Man Fatally Shoots Neighbors Over Rezoning Dispute
In Decatur Georgia a truck driver Bobby Wayne Mendenhall 37 shot and killed Christian Denk 69 and Annie Denk 63 and wounded William Beebe 39 amid a home beauty shop fight. He surrendered after neighbors subdued him. Beebe and the Denk couple opposed the shop.
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India Battles for Dacca as East Pakistan Crisis Deepens
India reports advancing columns closing on Dacca with three attacking routes and heavy artillery. Pakistani governor and ministers flee to refuge as Red Cross cites food shortages amid rising casualties. U S Navy task force led by Enterprise moves toward the region while both sides endure air and ground losses.
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Nuclear milestone marked at Idaho Falls ceremony
Idaho Falls marked a 20 year anniversary of breeder reactor electricity birth at the national reactor testing station. Four bulbs glowed to celebrate the first production of power, a week before the Dec 20, 1951 date.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
UPI
Modern anesthesia lowers surgical risks for the elderly
Health notes that elderly patients face higher risks but advances in anesthesia and specialist care reduce danger. Preoperative antibiotics and drugs prevent distressing complications. Physicians assess each patient and procedure to ensure safety. Blood pressure generally needs checking only at yearly exams unless readings are unusually high. Abolitionists opposed slavery before the Civil War.
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Derly
Agnew to Light National Christmas Tree in Washington
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will preside at the annual lighting ceremony for the national Christmas tree on the Ellipse behind the White House, set for Thursday.
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Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
White House
Hal Boyle Remembers America in Bygone Days
Hal Boyle reflects on midcentury American life noting mail from a congressman requesting free garden seeds and a culture of suspicion toward doctors. He recalls the idea of rapid wealth generation from shirt sleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations and the humor of patent medicines.
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America
Veterans Welfare Critiques Rehab Programs and Mental Health
A veteran speaker denounces current veteran rehabilitation efforts and mental health support. He urges travel to Mexico City to study the Instituto Mexicano de Rehabilitación led by Ernesto de Kera try, citing failed programs and the need for practical, hands on aid for amputees and paralyzed veterans.
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Air Force
Mexico City
Instituto Mexicano de Rehabilitation
Ernesto deKeratry
Amputee advocate urges VA reform and action
A writer attacks the VA for stagnation in care and lack of concrete proposals for amputees, urging a high level review and decisive action from the President's office. He claims hospitals use outdated methods, demands accountability, and threatens press exposure to spur change. The note ends with a geographic aside about the Canary Islands off Africa.
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