Astronauts shed heavy space suits in orbital venture
Gemini 7 crew Lovell and Borman plan to ride in their underwear inside the capsule as they continue a two week space mission. Ground control reports progress on Gemini 6 rocket assembly and possible early liftoff scheduled for Sunday.
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Lovell
Cape Kennedy
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
WLIL
Borman
Chris Kraft
Kraft
Gemini
Mission Control
Houston
Shenango man charged in Pri-Way Shoe Mart holdup
A 37 year old Shenango Township father of three boys was arrested after the armed holdup of the Pri-Way Shoe Mart at 1205 State St and the abduction of a 17 year old clerk. He has pleaded innocent to five police charges.
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Shenango Township
Pri-Way
State St
Thompson
Sirohman
Union Township
Betty Lou Kradel
Farrell
Howard B. Hanna
Strohman
Richard
Three Ellwood residents hurt in icy three car crash
A three car collision on ice slick Pa. 65 near New Castle injured three Ellwood City residents. Julia Maretta 49 suffered a fractured leg. Ida Ottaviani 41 had cuts and bruises. James Crowther 49 had a cut lip. Ottaviani was northbound when her car slid into Crowther’s stopped vehicle.
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Ellwood City
New Castle
Julia Maretta
Line Ave
St. Francis Hospital
Ida Ottaviani
Hazel Ave
James Crowther
Wampum Rd
Ottoviani
Crowther
Charles F. Pinkerton
Fifth Ave
Beaver Falls
Wilson orders peace plan for Rhodesia
Prime Minister Harold Wilson instructed British officials to draft a contingency peace plan for Rhodesia if the rebel government under Ian Smith collapses under growing economic sanctions. The move comes as Africa unions threaten severed relations unless force is used, with OAU giving a December 15 deadline. Commonwealth Secretary Arthur Bottomley returned from Africa and said Britain would not be pushed around in its policy.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Britain
Ian Smith
Wilson
Rhodesia
Smith
Organization of African Unity
OAU
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Africa
LBJ Attacks Fed Move To Raise Interest Rates
President Johnson condemned the Federal Reserve Board action to lift the discount rate from 4 to 4.5 percent and the maximum time deposit rate from 4 to 5.5 percent. He warned the higher credit costs would hit homes schools hospitals and factories, while the board said the measures aimed to curb inflation and keep U S goods competitive abroad. The White House indicated no immediate plan to counter the move.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
U.S
Texas White House
Pope to lift ban on Friday meat eating
Pope Paul VI plans a Papal Bull to permit Catholics to eat meat on Fridays while keeping abstinence on Good Friday Christmas Eve and one other major feast. The decree, expected Tuesday at a public Ecumenical Council session, may affect general fast laws but preserve some abstinence rules for religious orders. In parallel, Soviet Luna 8 proceeds to a soft Moon landing near the Sea of Storms, aiming to survey terrain and record conditions.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Ecumenical Council
Council
Paul
Moscow
UPS
Tass
Lunar
American infantry kills 200 Reds in bloody jungle battle
US infantrymen fought six hours in the Iron Triangle area 35 miles northwest of Saigon. More than 200 Communist troops were killed and Americans faced lethal close quarters combat using rifles as clubs. Lt. Col. George Schaffer praised his men while Marines hit a Viet Cong hideout near Qui Nhon in an amphibious operation called dagger thrust, with at least 18 Viet Cong killed.
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Saigon
UPI
Michelin Rubber Plantation
U.S
1St Infantry Division
George Schaffer
Fort Lewis
Wash
U. S
Phu Thu
Qui Nh
Weather Update for Western Pennsylvania
Today remains largely cloudy and windy with a cooler high of 33 to 42 degrees. Snow flurries end by evening, then partial clearing and lighter winds, cooler tonight with a low of 25 to 32. Tuesday expected to be fair and slightly warmer. Weather stats show 24 hours ending 7 am with high 44 and low 33, precipitation 0.02 inch, Shenango River stage 6.2 feet.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
City borrows $125000 to cover December payrolls
City council approved a $125000 loan from First National Bank at 3 percent interest to meet December payrolls and bills. Finance Director Richard H. Biddle said the city has $3000 on hand after today’s payments, with about $105000 expected for payrolls and the rest for operations. He noted monthly income is estimated at $40000 and the loan may be partially unused.
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First National Bank
Richard H. Biddle
Biddle
Council
De Gaulle Faces Runoff After Narrow First Vote Victory
Paris amid political tension as President Charles de Gaulle, trailing with about 44 percent, contemplates a Dec. 19 runoff while supporters and rivals reassess the future of his foreign policy amid strained ties with the United States and Europe.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Francois Mitterand
Radical Party
de He Gaulle
Jean Lecanuet
Lecanuet
Interior Ministry
Mitter
Lecannet
United States
Britain
Legislature moves on major education and milk bills in Harrisburg
The 1965 General Assembly advances teacher salary boosts and a $34 million state subsidy to fund them with district options on how to use the aid. Milk control reforms clear for Senate passage as part of a broader penal system plan awaits House action. Civil rights leaders plan a march on Harrisburg to pressure lawmakers.
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Harrisburg
API
General Assembly
Senate
House
State Milk Control Commission
State Parole Board
Judiciary Committee
Commonwealth
William W. Scranton
Council
Pennsylvania Equal Rights Council
J. Frederick McKirachan
McKirachan
Scranton
House Democrats
Deaths of Several Residents Listed in Obituary Notes
The notice lists multiple deceased individuals with ages and last known addresses across Ohio and Illinois including Ellwood City Leavittsburg Belvedere Pulaski and others. Names include John Vincent Smith Frank Senatore Mrs Ralph R Cook Mrs Jesse E Carr and several others with ages ranging from 52 to 90.
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John Vincent Smith
Harmony-Fisher Ave
Ellwood City
Frank Senatore
Ruth Ave
Leavittsburg
Ohio
Ralph R. Cook
E. Garfield Ave
Jesse E. Carr
Morton St
Ge O. Fisher
N. Liberty St
Bessie Hazel Nelson
Martin St
John G. Hartman
Winslow Ave
James Burley
Neshannock
Vera M. Miles
W. Tenth St
Belvedere
Ill
Martha Michael
Pulaski
Lala M. Marshall
Milton St
Pilot Charles White Honored After Sky Crash Rescue
Survivors praised Capt. Charles J. White who died in the North Salem crash while guiding an Eastern Airlines Boeing 707. White maneuvered the crippled jet over rooftops for 10 minutes, saving 50 of 54 aboard before the craft crashed on Hunt Mountain.
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Sky
Gene Gaffney
New York
UPI
Connecticut
Charles J
Chuck) White
Boston-to- Newark
Eastern Air Lines
Trans World ‘Airlines
Boeing
Constellation
White
Connie
Hunt Mountain
North Salem
N.Y
New York-Connecticut
Westminster Runs Record to 2-0 in West Penn Title Defense
Westminster improves to 2-0 and begins defense of the West Penn title. The brief notes a strong start on Page 25 with other items teased on Pages 7 14 21 and 26.
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Westminster
West Penn
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Lome
Here
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Ellwood Rd
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Harbor Bridge
U.S. 422
Carol Biangone
Reynolds St
LBJ
Pope
Michelin
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Coast of
Mexico
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Calif
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