Tanker and Warship Collide in Fog at Harbor Entrance
A destroyer USS Joseph K. Taussig and inbound tanker collided in heavy fog near harbor entrance at 6:30 pm. Taussig sustained a 20-foot port side rip, tanker bow damage, no injuries. Coast Guard sent craft but not needed as both ships anchored offshore afterward.
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Joseph K. Taussig
Coast Guard
Castle
Hil
William Alutssel
Navy
Narragansea Bay
Mer
Cmdr
Earl Numbers
Paratroopers crush battalion of North Vietnamese regulars
US paratroopers unleashed a determined assault in South Viet Nam after days of heavy fighting, claiming significant enemy casualties and driving North Vietnamese troops from key positions. The clash near Kontur Province followed a weeklong lull as helicopters delivered additional forces. In the Mekong Delta, Buddhist leader Thich Quang and others urged nonviolent protest while civil unrest loomed amid political tensions.
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Saigun
South Viet Nam
al Bulla
Mekong
10S Airborne
Saigon
Lyn
Buddhist Institute
Olent
Neuyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chick
T ‘He
Thich Chon Kim
Quang
Kontur
Esti
Sau
Soen
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Harl Funning
MLS
101St Airborne
AAS
U.S
Ng 'Tho
School calendar trims vacations and half days
A city committee approved a revised school calendar that reduces half days and vacation periods, aligning with the Middleford plan. The changes shorten February vacation from five days to three and adjust the start and end dates, with a possible earlier end depending on snow days. Seventeen staff changes and retirements were noted, including principal reshuffles at several elementary schools and new custodians and teachers appointed.
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Sehous
Tawur' Wend
Joseph J
Devine
Mary HL. Hegan
Wardwell C. Lemrard
Nora Shea
Sullivan Flementary School
Pantinerabler
Carey Flementary
Francis Hagerty
Gallendar
Garey School
Charles D. ‘Tarar
Graee
Joi Clarke Schal
Wil
Callendar School
George Parker
John M. Lauzon
Carey School
Carol P. Finn
Washington St
Joan G. Schafer
Bateman Ave
Lynne Johnson
Schenectady
N.Y
Mary. Taskey
Seattle
Wash
Wynatta A. Colwell
Carroll Ave
Patricia Munsie
Faxon Green
City council approves record budget for schools and operations
The council tentatively adopted a record budget of 5,340,128 for city departments and schools, with a planned tax rate rise of 4.60. After a public hearing, amendments were possible, including a $100,000 school cut and a pension-related shift affecting the administrator role.
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Girl Council
John E. Murray
Stata
Streisand to Headline Weins Folk Festival Concert
Barbra Streisand will perform at the two and a half hour Folk Festival program by George Wein with Peter Mats supporting on Sunday night. The star will be joined by an orchestra and may appear with Wein in future shows as she plans a December baby.
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Pectorm J Orchestra
Barbraland
Streisand
Lance
Taxpayer Spokesman Attacks School Costs
Newport's average cost to educate each pupil was the highest in the state aside from Providence. Rhode Island expenditures council assistant says Newport's school spending is driven by teacher salaries and per pupil costs. The figure for 1964-65 places Newport near the top, with Providence higher at 552.
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Newport
al Providence
Newport Taxpayers Association
Initegel
Cpst
iDmir Saydam
Rhode Island Spentitures Council
Molel Viking
Newsport
Providence
Jaigil
oSayaam
Alma Batters Havana and Aims for Florida Coast
Hurricane Alma battered Havana with 117 mph winds and heavy rain, then moved toward the Gulf of Mexico bound for Key West. Forecasters warned of possible Florida landfall along the west coast, with Cuba's sugar crops hit hard and storm surges feared along the Keys. A hurricane watch extended north to Daytona Beach and Cedar Key, with warnings on the Florida Keys and Gulf coast.
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Mami
Pla
Alma
Havana
Mexico
Key West
Florida
Fidelastro
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
Fen Myers
Florida Keys
Miami
Cuba
Florida Straits
Aluia
Mandaras
Ata
Sheedwig
Daytona Beach
Atlantic
Cedar ‘Key
Tampa
State Social Workers Ballot On Striking In Wage Dispute
Providence social workers employed by the Division of Public Assistance and Child Welfare Services are ballotting on a strike next week to press for a $900 yearly raise for all employees. About 435 workers in two agencies could walk out if 75 percent vote yes, with pay scales cited as $4,962 to $7,200 and the union claiming insufficient funds without legislative appropriations.
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Providence
Division of Public Assistance and Child Welfare Services
Social Welfare Dept
R. 1. Alliance Ofublic Social Workers
PF Houllahun
Chek
Congress
Matin Luther King
Jackson
Mississippi
Meredith
Role of French Army Shapes NATO Parley
NATO ministers debated the future of about 172,000 French troops in Germany after a tentative compromise proposed by the alliance. Maurice Couve de Murville held talks with the French leadership as ministers sought a path to define France's role within NATO. de Gaulle’s stance remains a central factor in transatlantic relations amid ongoing discussions.
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Brussels
Geenany
Atlantic Alliance
Lash
Mimite
Porvein
Moses Louis Appare Jonlly
Wight
NATO
Michael Stewart
Dean Tusk
Luns
MATO
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
Charles deGaulle
Rights Leaders Launch Crusade Through Mississippi
In Hernando Mississippi civil rights leaders begin a march to Jackson inspired by James Meredith. Negotiations and police protection surround the plan as three gunshot injuries raise fears. Chicago supporters join the effort while leaders vow nonviolent action amid state restraint.
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Hernando
Cap
Norch
Mississippi
James Meredith
Memphis
Meredith
T Hem
Paul Johnson
Jackson
Miss
Auhrey J. Norvell
Menphis
Assalt
Chicago
March Goon
Floyd McKis
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John P. Harrington
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McCarthy
Christine
Hambly
Tarbra Streisum
Thomas Vowllahan
Alliance
Joseph HW. Odonnell Hy
General Assembly
Houllahan
Martin Luther King
Tasman
Stokely Carmichael
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
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Congress of Racial Equality
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