Red China Explodes Fifth Nuclear Device
Communist China tested its fifth nuclear device in an atmospheric blast at Lop Nor in Sinkiang Province. Beijing claimed a new level of capability while reaffirming it will not be the first to use nuclear weapons. US officials estimated the yield at 10 to 20 times Hiroshima’s, noting it followed three tests in 1966 and came days after Mao Tse-tung’s 73rd birthday.
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Bobuchima
Tokyo
China
Peking
New China News Agency
United States
Soviet Union
State Department
Carl Barthh
Washington
Hiroshima
Lop Nor Proving Ground
Sinkiang
U.S
Barth
Johnson
Post Office May Retain Extra Help
The Post Office Department plans to retain many of its 150,000 temporary Christmas mail handlers to cope with a surge of junk mail. Officials anticipate a historic yearend volume with Chicago expecting 94 million third class pieces this week, up from 43 million last year.
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Washington
Post Office
Chicago
Little Ashland
Veil of Vast Confusion Over China's Red Guard Purge
A Chinese political purge led by teenage Red Guards highlights a power struggle centering on Mao era leaders like Liu Shao chi Teng Hsiao ping and Ho Lung. Chen Yi rises and falls amid denunciations tied to foreign policy missteps and a new nuclear backdrop.
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Red
Peking
Red China
Liu Shao- Chi
Communist Party
Ten Hsiao-Ping
Tokyo
China
Chen Yi
Nuclear Weapons Club
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Mhsiao-Ping
Ho Lung
Red Guards
Lin Piao
Mao
Chen
Africa
Asia
Indonesia
Peng Chen
Sewer and Water Contracts Let For Coleman Company
Somerset Borough municipal authority awarded sewage facilities to Peter Kukurin Inc. at 27 376 and water line work to Swank Construction Co. at 45 532 50 for the Coleman plant project. Bonds, certificates, and bond counselors approved, with a special meeting set for January 6.
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Coleman
Somerset
Municipal Authority of
Peter Kukurin Inc
East Pittsburgh
Duncan-Longnese
Swank Construction Company
Stoystown
Neilan Engineers
Coun
Robert S. Boose
Charles H. Coffroth
Coleman Company, Inc
Witchat
Kansas
Luther Shaulis
White House says only military targets bombed in North Vietnam
Press secretary George Christian told reporters at the Texas White House that President Johnson has never authorized bombing of civilian targets in North Vietnam. He emphasized the president’s instructions focus on military targets and declined to discuss further details, directing questions to a Lee Johnson statement on page 2.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
North Vietnam
White House
George Christian
Texas White House
Christian
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi
Time of day best to spray cockroaches identified
Washington AP scientists studying the body clock found insects like roaches and house flies are most vulnerable to sprays at 4 p.m. Dr William Sullivan of the USDA announced the finding while Dr Britton Chance of the University of Pennsylvania discussed a 160 second cellular chemical exchange tied to the 24 hour rhythm. The panel explored how clocks govern biology in insects plants and humans.
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Washington
William Sulliva
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Britton Chance
University of Pennsylvania
State Officials Hopeful Of Highway Funds Restoration
Harrisburg officials warn a federal cutback in road funds may force project delays if not restored early in 1967. Secretary Bartlett said three months of cushion exist but longer limits could trigger postponements or reliance on borrowing from the State Highway and Bridge Authority.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Robert G. Bartlett
Johnson
Congress
Bartlett
Henry D. Harral
Harral
Rex. M. Whitton
Federal
ABC
South Vietnam
Vietnamese Forces Press Delta Drive In Mekong Area
Vietnamese government troops reported 89 Viet Cong killed in the Mekong Delta as paratroops infantry and militia pushed in Chuong Thien Province near Saigon. American units logged 38 enemy kills in scattered actions, with helicopters destroying 174 enemy sampans. B52s bombed targets in central highlands Hue and Tuy Hoa while weather limited raids. The delta push follows a recent corps leadership change in Saigon with Quang reassigned and Van Manh taking command.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong River
Chuong Thien
4Th Corps
U.S
Highlands
Tuy Hoa
Hue
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Nguyen Cao Ky
Dang van Quang
Quang
Ministry of Planning and Development
van Manh
Six Somerset County youths named for January draft call
The January draft call from Pennsylvania lists six Somerset County youths as inductions from local board 156 Somerset. An additional 58 area residents will receive pre induction physical exams in January, up from December. All registrants report January 20, according to Selective Service Headquarters.
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Pennsylvania
Somerset County
Selective Service
Somerset
Nam Dinh bombing targets cited by U S flier
A U S flier in Virginia Beach claims Nam Dinh contains at least three legitimate military targets and heavy antiaircraft defenses. The town has been noted by NYT reporter Harr i son Salisbury for civilian casualties from American bombing.
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Virginia Beach
U.S
Nam Dinh
North Vietnam
New York Times
Harrison Salisbury
Salisbury
Year End Edition Preview for Somerset Daily American
Friday's issue presents the annual Year End edition listing 1966 outstanding news events locally statewide nationally and internationally. It includes a day by day recap of Daily American happenings and sports highlights with a removable preserveable copy promised to readers.
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Somerset Daily American
Daily American
Increased Federal Taxes Will Expand Social Security In '67
Federal taxes rise by a billion dollars annually starting New Year to fund higher Social Security and medical benefits. The 1967 maximum payroll tax becomes 290.40 per worker and employer, up from 277.20, with rates rising to 4.4 percent for both parties on the first 6,600 of earnings. Self employed tax climbs to 6.4 percent for a 422.40 cap.
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Washington
Johnson
12 Killed In Boston Train Truck Collision
In Everett Massachusetts an oil tank truck stalled at a crossing was struck by a Boston and Maine Railway diesel car carrying 26 passengers and three crew. Twelve died, including the conductor Edwin P Hunt and engineer Thomas Bagley, 59, as flames trapped victims for about 20 minutes amid chaotic rescue attempts and injuries.
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Edwin P. Hunt
Boston & Maine Railroad
Hunt
Roland Belanger
Chelsea
Boston
Boston Garden
Herbert Fothergill
Thomas Bagley
Somerset County FFA Teams Shine At 1967 Farm Show
Somerset County FFA clubs Meyersdale and Berlin Brothers Valley lead the county contingent among 35 teams from 18 counties at the State Farm Show. Meyersdale presents Soil Fundamentals You Should Know and Berlin demonstrates Play Safe With Electricity on Monday morning January 9 as part of an expanded four day event with increased prizes and more awards.
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Somerset County
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Meyersdale Ffa
Howard Nicklow
Berlin-Brothers Valley Ffa
Farm Show Commission
Meyersdale
Berlin
James C. Fink
Department of Public Instruction
Ship Without An Owner Is Launched
A $14 million warship is launched on the Clyde in Scotland without clear ownership. The vessel was ordered by Ghana's government under Kwame Nkrumah and completed during a period of political change in London. The Commonwealth Ministry guarantees the price and is negotiating with the new Ghanaian government.
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Omar Dhani
Air Force
Sukarno
Djakarta
Indonesia
Thomas A. Reedy
London
Clyde
Scotland
Britain
Ministry of Commonwealth Relations
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Commonwealth Ministry
Nkrumah
Commonwealth
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Mao Tsen
Asahi
Peng Tehhuai
Peng
Coleman Company
Karla, Bauman
Lee Johnson
John Barbour
Mekong Delta
By Bob Gassaway
Somerset American Harrisburg
Navy Ker
Lee Navy
Joseph R. Coyne
Everett
Mass
County
Bien Hoa
Elo
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