France reelects De Gaulle in seven year term
Paris AP reports Charles de Gaulle won a second seven year term with 55.18 percent in a runoff, 13,063,134 votes, while Francois Mitterrand captured 10,609,744. turnout was about 84 percent as De Gaulle plans focus on NATO reform and stalled European Common Market talks.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Guiana
Polynesia
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
National Assembly
Economic Community
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Four Separate Satellites to Be Launched
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP A Titan 3 will launch four satellites into a high equatorial orbit Tuesday. Oscar 4 amateur radio satellite enables simultaneous voice and teletype at 144 and 432 megacycles. Les 3 and Les 4 test future military defense comms devices. OV2-3 carries 15 experiments on natural radiation effects. The six hour mission involves 150 events and a 931 pound payload above 20,000 miles over Galapagos.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Telstar
American Radio Relay League
Lincoln Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Equator
Galapagos Island
Peru
Wagner weighs risk of becoming a little fish in big pond
New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner said he might not accept a post in the Johnson Administration if offered. He has been mentioned as a possible secretary for the new Department of Urban Affairs.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Johnson
Wagner
Department of Urban Affairs
Pioneer 6 Reaches Half Million Mile Milestone
Sunnyvale California UPI The Pioneer 6 spacecraft has passed 503843 miles from Earth at 1132 PM PST moving 4362 mph launched from Cape Kennedy last Thursday. It is to reach about 16 million miles from the sun by next May as the first of five missions studying radiation solar magnetic fields and solar flares for astronaut safety. The craft will transmit data via its antenna after 10 million miles and uses solar panels to power an 8 watt transmitter. The sentence about Mauna Loa is unrelated to Pioneer and is omitted.
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Sunnyvale
Calif
UPI
Pioneer 6
NASA
Ames Research Center
Cape Kennedy
Wilson Faces Heavy Debate On Rhodesia
London reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson returns from North America to a stormy two day foreign policy debate in Parliament over Rhodesia. Critics protest the oil embargo and secessionist move while nine African nations sever relations with Britain over its stance.
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UPI
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United States
Canada
Wilson
Royal Air Force
RAF
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New York
Washington
Johnson
Ottawa
Lester Pearson
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Rhodesia
Algeria
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Congo
Brazzaville
Ghana
Tanzania
Mauritania
Mali
Sudan
Guinea
Organization of African Unity
OAU
150 Years of Indiana Art Tour Starts Jan. 3
Bloomington Indiana AP reports the Indiana University art collection titled 150 Years of Indiana Art will launch a 13 city tour on January 3 in Evansville as part of the state sesquicentennial celebration. Selections include works by T C Steele William Forsyth and Robert Laurent.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Indiana University
Evansville
T. C. Steele
William Forsyth
Robert Laurent
Turkey Christmas For Servicemen
CHICAGO AP Marion Bollman plans a Christmas meal for U S troops totaling 400000 pounds of turkey feeding about 500000 service members at overseas bases and in Saigon at a cost of roughly 680000 dollars The master menu prepared 18 months ahead includes shrimp cocktail turkey with giblet gravy corn bread dressing mashed potatoes and pies The dietitian notes the meal costs about 1 36 per person and is used by Army and Air Force mess halls worldwide with feedback driving yearly adjustments including a new corn bread dressing and more fresh fruit The goal is to provide a traditional holiday meal echoing troops preferences and ensuring wide adoption across commands May include Viet Nam and Pacific installations.
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Chicago
Marion Bollman
U.S
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Miss Bollman
U.S. Army Subsistence
Bollman
Pacific
Rhodes Scholars Include Athletes and Activists
Swarthmore, Pa. UPI reports 32 Americans won Rhodes scholarships including two football captains, a music composer, and six civil rights volunteers. Each recipient receives 2500 dollars annually for two years at Oxford. Harvard accounts for ten winners as colleges and universities nationwide are represented. Scholarships target ages 18 to 24 with school endorsement and state-board screening. Rhodes emphasized selecting “the best man for the world s fight.”
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United States
Rhodes
Oxford University
Harvard University
Cecil John Rhodes
Under Half Have Signed For Medicare
Washington report notes less than half of 18.5 million eligible older Americans have joined Part B of Medicare covering doctors visits, hospital services, and more. About 8.4 million of 10.2 million responses are affirmative. reasons include cost, existing private coverage, and confusion about the program. The Social Security Administration surveys to correct misinformation and boost enrollments.
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Washington
United States
Social Security Administration
Social Security
Thanksgivings Armory Blast Claims 20th Victim
KEOKUK IOWA AP Betty Harnetiaux 41 of Hamilton Illinois dies from blast injuries in the National Guard Armory explosion. Her husband Robert was released from hospital last week after being burned. The Swing Easy Club held a weekly square dance with 60 to 70 attendees when gas caused the armory collapse and many were killed or injured.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Betty Harnetiaux
Hamilton
Ill
Robert
Harnetiaux
Swing Easy
National Guard
Deaf teen freed after 12 years in misfit school
A 17 year old deaf boy, mis diagnosed as mentally retarded, was discovered to be a genius after a radio kit sparked authorities to test him. He had spent years at Enid State School before being moved to the Oklahoma School for the Deaf and Hissom Memorial Center funded by recent reforms. The boy completed tests much faster than normal and revealed high IQ, transforming his life trajectory.
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Enid
Oklahoma School For the Deaf
Oklahoma
Hissom Memorial Center
Hissam
N. C. Gaddis
Hossam
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