Vietnam Civilian Death Toll Increases Amid War Losses
Washington reports show 6,064 South Vietnamese civilians killed in 1969 by Viet Cong terrorism as of December 6, with 27,064 killed since 1957. Tet casualties remain uncertain, Hue’s 200 bodies pushing civilian toll to about 1,600 there. U.S. total deaths reach 39,827. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses exceed 43,000 in 1968, with 2,091 American fatalities this Tet period. Military actions include 55 rocket mortar strikes near Tay Ninh and significant Viet Cong losses in the Mekong Delta and northwest of Saigon.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
United States
Saigon
Mekong
Nguyen Vang Thieu
Tay Ninh
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 3Rd Marine Division
Manchester School Board Opposes Plan To Abolish Local Boards
Manchester officials react to a statewide plan to replace local school boards with a single board per supervisory union. Directors express a wait and see stance, while one calls the idea a loss of financial control. Support comes from Neil Cross, Bennington-Rutland Supervisory Union. The proposal aims to unify districts by 1975, with K-12 or K-8 structures in practice.
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Manchester
State Board of Education
Neil Cross
Bennington - Rutland Supervisory Union
Cross
Ferdinand Bongartz
Harvey Scribner
Vermont
Scribner
Bongartz
Burr and Burton Seminary
Oakley Porter
Paris Talks Aecessed for Holidays
Paris Allied and Communist negotiators disagreed over Nixon's stance on Vietnam peace talks and recessed for 12 days for Christmas. Habib, now ambassador, urged serious bargaining while Viet Cong and Hanoi envoys accused Washington of prolonging the war and refused mutual action.
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Paris
UPD
Nixon
Vietnam
Handl
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Habib
Four Year Old Wishes For Sister Fulfilled In Surprise Birth
In Philadelphia, four year old Francis Fairburns asked for a baby sister for Christmas. His parents Carolyn and the husband were surprised when a baby girl was born Tuesday, not knowing they were expecting. They expressed happiness as Francis looked forward to playing with his new sister.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Francis Fairburns
Carolyn Fairburns
U N General Assembly ends 24th session with restrained tone
The United Nations General Assembly closed its 24th session after 13 weeks, with smaller nations asserting influence over major powers. It refused to endorse a U S U S draft treaty on banning ocean floor nuclear arms and added tear gas and defoliants to Geneva Convention prohibitions. It also referred the Palestine refugee question to the Security Council, despite U S objections.
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United Nations
UPI
U.N. General Assembly
Angie Brooks
Liberia
Middle East
U.N
Geneva
Assembly
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Security Council
Inside Shaftsbury children entertain Vermont Soldiers Home
Kit Foster sends Christmas greetings in verse. Wilmington votes to accept Mount Snow airport, making it a municipal facility. Page references indicate local civic and school events with community impact.
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Shaftsbury
Vermont Soldiers’ Home
Kit Foster
Wilmington
Mount Snow
Morgenthau Refuses to Quit as U.S. Attorney
White House names Whitney North Seymour Jr. to replace Morgenthau as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Morgenthau vows to stay on until he is satisfied his duties are fulfilled or until June 11, 1971, notes he has received Mitchell’s letter, and pledges to consider resignation. Supportive comments come from New York Republicans and Mayor Lindsay.
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White House
Nixon
New York State
Whitney North Seymour Jr
Morgen
Thau
U.S
New York
Morgenthau
John N. Mitchell
Department of Justice
Gary
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jacob K. Javits
Charles E. Goodell
John V. Lindsay
Seymour
American Bar Association
Nixon Opposes Repeal of Tonkin Resolution
The Nixon administration resists repealing the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution citing consequences across Southeast Asia. Officials note the measure covers Laos, Thailand, and wider defense obligations, urging careful consideration of international commitments alongside Vietnam policy.
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Tonkin
Washington
UPI
Gulf of Tonkin
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Laos
Thailand
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
State Department
Sen. J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tonkin Gulf
Veto Threatened On Mine Safety Bill
Congress moved toward final action on the broadest mine safety and health bill amid miner unrest after two West Virginia disasters in 1968. The House approved a conference compromise 333 to 12, sending it to the Senate despite a presidential veto threat.
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Washington
UPI
West Virginia
Congress
House
Senate
Hominy Fallas
Mannington
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
The
Education and Labor Committee
Costa e Silva Death Triggers Brazil Mourning
Brazil's government closed offices for former President Arthur Costa e Silva's funeral after his death at Laranjeiras Palace following a stroke. An eight day national mourning period was declared. He became president on March 15, 1967 after a military takeover and will be buried at San Juan Bautista cemetery.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPD
Brazil
Arthur Costa E Silva
Costa E Silva
Laranjeiras Palace
Emilio Harrastazu Medici
San Juan Bautista
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