Stolen Rembrandts and Rubens From Dulwich Art Gallery
Thieves breached London's Dulwich Art Gallery during holidays, stealing eight works including three Rembrandts and three Rubens. Valued at up to 1.5 million pounds, items taken include Elsheimer and Gerrard Dou pieces. detectives describe a small thief squeezing through a door panel to remove paintings.
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London
Dulwich Art Gallery
Elsheimer
Gerrard Dou
Dulwich College
Cardinal Spellman Arrives in Okinawa for Three Day Visit
Francis Cardinal Spellman of New York arrived in Naha Okinawa for a three day visit with U S servicemen.
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Naha
Okinawa
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Formosa
U. S
Rescue Effort for 29 Crewmen Battles Atlantic Storms
Three ships struggle through 22-foot swells and 35-knot winds to aid the Siberian freighter S S Georgia carrying 29 Greek crewmen. Two rescuers remain within 20 miles as the captain warns he may abandon ship. Georgia still shows some steam and moves about four knots. A Coast Guard C130 relays updates as the search continues offshore from New York.
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New York
Siberian
Coast Guard
Georgia
Congress Plans A-Test Hearings
Congress may open its first public hearings in four years on underground nuclear test detection. Rep. Craig Hosmer announced in a three page statement he seeks open hearings and disputed reports of significant U.S. progress identifying seismic events in the Soviet Union. High ranking officials say U.S. discoveries could affect on site inspection demands in a broader test ban talks.
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Washington
Congress
Craig Hosmer
California
House
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Hosmer
U.S
Soviet Union
Joint Committee
United States
Moscow
London
Pentagon
Robert S. McNamara
Jack Ruina
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Weather map snapshot from early morning report
6am readings show 2 percent precipitation with a noon high. River stage listed at 6.3 feet and Falling. Local conditions note yesterday’s high 38 and low 15 with trace precipitation. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with morning snow changing to rain this afternoon, then clearing tonight into Sunday.
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Terre Raute
Indiana
Illinois
Tocay
Brazen Truce Violation Sparks Central Highlands Battle
An estimated battalion of Communist troops attacked a company of about 200 American 101st Airborne Paratroopers in the Central Highlands near Kontum City, seven hours after a New Year truce began. Fighting continued with mortars and automatic weapons as reinforcements and air strikes were called in.
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Saigon
UPI
101St
Highland
U. S
Kontum City
J I Case Co Union Signs Three Year Contract
J I Case Co and Local Union No 689 of the United Auto Workers sign a three year deal effective Jan 1 1967 with wage increases about 11.5 cents per hour annually plus a funded pension, $500 increase in group life insurance, two extra paid holidays bringing total to nine, and a guaranteed jury duty provision. James Harmon represents the union and Donald Gash signs for the company.
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J. I. Case Co
United Auto Workers
James Harmon
Donald Gash
Gash
Harmon
Trade deals with Poland Yugoslavia draw fire in Congress
Washington AP reports a clash between the Johnson administration and Rep. Paul Findley over U S plans to ease Poland debt via Polish currency. The proposal aims to swap debt payments for expenditures in Poland while aiding Poland’s access to foreign exchange.
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Washington
North Vietnam
U.S
Poland
Yugoslavia
Paul Findley
R-Ill
Johnson
Warsaw
United States
State Department
Findley
Congress
Festmaster
John A. Gronouski
East Europe
Total U.S. book sales exceed 1.8 billion dollars
The World Almanac reports total U.S. book sales over 1.8 billion dollars with paperbacks contributing about 200 million, highlighting the market’s composition and scale.
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United States
World Almanac
Hope Saddened On His Return From Vietnam
On returning from Vietnam Bob Hope recalled the Christmas Day show at Chu Chi where artillery fire raged in the background Two of the performers were killed a few hours later He called the war dirty with many cease fire violations Phyllis Diller joined the troupe for 17 shows plus hospital and evacuation performances Vic Damone Joey Heatherton and Les Brown were part of the group.
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Los Angeles
Bob Hope
Vietnam
Chu Chi
Hope
Comedienne
Phyllis Diller
Vic Damone
Joey Heatherton
Les Brown
Rejection of British Call For Peace Talks Expected
TOKYO AP Red China claimed it had produced guided nuclear weapons. Observers doubted an arsenal exists and noted the claim appeared in a long dispatch. The note followed China’s fifth nuclear test, with AEC saying the device used thermonuclear material amid radioactivity readings below harmful levels.
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Tokyo
Red China
Peking
New China News Agency
China
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Japan
Britain Calls Pai Peace Meeting To End Vietnam War
London reported that Britain urged an urgent multilateral meeting of the United States, South Vietnam, and North Vietnam to discuss ending the Vietnam conflict. Washington indicated willingness to attend, Hanoi offered no immediate reply, and South Vietnam studied the proposal as Foreign Secretary George Brown offered British territory if needed.
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London
Britain
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
Tary
George Brown
Brown
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Rubens
St. Barbara
Susannah
Elders
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Armed Forces Radio
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United Press International
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