22 Cars Derailed Near Valley Falls On Bolstered B and M Line
A 22 car derailment on the Boston and Maine line near West Valley Falls halted east and westbound traffic for about 20 hours. The accident scattered potato bags and toppled tankers, with wreck crews clearing debris from Mechanicville and the Hoosick River bridge as investigators probe a possible broken rail. Security was provided by railroad police with heavy machinery brought in to speed repairs.
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Joun H
Maloney
Boston and Maine Railroad
West Valley Falls
Rigby
Maine
Mechanicville
Boston
Hoosick River
JA. Elis Hawks
Railroad ‘Police Department
E. A. Hawkes
B&m ‘Police Department
Rizby
John H. Maloney
Grim smoking statistics spark health debate
Washington report shows heavy cigarette smokers endure more chronic health conditions and lost work days than nonsmokers. Surgeon General Stewart cites a 420 interview study indicating high conditions among men who smoke heavily and among women, while the Tobacco Institute questions the study’s methods and conclusions.
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Washington
Public Health Service
William H Stewart
Steyvart
Alo
Dai HK
Beyatt
PDA
Tobacco Instittle, Inc
Des
PHS
Identify Body Of Woman Found In River In Amsterdam
The decomposed body of 82 year old Mrs. Catherine Jarzemboski was found in the Mohawk River near Hoffmans. She had been reported missing by her son Frank Yaaum on November 29. Police said there was no indication of foul play and identified the body.
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Amsterdam
N.Y
Mohawk
Catherine Jarzemboski
Hoffmans
Record Attack Sets Vietnam War Air Loss Total
Best single day for U S pilots in the Vietnam War reported as 11 MIGs destroyed or damaged. Navy carriers hit Kep Air Base near Hanoi claiming three MiGs downed on the ground. Air Force jets struck Hoa Lac airfield near Hanoi destroying or damaging five more aircraft. Air combat added two MiGs downed by Navy pilots and one by Air Force, with larger claims continuing as reports evolved.
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Gatgon
Wastal
U.S
Haney
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Kepair
Hanoi
Hoa Lac
Navy
Kep
Congress Again Forestalls The Canned Railroad Strike
Washington action forestalled a second nationwide railroad strike for 47 days amid talks on wage disputes. President Johnson promised a new settlement proposal while unions criticized railroads for seeking police state measures including compulsory arbitration and potential worker jail. Union leaders indicate talks may continue under the cooling-off period and pending legislation.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
Jolson
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Capitol
Michael Fox
Afl-Cio
Fox
Promse
JE. Wolfe
Carmen
Sheet
Mystar
County May Help With City's Roads
County officials view a new state law allowing joint city county highway funding as a regional step, but practical limits exist. Rensselaer County may not use funds for city arterials. county budgeted about 28000 for road work this year with 14 towns averaging 12000 each.
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Rensselaer County
Tros
Rockefeller
Thomas Laverne
Rochester
Rensselaer
Joseph Casey
Board of Supervisors
Trax
Board of ‘Supervisors
Goldfinger gang hijacks London armored truck for 2.1 million
A four‑man gang nicknamed Goldfinger hijacked an armored truck in North London, spraying ammonia to blind guards, switching 140 gold bars totaling about 2.1 million pounds, and fleeing in a second vehicle. Guards Jack Chandler and others were injured. bystanders alerted police. The bullion, owned by NM Rothschild, was to be delivered to a bullion dealer.
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London
Goldfinger
Britain
Amnenia
Thve Suirds
N.M. Rothschild and Sons
Jack Chandler
Tvo
Romney Seeks Unity On Vietnam in Emory Speech
Gov George Romney urged unity on Vietnam during a campaign swing stop at Emory University in Atlanta. He said the nation must not pursue policies that weaken the president or aid the enemy, stressing U.S. prestige and that withdrawal is not an option. He defended American ideals and faith guiding policy, amid mixed applause and boos from audiences at Emory and Morehouse College.
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Atlanta
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Emory University
United States
Vietnam
Emory
Morehouse College
Coroner Rules Murder death by own action in Clifton Park case
Coroner Harold Hall of Greenfield Center ruled murder death by own action in the Clifton Park family killing suicide case. Autopsies at Ellis Hospital Schenectady confirmed the double shooting of Roy J. Bell and Marie Rose Bell and the deaths of three children Roy Joseph Cheryl Jean and Lynn Marie. The family was found in resort pajamas Sunday night. private funerals planned Thursday.
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Marie Rose Bell
Clifton Park
Saratoga County
Old Hall of
Greenficld Center
Islis Hospital
Schenectady
Roy J. Bell
Polter
New York
Ellis Hospital
Roy Joseph
Shenendechowa
Cheryl Jean
Lynn Marie
Riles
Hack Funeral Home
Sevhaghticoke
W. Ray Deming
Clifton Park Methodist
Bell
Mr. Bell
Harold Martin
Herbert Bell
Raymond Martin
Ruth Parent
RD 1
Waterford
May Day Oratory Softens Viet Nam Cry in Moscow
The Soviet May Day display in Red Square featured restrained attacks on the American presence in Vietnam. Defense Minister Andrei Grechko spoke six minutes, alluding to the war in Vietnam but avoiding harsher anti American rhetoric used by his late predecessor Marshal Rodion Malinovsky who died March 31.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Viet ‘Nam
Red Square
Andrei A. Grechko
Vitnam
Marshal Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Che Guevara Leads Cuban Guerilla Drive Across Latin America
A Cuban official announced during May Day ceremonies that Ernesto Che Guevara, the missing revolutionary, is now leading Communist guerilla activities in Latin America. Major Juan Almeida said the Argentine-born Guevara is serving the revolution somewhere in the region but did not specify a location.
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Miame
UPI
Cuba
Ernesto Che Guevara
Latin America
Juan Almeida
Armed Forces
Guevara
May Day Echoes Across World Protests and Parades
The article notes global May Day demonstrations with slogans about Vietnam and U S policies. Mao appeared in Beijing, troops and student rallies marked by activity in the Eastern Hemisphere, Britain faced strikes, and Moscow saw a restrained ceremony after Kowmarov's death. Grechko called for Communist nations to unite.
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Vietnam
Latin America
U.S
Mao Yietung
Peking
Britain
Moscow
Vladmir M. Kowmarov
Grechko
China
Canberra to Host World Second Largest Optical Telescope
The Australian and British governments plan to build the world second largest optical telescope in Australia at an 11 million dollar cost. It will feature a 150 inch reflector aperture. The largest optical telescope is Mt Palomar California with a 20 inch reflector.
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Canberra
Australia
Mt. Palomar
California
Salisbury's Series Rejected Monitor Scribe Wins Pulitzer
New York reports that Salisbury's international reporting series was overruled by the Pulitzer Advisory Board, despite a 4-1 vote in favor of his dispatches from Vietnam Indonesia and the purges. The Monitor's R. M. Hughes led the original selection, while Columbia University upheld the Times jury's controversial choice.
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New York
Salisbury
Hughes
Hanoi
Times Editors’ Opinion Highlights Pulitzer Debate
A Times editor comments on the 1955 Pulitzer dispute over international reporting and photography. The editor notes the Times ranking its opinion above jurors, while acknowledging the nine minute delay in announcing the prizes after the controversy. The piece references Jack R Thornell of the AP for the Meredith shooting photo.
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The
Times
Jack R.thornell
Associated Press
James H. Meredith
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