South Vietnam Warns Against Further Concessions to Communists
In Paris Pham Dang Lam told U S Ambassador Harriman that a four sided conference is impossible and South Vietnam has gone as far as it can. Ky said South Vietnam feels U S pressure to be more conciliatory though not pressured to surrender. Clifford urged both sides to withdraw troops before any political settlement.
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South Vietnam
Paris
United States
Pham Dang Lam
U.S
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Nguyen Cao Ky
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Saigon
Hanoi
U. S
Averell Hartman
Hat
Tay Ninh
Creighton W. Abrams
Vietnam
Six Days To Go For Bluefield Christmas Tree Goal
The Bluefield Community Christmas Tree tally reaches 69 percent of its $6,000 target, totaling $4,145.50 as of Tuesday. The drive funds a large party for about 1,500 underprivileged local children at Ramsey Auditorium on December 24, with many area residents contributing, including numerous individuals and groups listed in the appeal.
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Bluefield
Ramsey Auditorium
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
L. C. Owen
Margaret Peter
Wealthy coed Barbara Mackle abducted from Atlanta motel
Barbara Jane Mackle 20, daughter of Florida land developer Robert F. Mackle, was kidnapped from a northeast Atlanta motel by a youth gunman and a younger accomplice. She was taken in her nightgown after being chloroformed. the motive and ransom details remained unclear as police and the FBI investigated.
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Atlanta, Ga
Barbara Jane Mackle
Emory University
Emory
Barbara Jane
Atlanta
Robert F. Mackle
Mackle
Coral Gables
Fila
Deltona Corp
Miami
FBI
Ase
New Fees and Filibuster Reform Move to 51 votes
In Washington, Senator Javits and Senator Hart push to amend Senate rules to permit a simple 51 vote majority to end filibusters, aiming to attract about 50 supporters among new and existing members. They note 14 freshmen could hold decisive power and await vice presidential rulings on rule changes.
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Washington
Senate
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Javits
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Eagleton
Hart
Hubert H. Humphrey
Spiro Agnew
SOS Formation Meet Set Today At Bluefield State College
The SOS group at Bluefield State College holds an organizational meeting at 4 p.m. in Dickason Hall to push for an orderly campus climate. Bill Millhorn says the aim is to increase student turnout and secure education rights, urging broad student participation.
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Bluefield State College
BSC
Bill Millhorn
Students For An Orderly Society
S.O.S
Dickason Hall
Millhorn
Marines Launch New Drive Near Da Nang In Vietnam War
U S Marines initiated Operation Taylor Common in the mountains about 30 miles southwest of Da Nang aiming to locate North Vietnamese regiments believed active near the base. Reports say 5,000 Marines moved in, with enemy strength potentially similar. casualties reported include 123 enemy killed and 18 American deaths amid ongoing air and ground combat.
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Saigon
U. S
da Nang
U.S
Laos
Tal of Hue
Federal Reserve Board Raises Discount Rate
The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate from 4% to 5% citing inflationary expectations and rising rates. The increase applies Wednesday in most districts including Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago Minneapolis and Dallas while San Francisco and Kansas City initially declined. The move aims to curb borrowing and slow expansion by businesses across the system.
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Federal Reserve Board
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
Minneapolis
Dallas
Federal Reserve
San Francisco
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Banks
Nuclear blast planned near Las Vegas draws protests
The Atomic Energy Commission pressed ahead with a Wednesday underground test amid protests by five Salt Lake City scientists and a Utah chapter of the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy led by Dr. Douglas Willett. Nevada officials, Howard Hughes associates, and local evacuations were arranged to minimize risk during the one megaton style explosion.
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Las Vegas
Nev
The
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
AEC
Salt Lake City
Utah
National Committee For A Sane Nuclear Policy
Douglas
Willett
University of Utah
Richard Miller
Nevada Academy of Sciences
Johnson
Robert C. Pendleton
Nevada
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Death Valley
Beatty
Tonopah
Nixon Vows United Nations Support
President-elect Nixon visited the United Nations and pledged to strengthen the body. He hinted to disarmament chief William Foster that ratification of the nuclear weapons control treaty may soon be ripe, despite earlier campaign doubts. He met delegates and staff at the UN and at the U.S. mission nearby.
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Nixon
United Nations
U.S
William C. Foster
Senate
Czechoslovakia
Foster
U.N
Herbert Stein
Washington
Council of Economic Advisors
John C. Whitaker
Stein
Economic Advisory Council
Paul W. McCracken
Brookings Institute
Committee For Economic Development
Whitaker
International Aero Service Corp
Fairview Parents Invited To Discuss Pupil Transfer
Mercer County school superintendent W R Cooke announced a meeting at 3 15 p m in the Fairview cafeteria to discuss transferring about 100 Fairview Elementary students to Memorial and Whitethorn schools due to a large crack in the north wall. The plan cuts four rooms and leaves roughly 150 students in Fairview with the transfer taking effect January 2 after holidays.
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Fairview
Memorial
Whitethorn
Mercer County
W. R
Pete) Cooke
Cooke
Moon Glimpse Planned for Apollo 8 Christmas Flight
NBC will use the Denver Museum of Natural History planetarium telescope to trace Apollo 8 across the moon with live TV. Viewers may see the spacecraft as a white dot near the first quarter moon on December 24 with four sighting times EST. exclusive NBC coverage includes six live transmissions and around-the-moon tracking for six minutes per orbit.
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New York
NBC
Denver
Jim Kitchell
NASA
Madrid
Kitchell
Moon
Donald M. Lunetta
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