Defense budget cuts half military construction plans
Secretary McNamara signaled a new defense budget is to slash almost half of the current military construction program. Indefinite postponement of about 420 million for family housing and barracks aims to curb spending and focus on military necessity amid the Vietnam war.
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Fred S. Hovfman
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Pentagon
District of Columbia
Navy
Defense
Hig Department
U.S
Sidi
Patrolmen Insecure About Jobs In North Carolina
RALEIGH AP Relaxing of the tenure rule for promotion unsettles North Carolina Highway Patrol officers. A. Pilston Godwin's suspension of a patrol manual section delaying promotions sparks fears of unemployment transfers and sagging morale. Troopers blame arbitrary promotions while insisting on professional standards.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Atro
A. Pilston Godwin
Titan 3 lofted from Cape Kennedy on satellite mission
Cape Kennedy reports the powerful Titan 3 rocket lifting off at 8 am carrying four satellites for an intended 21 000 mile high equatorial orbit. Two satellites will test experimental communications, one will measure solar radiation, and one will support armored radio operators worldwide.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Titan 3
United States
Stolen Santa Rig Exploited In Dallas Porch Prank
In Dallas on a Sunday night thieves grabbed a Santa statue from the Carter home porch. The life sized figure, dressed in a red suit, was heavily weighted with towels to appear real. It was later found damaged near a water tank, with the head severed and body torn, according to investigators.
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Santa Claus
George Cotter
Dallas
Santa
California
Carters
Pallas Behan
Ira
Plucky Girl Stepha nie Smith Celebrates Christmas Hope
NEW YORK AP Stephanie Smith home for Christmas amid hundreds of letters from strangers touched by her seven year lupus vasculitis battle at Rockefeller University Hospital. The 28 year old blond said the outpouring gave her courage and the sense that people do care. She has faced multiple hospitalizations, last rites, and critical lists, but modern medicines now control the disease.
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Stephanie Smith
New York City
New York
Chrimas
Te Barkefeller University
Jess
Siti
Remet Catholic Church
Tia
Miss Smith
Associated Press
Tham
Aliss Sorill
Bob Tucker
Weel
Gould
Stephanie Taylor
Dalores Toucet
New Orleans
Gane Wilsian
Arthur Slawski
Maltimore
Manhattan
Inna Sistas
Antonia
Fire kills mother and three sons in Lowell tenement blaze
In Lowell Massachusetts a mother and her three children perished in a late night fire that trapped them in two tenement houses. Firefighters rescued about six people from ladders as tenants fled into near freezing air and investigated the cause amid hazardous conditions. The deceased were Anastasia Wowglas 23 and her children Quentin 2 Derek 6 Jane Autre 6, a native of North Carolina.
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Lowell
Mass
Tother
Tames
Pollen
Anausts Wowglas
Quentin
Derek
Jane Autre
She
Stalley, N.C
Congressman Basil Whitener Faces Redistricting Dilemmas
The report notes Basil Whitener rejects entanglement in redistricting plots, dismisses potential alignments with Charles Jonas, and considers several other possibilities as benchmarks in ongoing political maneuvering. The brief appears on page WB.
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Basil Whitener
Charles Re Jonas al Lincolnlant
Pike
Five States Join In Voting Rights Act Suit
Five Southern states join South Carolina in challenging the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Louisiana Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Virginia file briefs. Illinois supports the law. The suit targets the Acts suspensive provisions and trigger mechanism affecting minority registration while not challenging goals of expanding minority voting. The U S Supreme Court will hear the case January 17 with Alabama seeking permission to file a separate suit.
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Washington
South Carolina
Caroling Monday
U.S. Supreme:Court
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Virginia
Illinois
Alsharra
Allen
Daniel R. McLeod
Congress
Changes Rejected In Plan Reapportionment Debate
North Carolina House plan to create 49 districts faced renewed opposition as the special study committee rejected changes. Speaker Pat Taylor announced another meeting January 3 to hear more suggestions while probing potential session timing. Regional shifts toward the Piedmont drive the proposal, with lawmakers weighing county versus multi county districts and the impact on representation for Montgomery, Halifax, Bertie, and Transylvania.
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Haleigh
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Pat Taylor
Mayse
Taylor
House
Senate
Piedmont
Tawley
Stite
Paul Wallace
Montgomery
Randolph
Ranteigh
Robes
Martin
Halifax
Bassai Hennett
Dlisidel
Cay Fore
Craven
Districting Problems Unsettled in North Carolina
RALEIGH API A joint legislative committee met again to draw a plan realigning North Carolina's 11 congressional districts. Bob Scott said the committee encountered difficulties in redraws and failed to agree. They aim to keep Nash Paul and Edgecombe separate to avoid incumbents in the same district. Members from Nash and Edgecombe are Democratic nominees. The session ran from 10:30 a.m. to 5:03 p.m. Monday with plans to slot districts across the state.
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Raleigh
API
North Carolina
Guy
Bob Scott
Ember Committee
Nash
Paul
Cammitses
Scott
House
Senate
U.S. Supreme Ch
Fire Claims Ten in Yonkers Center Classrooms Tragedy
A deadly blaze engulfed a Yonkers community center turning a music class into a death trap. Nine children aged 7 to 10 and an adult were killed with at least nine others injured, as smoke and flames trapped students on the top floor. Firefighters evacuated survivors from windows while neighbors and volunteers aided in rescue efforts. The fire chief said investigators are examining the cause at the four story brick building near Sunset Green.
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West
New York
Suburi
Brythota Ain
Toda
Lucille Sacks
Sandra
Sacks
Isak Konsina
Sunset Green
Richard Kanoshita
Kimika
Chanukah
Tewiah Cil
Secotd
Gerlochovinyy
Nunsigor St. Joseph's Hospital
Firedom
Ray Cohen
Auro
Ledder
William 7. Pal- Son
Coumunits
Community Center
Yonkers Business Cell
Dixon Wrote For Gazette Columnist Dies Of Heart Attack
Dixon, longtime Gazette columnist and King Features writer, died of a heart attack on Monday. Born in Canada, he began in 1917 with the Toronto Star, later writing for the Philadelphia Inquirer and New York Daily News before joining King Features. His election reporting from the Philippines and world roundups formed his signature, as his column appeared across many papers.
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King Features
Philippines
Dison
Canada
Toronto Star
United Sates
Philadelphia Inquirer
New York Daily News
Gazette
Gene Tie
Sal Jeu
Haine
Intings
Galirimae
New York
Meteoral Almanac Seers Predict Varied Winter Signs
The Almanac, Moon signs, and amateur forecasters differ on winter. Predictions rely on moon phases, volcanic activity, fog levels, and fish behavior. Kyritsis cites two major snows, while others foresee a green Christmas or heavy snow in parts.
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Tesiris
Bran
Sjukniks
Hs. Mathon Kyritsis
Waukepun
Midwest
Kyritsis
Anita Ys Bos
Tavis Nabin
Richmond
Gaines
Thas
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