Soviet U N showdown over peacekeeping assessments
U N diplomats warn the Soviet Union aims to force a test of strength on peacekeeping assessments, threatening a confrontation in the General Assembly. The issue centers on Article 19 and voting rights for nations two years in arrears, with U.S. proposals relying on voluntary contributions to a stabilisation fund. Talks continue, but many fear erosion of a no-vote truce as year-end decisions loom.
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U.N
Soviet Union
U.N. General Assembly
United States
U.S
Congo
Middle East
Assembly
Security Council
World Week World reacts to U S stance in Christmas week
In a troubled Christmas week the United States faced crises in South Vietnam with Lt. Gen Nguyen Khanh seizing control in Saigon and opposing U S policy. Nasser defied Washington as Africa and the United Nations voiced anti American sentiment while Pope Paul VI urged disarmament and humanitarian funding. President Johnson sent a special message to over 22,000 Americans serving abroad.
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Associated Press
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Khanh
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Nguyen Khanh
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Dean Rusk
Taylor
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Southeast Asia
John F. Kennedy Memorial
Cairo
Congo
United Nations
Charles-David Ganao
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Belgium
Kenya
Joseph Murumbi
Paul VI
Johnson
Buddhists vow resume campaign to oust Huong in Saigon
In Saigon the Buddhist hierarchy announced it will resume protests to oust Premier Tran Van Huong after a military purge dissolved the National Council. The move comes as martial law is extended and U S forces tighten security following the Christmas Eve bombing that killed two and injured 68.
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Tran van Huong
Thichat Thien
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Thien
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Brink Hotel
James R. Hagen
Oklahoma City
Okla
David M. Agnew
Winter Park
Fla
Willamette River threat eases as 1000 Portland residents evacuated
Rain lashes flood prone Oregon and California while traffic toll climbs on slick highways during the holiday period. A rabbi fills in for the police chief as a couple marks 70 years of marriage. Satchmo’s tree and two Viet Nam colonels add to a holiday scene amid national and international notes. Italy’s lawmakers push past midnight seeking a president as Saigon’s Vietnam crisis deepens.
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Spreading Christmas Joy In City And Far Flung Posts
A rabbi filled in as Reno police chief for Christmas as Jewish volunteers in Hartford take hospital shifts, a Louisville couple marks 70 years of marriage, and a Long Beach baby named Christy Carole joins the world. Louis Armstrong’s wife Lucile decorates his Tokyo hotel tree, while a Lithuanian refugee reunites with family in New York after 23 years. Two Air Force colonels in Vietnam volunteered for crew duty on a Christmas mission, guiding a C123 through Viet Cong attacks as flares light the Mekong delta sky.
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Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong
Tokyo
Noel
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Philip H. Weinberg
Reno
Nev
Elmer Briscoe
Hartford
Conn
James W. Thompson
Delie
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Michael Noel
Long Beach
Calif
Christy Carole
Louis
Satchmo) Armstrong
Lucile
Armstrong
Stefanija Rukas
New York
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Nicole
Mrs. Rukas
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South Viet Nam
Allison Brooks
David T. Fleming
Air Commandos
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Chuckle Christmas Gifts Divided Into Two Classes
Today's Chuckle Christmas gifts are divided into two classes those you don't like and those you don't get.
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Fea. Corp
Far West flood toll tops 40 as Willamette subsides
Oregon reels from flood with more than 40 dead and 14 000 homeless across five states. Willamette crest near 29.8 feet then fell slowly, leaving Portland and North Portland evacuated zones and 2 000+ residents facing Christmas meals at Fern dale Fairgrounds amid widespread damage and torn highway routes.
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Willamette
Portland
California
O Ae
Far West
Traffic Deaths Rise During Holiday Weekend
Traffic deaths climbed sharply during the extended Christmas weekend with about 200 fatalities reported on Friday. The 48 hour period ending 6 p.m. Thursday totaled 376, with hazardous conditions from rain ice and fog across the Midwest and East. Officials expect the final count between 550 and 650.
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Ohio
Tennessee
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Amateur Radio Operators Have World Of Their Own
Ed Smith surveys amateur radio culture in Biddeford and Saco with 12 to 15 active hams including Roland Racine. He describes licensing steps from novice to general, FCC regulation, Morse code tests, and WAS certificates. The Maine New Hampshire group, MARS, and global contact through call signs highlight equipment, costs, and the hobby’s reach.
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Saco
Roland Racine
Taylor St
Federal Communications
United States
Maine
California
U.S
New Hampshire
Racine
Regional Amateur Radio Association
MARS
Canada
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