Hong Kong Flu Closes Three More Universities
The Hong Kong flu prompts Christmas holidays at three more universities while several others plan reopenings. Richard Cardinal Cushing dies. hospitals curb visiting, and many schools suspend or cut back activities as illness spreads across the U S with varying regional impact.
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Richard Cardinal Cushing
Boston
George Washington University
Schour
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Milwaukee
Milwaukee-area
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Nixon to meet GOP leaders after victory
New York AP reports President elect Nixon plans a Washington meeting with 12 top Republican lawmakers. The talks are expected to focus on the party's numerical disadvantage in the Senate and House rather than on national policy. Nixon travels to Washington to meet then to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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Nixon
Senate
House
Washington
GOP
Congress
Walter Reed
Dwight B. Eisenhower
Brigadiers Visit at ROBERT E LEE High School
Brigadiers will present a skit and sing carols for residents of St James House Monday night. Also listed are PTA meetings at ASHBEL SMITH and SAN JACINTO, a Christmas caroling event, and a note on Heintschel's hospital treatment after an accident. Weather outlook. Nixon to keep Hoover as FBI director and Helms at CIA. focus on upcoming congressional session.
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St. James House
Washington
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Johnson
Congress
Ray Bliss
GOP National Committee
Christmas Cheer and Birthdays Highlight Local Notices
Mrs Barry Lancaster enjoys a Friday the 13th birthday surprise. Hal Martin and Rachel Daniels have a happy Monday birthday. Charles Lee Liggett Jr gains acceptance to Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Dot and Reuben Pfennig travel from Summit to Baytown for holidays. John Sylvester and family do Christmas shopping. Sharon Matherne, Foxy Matherne, Suzanne Willson, and Dan Willson attend a Houston play. Joseph Dunn, grandson of Mr and Mrs J F Dunn and Mrs Nex Gaurelas of Highlands, celebrates a second birthday. Sharon Peeples hosts a Christmas project. Norma Krenek of Crosby is recovering at her brother Oscar Becker’s home. Clem Massey preps for the Robert E Lee High School barbecue.
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Hal Martin
Rachel Daniels
Charles Lee Liggett Jr
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Dot
Reuben Pfennig
Summit
Baytown
John Sylvesters
Sharon
Foxy Matherne
Suzanne
Dan Willson
Houston
Joseph Dunn
J. F. Dunn
Secretary Clarke urges early Vietnam ceasefire and drafts rules
Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford calls for prompt Vietnam ceasefire and troop withdrawals to enable a political settlement. Supreme Court rules in a six to three decision. Cuban exiles seized after landing with arms on Cuba's north coast. Texas electors meet in Austin to cast 25 votes for Vice President Hubert Humphrey. A new Arab guerrilla group forms to challenge Israeli forces east of the Suez Canal. Brazilians resume work and daily life as Costa e Silva government ends week-long crackdown.
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U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Texas
Austin
Hubert Humphrey
Suez Canal
al Ahram
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Electors Vote On Nixon's Presidency
Washington AP reports the Electoral College meets to officially select Richard M. Nixon as president after his November victory over Hubert H. Humphrey. Congress will count votes on Jan 6 in Washington, with electors free to choose but largely following state popular votes.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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District of Columbia
Amazon Queen Eight Feet Tall Carnival Star Dolores Potlard
Dolores Potlard, an eight foot one inch carnival performer nicknamed the Amazon Queen, struggles to find clothes and cars sized for her. The Quincyan woman, a 1965 Grand Avenue High School grad, recalls basketball, a spine injury, and pitching in baseball while touring the Midwest and planned West Coast shows. She distances herself from dresses, favors slicks, and travels with a dwarf companion, Pete Morrow, aboard the show circuit.
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NcQuincy
Dolores
Missouri
Delores
Ruby Ewell
East St. McNair
Amazon Queen
Grand Avenue High School
DeQuincy
Tim
Mid-West
Mid- East
West Coast
Pete Morrow
Amazon
Hanoi to Free Some U S Pilots at Christmas
Saigon AP report: Hanoi may release a group of American pilots at Christmas. Moscow Radio quoted Hanoi as stating a Christmas release, while seven North Vietnamese seamen were freed in Vientiane. U S officials cautioned no immediate word on further prisoner releases.
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United States
North Vietnam
Radio Moscow
Hanoi
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Viennane
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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Hong Kong
Moscow
Jand
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
Comba
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Vientiane
Johnson
Czech Red Party Keeps Dubcek as Boss in Reform Step
Prague reports the Czech Communist Party will retain Alexander Dubcek as leader and proceed with a limited reform program. Central committee resolutions promise a delayed, weaker economic plan through mid-1969, with partial liberalization for some factories while boosting ties to the Soviet bloc and trade with the West. A second resolution enables the upcoming federal government structure for Czech and Slovak states.
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Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dabcek
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Sion
Central Committee
Soviet Union
Public Hearings On Highway Locations Urged in Policy Fight
Washington AP The Transportation Department proposes more public hearings on highway routes and designs, backing by Agriculture Interior departments and urban leaders. Gov Volpe opposes. plan could endure beyond Nixon era, delaying urban freeway projects and expanding civic input.
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Transportation Department
Agriculture and Interior Departments
Massachusetts
John Volpe
Nixon
Volpe
Eisenhower
Department
Alan S. Boyd
Criti
Goodfellow Drive Seeks 2000 Dollar Goal In Baytown
Chief Goodfellow urges Baytown residents to finish Christmas giving as the annual drive heads into delivery day. Fund-raising totals show 1087.85 collected so far. a full 2000 is needed to fund the Christmas party and assist less fortunate youths. Community clubs and schools are urged to contribute to P.O. Box 90.
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Goodfellow
Good- Hellows
P.O. Box 90
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