Masked gunmen rob bank truck after seizing three priests
In Saterson New Jersey, gunmen wearing Halloween masks held three priests at St. Anthony's rectory while looting an armored bank truck. They escaped with about $511,000 to $521,000 after disarming two guards and leaving the priests bound. Police say the crime involved professionals who studied the route. The bank notes $511,000 was insured.
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Saterson
N.J
St. Anthony's
Atl
Frank Fernandi
John Godley
John Anderson
First National Bank of
Passaic County
Anderson
William Ludwig
Wildcat Walkout Idles New York Piers
A wildcat walkout by Longshoremen idled about 40 piers in New York Harbor. Officials could not immediately state the share of port activity affected or confirm whether the strike stemmed from a new proposed contract or sympathy with Gulf Coast workers who rejected a similar proposal.
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New York
Gulf Coast
Southern Illinois Weather Early Week Outlook
Fair to partly cloudy conditions linger through Tuesday with little temperature change. Turning cooler Tuesday night with lows 20 to 30 and highs 40 to 50. Weather details appear on page 10 with map and additional notes.
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Illinois
U N Seeks 60 Million for Peacekeeping Fund
United Nations officials say a 60 million dollar voluntary fund could fix a 126 million dollar peacekeeping deficit caused by unpaid dues. Negotiations led by U Thant and General Assembly president Alex Quaison-Lamptey aim to settle assessments and voting rights before Christmas recess.
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United Nations
U. N
United States
Soviet Union
U Thantie
Alex Quaison-Lackey
General Assembly
Johnson Seeks Fast Budget Cuts For 1968
President Johnson places budget reductions at the top of his agenda at the LBJ Ranch. He will meet with his budget director and three Cabinet members to push lower federal spending, aiming to keep total requests under 100 billion for the year beginning July 1, 1968. Budget officials note selected departments seek relief, while mandatory outlays and existing obligations limit what can be cut. The budget must be finalized by New Year’s Day for printers and a late January House and Senate session.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Lbj Ranch
George B.nedy
Washington
Budget Bureau
Gordon
Jobajson
Congress
Beagle Refuses Lift as Johnson Pledges Farewell Tug
President Johnson tries to depart the White House for Andrews Air Force Base but his beagle Him resists. After a brief tug of war a social service worker carries Him aboard the helicopter to join the Texas trip to the LBJ ranch.
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Johnson
LBJ Ranch
Texas
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Ranchers Help Rescue Stranded Cattle Amid Severe Winter Weather
Across the Pacific Northwest and Mountain West heavy snows and gale winds strand cattle and motorists. California to Washington faces five foot passes and 75 mph winds near North Bend Oregon. widespread storms kill several and close highways.
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California
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Cascades
North Bend
Ore
San Diego
Calif
Havre
Mont
Key West
Fla
Middle States
Montana- North Dakota
Montana
Arctic
Pacific
Helena Valley
Northwest
Seattle
Sierras
Los Angeles County
New Mexico
Indiana
New England
Maine
New York State
W. Va
Route 40
Penn, Sylvania
Colorado
Iowa
Train and mine disasters claim dozens in Latin America
A fog bound freight train crashed into a stopped passenger train near Tacotalpa Tabasco Mexico killing 41 and injuring 75 including three American tourists. Engineer fled scene blamed for the wreck as victims from Fresno and Alhambra endure fractures and amputations while another Peru mine blast near Cerro de Pasco kills 57.
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Villahermosa
Mexico
Nils Werner
Alhambra Calif
Carl Berson
Fresno
Calif
Tacotalpa
Tabasco
Mexico City
Miguel Sanchez Cruz
Tenosique
Coatzacoalces
Veracruz
McGovern seeks release of Kennedy memorial film
Senator McGovern to introduce a sense of Congress resolution urging the U S Information Agency to distribute the film John F Kennedy Years of Lightning Day of Drums to domestic educational media and commercial television. The film was prepared for world showing but has no U S release authority.
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George S. McGovern
Congress
U. S. Information Agency
John F. Kennedy
Silent purge in Saigon shakes South Viet Nam government
Weekend coup by young Vietnamese generals dissolved the High National Council and arrested over 20 leading politicians. Premier Tran an Huong and Chief of State Phan Khac Suu still nominally in power as U S officials warn civilian authority eroded. Brig Gen Nguyen Chanh leads the junta, which claims to seek national unity and mediation between religious and political factions.
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South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
Young Turks
High National Council
U.S
Tran ¥An Huong
Phan Khac Suul
U. S
Nguyen Chanh
1St Army Corps
Cambodia
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Saigon
Cheif
Duong van Minh
Market Rally Keeps Going
New York stock trading stayed active as the market moved into a fourth straight session. Broad gains favored motors chemicals rails airlines building materials and utilities with General Motors up and DuPont aiding the averages while Comsat slid further after an advisory service call.
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New York
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
DuPont
Comsat
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Weather Blamed Fires Kill 66 In Nation
Fires across the United States have caused at least 66 deaths in three days as winter cold pushes furnaces to capacity. A nursing home blaze in Fountaintown Indiana killed 20 elderly residents, while a Palmyra New York house fire claimed Mrs Paul Breeden and her six children. Other fatal fires occurred in Chicago and surrounding communities, with multiple homes destroyed and residents displaced.
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Associated Press
Fountaintown
Ind
New York
Paul B. Breeden
Palmyra
Rachester
Cnraren
Breeden
Chicago
Duke Recuperating After Abdominal Surgery in Houston
Duke of Windsor is recuperating in Houston at Methodist Hospital after abdominal surgery last Wednesday. Increased activity was scheduled today as he progresses.
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Houston
Tex
Duke of Windsor
Methodist Hospital
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Cerro da Pasco
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