Johnson orders probe into southwest power blackout
A power failure centered in El Paso triggered a federal investigation ordered by President Johnson. The outage affected four U.S. military bases and left about a million people without power across New Mexico Texas and parts of Mexico. Utilities traced the fault to a regulator at Newman Plant near the New Mexico border.
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EL Paso
Tex
New
Mexico
Texas
Johnson
United States
Cana
el Paso Electric Co
Newman
New Mexico
J.R. Johnson
Federal Power Commission
Ft. Worth
U.S
White Sands Missile Range
Air Force Missile Development Center
Holloman
Socorro
N.M
van Horn
Juarez
Hopes For Viet Nam Peace Dim
In Johnson City Texas AP dispatch, belief in a multination peace offensive for Viet Nam wanes as British proposals to spark a conference falter. Stewart says the Soviet view offers no settlement path, and no US reaction followed. Stewart notes Moscow view and Gromyko stance are not supportive.
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Johnson City
Tex
Viet Nam
Michael Stewart
Soviet Union
Dean Rusk
Johnson
United States
Southeast Asia
Stewart
Moscow
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Church Board Favors Viet Withdrawal
The National Council of Churches general board prepared to adopt a statement urging a phased U.S. troop withdrawal from Viet Nam if replaced by an international peacekeeping force. About 125 delegates debated the four page text, with final action delayed for a clean copy. The board urged halting bombing in North Vietnam temporarily to aid negotiations.
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Madison
Wis
National Council of Churches’ General Board
U.S
Viet Nam
Red China
United Nations
U S Death Toll In Viet Nam Reaches New Total
Washington AP reports that in the week ending last Monday night 37 U S servicemen were killed in action in Viet Nam raising the total killed in action since Jan 1 1961 to 1 356 The week saw 178 more wounded bringing the wounded total to 6 225 and four more missing in action raising the total missing since 1961 to 114
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Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Viet Nam
Spirit Of Christmas Santa Claus Loves His Work
William C Kehne 62 of Ijamsville, retired engineer, plays Santa in Frederick for the Downtown Merchants Association earning $1 an hour from Nov 26 to Christmas Eve. He walks the streets in a red corduroy suit, greets children, mails personalized cards, and says the role is a labor of love. He has done it for years, enjoys children, and plans to continue despite all investors.
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Santa Claus
William C. Kehne
Ijamsville
Ox Fibre Brush Co
Downtown Merchants Association
Frederick
Santa
Tyke
Kehne
Patrick
Market
4Th
Court
Fort Detrick launches gifts drive for wounded Viet Nam vets
Col. Vincent L. Ruwet at Fort Detrick proposes a Christmas gifts program for wounded U.S. soldiers at Valley Forge General Hospital in Phoenixville Pennsylvania. Bed-ridden veterans would receive paint-by-number sets and similar projects, with local merchants supplying items and volunteers coordinating through Mrs Anne Hahn.
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Fort Detrick
Valley Forge General Hospital
Vincent L. Ruwet
Phoenixville
Ruwet
U.S
Post
Public Information Office
Anne Hahn
Dwayyo Could Rival Frederick County Snallygaster
A Middletown Valley resident links the Dwayyo to the famed Snallygaster suggesting the winged creature may hatch from 20 year eggs. The tale traces the Snallygaster from its 1920s origins to renewed 1930s sightings before a moonshiner’s mash barrel allegedly ended its run.
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George May
Burkittsville
Middletown Vally
Maryland
Middletown
George C. Rhoderick Jr
Valley Register
Frederick County
Braddock
South Mountains
Rhoderick
Snallygaster
Christmas Star project slows as few groups respond
Response to Project Christmas Star, aimed at sending Christmas presents to service members in Viet Nam, has lagged with only two organizations contacting coordinator Edward L. Pease at Fort Detrick. No contributions have been received yet as plans specify Fort Detrick as the collection center and Martinsburg Air National Guard planes will transport gifts overseas.
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Viet Nam
Edward L. Pease
Fort Detrick
Public Information Office
Peace
Air National Guard
Martinsburg
W. Va
Man Fined $225 For Hitting Parked Cars
Harvey Nelson Keller of Buckeystown was fined $225 after a Magistrate's Court finding of reckless driving and driving under the influence for crashing into four parked cars on November 21 causing about $1,500 in damage. City Police Officer William E. Shepley testified Keller backed his car from the south side of East Church Street. Continued on page.
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Frederick County
Harvey Nelson Keller
Buckeystown
Byron Thompson
William E. Shepley
Keller
East Church Street
Thieves Take Guns From Trading Post
Thieves forced entry to the Trading Post at Jefferson and stole several shotguns and handguns before dawn. Police could not give an exact tally, but described it as a large haul. Some weapons were recovered near U.S. 340. none of the recovered guns identified yet. Investigating officers include Cpls. Davis Storer English Cook Hubble and Swope.
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Jefferson
U.S
William F. Davis
Robert EB. Storer
Tfe
Scott E. English
Richard E. Cook
Byron L. Hubble
Tyr
Al-len E. Swope
Frederick Wins Bid Over Los Angeles for National Meet
Frederick was chosen over Los Angeles by a 21 to 13 vote of the National Women's Track and Field Committee at the Willard Hotel Washington. Frederick will host the AAU meet in early July for three days with housing at Hood College and events at Governor Thomas Johnson High School.
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Frederick
Los Angeles
Willard Hotel
Washington
Fred Jones
Dave
Vaneee
Jack Griffin
Alvey Benn
Louis E. Eichleberger
W. Jerome Offutt
Chamber of Commerce
Richard C. Brady
Harold Buhrman
Jaycees
Mississippi River
Weather Threatens Gemini 7 Launch
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP Weather the bugaboo hampering many US man in space shots remained the only question as Gemini 7 astronauts Borman and Lovell prepared for the longest space venture. A rainy trough moving across the South toward Florida worried officials about Saturday 2 30 pm EST blastoff of the Titan 2 rocket and the Gemini craft. Gemini 6 is to launch Dec 13 from the same pad to attempt rendezvous and formation flying with Gemini 7, with close in maneuvers and a possible inches apart approach.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
U.S
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
E. A. Amman
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States
Florida
Amman
Gemini
Charles Mathews
Borman
Air Force
Lovell
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Snipers Down U S Helicopter Near Da Nang
In South Viet Nam, U S and Vietnamese troops pressed jungle operations for a third straight day with limited ground clashes near Da Nang. A Marine helicopter carrying four Americans and nine Vietnamese troops was shot down by Communist snipers. all aboard presumed dead. The Skyraider from USS Bon Homme Richard was hit over North Viet Nam, pilot missing. USS Enterprise launched 118 planes, dropping 102 tons of bombs on Viet Cong targets, destroying 60 structures and damaging 63.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North
da Nang
North Viet Nam
Dong Hoi
17Th Parallel Frontier
Enterprise
South
Viet Nam
City Rezones Farm For Industry Near Airport
Frederick City's Board of Aldermen last night voted to re zone an 80 acre farm east of the city for industrial purposes. The land owned by Emmons C Sanner lies adjacent to the municipal airport along East Patrick Street and is surrounded by industrially zoned property. The Planning Commission recommended the rezoning. In other action the board granted a 60 day extension to the Planning Commission for study of a request to rezone the Peters farm between East
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Frederick City
Emmons C. Sanner
Patrick Street
Planning Commission
Stock Market Opens With Uneven Inactive Trading
New York reports uneven, nearly still trading as the market begins the day. Anxious investors weigh ongoing economic signals amid quiet volume and mixed early price activity across key indices and sectors.
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New York
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