Congo Hostages Saved By Whites
White mercenaries rescue 155 to 160 hostages in a cotton region 260 miles north of Stanleyville. Rebels fight in Stanleyville as pressure eases with a Belgian-led operation. reports note one American missionary killed and several whites still missing in rebel-held areas.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Stanleyville
William McChesney
Phoenix
Aziz
World Wide Evangelical Crusade
Wamba
U.S
Bopepe
Mary Baker
Richmond
Bala Cynwyd
Bambil
Dingfla
Buta
Bunia Monday
Paulis
Brusesels
Charles Laurent
Beaten Candidate Calls For Change in GOP Leadership
Charles H. Percy, defeated Republican governor hopeful in Illinois, urged replacing national chairman Dean Burch. He called for a national policy committee to separate issue development from party machinery, criticized moderates, and cited failures in 1964 while naming potential leaders such as Gov. Robert Smylie, Sen. Thruston B. Morton, and Rep. Robert Taft Jr.
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New York
Charles H. Percy
Dinoise
Dean Burch
Percy
National Committee
Robert Smylie
Idaho
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Rep
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Bell & Howell Co
Ilinois
Otto Kerner
Johnson
Republican Party
Weather County Forecast For Week
Considerable cloudiness through Wednesday with warmer nights. Low tonight 25 to 30, high Wednesday in the 40s. Monday high 23, today’s low 17. A year ago today high 56, low 26. Record high 68 in 1950, record low 9 in 1944. Barometer 29.93. Hourly readings ending at 9 a.m. show mixed temperatures from 9 to 28.
Birthday Routine Likely To Remain Unchanged At 87
Mrs. Jane Setter of Putnam Township near Richmond will turn 87 on Friday. She plans a normal day of farm chores and family calls, with reading and radio as enjoysments. A lifelong resident with German roots, she raised nine children and helped neighbors as a midwife without charge. Her family includes eight living children, 29 grandchildren, and several great grandchildren. Her husband died in 1917.
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Lois Smith
Jane Setter
Richmond
Ottawa Herald
Bel
Joseph Setter
Mrs. Setter
Grandma Setter
Princess
Stepped-Up Effort In Viet Nam Considered
Washington AP report says President Johnson and advisers reviewed evidence of increasing North Vietnamese support to Viet Cong via Laos trails. He told Taylor to consult with South Vietnam on measures and reaffirmed U.S. aid to the Vietnamese government.
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Viet Nam
Washington
Johnson
Laos
White House
Maxwell D. Taylor
U.S
Taylor
George Reedy
Saigon
Reedy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
North
South Viet Nam
Four Powers Struggle Over UN Peacekeeping Vote
United Nations officials reported no breakthrough as big four diplomats met with Secretary General Thant to avert a U.S.-Soviet clash in the General Assembly over peacekeeping assessments. Soviet delegate Fedorenko signaled progress while negotiations planned to reconvene ahead of the Assembly opening, amid a push to delay a vote under Article 19 on dues arrears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations, N.Y
U. Thant
General Assembly
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.N
World Organization
U.S
Adlat E. Stevenson
Nikolai T
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Alex Qualeson-Lackey
Ghana
Malwai
Malta
Zambia
United States
Cambodian Forces Accused in Cross Border Clashes
South Vietnam’s Defense Ministry charged Cambodian troops and 100 gun boats aided Viet Cong fighters in two border attacks near Chau Doc Province. A patrol within 100 yards of the border suffered mortar fire, with 3 killed and 1 wounded. Cambodian boats later shelled a Vietnamese outpost, killing 1. In Phnom Penh, Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced talks opening December 7 in New Delhi with the United States to discuss halting aggression from South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Chau Doc
Phnom Penh
Norodom Sihanouk
New Delhi
India
United States
Cambodia
Viet Nam
Strike Shuts Two Thirds of San Francisco Theaters
Downtown San Francisco merchants report up to a 50 percent drop in business as two thirds of local movie houses remain closed for three weeks since a projectionists strike began November 13. The Coronet Theater walkout triggered the shutdown after the old contract expired last August, with 40 of 59 theaters idled as talks with the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employes proceed. Market Street businesses feel the impact as restaurants, bookstores, cigar stands, and taverns lose late hours and customer traffic.
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San Francisco
Clarence F. Delano
Golden Gate Restaurant Association
Coronet Theater
San Francisco Theater Owners' Association
International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employes
Monay
December 1964 seen as most dangerous month for Ottawa traffic
Police Chief Eugene Flaherty warns that December heightens accident risk in Ottawa due to poor visibility and heavy shopping crowds. In 11 months of 1964 there were 162 city accidents with 56 injuries. no fatalities this year, one last year. He cites speed, failure to yield, backing and angle parking, plus riding bicycles at night without lights. He praises larger red stoplight lenses at Seventh and Main and calls for stricter enforcement and possible drag strip to curb reckless driving.
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Rosie Lister
Flaherty
Ottawa
Seventh
Main Streets
Seventeenth
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Cheko
Charlene
George Flingbaugh
Wellsville
Lawrence
Market Street
Hotedog
Eugene Flaherty
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