Dock Strike in Saigon Idles Vietnamese Harbor
About 2,500 Vietnamese dock workers walked off the job in Saigon harbor idling ships while American servicemen kept critical military cargo moving through the New Port facility. Negotiations involve Vietnamese unions, stevedoring firms, the labor ministry, U.S. military and the embassy labor attache. The strike protests worker dismissals and seeks assurances against job cuts and continued use of U.S. personnel.
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Saigon
U. S
U. S. 4Th Transportation Command
Vietnamese Ministry of Labor
Vietnamese Confederation of Workers
James Reed
4Th Transportation Command
U.S
Anti Vietnam Protest at LBJ Ranch Shuts In On Christmas
More than 100 protesters gathered two miles from the LBJ ranch near Stonewall Texas protesting the Vietnam War. Led by Al Grey the rally featured speakers from Houston and Dallas and carried signs urging peace and criticizing war. The Houston Citizens for Peace in Vietnam organized the vigil which has become a holiday tradition near the president's ranch.
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Stonewall, Texas
Johnson
Houston Citizens For Peace
Vietnam
Dallas
al Grey
Grey
Ben Levy
Houston
Holbrooke Seltzer
Charles Ternes
Pasadena
Texas
Brad Blanton
Miami, Ohio
University
Houston Group
Cambodia Breaks Diplomatic Ties With South Korea
Cambodia's state radio announced Phnom Penh has broken all relations with South Korea, with no reasons given for the severed ties. In New Jersey, Bayonne Times editor Herman Lazarus Jr., 61, died Friday.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
South Korea
Pittstown
N.J
Bayonne Times
Herman Lazarus, Jr
Chinese Leaders Facing Arrest in Communist China
A Belgrade report cites a Yugoslav dispatch claiming Liu Shao chi president of China and Teng Hsiao ping secretary general of the Chinese Communist Party face imminent arrest. The Tanjug correspondent says a Red Guard campaign has reached its climax and predicts they will lose their liberty soon.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Liu Shao-chi
Communist China
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chinese Communist Party
Peking
Tanjug
Red Guard
Liu
Teng
Sculpin Suts Sails From Sasebo After Five Day R and R
The 2 830 ton U S nuclear powered submarine Sculpin departed Sasebo Japan after five days rest and recreation for its 102 man crew.
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Sasebo
Japan
U. S
Author William Manchester Hospitalized in Critical Pneumonia
William Manchester, author of The Death of a President, is critically ill with pneumonia and hospitalized at Middlesex Memorial. The illness forced cancellation of a publishers meeting and delays in negotiations over publication, with Mrs. John Kennedy’s attorney claiming the book’s publication is contested in court.
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New York
William Manchester
Simon Rifkind
John Kennedy
Manchester
Middlesex Memorial Hospital
F. Erwin Tracy
Julia
Don Congdon
Huge Greeting Card Proposal Lights Up Detroit Christmas
Barbara McCamant woke Christmas morning to two large masonite sheets forming a giant greeting card in her yard. On it Don Fox proposed marriage with a sentimental message handwritten after two years of dating. She called the card beautiful but has not yet decided on an answer.
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Detroit
Barbara McCamant
Don Fox
Oak Park
Don
Fire Kills Five in Williams Ranch Home on Christmas Eve
A fogbound Christmas Eve fire destroyed the Vann family home eight miles southwest of Williams California. Coroner Howard Moore reported five bodies found and two more missing. Judge Seymour Vann 50 his wife Martha 51 their children Sara 19 Deborah 13 Mae 6 and Seymour Jr 17 plus Mrs Vanns father Caral Hutchinson 86 are presumed dead. Fire chief Glenn Manor said an investigation by the state fire marshal may follow due to prior false alarms at the residence.
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Williams
Calif
Vann
Howard Moore
Colusa County
Moore
Seymour Vann
Martha
Glenn Manor
Williams Judicial District
California
Sacramento Valley
Garnett Vann
Judge
Dr Billy Graham warns Vietnam could mirror Korea
In Da Nang Graham tells 6000 Marines that Vietnam could be another Korea in 20 years if peace and security arrive. He notes peace could feed half of Asia and stresses Marines fight to bring peace. The visit included a US navy hospital near Da Nang and departure for the Kitty Hawk on Yankee station.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Billy Graham
Asia
TLS
Graham
Korea
Kitty Hawk
Yankee Station
Gulf of Tonkin
Inflation’s Shadow Over the Dollar Keeps Rising
A compact report notes inflation erodes real value as prices climb while wages lag. The piece cites household impact and policy questions without graphic detail.
Christmas Blaze Destroys Home Of 12 In Montgomery
A family of 12 lost their two story home in London near Montgomery after a Christmas night fire. Daniel Tolliver and his wife and ten children, ages three to fourteen, escaped unharmed after dinner. Firefighters from four communities fought the blaze, with $7600 in damages. neighbors provide food, clothing and money.
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Montgomery
W. Va
London
Roger Nowinskie
Montgomery Fire Department S
Daniel Tolliver
Nowinskie
LBJ Recounts Dallas Plane Rift in Biography Dispute
New York AP Johnson disputes Kennedy aides account of succession aboard Air Force One after the Dallas assassination. Newsweek cites Manchester manuscript and Johnson’s memory of oath timing, the coffin on Air Force One, and his use of the term Honey.
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LBJ
Dallas
Johnson
Kennedy
Air Force One
Manchester
Honey
Robert Kennedy
Texas
Newsweek
Secret Services
Air Force Two
News
Bobby
Jence
Air Force
Godfrey McHugh
Charles Roberts
McHugh
Kenneth O'Donnell
Eleven Scientists To Get Highest Honor for 1966
President Johnson names 11 scientists to receive the National Medal of Science, the federal government's top honor for scientific achievement. Recipients include Knippling, Lipmann, Rose, Sewall Wright, Shannon, Zworykin, Milner, Bjerknes, Chandrasekhar, Eyring, and van Vieck, selected on recommendations from a committee led by Dr. H. J. Carter.
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Austin, Texas
Johnson
H. J. Carter
University of Illinois
Edward Fred Knipling
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Fritz Albert Lipmann
Rockefeller University
William Cumming Rose
University
Jacob Rall Bonnevie Bjerknes
University of California
Los Angeles
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
University of Chicago
Henry Eyring
University of Utah
John Hasbrouck van Vieck
Hollis
Harvard University
Holiday Week Sees Cold Wave Across Iowa
The Weather Bureau reports frigid conditions across Iowa with temperatures near zero on Monday and expected to stay cold through the week. Nighttime lows near zero again Monday, daytime highs only in the 20s, with scattered snow possible through Wednesday and a five day forecast averaging 5 to 10 degrees below seasonal normal plus light snow.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Truce Ends With New Air Strike Near Saigon
U S bombers resumed attacks on North Vietnam after a two day Christmas truce. B 52s bombed near Saigon and in the demilitarized zone while ground fighting continued 40 miles east of the city. A Vietnamese Australian force clashed with Viet Cong with 27 killed and boats no immediate casualties reported.
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Saigon
U. S
North Vietnam
U.S
Thhe
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Guam
Paragould Custody Battle Highlights Sharon Swindle Christmas
Sharon Swindle, a 4 year old at the center of a 14 month custody dispute, enjoyed a full Christmas in Paragould with Maurice Cathey and his wife. Temporary custody was awarded by Circuit Judge Ninian Edwards in St Louis as Valerie Day Swindle prepares for a Greene County chancery hearing. Sharon’s father Gerald Swindle and mother discussed ongoing legal action amid custody moves between England, Arkansas, and Missouri.
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Maurice Cathey
Paragould
Santa
Cathey
Sharon
Ninian Edwards
St. Louis
Edwards
Arkansas
Valerie Day
Cashey
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