New Year's Eve Celebrations Just As Expensive This Year as They Ever Were
New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations will cost as much or more this year with last minute licenses allowing liquor sales and late hours. Big city clubs report strong reservations near $100 per couple while bargain options exist in St. Louis and New Haven. New York venues price dinners from $35 to $40 per person with special permits for 8 a.m. closing.
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New York
St. Louis
New Haven
Conn
Pittsburgh
Plaza Hotel
Midtown Manhattan
RCA
New York City
Johnson on heart surgeon Barnard heads home after visit
President Johnson hosted South African heart surgeon Dr Christian Barnard at the LBJ Ranch for over three hours including lunch. Barnard spoke of shared American support for foreign students and credited U.S. research funds for the heart transplant era while planning further pioneering operations.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Christian Barnard
Barnard
United States
South Africa
Rockefeller Urges Spending Restraint Across Government
Gov. Rockefeller warned that all levels of government must curb spending or risk disaster. In a year end address he said overcommitment could undermine credit and harm the economy, urging a tight budget for 1968 69 and more tax revenue for education welfare and medical aid.
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Albany
N.Y
Rockefeller
New York
New York State
Elderly blame Congress over rising Medicare doctor fees
William R. Hutton of the National Council of Senior Citizens called the Medicare premium hike disgraceful as the voluntary part rises from 3 to 4 dollars a month. He says Congress failed to cap doctor costs, arguing the medical profession wields political power and fears of losing doctors influence lawmakers.
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Washington
Congress
William R. Hutton
National Council of Senior Citizens
Medicare
Hutton
Three Major Drug Firms Found Guilty In Antitrust Suit
A U.S. District Court jury convicted American Cyanamid Bristol Myers and Charles Pfizer of restraint of trade conspiracy to monopolize and monopoly in a case involving 1.7 billion dollars in antibiotics. Maximum fines are 150,000 per defendant with potential triple damages for buyers. Pfizer disputes the verdict awaiting trial court rulings.
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New York
American Cyanimid Co
Bristol Myers Co
Charles Pfizer and Co
U.S
Pfizer
Battle extends cease-fire amid bitter marsh fighting in Vietnam
Bitter marsh battles in South Vietnam kill 70 Marines and injure 128 as the U S and allies extend a 36 hour New Year truce. Reports cite heavy fighting in Thua Thien and Quang Nam near Hoi An and Da Nang, with air strikes and a downed Navy Phantom jet.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Washington
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
South China Sea
Demilitarized Zone
Thon
Tham Kee
716Th
Thua Thien
Quang Nam
Hoi An
da Nang
First Cavalry Division
Massey, First Canadian Governor General, Dies at 80
Vincent Massey, 80, the first native born governor general of Canada and brother of actor Raymond Massey, died of pneumonia at King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers. He served as governor general from 1952 to 1959 after a long diplomatic career.
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London
Vincent Massey
Canada
Raymond Massey
King Edward Vii's Hospital
Massey
Earthquake shakes north Adriatic coast with minor damage
An earthquake of up to 5.0 magnitude struck towns along about 150 miles of Italy's upper Adriatic coast south of Venice before dawn. Tremors lasting up to 13 seconds woke residents in Venice Padua Ferrara Bologna and Forli in a triangle about 60 miles inland. In Cincinnati Ohio inmates rioted again at Hamilton County Jail Friday night, breaking furniture and windows until police used tear gas to restore order in a three hour disturbance.
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Rome
Italy
Adriatic
Venice
Padua
Ferrara
Bologna
Forli
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Donald Slaughter
Quake Shakes Humboldt County Coast in California
An earthquake described as moderately strong struck Humboldt County at 12:05 a.m. PST. Police reported many calls but no injuries or damage. The tremor was felt in Rio Dell about 40 miles south of Eureka and Carlotta 30 miles southeast.
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Eureka
Calif
Humboldt County
California
Rio Dell
Carlotta
Runaway Boy From New Jersey Found In Newburgh
Ten year old Tommy Furness left Mahwah New Jersey to visit his uncle in Fredonia New York spending a cold snowy night in the woods near Newburgh. A state trooper found him about 24 hours after he left home. He had a neighbor's dog with him and wore only a jacket over his clothes. He was unharmed despite a 10 inch snowfall and subfreezing temperatures.
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Newburgh
N.Y
New Jersey
Here
Tommy Furness
Mah
Wah
Fredonia
Tommy
U S Seeks Accord on Cambodia Sanctuary
Washington works to confirm Prince Sihanouk will back a neutral Cambodia and allow ICC reform and international supervision of the borders. A presidential envoy, possibly Senator Mansfield, could visit Phnom Penh to pursue reconciliation and a broader peace framework.
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Washington
U.S
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Sihanouk
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Phnom Penh
United States
Dian
Washington Post
International Control Commission
ICC
Senate
Mansfield
Johnson
Bitter Cold Grips New York as 1967 Opens
Albany and surrounding areas endure a bone chilling cold with subzero readings in Glens Falls Watertown Albany Oneonta and Poughkeepsie while warmer spots report single digits to the mid teens. The cold follows a Thursday-Friday blizzard that dumped up to two feet of snow across eastern New York.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Weather Bureau
Glens Falls
Watertown
Newburgh
Oneonta
Poughkeepsie
Rome
Utica
Binghamton
Rochester
Syracuse
Westhampton Beach
Buffalo
New York City
New York
Buffalo Woman 95 Dies in Kitchen Fire
A 95 year old Buffalo woman, Marie Bevilacqua, died from fatal burns and smoke inhalation after her clothing caught fire while lighting the kitchen range. The fire was confined to the kitchen, causing about 100 dollars in damage, discovered by a grandson.
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Buffalo
Buffalo, N.Y
Marie Bevilacqua
Birth Rate of Illegitimate Children Triples Since 1940
New York AP reports a study showing the U.S. illegitimate birth rate rising from 89,500 in 1940 to 291,000 in 1965 and the rate per 1,000 unmarried women increasing from 7.1 to 23.5 between 1940 and 1965. The surge was rapid 1949–1957, then slowed, with white women’s rate rising while nonwhite rates held steadier.
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New York
U.S
Stephanie J. Ventura
National Center For Health Statistics
Ventura
National Center
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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