Fire destroys luxury yachts at Fort Lauderdale marina
A wind driven blaze at Broward Marina destroyed 13 boats and heavily damaged four more while three people suffered burns fleeing a yacht. Police estimate losses exceed one million dollars as flames raged for hours with gasoline tanks exploding and observers noting boats burning across the river. Firefighters say no one likely aboard many vessels. the cause remains under investigation.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Heather IV
Jim Brown
Taped TV Work Halt Order Hinders Federal Mediator
In New York AFTRA ordered work stoppages on taped programs to pressure producers to sign agreements on reruns. NBC kept Carson Tonight on air with a rerun while The Doctors filming was canceled. Gov’t mediator Albert Desser was urged to meet with union and network reps to avert a broader strike.
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New York
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Johnny Carson
Carson
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
Gene Rayburn
Johnny Olsen
AFTRA
Hollywood
Afl-Cio
Screen Actors Guild
Frank H. Brown
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Albert Desser
Donald F. Conaway
Thieves Shaft Wall For $56,000 Jewel Heist in Melbourne
A gang posing as construction workers busted a five inch wall hole in an antique shop on a busy Melbourne street. They used a sledgehammer and crowbar to break into the store, then opened the office safe and carried out jewels valued at $56,000 along with oxyacetylene equipment.
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Melbourne
Australia
Viet Cong Guerrillas Beat War Drums in Mekong Delta
Viet Cong guerrillas beat war drums made from bamboo logs to relay warnings and messages between units hidden along the Mekong Delta waterways as the U S Navy river patrol reports.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Mekong
U. S. Navy
River Patrol
Po Delta Evacuations Grow as Flood Threat Looms
Rovigo Italy AP Ten thousand delta residents fled to higher ground as Adriatic waters rose amid 30 hours of rain. Dikes protecting dozens of villages were endangered and 55 miles of levees faced possible collapse. Some residents refused to evacuate despite official warnings.
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Rovigo
Italy
Adriatic Sea
Aeta
Scardovari
Bonelli
Venice
Adriatic
Bishops Seek English Mass Across Full Canon
U S bishops ask Rome for permission to celebrate the entire Mass in English with private prayers by the priest preserved. The proposal, approved by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, awaits Rome's Liturgical Consilium approval and aims to replace Latin in the canon while Friday meat abstinence rule may also be addressed.
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Washington
USS
Rome
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Consilium
Walter W. Curtis
Bridgeport
Conn
Philip M. Hannan
New Orleans
Schoolteacher Killed by Truck Near Buffalo Lakeview
Mrs. Leona Eckert a 63 year old schoolteacher died when struck by a pickup truck near her suburban Lakeview home in Buffalo New York on Thursday night the AP reports.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Leona Eckert
Lakeview
Eisenhower begins two week golf vacation at Augusta
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower tees off at Augusta National for a two week golf vacation his first since a heart attack last November. He arrived after a Washington stop for a talk with President Johnson and discussed a possible goodwill trip to Asia with Moyers noting no definite proposal.
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Augusta
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Augusta National Country Club
Washington
Johnson
Country Club
Asia
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
Kodak names Louis Eilers president as dividend boosts declared
Eastman Kodak appoints Louis K. Eilers 59 as president succeeding William Vaughn. Directors declare 69.3 million dollar employee dividend for 63 000 U.S. workers payable March 17, plus 40 cent quarterly and 55 cent extra shareholder dividends. Rochester headquarters note 42 000 workers get 49.1 million in dividends.
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Rochester
N.Y
Louis K. Eilers
Eastman Kodak Co
Eilers
United States
William S. Vaughn
Albert K. Chapman
Kodak
Johnson Embraces Tapioca Pudding as Favorite Dessert
President Johnson praises tapioca pudding during his hospital stay and at the White House anniversary party. He notes its low calories, made with skim milk, and says Zephyr Wright prepares large batches for travel or hospital dining.
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Johnson
Washington
White House
Lady Bird
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Zephyr Wright
LBJ
Texas
Millionaire Orkin Avoids Relief After Court Fight
Otto Orkin the pest control magnate once tied up in a trust and court battles will not need welfare as his estate trustees have arranged limited credit with local grocers druggists and laundries. Orkin built a $65 million extermination empire from a rat poison business starting in Allentown Pennsylvania. He has a third wife living with him in suburban Smyrna Georgia.
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Atlanta, Ga
Otto Orkin
Orkin
Orkins
Allentown
Smyrna
GIs Seize Viet Cong Cache Near Tay Ninh
A unit of the 1st Infantry Division captured a Viet Cong supply cache 11 miles east of Tay Ninh City, adding to Thanksgiving fare with half a ton of rice, 40 chickens and ducks, and one pig.
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Viet
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S 1St Infantry Division
Tay Ninh City
Lewiston Man Fatally Struck by Auto Near Home
William H. Seip Sr., 70, of Lewiston was injured fatally when struck by an automobile in front of his home at 4659 Creek Road, Lewiston, on Thursday. He lived at the same address.
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Lewiston
N.Y
William H. Seip Sr
Niagara Falls
Creek Road
First Days of Marriage Spoiled By Curiosity Seekers Says Luci
Luci Johnson Nugent recalls the early days in Austin Texas as pure purgatory due to curiosity seekers. She and husband Patrick Nugent now report they are supremely happy and settling into normal married life while her parents celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary.
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Luci
Washington
Luci Johnson Nugent
Austin
Tex
Patrick J. Nugent
Nugent
Johnson cleared to leave hospital for Texas ranch recovery
President Johnson received medical clearance to depart Bethesda Naval Hospital on Saturday and fly to his LBJ Ranch in Texas for rest. Doctors voiced satisfaction with his recovery after throat growth removal and hernia repair, and Moyers noted White House staff would accompany him. Johnson planned light duties in Austin and expected budget talks with officials and aides during the trip.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Billy D. Moyers
White House
Moyers
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Dean Rusk
Federal
Texas Capitol
Austin
San Antonio
Lady Bird
Lbj
Hubert H. Humphrey
Carl B. Albert
U S Warships Hit North Viet Nam Cargo Boats
U S warships bombarded a 10 mile stretch of North Viet Nam destroying or damaging 42 cargo boats as two destroyers John R. Craig and Hamner fired over 250 five inch rounds. Ground action in South Viet Nam was minor amid Viet Cong mortar and mine attacks across the country. Premier Ky announced six cabinet changes to resolve eight weeks of cabinet- junta discord. Monsoon weather reduced U S air strikes to 52 missions, hindering operations and aiding North Vietnamese repair efforts.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
North Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
North
John R. Craig
Hamner
U.S
Democrats Still Control Constitutional Convention
In Albany the unofficial vote count shows Democrats leading for the 186 delegate seats, with 97 total to Republicans 84 and several Liberals/Conservatives in doubt. Official results may wait on state tabulation late next month amid possible court challenges and renewed election petitions.
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Albany
N.Y
Department of State
Greene
Livingston
Monroe
Rockland
St. Lawrence
Wyoming
Monroe County
Debate Begins On U N Seat For Red China
Cambodia denounces Nationalist China as US installed clique and rejects two China concept as U.N. debate opens. Diplomats weigh a formula to seat Peking without expelling Nationalists, amid talks among Canada and others on political realities. Liu Chieh says Nationalists oppose any one China deal.
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United Nations, N.Y
Cambodia
Red China
U.N
China
United States
United Nations
Tiuot Sambath
Canada
Peking
Sambath
France
General Assembly
Laly
Formosa
Liu Chieh
Associated Press
Picasso Painting Recovered From Bus Terminal Locker
A Picasso watercolor stolen from the Philadelphia Museum of Art was found early today in a Greyhound bus terminal locker after a telephone tip. The museum reported no damage and said the painting has no resale value. no arrests were made.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Greyhound
City Hall
Picasso
Turner
Man reports theft of artificial leg in Memphis alley
James E. Becton, 48, told police someone stole his artificial leg after he hid it in an alley while going to Madison and Center to sell pencils and gum. He returned on crutches and found the prosthetic missing.
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Memphis, Tenn
James E. Becton
Becton
Madison and Center
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Armed Forces Radio
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