Arab League calls session to discuss mideast tensions
The Arab League set a December 7 Cairo meeting to consider actions against Israel amid rising Middle East tension. Abdel Khaleq Hassouna said a report on military affairs would form the agenda as Jordan issues new security measures and awaits F104 Starfighter deliveries.
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Gaza Strip
Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
Red China seen speeding nuclear tests
Washington reports that China may conduct its fifth nuclear test soon at Lop Nor in Sinkiang. U S officials say the interval between tests is shortening and indicate rapid progress in Peking’s program. The test could heighten regional and global pressures and spur calls for a nuclear nonproliferation treaty.
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Washington
UPI
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State Department
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Peking
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India
New Castle Edges Hickory 60 51 in Cage Opener
New Castle wins its season opener defeating Hickory by 60 to 51. The game featured strong defense and balanced scoring as both teams opened the campaign on a high note.
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New Castle
Hickory
Deaths in local area noted on November 30 1966
William H. Fleeger 81 of 829 Harrison St Peter T. Blair 75 of Ellwood City Ruth McKinley Bailey 52 of 313 Greene St Maude Shoaff Sankey 90 of Grand Teton Wyoming all listed in the Wednesday death record
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Peter T. Blair
Ellwood City
Ruth McKinley Bailey
Greene St
Maude Shoaff Sankey
Grand Teton
Wyo
Dirksen Welcomes Johnson Plan For Spending Cuts
Senate Republican leader Everett Dirksen welcomed President Johnson's plan to cut about 3 billion dollars in spending over the next seven months, calling it a good start toward GOP goals. Johnson outlined agency by agency reductions totaling 5.3 billion for fiscal 1967 and noted further actual cuts amounting to over 3 billion. Dirksen signaled possible deeper cuts and urged caution on tax increases until inflation, revenue estimates, and Viet Nam costs are clearer.
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UPI
Everett M. Dirksen
Johnson
Senate
Austin
Tex
Congress
Dirksen
Weather Summary for Today and Thursday
Cloudy with a touch of snow flurries in northern portions today and tonight. Highs 30 to 36 degrees, lows 22 to 32. Thursday remains cloudy and cold with scattered flurries. 24 hour period ends 7 am shows max 35, min 24, precipitation .18 inch, river at 5.7 feet.
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Shenango River
Horror prison overrun by South Viet troops
A violent incident paragraph describes a horror prison overrun amid South Vietnamese troops. The report notes widespread weather disruptions and a severe cold wave threatening major regions including the Rockies, Midwest, and Great Plains, with frost risks for Florida vegetables and stranded ferry and freighter crews in Lake Michigan and Lake Huron.
Prisoners Freed as South Vietnamese Overrun Terror Camp
South Vietnamese troops near Sa Dec, 66 miles southwest of Saigon, liberated eight chained prisoners from a Communist camp after a regiment swept the Mekong Delta. Five captives were found shot or hacked to death, and three prisoners escaped with authorities pursuing the guards. A separate incident saw U S forces accidentally shell a village, killing three villagers and wounding 14.
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UPI
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Sa Dec
Negro aid group plans advance in Pittsburgh
Brady Keyes a Steelers halfback and NIEU trustee told about 75 people at Second Baptist Church that the Negro Industrial and Economic Union seeks to build economic strength through unity and memberships. He said NIEU aims to open a Pittsburgh office serving nearby areas including New Castle with Chester Ward directing.
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Keyes
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Jim Brown
Cleveland Browns
John Daniels
Cleveland
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New Castle
Chester Ward
New Castle High School
Rutgers University
New Castle News
Phillip Davis
Department of Health
Mieu Field
Chester King
Auto makers informed of safety items
The national traffic safety agency outlined 23 required safety standards for 1968 autos, including collapsible steering wheels and hub cap redesigns to reduce injuries. Automakers have 30 days to comment before final rules take effect Sept. 1, 1967, with publication Jan. 31 after industry input.
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UPI
National Traffic Safety Agency
William Haddon
Haddon
General Service Administration
GSA
Society of Automotive Engineers
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Tire and Rim Association
Pentagon to rescreen 2.4 million draftees into service
The Pentagon lowers mental standards for draftees and plans to rescreen 2.4 million men previously rejected. Most will still be excluded for physical or mental reasons. about 40,000 additional recruits may result under the new rules affecting 10 to 15 point scorers on the Armed Forces Qualification Test.
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Defense
Robert S
Vietnam to observe 48 hour truces during holidays
South Vietnam and the United States agreed to 48 hour ceasefires in Vietnam for Christmas and New Year, with a four day truce planned for the Lunar New Year starting February 8. Premier Nguyen Cao Ky said ARVN and allied forces will halt operations but defend if attacked. past violations by Viet Cong were noted.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Nort Viet Nam
Chamber leads push to widen Pa 288 and pave road
Ellwood City Pa measures to widen and resurface Pa 288 Ellwood Zelienople Road with district and local government involvement sought to place the project in the state Highways Department 1967 program. Chamber cites the road as Western Pennsylvania’s most deplorable with no action in six years.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ellwood - Zelienople Rd
State Highways Department
R. J School
Chamber
Pittsburgh
Schill
Pennsylvania
Moraine State Park
U.S. 422
Fllwood City
Franklin Township
Harry Zeigler
Ralph Herge
Ralph Conner
Harold McElwain
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