Guns Ready As Viet War Enters Three-Day Truce
Saigon reports a Christmas Day cease-fire with allied artillery and warplanes on alert. Nine Viet Cong violations. two deemed significant near Saigon and north of the capital. A prisoner exchange meeting looms at Tay Ninh in a no man’s land 50 miles northwest of Saigon.
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U.S
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S. 1St Infantry
No Man's Land
Tay Ninh
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
United States
South Vietnam
James W. Brigham
Ocala
Fla
Thomas N. Jones
Lynnville
Ind
Pfe
Donald G. Smith
Akron
Bitter split over Vietnam policy jars Johnson team
Washington AP reports rising policy differences between Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford over how hard to push South Vietnam toward Paris peace talks. Clifford publicly criticizes Thieu Ky while Rusk advocates restraint, as tensions color final weeks of the Johnson administration.
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Dean Rusk
Clark M. Clifford
Vietnam
Johnson
Paris
Clifford
Thieu-Ky
Rusk
North Vietnam
United States
Defense Department
Robert S. McNamara
World Bank
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
NLF
Nguyen van Thieu
Preliminary Study Finds Malnutrition Widespread
Washington AP reports early findings from a government nutrition study indicating malnutrition affects not only the poor but some middle class teens as well. Dr. Arnold E. Schaefer notes the work will provide first large scale clinical evidence and may quell criticism that the problem does not exist.
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America
Arnold E. Schaefer
Congress
Schaefer
U.S.A
New York City
Texas
Louisiana
New York
Kentucky
Michigan
HEW
West Virginia
Massachusetts
California
South Carolina
Wyoming Man Killed By Truck
A four year old Wyoming County man died when a gravel truck backed over him at his home in Welch near Briar Creek. Police identify the victim as Ranzy B. Lane of Route 1 Welch. Further details await county officials investigation.
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Wyoming
Ranzy B. Lane
Welch
Briar Creek
Wyoming County
Lane
Contributions to Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund
Donations received Tuesday total 6391.91 with multiple contributors including Bobby and Dottie Jackson ten dollars and Anonymous two dollars. Other gifts come from M.Y.F. of John Stewart United Methodist Church ten dollars and Jr Deb Club Bluefield WV ten dollars. The fund reflects in memory gifts for Mrs. Ernest Robert Thomas.
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Bluefield
Bobby
Dottie Jackson
John Stewart United Methodist Church
Bob
Nancy
Ann Coulling
West Virginia
Ernest Robert Thomas
Apollo 8 Hurls Prayer During Lunar Orbit Christmas Eve
Apollo 8 commander Air Force Col. Frank Borman led a Christmas Eve prayer from lunar orbit as the spacecraft completed its third pass around the moon. He spoke for peace "to people everywhere" from the Houston space center, with his remarks echoing across the space community.
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Air Force
Frank Borman
Borman
William A. Anders
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
Service
Moon
Lunar
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Anders
Lovell
Pueblo Crewmen Home For Christmas Reunion
The Pueblo crewmen freed from 11 months in North Korea returned to San Diego as families waited at the airport and hospital. Navy debriefings and medical checks follow private reunions during the two week to two month stay.
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San Diego
Calif
The
Pueblo
North Korea
San Diego Naval Hospital
Naval Hospital
Navy
Midway Island
Miramar
Midway
Adm
John J. Hyland
Pacific Fleet
Hearts On The Star A Christmas Eve Faithful NATION
The holiday season centers on the moon and the Star as Christians celebrate the Prince of Peace. In the Holy Land small scale Arab Israeli clashes flare near Bethlehem while Vietnam reports gunfire as American troops hear Christmas messages from Billy Graham and chaplains. North Vietnam broadcasts praise Catholic achievements amid war tensions.
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South Vietnam
Armed Forces Radio
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Associated Press
Christendom
Prince of Peace
Holy Land
Bethlehem
Billy Graham
Terence J. Cooke
New York
North Vietnam
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Hyattsville, Md
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Ann
Navy Training Station
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Pert
Lonely Bull
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Duane R. Hodges
Creswell, Ore
Service Rocket
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