LBJ Sails to Australia for Melbourne Memorial
President Johnson departed from Andrews AFB for a 30 hour 10000 mile trip to Melbourne to attend Harold Holt memorial services. He plans talks on Vietnam policy with Australia and may visit troops before Christmas. Australia’s Harold Holt successor candidate Sen John Grey Gorton emerged as likely compromise.
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U S raids damage Hanoi bridges as monsoon clouds close in
U S pilots report damage to four major bridges near Hanoi and Haiphong during renewed strikes as thick monsoon clouds return. The raids hit over 30 SAM sites and more than 100 rail cars and locomotives while costing at least five American planes in as many days.
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Economists see rebound to push tax surcharge case
U S economists report a strong economy rebound with rising personal income, home building, and retail sales. They say November data bolster the case for Johnson's 10 percent income tax surcharge as Congress prepares Jan 22 hearings. Unemployment drops, industrial output surges, suggesting a bullish outlook.
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Miners End Strike as Agreement Restores Jobs at Old Ben 9
Workers return to nine area mines after a four man UMWA commission and Old Ben Coal Co reach a pact to reh ire 20 fired miners. Dispute centered on hoisting engineer seniority and a memorandum controlling job qualifications, with several miners criticizing district officers and international union leadership.
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Pittsburg
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International Board
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Ing Co
E. T. Moroni
Old Ben
Sesser
Benton
Moroni
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Freeman Coal Co
Orient 3
Walton
Percy
Burning Star
Truax Tract
Lindsay calls for probe in kickbacks
New York City investigators under Mayor John V. Lindsay pursue a probe into alleged kickbacks tied to former mayoral aide James L. Marcus amid arrests of Marcus and five others including labor figure Antonio Corallo. Indictments allege Marcus accepted about $16,000 of a $40,000 kickback in an $800,000 reservoir cleaning contract. Marcus resigned his $30,000 post a week earlier. FBI cites organized crime attempts into city affairs.
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John V. Lindsay
James L. Marcus
Cosa Nostra
Marcus
Antonio
Tony Ducks
Corallo
Seabury
James J. Walker
John F. Malone
FBI
Environmental Protection Agency
Molten metal spills kill three at Armco steel mill
Tons of molten pig iron at the Armco steel mill in Houston spilled from a ladle and sprayed 120 feet. Leo Bell and Houston H. Er died within hours, Norman E. Doss died later. Of 30 workers injured, 17 remained hospitalized in critical condition and some may have been blinded. Burke Huber said most injuries came from clothes set afire by the metal.
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Leo Bell
Houston H.er
Norman E. Doss
Four killed as plane crashes into Tucson supermarket
A U S Air Force F40 jet crashed into the rear of a Tucson supermarket killing four people and igniting a shopping center and nearby homes. Initial tolls rose to six before confirming four deaths and nine missing, later accounted for. crew bailed out after fuel laden flight from Davis Monthan. An Air Force inquiry will follow.
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Meat Department
Jack R. Hamilton
Royal Canadian Air Force
Gary L. Hughes
Davis- Monthan Air Force Base
Air Force
Navajo Nation seeks disaster aid as blizzard hits Reservation
Navajo officials urge federal and state help as six days of heavy snow blanket the 16 million acre reservation. Tribal Chairman Raymond Nakai asks President Johnson to declare disaster status. three deaths confirmed on site. Snow and winds close U. S. 66 between Gallup and Albuquerque. helicopters largely grounded for rescue operations.
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Mild Weather Outlook Tonight Through Wednesday
Mild fair to partly cloudy conditions continue tonight and Wednesday. Lows near 40s, highs in the 60s range from low to mid. Weather details map, page 14.
Family robbed of $20 000 in McHenry Illinois
Two gunmen wearing ski masks forced entry into the McHenry home of restaurateur Levy Shackleford and fled with $20 000 in cash. Mrs Gladys Shackleford and her two sons were mistreated during the March crime. the family had previously suffered a 1963 robbery.
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Donald
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Shackleford
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