Fierce Storm Hits Northeast After Midwest Toll
A cold wet storm spread rain from Pennsylvania to New England with light snow along the Great Lakes. Gale warnings stretched from Maine to Massachusetts and from Lake Michigan to Ontario as the system, tracing a path from Texas across the Midwest to the Ohio Valley, caused floods, snow, and travel hazards.
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Cumberland Mountains
Harpeth River
Nashville
Weather Bureau
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Mississippi
Arkansas
Lower Michigan
Atlantic
Indianapolis
Nine Die In New York Holiday Accidents
Associated Press report details a rainy Thanksgiving start with nine fatalities in New York state. A two car crash in East Rockaway claimed four victims including Mamie Tobias of Rock Hill South Carolina and her two sons Ricky and Jonathan and driver Robert Lee Johnson of Far Rockaway. Five other deaths occurred earlier in separate incidents.
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Associated Press
New York
East Rockaway
Mamie Tobias
Rock Hill
S. C
Ricky
Jonathan
Robert Lee Johnson
Far Rockaway
Protests At Thanksgiving Highlight Hunger Amid Feasts
Protesters from the War Resisters League staged fasts outside a Beverly Hills restaurant while Macy’s parade drew 2.5 million spectators who received anti hunger leaflets. Albany College students ended a four day fast to draw attention to hungry children as Salvation Army centers fed 1,900. Churches in Harlem and Bedford Stuyvesant opened halls for neighbors in need.
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Manhattan
Brooklyn
Bronx
Staten Island
New York
Harlem
Paroled 1930s Public Enemy Neal to be released in January
Alvin Karpis, once Public Enemy No 1, age 62, prepares for parole after 33 years of a life sentence. He will be released January 14 and deported to Canada to work as a clerk typist. He advised youth offenders to stay away from crime.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alvin Karpis
Canada
Alcatraz
Karpis
San Francisco Bay Island
Karpis-Barker
Ma Barker
Minnesota
William Hamm Jr
New ‘Orleans
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Pec
15Yearold Braves Youth Brings Help After Plane Crash
In Utah a 15 year old boy, Willan Rigby, trekked through a snowstorm to summon aid after his parents and sister were trapped when a twin engine plane wrecked near Juab County. A motorist led responders to the crash site. the family suffered multiple injuries and Penelope Rigby was killed on arrival at a hospital.
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Eureka
Utah
William Rigby
Willan
Beverly Calif
Elmer C. Rigby Jr
Sai Thepoy
Penelope
Juab Coun
South Vietnam demands early cease fire in peace talks
Paris dispatch reports Nguyen Van An as Saigon spokesman asserting the peace plan prioritizes an early cease fire and strong international guarantees. He notes Hanoi and the NLF oppose early discussion, while Harriman heads home for talks and a December start to expanded negotiations.
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Paris
Nguyen van An
Saigon
Viet Cong
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van An
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Washington
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Pentagon
Hanoi
United States
NLF
Nguyen van Thieu
Strikes Loom as Con Ed Faces Walkout in New York
Con Edison awaits a potential walkout after Local 1 of the AFL-CIO Utility Workers of America rejected a two year contract. Charles F. Luce warned 9 million customers of less than normal service during peak hours and urged reduced electricity use from 4 to 9 pm. 4000 supervisors would try to keep essential gas and electric service during an indeterminate period.
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Long Island Rail Road
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Charles F. Luce
Con Ed
Luce
Afl-Cio Utility Workers of America
Tito Warns of International Tension Over Invasion
President Josip Broz Tito voiced alarm over the serious deterioration of the international situation caused by the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
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Jaice
Yugoslavia
Josip Broz Tito
Czechoslovakia
France approves austerity finance bill to avert franc devaluation
The Senate backed President Charles de Gaulle’s austerity plan by 157 to 87. The act cuts government spending and raises taxes, lowers export tax, and increases service rates. Officials estimate a 1.5 to 3 percent rise in the cost of living.
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Senate
Charles de Gaulle
France
Dock Fire Kills Fireman in Seattle
A dock area fire in Seattle caused by a cable short under a pier left one firefighter dead and 28 others injured. Henry C. Gronnerud, 41, died after stepping onto a high voltage wire. most injuries were from smoke inhalation and damages were estimated at 250000 dollars.
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Seattle
Wash
Henry C. Gronnerud
Seven Bodies Found in Pacific Ocean Tr ple Crown
Seven men were found dead inside the work boat Tri ple Crown after it sank or became submerged on the Pacific floor near Santa Barbara. Two other crew members were missing and being sought.
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Pacific Ocean
Newark Cops Call in Sick for Pay Demands
Newark police officers staged a sick call to push for higher salaries. About 190 officers reportedly stayed home at headquarters where officials told the press to refrain from statements. Firefighters were also said to participate in the sick call.
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Newark
N. J
Bush Fires Kill Five and Injure Hundreds Near Sydney
Five men died seven are missing and about 200 were injured in midsummer ash fires within a 50 mile radius of Sydney over the past two days. The fire danger eased in outer suburbs as wind fell and temperatures dropped from Thursday’s 90 degree high.
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Sydney
Police use tear gas and batons to scatter Rawalpindi protesters
Police fired tear gas and charged with batons to disperse about 2 000 demonstrators in Rawalpindi. Teenagers led a three hour march demanding release of political prisoners freedom of the press and reforms in the government.
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Walpindi
Pakistan
Rawalpindi
Helicopters Press Cambodian Border as Fighting Surges
U S Air Cavalry units chase enemy forces fleeing to sanctuaries along the Cambodian border after Thanksgiving Day clashes. Total enemy deaths reach 288 in two days, 426 for the week, while U S losses total 26 killed and 54 wounded. South Vietnam reports 10 dead or wounded. Laos cabinet meets amid reports of a North Vietnamese push toward Attopeu and Saravane.
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South Vietnam
Or A
Paris
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National Liberation Front
NLF
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Attopeu
Saravane
Cambodia
Ban Thateng
Hanoi
Major Explosion Rips Mine Trapping 78 Miners
No. 9 Llewellyn portal in Mannington West Virginia sees a major blast nine days after the initial explosion. Flames and white smoke rise as rescuers prepare a full evaluation amid air samples showing deadly carbon monoxide and high methane levels.
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Mannington
W.va
No. 9
Llewellyn
Peter P. Ferretti
Consolidation Coal Co
Ferretti
Nixon to send Scranton on Mideast fact finding trip
President elect Nixon will dispatch former Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania to Israel and neighboring Arab nations next week to brief himself on the volatile Mideast scene. The itinerary is expected to include UAR, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and Iran as Scranton gathers information for the incoming administration.
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Richard M. Nixon
William S. Scranton
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Israel
Nixon
Scranton
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Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Iran
U.S
United Nations
Cial
California
Republican Governors Association
Palm Springs
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Fail to Locate Missing Black Panther Leader Eldridge Cleaver
In San Francisco authorities continue a broad search for Eldridge Cleaver missing since Wednesday after failing to surrender for parole violation. The State Department of Corrections received a tip of possible escape abroad by an underground group, but no evidence supports that theory.
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San Francisco
Eldridge Cleaver
State Department of Corrections
Cleaver
Johnson Family Keeps Thanksgiving With Church, Ranch Dinner
President Johnson and family observed Thanksgiving with church services at St Barnabas in Fredericksburg and St Francis Xavier in Stonewall then shared a ranch dinner featuring wild and farm turkeys. The outing included photos with First Lady Lady Bird and relatives as Luci Nugent and Lynda Robb attended events.
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San Antonio
Tex
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Luci Nugent
Lynda Robb
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Lynda
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Fredericksburg
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Stonewall
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Paris
Father Schneider
Luci
Austin
Patrick
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