Volatile Vietnam War shifts amid new allied operations
A per week GI inflow dips to about 1,000 as three new allied field operations begin. U.S. air and ground actions report targets near Saigon and Quan Ngai while Viet Cong defections reach a record 2,505 last month. Combat deaths rise. Montagnard guides free Vietnamese prisoners from a Viet Cong jail camp.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Bis
Quant Ngai
Central Highlands
da Nang
1St Infantry Division
Catholic Rule for Friday Hits Market
New York AP report on the first meat abstinence Friday under new U S Catholic rules. Analysts fear an 8 to 10 percent drop in fish sales nationwide and advise promotions to keep fish as a weekly dish. Industry leaders expect a temporary dip but eventual rebound.
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New York
U.S
Market Research Corp
United States
Chicago
Big Booth Fisheries
Rex T. Gage
John von Glahn
New York Fisher Council
Canada
von Glahn
Baltimore
Richard Koontz
Division 29
Ancient Order of Hibernians
Timothy P. Finn
State Fish Co. of
San Pedro
California
Auto safety standards proposed by government
The federal government on Thursday detailed 23 safety standards planned for 1968 model cars. The package includes brake and tire performance, lighting placement, and a ban on winged wheel nuts, building on existing industry and General Services Administration practices.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Bodies Recovered From Icy Lake Huron
Coast Guard and Navy crews recovered 11 bodies, with 9 more found as weather allowed dive and air operations for the 603 foot ore carrier Morrell. One survivor, Dennis Hale, 26, was rescued after 36 hours adrift. The sinking, blamed on a February storm, prompted a marine board investigation and comparison to prior Great Lakes disasters.
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Gene Schroeder
Harbor Beach
Mich
Lake Huron
Daniel J. Morrell
Charles Tighe
U.S. Coast Guard
9Th District
Cleveland
Ohio
Great Lakes
Michigan
Thumb
Navy
Coast Guard
Robert
Swackhamer
Dennis Hale
Hale
Robert Oaks
Tighe
Marine Board of Investigation
Carl D. Bradley
Bradley
Lake Michigan
Cedarville
Straits of Mackinac
Morrell
Edward Y. Townsend
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Townsend
Planning Group To Meet Dec. 6
Regular meeting of Somerset County Planning Commission will be held Tuesday Dec. 6 at 7 30 p m in the Commission office at the Somerset County Courthouse. New business on the agenda includes appointment of a nominating committee and a review of the bylaws. The public is invited to attend.
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Somerset County Planning Commission
Commission
Somerset County
De Gaulle Eyes United Europe Amid Kosygin Visit
President De Gaulle urged a grand design for a united Europe from Atlantic to Urals during a state visit by Soviet Premier Kosygin. He warned that European unity could help avoid conflict such as in Viet Nam and called for expanded trade and cultural exchange with Eastern nations. Kosygin praised closer French Soviet relations and outlined opposing forces to aggression as groundwork for ties with France.
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Stephens
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Europe
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
French Republic
United States
Atlantic
Urals
East
Russia
France
Germany
Kiesinger Forms West German Coalition Government
Kurt Georg Kiesinger's Christian Democrats unite with the Social Democrats to form a coalition with nine SPD members in a 19 member cabinet. Willy Brandt becomes foreign minister while Franz Josef Strauss leads finance and Kai-Uwe von Hassel remains defense minister. The move ends a crisis from October 27 as FDP exits, leaving a potential 447 of 496 Bundestag votes.
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Bonn
Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
West Germany
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Brandt
France
U.S
Social Democratic Party
Washington
Federal Republic
Kiesinger
Franz Joseph Strauss
Strauss
Ludwig Erhard
Bundestag
Free Democratic Party
The
Konrad Adenauer
Spiegel
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
Erhard
Gerhard Schroeder
Free Democrats
Agether
Snowy Cold Weekend Forecast for Western Pennsylvania
Cloudy and windy with snow flurries Friday in Western Pennsylvania. Highs 18 to 24. Saturday expect variable cloudiness and continued cold temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
Wilson and Smith to meet at sea for Rhodesia settlement
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Rhodesia's Ian Smith prepared for a high seas summit aboard a British cruiser to resolve the Rhodesian crisis. The Gibraltar rendezvous aimed to shield negotiations from public postures as Britain seeks a settlement while upholding its principles.
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Arthur L. Gavshon
London
Harold Wilson
Gibraltar
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Wilson
Britain
Mediterranean
Africa
Smith
Salisbury
Humphrey Gibbs
Hugh Beadle
U Thant Likely to Accept New Five-Year U.N. Term
U Thant reportedly gave the go ahead for the UN Security Council and General Assembly to elect him to another five-year term. Authorities said a Council recommendation would be approved at Friday’s meeting, with the General Assembly ratifying and Thant presenting an acceptance statement.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
U.N. Security Council
General Assembly
Thant
Security Council
Berkeley Students Boycott Classes Amid Navy Protest
Demonstrators at the University of California Berkeley urged a class boycott over the Navy recruiting program causing campus disruption. About 10,000 students attended a Sproul Plaza rally in light rain, backing continued strike with mixed attendance reports from officials. Mario Savio, a 1964 FSM figure, remained a focal point as teaching assistants voted to support the action and picket lines formed at all campus entrances.
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Berekeley
Calif
Cap
University of California
Navy
Berkeley
Sproul Plaza
Associated Students of the Universiy
FSM
Mario Savio
Savio
Clark Kerr
Los Angeles
Roger Heyns
New York
Ronald Reagan
San Francisco
American Federation of Teachers
Speck Trial Seeks Change Of Venue In Chicago Murder Case
Richard F. Speck's trial for the murder of eight student nurses will be moved out of Chicago. Judge Herbert C. Paschen will announce on December 19 the county where the trial will be held. Public Defender Gerald Getty argued media coverage created an unfair climate for Chicago jurors. Assistant State's Attorney William Martin did not oppose the change.
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Chicago
Richard F. Speck
Herbert C. Paschen
Gerald Getty
Speck
South Side
Getty
Willaim Martin
92-Year-Old Resists Retirement in Pa Politics
Emma Guffey Miller, 92, of Slippery Rock, Pa., refuses to resign as Pennsylvania's Democratic national committeewoman. She says she's as capable as younger women and cites lifelong political involvement. Frank Smith has suggested replacing her, but Miller vows to stay in place and notes her Guffey family political roots.
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Charles Haslet Washington
Emma Guffey Miller
Slippery Rock
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Miller
Joseph F. Guffey
Dpa
Smith
Guffey
Roni Sue Has Convulsion Quint’s Condition Is Grave
In Pittsburgh AP report five newborn Aronson quintuplets face fatal brain damage after convulsions and severe breathing trouble. Roni Sue, the first-born at 1 pound 12 ounces, shows grave prognosis as siblings Amy Beth Susan Kimberly Ann Marci Jill died amid prematurity complications and jaundice.
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Quint
Pittsburgh
Aronson
Lee Bass
Bass
Michael Aronson
Patti
Amy Beth
Susan
Kimberly Ann
Marci Jill
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