U S Forces Ambush Platoon Carrying a Ton of Ammunition
U S soldiers ambushed a 50 man Communist platoon on the Cambodian frontier. Nine guerrillas were reported killed, the rest fled. Ten minutes later the attackers unleashed a 110 round mortar barrage on the American base. South Vietnamese losses were light and no Americans were hurt. The action occurred about 65 miles north of Saigon near the Cambodian border as part of allied patrolling.
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Nixon bids California farewell before inauguration
UPI reports Richard Nixon leaves California after a 12 day vacation and heads to Chicago and New York for cabinet dinners and rigorous prep for his January 20 inauguration. Friends and neighbors staged a Yorba Linda and Whittier send off recalling Nixon’s early life and “This Is Your Life” moment.
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Chief Newman
America
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McCormack Survives Udall Challenge for Speakership
John McCormack 77, re elected Speaker of the House with 178 votes to 58 for Morris Udall. The Boston Democrat dismissed aging concerns, stressing continued vigor and a plan to study rules, while Udall praised the process and noted party changes like monthly caucuses and broader committee assignment review.
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Williams Outlines Tax Reform Proposals
Washington Republican Sen. John J. Williams predicts President Nixon will send Congress a comprehensive tax reform bill after the January inauguration. He argues meaningful reform requires major spending cuts and warns that changing tax exempt status of state and municipal bonds could bankrupt states and raise interest rates. Williams supports rolling back oil industry exemptions and projects a net revenue increase, while noting a broad minimum income tax is not simple to implement.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Powell Seeks to Regain House Seat After exile
Adam Clayton Powell returns to Congress amid a fierce seating struggle in Washington. The Harlem Democrat faces GOP opposition and a possible $40,000 fine plus censure if seated, while a Supreme Court review of back pay and seniority looms over the House battle.
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UPI
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Albert Watson
R-S.c
Emanuel Celler
D-N. Y
Celler
Bimini
Florida
Ford
John W. McCormack
Supreme Court
Brazil’s 1967 powers under Costa e Silva echo 1964 coup
Three weeks after President Costa e Silva armed the state, Brazil enjoys calm on beaches while censorship intensifies and opposition leaders face bans or jail. Police battles earlier in Rio and Sao Paulo, and a surge of left-right clashes, mark a nation spiraling toward military control despite a still formally in force 1967 constitution.
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Costa E Silva
Humberto Castelo Branco
Nixon aims for geographical balance in California push
President-elect Nixon told 140 California leaders that he will reduce Eastern Establishment influence in his cabinet and seek national talent. He promised at least six to ten Californians in top jobs and urged broader recruitment beyond New York and Washington circles to tap the best talent.
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