West Seeks Soviet Talks On German Unification
Foreign ministers from the United States Britain France and West Germany plan a meeting next month to craft a new approach to Russia over German unification. Secretary Rusk and Secretary McNamara reported progress after Paris talks. McNamara and French Defense Minister Messmer agreed on coordinating French nuclear weapons targeting with NATO plans, signaling a potential shift in French policy and NATO relations.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Russia
Germany
Secetary
Dean Rusk
White House
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
Ih Johnson
McNamara
Pierre Messmer
Messmer
NATO
McNamara-Messmer
Nuclear Power Fight Urged
The National Cost Policy Conference asks oil gas and coal interests and railroads to oppose further government subsidies for nuclear power. President Joseph F Moody says most responders sympathize but few have joined yet, noting concerns over ongoing government involvement and association policy review.
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Washington
National Cost Policy Conference
Joseph F. Moody
Bridge Collapse Kills Driver on Ice Covered River
A loaded gasoline tanker and a car plunged 35 feet into the icy Cuyahoga river when an old wooden floor bridge collapsed. The car driver, Shockley Graham of Stow, a minister, was killed. The truck driver escaped his submerged cab. Two high school pupils crossing the bridge fell through the collapse.
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Cuyahoga
Shockley Graham
Stow
Spy Charges Spy Case Sentences Narrowed In Newark
An American engineer John W. Butenko and Russian Igor Ivanov received long prison terms for conspiring to spy for the Soviet Union. Butenko got 30 years for espionage plus two five year terms. Ivanov received two years for the conspiracy and five years for a second count, with sentences to run concurrently. The men also faced convictions for failing to register foreign agents. Butenko, 33, proclaimed innocence and asked mercy. his bail for appeal was denied.
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Newark
N.J
Russia
John W. Butenko
Igor Ivanov
Butenko
Soviet Union
Anthony T. Augelli
Theourt
Last View of Sam Cooke Draws 8000 Fans in Chicago
About 8000 people in Chicago pressed and surged Thursday to glimpse the body of Sam Cooke, 33, famed singer shot and killed Friday in Los Angeles. The crowds gathered as authorities prepared for funeral arrangements and public conduct remained orderly amid the brisk December afternoon. The obituary follows Cooke's influence on music and civil rights era pop culture.
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Chicago
Sam Cooke
Los Angeles
White House Tree Lighted in Pageant of Peace Ceremony
The 72 foot national Christmas tree will be lit this evening with 5,000 red and white lights. President and Mrs. Johnson will flip the switch at 5 40 p m CST on the park area behind the White House. The display includes 50 white spruces for each state, six reindeer, a life size creche, and a yule log pit. The Adirondack tree is decorated with 209 gold balls.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Adirondack Mountains
New York State
Illinois GOP plans own bills to embarrass Daley
Springfield Dec 18 The Illinois Senate Republican caucus, after a caucus meeting, forms an informal policy committee led by Sen. Russell Arrington of Evanston. The group names members, assigns chairs, and pledges a full legislative program to reapportion the Legislature, add a revenue article, craft a state ethics code, master higher education planning, reform election laws, and strengthen law enforcement while cooperating with Democrats.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Springfield
Senate
Daley
Russell Arrington
Evanston
Arrington
George Dr
Sen
Robert Hatch
Chicago
Pid
Will
Drach
Public Utilities Committee
Arlington
GOP
Illinois
Cold wave grips 18 states with record lows across nation
Subzero readings and harsh winds hit 18 states from Michigan to Oregon and Washington. Hibbing Minnesota logged minus 86 as freezing rain and snow strained roads. livestock losses ran to thousands, with 250000 calves and 320000 sheep affected in eight disaster areas. North Dakota saw over 200 sheep perish. volunteers aided a 1600 head flock rescue in Flasher. Illinois eyed five day frigid spell with Moline at minus nine and highs near 15.
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Associated Press
Michigan
Missouri
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Hibbing
Minn
Alabama
Geora
Louisiana
Texas
Great Falls
Mont
Montana
National Guard
Miles City
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
New England
Oklahoma City
Illinois
Chicago
Ilinois
Midwest
Weather Outlook for Southern Region Through Saturday
Forecast shows fair conditions through Saturday with no cold tonight. Lows expected around 32 degrees tonight. Warmer Saturday with highs in the 20s and a mild weekend ahead for the southern area.
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Minos
20 Feared Dead In Nursing Home Fire
A fire at a central Indiana nursing home in bitter cold killed or injured many residents. Sixteen bodies were recovered from the two story structure, with two rescued inmates dying and two missing. Three attendants saved 15 patients, one dying later. Cause tied to an overheated furnace and possible hot air duct ignition. Survivors in Shelbyville hospital listed in good condition given exposure.
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McGraw Nursing Home
Howard Boegaholtz
Myrtle Donahue
Shelbyville
Paul Whitting
Lucian Areta
Shelby County
Arata
Indiana State Police
Murphy Mortuary
Nursing Home
Indianapolis
W. L. Green
Shelbyville Hospital
Crash Kills 4 Guardsmen at Fort Worth Airport
An Air National Guard KC7 tanker crashed during an attempted landing at Greater Southwest International Airport tearing loose landing gear and exploding. Four of the 11 aboard were killed and seven survived to be treated at Parkland Hospital in Dallas in sub freezing weather.
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Fort. Worth
Tex
Air National Guard
Greater Southwest International Airport
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Fort Worth
Air Force
Saigon on High Alert for Buddhists Viet Cong Trouble
Saigon police raised full alert amid fears of Buddhist and Viet Cong trouble this weekend. Buddhists warn a monk may self-immolate to revive the campaign against Premier Tran Van Huong’s government, echoing the Diem era tactic. The Viet Cong mark the fourth anniversary of their National Front for Liberation of South Vietnam. Viet Cong propaganda activity has increased as Buddhist headquarters in Saigon show signs of command-post activity with monks, organizers, and jangling telephones.
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Viet Cong
Tran van’ Huong
Ngo Dinh Diem
National Front For the Liberation of
South Viet Nam
Viet Cong Propaganda Activ
Ford Halleck Battle Looms for House GOP Leadership
Rep. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan appears ready to challenge Rep. Charles E. Halleck of Indiana for the House leadership as younger Republicans push for a contest. Ford set a news conference for 11 a.m. Saturday, signaling his intent, while Halleck’s camp believes they have sufficient support to defend the post.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Charles
Halleck
Indiana
Ford
Jteps
Charles E. Goodell
RNLY
Robert P. Griffin
Mich
Johnson Seeks Multibillion Antipoverty Fund Next Year
President Johnson plans a multi billion dollar increase for the antipoverty program in the coming fiscal year. A $2 billion figure is under consideration though not final. If approved it would greatly raise funding beyond the current $784.2 million enacted and accelerate projects nationwide.
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Marjorie Hunter
New York Times
Washington
Johnson
Congress
Office of Economic Opportunity
Georgia Governor's Xmas Cards Contain Goldwater Name
An art student apologized to Georgia Governor Carl Sanders's wife for the name Goldwater etched on greeting cards mailed by the Democratic governor. Ken Williams, a University of Georgia graduate student, said the act was a joke and he took full responsibility. The tiny lettering went unnoticed until a card was printed and distributed with about 12,000 copies. The incident followed Georgia’s first support for a Republican candidate in the election.
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Atlanta
Carl Sanders
Georgia
Goldwater
Ken Williams
University of Georgia
Melbourne
Fla
Williams
Republcan
Sen
Bary Goldwater
Sanders
Talks Halted In Cambodia After Nine Days Of Talks
Prince Norodom Sihanouk said he is not interested in resuming suspended Cambodian American talks in New Delhi, accusing bad faith and lack of good will. Talks broke up Thursday after nine days. U.S. negotiators returned to Washington for consultations, though chief negotiator Philip Bonsal hoped for a resumption.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Norodom Sibandem
New Delhi
U.S
Washington
Panama Limited kills four in Mississippi at crossing
Four Canton residents Opel Davis Vera Davis Estes Varner and George Johnson died when their car collided with the Panama Limited passenger train at the North Jackson crossing in Jackson Mississippi. Police identified the victims. The incident occurred December 18 as the Panama Limited passed through.
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Jackson
Miss
Canton
Msoisi Central
North Jackson Crossing
Opel Davis
Vera Davis
Extes. Varner
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