McCormack Unworried Over Reduced House Dem Strength
Speaker McCormack expressed confidence as Democrats shrink from 295 to 248 seats in the new Congress. He cited aggression combat and domestic programs as priorities and urged Republicans to adopt a positive policy. He recalled past battles over Social Security unemployment and housing, noting a long career in the House.
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McCormack
Washington
House
John W. McCormack
Congress
Associated Press
MccCormack
Ing
Seabees Build War Infrastructure in Vietnam
Seabees operate in South Vietnam building rather than destroying. Thirteen-man teams construct camps and facilities including warehouses, roads, and a Marine hospital. Notably, Marvin G. Shields earned the first posthumous Medal of Honor for gallantry during a June 1965 Dong Xoai attack.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
Seabees
Dong Xoai
Marvin G. Shields
Bombs Hit North Vietnam and Saigon Near Christmas Truce
U S planes continued raids in the demilitarized zone and north of Hanoi as ground fighting persisted near Xmas. The Maddox shelled watercraft near the DMZ while Santa Claus visits began with Bob Hope entertaining troops in Thailand and Vietnam.
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N. Vietnam
Dmz
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Maddox
7Th Fleet
Bob Hope
Thailand
Hope
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Nudism Conviction Tossed Out in Mississippi Supreme Court
The Mississippi Supreme Court overturned the conviction of Mrs. Roy C. Pendergrass for indecent public exposure. The court said she hid rather than exposed herself during a visit by Rev. Dennis McDonald at her woodland retreat, where signs and a gate barrier were noted. Justice Tom Brady underscored the record’s lack of explanation for the minister’s continued presence.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Supreme Court
Woodland
High Court
Roy C. Pendergrass
George County
Dennis Mc- Donald
Salem Missionary Baptist Church
Pendergrass
Mc- Donald
Tom Brady
McDonald
Clear Cuban Exile Leaders Cleared of Extortion Charges
A Miami federal jury cleared anti Castro Cuban exile leaders Dr. Orlando Bosch and Marcelino Garcia of extortion charges. They were accused of threatening four wealthy Cuban refugees to obtain 20000 for an anti Castro war chest. Bosch led the Insurrectional Revolutionary Recovery Movement.
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Miami
Fla
Orlando Bosch
Marcelino Garcia
Bosch
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
Hundred Quarantined in Seoul Typhoid Outbreak
About 100 people were placed in quarantine at a city hospital in Seoul for typhoid fever treatment. Hospital officials blamed the outbreak on contaminated water in a nearby refugee camp.
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Seoul
South Korea
Mother offers cash for info on missing daughters
In Miami a mother, Mrs. Herman Nater, appeals for information about Pamela Nater, 20, and Nancy Leichner, 21, who disappeared 10 weeks ago after a skin-diving party. She offers a $2,500 reward for information leading to their location and a $10,000 reward for their return alive.
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Miami
Fla
Herman Nater
Pamela
Nancy Leichner
Lynda Bird May Holiday in Mexico
Lynda Bird Johnson, 22, daughter of the President, may spend a pre Christmas visit in Acapulco Mexico this week. She would stay a couple of days if she travels, following a brief holiday there last year with George Hamilton.
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Austin, Tex
Lynda Bird Johnson
Acapulco
Johnson
Lynda
George Hamilton
Salk Receives Truman Award for Polio Vaccine Work
Dr Jonas E Salk was honored with the 1966 Harry Truman commendation by the Bonds for Israel Committee in Kansas City Missouri. Previous recipients include Gen Lucius D Clay and Vice President Hubert H Humphrey. Former President Truman urged another Salk to rid humanity of war and disease.
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Kansas City, Mo
Jonas E. Salk
Harry §. Truman
Bonds For Israel Committee
Lucius D. Clay
Hubert H. Humphrey
Truman
Jonas Salk
Speck Trial Moves to Peoria Illinois
The Richard F. Speck murder trial, originally in Chicago, is shifted to Peoria Illinois on judge Paschen's order. Defense argues Chicago press coverage could taint the jury, with Peoria to host in the new courthouse near the county jail under J. E. Richards.
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Chicago
Richard F. Speck
Peoria
Ill
Herbert C. Paschen
Circuit
Cook County
J. E. Richards
10Th Judicial Circuit
Speck
Paschen
Gerald Getty
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hamilton Boulevard
County Jail
Chica
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