Misconduct Allegations Plague Pecos Valley Lodge
Roswell residents allege neglect of duty by Pecos Valley Lodge manager George Duran and report emotional outbursts by a counselor. The dispute follows a petition led by John A. Lonon and includes proposed depositions at a December commission meeting in Albuquerque.
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Pecos
John A. Lonon
P. O. Box
Roswell
Lonon
Fred M. Toler
Commission
Albuquerque
State of
New Mexico
Toler
Record
Pecos Valley
Peter Dunne
Dunne
George Duran
Duran
Pecos Valley Lodge
Lonan
Rebels rape and kill nun in Congo river incident
In Isangi rebels assaulted and murdered American nun Sister Marie Antoinette Dioniacuo of Long Island New York along with two other missionaries. Canadian nuns Sister Marie Gullaume and Father Ammerigan were also reported killed. The bodies were dumped in the Congo River after the assault last month. White mercenaries rescued 59 hostages at Yangambi on the way to Isangi.
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Leopoldville, the Congo
Congo River
Isangi
Anna Dioniacuo
Long Island
New York
Marie Antoinette
Marie
Christiane Gullaume
Ammerigan
Netherlands
Stanleyville
Yangambi
U S Plans for Expanded War Effort in Vietnam
The United States backs Saigon's plan to step up aid and curb North Vietnamese infiltration. Officials hint at air strikes against Red supply lines in Laos with limited risk of extending combat beyond South Vietnam. Johnson prioritizes political stability while preparing a broader struggle against communism in Southeast Asia.
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Washington
United States
Saigon
Grams
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Laos
Johnson
Taylor
White House
South
Viet Nam
North
Red China
South Vet Nam
Southeast Asia
Doctor Vetoes Jenkins Testimony in Baker Inquiry
Walter W. Jenkins remains under medical care after a depressive reaction of extreme gravity. Dr. Leon Yocheleson urged that Jenkins not testify under oath, warning stress could trigger a serious setback before full recovery. The Senate Rules Committee had voted to compel his appearance despite the medical advice.
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Jenkins
San Juan
P.R
Leon Yochelson
George Washington University Medical School
Rules Committee
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
Baker
Jordan
FBI
Senate
Ellen Rometsch
Washington
Tshombe Drows Plans to Visit U.S.
Premier Moise Tshombe of the Congo shifted plans while in Rome and Europe. He may go to Bonn for financial aid from German officials and businessmen, with a late possibility of a New York stop as protests erupt and a demonstrator throws an egg at an aide.
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ROMEP
Moise Tshombe
Congo
New York
Bonn
Germany
Tshombe
Leopoldville
United Nations
Rome
Pope Paul VI
Ministry of Industry
Salinger to Quit Senate. Murphy to Replace Him
AP reports Democrat Pierre Salinger resigns from the U.S. Senate effective December 31 and Republican George Murphy will be appointed to fill the seat. Also, a joint panel says new information on smoking and health will be released January 11.
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Los Angeles
Pierre Salinger
U.S. Senate
George Murphy
Washington
National Interagency Council On
U.S. Public Health Service
Dismissal for 20th Suspect in Mississippi Civil Rights Slayings
In Biloxi the Justice Department moved to free James Edward Jordan 38 after a two minute preliminary hearing. The case involves the 1960s slayings of three civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi.
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Biloxi
Miss
Justice Department
Mississippi
Verta Lee Sweatman
James Edward Jordan
FBI
Philadelphia
Horace D. Barnette
Shreveport
U.S
James Barton
Barnette
Barton
Cullen
Jordan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Hancock County
Ku Klux Klan
King Calls Mississippi Miscarriage Of Justice Sparkling Boycott
Nobel laureate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. denounced the Mississippi case as a miscarriage of justice after 19 men were released in the trio’s murder case. He urged a nationwide economic boycott against Mississippi, to be led by men of good will, and planned to telegram President Johnson.
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U.S
Neshoba County
Lawrence Rainey
Cecil Price
Meridian
FBI
Oslo
Norway
United States
Mississippi
Johnson
Skiing rated fair to good at Sierra Blanca above Ruidoso
Lower trails show fair to good skiing with three to six inches of snow and up to seven to ten on the lower runs. Upper trails remain closed. Chains advised for travel to the Sierra Blanca Ski Area above Ruidoso.
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Sierra Blanca
Ruidoso
Relief of Stanleyville Defended by Minister
Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak announced a rescue mission was dispatched to Stanleyville after rebel leader Christophe Gbenge threatened to devour white hostages and set gasoline fires at their homes. The move comes amid rising tensions as UN and Belgian officials coordinate action to secure civilians.
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United Nations N.Y
Paul-Herri Spaak
Stanleyville
Christophe Gbenge
Dave Beck Recalls Prison Release and Global Remarks
Former labor leader Dave Beck, freed on parole from McNeil Island, returns to Tacoma after 2 1/2 years in prison. He voices anger at African states and calls for restraint while recounting his controversial remarks about MacArthur and race during global diplomacy discussions.
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Tacoma
Wash
Dave Beck
MacArthur
Puget Sound
McNeil Island Federal Prison
Beck
Teamsters Union
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Calif
UPI Telephoto
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Fourth and Penn
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Cabral
John Chadwick
Santa FE
State Revenue Bureau
Georgetown
British Guiana
Cheddi Jagan
Richard Luyt
London
Santa FE (Ap
Ed Foreman
R-Tex
Foreman
Portales
Richard T. White
el Paso
Duke of Windsor
Houston
Tex
Edward VIII
Esther Carter
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Meridian Area
Carter
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U.N. Security Council
Belgium
Africa
Europe
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Gbenye
Congo Brazzaville
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