U S 1st Infantry Division defeats Viet Cong force
Viet Cong units estimated at 300 attacked 1st Infantry Division positions about 50 miles north of Saigon but were repelled with heavy losses. US losses were one dead and 27 wounded. enemy casualties reported at about 100. The fight followed a prior VC assault nearby as part of a week of Delta battles with mixed Vietnamese and American actions.
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Lewis M. Simons
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
1St Division
Bu Dop
Mekong
Thac Lac
Saipan
Delta
Thae Luce Canal
Sai- Hon
da Nang
AFL-CIO Fears Johnson Beaten Without Labor Backing
The AFL-CIO warned on Saturday that President Johnson could lose to the Republican candidate in 1968 without full support from its 14 million members. The labor federation urged mobilization to back Johnson and avoid a GOP victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Labor
Miami Beach
Fla
Labor Federation
Services Set For J A Alvidres and Fate Stearman
Funeral arrangements honor Juan A Alvidres a Roswell truck driver who died Friday at 37. Requiem Mass Monday at St John's with burial at South Park Cemetery. Fate Stearman 68 also dies, services Monday at Roswell Funeral Home Chapel and South Park Cemetery with Rev Swanner officiating and active pallbearers named. The report also notes AFL CIO leaders urging liberal candidates in 1968 elections in a meeting chaired by George Meany.
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Juan A. Alvidres
St. John’s Catholic Church
Antonio Valdez
OFM
St. John’s
Ballard
Robert Ajina
Ramon Gonzales
Lalo Gonzales
Manuel Prieto
Luis Delgado
Jose Estrada
South Park Cemetery
Mr. Alvidres
Clardy Farms
Camargo
Chihuahua
Mexico
Manuel
Carmen Avila Alvidres
Roswell
Elisa Tapia
Carmargo
St John's Catholic Church
Syliva Rosa
Martha Elena al
Fate Stearman
Alameda
Roswell Funeral Home
South Par
RL. Swanner
Bethel Baptist Church
Odessa Boris
Willinm Harry
Accident at Country Club and Main Street prompts two citations
A two-vehicle crash at Country Club and Main Street between Frances K Jones and Franklin H Knight led to two citations. Jones, 32, of Rt. 2 Box 184, cited for improper backing, Knight, 52, of 642 Ki Apple, cited for following too closely.
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Country Club
Main St
Frances K Jones
Rt. 2
Franklin H. Knight
Apple
Jones
Knight
Ting Ting Streetcars Farewell Run in Tokyo
Tokyo marked the last ride of the historic Ting Ting streetcars as Gov. Ryokichi Minobe boarded the Ginza line farewell ride. About 8,000 spectators gathered to witness the ceremony amid Auld Lang Syne and flags, ending a transport era that began in 1903.
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Ginza
Tokyo
Japan
GM UAW Bargain Talks Extend Over National Contract
Detroit AP report says GM and UAW continued bargaining on a national contract covering 380000 workers amid local disputes that idled about 20400 union workers. GM cut Saturday overtime. UAW president Walter Reuther cautions no strike before year end pending talks. Toronto Globe and Mail notes wage parity for Canadian and U.S. workers to be negotiated in Canada.
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Detroit
United States
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Toronto
Ont
Globe and Mail
U.S
Canada
U Thant Says Cong Denial Not Unexpected at UN
U Thant said Viet Cong denial of a request to send representatives to the United Nations was not unexpected. He and U.S. Ambassador Goldberg confirmed the NLF sought entry on the same basis as Algeria did, though Vietnam is not on the UN agenda.
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United Nations
N.Y
U Thant
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
National Liberation Front
NLF
Hanoi
Vietnam
Thant
Goldberg
NFL
Security Council
United States
Council
Long Beach Welcomes Its Queen Queen Mary Ship Arrives as City Purchases
The Queen Mary docked in Long Beach amid cheers bagpipes and pandemonium after the city bought the vessel for 3.45 million dollars for conversion into a hotel maritime museum and convention center. Spectators along 90 miles of coastline witnessed a grand welcome with pilots skywriting and a blimp salute.
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Long Beach
Calif
Britannia
California
Mor Jones
Scotland
Mary
GOP Governors Admit They Have No Consensus
At a Florida resort, Republican governors concede no consensus on a 1968 presidential candidate. Colorado governor John A. Love says it’s unlikely the nominee will come from governors. After two days of talks, no new commitments emerged from potential 1968 contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William N.otis
Associated Press
Palm Beach, Fla
Colorado
John A. Love
Florida
George Romney
Michigan
Love
Republican Governors Association
New Jersey
Webster B. Todd
Visiting hours and notices from local hospital and officials
Hospital visiting hours list general and maternity times. Births announced for Dec 8 include a daughter to Juanito Jose Salas and a son to Randall Mullican. Absent GOP governor George Romney remains the lone major declared candidate for 1968. Vandalism at Plains Park Conoco Station caused $25 in damage with six windows broken.
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Juanito Jose Salas
E. Albuquerque
Randall Mullican
S. Washington
Memorial Osteopathic
Mary Sotelo
Michigan
Roberto Arzate
S Mulberry
Henry Gamboa
Juan Escoto
Plains Park
Conoco
W. Hobbs
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Tam Ky
J. A. Alvidres
Stearman
Howard Hendricks
Enis Dennis
Hubert Brooks
Clyde Goggens
Jim Brazell
Clyde Procter
Jim Brooks
J.B. Russell
Ted Crawford
Charlie B. Russell
Noble Armstrong
Johnnie Brooks
Congress
George Meany
Meany
Federation
Al-Cio
Labor Movement
Senate
Organized Labor
Columbia Chapter
RAM
Paul M. Littell
EHP
Assembly Valley Council No. 4 R&sm
Donald H. Rose, J.M
Nutcracker
Inertia Nutcracker
Roswe
Lynda
White House
UPI
Promise
Concord
Cong
General Assembly
France
U.N
Algeria
Assembly
GOP
ENM Medical Center
Zane Bergman
Vicky Mulican
Rosemary Salas
Lizzie Oldaker
Gus Everett
Maggie L. Dever
Juanita S. Espinosa
Mark L. Bardy
Douglas Jones
Brenda Jones
Clara Hickson
A. D. Burrell
Antonio Rubia
Manuel Aguilar
Leonard Griggs
Lorenzo Sanchez
Wanda Jones
Cruz Sotelo
Howard E. Russell
Rhode Island
Russell
Rio Hondo Commandery No. 6
K.T
Thomas M. Brabham
Ecc
Hinkle Bldg
Fred A. Rowell
Colonel Sanders
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