Britain vows to guard Kariba power flow from Rhodesia
Prime Minister Wilson told the House of Commons Britain will take necessary action to protect electric flow from the Kariba plant on the Rhodesia Zambia border. RAF planes and troops were moved toward Kenya for possible quick entry into Zambia. Commonwealth Secretary Bottomley flew to Lusaka to discuss a request for British ground troops as Kaunda seeks help after saboteurs damaged the link.
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Britain
Kariba
Rhodesia
Zambia
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House of Commons
Royal Air Force
Kenya
Kenneth Kaunda
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Kaunda
Copper
Ndola
Lusaka
Karida
Cold Dry Span Nation With Freezing Readings Across Regions
Dry and cold weather covered broad areas. The Southeast logged freezing temperatures with 18 in Birmingham and 20s elsewhere. Northern New England dipped toward zero while Florida saw 30 in Gainesville and 25 in Tallahassee.
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Associated Press
Florida
New England
Birmingham
Ala
Midwest
Atlanta
Gainesville
Tallahassee
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Coast
Southwest Desert
Texas
Arizona
New Mexico
Washington Coast
Great Lakes
Appalachians
First Known Beneficiary Leaves $25,000 for Welfare
Esther Laier, who died October 8 in Buffalo, left her estate to the Erie County Welfare Department for the sole benefit of welfare recipients. The will, filed for probate, notes she had lived modestly in a rooming house and never received welfare aid.
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Welfare Dept
Buffalo
N.Y
Esther Laier
Erie County Welfare Department
Miss Laier
Johnson to Launch Drive To Halt More Price Hikes
President Johnson plans an early meeting with key economic advisers to map a federal campaign against further price hikes. He will meet with Henry H. Fowler Charles L. Schultze William McChesney Martin Gardner Ackley to discuss policy and potential market impact.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Here
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Charles L. Schultze
William Me. Chesney Martin
Federal
Johnson plans for Viet Nam trip denied by White House
President Johnson has no plans to visit South Viet Nam at Christmas despite a Newsweek report that advisers urged such a trip. The White House quickly denied the report and dismissed the idea as unfounded.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Newsweek Magazine
White House
Utica Man Killed in Thruway Crash Near Utica
Michael W. Nole, 61, of Utica, was killed Tuesday in a two car crash on the Route 5 Thruway overpass about four miles east of Utica.
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Utica
N. Y
Michael W. Nole
Here
A Bombs Tin Cans Until Armed by U S Say
Canadian officials say U S nuclear bombs on allied planes are inert until armed by U S custody teams on instruction from the President. Jets in Canada and West Germany carry unarmed bombs under quick action alert guarded by U S sentries. planes stay grounded unless war begins.
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Ottawa
U. S
Atlantic Alliance
West Germany
U S
Netherlands
Belgium
Koey
United States
Montreal Police Arrest in Syracuse Brinks Burglary Case
FBI reports Montreal police arrested Joel Singer once on its most wanted list for the Brinks Inc. burglary in Syracuse involving an antitank cannon used to blow a vault. About $423,421 was stolen, including $161,000 in coins and currency. Singer faces federal and state charges and extradition proceedings.
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FBI
Montreal
Syracuse
N.Y
Brinks Inc
Joel Singer
Singer
Jack Frank
Brinks
Frank
Jones Beach
Long Island
United
Alexandria, Va
Retiring NFU Head Sees End Of Federal Aid to Farmers
James G Patton retiring president of the National Farmers Union predicts the end of major federal farm programs. He says legislation authorizing price and supply supports is unlikely to be renewed and that farmers will bargain through cooperatives for stabilized prices without government aid. Patton will not seek another term when his current one ends in March after 25 years leading the union.
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NFU
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Patton
Charles F. Brannan
Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
Eighty Three Arrested For Cigarette Smuggling In New York
State tax commissioner Joseph H. Murphy said 83 people have been arrested since the cigarette tax rose from five to ten cents per pack last April. Sixty two were convicted, twenty cases pending, one acquitted. Confiscated 321,820 packages and taxes plus penalties totaling 214,927 dollars. State law allows two cartons for personal use without tax per trip.
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Albany
N. Y.P
Joseph H. Murphy
New York State
Murphy
Fatally Injured in Route 9 Auto Truck Crash
Miss Buela Downing, 56, of Germantown, died after a collision between an automobile and a truck on Route 9, about three miles south of Hudson, N Y. She died at Columbia Memorial Hospital following the crash and had been an out patient at the Hudson River State Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
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Hudson, N.Y
Buela Downing
Germantown
Route 9
Here
Gemini 7 and 6 crews undergo extensive preflight exams
At Cape Kennedy the Gemini 7 crew Borman and Lovell finished a five hour medical check as they prepare for a 14 day mission aboard a Titan 2 rocket. Schirra and Stafford of Gemini 6 faced a shorter exam ahead of their December 13 liftoff. The missions aim to rendezvous in space and collect baseline data for the most comprehensive medical study of a US man in space.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Borman-Lovel
7th Regiment of South Vietnam Destroyed in Fierce Clash
The destruction of South Viet Nam's 7th Regiment in a Saturday battle raises the war toll as 459 government troops are reported killed that week, with 185 missing and 861 wounded. U.S. deaths total 40 for the week, while Viet Cong losses reach 1,539. Offensive actions included attacks around Saigon, Da Nang, Hue, and Tam Ky, and U.S. carrier air strikes and naval bombardments. The report notes civilians injured by a grenade blast in Saigon and ongoing guerrilla warfare across the highlands.
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Viet Nam
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Hue- Phu Bai
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U. S
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Navy
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Mansfield
Jasper Vance
Tam Ky
Quang Tin
Son Ha
Quang Ngai City
Carrier Bomber Expert to Command 7th Fleet
A veteran carrier bomber expert is selected to lead the 7th Fleet, taking command duties in Washington. The appointment signals a strategic focus on air power and carrier operations in the Pacific theater.
Mechanical Ills Delay Refugee Plane In Miami
Mechanical trouble and red tape delayed a Pan American flight carrying the first group of refugees to the United States. Nearly 1,000 exiles gathered at Miami International Airport as 82 were processed with 63 bound for other states and 19 staying in Miami.
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Fla
Miami International
Pan American World Airways
Cuba
Pan American
Illinois
New York
California
Massachusetts
New Jersey
West Virginia
Virginia
Colorado
Carrier bomber expert to head the 7th Fleet
Rear Adm. John J. Hyland, a 53 year old Navy air expert and veteran of World War II carrier bombing missions, was chosen by President Johnson to command the 7th Fleet. He succeeds Vice Adm. Paul Blackburn in Japan, promising the fleet will play a full role in Vietnam air operations. Hyland is noted for leading carrier based bombings and has a distinguished service record.
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7Th Fleet
U. S
Viet Nam
John J. Hyland
Navy Air Eagle
Hyland
Naval Academy
Navy
Adm
Paul J. Blackburn
Japan
North
China
Tipp City Woman Killed In County Road Crash
Ella Alice Hill 49 of Tipp City was killed when her car ran off a county road in southern Miami County while she was returning home to work. Her husband Bruce, driving from Dayton, discovered the scene and learned the victim was his wife.
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Tipp City
Ohio
Ella Alice Hill
Miami County
Bruce
Dayton
Nine miles of telephone wire cut in Mendocino County raids
In November telephones failed across Mendocino County prompting resident protests. Deputies traced the problem to wire snipping. nine miles were stolen for junk in the San Francisco area. Arrested on felony charges were David Phillips 18 of Carrollton Georgia and Ukiah men Alex Hannah 27 James 21 and John Shroyer 26.
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Ukiah
Calif
Mendocino County
Telephone Company
Sheriff's Deputies
San Francisco
David Phillips
Carrollton
Ukiah, Calif
Alex Hannah
James
John Shroyer
Boy’s Hair Rule Sparks Parental Protest in Provincetown
In Provincetown Massachusetts a 4 year old boy’s haircut led to a parental revolt over public school dress rules. Principal Rosemary Bowler sent Romulo DelDee home for a haircut not conforming to the rule above the ears and not touching the collar. The DelDeo family formed the Committee of Parents and Voters to Test the 1965 Dress Code seeking repeal.
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Provincetown
Mass
Cape Cod
Rosemary Bowler
Veterans Memorial Flementary School
Romulo DelDee
DelDeo
Committee of Parents and Voters
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