Fire Kills At Least Twenty In Indiana Nursing Home
Fire swept Maples Convalescent Home in Fountaintown near Shelbyville early morning. Officials reported at least 20 dead, 16 known by midmorning, with 4 missing presumed dead. 34 residents were in the home with 15 survivors hospitalized. Firefighters faced ice and water shortages as they battled the blaze before dawn.
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Indianapolis
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Britain considers Western Soviet shield to deter China
Britain envisions a Western shield led by Western nations and the Soviet Union to deter Chinese nuclear pressure in Asia. Defense Secretary Venus Healy told Parliament that talks with Kosygin would get high priority next year. Prime Minister Wilson urged US cooperation to free Britain east of Suez and pressed for an Atlantic Nuclear Force to defend NATO. Wilson and Johnson discussed joint US British weapons development, while the US weighs proposals for a Multilateral Nuclear Force using 25 surface ships.
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America
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Traffic Moving Normally Today
Officials at the Raleigh County Weather Bureau warned of freezing temperatures and snowfall Thursday. Despite slick streets, no weather related accidents were reported. Buses and planes largely operated on schedule though two Piedmont Airlines flights bypassed the airport.
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Weather Summary Beckley WV Windy Cold and Snow Flurries
Beckley and vicinity report snow flurries ending, windy and cold afternoon high around 14. Clearing tonight to zero, Saturday mostly sunny and cold with highs in the upper teens. Normal river conditions Greenbrier clear, Lake six feet below normal, new gauge at Hinton 2.7 ft. Five day forecast shows temperatures 4-5 degrees below normal, light snow or flurries Sunday or Monday.
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Greenbrier
Hinton
West Virginia
Great Society Plans To Beautify Highways
President Johnson aims to beautify America’s highways to avoid becoming a junk yard. Interior Secretary Udall told the Connecticut Roadbuilders Association that highway beautification is a top Great Society priority and that details will be announced later.
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Bombing Plans for Laos Air Strikes Discussed in Saigon
In Saigon Gen Phoumi Nosavan of Laos will meet Vietnamese leaders to discuss coordinated air strikes on Communist supply routes. Sources say he travels from Paris via Vietnam after the United Nations meeting in New York. The talks reference a secret 6 month old Dalat meeting and accuse Hanoi of aggression.
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West Virginia shoeshine boy brings Christmas to Tijuana
John Alessio, once a West Virginia shoeshine boy, hosted a $75,000 Christmas party at Agua Caliente race track in Tijuana for about 17,000 poor residents. He and volunteers handed out toys, candy, and food, with his family and local officials present. Alessio remembered his immigrant journey and cited ongoing philanthropy including eight built schools.
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UPI
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California
American Spy Butenko Gets 30 Years in Prison
In Newark New Jersey UPI reports federal judge Anthony T Augelli sentenced American spy John Butenko to 30 years and Russian Igor Ivanov to 20 years after an eight week trial for plotting to pass Air Force defense secrets to members of the Russian United Nations delegation. The judge called the crimes heinous and a threat to national security, noting spying is a hazardous business.
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Bear Weather Alert Sparks Early Hibernation Warning
The U.S. Weather Bureau issued a warning for bears in West Yellowstone noting temperatures fell to 51 degrees below zero, prompting hopes they have begun hibernation and urging stockmen and travelers to heed the advisory.
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Beckley Soldier Decorated for Heroism in Vietnam Rescue
SSgt Calvin H. Ross a Beckley Army machinegunner aboard a helicopter based at Qui Nhon Vietnam received the Gallantry Cross with Bronze Star for a Dec 7 rescue of 12 wounded Vietnamese from an isolated government fortress under fire. The aircraft took 11 holes in its tail and sustained mortar and automatic weapons fire while delivering the wounded to Qui Nhon. Ross's wife Elnora and his parents reside in Beckley and Glen White.
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Qui Ness
South Viet Nam
Calvin H. Ross
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Broadway St
Nguyen Xuan Thinh
North Viet Nam
Ssgt
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Quiness
Search On For Missing Plane In West Virginia
An intensive search is under way in mountainous Central West Virginia for a missing single engine Cessna believed to have crashed on a routine flight from Clarksburg to Moorefield. The pilot is E C Riggleman a Moorefield contractor and the passenger Carl Earnhardt of Moorefield. Authorities were alerted Thursday evening after the plane failed to arrive at Moore Field. Initial reports blamed turbulent weather though no landing was found on regional fields.
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UPI
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Clarksburg
E. C. Riggleman
Carl Earnhardt
HRC Proposes State Civil Rights Bill in Charleston
The West Virginia State Human Rights Commission voted to ask the attorney general to draft a civil rights bill patterned after the federal Public Accommodations Act. The panel also discussed Bluefield integration issues, planned a meeting with Bluefield YM-YWCA leaders, and urged Rex Smith to address alleged discrimination against student teachers from Bluefield State College in Mercer County assignments.
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Railway Ruling Set Saturday
U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Sam Perry expected to rule Saturday on a bid by the nation's railroads for a permanent federal court order restraining a threatened strike by three shop crafts unions. The temporary restraining order runs until December 24, with unions pledging to avoid a walkout at least until after New Year’s Day.
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Mercer Men Die In Wrecks
Princeton, UPI report two Princeton men died in separate traffic crashes on Thursday. The incidents increased West Virginia's yearly road death toll to 439, 30 more than the prior count.
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UPI
West Virginia
Yomiuri Warns on Year End Party Drinking Dangers
The Yomiuri cautions readers about excessive alcohol at year end gatherings. It warns that beer sake liquor and whisky can all lead to drunkenness. It urges stopping at the danger point avoiding drinking on an empty stomach and warns against passing out in the cold street and possible death from exposure.
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Tokyo
UPI
Yomiuri
Japan
Johnson Landslide Tops 1964 News Stories List
United Press International editors and subscribers in the United States and Canada vote Johnson's 1964 landslide as the top story. Khrushchev ouster follows, with Civil Rights Act, Vietnam War actions and other major events rounding out the top ten.
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UPI
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Regents Meet Today to End Berkeley Free Speech Turmoil
Regents of the University of California meet today to consider a faculty proposal aimed at ending the free speech controversy that has kept the Berkeley campus in turmoil for nearly three months.
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UPI
Regents
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Berkeley
Hope to Entertain Troops in South Vietnam Arrives Quietly
Comedian Bob Hope will entertain American servicemen in South Vietnam but security for the troupe remains tight. Saigon officials will not reveal Hope’s arrival date more than 24 hours ahead and landing times may change at the last minute. Duk of Windsor recovers well from abdominal artery surgery in Houston and is described as jolly and in good shape by doctors. Longshoremen and shippers begin three days of talks in New Orleans to avert a strike that could disrupt shipping from Maine to Texas at midnight Sunday.
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Italian born Mrs. Austin feared second Ford wife undergoes surgery
Italian born Mrs. Christine Austin reportedly in good condition after surgery at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit. Nature of operation not disclosed. Actor William Bendix laid to rest in Encino Calif attended by 400 friends. Britain defers 173.2 million in interest payments to US and Canada as part of economic aid. A 70 year old bridge over the Cuyahoga River in Kent Ohio collapsed during a snowstorm killing at least one and injuring two. Steelworkers and big steel executives recess for holidays after talks. Police issue sketch of tall swarthy man near UN after shell fired. witnesses describe him as nervous. Senator Pastore predicts Medicare expansion under Social Security will win approval.
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Tree Lighting Switch Marks LBJ Christmas Tradition
The Johnson family prepared to light the national Christmas tree, a 72 foot white spruce behind the White House. At 6 40 p m EST President Johnson will flip the switch and illuminate 5 000 red lights in a nationally televised ceremony. Earlier the Johnsons hosted about 1 000 wives and children of White House staff.
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