Santa files a Christmas flight plan at Scott Air Force Base
An Air Force joke item reports S Santa Claus Colonel ret for Christmas Eve flight from the North Pole aboard a miniature sleigh. The plan lists Rudolph channel navigation and nine reindeer propulsion with a red nosed modification.
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U S Marines Clash With North Vietnamese in DMZ
U S Marines and North Vietnamese fought in the DMZ for the second time since attacks on North Vietnam halted. About 150 Marines moved from The Rockpile into 200 enemy positions six miles northwest, with 12 Marines killed and 30 wounded. Eight enemy bodies were recovered.
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Allied Envoys Plan Halt to Talks Dispute
U S and Saigon envoys reached new procedural proposals for expanded Vietnamese peace talks, aiming to resolve seating disputes. Cyrus Vance and W Averell Harriman prepared to present plans to Col Ha Van Lau of North Vietnam, seeking a two sided conference under Johnson Thieu accord. South Vietnam demands two sided seating, while Viet Cong seek equal representation.
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Interesting Vietnam idea may demilitarize zone
A Telegraph snippet notes a possible experiment in Vietnam with talk of demilitarizing the Demilitarized Zone. The report hints at shifting military posture and exploring noncombat options.
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Strikers clash with police at San Francisco State College
Police face rocks and fists as about 1000 demonstrators, part of an ongoing strike by Black Students Union, confront highway patrols on campus. Officers arrest three, including a student wanted on prior charges, as crowd disperses toward an exit between patrol lines.
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San Francisco State College
Black Students Union
Mansfield Says Nixon Has Flexible Foreign Policy
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said Nixon told him he plans a flexible foreign policy not a rigid one. He praised Rogers as secretary of state and noted Rogers’ open minded approach. Mansfield, an advocate of de escalation, called Nixon’s cabinet balanced and said Democrats’ absence will not derail ties with Congress. He mentioned Jackson as defense secretary and Humphrey as possible U.N. ambassador.
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Community Christmas Tree drive nears goal in Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports the fund climb reached 3106.51 dollars of a 6000 goal with 11 days left. The drive supports a Christmas party for 1500 underprivileged kids on December 24, urging donations to Community Christmas Tree, Box 206, Bluefield West Virginia.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Democrats Lose Four House Seats In 1968 Election
The Democratic plurality in the House narrowed to 243 to 192 after a stable 1968 vote with 14 seats changing hands. Incumbents defeated included CD races in Ohio Oklahoma North Carolina Indiana New Mexico and New York. Republicans gained several districts while Democrats picked up others, with notable retirements and reapportionment effects shaping the results.
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Basil Whitener
Indiana
Ross Adair
New York
Joseph Y. Resnick
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Paul Fine
Hamilton Fish Jr
Edward I. Koch
Mario Biaggi
Virginia
Porter Hardy Jr
G. William Whitehurst
Federick T. Stant Jr
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West Virginia
James Lym
Nixon to let Cabinet pick top aides with veto by president
President-elect Nixon granted Cabinet members authority to select their own deputies and assistant secretaries while retaining final approval power. Cabinet officers will assemble their teams at the Shoreham Hotel and consult Nixon, who urged an open government and diverse cross section representation for sub cabinet appointments.
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Klein
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Toy guns fall from shelves as parents reject war toys
A survey of 60 stores in 18 states shows sharp declines in toy gun sales as Americans react to violence in the era of Kennedy and King’s deaths Vietnam and street violence cited. Stores report removing war toys and receiving positive public reaction from customers.
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