Democrats Want Change At Vigo County License Bureau
A coalition of more than a dozen county Democratic officials put Vigo County party chairman Robert X. Kelly on probation demanding major changes at the auto license bureau. They propose at least two bureaus to speed service while Kelly argues additional branches are not feasible, and a meeting is set for Friday. Dutch Letzkus is hinted as a possible replacement.
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Democrat
Robert X. Kelly
Vigo County
Auto License Bureau
Kelly
L. V
Letzkus
Second human heart transplant reported at Maimonides
AP dispatch says WCBS reported a second heart transplant in history occurred at Brooklyn's Maimonides Hospital with a statement due at 6:30 PM. Louis Washkansky, 55, at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, shows signs of improvement three days after surgery and faces potential organ rejection as doctors note a critical period pending days after the operation.
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Christian Barnard
Louis Washkansky
Cape Town
South Africa
University of Cape Town Medical School
New York
WCBS
Brooklyn
Maimonides Hospital
Frankenstein
Groote Schuur
Marius’ Barnard
Washkansky
Denise Ann Darvall
Barnard
Ann
Myambutol breakthrough in TB treatment goes on sale nationwide
Lederle Laboratories of Pearl River introduces Myambutol Ethambutol as a new oral drug for tuberculosis. In trials across 1961 to 1964 it showed effectiveness against strains resistant to isoniazid streptomycin and PAS, intended for use with older drugs like isoniazid.
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Washington
Lederle Labo
Ratories
Pearl River
N.Y
Food Andrug Administration
Lederle
United States
World Health Organization
Public Health Service
Bombing Rush Near Saigon and Bu Dop Escalates
U S Air Force B52 bombers dropped 450000 pounds of bombs on suspected Communist buildup areas near the Cambodian border and just inside North Vietnam. Strikes targeted weapons positions and troop concentrations near Bu Dop Special Forces Camp about 80 miles north of Saigon, with additional raids along the southern North Vietnam frontier near Con Thien. American forces faced ongoing mortar and artillery attacks as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops concentrate around Bu Dop and along the coast. A brief skirmish near Bu Dop left 10 attackers dead and four Americans wounded. In two coastal engagements U S troops reported 34 enemy killed including a North Vietnamese regimental.
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Saigon
Cambodian
North Vietnam
Bu Dap
Bu Dop
Cambodia
1St Division
South Vietnam
U.S
Dirksen Drops Bus Objection to School Aid Bill
Senator Everett Dirksen withdraws a bus funding amendment, removing a major hurdle to the $14.2 billion federal school aid bill. Southern senators consider further civil rights changes while Sen. Morse hopes to push the bill to a House Senate conference by week’s end.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Wayne Morse
Dore
Weather map and forecast for Terre Haute and region
The Weather Bureau notes a mostly cloudy mild pattern with rain likely tonight and Thursday. Indiana sees rain through Thursday with highs in the 50s, while Illinois expects rain tonight, possible snow late Thursday and a turn to colder conditions with highs around 50.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Military Men Pay Tribute To Cardinal Spellman
Generals and privates, admirals and sailors attended a memorial Mass for Cardinal Francis Spellman at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. General Westmoreland led a large audience as Spellman was praised as a great churchman and American.
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Saigon
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Tan Son Nhut
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Cardinal Spellman
Col
Joseph Chmielewski
Army Discharges GI Lost in Files
Joe A. Smith 23 of Browns Valley California is discharged after 18 months in Army records. He waited at home for orders after basic training at Ft Hood and reported at Oakland Army Base to receive separation papers. He plans to seek Bay Area work and notes his $92.50 monthly allotment continued during the delay.
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Smith
Joe A. Smith
Oakland Army Base
Brownsville
Calif
Oakland
Army
Ft. Hood
Tex
Glenda
Bay Area
28 000 New York Police On Alert for Marchers
Masses of antiwar demonstrators milled through Lower Manhattan seeking to disrupt an induction center at 39 Whitehall Street. Police reported nearly a score of arrests by 8 a.m. The crowd, part of Stop the Draft Week, numbered about 2,000 with 28,000 officers on standby.
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New York
Armed Forces Induction Center
Lower Manhattan
Whitehall St
Induction
Battery Park
Now You Know By United Press International
The Volga is Europe’s longest river, spanning 2,293 miles as it flows through the Soviet Union.
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United Press International
Volga
Europe
Soviet Union
Waterway Need Highlighted In Barton Talk
B K Barton executive director of the Wabash Valley Interstate Commission spoke to the Southside Optimist Club on The Wabash River an Unused Resource He argued the river has created a net economic loss from flooding and urged development as a transporter and economic engine Barton cited a 50 million market now growing toward 125 million and highlighted water supply use by Mt Carmel Huntington and Terre Haute with Terre Haute shifting to ground water He described vast riverfront land potential along 1000 miles of main stream and urged vision investment to create a Wabash Waterway
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Wabash
B. K. Barton
Wabash Valley Interstate Commission
Southside Optimist Club
Barton
Mt. Carmel
Huntington
Terre Haute
Commission
Wabash Valley
Wabash River
Indiana Board Allows End of State Interest Ceilings
The State Finance Board voted unanimously to remove all state ceilings on savings deposit interest, pending a Dec. 20 hearing for final confirmation. The move follows a tie vote on a related proposal last month and would align Indiana with federal ceilings if approved.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana Department of Financial Institutions Board
Indiana
Glenn H. Lyon
Greencastle
Larrison to Name New Appointees Today
Mayor-elect Leland Larrison said he would name at least three heads for the street park and cemetery departments in a news conference today. He also weighed police and fire leadership with announcements due by week’s end after previously naming four principal appointees including city controller and city attorney.
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Leland Larrison
Larrison
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