Military ruler Ironsi seizes Nigeria amid coup attempt
Maj. Gen. Aguiui Ironsi declared himself head of the Nigerian federal government after an attempted army coup that kidnapped Prime Minister Balewa and Finance Minister Olatunji Ebo. He suspended Balewa, Azikiwe, regional leaders, and parliaments, promising military governors to restore order as troops patrol Lagos and search for the kidnapped officials. Riots and arson have already claimed over 100 lives while Azikiwe recovers in Britain.
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Nigeria
Aguiui Ironsi
Ironsi
Abubaker Tafawa Balewa
Pended Balewa
Nnamoi Azikiwe
Federation of Nigeria
Balewa
Festus Olotie Ebon
Tronsi
Ibadan
Lagos Radio
Akintola
Azikiwe
Britain
Monsignor Collins of St. Joseph’s Rensselaer Dies at 75
Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Collins pastor of St. Joseph’s Church Rensselaer since 1938 was found dead in his rectory one month after his 50th ordination anniversary. A Glens Falls native he was 75 years old Dr John J Gebert of Clinton Heights a church communicant is mentioned in connection with the report.
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Msgr
John J. Collins
St. Joseph's Church
Rensselaer
Third Street
Collins
Glens Falls
John J. Gebert
Clinton Heights
William Collins
Msgr. Collins
Robert Rizzo
Cardinal Wyszynski Defends Polish Catholicism Amid Political Strain
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski told 2,000 at a Mass that Catholics are Poles with a right to speak as citizens, defying Gomulka’s demand for political loyalty. He stressed Christianity's place in Poland and urged calm. Also reported is the sudden death of Monsignor Collins, longtime Saint Rose College philosopher and editor of the Diocesan Question Box.
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Warsaw
Poland
Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Church of Christ the King
Gomulka
Communist Party
West Germany
Cardinal Wyszynski
Vistula
Rensselaer
Saint Rose College
Albany
The
Evangelist
Special Missions Band
Briton Awarded Franklin Medal 1966 to Sir Denis Brogan
London AP reports Sir Denis Brogan aged 64 won the Benjamin Franklin Medal for 1966. A British political science expert on American law and politics, he studied at Glasgow Oxford and Harvard and teaches at Cambridge. The award honors Anglo American understanding and was established in 1956 by the Royal Society of Arts.
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Benjamin Franklin
Denis Brogan
Royal Loo~ of Arts
Brogan
Glasgow
Oxford
Harvard
Massachusetts Historical Society
Cambridge
Franklin
Society of Arts
Krall's Ltd Semi Annual Sale Continues
Krall's Ltd advertises a continuing semi annual sale with discounts and special offers. Customers are invited to visit the store for reduced prices and shopping incentives during the promotion period.
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Krall’s Ltd
Adv
Quemoy Invites Communist Call
Taipei reports say the Quemoy defense command invited Chinese Communist troops and civilians to spend the lunar new year on the island with a return option to the mainland before Jan 30. The invitation, issued on Chiang Kai-shek’s orders, was broadcast by Nationalist radios. The Year of the Horse begins Jan 21 and a cease-fire is expected.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Courtney Hodges Dies at 79 Former Army General
Gen Courtney Hodges commander of the 1st Army in World War II died at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio at age 79. The retired four star general had lived in San Antonio since 1949 and died of a heart attack, according to a hospital spokesman.
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Tex
Courtney H. Hodges
1St Army
France
Germany
Brooke General Hospital
Hodges
Army
Paris
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Belgium
Rhine
Aachen
Haertgen Forest
Cologne
John J. Pershing
Mexico
6Th Infantry
Lorraine
Meuse-Argonne
St. Mihiel
Field Artillery
Ft. Sill
Okla
The
War College
Washington
D.C
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Philippines
Ft. Benning
10Th Corps
3Rd Army
Walter Krueger
Krueger
Ft. Sam Houston
Mildred Lee Hodges
Georgia
Winds, Ice, and War Echo Across Nation
Violent 65 mph winds sank a dozen boats off Catalina Island and damaged sails in Avalon Harbor. Five people were rescued, one Newport Beach man missing presumed drowned. his wife and son were rescued after a boat capsize. Blizzard conditions coated Texas Panhandle highways and frigid air spread to Minnesota and the Dakotas with subzero readings and heavy snowfall. The article also profiles General Hodges with details of his WW II commands and postwar career, noting his birth in 1887 and West Point history.
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Texas Panhandle
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Michigan
Minnesota
Great Plains
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Rocky Mountains
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Los Angeles Harbor
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Weather Bureau
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New York City
Poughkeepsie
White Plains
Upstate
New York
Watertown
Lake Ontario
Syracuse
Albany
Buffalo
Archibald Bush Dies at 78 Former MM&M Leader
Archibald Granville Bush longtime MM&M executive committee chair and Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. leader died at his Winter Park home at age 78. Once valued at about 300 million dollars, he retired in 1949 after starting with the firm in 1909 as an assistant bookkeeper. He leaves wife Edythe, two sisters Margaret Hollensteiner of St Paul and Minnie Bush of New York City.
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Fla
Archibald Granville Bush
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co
Bush
Mm&m
Edythe Bush
Margaret Hollensteiner
St. Paul Minn
Minnie Bush
New York City
Fire Claims 87-Year-Old Woman in Schenectady
An 87-year-old woman, Margaret A. Larned, died early yesterday in Schenectady when clothing caught fire in her home at 559 Ontario Street. Officials say she was trying to light an oven when the accident occurred.
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Schenectady
Margaret A. Larned
Ontario St
Zambia Plans Import Slash to Press Rhodesia Stand
The Zambian Cabinet orders a ban on nonessential imports and stockpiling of food and coal to cut trading links with Rhodesia. Officials fear retaliation from Prime Minister Ian Smith and possible halt of goods through landlocked Zambia.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
LOCAL NAACP Chief Speaks Here in April
A brief item notes the local NAACP leader will address the community in April with details on the event to be announced locally.
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NAACP
East
Political Chiefs Mull Viet Peace Offensive
Bipartisan leaders urged continued lull in bombing North Vietnam as President Johnson pursues peace. Senators Mansfield and Aiken backed an indefinite pause begun December 24, saying the United States would gain more than it loses. Representative Ford joined in calling for continued restraint.
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Washington
U.S
North Viet Nam
Johnson
Mike Mansfield
George D. Aiken
United States
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
Infantry Viet Cong clash in major Saigon area action
U S 1st Division infantry clashed with Viet Cong 20 miles northwest of Saigon in its largest sweep battle to date while B52s from Guam bombed Viet Cong positions along the central coast. Five guerrillas were captured and ten reportedly killed as US casualties were light.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Guam
Dwight D. Bald
Trung Lap
Richard E. Springs
Mexico
N.Y
George Daily
Fort Atkinson
Wis
U S
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
Manila
Hawaii
Washington
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Quang Ngai City
Quang Ngai
Indonesia Protests Reach New Heights Over Rice Prices
Students in Jakarta protested spiraling prices amid Indonesia s economic crisis. President Sukarno warned against unrest after guards fired over marchers headed to his Bogor summer residence. Demonstrators blamed civilian ministers for price rises in rice and other essentials.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Bogor
Trade Pact Signed Between Soviet Union and Japan
TOKYO AP reports a five year Soviet Japan trade pact to be signed this week. It calls for exchange of 400 million dollars in goods during 1966, according to government sources.
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Tokyo
Castro hints at new Guevara activity and imperialist plots
Fidel Castro urged vigilance at the Tri continental conference, suggesting Guevara remains active abroad and denouncing imperialist plots to discredit the Cuban revolution. He cited rumors of Guevara’s fate as part of foreign agitation and said a future clarification would come when circumstances permit.
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Fidel Castro
Ernesto
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Guevara
Castro
Cuba
United States
Osmani Cienfuegoes
Cairo
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