Wilson Co. Turns Down Stock Offer
Wilson and Company directors declined to advise stockholders on the Ling-Temco-Vought offer for 750000 Wilson common shares. The letter notes 1966 earnings of 12.904 million and per share 5.01, high sales 990859.64, with 1967 ahead of 1966. The board plans a 50 percent stock dividend and a 42 1/2 cent quarterly cash dividend to be paid Feb 1 1967 to holders of record Jan 20 1967.
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Wilson and Company, Inc
Ling-Temco-Vought, Inc
Wilson
Wilson & Co., Inc
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Kennedy Widow Letters Khruschev on Nuclear Policy
Mrs John Kennedy wrote Premier Nikita Khrushchev from the White House stating that she and President Kennedy, though adversaries, were united in a restrained policy to avoid nuclear war. The letter will appear in Look magazine with William Manchester's Death of a President serialization.
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Nikita Khruschev
White House
Kennedy
Johnson
Look
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Associated Press
Manchester
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John Bailey
Bailey
Robert Kennedy
Peking Seen Heading for H-Weapon
Chinese tests stir alarm over hydrogen weapon progress. Japanese experts estimate a thermonuclear device with hundreds of kilotons possibly tested. U S officials offer cautious, unofficial assessments while China touts a propaganda victory amid regional tension.
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Asahi
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China
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Peking
Spinal Surgery for LBJ Aide
President Johnsons new press secretary George Christian underwent spinal disk surgery in Austin Texas. The procedure was described as successful with surgeons removing a fragment of a disk pressing on a nerve.
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Austin
Texas
Johnson
George Christian
Tom Johnson
Tao Attacked in Red Chinese Purge
Belgrade AP reports from Peking that Tao Chu, a rapid rise figure in the Red Chinese ruling hierarchy, faced a heavy attack in the purge campaign. Slogans denouncing Tao covered most of the capital as he was seen as a potential successor to Teng Hsiao-ping as general secretary of the Communist Party.
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Belgrade
Peking
Tao Chu
Tao
Teng Hsiao-ping
Communist Party
Snow Removal Faces Complaints After Seven Inch Snow
Public Improvements Commissioner Don Canney says crews have worked hard to clear snow from Tuesday night and Wednesday. Some streets may not have had first plowing by Thursday morning, but most were addressed with Thursday replowing. In the loop area plowing left piles centerwise and removal/dumping will begin at 10 p.m. Cars should be moved from the Joep area to avoid fines during no parking periods.
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Gaullist Star Sparks Paris Stage Scene
Paris actress Suzanne Gabrielle performs at the Olympia as Francois Mauriac and Armand Salacrou vocally object to lyrics about De Gaulle. Mauriac shouts Get out and scorns the singer while the audience reacts with laughter and applause. The show continues with a patriotic themed chorus.
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Suzanne Gabrielle
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de Gaulle
Sartez
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Suzanne
de Gauille
Suzanne Sant
Social Security Tax Rise to 4.4 Percent in 1967
The 4.2 percent Social Security rate increases to 4.4 percent on January 1 to fund higher Medicare benefits and elderly medical care. The rise adds about $1 billion to the trust funds in 1967 with a top individual tax of $290.40, $13.20 above this year. The self employed rate climbs from 6.15 to 6.4 percent, max $422.40.
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Congress
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Jor
Powell Seated Debate Delayed While Probe Considers Ban
Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin proposes a congressional investigation into Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s seating rather than an immediate bar, possibly 4 to 6 months. Powell remains jailed on contempt of court, with salary and privileges but no vote during delay. Powell’s estranged wife Yvette Powell stalls testimony as the House subcommittee weighs actions.
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Lionel van Deerlin
Powell
New York
Bahamas
van Deerlin
House Education and Labor Committee
Congress
U S Forces Report 109 Dead in Week Ahead of Christmas Truce
UPI reports U S combat losses this week reached 109 killed 574 wounded and four missing as helicopter gunships pressed the front line for five hours. 65 enemy bodies were found amid heavy fighting after a communist penetration of an artillery position. Vietnamese workers strike in Saigon over U S longshoreman dismissals at a military port. Navy Task Force One patrols Yankee Station near North Vietnam. Two U S helicopters were shot down in the delta with five crew injured.
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Gulf of Tonkin
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Long Beach
Yankee Station
Mekong Delta
U.S. Command
Laborites vow new push on U.S. Vietnam policy in Parliament
London AP reports left wing Laborites plan to press the issue when Parliament reconvenes January 17, arguing Hanoi area bombings justify challenging government support of the U.S. position in Vietnam.
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London
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Ticket Pickets For Jaywalking
ST PETERSBURG Fla AP Six members of a militant civil rights organization were given tickets for jaywalking Wednesday while picketing lefty hall.
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St, Petersburg, Fla
Lefty Hall
U S Cavalry Firms Up On Red Force Stronghold Near An Lao
U S First Air Cavalry units roped in on the communist force at the mouth of the An Lao valley, a key highland stronghold 275 miles north of Saigon. The battle came after the communists overran an artillery battery two days prior and endured a heavy counterattack with artillery and air strikes.
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APS
U.S
An Lao
Deodorant wars outpace missile defense in TV satire
In a humorous take from Today’s Chuckle a TV viewer jokes that while Russians may lead in missile defense, Americans have won the odor battle. The piece plays on Cold War era contrasts and consumer ad culture for a light jab at tech progress.
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