Johnson Says Wife Made Him Quit
In a CBS interview Lyndon B. Johnson says he could have won a 1968 bid for president but would not due to his inability to unite the country. He credits wife Lady Bird as a trusted counselor and recalls Kennedy’s friendly visit after his decision. He discusses campaign fears, McGovern, and the timing memo from Mrs. Johnson noting the March 1968 oath.
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New York
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cbs-Tv
Walter Cronkite
Johnson
Lady Bird
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
Vietnam
Eugene
Mccarthy
New Hampshire
Robert Kennedy
McGahrity
Kennedy
Berkshire Storm Disrupts Berkshire County Roads
Berkshire County faces its worst storm of the season with 12 to 24 inches forecast for the Northeast. Weatherman George J. Bulgarelli predicts 12 inches for the Berkshires, while federal forecasters show up to 24 inches. Airport flights are canceled, banks may close, and DPW crews work to clear state highways with eighty snow plows. Traffic is light and cars are abandoned on main roads as snowfall nears 22 inches by nightfall.
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Berkshire County
George J. Bulgarelli
Berkshires
Associated Press
Pittsfied
Harriman
North Adams
Massachusetts ‘Department of Public Works
William S. Litty
DPW
Ing
Bulgarelli
Home for Yale The Hard Way
John Norman drove from East Hartford to Yale in a 1965 model car whose transmission failed near Washington. He paused in a Virginia town for help but parts were unavailable. A winter storm center southeast of Atlantic City moved toward Boston and the Gulf of Maine with 35 mph gusts.
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Birmingham
Ala
John
Norman
East Hartford
Conn
Washington, D.C
Virginia
Atlantic City
Boston
Gulf of Maine
Canadian Maritime’ Provinces
Southland
Bulgarelli
Israel Folly: 81 Hour Raid on Egyptian SAM Sites
Israeli jets staged an 81 hour air operation across the Suez to destroy surface to air missile sites Egypt aimed to rebuild. Spokesmen said all planes returned safely with word missiles batteries destroyed though Egypt claimed several raiders were shot down. Across the Jordan frontier Arab guerrillas attacked Israeli positions as Israeli forces answered with artillery and mine incidents. Jordan and Lebanese border clashes continued and saboteurs damaged an occupied Gaza railway section.
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Suez Canal
Jordan River
Jordan
Gaza Strip
Airman Rescued From Foe Amid Veiled Details
SAIGGN reports the Air Force rescued 1st Lt. Woodrow Bergeron Jr. from an enemy-held area in a one hour operation. The six page release omits country, cause of crash, fate of the pilot, source of helicopters, and pilots. Rescue occurred earlier this month with multiple helicopter attempts under fighter-bomber cover.
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Saiggn
U.S
Air Force
Laos
Woodrow Bergeron Jr
New Orleans
Bergeron
al Skyraiders
Bergeon
Woodrow Bergeron, Jr
Agnew Sets Out on 37,000 Mile Asian Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew launches a 37,000 mile, 14 nation Asian tour from Andrews Air Force Base aboard Air Force 2. The trip aims for four days in the Philippines and a Manila stop for Marcos inauguration. Stops include Nepal, Thailand, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and New Zealand with a return around January 19. Officials say no major addresses are planned. Vietnam visit is not on the official itinerary.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Vietnam
Agnew
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Air Force 2
Travis Air Force Base
California
Honolulu
Philippines
Formosa
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Manila
Ferdinand E Marcos
Nepal
Thailand
Afghanistan
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia
Australia
New Zealand
Congress
United States
Perot Offers Gifts to POWs. Hanoi Refuses
In Vientiane Laos AP reports North Vietnam refused to admit H Ross Perot and two planes of Christmas gifts for American prisoners of war. He proposed flying 1400 canned Christmas dinners and medical supplies to Hanoi for POWs and North Vietnamese families. Perot met Vu Tien but was turned down. he pledged to continue humanitarian efforts and criticized Hanoi's wall of suspicion.
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Vientiane
Laos
North Vietnam
H. Ross Perot
Texas
Hanoi
Moscow
Perot
South Vietnam
North
Vu ‘Tien
United States
Los Angeles
Red Cross
United We Stand
Nixon
Pernt
Yu Tien
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North Street
Yale
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Beisan
Sea of Galilee
Amman
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