50-Plane Raid Hits Uong Bi Power Plant
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces prepared for a 30 hour Christmas truce as a 50 plane strike hit the Uong Bi power plant 14 miles northeast of Haiphong. Ground battles left 90 Viet Cong dead and U.S. pilots downed four aircraft.
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Uong Bi
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
U S
Haiphong
Yong Bi
Route 9
Khe Son
Huong My
U.S. Air Force
Hanoi
Nghia Lo
Air Force
Nha Trang
Congressional Leaders Hail Holiday Truce as Stepping Stone
Vice President Humphrey and party leaders praised a 30 hour Vietnam cease fire and urged extending it or using it to push peace talks. Mansfield, Ford, Saltonstall, and McCormack urged broader negotiations while stressing cautious optimism about the Tet period.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congressional
Viet Nam
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
U. S
William C. Westmoreland
Sen
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Dover
Mass
Traffic Deaths State and Nation Across Time
A brief aviation style note reflects on traffic fatalities with retro date references 819 years ago 817 and 782 years ago 818 in Iowa and broader state contexts. The fragment hints at historical mortality data rather than a current event or person.
Hormel Credit Union Declares 5 Percent Halves Dividend
Hormel Employee Credit Union board announces a 5 percent dividend for the second half of 1965, higher than the 4 percent paid in the first half. Over $400,000 in dividends to shareholders for 1965, with assets above $11 million. Annual meeting set for January 25, 1966 at St. Edward's Hall. dinner at 6:30 p.m. and reports from boards and committees.
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Hormel Credit Union
Hormel Employes Credit Union Board of Directors
Frank Nelson
Hormel Employer Credit Union
Hormel
Joe P. Schneider, Sr
St. Edward’s Hall
LBJ Silent on 30 Hour Viet Nam Truce Policy
President Johnson remained silent on the Saigon ordered 30 hour Christmas truce in Vietnam with White House aides declining comment. Laitin said the matter would be decided in Saigon and Johnson’s public stance was not to engage. Johnson’s day included handling paperwork on domestic spending and Vietnam costs while Mrs Johnson celebrated her 53rd birthday at the ranch near Johnson City.
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LBJ
Frank Cormier Austin
Tex
Johnson
Saigon
Viet Nam
Joseph Laitin
White House
Laitin
Pope Paul VI
Henry Cabot Lodge
McGeorge Bundy
Luci
Keokuk Christmas Gaiety Hides Somber Tragedy Remains
Keokuk Iowa shows holiday cheer while the Thanksgiving Eve explosion at the National Guard Armory kills 21 and injures many. Survivors cope as donors raise over 40000 for a disaster fund. four Goodrich children orphaned. Bryant family among winded victims. Kenneth Anderson leads efforts to adopt a child per square dance clubs nationwide.
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William L. Eberline
Keokuk
Iowa
National Guard Armory
Illinois
Missouri
United States
Australia
Hawaii
British Columbia
Kenneth Anderson
Burlington
Anderson
Hazardous Driving as Snow and Ice Engage Minnesota Roads
Hazardous driving gripped sections of Minnesota as light rain froze to glaze and heavy wet snow fell. Snow and sleet coated roads from Pine City to Sauk Centre with arterial closures and a truck collision near New London, while power outages occurred near Meier Grove.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Minneapolis Weather Bureau
Pine City
New London
Minn
Minnesota 9
St. Cloud
Meier Grove
Northern States Power Co
Sauk Centre
Albert Lea
Minnesota Highway Department
Red Wing
Redwood Falls
Duluth
Moorhead
Dakotas
Youth Corps Program Extended in North Minnesota
The federal government extends a northern Minnesota Youth Corps project to April 1. Operated by Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission, it employs 200 youths and 25 crew leaders in conservation work on county tax forfeited land across 12 counties including Aitkin Beltrami Cass Clearwater Crow Wing Hubbard Itasca Koochiching Mahnomen St Louis and Wadena.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Karl F. Rolvaag
Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Commission
Rolvaag
Aitkin
Becker
Beltrami
Cass
Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Mahnomen, St. Louis
Wadena
Christmas in Viet Nam for Him
Francis Cardinal Spellman arrived in Saigon to spend his 15th Christmas with American troops abroad. He told newsmen the United States is fighting for peace and that every American soldier there knows that is his purpose.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Suburban crash injures two St Louis Park men
In Minneapolis metropolitan area two men loading a Christmas tree into a parked car were hit from behind and badly injured. Dr. Donald F. Watson and Kenneth L. Berger, both residents of St. Louis Park, were taken to a city hospital where amputations were performed. Berger lost both legs and Watson one.
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Minneapolis
St. Louis Park
Donald F. Watson
Kenneth L. Berger
Berger
Watson
NO HOPE OF ESCAPE Bob Hope in Bangkok
Bob Hope signs autographs for a Bangkok fan on Wednesday as his taped left ankle is x rayed. The comedian vows to continue the show despite two ligaments tied up in the injury.
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Bob Hope
Bangkok
Thailand
Hope
Humphrey Sees Congress Tightening Enacted Laws Next Year
Vice President Humphrey foresees Congress focusing on tightening enacted programs rather than creating new policy. He met Johnson after a Far East trip to discuss Viet Nam and domestic aid reform, including self help projects and housing department changes. Labor agenda and a union shop bill are expected to take priority as Congress plans action next year.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congress
Johnson
Humphrey
Far East
Japan
Philippines
China
South Korea
U.S
Viet Nam
White House
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Organized Labor
Inductions in State to Halt for 4-Day Period
In Minnesota a four day Christmas halt on military inductions is ordered by Col. Robert P. Knight head of Selective Service. Only a handful inducted Wednesday and none today through Sunday with a few men entering Monday. Inductions for January will include childless married men and December draft calls total 850 with 719 for January.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Selective Service Office
Armed Services
Robert P. Knight
Selective Service
Knight
Robert McNamara
Not Cheery New Year's News Note
Washington AP reports a 5.1 billion payroll tax hike to fund medicare and social security, with 1.7 billion in excise relief offset by rising deficits. Post tax changes, the public pays 3.4 billion annually, yet inflation risk remains given military spending and deficits. Three killed in a four vehicle crash on Highway 63 near Stewartville as fog shrouds the area.
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Washington
Administration
Viet Nam
Congress
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