Cyprus Tensions Easing Amid Envoy Johnson's Peace Mission
Secretary of the Army's envoy to Cyprus sought to avert Greek Turkish war. Vance flew between Athens and Ankara delivering messages and proposals as negotiations continued. Greece offered troop withdrawal over seven months. Turkey demanded immediate removal of all illegal troops. Civil tensions and sporadic bombings kept the island on edge as talks stretched into a tense weekend.
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Rockefeller Center To Get Yule Tree
New York UPI reports a 65 foot balsam fir from Coventry Vermont will be unloaded at Rockefeller Center this morning. The 65 year old tree weighs 342 tons and spans 40 feet. It traveled 420 miles from Newport Vermont on a flatbed truck signaling New York City's holiday season opening.
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Harriman Sees Tito Amid Peace Feeler Talks
Roving U.S. ambassador W Averell Harriman met with President Josip Broz Tito in Belgrade amid reports the United States is seeking to extend a peace feeler to Hanoi. Sources say Romania, which Harriman visits next, may serve as a more likely intermediary.
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B52s Strike Deep Into North Vietnam
North Vietnam targets the Mu Gia Pass in April 1966 and subsequent strikes through November, while South Vietnam sees major Marine clashes near Da Nang and Con Thien with heavy casualties. The Mekong Delta’s Can Tho sees Viet Cong bombing deaths and injuries, and Dak To area air offensives continue with B52 and Stratofortress raids.
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Outlaws raid linked to Florida abuse case ends in extradition
Florida sheriff Kirk reported three motorcycle club members extradited after a brutal attack on Christine Deese 18, allegedly punished by nails driven into her hands during a ritual. Investigators traced suspects to Detroit and New Albany before arresting them and returning to Florida for arraignment.
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Minnesota Poll Shows Rocky Leading
Minnesota Poll by the Minneapolis Tribune finds Gov. Rockefeller leading President Johnson 56 to 37 percent among Minnesotans surveyed. Nixon 51 to 43 percent and Romney 50 to 43 percent also favor challengers, while Reagan narrowly trails 47 to 46 percent.
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Auto crash claims life of Vermont teen
Pittsford Vermont residents mourn 17 year old Raymond W Fallon after he died from injuries from a late night crash along River Road. Police said his car struck a barn and he was the driver.
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Kennedy and Humphrey clash over Vietnam and ARVN role
Senator Kennedy and Vice President Humphrey spar over the Vietnam War ethics and the ARVN in the DMZ and at Dak To. Kennedy warns the war saps American moral standing abroad while urging a debate ahead of Johnson’s renomination. He cites photos of a paratrooper threatening a woman.
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Pope Paul VI urges peace in Vietnam Middle East and Cyprus
In a televised Vatican address Pope Paul VI urged world readers to seek peace in Vietnam the Middle East and Cyprus. He described peace as the fruit of human and good moral force rather than arms and noted concern over stalled negotiations in Vietnam. He spoke from St Peter's Square to about 30 000 people after his prostate surgery.
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Optometrists Boycott Medicaid Patients Across New York
Albany reports Columbia County joins 11th county in optometrists refusing Medicaid patients until fees match other professions. Dr. Ralph C. Tannenbaum, president of the Eastern New York Society of Optometrists, announced the action. Ten other counties had joined the boycott on November 1, including Albany and Schenectady.
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