U S Fliers Step Up Air Attacks Across Viet Nam
U S fliers increased bombing missions in North and South Viet Nam as ground fighting subsided into scattered clashes. B52s supported Attleboro and Paul Revere, a U S mission announced a major pacification push led by Deputy Ambassador William J. Porter, and desertions in South Viet Nam dropped after penalties were ordered.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Operation Attleboro
Tay Ninh
Paul Revere
North Viet Nam
U.S
William J. Porter
Viet Nam
7Th Fleet
da Nang
Chu Lai
Porter
U.S. Agency For International Development
Johnson
Disney to return to full schedule after lung surgery
Walt Disney, 64, remains on a limited schedule after part of his left lung was removed at St. Joseph Hospital for a polo injury complication. Doctors expect a return to a full work schedule in four to six weeks as he heals, according to a studio spokesman.
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Disney
Burbank
Calif
Walt Disney
St. Joseph Hospital
Syracuse U Receives $1 Million Gift for Geology Building
Syracuse University gains a $1 million donation from 1909 graduate William B. Heroy of Dallas, supporting a proposed $2.2 million geology building. Chancellor Tolley said construction would begin late next year. Heroy, 83, chaired Geotechnical Corp. of Garland, Texas, and is an adjunct geology professor at Southern Methodist University.
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Syracuse U
Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
William B. Heroy
Dallas
William P. Tolley
Heroy
Geotechnical Corp
Garland
Tex
Southern Methodist University
Safety Recall Drive Spreads Across Auto Industry
Detroit AP report notes the U S auto industry faces a wide safety recall affecting more than 527 thousand U S built cars and trucks amid production cuts and a five percent October sales dip. The recall follows the Highway Safety Act of 1966 with manufacturers covering labor and parts, focusing on braking and throttle defects.
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Detroit
Washington
U.S
Rolls-Royce
England
Japan
Honda
Secretary of Commerce
Army Has Second Alvin C York A Third Cousin to WWI Hero
FT CAMPBELL KY AP a young man named Alvin C York joined the Army nearly 50 years ago The Army now has another Alvin C York a third cousin to the most decorated enlisted man in World War I The present York grew up in Illinois works with his father and two brothers in the family landscaping business The two men never met Pvt York at Ft Campbell says he always wanted to write his cousin but IL collected newspaper clippings and pictures He recalls Sgt Yorks exploits in 1918 and notes he has the nickname Sarge His drill instructor praises his drive and enthusiasm to become a fine soldier.
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FT. Campbell, Ky
Alvin C. York
Army
York
Illinois
Pvt
Ft. Campbell
Sgt
York En
Pvt. York
Spring Bay
Sarge
Alaska Turkey inducted into the Order of the Alaska Walrus
In Fairbanks Alaska a 28 pound turkey named Turkey Tom is inducted into the Order of the Alaska Walrus after Fort Wainwright soldiers arranged a live turkey arrival. Tom will live at a zoo near the centennial site next summer, escorted by Pfc Noel Bird. In Bonn Germany US officials face pressure over lifting voting bans for West Berlin delegates. There are 22 delegates in the Bundestag. West Berliners may back Willy Brandt for chancellor, while Franz Joseph Strauss presses for Berlin to be made a state of the FRG.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Turkey Tom
Order of the
Alaska Walrus
Ft. Wainwright
Alaska Mountain Range
Tom
Pfc
Noel Ird
Bonn
Germany
Ludwig Erhard
Social Democrat
Christian Democrat
West Berlin
Klaus Schutz
Kar
Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democratic Party
Erhard
Kiesinger
Strauss
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Juan Carlos de Borbon
Don Juan
Portugal
Cortes
Jerusalem
Jordan
Nablus
West Bank
Israel
Palestine
Samua
Hebron
Heavy Rains Drench Rome Flood Suburbs
Rome endured heavy rains that flooded north and east suburbs, swelling the Tiber and Aniene rivers and washing into second story windows. Snow and freezing temps hit the Dolomites, while renewed rains pushed delta floods and displaced about 10 000 residents. City center remained sheltered by high river banks.
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Rome
Italy
Tiber
Eternal City
Aniene
Belluno
Dolomites
Lower
October costs rise for most items in 1957-59 base
Living costs in October rose four tenths of one percent as housing clothing medical care and autos led gains while retail food prices fell two tenths. The index reached 114.5 meaning $11.45 buys what $10 did in the 1957-59 base period, marking the ninth straight monthly increase.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Stork Delivers Baby at Port Authority Bus Terminal
A Virginia woman gave birth to a son in the Port Authority Bus Terminal's first aid room while an ambulance and doctor were en route. Patrolman Joseph Haugh assisted as midwife. mother Eunice Smith and baby were later reported well at St. Clare's Hospital.
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New York
Virginia
Port Authority
Eunice Smith
Mathews
Joseph Haugh
Teaneck
N.J
St. Clare's Hospital
28 Aboard Plane Killed In Aden Crash
Aden AP report states a Dakota aircraft crashed in the Wahadi mountains about 150 miles east of Aden on a routine flight from Meifash to Aden. All 28 aboard were killed and RAF Shackleton found the wreckage with no signs of life.
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Aden
Aden Airways
Meifash
Wahadi
Taylor urges keeping bombing on North Vietnam
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor argues the U S should not stop bombing North Vietnam to preserve leverage in peace talks. He says bombing boosts Saigon morale and immobilizes up to 300,000 enemy fighters, while ground actions improve with more U S troops and a brake on North Vietnamese expansion.
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New York
Maxwell D. Taylor
North Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Taylor
Johnson
Manufacturing Chemists Association
North
Saigon
Jet guides lost pilot of plane to safety
Student pilot Harris Gordon, 24, and passenger Lois Gilby, 22, were lost over the Northeast when navigation failed. A DC9 jet liner, unidentified, approached and radioed to “follow me,” guiding the Cessna to a safe landing at Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Allentown
Harris Gordon
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Gordon
Lois Gilby
Monticello N.Y
Mayfield Fire Kills Three Young Children
Mayfield couple Mr and Mrs Tinnyson Carter escaped a house fire that killed their three children Darryll Carter 3 months Caesar Carter 2 and Teresa Powell 9 a stepson. The coroner ruled death by third degree burns. Carter who had served in Vietnam was injured with cuts while Mrs Carter was unhurt.
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Mayfield, Ky
Viet Nam
Tnnyson Carter
Mayfield
Carter
Germany
Darryll Carter
Caesar Carter
Teresa Powell
Powell Defies Surrender For Jail Term In Court
In New York Adam Clayton Powell ignored a 30 day jail sentence date as special deputies called his name in court and he failed to appear. A libel judgment against Powell stems from a 1960 TV program. Powell faces further civil contempt could add a year and 30 days.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Powell
Bahamas
Adam
Supreme Court
New York Democrat
State Supreme Court
Appellate Division
Esther James
Albany Times Union raises six day home delivery price
The Albany Times Union increased the six day a week home delivery price by 10 cents to 60 cents citing higher publication costs in all departments. Sunday price remains 25 cents and no changes to Knickerbocker News rates. Both papers are Hearst Corp units.
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Albany
N. Y
Albany Times-Union
Times-Union
Sunday Times-Union
Daily Times-Union
Knickerbocker News
Times - Union
Hearst Corp
Krag Wins Danish Premier Post as Larsen Rises Power
In Copenhagen Jens Otto Krag will stay prime minister after a leftward election shift. Aksel Larsen, ex Communist chair, wins 20 seats in Parliament, doubling his party's size and challenging Krag's Social Democrats.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Jens Otto Krag
Communist Party
Aksel Larsen
North Atlantic
Larsen
People’s Socialist Party
U. S
Viet Nam
Krag
Social Democrats
Alexandria Prepares 18th Century Facade For George Washington Roots
Alexandria Virginia reshapes Old Town with restoration of houses along Potomac outwardly matching Colonial charm. Federal urban renewal replaces two city blocks with a brick shopping center near King Street while City Hall and Gadsby’s Tavern anchor a Market Square park and underground parking. The plan emphasizes sights like Christ Church and the Fitzhugh Lee House as ley points for tourists.
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Alexandria
George Washington
Virginia
Old Town
Potomac River
Washington, D.C
King Street
America
City Hall
Market Square
Christ Church
Gadsby's Tavern
Lee House
Robert E. Lee
Canada Pushes For UN Seating Of Two Chinas
Canada urges a temporary China solution at the United Nations. Foreign Secretary Paul Martin backs a three point plan for Nationalist China to join the General Assembly and Red China to participate on equal footing, with a permanent seat for Red China in the Security Council.
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Canada
United Nations
N.Y
China
Peking
Paul Martin
U.N. General Assembly
Martin
U.N
General Assembly
Red China
Security Council
Burn deaths after boiler explosion at Lowville plant
Os car J. Gushlaw 38 of Deer River dies in Upstate Medical Burn Center Syracuse after a boiler explosion at the American Machine and Foundry Co. in Lowville. The fire caused an estimated $60 000 in damage and no other injuries are reported.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Oscar J. Gushlaw
Deer River
Upstate Medical Burn Center
American Machine and Foundary Co
Lowville
Gushlaw
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