast Asia and other global issues with plans for increased US forces and air power while Hyland is set to take command of the 7th Fleet.
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Civil rights package stalls in Pennsylvania House
In Harrisburg an ambitious civil rights package stalled with one measure dying early and delays to two others. The housing bill would ban discrimination in sales and rentals of owner occupied single and two family homes but faced leadership and legal hurdles.
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House approves school district reorganization bill
Harrisburg UPI reporting the House passed and sent to Gov. Scranton a measure allowing school districts to reorganize voluntarily in the future. The Senate originated bill cleared 204 to 2 to assist merges or status changes once the compulsory program takes effect next July.
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Inside Today News Highlights And Page References
Summary of multiple brief items across sections including a protester setting himself on fire, Mobutu's rise in Congo politics, price control concerns from businessmen, astronauts' medical tests in orbit, US and Soviet manned flights history, Shenango Mohawk Ellwood City basketball wins with Union opener loss, limited progress in baseball trade talks, and North Dakota State named top small college football team.
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Pennsylvania Senate to study marijuana on college campuses
Sen. Benjamin R. Donolow says a joint legislative committee will investigate alleged marijuana use on Pennsylvania college campuses and report on actions. He cites a case with two students arrested and $50 000 in marijuana seized as evidence of an organized underworld network recruiting students. A second item notes Hibbing Minnesota reported 2 below zero as the coldest morning.
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Senate approves $980 million highway bill in state push
The House backed the six year highway construction program 194 to 12 after a brief debate led by Rep. Blaine Hocker. The plan would let the Highway and Bridge Authority issue 930 million in bonds, raising total program cost with federal aid to about 3.4 billion. The Senate may send the measure to Gov. Scranton after amendments.
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Ammunition plant idled by strikers in Illinois
In East Alton Illinois the IAM strike shut the Olin Mathieson Chemical ammunition plant halting Viet Nam war supplies. The plant and another facility produce bullets for the conflict while 3,800 IAM members are affected. Picketing remained orderly as workers reported midnight through 8 a.m. CST.
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