World marks New Year amid war and faith across nations
AP reports New Year celebrations in 1966 blend hope for peace with war news from Viet Nam. In New York Times Square crowds welcomed 1966 as Mayor-elect Lindsay eyed a transit deal while Japan observed the Year of the Horse. Pope Paul VI proclaimed a Vatican jubilee ending the Ecumenical Council.
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New York
Viet Nam
1966
Johnson
White House
New York City
John V. Lindsay
Times Square
Japan
Paul VI
Yearend warnings clash with holiday observances abroad
Officials urge abstinence during Ramadan and New Year rites while rabbis urge Sabbath restraint in Detroit. Police, health bureaus warn against risky kissing as Viet Nam war actions continue with loudspeaker messages to the Viet Cong from An Khe.
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Portland
Ore
Bureau of Health
Viet Nam
An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Viet Cong
35 Safe After Rescue
A Coast Guard rescue saved 35 people when the 96-foot windjammer Mandalay ran aground on a Florida reef during a Bahama Islands cruise. Passenger radioman A. E. Lundquist alerted SOS, guiding helicopters to air lift 24 passengers to Homestead Air Force Base and ferry 11 crewmen to Miami Beach.
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Fla
Coast Guard
Mandalay
Florida
A. E. Lundquist
Scituate
Mass
Michael Burke
Windjammer Cruises
Bahama Islands
Homestead Air Force Base
Miami Beach
Lundquist
Cocoa-Cola Bottling Co
Boston
U.S. Power Squadron
Norwell
James Gjevik
Walter H. Ballard
W.H.B. Chemical Corp
Westchester, N.Y
Burke
Bahamas
Clair Hall
Indianapolis
Ind
Hall
Court Halls Subway Strike Threat Looms Over New York
A court injunction was issued on the eve of a planned 5 am subway strike threatening New York City’s 15 million residents. Transit Authority seeks to halt actions by TWU and ATU leaders over a 32 hour week and 30 percent pay raise, with talks led by Mayor Lindsay after a tense session.
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NEW York
Nathan Feinsinger
Subway
Transit Authority
Quill’s
TWU
Amalgamated Transit Union
Afl-Cio
ATU
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
Quill
Quill’s Union
Cure Published For Hangovers
Baltimore Sun New Year edition prints a home remedy to cure hangovers combining lemon juice or orange juice salt brown sugar and ice water to make eight ounces. The recipe claims several glasses can sober a person in 5 to 35 minutes.
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Baltimore, Md
The
Baltimore Sun
The Record Newspapers To Increase Prices
The Record Newspapers will raise prices starting Monday January 3 1966 to 8 cents per copy and 48 cents weekly on delivery. The increase is necessary due to rising publication costs and is the first since January 7 1957.
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the Record
Troy Record
Times Record
Record
Miracle Needed To Halt Strike
Michael J. Quill head of the Transport Workers Union warned a New Year’s Day transit strike could gridlock New York City with 15 million residents. He rejected miracles, said wheels are in motion, and ordered a 5 a.m. walkout despite a state Supreme Court injunction.
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Supreme Court
George Tilzer
Transport Workers Union
Michael Quill
Transit Authority
Aflcio Transport Workers Union
Lindsay
Michael
New York
Michael J. Quill
Peppery
Rubicon
Quill
U.S
Minh Long
Quang
Dog Hero Seaford Scotia Rescue as Two Boys Drown
A German hunting dog saved eight year old Daniel Febbie by grabbing his leash and pulling him ashore while two other boys Raymond Law aged 8 and Robert Naylon aged 18 drowned after ice on Collins Lake gave way in Scotia. Firemen recovered the bodies. Daniel is son of Walter Febbie and the Law and Naylon families are local residents.
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Scotia
Raymond Law
Robert Naylon
Law
Daniel Febbie
Jasper
Law Boy
Knickerbocker Rd
Febbie
Naylon
Washington Rd
Daniel
Young Law
Collins Lake
Raymond
Naylen
James Campbell
The
Scotia Fire Department
Walter Febbie
Robert R. Law
William 0.Naylon
Danny
Johnson Delays Vietnam Decisions Amid Peace Effort
Washington sources say President Johnson will postpone hard Viet Nam choices until the peace offensive yields a Communist response. The pause in bombing North Vietnam continues as U.S. probes aim for a Red reply before Congress convenes January 10.
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Washington
Johnson
North
Viet Nam
U.S
Congress
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
W. Averell Harriman
Arthur J. Goldberg
America
Warsaw
Moscow
Belgrade
Vatican
United States
Saigon
Bethlehem Steel hikes price amid White House criticism
Bethlehem Steel Corp announced a five dollar-per-ton rise on some products drawing swift rebuke from President Johnson and his economic adviser Gardner Ackley. Ackley called the move inflationary and not in the public interest while Johnson urged immediate talks. Bethlehem cited lighter metals and noted steel framing costs will remain below five years ago and that the price increase affects about seven percent of the market.
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Bethlehem Steel Corp
Fiiday
Johnson
Gardner Ackley
Bethlehem
John F. Kennedy
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Washington
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