Soviet naval buildup in Mediterranean alarms Italy
The Soviet Union expands its Mediterranean fleet drawing mixed Italian responses. Politicians urge calm while the military warns the threat could grow if bases in Algeria and Suez influence regional power. U.S. Sixth Fleet Chief Admiral Martin calls the buildup a significant threat to NATO commitments.
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UPI
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Russia
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Algeria
Malta
Adm
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Naples
Martin
Mediterranean
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Paris
Western European Union
Refugees Seek Shelter as Floods Hit Jordan Camp
UPI reports hundreds of Middle East war refugees fled to mosques after floods destroyed about 90 percent of tents at the Zyzia camp near Amman. More than 4,800 refugees were housed at the camp.
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Amman
Jordan
UPI
Zyzia
For All Mankind We Count Our Blessings This Year
A reflective note recounts gratitude and progress as figures and communities acknowledge achievements and hope for continued cooperation. The piece emphasizes shared human effort across nations and fields.
GIs Treat Berlin Drill as Real Cold War Test
In Gruenwald Forest near Berlin American troops stage a five day field exercise with 6000 U S soldiers backed by 3000 British and 2000 French. The drill simulates a fight for control of West Berlin amid ongoing cold war tensions and territorial claims by East Germany.
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Gruenwald Forest
U.S. Army
Berlin
Berlin Wall
German Democratic Republic
Volkskammer
People’s Chamber
Walter Ulbricht
Communist Party
Ulbricht
East Germany
Gold Coins Found in Lithuania Mystery Uncovered
Soviet Tass report says a gale in Lithuania ripped an apple tree and unearthed a buried hoard of gold coins including some minted in the United States in 1824. discovery made by school children at Kaunas. value and origin of foreign coins not estimated.
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Moscow
Tass
Lithuania
United States
Kaunas
U.S
Petrochemical Situation Due Improvement
Udall and Trowbridge announce an export-for-import plan to aid American petrochemical feedstock access. They increase 1968 crude allocations for petrochemical use by about 12 000 barrels daily, and propose separate import programs for petrochemicals and energy with public comment and possible further steps in 1968.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
Stewart Udall
Commerce
Alexander Trowbridge
Udall
Trowbridge
U.S
Udall and
Brandy Bar Sandbar Named After 1850 Shipwreck Crew
In Reedport Oregon the Brandy Bar sandbar on the Umpqua River earned its name in 1850 after the schooner Samuel Roberts ran aground nearby and its crew spent the night drinking brandy.
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Ore
UPI
Umpqua River
Here
Samuel Roberts
Defector Lieu Declares Never Returning to United States
Paul H. H. Lieu, 49, a former UC agriculture lecturer, renounces U.S. citizenship after a failed attempt to enter Communist China. He spent 30 hours on the China border last Tuesday, says life in the United States was miserable and claims electro magnetic waves tormented him. He plans to try again in China. He was born in Shanghai and moved to Formosa in 1940, entering the United States in 1953.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Paul H. H. Lieu
University of California Agriculture
China
United States
Lieu
U.S
Shanghai
Formosa
Irish Russian Talks Begin After Dec 26
An Irish trade delegation departs December 26 for three days of talks with Soviet trade officials in Moscow. Ireland bought over 3.6 million dollars of Soviet goods in the first nine months, while the Soviet Union purchased about 91 thousand dollars of Irish goods in the same period.
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UPI
Moscow
Irish Trade Board
Ireland
Soviet Union
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