Johnson Rules Out War Expansion Pending Peace Moves
President Johnson says the United States will exhaust every peace effort before taking hard steps in Vietnam. He defended U.S. conduct amid British pleas for talks, while Hanoi and Moscow blamed U.S. actions. Key aides and officials reaffirm support for negotiations and readiness to meet without preconditions, with focus on peace before escalation.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Moscow
Hanoi
United States
Britain
U.S
Texas
San Francisco
Peking
Soviet Shuffle Signals Brezhnev Power Rise
In Moscow changes at the top reaffirm Brezhnev as the dominant force and the party's primacy in state affairs. Mikoyan retires with honors while Podgorny, viewed as a ceremonial figure, is unlikely to mount an active political comeback.
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Brezhnev
Washington
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Nikoli V. Podgorny
Mikoyan
Central Committee
Podgorny
Shastri to Visit U S for Johnson Talks
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri announced a February 1 trip to the United States for talks with President Johnson. He spoke in New Delhi to Parliament, praising the friendly American people and noting shared interests between the two nations.
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New Delhi
Lal Bahadur Shastri
United States
Johnson
Shastri
India
Huge Power Failure Could Hit State Again
The Public Service Commission warned New York State could face another major power outage. A 24 page preliminary report to Governor Rockefeller and the legislature says a minor network fault could trigger widespread blackout again, with New York City hit for over 13 hours on November 9.
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PSC
Albany
N.Y
Public Service Commission
New York State
Rockefeller
Federal Power Commission
New York
New York City
Pope Grants Dispensations For Catholics
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI grants bishops worldwide permission to dispense from meatless Friday abstinence on the eve of Christmas and on Dec 31 when it falls on a Friday. The move is a routine year end exception and does not preempt a broader rule change expected in 1966.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Vatican
Paul
Pope Paul
Johnson calls top Pentagon leaders to Texas for Viet Nam talks
President Johnson summoned the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the uniformed heads of the armed services to his LBJ Ranch for planning a new military budget and possible escalation options in Viet Nam. McNamara Vance Wheeler and Dean Rusk discussed broader topics in recent days. Johnson stressed continued concern over peace efforts and the Great Society amid record prosperity.
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United States
Viet Nam
Texas
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hubert H Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Humphrey
New Hampshire Council On World Affairs
Manchester
Rusk
Washington
China
U S
Deni
State Department
Commu
Johnson City
Tex
LBJ
Congress
Defense
Cyrus R. Vance
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
Air Force
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
McNamara
Afl-Cio
San Francisco
State to Auction Seized Cigarettes
The State Tax Department will auction 48 558 packages of cigarettes seized in a crackdown on smuggling. Only licensees may bid at the auction to be held Tuesday in the department offices in Manhattan. Dealers who purchase the cigarettes must affix New York State tax stamps.
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Albany
N.Y
State Tax Department
Manhattan
New York
Rockefeller
Tax
New York State
Costantis adrift after gale. one dead, one missing
The Greek freighter Costantis, carrying 29 aboard, drifted 300 miles southwest of Ireland in stormy seas as rescuers recovered one body and searched for another. The Queen Mary stood by with lifeboats and searchlights while two tugs prepared to assist, and other ships joined the scene. The ship was heading toward Falmouth for rendezvous under escort.
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London
Ireland
Falmouth
England
New York
Plymouth
Atlantic
Utrecht
Surrey Trader
Steve Vulkan
U.S
Bremen
Germany
Marines Press Red Trapping Battle in Da Nang Chu Lai Area
U S Marines enter a three day battle to trap Viet Cong in the Da Nang Chu Lai rice plain. Helicopter insertions from the carrier Valley Forge spark fierce clashes with small arms firing. Marine and Vietnamese forces report light casualties amid heavy air strikes and a naval gun barrage near Duc Pho and Hue.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Chu Lai
Valley Forge
South China Sea
Leon Utter
Miami
Okla
Voice of America
Hue
Imperial
Philippines
Viet Nam
Rice Plain
Que Son
Labor, LBJ vow inflation curb in Viet Nam push
AFL CIO leader Meany pledged support for President Johnson as he urged wage restraint to curb inflation while backing broader goals of workers’ share in national wealth. Hoffa leads Teamsters salary at $75,000. Johnson speaks to nearly 1,000 delegates about price stability amid a long economic boom. In space news, Gemini 7 remains healthy on a six day flight with Gemini 6 set to chase on Sunday from Cape Kennedy, aiming to close the distance for a close formation.
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Viet Nam
U.S
South Viet Nam
Robert S. McNamara
7Th Fleet
Johnson Administration
San Francisco
Johnson
Organized Labor
America
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Aflcio
Aflcio Executive Council
Johnson City
Tex
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
United States
Flooded Thames Nearly Cuts Off Commons Debate
The River Thames swelled into the Palace of Westminster as MPs debated. Labor MP Tom Driberg warned the river was within a few inches of the terraces, with Lords observers noting water six inches from their feet. Sandbags were hauled up as officials watched the rising tide before it fell later that day.
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London
Thames
House of Commons
Labor Party
Tom Driberg
Roderic Bowen
Palace of Westminster
House of Lords
Victoria Embankment
England
Wales
Weather Bureau
Syracuse Man Convicted of Second Degree Murder
Ernest Griffin of Syracuse is found guilty of second degree murder in the June 1964 shooting death of Walter Primes. A Onondaga County jury rendered the verdict after five hours of deliberation. The judge did not set sentencing date. conviction carries 20 years to life.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Ernest Griffin
Walter Primes
Onondaga County Court
Orman N. Gale
Griffin
Primes
Rose
Fireball Sightings Reported Across Nation
An amateur astronomer calls the event a fireball after a bright flare lit skies from the Northeast to California. Reports recount burning matter falling in the Midwest and a greenish meteor tail seen by four California highway patrolmen near Humboldt County.
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Pittsburgh
California
Midwest
William P. Bidelman
University of Michigan
Idaho
Jack Trumbull
Elyria
Humboldt County
Idaho Falls
Two Teenagers Die In Hamburg Car Crash
Two 18 year old Hamburg youths Leonard W Zerby and Michael J Howe were killed when their car collided with a trailer truck at Route 20 and a town road. The truck driver Bruce Powell 47 of Tallmadge Ohio was uninjured.
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Hamburg
N.Y
Leonard W. Zerby
Michael J. Howe
Bruce Powell
Tallmadge
Ohio
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