Onassis Party Visits High Pressure Oxygen Chamber
Mr and Mrs Aristotle Onassis and guests visited St Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston New Jersey for nearly two hours. Louis Reynolds of Reynolds Aluminum explored building a larger unit near Richmond Virginia. The hospital's two million hyperbaric chamber treats respiratory diseases poisoning and other illnesses by oxygenating tissues.
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Reynolds Aluminum Family
Richmond
St. Barnabas
Miner recalls rushed safety in Mountaineer Mine disaster
Walter Slovekosky, one of 21 survivors, told a hearing that safety steps such as rock dusting were not thorough or timely at Mountaineer Coal Co Mine No. 9 before the November 20 explosions that buried 78 miners. He cited lack of time to verify safe sections as a contributing factor.
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Mountaineer Coal Co
Walter Slovekosky
Slovekesky
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Rome Workers End Strike in 24 Hours
Rome reporters say workers returned to jobs ending a 24 hour strike that stirred calm and rising hopes the Italian government crisis nears resolution. Students remained in the streets pressing for school reforms as Premier designate Mariano Rumor nears completion of talks to form a new center left government aimed for Saturday.
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Rome
Italy
Mariano Rumor
Pope to Broadcast Christmas Message This Friday
Pope Paul V will deliver his Christmas message to the world from Vatican City at 2 p.m. EST on Friday December 20, the Vatican announced today.
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Vatican City
Paul V
Vatican
Army finds lowers-standards recruits prove effective soldiers
The Army reports 91 percent of men accepted under a lowered standards program have become excellent soldiers. In two years, about 84 percent of over 140,000 previously disqualified recruits have been promoted, some to sergeant. Only three percent have been court-martialed. Field commanders in Vietnam and the United States say these men are well-motivated and performing creditably.
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Washington
Army
Vietnam
United States
Moon Pictures Coming On TV
Apollo 8 will broadcast six televised transmissions including 15 minute segments on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The Earth views are expected to be spectacular, as stated by Apollo program director William C. Schneider.
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Washington
Earth
William C. Schneider
Sowsmen
Egypt Says Israel Schemed to Overthrow Nasser
Cairo reports Egypt’s intelligence exposed a phony plot to topple President Gamal Abdel Nasser, allegedly hatched by Israel to stir unrest. The tale follows earlier disclosures of Israeli espionage and a former POW linked to Alexandria student demonstrations, plus an agent caught attempting to flee with secret material.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Egypt
Nasser
Alexandria
Hong Kong flu vaccine viewed as uncertain
Doctors warn the Hong Kong influenza strain may reach epidemic levels this winter. Vaccine effectiveness is expected to be about 60 to 70 percent in best cases, with the variable virus making prevention difficult and education essential, says Dr. Bruce Dull of the National Communicable Disease Center.
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Atlanta
National
Brando Mistaken for Hijacker Removed From Plane
In Los Angeles a man with a beard and pigtail boarded National Airlines flight 64 to Miami and asked if it went to Cuba. Stewardess Barbara Self said she was scared and notified a station agent who told the pilot, Captain Gerald White. The man was escorted off the plane on Wednesday.
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National Airlines
Miami
Fla
Barbara Self
Cuba
Miss Self
Gerald White
Chief Suspects Arson In Farm House Blaze
Washington AP reports arson is suspected in a farm house fire on Clarkson Avenue while firefighters battled a blaze at a Nottingham Road residence. concurrent coverage notes potential pay raise plans for Nixon and Congress, with a presidential recommendation for broad increases to salaries across branches and officials, contingent on early congressional action before Inauguration Day.
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Congress
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Johnson
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Judiciary
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Myers Farm House
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John Halil
Hall
Hole
Charles Cronauer
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Commission
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More Men Face Call In Draft
Washington AP reports the army will demobilize about 20 000 National Guardsmen and reservists five months early while increasing draft calls to replace them. About half return to civilian life by Oct 31 next year and the rest by Dec 15 1969, with new draft calls rising roughly 3 000 men a month to keep active forces ready. Conditions in Vietnam may spur an earlier overall release.
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Army
Vietnam
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Dix
United States
Nixon Won't Send Interim Observer To Paris Talks
President-elect Nixon reaffirms he will not send an interim observer to Paris for Vietnam peace talks. Harriman indicated a representative may be sent before year’s end, but Nixon’s aides later clarified no observer will be sent until after inauguration. Aushed by Ziegler, the plan remains to avoid injecting himself into talks before taking office.
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Vance
Ronald L. Ziegler
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Cyrus R. Vance
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Agnew Calls for Block Grants and Bold Stance as VP
Maryland Governor Spiro T. Agnew told Republican governors in Palm Springs that he will remain controversial as vice president and urged flexible federal grants. He backed block grants to give states more spending leeway, proposed a federal-state committee, and defended direct action over platitudes.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Richard Nixon
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Reading roundup hints at historic day and politics
The page references JFK's assassination coverage and a Senate race cost over 440000 to elect Mathias. It notes a Nixon official picker once worked as a potato grader and signals stories on Page 2. Other sections include amusements, classifieds, comics, obituaries, society, and sports pages.
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Clark Denies Riot Report Rewritten
Atty General Ramsey Clark called a Chicago Tribune claim that the Justice Department rewrote the President's Commission on Violence report “pure fabrication.” He said advance copies were reviewed with only deletions of comments on ongoing cases and denied any word changes to the summary. He defended Walker as an outstanding lawyer and said the Tribune story misrepresented the facts.
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Justice Department
Clark
Department
Chicago Tribune
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Tribune
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Chicago
the Tribune
Chesly Manly
Police Use Drawn Pistols to Break Strikes at Universities
Police and campus forces clashed with protesting students at Brown University and Washington University in St Louis as drawn pistols and chemical sprays were used during demonstrations. At San Francisco State, violence erupted with 32 injured and 26 arrested after officers moved to quell a campus sit-in. Brown and Pembroke students demanded increased Negro enrollment, while Madison and New York University faced related disruptions.
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