No Road Deaths Reported In Five States Over Christmas
A three day Christmas weekend saw fatalities drop in many states with Idaho Alaska Nebraska Delaware and Rhode Island reporting no traffic deaths. The Associated Press notes 1966 figures show lower tolls than 1965 with Texas New York and Ohio showing declines while the national forecast was for 650 to 750 deaths.
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Associated Press
Idaho
Alaska
Nebraska
Delaware
Rhode Iland
Ohio
New York State
Texas
National Safety Council
5 000 Viet Workers Continue Dock Strike
About 5 000 Vietnamese workers kept their dock strike in Saigon amid a shift by U.S. servicemen unloading ships. American officials said troops handled only military cargo and 4 209 tons moved in a 24 hour period. Negotiations among unions and Vietnamese authorities appeared limited.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Petersburg
W.va
Hensmen
Egate
Justice Dept Admits Eavesdropping Case In Tax Trial
The Justice Department disclosed another electronic eavesdropping case, the eighth since spring, regarding conversations of Louis J. Taglianetti who was convicted of income tax evasion. The FBI microphone case in 1962 involved a close associate's business, with no evidence tied to Taglianetti’s trial, and may prompt a retrial review in the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Washington
Justice Department
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
FBI
Louis J. Taglianetti
Taglianetti
Warwick
Ases
World Weather Program Could Forecast Two Weeks Ahead
Dr. Robert M. White, head of ESAs Weather Bureau, says global cooperation through the World Weather Program and World Meteorological Organization may enable reliable two week forecasts within 10 to 15 years. Long range aims include weather control and major economic gains, with current hazards causing up to 1,300 deaths and over $11 billion in losses annually.
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United ‘States
United States
Robert M. White
Environmental Science Services Administration
Weather Bureau
White
Russia
Red China
World Meteorological Organization
United Nations
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Virginia economy seen growing in 1967 amid steady expansion
Economist Dr. R Pierce Lumpkin predicts Virginia will grow at a rate only modestly below 1966. He cites diverse industries and government employment as stabilizers, expects credit easing to aid home building, retail sales to rise with wage gains, and stronger second half growth than the first.
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Richmond
Virginia
R Pierce Lumpkin
Lumpkin
Bank of Virginia
VEPCO Completes Virginia Line
Virginia Electric and Power Co announces completion of a 75 mile transmission line in eastern Virginia. The line runs from the Chesterfield Power Station near Richmond to energize new substations at Hampton and La Neva, with a project cost around 3 million dollars.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Electric and Power Co
Chesterfield
Hampton
Lae -Nexa
Goldwaters Lose Matriarch Josephine Goldwater Dies at 91
Josephine Goldwater, matriarch of a pioneer Arizona family and mother of Barry Goldwater, died at 91 in Northeast Phoenix after breaking her hip in August. Funeral services are private with burial in the family mausoleum. Barry and his wife were en route to Hawaii when news arrived. The family includes Robert Goldwater and Carolyn Erskine.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Josephine Goldwater
Baron
Barry Goldwater
U.S. Senate
Lyndon B. John
Barry
Robert Goldwater
Carolyn Erskine
Hawaii
Far East
Arizona
Mixed Up Marriage In Bossier City Triple Ceremony
In Bossier City Louisiana a brother and two sisters plan a triple wedding set for Saturday. John Carroll 27 will marry Mary McNally 16. Catherine 20 and Sarah 24 will wed James 21 and Thomas 29 McNallys brothers. All six are painters and natives of Memphis Tennessee.
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Bossier City
John Carroll
Mary McNally
Catherine
Sarah
Miss MccNally
James
Thomas
Memphis
Tenn
Seine River Courses From Burgundy To English Channel
From its Burgundy origin the Seine travels about 480 miles northwesterly to its estuary in the English Channel.
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Burgundy
Seine
English Channel
Three Jail Escapees Sought Across Carolinas
Three inmates escaped Oyster County jail in North Carolina at night after taking a lawyer hostage and forcing the jailer to unlock cells. The escapees, Allen Berube and two Asheville men, fled in stolen cars with two hostages found unharmed in a car trunk. FBI and local police widened roadblocks toward South Carolina as searches continued.
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Oyster County
North Carolina
South Carolina
Allen Berube
Massachusetts
Atlanta
Shelby
Asheville
Clifford Harden
Howard Byrd
Harden
Ohio
Byrd
Melvin Elias
Berube
Elmer Duckett
Elias
Rogers
Duckett
Hendersonville
FBI
Buncombe County
Greenville County
8. C
Sherriff
Aay
California births fall to 25 year low in 1966
California's birth rate dropped in 1966 to the lowest level in 25 years according to the State Health Department. Total births reached about 345 000 or 18 per 1 000 people, down 9 000 from 1965, with no reason given for the decline.
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San Francisco
California
State Health Department
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