Viet Nam Leap Frog War Moves North In Indecisive Pace
An AP feature describes a night crash of a C-123 near Da Nang killing 2 American officers and 36 South Vietnamese troops. Viet Cong forces strike behind Da Nang and in the An Lao valley while Laos and North Viet Nam operations prompt questions about the war’s direction.
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Viet Nam
da Nang
Monkey Mountain
Namese
Laos
North Viet Nam
South Viet
Saigon
An Lao
Buddhists renew drive to topple Saigon government
In Saigon Buddhist leaders announce plans to resume protests and hunger strikes against Premier Tran Van Huong as martial law is extended for another month. Thich Nhat Thien accuses the regime of pressuring Buddhists and detaining followers while U.S. officials clash with the Vietnamese military over governance and the discrediting of Ambassador Maxwell Taylor.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tran van Huoing
Thich Nhat Thien
Huong
U.S
Thien
Fayette Men Victims Of Auto Wreck
Two Fayette County brothers, Jerry Fitzwater 24 and Larry Fitzwater 21, were killed in a two car collision on West Virginia Route 39 near Swiss in Nicholas County. Four others were injured in satisfactory condition.
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Associated Press
Fayette County
West Virginia
Jerry Fitzwater
Larry Fitzwater
Jodie
Jerry
Orrville
Ohio
Larry
W.va
Swiss
Nicholas County
Laird Memorial Hospital
Montgomery
George Samples
Cleveland
John Gunning
James Lively
Charles Taylor
Phyllis Farson
St. Mary’s
Pleasants County
W.va. 2
Parkersburg
James Otis Gattis
Martins Ferry
Fort Henry
Ohio River
Wheeling
Vigil Ends as Husband Dies After Seven Years
In Grand Forks North Dakota Mrs Glen F Carson kept daily bedside vigils for seven years for her husband Glen F Carson who was overcome by noxious fumes at a sewer lift station. He died Christmas Eve after never regaining consciousness weighing 200 pounds at illness onset and less than 100 pounds at death.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Glen F. Carson
Carson
Flood Waters Receding Left Thousands Homeless
Flood crests on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers in the Portland area began to fall, with dikes holding and water subsiding. Thousands remained homeless as damage mounted across Oregon California and Washington amid record tides and heavy precipitation.
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Portland, Ore
Columbia River
Portland-Vancouver
Wash
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Willamette River
Columbia
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Willamette
Oregon-Washington
Portland-Vancouver Harbor
Coast Guard
California
Siskiyou County
Bill P. Sowle
Civil Defense
Riot at Hollywood Palladium disrupts jazz show
About 25 officers fought to quell a near riot at the Hollywood Palladium after 3,000 fans disrupted the 8 p.m. jazz concert New Perspectives for 65 causing $10,000 in damage. Performers included Aretha Franklin Gloria Lynne Nina Simone and Johnny Watson. the venue was rented by promoter Doc Mac Wright Hi Fidelity Inc.
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Aretha Franklin
Gloria Lynne
Bobby
Blue
Bland
Nina Simone
Johnny
Palladium
Doc” Mac Wright
Hi-Fidelity, Inc
Girl Dies Saving Mother in Miami Beach Knife Attack
Gayle Sterne 15 died after stepping between her mother Jean Sterne 38 and an assailant, a 13 year old brother Michael Sterne injured while the attacker Alfonso Robles 29 was arrested. Robles admitted stabbing the mother and then the girl with an eight inch carving knife.
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Gayle Sterne
Michael Barry Sterne
Sterne
Jean Sterne
Alfonso Robles
Albert Bible
Robles
Gayle
Michael
Polaris Missile Sub Near China
The USS Daniel Boone, carrying sixteen 1800 mile range Polaris missiles, has sailed from Guam into waters off the Asian mainland poised to launch nuclear strikes on Red China. It is the first of an anticipated seven submarine squadron for the far western Pacific station. The Defense Department notes the timing coincides with China’s recent nuclear test.
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Washington
USS
Navy
Red
China
Defense Department
Daniel Boone
Guam
Far Western Pacific
Thousands Perish In Ceylon Storms
In Colombo officials say 1 500 bodies washed ashore on the south Indian coast after a cyclone hit Ceylon Tuesday. Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike formed a government fund for the homeless as damage tops 40 million dollars. Unofficial counts warned the death toll could exceed 2 000 with at least 300 fishermen drowned and 5 000 homes destroyed in Jaffna district.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Jaffna
Mao Reported Ready To Quit
Mao Tze tung, at 71, faces speculation he may step down as chairman of the Chinese Communist party. A Peking broadcast noted cordial talks with an Algerian delegation, while Mao’s health and future leadership remain in question amid international tensions and his enduring influence on China.
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Tokyo
Mao Tze Tung
Red Chinese Party
Peking
Mao
China
United States
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Hunan
Sun Yatsen
Chinese Communist Party
Shanghai
Multiple-Death Accidents Swell Highway Yule Toll
The Christmas weekend traffic toll rose beyond 300 fatalities with 219 deaths in the current tally ending Sunday. The National Safety Council estimates 550 to 650 Americans will die on roads over the holiday. A family of five died when their car struck a bridge near Clarkston Michigan. The three day toll exceeds typical daily totals and older records show 609 in 1955.
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Guy Dolin Jr
Charleston
Madison
W.va
Ruth Christopher
Parkersburg
West Virginia
National Safety Council
Clarkston
Mich
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Hollywood Palladium
Lawrence Welk
Sunset Boulevard
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Walter Philbin
Princeton
Tate
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