U S Forces Kill 155 Viet Cong in Three Clashes Near Saigon
U S ground and air units report 155 enemy soldiers killed in three engagements northwest and southwest of Saigon with five Americans dead and 10 wounded. Rockets and mortars hit five South Vietnamese towns and 12 Allied bases overnight, killing 13 of their soldiers and seven civilians while wounding dozens.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
U.S. Marine Air Facility
da Nang
U.S. Army
Pleiku
Highlands
Hoi An
New York Teachers Consider Statewide Strike
Delegates at the New York State Teachers Association convention approved an amendment urging the Legislature to raise per pupil state aid from 760 to 900 dollars. The action signals potential statewide strike plans if conditions are not met.
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Buffalo, N. Y
New York State Teachers Association
Teachers Seek Autonomy on State Certification
The New York State Teachers Association House of Delegates votes unanimously to assume responsibility for teacher certification statewide. The action follows a Task Force on Professional Autonomy resolution after hearings in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N.Y
House of Delegates
New York State Teachers Association
NYSTA
Senator Gore Sees Rough Road to US Soviet Reapproachment
Senator Albert Gore and Sen. Claiborne Pell met Soviet Premier Kosygin in Moscow on a European tour. Gore said the road to disarmament must be staged and warned that a nuclear edge blocks talks, with Kosygin noting mutual responsibility but stressing a difficult path.
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Kosygin
Gore
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexei N. Kosygin
Moscow
Albert Gore
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Czechoslovakia
Sen. Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Russia
Probe Group Member Urges House to Bar Powell Again
Vernon W. Thomson, Republican from Wisconsin and member of the original Powell inquiry panel, urges the House to consider seating Harlem congressman Adam Clayton Powell only if allowed to bar him again. He warns a Supreme Court ruling against Powell could spark a constitutional impasse and says Congress has the power to judge member qualifications. Thomson notes no move to bar Powell is underway despite Powell’s 1967 censure and $40,000 misused expense finding. Powell won a 1967 special election but did not seek seating in the 90th Congress.
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Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Harlem
Wisconsin
Vernon W. Thomson
Supreme Court
Powell
Thomson
High Court
Congress
Select
Youth Slain In Argument Over Money
In Buffalo New York police hunt a man after a tavern shooting over money ends with 18 year old Alex Thompson killed from 10 feet and another patron injured. The attacker returned from his car and fired as Thompson played pool with the suspect. Robert Brice 45 was injured and in fair condition.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Alex Thompson
Thompson
Robert Brice
Rescue Teams Find No Trace of Trapped Miners
In Mannington West Virginia rescuers reported no signs of life after five days in Mountaineer No 9 mine. A microphone probe 785 feet below found only gurgling water and debris as teams entered deeper shafts seeking 78 trapped workers while 21 on the midnight shift escaped or were rescued.
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Mannington
W. Va
Coal Company
Ralph Hatch
Mountaineer Coal Co
Othr
John Corcoran
Consolidation Coal Co
Muntaineer
Corcoran
Mariano Rumor Likeliest Choice For Italy Ruler
Rome reports Mariano Rumor, backed by a reunited Christian Democrat bloc, is the likeliest choice for Italy's premiership after President Saragat taps Alessandro Pertini as premier designate. Pertini struggles to form a government, while Rumor’s renomination appears to rally the Christian Democrats.
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Mariano Rumor
Italy
Rome
Christian Democratic
Alessandro Pertini
Giuseppe Saragat
Saragat
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democrats
De Gaulle Tightens Belts Amid Franc Crisis Market Drama
Paris reports a firmer franc as De Gaulle imposes austerity and strict controls. West German banks limit franc exchanges while the Bundesbank loses around 200 million dollars. Officials propose travel limits and a broader halt to free currency dealing to stop capital flight. De Gaulle blames last May’s student worker unrest for the crisis and promises further measures.
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West Germany
de Gaulle
Paris
Zurich
Germany
Switzerland
Johnson
Franz-Josef Strauss
France
Maurice Couve de Murille
National Assembly
Mental Institution Strike Hits Buffalo State Hospital
A walkout by nonprofessional workers spread to Buffalo State Hospital with picket lines at dawn. About 2,100 patients remain as 300 were sent home, part of a broader state labor action affecting Creedmoor Islip Pilgrim and other facilities. Negotiations with Gov Rockefeller and the Civil Service Employer Association continue in Albany.
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Buffalo, N.Y
Buffalo State Hospital
Council 50
American Federation of State
Creedmoor State Hospital
Queens
Bronx
Manhattan
Joseph J. Sconzzo
Buffalo
Pilgrim State Hospital
Islip
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Civil Service
Association
Rockefeller
Albany
Nixon names Klein as super press agent for federal gov
President elect Richard Nixon announces Herbert G. Klein will serve as a powerful press agent for the entire executive branch. Klein has been a long time associate in Nixon campaigns and will oversee communications across federal agencies.
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Dent
Richard M. Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
Fire kills 14 children in Froissy home blaze
In Froissy France a fire swept a village home killing fourteen disabled children ages 10 to 14. Sixteen children were trapped on the second floor. Two escaped and were hospitalized in serious condition.
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Beauvais
France
Air America C46 Crash Kills 32 on Takeoff in Laos
An Air America C46 chartered by USAID crashed shortly after departing Savannakhet Laos killing 32 of the 34 aboard. Most victims were U S Aid officers and local employees.
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Vientiane, Laos
Air America
U.S. Agency For International Development
Savannakhet
U.S
Two U S Jets Downed in North Vietnam
The U S Command announced two U S jet planes were attacked by MIG fighters and surface to air missiles and downed over North Vietnam. One unarmed reconnaissance aircraft and one armed fighter were lost in separate incidents.
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Saigon
US S
North Vietnam
U.S
Hunger Strike Highlighting American Child Hunger
A dozen college students joined SOS to begin a Thanksgiving week hunger strike titled Hunger, U.S.A. after a service at the Albany Unitarian Universalist Church to dramatize hungry children’s plight.
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Albany, N.Y
SOS
U.S.A
Albany Unitarian-Universalist Church
Dispute Halts LIRR Commuter Train Service
The Long Island Rail Road stopped service as train men failed to show up for work in a schedule dispute, affecting about 90 000 commuters between Long Island homes and New York jobs.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Long
Land Homes
Puff of smoke halts deeper mine search for 78 missing
A small explosion produced a puff of smoke in Mannington West Virginia halting immediate plans to send more rescue teams into the mine to search for 78 men missing for five days. A coal company official Alder Spotte warned the puffs signal dangerous fire risk for rescue crews.
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Mannington
W.va
Coal Company
Alder Spotte
C130s Develop Wing Cracks in Air Force Fleets
The C130 workhorse of the Vietnam era has developed serious wing cracks. Air Force officers report more than $11 million will be spent to repair the affected aircraft. The issue appears in hundreds of planes but has not yet caused many fatalities.
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Washington
Air Force
Nixon Plans Talks With GOP Governors and Senators
President elect Nixon plans meetings this week with Republican governors and senators on federal appointments and programs. Ohio Governor Rhodes leads the parade, with other GOP leaders expected to join. Nixon and family spend the holiday week in New York ahead of cabinet announcements after December 5.
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Nixon
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Hubert H. Humphrey
Pierre
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Jets Hijacked to Havana Return to United States
Two jets seized by gunmen forced to Cuba returned to the United States with hijackers in control of the flights. Pan American flight from New York to San Juan landed in Havana after the heist. Eastern flight from Chicago to Miami was diverted to Cuba, then brought back by a State Department charter. Both captains remembered the gunpoint warnings, and passengers described tense but orderly returns.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
United States
Pan American Airways
Atlantic Ocean
New York
San Juan
P.R
Havana
Freedom
Chicago
U.S. State Department
Alvin Walker
Robert Silver
Nancy Carson
Johnson dedicates Redwood National Park in final First Lady tour
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson closes her beautify-America pilgrimage with a dedication at Redwood National Park near Orick California. She calls the ceremony the crowning moment of a two generation crusade and praises timber-company generosity amid local logging disputes. The park spans 40 miles along the Pacific and includes state park lands awaiting federal transfer.
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Eureka
Calif
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Redwood National Park
Johnson
New National Park
Orick
California
Redwood Creek
LBJ Ranch
New Orleans
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Denver
Colo
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Late Wire News
Klein
U. S
Fifth Avenue
Plaza Hotel
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David Eisenhower
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Norman Vincent Peale
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Lady Bird
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