Nixon names Lodge as running mate and peace talks chief
President elect Nixon designates Henry Cabot Lodge as his chief negotiator for Paris peace talks, a hard line veteran with Saigon ties. Lodge, 66, will head a largely new team, signaling possible shifts in Nixon's Vietnam policy and his stance toward talks in Paris. He voiced demand for strong peace terms and recognition of sacrifices, while Saigon leaders look for influence over Paris discussions. Nixon also said Ellsworth Bunker should stay as ambassador to South Vietnam.
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Pennsylvania
William Scranton
United States
Hard Liner Lodge Leads Paris Peace Talks Team
New York AP reports Henry Cabot Lodge named by President-elect Nixon to head the Paris peace negotiating team. Lodge has been involved in the Vietnamese situation off and on since 1963.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Nixon
Paris
Night games at Cedar Bayou gym draw crowd
City Basketball League hosts three Tuesday night games at Cedar Bayou Junior School gym. At 7 p.m. Baptist Temple faces Shiloh Baptist, at 8 Shell Shocks meet the Pelly Pumpers, and at 9 DuPont battles Culpepper. Luncheon set as Church Women United host migrant ministry fundraiser at St. Mark's Methodist Friday at 10 a.m. पहुँ
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Rio Grande Valley
Parish Vestry Election at Trinity Episcopal Church
Five new vestrymen will be elected at Trinity Episcopal Church annual parish meeting at 30 p.m. Wednesday. A covered dish supper will be served and a nursery provided. The Rev P Walter Henckell notes this marks Trinity’s first chance to elect a woman to the Vestry under a new church ruling. Gayle Johnson and family of Marietta Ohio visited the J P Johnson family of 416 W Homan over the holidays. Becky and Connie Alpha attend an early church service.
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Gayle Johnson
Marietta
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W. Homan
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Connie Alpha
Baytown Traffic Toll Tops November Citations
Baytown police filed 654 traffic cases in November led by speeding with 484 tickets. Red light offenses reached 122, no operator's license 83, and negligent collision and running stop signs tied at 42 each. Other counts included failure to yield, defective equipment, and various minor offenses. Jail records showed 56 drunks and several juveniles and misdemeanors. Traffic revenue totaled 8,524.50 with parking fines 247.25 and cash bonds forfeited 2,602.50. Total November revenue was 11,374.25 as Judge Neel Richardson oversaw 30 cases.
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Corporation Court
Neel Richardson
San Francisco State clash as teachers union joins strike
In San Francisco the state college ended holiday recess with a teachers union joining striking students, while Governor vows to defend classroom operations with bayonets if needed. In Washington Melvin R. Laird names John H. Chafee as Navy secretary and Robert C. Seamans Jr. as Air Force secretary, with Stanley R. Resor nominated to remain Army secretary. In Denver refinery workers strike continues as oil firms fail to meet wage demands for new contracts, 60,000 OCWICU members on picket lines.
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Newest Houston Heart Recipient 'Satisfactory'
Houston AP report details Otho Edwin Chancey 99 Elkhart Kansas receiving Daniel Dana Price Jr. 14 Houston heart. The transplant at Methodist Hospital Sunday followed Daniel's fatal bicycle crash injuries last Thursday. Surgeon Dr. Michael DeBakey led the team. Chancey is in satisfactory condition.
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Nixon Elected Amid Challenge to Electoral System
Congress counts Electoral College votes in joint session as Nixon’s election is formalized. A rare challenge to the 161 year old system accompanies the ceremonial declaration by both houses.
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Richard M. Nixon
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Senate
Congress signals belt tightening era in first session
The 91st Congress appears set to pursue Eisenhower era restraint as its opening work begins. Sirhan Sirhan, 24, faces trial in Los Angeles for Kennedy’s murder in a guarded court with reinforced windows. Texas sees a violent weekend toll of 17 deaths, and an Afghan jet liner crash near London leaves 50 dead. Lebanese and Israeli officials meet over cross border raids amid regional tensions. Northern Ireland's Premier ONeill vows riot police response to sectarian clashes.
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Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
Texas
Israel
Lebanon
South Viet High Official Is Victim of Terrorist Attack
Saigon reports Education Minister Le Minh Tri died in a hospital after a car explosion. The attack marks the first against a major South Vietnamese political figure in over a year. Across the country Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces avoided major battles as U.S. and allied units expanded large sweeps including operations around Khe Sanh and in the Plain of Reeds.
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Saigon
le Minh Tri
South Vietnam
U.S
Khe Sanh
Plain of Reeds
Tri-City Beach Road Home Ravaged By Fire Explosion
A Baytown home at 4814 Tri City Beach Road was destroyed by a stubborn morning fire. Firemen battled for over two hours in gusting wind. no one injured though a neighbor was hurt while aiding. The blaze began in the bathroom possibly from an electrical short or butane stove. House owner George Kaury of Dallas held the policy on the building. Fire officials planned further inquiry by Chambers County authorities.
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Wanda Orton
Baytown
B. C. Elliott
Tri-City Beach Road
John L. Bailey
Tri- City Beach Road
Bailey
J. A. Thompson
Thompson
Chambers County
Five Boys Stretched The Truth At Gatesville School
San Antonio AP reports polygraph tests show five youths exaggerated brutal claims at Gatesville School for Boys while still revealing some beating. Blood found on a supervisor's wall suggests incidents occurred. House committee probes ongoing with Texas agencies to take action.
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Gatesville School
State House
Lamoine Holland
Waca
Austin
Holland
Ben Barnes
Department of Public Safety
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas Youth Council
Gatesville
Baytown Weather Sees Clear Skies Through Tuesday
Forecast for the Baytown area calls for clear to partly cloudy skies through Tuesday with a mild temperature range. The Baytown Sunday morning low was 26 degrees.
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