US Doubts Extended Cease-Fire Possible in Vietnam
The United States pursues options to widen the Christmas truce into a long-term cease-fire, but officials report negative responses from Communist leaders. U Thant’s involvement seems unlikely, while U S Ambassador Goldberg asks for talks to show readiness for reciprocal easing. Roving ambassador Harriman has visited Algeria.
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United States
Vietnam
U.N
U Thant
North Vietnam
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Thant
Pope Paul VI
Soviet Union
Egypt
Algeria
W. Averell Harriman
Bombers Press North Vietnam in Sixth Straitline Raid
U S bomber forces intensify the campaign in the Vietnam War with B52 strikes in the demilitarized zone and air raids over North Vietnam. Reports say 121 missions were flown over the north with 350 to 400 sorties while MIGs and anti aircraft fire challenged pilots. Ground fighting continues as a Christmas truce nears, and the Maddox engages riverine targets near the DMZ.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Air Force
National Liberation Front
Maddox
U S May Erect Antimissile Network
The United States weighs a thin Nike X defense costing 3 to 6 billion dollars. An initial setup could include about a dozen Nike Zeus batteries along the northern border with a first year funding of several hundred million. Decision expected in January or February in Defense Department budget talks.
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United States
Defense Department
Soviet Union
Johnson Talks War Policy With McNamara at Texas Ranch
President Johnson summoned Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara to his Texas ranch to discuss military spending and national security. The talks included two American diplomats to review Latin American affairs and plan a possible Western Hemisphere presidents conference early next year.
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Tex
Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
Texas
McNamara
Santa Claus as American figure puzzles sociologist
Madison Wisconsin AP university sociologist Warren Hagstrom questions Santa's American origins and role in gift giving. He says Santa competes with the Three Wise Men and notes parents use him as a child control device while rewards from Santa appear contingent on good behavior.
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Santa Claus
Warren O. Hagstrom
University of Wisconsin
Hagstrom
American Sociologist
American Sociological Association
Santa
Kennedy seeks settlement in Kennedy assassination book case
Senator Edward Kennedy expressed hope for a publication compromise on The Death of a President by William Manchester. Look magazine and Harper & Row face Mrs. John F. Kennedy's suit to block刊 publication with informal talks aimed at settling out of court. Dec. 27 hearing set.
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New York
Edward M. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Look Magazine
Cass Canfield
Harper & Row
$2 Million Fire Destroys Columbus Furniture Warehouse
A three alarm blaze at a Schottenstein Department Stores warehouse on Columbus southeast side caused over 2 million dollars in damage. About 200 firefighters battled flames as walls collapsed and most contents were destroyed. three firefighters were overcome by smoke.
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Columbus, Ohio
Schottenstein Department Stores
Jack Stone
Progressive Stores, Inc
Schottenstein
Two Girls Hunt Dolls Death in Shelbyville
Police seek weapon used to bludgeon Deborah Ray nine and Phyllis Seibers eight as they searched a city dump for dolls. Muddy bodies were found after a boy reported Phyllis hurt and helped her home. Authorities say the girls were beaten with a blunt instrument.
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Shelbyville, Tenn
Deborah Lynn Ray
Phyllis Lousette Seibers
William Farrar Jr
Underground A blast rocks Las Vegas area
A nuclear blast, possibly the strongest ever in the United States, was set off in an underground chamber northwest of Las Vegas. Shaking rumbled for about a minute felt at the Mint Hotel, 105 miles away, with chandeliers swinging. the AEC said the yield ranged from 260 thousand to 1 million tons of TNT.
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Here
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Solons Okays Sought For Air Pollution Plan
A plan to curb interstate air pollution along the Ohio River from East Liverpool to Huntington is to be presented to Ohio and West Virginia legislatures next year. The 34-company Air Pollution Abatement Commission proposes a 10 member interstate board funded largely by federal Clean Air Act money, with final orders enforceable in state or federal courts.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio River
Mission
East Liverpool
Huntington
W. Va
Fred E. Tucker
Parkersburg
Congress
Trial venue shift for Speck murder case in Chicago
The Richard Speck trial on eight nurse murders moves from Chicago to Peoria at the defense request citing Chicago statements affecting a fair Cook County trial. Also reports cover UN Assembly advancing a space war treaty, Peter Fonda mistrial, Bobby Baker trial date, Ernie Kovacs estate drop, Canton's police and fire pay raise, and Utah service station murders.
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Chicago
Richard F. Speck
Peoria, Ill
Cook County
King Again Leads Democrats in Ohio Senate Pulse
State Sen. Frank W. King of Toledo was chosen as Senate Democratic Leader for a fifth term and will continue as president of the Ohio AFL-CIO.
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Akron
Ohio
Frank W. King
Toledo
Senate
Afl-Cio
Athens Residents Protests Force Council Street Project Pause
Residents pack a council meeting to voice opposition to a street assessment and storm sewer project. The dispute centers on GN andics seedesba curses and local impact, with officials facing heated questions about funding and scope.
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Athens
Powell's Wile Faces Questions
A House Administration subcommittee will question Mrs. Adam Clayton Powell about a salary up to 20500 dollars a year while listed as an employee of her husband. The panel investigates whether she performed official duties in Washington or New York offices of Powell, a Harlem Democrat. Powell will not be questioned.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
Puerto Rico
New York
Yvette Marjorie Flores
Bahamas
House Education and Labor Committee
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Hays
Jail Term Requested For Yank
A Soviet prosecutor asked that Buel Ray Wortham of North Little Rock Arkansas be sentenced to five years at hard labor for stealing a bear statue and for changing money illegally. Craddock M Gilmour Jr of Salt Lake City was fined 1111 for a currency violation but not imprisoned. Both Wortham and Gilmour pleaded guilty at the trial.
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U.S.S.R
Buel Ray Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Craddock M. Gilmour Jr
Salt Lake City
Wortham
Gilmour
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