Thousands Strike At California U Berkeley Over Arrests
Thousands of students stay away from University of California Berkeley classes in a spontaneous strike protesting sit-in arrests near Sproul Hall. Leaflets demand charges dropped against nine detainees including Savio and Rubin. A large rain soaked picket line forms as 3,000 voters call for a campus boycott.
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Syria accuses Jordan of firing on refugees
Syria charged that Jordan's Arab Legion fired on antigovernment refugees who crossed into Syria. A Damascus radio report said one man was killed and accused Jordan of dragging Syria into a side battle, heightening the Middle East crisis.
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Budget May Hit Record 140 Billion
President Johnson pressed his fiscal 1968 budget, expected to reach a record 140 billion dollars due to rising Vietnam costs and high interest rates. Officials warn the budget could climb toward an unprecedented 130 billion, while Johnson privately calls peace the hardest challenge and the budget second hardest.
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Weather Outlook Promises Mild Temperatures Across Regions
Forecasters predict more balmy days with cooler nights. Highs tomorrow near 80 degrees, lows around 45, slightly cooler than today. Meanwhile, arctic air grips parts of the nation with Havre at 25 below and Minneapolis at 1 below zero.
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Viet Nam Casualties Rise Amid Cambodian Border Fighting
Last week more than 800 American servicemen were killed or wounded in Viet Nam. Sixty five miles northwest of Saigon in the Atlleboro operation near Cambodia, 143 Americans were killed and 709 wounded. Viet Cong surrenders in November totaled 2,505, the year’s high, with 17,726 Viet Cong surrendering in 1966.
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Cold Snap Lowers Mexico City to 21 Degrees
A mass of artic air from the United States pushed temperatures to 21 degrees in Mexico City on Wednesday, the coldest in two years, with more of the same forecast for the day ahead.
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United States
Moon Copernicus Picture Deemed Finest Ever
NASA Lunar Orbiter 2 captured a stunning Copernicus crater image on November 23 from 2.4 miles above the Moon. Scientists call it the picture of the century with details rivaling aerial views of Earth and expect new moon science insights.
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Japanese Chief Ts Re-Elected
TOKYO RP reports Prime Minister Bissku Sato was re-elected today and pledged to root out corruption in his government.
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Collins laments county office supply bottleneck and phone delay
Superior Court Judge John P. Collins laments lack of an office phone and an approved note pad policy after moving offices. He cites burden on staff and delays from county desks, noting dozens of calls and wasted time as he seeks routine supplies and a simple call to authorize.
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Lee Garrett
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Stocks Firm As Trading Speeds Up
Trading accelerates with narrow movements across major indices. Brokers note slight rallies and declines in limited sectors, while overall market sentiment remains cautious amid mixed signals from industrial and tech shares.
Freed after habeas ruling in fatal Tucson escape case
Luis Galvan won ground in a long legal fight as he was released with out bond from Florence State Prison. Convicted in 1960 on narcotics counts, he sought appeal rights and counsel appointments and received a writ of habeas corpus from the U.S. District Court in Phoenix, citing denial of appeal and transcript access.
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Speck Ruled Competent For Trial In Slaughter
Chicago, UPI report Rich ard Speck is found mentally competent to stand trial on eight nurse slayings. Judge Herbert C. Paschen ordered the jury to continue despite defense objections and said a venue motion would be heard today. Public defender Gerald W. Getty decried the ruling as a sad Cook County day.
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UPI
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Gerald W. Getty
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Getty
Paschen
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Elusive Hughes Visits Las Vegas
Multimillionaire Howard Hughes, famed for privacy, visits Las Vegas as he guards his public profile while staying under the radar.
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Howard Hughes
Inside Today's Citizen Feature Highlights
A compact overview of today's Citizen section lists Dr. Alvarez Bridge Comics Crossword Puzzle Deaths Editorials Movie Times Sports CV Radio Dials and Woman's View with brief mentions of local events and columns.
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Bitter Midwest Winter Storm Triggers Fatal Ship Sinking
A powerful blizzard devastates the central states with heavy snow and subzero temperatures. The 600‑foot ore carrier Daniel J Morrell sank in Lake Huron after gale winds and 20‑foot waves, with 29 aboard and 26 believed dead. a survivor, a father of four, recounted clinging to a pontoon raft as rescue arrived.
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Wilson and Smith Face Rhodesian Crisis Showdown
Prime Minister Harold Wilson said in parliament he would meet Rhodesian rebel Tan Smith in a planned rendezvous aboard the cruiser HM 5 Tiger in the Mediterranean to avert a crisis that could trigger economic disaster for both nations. He vowed there would be no sellout.
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UPI
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