US jets press Hanoi raid. claim MIG downings amid oil depot strike
American fighters attacked targets near Hanoi as air battles erupted with MIG17 and MIG211 jets. One MIG17 was shot down and another probably fell. U S forces damaged an oil storage depot north of Hanoi and claimed significant hits. The Ingersoll fought shore batteries off Dong Hoi with minor damage and no casualties.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
North Viet Nam
Tan Son Nhut
Ingersoll
Dong Hoi
United States
Ha Gia
San Diego
Calif
Tonkin Gulf
Thanh Hoa Sunday
Eisenhower To Undergo Gall Bladder Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 76, will enter Walter Reed Hospital this week for gall bladder removal. He plans to enter Thursday December 8 and depart for Palm Desert, California after the new year, according to his office.
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Gettysburg
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen
Walter Reed General Hospital
Palm Desert
Calif
Education Official Urges Closer Draft Board Standards
At a national draft conference in Chicago Harry Marmion urged standardizing local board rules to reduce arbitrariness amid 600000 drafted in two years. Col Dee Ingold acknowledged variance but urged continued deferments while exploring national service and volunteer options ahead of a commission report to President Johnson.
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Seymour M. Hersh
Dee Ingold
Lewis B Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
United States
Viet Nam
Armed Services
Chicago
National Commission On Selective Service
Johnson
Congress
Berkeley Chancellor Appeals to Students Amid Strike
Berkeley California Chancellor Roger W Heyns urged students to focus on studies as finals near. He distributed leaflets at campus entrances while some students and teachers planned to maintain a classroom boycott. The strike committee ordered a resumed boycott after Heyns refused to negotiate with nonstudents present.
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Berkeley
Calif
Roger W. Heyns
University of California
Heyns
Mario Savio
Roswell Girl Wins in State Wool Contest
Janice Stout 17 Grady and Margaret Rockhold 15 Roswell won state senior and junior divisions respectively to represent New Mexico in the national Make It Yourself With Wool contest in Las Vegas. Coralie Brown won the adult division at the New Mexico Wool Growers convention in Las Cruces.
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Las Cruces
Referendum on Cotton Set For This Week
Washington AP Cotton producers vote this week on a proposal to assess $1 per bale to fund research and promotion. State Farm Bureau groups oppose government direction and full farmer cost. Balloting by mail may delay results for days after voting ends.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
State Farm Bureau
Congress
National Cotton Council
Farm Bureau
Cotton Council
Supreme Court Rules Georgia Legislature Violated Bond Rights
The Supreme Court unanimously held that the Georgia Legislature violated Julian Bond's constitutional rights by refusing to seat him. Driving snowstorms paralyzed Alpine villages as floods threatened Florence Bologna and the Po delta.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Georgia
Julian Bond
Rome
Italy
Alpine
Florence
Bologna
Rhodesia Rejects Wilsons Terms
Rhodesia's Prime Minister Ian Smith declared his cabinet rejected Britain's shipboard agreement and Wilson's terms to end the independence crisis. Smith said he would accept only proposals fulfilling six British principles including African majority rule, while British control of armed forces and ministerial appointments were unacceptable. The crowd outside his Salisbury office cheered as the fight goes on.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Britain
Smith
Harold Wilson
Wilson
United Nations
Rhodesia
Wool Bowl selection committee backs Roswell grid classic
The Wool Bowl selection committee spent three months securing top national teams for a three day Southwest Grid Classic in Roswell New Mexico. Members traveled widely to gauge interest and visited chambers of commerce to estimate fan turnout. A halftime show and strong visitor reception were deemed essential to attract crowds and justify the nationwide event. The committee names L W Bear Curfman chairman along with Dewey Johnson Ralph Gardner H E Red Harrington and Tom Sewell of Houston Texas.
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Roswell
New Mexico
Chamber of Commerce
N. M
New
Mexico
L. W. “Bear” Curfman
Dewey Johnson
Ralph Gardner
H. E. “Red” Harrington
Tom Sewell
Houston, Tex
Grocery promotion games face retreat from major chains
After protests by housewives, two big supermarket chains drop promotional games and others may follow as current promotions end. Safeway exits Bonus Bingo. A&P weighs future changes. Kroger and Milgram also drop or limit games, while Jewel Tea highlights its new lower price policy.
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New York
Associated Press
Kansas City
Safeway Stores Inc
Robert A. Magowan
Safeway
A&p
Kroger Co
Milgram Stores
New Jersey
New England
Cincinnati
Ohio
Magowan
Strategic Merchandising Corp
National Tea
Portland
Ore
Fred Meyer Inc
Chicago
Jewel Tea Co
Jewel
Road Toll Totals From This Year and Last at This Date
The record shows tolls on the New Mexico road totaling 384 for the current year, compared with 445 at the same date last year.
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Humphrey Gibbs
Rhodesian Front Party
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Cleveland
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Lake Huron
UPI
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