U.N. Near End of Long Session Precedent Shifts Noted
United Nations delegates push to close a General Assembly that has cleared two years of business and set new precedents. The Asian African bloc used a simple majority to approve a key colonialism measure, despite Western concerns and U.S. objections. The United States also held its first boycott, walking out on Raul Roa during general debate.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N
General Assembly
Assembly
Amitore Fanfani
Paul VI
Harold Wilson
Josef Kraus
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
Security Council
Cyprus
Rhodesia
Portugal
Red
Arthur J. Goldberg
China
United States
U.S
Raul Roa
Huge heroin seizure tied to Miami operator and seven arrests
Federal agents described a 209 pound uncut heroin cache as the largest single seizure in U. S. history. They arrested CWO Herman Conder at Ft. Benning, Frankie Dio of Miami, and five aliens on conspiracy to import narcotics charges. Dio, brother of Johnny Dio, awaits arraignment in Miami.
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New York
Columbus
Francisco de Almeida
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Lucien Cuvillier
St. le Etienne Loire
France
Jean Nebbia
Sartene
Corsica
UPI
Columbus, Ga
United States
Trailer Court
CWO
Herman Conder
Ft. Benning
Orleans
Frankie Dio
Miami, Fla
Henry L. Giordano
U.S. Narcotics Bureau
Washington
Dio
Johnny Dio
Miami
U.S
Edward Swann
Albuquerque Man Jumps Into Race
Jack Jones retiring president of the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New Mexico lieutenant governor. He will tour the state after Jan 1 to seek support, joining former State Sen. Fabian Chavez in the race.
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Albuquerque
Jack Jones
Greater
Jones
New Mexico
Lloyd Miles
Farmington
Hominy
Okla
Seminole
Army Air Corps
University of Oklahoma
Fire kills nine children and three adults in Yonkers center
A Monday night flash fire at a Jewish community center in Yonkers New York claims nine children aged 7 to 11 and three adults. Lucille Sacks is among the dead while two dozen others are injured. Police report victims died from smoke and fumes. The building serves Jewish and non Jewish residents and was on the third night of Chanukah.
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Lovelace Foundation
Clayton S. White
W. Randolph Lovelace II
Lovelace Foundation For Medical Education
Albuquerque
White
Floyd B. Odlum
India
N. Y
Robert O. Anderson
Roswell
Philadelphia
Lovelace
Aspen
Colo
Yonkers
New York
Lucille Sacks
Sandra
Sunset Green
Sacks
Richard Konoshima
Kimiko
Miss Smith
Tank unit to move from Roswell to another city
Mayor Gail Harris announced the Army Reserve tank unit based in Roswell will transfer to an undetermined city, likely San Antonio Texas, with no local personnel expected to move. A letter from Maj Gen William Calhoun cited insufficient personnel to meet minimums and an overall review of Army Reserve units. Sgt Bob Henderson of Loving led the company but could not be reached for comment.
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Gail Harris
Army
Roswell
San Antonio
Tex
William R. Calhoun
Austin
35Th Armor
Bob Henderson
Army Burden Highlights McNamara Defense Spending Freeze
The Pentagon discloses a $206.3 million Army cut as part of a $620 million defense spending freeze affecting about 500 military construction projects. Air Force and Navy shares total $132.1 million and $121.4 million respectively, with 8,500 family housing units deferred.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Air Force
Navy
McNamara
District of Columbia
Yale Contest Honors Christmas Home Decor Winners
Winners announced in the Roswell Jaycees Christmas home decoration contest after judging Monday night. Category winners include Dutch Danley for House Decorations at 1006 S Union, Weldon C Frazer for Religious Scenes at 202 S Washington, Nina R Carbine for Luminarius at 11 Wildy Drive, Morris West for Christmas Scenes at 306 S Hemlock, and Walker Air Force Base with First place T Sgt Charles A Polzin at 24 Martin St and second place W G Shuey at 33 Jackson Lane.
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Roswell
W. G. Shuey
Jackson Lace
Power outage at Walker AFB after vehicle hit pole
An unidentified vehicle struck a power line at Walker Air Force Base causing a two hour outage affecting the NCO Club two barracks and two maintenance buildings. Emergency power kept the maintenance area running until repair. The incident occurred at 3 36 p m.
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Walker Air Force Base
Salvatore Pelle
Pelle
NCO Club
Titan 3 Launch Sends Four Satellites Toward Deep Orbit
At Cape Kennedy a Titan 3 rocket carrying four satellites lifted off at 9 a.m. EST. The mission aimed for a 21 000 mile equatorial orbit and included two experimental comms satellites, one solar radiation measurer, and one amateur radio relay. The 12 story booster planned three course changes over six hours with more than 150 events in the unmanned mission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
United States
Christmas Gift From Strangers for Ill New Yorker
Stephanie Smith, 22, home for Christmas after a seven year battle with lupus erythematosus, tells AP she is moved by hundreds of letters from strangers and servicemen overseas. She credits her mother and determination for beating the disease and will celebrate with family in Manhattan.
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New York
Stephanie Smith
Rockefeller University
Miss Smith
Associated Press
Bob Hacker
West Germany
Stephanie
Dolores Touzet
New Orleans
Arthur Slawski
Baltimore
Manhattan
Antonia
Lovell and Borman Photo Prints From Gemini 7 Flight Released
Houston area space center released terrain photographs taken by James Lovell during the Gemini 7 mission with Air Force Lt. Col. Frank Borman. Identifications were not provided as the pair had not yet reviewed the prints. Cold conditions stretched from Upper New York and northern New England to Florida and across the Appalachians to the Rockies with subfreezing readings. Roswell, New Mexico, expected winter onset at 6:41 p.m. Moscow signed aid and commodity exchange accords with North Viet Nam and credits for Hanoi.
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Houston
Tex
The
Spacecraft Center
James Lovell
Air Force
Frank Borman
Space Agency
Borman
Lovell
New York State
New England
Boonville
N.Y
Florida
Appalachians
Rockies
Roswell
Moscow
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Elevator tragedy trapping elderly woman in Philadelphia
An elderly woman Ida Herman aged 66 had her leg caught in a building elevator door as she entered. The door closed trapping her leg while she and her husband Morris Herman 72 were in the lobby. Firemen freed her by prying doors open. She was taken to Graduate Hospital in satisfactory condition and her ankle crushed.
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Philadelphia
Ida Herman
Graduate Hospital
Morris Herman
Central Medical Building
James Bland
Military Construction Projects Cut in New Mexico and Washington
The Defense Department announced postponed military construction projects in the United States and New Mexico. Notable items include Fort Bliss enlisted men’s service club 301000, Cannon AFB officers quarters 240000, Holloman AFB apron operation 926000, 241000, and a large state total of 4679000 across facilities at Kirtland Walker and other bases.
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Washington
Defense Department
New Mexico
Cannon Afb
Holloman Afb
Kirtland Afb
Walker Afb
Erhard Wins LBJ Nod on Arms Issue
West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and President Johnson agreed that West Germany should have an appropriate role in nuclear defense. A communique said the United States believes arrangements could assure allied members without nuclear weapons an adequate share in nuclear defense. German spokesman Karl Gunter Hase stated the current arrangement is not appropriate.
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Endre Marton
Washington
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
United States
Karl Gunter Hase
White House
Bill D. Moyers
The
Atlantic Alliance
National Press Club
Erhard
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