This Day In History December 14, 1966
Today in history the Associated Press notes major events: Washington died in 1799 at Mount Vernon, aged 67. Alabama admitted to the Union in 1819. Amundsen reached the South Pole in 1911. Japan set up a puppet government at Peiping in 1937. the UN in 1946 chose New York as its headquarters. NATO condemned Hungary in 1956. a fatal school bus crash near Greeley, Colorado occurred ten years ago. and a 1965 proposal for a UN peace service was discussed a year ago.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Mount Vernon
Alabama
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Japan
Peiping
U.N. General Assembly
New York City
NATO Council
Paris
Hungary
Greeley
Colo
United States
United Nations
Pigs May Drive Global Flu Outbreaks Theory Emerges
Geneva AP reports international experts study a theory linking influenza pandemics to animals, especially pigs, with China as a possible origin. A WHO committee notes past major outbreaks trace to central Asia and 1957 began in Yunnan. Researchers consider animal-human transmission cycles and a potential missing link.
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Geneva
China
World Health Organization
Martin Kaplan
United States
Central Asia
Yunnan
United Nations
Winter Storm Hits The East
A fast moving winter storm swept into New England driving heavy wet snow across the mid- Atlantic centers. Up to eight inches fell in metropolitan areas and five inches in Washington DC with eight inches in Virginia suburbs. One traffic death was reported. Warnings extended along eastern PA NJ NY and southern New England as winds gusted to 40 mph. Oregon saw heavy rain flooding roads as streams rose.
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Associated Press
New England
mid-Atlantic
Virginia
New Jersey
Washington, D.C
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
New York
Oreegon
Fate of Jack Ruby Cancer Death Outlook In Doubt
Dallas AP report says doctors dispute Ruby cancer source and prognosis. Experts cite possible primary sites in lung pancreas or GI tract with adenocarcinoma. Dr Jay Sanford warns survival could range from weeks to years depending on primary tumor location. other papers report spread and a grim outlook. Ruby, 55, remains hospitalized after transfer from jail with initial pneumonia diagnosis.
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Dallas
Tex
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jay Sanford
Southwestern Medical School
Ruby
Dallas News
Dallas Times Herald
Uns
Sanford
Germany Shifts Toward Better Foreign Ties
Bonn reports Chancellor Kiesinger signals stronger focus on Franco German relations and East Bloc dialogue while downplaying reunification with East Germany. His policy emphasizes peace through closer ties with France and restraint on Berlin, contrasting Erhard’s earlier reunification emphasis and blaming Soviet pressure for delaying unification.
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Bonn
Germany
Uneder
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Charles de Gaulle
Soviet Bloc
East Germany
Berlin
Kiesinger
Bunedestag
Willy Brandt
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Erhard
Europe
France
East Germans Escape On Foot From Berlin Border
A Potsdam family of five escaped from East Germany into West Berlin on foot before dawn. A 37 year old butcher, his wife, and their three children aged 18, 10, and 7 climbed a barbed wire fence and crossed alarms while guards fired overhead. none were hit. The father said they had no plan but hoped to succeed, and they did.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Potsdam
National Democratic Committee Faces Calls To Rebuild
Democratic leaders nationwide urge revitalization of the National Democratic Committee after 1966 losses. Critics say the committee is a shell with weak coordination and funding, while some praise the congressional support program and speaker procurement. Bailey plans new outreach and a February or March meeting as Johnson and Humphrey push analyses and reforms.
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Washington
National Democratic Committee
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Associated Press
National Committee
Democratic National Committee
Eugene Wyman
California
Robert Docking
Kansas
Montana
Fred E. Barrett
John B. Criswell
Colorado
William Grant
Clark R. Rassmussen
Iowa
Ilinois
James Ronan
Royce Hanson
Congress
Maryland
John M. Bailey
Bailey
Humphrey
Criswell
John F. Kennedy
Elliott Roosevelt
Florida
Marjorie C. Thureman
Georgia
Missouri
Mark Halloran
Mickey Mouse Club
House
Zolton Ferency
Michigan
Kennedy
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John J’. Kennedy
Warren Commission
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Quin’s
Cop S
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Philco
Philco Clock Radio
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