North Vietnam Decries US Bombing and Peace Talks Strain
The United States defends air strikes on four villages in Quang Binh province amid protests from Hanoi. US warns it will defend Americans and aid downed crews. North Vietnam demands an end to war actions and asserts talks must precede cease-fire discussions. Saigon seeks strong guarantees in any final settlement as expanded talks loom.
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Quang Bing
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Neuyen van An
Saigon
Paris
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
van An
Averell Harriman
Ute
Wahington
Fariey
Hanoi
NLF
West German court convicts seven ex SS men over Babi Yar killings
In Darmstadt a West German court finds seven former SS members guilty of the Babi Yar massacre and related Kharkov killings. Sentences range up to 15 years hard labor. three co-defendants receive guilt without prison terms. One defendant died before verdict.
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Darmstadt
Germany
UPI
Soviet Union
Li Gol
Kuro Callsen
Kharkov
Callsen
Tito Repeats His Defiance of Russ
JAICE Yugoslavia reports President Tito again defied Moscow by urging each country to pursue its own path toward independence. In a Bosnian mountainside speech marking 25 years since his regime began, Tito warned that lack of self-determination could spark new crises and destabilize world conditions. Western observers saw his call as applying to both East and West.
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Jaice
Yugoslavia
UPK
Tito
Kremlin
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Tre Kremlin
Soviet Union
Ems
Tate
Gas Erupts in Ground Shakes Marshall City
Natural gas burst from the ground in Marshall Michigan sending water 20 feet high and forcing about 15 families to flee within a half mile area on Thanksgiving Day. Red hazard tags marked homes unsafe and authorities did not know when it would end. Geologists blamed underground pockets with no gas leaks found in lines. Water wells showed higher pressure and swampland bubbled as a 250 yard street area geysered. A house explosion killed the Raymod Kulzick family while they were away. damage estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Marshall
Mich
Yellowstone Park
James Woodruff
State Conservation Department
Kalamazoo River
Romania Calls for Withdrawal of Foreign Troops at U N
Romania urges removal of all foreign troops from other territories and the liquidation of foreign military bases. The Romanian delegation notes international harm from foreign bases while stiffening talks in Geneva. London sources say Romania may allow Russian maneuvers next year under Soviet pressure.
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United Nations
UPN
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Asia
Africa
Latin America
London
Wan Yakubovsky
Bucharest
Kremlin
Nikolae Ceausescu
Moscow
France approves austerity plan to save the franc
Parliament approves De Gaulle austerity to raise taxes and trim spending. The government bans mailing francs abroad and restricts transfers as part of currency controls. Senate delays action but later supports the move amid market jitters while London adopts a matching plan to protect the pound.
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Paris
LPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Senate
de Gaulte
Government Official Journal
London
House of Commons
Bank of France
Death threats loom over Prince Charles investiture in Wales
Rumors from unnamed group of so called freedom fighters threaten explosives at Caernarvon Castle during Prince Charles investiture. Police and security forces increase to protect the ceremony as Wales braces for a four day tour following the event.
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Wales
Prince Charles
Caemervon Castle
Wilson
Britain
Elizabeth
Charles
Cremarvon
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Spencer Perceval
Caernarvon
Newark police and firemen call in sick as city nears crisis
More than 500 officers and firefighters reported sick in Newark paralyzing day operations. Trainees from the Police Academy aided traffic control while officials weigh National Guard involvement. City leaders push for raises amid budget limits as talks with Gov Hughes continue. In Moscow the USSR launched Cosmos No. 55 in its unmanned space program for research and reconnaissance.
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James F. Cantwell
New Jersey
National Guard
Newark Police Academy
Moscow
Soviet Union
Seventh explosion at mine traps 78 workers in West Virginia
In Mannington, West Virginia, a seventh blast ripped No 9 mine near the Lewellyn portal, deep inside the underground area where 78 miners have been trapped since November 20. Air samples showed deadly carbon monoxide and high methane levels as officials planned a comprehensive evaluation and possible mine sealing.
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Mannington
W. Va
No. 9
Lewellyn
Peter P. Ferretti
Consolidation Coal Co
Ferretti
Mountaineer Coal Co
Consolidation
Frontier jet skids off runway into mud at Lambert
A Frontier Airlines Boeing 727 with 62 passengers slid off the Lambert Field runway in light rain and bogged in mud. Passengers and crew evacuated via emergency chutes. a few were treated for shock and released. The airport runway remained closed while the jet was pulled free. minor damage reported. The flight originated in Las Vegas with stops in Denver and Kansas City. Captain John Leslie Denyer oversaw the landing after a rain slick caused the skid.
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ST. Louis
Frontier Airlines
Lambert
Las Vegas
Denver
Kansas City
John Lesie
Denyer
Frontier
Typhoon Ora Ravages Central Luzon Lands and Ports
UPI reports Typhoon Ora cut across Luzon hitting population centers and rice farms. The eye passed within 80 miles north of Manila as winds weakened from 198 to 88 mph. Schools closed for the weekend and Manila Bay fishing operations were banned.
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Manila
UPI
Philippines
Luzon
Pacific
Navy
Manila Bay
Art Stolen in Trieste From Prince’s Castle
Sixteen paintings were taken from the Duino castle residence of Prince Raimondo of Torre Tasso near Trieste, Italy. The haul includes a $160,000 Blue Madonna by Flemish painter Peter Briegel, according to police statements on Thursday.
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Trieste
Italy
UPI
Peter Briegel
Prince Raimondo
Torre FE Tasso
Duino
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