Rules for Santa helpers spark laughter at LA ceremony
In Los Angeles AP report, 25 sidewalk Santas trained under Lt. Col. Paul H. Nolte of the Volunteers of America. Final warning rules include no smoking, not leaning on chimneys, no garlic breath, and keeping a calm show. A child asked who the real Santa was as a playful misstep highlighted the event.
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Los Angeles
Santa Claus
Paul H. Nolte
The
Volunteers of America
Nolte
Genji Brush
Santa Santa Clauses
Canadian Airplane Crashes at Montreal Kills 118
A Trans-Canada Airlines DC8 crashed near Ste. Therese de Blainville, Quebec, killing 118 aboard in a rain swept disaster. The plane exploded on impact and burned for two hours, with no survivors. Officials ordered an investigation and aid teams combed wreckage and mud for victims.
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Montreal
Dorval
Toronto
Ste. Therese de Blainville
Trans-Canada
Highway 11
Laurentian Mountains
Noel Aubertin
Nitze Named Navy Secretary Despite Navy Skepticism
Washington AP reports Paul H. Nitze sworn in as the new civilian head of the Navy. Though lacking naval background, he brings strategic credentials from Defense Department roles. Adm. Claude V. Ricketts praises his grasp of sea power while debates linger over nuclear versus conventional carriers and Nitze’s stance on atomic ships.
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Washington
Navy
Paul H. Nitze
Nitze
Secretary of the Navy
Robert S. McNamara
Adm
Claude V. Ricketts
Beieves Nitze
Ricketts
Mr. Nitze
McNamara
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Dallas Tries to Return to Normal After JFK Killing
Dallas shows signs of returning to routine almost a week after President Kennedy was assassinated. Downtown stores and busy streets are crowded as residents cope with the tragedy and the events that followed, including the killing of Oswald by Jack Ruby in a nearby jail.
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Clayton Hickerson
Dallas
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
John B. Connally
Parkland Hospital
Elm Street
Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Johnson names top panel to review Kennedy assassination
President Johnson named a high level commission led by Chief Justice Earl Warren to study all facts and circumstances of President Kennedy's assassination and Oswald's death. The panel includes Senators Russell and Cooper, Representatives Boggs and Ford, ex CIA Director Dulles, and John J. McCloy. The group may subpoena witnesses and operate with broad powers as Warren decides when to begin work. A separate Texas court inquiry will also probe the case.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Earl Warren
Kennedy
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Jack Ruby
Warren
John
Richard B. Russell
DeGa
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Hale Boggs
DeLa
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Central Intelligence Agency
Alelen W. Dulles
John J. McCloy
White House
Boges
House Senate
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Princeton Man Wins Tip Contest For Fire Coverage
Robert Carey of Princeton won this week’s tip contest by notifying the Herald about the Court House fire early in the evening. His tip allowed a reporter to reach the scene, photograph the blaze, and interview volunteer firefighters. Brad Croucher also phoned in about the fire, but Carey's tip arrived first. Dr. James South, staying at the same Fort Worth hotel, was another tipster, while President Kennedy had previously stayed there.
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Robert Carey
Princeton
The
Herald
Court House
Brad Croucher
Carey
James South
S. Cedar
Fort Worth
Kennedy
Weather forecast and past temperature records
County forecast indicates generally fair conditions tonight and Sunday with overnight lows around 20 in northwest areas and 30s elsewhere, Sunday highs mostly in the 50s to 60s. Yesterday’s high 50, low today 31, with historical highs and lows for this date noted. Continuous hourly readings through the morning show temperatures ranging from the upper 30s to near 50 and a warming trend into the afternoon.
Scare Tactics Raise Tensions Before Venezuela Vote
In Caracas FALN terrorists wounded five pedestrians, burned buses, scattered tacks, and blew a gas line to deter voters as seven presidential candidates, including Raul Leoni, campaigned late. Police exchanged fire with FALN bands amid warnings to stay indoors until Monday.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
Teurs
Boms
Coro
Falcon State
Romulo Betancourt
Montgomery to Hire Negro Police Reserve Band
Montgomery Alabama will form a 36 member Negro police reserve to be trained in fundamentals for possible active duty. Police Chief W M Stanley announced the program as an emergency measure. the current force has no Negro officers.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. M. Stanley
Father and daughter reunited after 20 years apart
A Ottawa man A. C. Tig Watts and his daughter Mabel Wroten, now 41 and mother of two, reunited after two decades when a mutual acquaintance at an Overbrook funeral sparked contact. Norman Watts in Centropolis coordinated with Los Angeles police to locate Mabel, who phoned on November 2. She and her two daughters, Sandra and Sylvain, traveled to Ottawa to spend a week with Watts, who had not heard “Daddy” in over 20 years.
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Ottawa
Watts
N. Oak
Mabel Wroten
Bellflower
Calif
Los Angeles
Overbrook
Owen Ogle
Ogle
Cleveland
Norman Watts
Centropolis
Mabel
Tanys Toot Is It Really Merry Christmas Already
A quirky column questions the pace of holiday cheer asking if the season is premature with playful observations about customs, gifts, and seasonal rituals featuring local color and familiar quirks.
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R. Kerne
East 18Th St
Brooklyn
N.Y
S. Hankkovszky
C. H. Hanckovszky
Port Washington
N. Master
Bombay
India
Jack D. Snider
Royal Canadian Air Force
Don Hudson
Canadian Broadcasting
Sion
Paris
Air France
Paul Nitze
Fred Korth
LBJ
Sabo
Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Cuba
United States
Democratic Action Party
Raul Leoni
James K. Chenault
U.S
Trinidad
Chenault
Negro Police
Man, Daughter
Wroten
Kansas
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Flave Watts
A.C
Sgt
Woodrow Watts
Germany
Flare
Tig
Maddy
A. C
Sandra
Tany
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