Eight Americans Presumed Killed In South Vietnam
AP reports two crash incidents near Saigon and the central highlands. A twin engine H37 helicopter and an Otter aircraft carrying U S advisers crashed, with five Americans aboard the helicopter and four advisers and three Vietnamese on the other flight. One helicopter crewman survived.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Viet Nam
Mekong
Kien Phong
U.S
Central Highlands
Nha Trang
Ban Me Thuot
Snow and Cold Grip Much of Nation as Storm Persists
A midwinter storm leaves unseasonable lows across the Eastern two thirds, with Montana Dakotas Minnesota Wyoming Kansas buried under heavy snow depths up to 16 inches. Below zero readings are widespread while the Weather Bureau warns no quick break in the cold. Rain spans from southern Texas to the Atlantic Coast as far Southwest and Pacific states enjoy near seasonal levels.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wyoming
Kansas
Weather Bureau
Texas
South Central
Atlantic Coast
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Russian Family To Spend Yule In Ohio City
A four member Russian family will spend Christmas in Portsmouth Ohio arriving December 19 for about a week in a private home as part of a Soviet American goodwill project.
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Ohio City
Portsmouth
Ohio
Portspares
Fia
Chamber of Coree
City Dog Licenses On Sale As Rabies Rule Updates
City Treasurer Marvin Weaver urges all dog owners to buy licenses now. All dogs aged six months or older must be vaccinated against rabies and show the vaccination certificate at City Hall when purchasing. Emmett Oldfield, a vaudeville performer and Romney resident, will appear with Milton Berle on Ed Sullivan Show next Sunday night. The Oldfield School of the Dance in Romney is run by Emmett and Nina Oldfield, and will feature a sequence in the Apple Blossom Festival pageant on April M.
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Marvin Weaver
City Hall
Emmett Oldfield
Romney
W. Va
Milton Berle
Mr. Oldfield
Nina
Oldfield School of the Dance
Oldfield School
Weekend Special Pudge Marble Cake at Ward's Pastry Shop
Ward's Pastry Shop offers a weekend special marble cake named Pudge featuring swirled chocolate and vanilla batter. The item is promoted as a fresh bake daily with rich flavor and tender crumb.
Vandals Leave Message for Home Owner
In Atlanta the J. H. Briscoes found a black crayon message on their front door after a home vandalism attack reading Next time leave dough If you dont we will tear your house apart Det. F H Weaver said the intruders were likely juveniles.
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Atlanta
J. H. Briscoes
F. H. Weaver
Johnson plans broad revamp of Alliance for Progress
President Johnson moves to reorganize the Alliance for Progress with top-echelon changes and new operating methods. White House aides say he is reviewing all government operations for improvement while considering possible appointments to Latin American policy leadership.
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Washington
Johnson
Alliance For Progress
Resoe
White House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Teodoro Moscoso
Lieve Johnson
Moscoso
Thomas C. Mann
U.S
Mexico
Latin America
Mann
FBI distributes Sinatra ransom bill serial numbers nationwide
FBI in Washington released serial numbers of the $240000 ransom bills for Frank Sinatra Jr. as agents raided a Canoga Park home and investigated leads. An associate claimed a film camera photographed the ransom pickup in West Los Angeles while Sinatra Sr. withheld comment.
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Sinatra
Hollywood
FBI
Frank Sinatra
Oakland
Frank Sinatra Sr
Oakland Tribune
Sinatra Sr
Tribune
Associated Press
Bel-Air
Los Angeles
The
San Francisco Bay Area
Sinatra Jr
Lake Tahoe
California - Nevada
Canoga Park
Reputed Cosa Nostra Boss Bruno Arrested by FBI
FBI agents seized Angelo Bruno aged 53, a reputed Philadelphia boss of Cosa Nostra, from a Pan American World Airways jet at Boston Logan Airport. He had recently left Italy and was indicted by a grand jury for conspiracy against U.S. authorities after his overseas stay.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Cosa Nostra
FBI
Angelo Bruno
Pan American World Airways
Boston
Logan International
Bruno
Italy
U. S
Welcome Santa Leads Big Yearly Yuletide Parade in Winchester
A 1500 crowd lined Loudoun Street for the 1963 Winchester Retail Merchants Association Christmas Parade. Santa rode a platform near the Courthouse Plaza giving candy and listening to children's wishes as volunteers managed candy lines and traffic with help from National Guardsmen and Lions Club members.
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Ted Santa Claus
Loudoun St
Winchester Retail . Merchants Assn
Mr. Claus
Santa
National Guardsmen
Lions Club
North Pole
Boost and Setback for Man-in-Space Program
The Titan 2 rocket flight provides a boost while Saturn 1 two stage launch is postponed due to cracked fittings delaying the schedule. NASA moves ahead on the unmanned TIROS 8 weather satellite and Gemini plans with March first unmanned flight and late next year two man orbital mission.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
United States
U.S
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Harpers Ferry Restores Safe Water After Drought
Gov Barron says Harpers Ferry area now has adequate safe water after five months of drought. Civil defense, Jefferson County and local sources united to deploy a portable filtration and pumping unit from a federal warehouse in Lebanon Pennsylvania. The shortage began in August as springs ran dry.
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Charleston
W. Va
Harpers Ferry
West Virginia
Panhandle
W. W. Barron
Jefferson County
Lebanon
Pentagon pushes studies guiding more base closures
The Pentagon advances base efficiency studies led by Thomas D. Morris, aiming to close or trim installations. McNamara announced 33 more shutdowns, with projected savings of about 424 million dollars annually, totaling 8,500 civilian and 7,800 military job cuts over three years, potentially affecting Navy shipyards and local economies.
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Washington
Pentagon
Thomas D. Morris
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Morris
McNamara
Defense Secretary
Colle
Associated Press
Defense Department
Blast Reported At Navy Lab Near Cumberland
State troopers rushed to Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory near Cumberland Maryland after a reported explosion. No injuries known at this time and the lab operated by Hercules Powder Co for the Navy was said to be in emergency status with no outside calls. Residents near Rocket Center West Virginia reported a fire starting at the facility.
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Cumberland
Cumberland Barracks
Alleghany Ballistics Laboratory
Here
Walter Gross
Hercules Powder Co
Navy
Cumberland Evening Times
Rocket Center
W.va
Post Office Reports Lay In Mailing
Winchester Post Office reports Christmas card mail behind last year during December 1-12. Postmaster Wilbur Johnston notes 219 400 letter card cancellations so far, 58 000 less than 1961, with 23 500 on December 12 alone. Office hours extend 8 a m to 5 p m Saturday to ease patrons, urging use of proper local or out of town labels. Parcels received are down 739 from last year while mailed parcels approximate 9 921, near 1962 levels.
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Winchester
Wilbur Johnston
Johnston
Secretary Rusk heads to Paris for NATO ministers meet
Secretary of State Dean Rusk flies to Paris to attend a NATO foreign ministers conference. He carries a Johnson message and plans talks with President de Gaulle while a broad agenda covers East‑West relations and military research.
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U. 5
Washington
Dean Rusk
Paris
Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Robert S. McNamara
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Ason Rusk
Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
Johnson
Third Gun Theft Prompts Police Doubling Efforts
Police double their efforts to catch a burglar targeting firearms after a third burglary in five days. Montgomery Ward was entered to steal four pistols along with radios. previous incidents include M. M. Adams service station and Dick's Bicycle and Gun Shop break ins.
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Montgomery Ward
M. M. Adams
Dick's
Weather moves off coast as cold front chills Virginia
A weather disturbance that brought rain and snow across the region has shifted away from the Atlantic coast. A trailing cold front brings cloudy skies and temperatures in the 30s across Virginia. Local business notices for Bellview Beauty Shop and BE-JAY'S GIFT advertise hours and products.
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Richmond
Atlantic
Virginia
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Navy Lab
David G. Nes
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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France
Moscow - Peking
West
Bellview Beauty Shop
Bellview Ave
Be-Jay’s
Valley Avenue
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