Marines Withdraw From Hiep Duc Near Da Nang
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops abandoned the district headquarters at Hiep Duc about 28 miles from Da Nang. The pullout, following Operation Harvest Moon, marks a logistical and psychological setback as Highway 1 remains contested. officials deny any overall Marine setback despite battles and casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Vietnam
Hiep Duc
First Army Corps
Highway 1
Tam Ky
Quang Tin Province
Viet Na
U.S. Marine
Qu Son
Chu Lai
Marine Corps
Smash Bridge Near Haiphong
U S navy jets hit a key railroad bridge 18 miles west of Haiphong as part of a broad North Vietnam air campaign. Ninety air force Thunderchiefs Phantoms and Super Sabres and 30 carrier planes took part in day and night raids hitting bridges main routes and storage depots. In the south Skyraiders attacked a Viet Cong stronghold near the Cambodian border 35 miles northwest of Saigon. Information from a defector led to a strike on a three mile square area used as a marshaling point for supplies from Cambodia.
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Saigon
Haiphong
Veitnam
Cambodia
Air Force
North Vietnam
Skyraiders
U S and Saigon plan Christmas lull in Vietnam war
Washington reports a possible 12 hour cease-fire proposed by the communists on Christmas Eve, with the U S and South Vietnam aiming for a 24 hour halt if no offensive actions are started by the Viet Cong. A ground war slowdown fuels speculation the truce may be near.
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Washington
U. S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
U.S
Texas White House says Vietnam talks to decide pause
The Texas White House said the Christmas pause in bombing North Vietnam would be decided in Saigon, not by President Johnson. Washington officials gave no public stance while privately some think the proposal could be accepted by refraining from action during the period.
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Austin
Texas
Texas White House
North Vietnam
Saigon
Johnson
Washington
Joe Laitin
White House
Cedar Rapids barber price hike to 2.25 dollars in October vote
Cedar Rapids Journeymen Barber Local 97 boosted a haircut price from 2.00 to 2.25 dollars after a three reading vote at the October meeting. Des Moines Waterloo and Cedar Falls already charged 2.25, while Marion’s rate stayed at 2.00. Children’s cuts rise to match adults. shaves and shampoos unchanged.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
LaVerne Rich
Barbers Union
Marion
Retail Stores To Close Doors Christmas Eve
Cedar Rapids workers take Christmas holidays with most shops closing early Friday for Christmas Eve. City hall libraries and book mobiles shut Friday and Saturday while municipal court sessions are canceled Friday and Saturday. Post office stays open until 5 p.m. Friday. savings and loan offices close Friday noon to Monday morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Kenwood
Federal Building
Savings and Loan
Perpetual
First Federal
Bohemian
Merchants National
Guaranty
First Trust and Savings
United State
City National
Peoples Bank
Titan 3 upper-stage failure delays February satellite launch
An Air Force team investigates why the Titan 3 upper stage failed to restart and place eight satellites into a 21,000 mile high orbit. The mishap, occurring after liftoff, marred a near perfect mission and may delay the February launch window for eight military communications satellites.
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Cape Kennedy
Air Force
Los Altos
Calif
Oscar 4
Nazi officer convicted for WWII murders in Russia
Karl Dietrich, 52, a former Nazi police officer, was found guilty of complicity in the murder of 30 Jews in Russia during World War II and sentenced to four years in prison in Detmold Germany.
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Detmold
Germany
UPI
Karl Dietrich
Russia
Hughes To Meet Amish Fathers In Iowa School Dispute
Gov Harold Hughes announced a January 10 meeting in northeast Iowa with Old Order Amish fathers, the Hazleton area, and the Oelwein Community School District board and superintendent to discuss a dispute over Amish children not attending state-certified schools. A temporary halt to enforcement has been ordered while talks proceed.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Hazleton
Oelwein
Atom Smasher Project Faces Budget Talks and Site Hunt
AEC officials say talks with the budget bureau focus on funding a 380 million atom smasher and whether to request it early or after site selection. The project aims for a 1968 start, with five to six candidate sites in play including North Liberty Iowa and Sunbury Cedar County.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Budget Bureau
Congress
Bureau
AEC
Detroit Free Press
James Robinson
Iowa
North Liberty
Sunbury
Cedar County
National Academy of Sciences
East Berlin Penalty for Escape Aid
Two American men were sentenced to eight years in an East German prison for helping refugees flee to West Berlin. A Tennessee girl, Mary Helen Battle, 25, was held in East Berlin on suspicion of aiding flight from the East German republic. Miss Battle had studied theology at the Free University in West Berlin and taught in Europe before her arrest.
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U.S
Mary Helen Battle
Oak Ridge
Tenn
East Berlin
Stange
Republic
West Berlin
Miss Battle
Free University
John Battle
Battle
Spain
University of Madrid
Abilene Christian College
France
Germany
C R Area Traffic Survey Presented to Road Commission
The Cedar Rapids area traffic survey shows 35.28 percent of interior trips go home, 11.52 percent to work, 8.85 percent for personal business, 19.05 percent to shop, and 3.5 percent to serve passengers. It notes river crossings, 1964 Iowa vehicle registrations, Linn County totals, and daily counts with highway 218 south busiest at 8,479 vehicles per day.
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AMES
Lowal Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn County
Many Play Santa to 15 Orphans in North Dakota
A postcard from a 4 year old signed Love Eddie sparks a national gift drive for 15 Kerzman orphans after their parents died in a fatal ambulance crash. Donations total about 13 678 dollars with over 100 packages and letters arriving from across the country. The eldest James Jr plans to delay college to run the farm with guardianship arranged as Christmas services and a turkey dinner mark the holiday.
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North Dakota
Betty Johnson
Billy Kerrman
Santa
Merella
St. Placidus Catholic Church
Mayruth
Mary Beth
Billy
Paula
Madonna
Anita
Ann
Theresa
Margaret
Mary Jo
Peter
Tom
Jerry
James, Jr
Mott
Ted Hardmeyer
U.S
Minneapolis
Lindenhurst
N.Y
Dickinson State College
Jim
Stewart Returns to Work After Kidney Treatment
Foreign Secretary Stewart has completed hospital treatment for a kidney ailment and will return to work on Thursday.
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London
Stewart
Iowa Escapee Nabbed in New York After Seven Years
Nicholas Turcinovich, 43, an Iowa penitentiary escapee who fled from University hospitals in Iowa City on October 8, 1958, was traced by fingerprints in New York City. He returned to Iowa December 15 and received an added five year sentence, with possible release in 1970 after time for good behavior.
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Iowa
New York
Fort Madison
Iowa State
New York City
Nicholas J. Turcinovich
Polk County
Turcinovich
University Hospitals
Iowa City
FBI
Des Moines
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