Lieutenant Shot Down in Mekong Delta Escort Mission
An unconfirmed U S Army lieutenant was killed when a Communist bullet struck the cockpit of an HU-1B escort helicopter over Kien Hoa province in the Mekong Delta. The copilot landed safely in Saigon with no other casualties and minor damage to the aircraft. The victim's identity was withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Viet Nam
U. S
Kien Hoa
Mekong River
Here
Woodrow Wilson Submarine Joins Fleet at Mare Island
The nuclear powered Polaris firing submarine Woodrow Wilson, capable of submerged operations for over five months, joins the U S fleet. The 7,500 ton vessel, first to bear Woodrow Wilson name, aims to guarantee peace with global range, Navy says, as Chief Justice Earl Warren spoke at Mare Island commissioning.
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Mare Island
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U.S
Navy
Earl Warren
Mare Island Shipyard
Postal search for raccoon skins mailed from Atlanta
Post office seeks the person who mailed eight raccoon skins in a gunny sack from Atlanta. Under postal rules the unclaimed parcel must be held for at least 60 days, but the skins were not aired before mailing and gave an odor.
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Atlanta
Ant
Lunar Eclipse Wows North America and South America
The 3 hour lunar eclipse graced observers across North America and the west coast of South America. In the eastern United States viewers should rise early as the eclipse begins at 4.25 am EST with totality from 5.28 to 5.47 am, ending by 7.50 am.
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Boston
North America
South America
United States
Hayden Planetarium
Fire Destroys Milton Hotel in Blairsville Georgia
A Friday night blaze leveled the Milton Hotel built in the 1880s, a north Georgia landmark with capacity for about 300. Firefighters from Murphy, North Carolina failed to save the wooden structure in about 40 minutes. no injuries were reported. Police Chief Claude Davis cited a possible heater explosion as the cause while a rear motel was evacuated and doused to prevent spread.
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Blairsville
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Claude Davis
Murphy
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Davis
Elmira Poll Finds Jolt of Fame Misidentified Photo
In Elmira, a sidewalk poll of 24 people mostly identified a pictured figure as President Jolson. One respondent misidentified the photo as Gov Rockefeller, per the Elmira Star-Gazette report.
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Elmira, Wnaps
Jolson
Elmira
Tippit Fund Tops Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
The Tippit fund for the Dallas police officer’s widow reached 423000 plus today as mail contributions were tallied. Lt. Verne Hipskind said a few more bags remain to be counted and the total nears final. Tippit was killed during the pursuit of Lee Harvey Oswald, the accused Kennedy assassin. The fund comes from donors nationwide for the officer and his three children.
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J. D. Tippit
Verne Hipskind
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Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Fae Pryor
Rusk Sees 1964 as Probing Peace Possibilities
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told reporters in Washington that 1964 would be a period of probing for the possibilities of peace. He voiced optimism about progress on major issues confronting the United States.
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Dean Rusk
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China
Berlin
Germany
Cuba
Viet Nam
Japan
State Department Today
Broad Cast On Waters Due Return
Long article recounts Carolyn Purcell’s medical odyssey from near blindness to 20 20 vision after ACTH treatment and a family escape from a hospital. It also covers Dean Rusk discussing Cold War issues and hopes for peaceful world cooperation amid tension with the Soviet Union and Cuba.
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Waters Due Return
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Port Carolyn Purcell
Frank Purcell
Big Creek
Cumming
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Carolyn
Subzero Midwest and balmy South mark weekend weather
The report details frigid Midwest and Northeast readings with Minnesota towns International Falls at minus 22 and Hibbing at minus 10, New York areas and New England chilling further. The South stays dry while parts of the West see rain and snow. Denver’s winds and Rockies snow noted with four inches at Sault Ste Marie and up to eight inches in parts of New England.
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Mich
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Talmadge Lists VP Possibles
Senator Herman Talmadge cites about 25 possible vice presidential picks for the Democrats. He favors Sargent Shriver for running mate and doubts Attorney General Robert Kennedy will be chosen. He adds the nominee will likely come from a large urban state in the east midwest or west and be Catholic.
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Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Talmadge
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
Lyndon B. Johnson
Atty. Gen
Robert Kennedy
Cyprus Tensions Ease as Turkish Jets Hover Off Nicosia
Cypriots remained tense after three Turkish jets buzzed Nicosia at rooftop height. British and U.S. officials rushed to crisis talks with Archbishop Makarios as warships loomed offshore. Despite the overflight, Greek and Turkish Cypriots quieted under British patrols.
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Turkey
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U.S
Frazer Wilkins
Denis Cleary
Makarios
Enterprising Children Sell Drinks for Five Cents in Palm Beach
Sydney Lawford and Maria Shriver, aged 7 and 8, sold cold drinks for 5 cents to motorists outside a Palm Beach mansion owned by multi-millionaire Joseph Kennedy. They are children of actor Peter Lawford and Sargent Shriver, married to Kennedy sisters. The other items note Truman on Wagner, James Meredith plans Europe trip and Nigeria study, Marie McDonald seeking divorce, a MacArthur museum display in Norfolk, Ernie Borgnine and Ethel Merman marriage plans, Deborah Loew’s divorce, and Johnson gifts to German chancellor Fer hard.
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Sydney Lawford
Maria Shriver
Fila
Fla
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Peter Lawford
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
Santa receives record 4176 calls from Thomasville area
Santa Claus reports 4176 calls from Thomasville and nearby towns this season, averaging 232 daily for 18 days, with 1053 manhours by North Pole helpers. Several calls routed to Valdosta and other South Georgia towns. An accident report misdated 1:55 a m versus 1:55 p m. over 160 needy families and 1176 people received Christmas aid from the Salvation Army.
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North Pole
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Thomasville-Thomas County
Johnson and Erhard Begin Talks at Texas Ranch
President Johnson welcomes West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard at Bergstrom Air Force Base and at the LBJ Ranch for two days of high level talks on East West relations and Germanys status. Johnson emphasizes freedom self determination and peaceful progress with the Soviet Union.
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Texas
Ludwig Ferhard
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Dent Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
U.S
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Erhard
Germany
Houston
Bergstrom Air Force Base
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LBJ Ranch
Inside Pages Highlight History and Society Notes
A compact glimpse into church news classifieds and comic sections with brief notes on society events. The column touches on community prayers, local ads, and light entertainment items, reflecting everyday life and social happenings.
Land Owner Vote Favored To Settle Annexation Bid
Atlanta AP A House study committee backs land owners in voting on annexation of their property by cities. It recommends a 10 percent petition objection threshold to trigger a referendum. The report responds to a city county boundary dispute tied to 1963 GA bills.
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Atlanta
Georgia Municipal Association
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U S Demands Red Bulgarians Pay Damages in Sofia Riot
Demonstrators outside the U S Legation in Sofia damaged four cars and shattered windows on the building’s first three floors. The protest followed a Bulgarian spy case involving a former diplomat, with United States officials demanding compensation for the damages.
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Sofia
Vienna
Austria
United States
Bulgaria
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Cuba accuses CIA of mining Cuban bay and sinking torpedo boat
Cuban Radio reports three sailors killed and 18 wounded when a mine exploded in Siguanea Bay near the Isle of Pines. Cuban Armed Forces say CIA saboteurs used a submarine to place the mine and a second mine was found near the channel entrance.
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Fla
API
Cuba
Central Intelligence Agency Today
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Isle of Pines
CTA
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Commando Mambises
United States
Lyndon Johnson
Ta Isle of Pines
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