Senate probes Red China linked buys by U S contractors
Senate investigators review charges that U S military contractors purchased Vietnam base supplies from Hong Kong firms controlled by Communist China. The probe, prompted by the Sunday London Observer claim of Red China steel, could lead to hearings when Congress reconvenes January 10.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
Hong Kong
China
Congress
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
London Observer
United States
Red China
Pentagon
Joseph Lippman
Subcommittee
Observer
Singapore
Cardinal Spellman Arrives in Vietnam on 16th Trip Abroad
Cardinal Spellman arrives in Saigon during his 16th consecutive overseas visit to the troops. He tours near Nha Be and the 3rd Field Hospital meeting wounded, blessing rosaries as he travels with General Westmoreland.
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Cardinal Spellman
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Som Tan Son Nhut
3Rd Field
Nha Be
Thailand
Air Force
U.S
United States to Provide 900,000 Tons of Grain to India
The United States signed an agreement to deliver 900,000 tons of food grains to India to avert mass starvation in drought affected areas. Ambassador Chester Bowles helped initiate the deal shortly after Washington announced the emergency aid.
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India
New Delhi
United States
U.S
Chester Bowles
Washington
Viet Land Sea Air Action Erupts as Truce Nears
The Vietnam war escalated with land sea and air actions on the eve of a two day Christmas truce. U S destroyer O’Brien damaged offshore and Marines report 110 Communists killed after a five hour battle. B 52 bombers raided near Saigon and above the DMZ as forces prepared defensive positions for the cease fire period. Westmoreland warned no military gain from extending truce times and said forces would stay on alert before the cease fire eyes.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
O'Brien
U.S
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
North
Guam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Mutual Broadcasting System
Westmoreland
Borman and McDivitt Named Command Pilots for Apollo Missions
NASA announces James McDivitt and Frank Borman as command pilots for two Apollo test flights in 1967. The McDivitt Scott Schweickart crew will orbit Earth and test the lunar excursion module rendezvous, while Borman Collins Anders prepare to fly higher than Gemini records.
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Manned Space Center
Houston
Tex
James A. McDivitt
Frank Borman
America
Air Force
Col
Borman
Michael Collins
William A. Anders
Virgil J. Grissom
Edward H. White II
Navy
Roger B. Chaffee
LEM
McDivitt
Schweickart
Scott
Collins
Anders
United States
USO Runs Million-Dollar Vietnam Effort From WWII Legacy
Retired Air Force Gen Emmett O'Donnell Jr said the USO budget is 5.31 million in 1966 with about 1 million spent in Vietnam. The organization runs 10 clubs there serving over 390,000 servicemen in November and plans more locations while stressing small group appearances due to security concerns.
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Robert D. Ohman
Saigon
South Vietnam
USO
Vietnam
Air Force
Emmett
Rosie) O’donnell Jr
United Service Organization
O'Donnell
John Wayne
George Jessel
Detectives Lose Case Against Cohn in Beachwear Arrest
In St Thomas V I S, Roy Cohn and Paul Laurenz were charged with obscene and indecent conduct after two detectives arrested them for walking in town in swimming trunks. The judge dismissed the charges against Cohn and Laurenz and cited the detectives for contempt of court.
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ST. Thomas
V.S
New York
Roy Cohn
Cohn
Joseph R. McCarthy
Paul Laurenz
Laurenz
David Canton
Godfrey Richards
Cyril Michael
Richards
Atty
Bruce McGibbon
McGibbon
Soviet China clash over expelled reporters escalates tension
The Soviet Foreign Ministry protested the expulsion of three Soviet newsmen from Peking calling it unprecedented among communists and hinted at reciprocal actions against Chinese journalists in Moscow. Tass cited a Chinese order for half of six Soviet correspondents to depart by December 23. Paris reports de Gaulle frees Maurice Challe, once a key plotter in the 1961 Algiers putsch, after his treason conviction and 15 year sentence.
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Associated Press Moscow
Peking
Moscow
Tass
Paris
Maurice Challe
Algiers
Charles de Gaulle
Challe
de Gaulle
Gifts for Children Brought in to Spitsbergen
In Long Year City Spitsbergen Norway a Christmas plane DC7C finally landed in the polar night delivering gifts to 117 children and partners for 32 men. The 969 winter residents on the island await Yuletide as torches glow in Advent Valley. The delivery follows a tense prior flyover and delayed approach to the island’s ice strip.
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Spitsbergen
Norway
Arctic Spitsbergen
Advent Valley
Norwedian
Tremsoe
Long Year
Barents Sea
North Pole
Woman Honored For Years Of Quiet Help At Franklin School
Detroit AP report honors Rose Morham for 22 years aiding Franklin Elementary students. Principal John Soule staged a small tribute at a Thursday assembly as the neighborhood deli owner prepares to close his store due to the expressway. Students recalled her time and money given to help children and families in need.
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Detroit
Franklin Elementary
Rose Morham
John Soule
Franklin School
Carr seeks lie detector for Ruby in Kennedy case
Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr asks state police to arrange a polygraph for Jack Ruby. Ruby, 55, hospitalized for cancer, was convicted in Oswald killing but the Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a new trial. Carr cites Warren Commission finding Ruby acted alone and notes Ruby's repeated request for a lie detector test.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Oswald
Warren Commission
John F. Kennedy
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Carr
Vietnam War Outlook for 1966 From Westmoreland Ky
General Westmoreland predicted more heavy fighting in 1966 with no dramatic turn expected and emphasized perseverance at home. Premier Ky said the danger of a Communist takeover had passed and the main job would be pacifying the countryside while opposing any third party peace moves.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Mutual Broadcasting System
Nguyen Cao Ky
Constituent Assembly
North Vietnam
U.S
Minnesota Supreme Court Reverses Floridian Rape Conviction
The Minnesota Supreme Court reversed the 1964 rape conviction of Dale R. Youngren, a Florida man, noting a lower court erred by reinstating the rape charge after considering a plea to a lesser assault charge. The court ordered the lesser charge reinstated and credited time served, with potential re trial or plea.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
ST. Paul
Florida
Ing
Sibley County
William P. Scott
Youngren
Istrict
Arlo E. Haering
Supreme Court
High Court
Boy 11 Will Spend Christmas in Georgia Jail
An 11 year old homeless boy arrested for shoplifting in Thomasville faces Christmas in jail. Judge J K Harper notes no juvenile detention home exists locally and the youth has nowhere to go. He told officers the boy was heading to Miami alone and that his mother is in a Florida prison. The State Department of Family and Children Services seeks placement.
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Thomasville
J.K. Harper
Juvenile Court
Georgia
Miami
Fla
Florida
State Department of Family and Children Services
For Tax Purpose Which Is Tree
In Gardner Massachusetts several tree merchants argue Christmas trees are firewood and thus exempt from the state 3 percent sales tax effective April 1. The dispute centers on whether trees are taxable as decorations or tax free as fuel.
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Gardner
Mass
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2Nd Street
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Ed Jirele, Jr
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