Flooding Batter Florence Strikes Italy Causing Chaos
Florence suffers its worst Arno flood since World War II with the river bursting its banks. Water cuts water and power, disrupts transit from Sicily to the Alps, and threatens priceless art around the Piazza della Signoria and Uffizi Gallery as residents seek higher ground.
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Florence
Italy
Ponte Vecchio
Uffizi Art Gallery
Piazza del Duomo
Giotto
Lungarno
Arno Way
Piazza Della Signoria
Tuscan
Storm Buries Western New York in Heavy Snow Depths
A winter storm dumped up to 12 inches of snow across western New York, especially Niagara County, causing blackouts affecting about 15,000 customers and delaying thousands. One death was reported as power lines and trees fell, with vehicles skidding on icy roads and heavy snow squalls along a 10 mile Buffalo area corridor. The storm disrupted a U S Army Corps plan to divert water at American Falls, postponed to the next weekend if forecasts clear.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
New York
Niagara County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Buffalo
Elma
East Aurora
Boston
Colden
Hamburg
Four Governors Hopefuls Exchange Barbs In Campaign
Gov Rockefeller challenged Frank D O Connor to back a narcotics addict treatment plan while O Connor accused the Thruway Authority of patronage. Roosevelt Jr Liberal candidate clashed with O Connor saying no Democrat could have beaten him in a primary and Adams urged a tax rebellion to curb the budget. The four major candidates campaigned in New York City with O Connor set for a Saratoga Springs Democratic dinner Friday. The Socialist Labor nominee insulted none of the four opponents.
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Rockefeller
Frank D. O'Connor
O’connor
Thruway Authority
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Liberal Party
O'Connor
Bobby Kennedy
Paul L. Adams
New York City
Saratoga Springs
Socialist Labor Party
Powell Receives 30 Day Jail Term For Contempt
New York Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr was found guilty on two counts of criminal contempt by Justice Matthew Levy. He faces a 30 day jail sentence on each count and a $250 fine, with sentences to run concurrently. The order follows a $162 00 libel judgment against Powell.
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New York
A_ supreme Court
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
Matthew M. Levy
Powell
Navy
New York State
Levy
Harlem Democrat
Republicans Cut Film Two Years After Controversy
Washington report notes the GOP campaign film What’s Going On Here? faced poor reviews and budget salvage efforts after an earlier controversy with Choices. NBC air time granted, Nixon interview added to fill half hour as Nixon health surgery plans prompt reevaluation of presidential content.
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Washington
Mothers For A Moral America
Citizens For Goldwater-Miller
Republican Congressional Committee
New York
Newspix Inc
Choice
Johnson
Raymond Massey
Congressional Committee
National Broadcasting Co
Richard M. Nixon
NBC
GOP
Auburn Citizen-Advertiser Endorses Rockefeller for Re election
The Auburn newspaper endorsed Gov. Rockefeller for re election calling him a man of administrative ability and imagination. It urged voters not to replace him and noted its past endorsements including supporting Averill Harriman in 1958 but not endorsing anyone in 1962.
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Auburn
N.Y
Auburn Citizen-Advertiser
Gov
Rockefeller
Averill Harriman
Jobless total falls to 2.521 million in October
The government reports 2.521 million unemployed in October, the lowest in eight years, with signs of a cooling job market. Employment rose 500,000 to 74.7 million, yet skilled-work shortages persist and minorities face greater hiring hurdles.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur M. Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
Snow Storms Batter East. 32 Die Across Six States
A crippling two day snowstorm left up to 15 inches in Kentucky and spread into Alabama and New England, causing at least 32 deaths mainly from traffic accidents and heart attacks. Snow squalls and 35 to 45 mph winds raged around the Great Lakes as Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee and nearby states endured heavy drifts. Schools closed. deep cold and record lows marked the Southeast while the Far West saw mild 80s.
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Kentucky
Birmingham
Ala
New England
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Michigan
Ohio
Tennessee
Midwest
Canada
Rockies
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Atlanta
Boston
Millinocket
Maine
Old love affair of Sheppard cited in retrial
In Cleveland the retrial of Samuel H. Sheppard for his wife Marilyn's 1954 bludgeon death features testimony about an alleged affair with Susan Hayes. Police chief Fred Drenkhan testified Sheppard named Hayes when asked about extra marital relationships.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Susan Hayes
Marilyn
U.S
Dayton
U. S. Supreme Court
Fred Drenkhan
Sheppard
Bay Village
Miss Hayes
Star
OConnor son backs Rocky in Siena mock election
Terry O'Connor, a freshman at Siena College, supported his father Democratic candidate for governor, while Rockefeller won the mock election 285 to 226. Adams received 42 votes and Roosevelt Jr. 31 in the student balloting.
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Albany
N.Y
Terry O'Connor
Siena College
Terry
Rockefeller
O'Connor
Paul L. Adams
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Johnson Sees Asia Trip Success Before Upcoming Surgery
President Johnson hailed his 31,500 mile Asia Pacific journey as highly successful and said Manila talks show unity to walk the last mile for peace. He dismissed surgery fears as minor and affirmed doctors and White House staff support.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Manila
Viet Nam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Westmoreland
Saigon
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
U N Command Protest Slayings. Two Wars Run Parallel
UN Command protests the killing of six Americans and a South Korean near the armistice line. In Korea a bitter session of the Military Armistice Commission followed an ambush. In South Vietnam Viet Cong attacks near the Cambodian border were repelled by South Vietnamese and U.S. forces after nearly five hours of fighting. Aircraft and helicopters supported operations, including bunkers cleared by the 196th Brigade and the 25th Division.
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Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations Command
U.S
Richard Ciccolella
Military Armistice Commission
Johnson
Saigon
South Viet Nam
25Th Division
196Th Light Infantry
Attleboro
Buffalo historic site marked for Theodore Roosevelt oath house
President Johnson signed a bill designating the Ansley Wilcox house in Buffalo as a national historic site. The Interior Department may spend 250000 dollars to acquire the building and 50000 dollars to restore it. Roosevelt took the oath there on September 14, 1901 after McKinley’s assassination.
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Washington
Johnson
Buffalo
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Interior Department
Ansley Wilcox
Roosevelt
William McKinley
Bus Drivers In Syracuse Spurn Company's Offer
Syracuse bus drivers and mechanics rejected Syracuse Transit Co’s three year contract offer to end a four day strike. Local 580 members voted against a wage increase of 28 cents an hour over three years and fringe benefits improvements, seeking 37 cents. About 35,000 riders have been affected.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse Transit Co
Amalgamated Transit Union
Johnson Surgery Shatters Democrats Campaign Plans
Washington AP reports President Johnson’s medical absence disrupts Democratic campaign events across states from Massachusetts to California. Candidates weigh potential sympathy or anxiety effects on votes, while some leaders insist campaigns can proceed without the president. California Governor Edmund G. Pat Brown predicts a win regardless.
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Washington
Johnson
Massachusetts
California
Far East
Cali
Fornia
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Brown
Ronald Reagan
Robert B. Duncan
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
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Ralph Philips
Red Cross
Flint
Mich
U. N. Command
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