Conscientious objector serves as medic with 25th Division
Jerry Greene a North Carolinian conscientious objector became a medic with the 25th Division in Vietnam. He objects to killing on moral grounds yet supports duty to country and helps wounded enemies alike, saying he would treat Viet Cong as he would an American if needed. He endured a night mortar attack and chose to save lives over protest.
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John T. Wheeler
Trang Bang
Vietnam
Jerry Greene
Aes
Tal
United ‘States
Greene
Ho Bo
Union Votes to Oust Local Official Amid City Labor Tension
About 80 percent of Local 277 AFSCME members demanded the dismissal of president Mrs Burkhard and for immediate new officers. They vow no strike on Dec 4 and seek swift contract talks with the city after meetings with AFSCME leaders and city officials. A membership meeting at the United Auto Workers Hall is set for 7 pm to act on the petition.
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal
United Auto Workers Hall
District 78
Afscme
I City
Disttropes Inc
Brindza
William Petite
Edward P. Dalley
Kazda
Burkhard
Battle Developments Near Con Thien In Vietnam War
Reports from AP describe U S air and naval actions around the DMZ including B 52 raids near Con Thien and shelling of Communist positions. Marine units battled near Con Thien as 14 enemy corpses were found after a four hour clash two miles north northeast of the outpost.
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Thien
Con Thien
Glo Linh
Cormitunists
Leary
Tonkin Gulf
North Vietnam
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South China Sea
Dmz
Steel price hikes prompt broad consumer worry
U S Steel Corp may trigger widespread price increases across autos, appliances, and other goods as sheets rise. Industry study and producer reactions follow a 5 percent target rise on two steel sheet grades, with automakers and GE noting higher costs may pass to prices. The White House has not commented, while officials warned against further steel price gains.
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U.S. Steel Corp
U.S
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United Auto Workers Union
General Electric
White House
President's Council of Economic Advisors
Washington
Johnson
Garner Ackley
Rusk Thant talk canceled at United Nations
The United Nations announced that a planned meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary General U Thant was canceled. Speculation floated that Rusk intended to push the Vietnam issue before the Security Council.
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UPI
United Nations Today
U.S
Dean Rusk
Thant
Rusk
Vietnam
Security Council
Soviets to detonates undersea charges near Aleutians
Tass reports the Soviet Union will trigger several undersea charges weighing one to five tons each, blasting detonations about 100 miles south of the American owned Aleutian Islands. The explosions are to occur in a series of large underwater blasts outlined by Tass.
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UPI
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United States
Canada
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Udersea
Kuril Islands
Spellman dies at 73 in New York Archdiocese leadership
Fran cis Cardinal Spellman longtime archbishop of New York dies at age 73 after more than 25 years in the role. The report notes his prominence in the American Roman Catholic hierarchy and his death in New York.
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Juleti
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Mouse Fright Sends Girls to Stagecoach with Wolf
A humorous note says some girls scream at a mouse yet quickly hop into a car with a wolf. The odd juxtaposition plays on fear and curiosity, delivering a light moment in local pages.
Is American society sick then and now
In a reflective editorial, the author argues against the idea that the United States is morally sick, contrasting fears about pornography drug abuse and youth disaffection with historical incidents like the draft riots of 1863 and past crime rates, urging perspective on national morality. The piece cites figures such as Billy Graham and Norman Vincent Peale to critique moral sweeping judgments.
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Tion
Jonathan Edwards
Norman Vincent Pesle
Ee Edwards
Billy
Graham
Norman Vincent Peale
Pentagon
New York
Lorain County United Fund achieves 88 percent of goal
Lorain County United Fund drive totals exceed $1 million with pledges at 88 percent of the goal of 1 280 860. James H. Herbert urges workers to remain active, complete reports, and turn in all pledges before the final noon Tuesday session at McGarvey's restaurant.
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Lorain County
Herbert
Sheffield Center
Red Cross
McGarvey’s
Fermi announces first self sustaining reactor at Chicago squash court
Dec 2 1942 marked the birth of the nuclear age when Enrico Fermi told 41 scientists the reaction was self sustaining. Twenty five years later his widow will unveil Henry Moor’s 12 foot bronze sculpture Nuclear Energy at the original site, now rebuilt, as part of a university observance with seminars and reunions.
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Chicago
UPI
Stagg Field
University of Chicago
Enrico Ferm
Fermi
Henry Moor
Weather Drizzle With Mild Thaw In Forecast
The forecast calls for drizzle and mostly cloudy skies with a gradual warmup into the 20s. Tonight’s rain changes to snow with lows in the mid to lower 20s. Tomorrow remains largely cloudy with little temperature change and standards of sunset and sunrise times noted.
Medal ceremony aboard the Constella ton raises questions
A Navy medal ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier Constella ton sparks a moment of confusion as a sailor wearing white shoes, not authorized for enlisted personnel, is challenged by an officer. The scene, captured by AP, underscores military dress codes and protocol aboard ship.
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Constellaton
Cyprus accord elusive blocks Vance talks with Makarios
U S presidential envoy Cyrus Vance pushed to secure Cyprus government approval for a peacemaking accord to avert a Greece Turkey clash. After flying toward Frankfurt he returned to the Mediterranean and resumed talks with President Makarios following a last minute snag. Diplomatic sources cited a possible dispute over interpretive terms by the mediator as delaying progress.
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Cyrus Vance
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Mediterranean
Makarios
United Nations
New York
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