Oswego’s new lower bridge opened with ceremony
Under overcast skies Oswego unveiled its new lower bridge at 10 18 am with Mayor John O C Conway and former Mayor Ralph Shapiro cutting the ribbon. About 1000 attendees including band members, city officials, and a student walking group crossed as dignitaries followed, marking a two year project completion.
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Oswego
John O'C. Conway
Ralph Shapiro
Oswego High School
New Bridge
Conway
Juanita Kersey
Joseph Valky
Kersey
Fate of 78 Trapped Miners Dim After New Blast
A new predawn explosion at the West Virginia coal mine trapped 78 workers for days while 21 miners escaped. Company officials reported flames at the portal and halted oxygen-control plans as rescue teams assessed the blast impact and fire.
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Rich Opbridens
Consolidation Coal Co
Mountaineer
Mod
William Poundstone
Consolida
Tion Coal Co
Poundstone
Lewis
B Evans
United Mine Workers
Evans
Four Helicopters Down in Vietnam. 9 U.S. Soldiers Die
The USS Command reports four American helicopters shot down in 48 hours and nine U.S. soldiers killed. American artillery shelled the northern DMZ for the first time since the bombing halt, amid ongoing cross border operations near Tay Ninh and Central Highlands. U.S. and North Vietnamese positions trade accusations over shelling and infiltrations as B52 strikes intensify.
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USS
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
U.S
South Vietnam
Tay Ninh
Lai
Central Highlands
Kontum
U. S
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
United States
Fire Chief Fleming to Retire After 76 Years on Job
Albany Fire Chief Michael J. Fleming, 97, will retire December 1 after 76 years as a fireman. Claimed as the world’s oldest fire chief, he has lived in a nursing home since 1963 while Deputy Chief Augustus Brophy has directed operations. He joined the department as a call boy in 1892 when horse drawn buggies were in use.
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Albany
N.Y
Michael J. Fleming
Fleming
Ausgustus Brophy
Fire Department
Campus tensions erupt with suspensions and bomb threat
Police standby at San Francisco State College and Bluefield State College as classes suspend amid protests over Negro student demands. At Oshkosh State University police patrol after offices are vandalized. 102 students arrested. The Bluefield blast damaged the new gym, no injuries reported. threats against the integrated president rise.
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San Francisco State College
Upfield State College
Bluefield
W.va
Oshkosh
Wis
Oshkosh State University
University
Roger Guiles
James E. Groppi
Groppi
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Black Students Union
Black Panther
Robert D. Smith
Bluefield State
Lloyd Davis
Wendell Hardway
Japan Air Lines 707 Crashes Near San Francisco Bay
A Japan Air Lines 707 inbound from Tokyo ditched in foggy San Francisco Bay about a mile from the airport. Coast Guard reports all 107 aboard were rescued. The landing was near Coyote Point about 18 miles south of San Francisco with four life rafts towed ashore.
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Japan Air Lines
Tokyo
San Francisco Bay
Coast Guard
Coyote Point
Pilot dies in Colorado plane crash near Creede Airport
George Hawthorne Eno, 25, a student at Adams State College, died when his light plane hit a boulder during landing at Creede Airport. Walter Marker of Denver was injured. Both men were from nearby colleges. investigators say the strip was still under construction and the plane flipped after gear struck a rock.
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Colo
George Hawthorne Eno
Seve
Syracuse
Walter Marker
Denver
Adams State College
Alamosa
Mineral County
France Devalues Franc On De Gaullex Birthday
Bonn AP reports France devalues the franc by about 10 percent on Charles de Gaulle's 78th birthday. Strauss cites a $2 billion rescue package from the United States and allies, with Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Canada, and Japan also contributing funds. Britain states it will not devalue the pound.
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Franz Joseph Strauss
United States
Paris
Strauss
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U.S
West Germany
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Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Canada
Japan
G 10 ministers edge toward funding for France crisis
Strauss said $985 million would be provided through Special Drawing Rights though France has refused to join IMF based drawing rights. West Germany plans to ease taxes to encourage direct investment in foreign industries as part of crisis relief.
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Group of 10
Bonn
Strauss
International Monetary Fund
West Germany
Nixon-Eisenhower wedding set for December in New York
Women's Wear Daily reports Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower will wed December 21 at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. The 5000-seat church promises a high profile ceremony likely to be among the city's largest weddings in years.
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Women's Wear Daily
Julie Nixon
David Eisenhower
Cathedral of St. John
the Divine
Hospital Strikers Defy Court In Mental Hospitals
In New York three state mental hospitals see half the day shift workers on duty as nonprofessional staff resume strike actions. Union leaders head to court for an injunction hearing amid jurisdictional disputes with the state and another union.
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NEW York
State Department of Men
Tal Hygiene
Troy Firemen Walk Off Jobs
In Troy New York union firemen walked off their jobs after a two hour meeting failed to reach agreement on a 1000 dollar across the board annual pay increase. A spokesman for the United Firemen's Association said firemen would respond only to major fire calls and suspend other services.
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N. Y
Crease
Uniformed Firemen’s Association
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Speck Death Penalty
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence of Richard Speck for the 1966 murder of eight nurses in Chicago. The ruling upholds the historic case, with Speck facing execution as the court rejects appeals.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Richard Speck
Chicago
Two U.S. Marines Captured in Cuba and Expected Release
The Cuban Granma newspaper said two teenage U.S. Marines were captured near Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday and are expected to be released to return to duty.
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U.S
Guantana
Naval Base
Tues
Granma
Four Egyptians killed in student clashes in Mansoura
The interior ministry said four high school students were killed and 43 injured in protests in Mansoura District. Demonstrators opposed new educational laws and were infiltrated by nonstudent elements who attempted to storm a police headquarters. police fired to disperse the mob.
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Mansoura
Nile Delta
Interior Ministry
Greek Deserter Alexander Panagoulis Allowed to Live
The Greek military government spared Alexander Panagoulis, a 30 year old deserter sentenced to death for plotting to overthrow the regime, after international pressure and a Thursday night decision.
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Athens
Alexander Panagoulis
Sabotage in Jerusalem Kills 11 in Market Blast
Explosive charge in a parked car detonated in Jerusalem's Mahaneh Yehuda market killing 11 and wounding 55. Prime Minister Eshkol called a cabinet session as police cordoned the area and Arabs were detained for questioning. The blast damaged about 20 cars and destroyed shops in the crowded market.
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Holy City
Levi Eshkol
Old City
Mahaneh Yehuda Market
Jewish Jerusalem
Rahamin Elmalak
Mordechai Ish-Shalom
Murer
Highest State Court Upholds Taylor Law
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously upholds the Taylor Law banning public employee strikes and prohibiting union officials from urging them. It affirms criminal contempt against John DeLury and the United Sanitation Men’s Association of New York City, with jail for DeLury and fines for the union plus dues checkoff forfeiture.
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New York
Court of Appeals
Uniformed Sanitation Men’s Association of
New York City
John DeLury
High Court
DeLury
Americans Pay Tribute on Fifth JFK Anniversary
Americans mark the fifth anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination with national services and memorials. Thousands visit Arlington graves, the Kennedy flame, and Cape Cod memorials while Masses and private observances unfold from Dallas to Paris and New York.
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Potomac Hill
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Tex
United States
New York
Jacqueline Onassis
Arlington National Cemetery
Cape Cod
Johnson
Kennedy
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