Congo Army Chief Mobutu Seizes Power in Bloodless Coup
Lt General Joseph Mobutu declared himself president for five years as he ousted President Joseph Kasavubu and premier in a bloodless coup in Leopoldville. He canceled elections, named Col Leonard Mulamba to replace premier designate Kimba, and defended the move as preserving the people from chaos. Followers of ex Premier Tshombe hailed the coup, with speculation he could return to government.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Joseph Mobutu
The
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Mobutu
Kasavudu
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Katanga
Belgium
Kasavubu
Col
Leonard Mulamba
Evariste Kimba
LBJ Shifts to Domestic Agenda After Germany Meeting Postponed
President Johnson moves focus to domestic issues after postponing a planned meeting with West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard. The delay frees time to draft his new budget, shape the State-Of-The-Union message, and craft an economic plan.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
Erhard
Deer Hunters Bag 46 On Opening Day In Maryland 1965
Deer hunters bagged 46 deer on opening day of Maryland’s 1965 male deer season. Weather was warm. Richard Toms of Lantz killed a 99 pound buck, Joyce Creeger of Thurmont was the first female to kill a buck, and William Augustin of Baltimore took a 150 pound five point dressed buck. Firearms run continues. antlerless season Dec 17 and 18 with 1000 stamps available first come, first serve. Weather forecast shows mild days with highs in the 50s.
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Maryland
Ray Toms
Ben’s Esso
Thurmont
Snook’s
Mountaindale
Delphey’s Sport Store
Frederick
Toms
Richard Toms
Lantz
Foxville
Joyce Creeger
Tom’s Creek
William Augustin
Baltimore
Augustin
Bobbie Loudon
Knoxville
Walkersville Sewage Plant Permit Under Review in Maryland
Few protests recorded as the Maryland Department of Health reviews Walkersville sanitary district’s permit to discharge treated sewage into Glade Creek at the Monocacy River junction. A final decision is expected in about two weeks. authorities seek additional information from Frederick County sanitary commission and may not hold a public hearing. Local officials fear downstream contamination during low river flow.
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Walkersville Sanitary District
Maryland Department of Health
Health Department
Monocacy River
W. M. Bingley
Department of Sanitary Engineering
Frederick County
Sanitary Commission
Glade Creek
Walkersville
Carrier Enterprise Joins Viet Force
SAIGON South Viet Nam AP The nuclear powered carrier Enterprise will join the U S 7th Fleet to support daily air raids against North Viet Nam The move marks a combat test for a nuclear powered ship while defense officials say it does not signal escalation The Enterprise will replace a conventional carrier and may operate near the Viet Nam land border In Vo Dat Valley eight B52 bombers attacked a Viet Cong concentration as allied forces press to protect the rice harvest with about 3400 tons at stake for enemy supply lines
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Enterprise
U.S
North Viet Nam
Vo Dat
Ban Me Thout
U.S. Command
7Th Fleet
Orlock
1St Corps
U.S. Navy
Air Force
South
Viet Nam
Asia
North
America
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pacific
Ith
Wo Dat
Pipe Conduits Replace Bridges to Widen Roads Countywide
County engineer Southey T. Nottingham says over 100 small bridges can be replaced with 44 by 72 inch corrugated pipes to widen stream crossings and cut maintenance. Twelve sites already use pipe structures, with plans to substitute more each year as two existing cases exceed guidelines but are deemed economical.
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Southey T. Nottingham
Nottingham
Pike
Linganore Creek
Geisbert Road
Wachter Starts 30th Year As Clerk of Court
Ellis C. Wachter begins his 30th year as Frederick County Clerk of the Court after a career starting in 1927. Appointed in 1936, he has overseen growth from six clerks to eight, with the office self sustaining and handling legal fees from deeds, records, licenses, and court costs.
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Ellis C. Wachter
J. Robert Edwards
Martha
Frederick
Wachter
Circuit Court
Hammond Urner
Arthur D. Willard
Charles W. Gifford
Sixth Judicial Circuit
Eli _C. Haugh
Haugh
Blame Gas Leak For Armory Blast
KEOKUK IOWA AP Officials agree that seeping gas ripped apart a National Guard armory in a fiery explosion killing seven people but they don t know how it got into the building or what touched it off. The blast turned a Thanksgiving Eve square dance into a nightmare of death and pain. A survivor said it was like a bomb going off. Forty four persons were hospitalized with burns and about 30 of them were in critical condition. The victims were attending the weekly meeting of the Swing Ezy Club, a square dance group with most of its members from Keokuk and surrounding communities in Iowa Illinois and Missouri.
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Keokuk
Iowa
National Guard
Illinois
Missouri
Court Hears Suit To Put Negroes On Juries
A three judge federal panel opens a hearing in Montgomery on a suit to force broader Negro inclusion on Lowndes County jury rolls. The Justice Department and an Episcopal racial unity group join Nueces County case, challenging a race based exclusion and addressing a statewide women juror ban. The suit follows two civil rights deaths in Lowndes County this year and aligns with President Johnsons civil rights push.
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Montgomery
Ala
Lowndes County
Justice Department
Episcopal Society For Cultural and Racial Unity
Johnson
Congress
American Civil Liberties Union
Episcopal Group
Alabama
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Episcopal Seminary
Jonathan Daniels
Keene, N.H
Hayneville
Daniels
Viola
Thieves Steal Priceless Manuscripts From Vatican Library
Vatican officials report theft of rare manuscripts and objects from the Apostolic Library. Loss estimated over 200 million lire, including Petrarchs Canzoniere and a Jerosalem Delivered fragment by Torquato Tasso, plus a crown of St Stephen. Theft discovered by a guard. Pope Paul VI alerted.
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Vatican City
Vatican Apostolic Library
Vatican
Petrarch
Torquato Tasso
Jerusalem
St. Stephen
Hungary
Apostolic Library
Belvedere
Apostolic Palace
Paul VI
Nicholas V
Vatican Museum
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Kimba
LBJ
New York
City of Frederick
Crummel P. Jacobs
Water Street
I. Hopwooding
Mt. Phillip Road
Butterfly Lane
Carrier Enterprise
Viet Force
Frank J. Keeter
K. Reynolds
Doris I. Beachley
Ethel B. Renn
Arthur H. Lambert
Charles C. Keller
James E. Mercer
By William Hopwood
Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
Lowndesboro
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