Warren Heads Probe Into JFK Assassination Inquiry
A seven member commission led by the chief justice will probe the assassination of John F Kennedy and the death of Lee Harvey Oswald. President Johnson asked each member to serve after concerns about rival committees acting prematurely.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Senate
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118 Aboard Die Instantly in Canadian DC8 Crash
In a rain drenched field near Montreal a Trans Canada Air Lines DC8 crashed five minutes after takeoff killing 118 aboard, including football fans bound for the Grey Cup. Rescue crews faced foot deep rain hindering salvage. priests performed Last Rites as Canadian and US officials began inquiries.
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Accused Reveals Affair in Defense At Murder Trial
The defense attorney Hyam Segell testified that the defendant's health improved after telling his wife about an affair with Jacqueline Olsen. Prosecutors allege Thompson plotted murder to claim over 1 million in life insurance. The jury of six men and six women may hear rebuttals as the trial nears a verdict.
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Ash's Hash and the Debt Dilemma in Local Echoes
A local column quotes residents debating personal finance and national debt while referencing everyday life. Remarks touch on savings, aging with medical plans, and social snippets from Sarasota including a matron and mentions of residents like Sophie and her bridge game.
Weakest Quint Finally Home
James Andrew Fischer, once called the weakest of the Fischer quintuplets, returns home to Aberdeen with his parents Mary Ann and James, eleven weeks after birth. He rapidly caught up with his siblings, becoming a pathfinder among the five, the only one to leave the isolette early.
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Aberdeen
James Andrew
Solons Begin Work On Rights And Taxes For Year End
Washington Congress moves to finish two major measures before Christmas adjournment. House and Senate prepare to vote on civil rights and a $11 billion tax cut after hearings and committee actions. Lawmakers plan to reconvene in January for final action.
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President's Widow Remains Secluded in Mass retreat
HYANNISPORT Mass Thanksgiving reunion with the Kennedy clan follows the assassination of the President one week ago. Mrs Rose Kennedy keeps the tragedy from her elderly mother to protect her health as relatives plan a Palm Beach visit next week and the President's father Joseph Kennedy travels with his wife.
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Boston
John Fitzgerald
Joseph P. Kennedy
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Storms May Hike Fatalities Over Thanksgiving Weekend
The long holiday weekend saw at least 251 traffic deaths by 1:30 a.m. EST as heavy snow and rain hit the East. California led with 21 deaths, Texas 17, and Pennsylvania and Ohio 16 each. two Thanksgiving Day plane crashes claimed nine lives. a deadly two car head on crash near Marble Falls Texas added to the toll.
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Texas
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
North Carolina
Marble Falls
Tex
Sole Survivor of Yacht Rescued in Atlantic Sighting
A Navy vessel rescued the sole survivor of a sinking yacht in the wind whipped Atlantic. Four men and a woman were aboard. two men and the woman remained missing as search efforts continued. Another crewman was reported drowned. The rescue ship was expected to arrive at Charleston, South Carolina.
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Nan Oo
Unemployed American Defies Soviet Visa Rules to wed
Lawrence Brayton of Fairbanks demands Khrushchev approval for his marriage to Rosita A Schifman in Moscow. Brayton and Schifman completed preliminary formalities for a December 17 wedding while Brayton’s visa threatens expi ration. he vows to remain despite being effectively illegal in the USSR.
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Churchill Statue Plan Proposed at British Embassy
The plan calls for a Churchill statue to stand with one foot on British soil and one on American soil to symbolize ties with the United States. It would be placed on the doow line of the British Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington.
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UPI
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