U N Ends 20th Session After Clash Over War
The United Nations General Assembly ended its 20th session after a heated U S Soviet clash over Viet Nam. Ambassador Fedorenko accused the U S of escalating the war while Goldberg rejected the charges as unfounded and unhelpful.
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U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Viet Nam
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
United States
Arthur J. Goldberg
Fedorenko
U Thant
U.N
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Soviet Union
France
World Organization
Koea
Disarmament Committee
Geneva
Mary Helen Battle
East Berlin
Washington
Johnson
Ludwig Erhard
NATO
West Germany
Frank Boykin
Mississippi
Air Force
Viet Nam Peace Bid Faces Christmas Truce Offer
The Johnson administration weighs accepting a Communist 12 hour Christmas Eve truce while Viet Cong attacks near Saigon kill a hamlet chief. Humphrey and Mansfield push Viet Nam talks, with a NATO nuclear defense dispute brewing in Washington.
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Associated Press
Johnson
Saigon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Maine urban renewal projects receive $20 million in federal funds
Augusta AP reports the Department of Economic Development says by June 30 about 20 million dollars in federal money has been earmarked for urban renewal projects in Maine.
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Augusta
Department of Economic Development
Maine
Rusk Seeks Viet Nam Peace Contact With Fanfani
Secretary of State Dean Rusk meets Italian Foreign Minister Amintore Fanfani in Washington as intermediary in possible peace talks between North Vietnam and the United States. Earlier, Mansfield and McNamara discussed Viet Nam prospects and world issues, noting little change in Soviet positions.
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Goldberg
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Amintore Fanfani
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Fanfani
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Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Johnson
Washington
Dean Rusk
North Viet Nam
United States
Rusk
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Robert S. McNamara
Mansfield
Soviet Union
U.S
United Nations General Assembly
Kennebunk High Picks Searsport Leader Perkins as Principal
Robert H. Perkins, former Searsport High School principal, was chosen by the Superintending School Committee to lead Kennebunk High School. At 39, Perkins plans to start Jan 3 after Christmas break. He has taught at Mapleton Stonington and Berwick, and served in the 82nd Airborne in Europe. He and his wife will relocate with their three children Debra Brenda and Craig.
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Kennebunk
Robert H. Perkins
Searsport High School
Kennebunk High School
Perkins
Mapleton High School
Stonington High School
Berwick High School
Crosby High School
Belfast
University of Maine
U.S. 82Nd Airborne Division
Europe
Debra
Bren
Viet Nam Plans A Christmas War Lull
The United States and South Viet Nam consider a Christmas lull in fighting if Communists agree to refrain on their side. A 12 hour cease fire starting Christmas Eve was proposed by Communist forces two weeks ago, suggesting a possible limited truces without a formal cease-fire.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
U. S. Jets Smash Key Railroad Bridge West of Haiphong
U S Navy jets hit a railroad bridge 18 miles west of Haiphong as part of heavy air raids on North Vietnam. Air Force planes operated near Cambodia's border while Viet Cong attacked near Saigon. Combat deaths and casualties rose on both sides as raids continued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Haiphong
Viet Nam
U.S
Cambodia
Air Force
Sky Raiders
Associated Press
Richard Merron
Kitty Hawk
Hanoi-Haiphong
New Life
Tan Thuan Dong
Tan Son Nhut
Wife spends money fast provoking husband’s concern
A humorous line circulated about a wife who outspends her husband, with a friend noting she “cuts a wide peel from a small potato.” The quip captures early 20th century domestic banter and framed wit.
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Fea, Corp
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