Vietnamese Troops Begin Delta Search and Destroy Operation
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops fanned out across the Mekong Delta in a large-scale search and destroy mission. The operation, aided by helicopter units and paratroopers, reported 89 Viet Cong killed in two days with 29 killed early. Paratroopers jumped from 33 planes with no initial opposition. The clash involved multi-branch forces and marked the war’s largest sweep in the delta to date.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
Chuong Thien
Delta
Death Toll Falls Across Five States Over Christmas Weekend
The Christmas weekend saw 581 traffic fatalities nationally with Idaho Alaska Nebraska Delaware and Rhode Island reporting no deaths. States such as New York and Ohio recorded declines while California and Texas rose. Officials credited driver education police patrols weather and holiday spirit for safer roads.
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Idaho
Alaska
Nebraska
Delaware
Rhode Island
A.F. Perkins
Ohio
New York State
California
NATO plans NADGF early warning system across Europe
NATO announced plans to start building a modern air defense network from Norway to Turkey at a cost of about 300 million dollars. The NADGF project aims to replace the older system and is described by Harlan Cleveland as NATO's largest and most important military construction effort.
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Associated Press
Paris
North ‘Atlantic Treaty Organization
Norway
Turkey
NATO
Harlan Cleveland
U.S
Hamilton and Lynda to Keep Marriage Personal
Actor George Hamilton says whether he and Lynda Bird Johnson will marry is a very personal question and they will keep it personal. He spoke to newsmen in Acapulco where the couple are vacationing with President Johnson's daughter.
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Acapulco
Mexico
George Hamilton
Lynda _ Bird Johnson
Hamilton
Johnson
Des Moines Youth Charged In Assault On Detective
A 17 year old Des Moines boy Perry Manning was charged with assault with intent to do great bodily injury and larceny in the nighttime after an attack on Detective Charles Jordan. Manning allegedly dragged the detective from his unmarked car and tried to slug him as Jordan radioed for help. A passing motorist summoned officers. two other youths aged 15 and 16 were sent to Polk County Juvenile Court.
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Des Moines
Charles Jordan
Perry Manning
Jordan
Manning
Polk County Juvenile Court
No Social Calendar for Jackie's Stay
Antigua hosts Mrs John F Kennedy with no events planned during her Antigua stay. A spokesman for Paul Mellon confirms there will be no entertaining while she and her children John Jr and Caroline stay at the Mill Reef Club as Mellon family guests on the British island.
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Antigua
British West Indies
John F. Kennedy
Violent Quake Hits Northern Chile Nitrate Port
A strong earthquake struck Taltal in northern Chile causing heavy damage. Orbe reported 80 percent of buildings destroyed with unknown dead and injured in the nitrate port town of about 6,000. Shocks were felt across Tarapaca and Antofagasta with a seismic sea wave warning issued by Honolulu observatory.
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Santiago
Chile
Taltal
Orbe
Tarapaca
Antofagasta
U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Washington
Honolulu
Coin Toss Decides Chippewa County Commission Seat
In Montevideo Minnesota Tom Johnson of Milan was declared the winner after a coin flip decided the disputed Chippewa County commissioner race. Johnson edged George Burns by one vote at 579 580 following a recount that left both at 581. District Judge Clarence A Rolloff ordered the coin flip carried out by county auditor Neil Miller to settle the outcome.
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Montevideo, Minn
Tom Johnson
Milan
Chippewa County
Johnson
George Burns
Clarence A. Rolloff
Montevideo
Neil Miller
Chippewa
Weather Chief Sees Two-Week Forecasts Within 15 Years
U S weather chief Dr Robert M White predicts two week forecasts for any region could be possible within 10 to 15 years. He cites the World Weather Program and World Meteorological Organization efforts using computers and satellites to improve long range forecasts and even weather modification prospects. He says economic benefits could top 1 billion dollars annually and weather hazards kill about 1 200 to 1 300 Americans yearly with over 11 billion dollars in losses.
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Frank Carey Washington
United States
Robert M. White
Environmental Science Services Administration
Weather Bureau
White
World Weather Program
Russia
Red China
World Meteorological Organization
United Nations
Kennedy Spokesman Signals Quiet Ending to Publication Row
A Kennedy family spokesman said the dispute over William Manchester's The Death of a President could end quietly as Mrs. Kennedy withholds suit. Hearings on an injunction were postponed to mid January to allow more talks on passage deletions, with both sides calling progress steady. Look magazine also settled with deletions, as Manchester’s book faces a possible April 1 release.
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John Vinocur
NEW York
John F. Kennedy
Supreme Court
Manchester
Julia
Kennedy
Harper & Row
Look Magazine
Lawyer Again Seeks to Attach Powell's Account
New York AP Raymond Rubin seeks a House resolution to seize Powell’s congressional bank account to satisfy a 164000 defamation judgment for Esther James. Rubin cites reports of over 1 million dollars in the fund and says the full amount could be paid in weeks with House approval.
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Powell
New York
Raymond Rubin
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Rubin
House of Representatives
Esther James
James
Bright Future Predicted for Christianity
London AP Charles Davis, former Roman Catholic priest and instructor at Heythrop College, says Christianity will become a world church and may see a religionless form. He announced he would marry Florence Henderson of Farmingdale, N.Y., and his book God’s Grace in History has Westminster archdiocese approval.
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Charles Davis
Davis
Heythrop Jesuit Colege
Florence Henderson
Farmingdale
N.Y
Archdiocese of
Westminster
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