De Gaulle Wins Runoff For New Seven Year Term
Gen Charles De Gaulle won a new seven year term as French president defeating Francois Mitterrand. With 13,173,401 ballots counted of 28,914,581, De Gaulle led 7,313,062 to 5,860,339 while about 15 percent abstained. De Gaulle at Colombey Les Deux Eglises. cabinet meeting planned Wednesday.
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David Mason
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
Francois Mitterrand
de Gaulle
Mitterrand
Charles Hernu
Colombey-Les-Deux Eglises
France
Interior Ministry
Henru
Africa
Europe No. 1
Lee Degaulle
Armed Robber Strikes Oakhurst Tea Room Near Somerset
Somerset State Police report an armed robbery attempt at 2 20 a m Sunday at Oakhurst Tea Room six miles west of Somerset on Rt 31. A lone youth about 20 with a small revolver fought with owner Ernest W Baker 60 causing head abrasions and lacerations. Baker not hospitalized. Suspect at large as police continue search.
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Somerset
Oakhurst Tearoom
Ernest W. Baker
RD 6
Baker
Somerset State
Weather Outlook for Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania sees variable cloudiness and cold conditions on Monday with light snow late in the day. Highs range from 28 to 36 degrees. Tuesday brings cloudy skies and a bit warmer temperatures.
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Pennsylvania
Pope Urges Pursuit Of Peace Proposals
Pope Paul VI urged pursuit of peace proposals for Vietnam to win a Christmas cease-fire and start negotiations. He spoke to about 20,000 in St. Peter's Square urging loyal adoption of any end to the conflict. U.S. officials expressed skepticism about a meaningful pause though a lull was possible if the Communists permit it.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Viet Nam
St. Peter's Square
Washington
White House
Pope
Johnson
State Department
U.S
Montagnards Fail Bid for Autonomous Montagnard State
South Vietnamese forces halted an anti Communist Montagnard bid to raise a rebel flag in five central highlands provinces. In Phu Bon Province Montagnard guards killed 32 government officials and wounded 22 before fleeing. In Gia Nghia troops persuaded Montagnards to yield without bloodshed with 154 arrests. Brig Gen Vinh Loc attended surrender ceremonies as Fulro organizers had planned simultaneous uprisings in Quang Duc Phu Bon Daklak Pleiku and Kon Tum provinces.
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Robin Mannock Pleiku
South Viet Nam
Highlands
Phu Thien
Phu Bon
Central Highlands
Saigon
Gia Nghia
Quang Duc
Vinh Loc
Viet Nam
2Nd Army Corps
Fu’ro
Darlac
Pleiku
Konium
Fulro
Paratroops End Battle In Dom. Ren.
About 150 U.S. paratroopers moved to Santiago to halt a tanks versus machine guns clash between Dominican Army regulars and rebels in a hotel. At least six Dominicans were killed and 18 Americans were trapped briefly. Col. Juan Lora Fernandez among the dead, Col. Francisco Caamano Deno evacuated by helicopter as U.S. forces sealed off Hotel Matum. Police disappeared in Santo Domingo amid fears of renewed unrest.
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Robert Berrellez
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U.S
Santiago
Hector Garcia-Godoy
Manuel Joaquin Castillo
Hotel Matum
Leslie A. Scott
Fernandez
Juan Lora Fernandez
Francisco Caamano Deno
Garcia-Godoy
Armed Forces
Francisco Rivera Caminero
Ben
Atlantic Nuclear Fleet Set For Erhard Talks
West German Chancellor Erhard arrived in Washington for two days of talks with President Johnson focused on Germanys push for a greater role in allied nuclear defenses. The plan centers on an Atlantic Nuclear Force with US and British submarines and Polaris missiles, potentially including the US Britain West Germany Italy and the Netherlands, while France remains opposed.
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Endre Marton
Washington
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
Germany
Erhard
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Hubert H. Humphrey
Dean Rusk
Humphrey
Bonn
ANF
Wilson
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Britain
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
France
Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
NATO
Moscow
MLF
Defense Organization
Gemini 6 and 7 astronauts reunite at Cape Kennedy gala
Four Gemini veterans, Walter Schirra, Thomas Stafford, Frank Borman, and James Lovell, staged a playful reunion at Cape Kennedy. They relived their space saga amid rain delays, with Slayton noting a cooling bet over landing accuracy and praising the booster that carried them to the launch. They plan to stay on the Cape until Wednesday before traveling to Houston to recount their mission.
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Fla
America
Gemini
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Schirra
Astronaut Crew
Merritt Island
Borman
Lovell
Donald K. Slayton
Wasp
Slayton
Planeside
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Air Force
Col
Space
Cape
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
Tex
Alan B. Shepard, Jr
Jack Albert
Jack
Ground Action Surges Across Viet Nam During Christmas Week
Ground action surged as Marines and U S Army forces clashed with Communist troops on three fronts near Saigon Da Nang and northeast of Saigon. U S casualties were light while Viet Cong terror plots prompted a dusk to dawn curfew for U S personnel in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Viet Nam
Death Valley
da Nang
U.S
1St Cavalry
North
U.S. Air Force
Viet Nam unrest and pope call for 12 hour Christmas truce
At Pleiku South Vietnamese officers report crushing a Montagnard revolt seeking an autonomous highlands state with some rebels surrendering within 24 hours others captured. Pope Paul VI urges pursuit of peace proposals and a Christmas cease fire amid dismissive North Vietnamese and Viet Cong responses.
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Pleiku
Highlands
Pope Paul VI
Viet Nam
State Department
Hanoi
U.S
First British Airlift Plane Lands In Zambia
The first British airlift Britannia arrived in Lusaka bearing 2,370 gallons of diesel fuel and tore a furrow in the tarmac. President Kaunda and Commonwealth minister Cledwyn Hughes witnessed the moment as RAF crews unloaded fuel and jacked the plane free. RAF officials insisted runways could bear the load, with fuel routing through Tanzania and Lake Tanganyika to Zambia amid Rhodesia embargo pressure.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Royal Air Force Transport Command
Britannia
Peter Stephenson
Royal Air Force
Kenneth Kaunda
Britain
Commonwealth Relations
Cledwyn Hughes
Kaunda
RAF
Ndola
Copperbelt
Ian McDougal
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salam
Tanzania
Rhodesia
Industry Dev Council Here Receives Aid
A check for 572.28 was presented to the Somerset County Development Council for industrial development promotion work. Secretary of Commerce John K. Tabor announced the Dec. 17 grant, explaining it funds studies surveys planning and promotional programs on a county level and is part of a $500000 state matching appropriation urged by Governor Scranton.
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Harrisburg
Somerset Count Development Council
John K. Tabor
F. &. Brant
Somerset County
Bernard F. Bigley
State Department of Commerce
Tabor
General Assembly
Scranton
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