Hong Kong Flu Closes More Schools And Shapes Vaccination
The Hong Kong flu prompts three more universities to start Christmas holidays early and forces hospital visiting restrictions. George Washington University suspends classes with about half of undergraduates ill. several Virginia colleges shut down. Central Michigan and Northern Michigan universities cancel or delay openings. Health authorities report rising Type A cases in Wisconsin and widespread teacher and staff absences in Milwaukee. New York City officials warn the epidemic could hit 300 to 400 deaths and last about two more months.
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Associated Press
Hong Kong
Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
George Washington University
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Central Virginia
Central Michigan University
Northern Michigan University
Maryland
Cleveland
Ohio
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
E. Frank Ellis
New York City
Edward O’rourke
Supreme Court bars draft boards from lifting divinity student exemptions
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that draft boards cannot strip exemptions for divinity students and similar groups shielded by Congress. The decision, in James v. Oestereich, holds exempt young men may contest reclassifications in court without risking jail by refusing induction, while also allowing testers without exemptions to face possible prosecution. Justice Douglas led the majority, with Chief Justice Warren and others concurring. three justices dissented.
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Congress
Supreme Court
James v. Oestereich
Andover - Newton Theological School
Newton Center
Mass
Oestereich
Cheyenne
Wyo
Justice Department
U.S
Vietnam
William C. Douglas
Douglas
National Guard
Reserves
Earl Warren J
Hugo L. Black
Abe Fortas
Thurgood Marshall
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron, R. White
Stewart
California
Snow continues in Western and Eastern Maryland storm
A Sunday storm dumped seven inches on Oakland in far Western Maryland and four inches on Salisbury on the Eastern Shore. Maryland stations outside Baltimore and D C saw mainly flurries as gale warnings persisted along the coast. Temperatures to drop to the teens tonight with below normal readings for five days and a slight warmup by midweek.
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Associated Press
Oakland
Maryland
Salisbury
Baltimore
Washington
Weather Bureau
Court Delays Northern Lines Rail Merger
The Supreme Court sanctioned a stay on the Northern Lines Railroad merger at the Justice Department request. The proposed mega merger would unite Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Chicago Burlington and Quincy and smaller lines, creating a $2.8 billion system spanning Chicago to Seattle and Canada to the Gulf.
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Supreme Court
Northern Lines
Northwest
Justice Department
Department
Great Northern Railway
Northern Pacific Railway
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Pacific Coast Railway
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
Chicago
Seattle
Canadian
Gulf of Mexico
Public voice on U.S. roads sparks debate
Washington sources report a Transportation Department proposal to require public hearings before highway route decisions and design approvals. The plan, backed by Agriculture Interior and city officials, faces opposition from state officials, the roadbuilding industry, and Gov. John Volpe. Public input could slow or halt urban freeway projects.
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Transportation Department
The
Transportation
Agriculture and Interior Departments
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Nixon
Volpe
Eisenhower
Department
Alan
Boyd
Nixon set to become 37th president with Electoral College
Washington AP reports the Electoral College meets to formalize Nixon as the 37th president. With 302 electors pledged to Nixon and 270 needed, Humphrey carried 13 states plus DC for 191 votes, Wallace 45, and a few electors may vote their conscience in three states. The vote tally will be counted in Congress on Jan 6.
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Electoral College
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Humphrey
District of Columbia
Lloyd W. Bailey
Rocky
Mount
N. C
Wallace
George C. Wallace
Michigan
Zolton Ferency
Ferency
Florida
New Mexico
Freezing Arctic Air Strikes Florida and Northeast
Arctic air drenches Florida while extending from the Pacific Northwest into the Northeast. Snow blankets New York and New England as temperatures drop to record lows. A Long Island drowning occurs after a child falls through ice. Kennedy Airport closes for seven hours amid heavy snow.
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Kennedy Airport
Long Island
Syosset
N.Y
New York State
Albany
Reading list hints at Shank case vote by three councilmen
Inside the newspaper mockup the city councilmen are shown poised to vote in the Shank case. The page also notes a 42 percent rise in purse snatchings over nine months and highlights sections for back page amusements classifieds comics and obituaries.
Nixon Keeps Hoover and Helms in Top Posts
President elect Nixon confirms J Edgar Hoover will remain FBI director and Richard Helms will stay as CIA director. Spokesman says both agreed to indefinite tenures after Nixon met with Hoover and Helms in New York. Nixon also met GOP leaders to discuss strategy ahead of the new congressional session.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
New York
Ronald L. Ziegler
Hoover
Helms
Congress
Ray Bliss
GOP
National Committee
Julie
Marble Collegiate Church
Norman Vincent Peale
Johnson
The
New York Times
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Rober Finch
California
Narrow Pants Out Says Dick Nixon
New York AP report notes President elect Nixon for his daughter Julie wedding, rejects narrow pants as fashion concession. He buys a new cutaway coat with fitted lapels after deeming old coat lapels out of style. Julie Nixon Eisenhower set to wed David Eisenhower on December 22 in New York.
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New York
Nixon
Julie
David Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
A Christmas Remembered by Leonard W Curlin in Hagerstown
Leonard W Curlin, local NAACP president, recalls a Christmas six years ago when he gathered Beth El AME Church ladies and underprivileged children for dinner and gifts. He notes Jamaica traditions, adds critique of commercialism, and urges a Christ-like spirit year round. He spent 27 years in Hagerstown after moving from Atlanta to work as an aviation inspector. Born in Jamaica, he describes church and stocking rituals, and memories of discovering no real Santa at age 12.
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Franca Moody
Leonard W. Curlin
NAACP
W. Bethel St
Hagerstown
Carlin
Bethel Ame Church
Curlin
Atlanta
Fairchild Hiller Aviation
Jamaica
West Indies
Santa Claus
Nixon Advised Government Needs More Lawyers
The House Republican Task Force on Crime told President-elect Nixon to double Justice Department lawyers in the Organized Crime Division from about 60 to at least 120 by June 30, 1970. It urged selective electronic surveillance guidelines and quick turnover of U.S. attorneys in six cities, plus expansion of antiracketeering strike forces and new federal gambling laws.
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House
Republican Task Force On
Nixon
Justice Department
New York Times
Washington
Fred P. Graham
The
Times
U.S
Brooklyn
Newark
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Nev
Columbus
Ohio
Ramsey Clark
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