Allied Win At Saigon Camp Lost Amid Heavy Fighting
U S command says Allied forces repelled the main Viet Cong attack on Saigon, while a special forces camp at Kham Duc 350 miles northeast fell after a prolonged assault. Evacuations by air left 19 Americans killed and 89 wounded. more than 300 enemy soldiers were reported killed in air strikes and ground actions.
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Saigon
U.S
Kham Duc
Air Force
Fred Weyand
Weyand
Third Corps
Victory Story Fails To Answer Queries
Saigon reports a disorganized end to a second major offensive leaving 100000 refugees and 10700 homes destroyed or damaged. U S command sought to clarify a campaign by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese amid Paris talks, while noting a lopsided victory as 10000 plus enemy withdrew for rest and reorganization.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Paris
Violence and delays mar Panama presidential vote
In Panama City violence erupts as armed government backers attack a radio station and steal a ballot box. Returns are delayed as the national election tribunal stays silent amid claims of victory by both sides and reports of polling irregularities.
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Panama
National Election Tribunal
Antonio Gonzalez Revilla
Christian Democratic Party
National Assembly
Arias
Panama City
Bank Theft at Manhattan Branch Reported Missing 235000
New York AP: A midtown Manhattan bank reports 235000 missing from its basement safe after weekend burglars, who left no trace and did not trip the alarm. The theft was reported by Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. at 570 Lexington Avenue. Thieves took only cash and left securities.
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New York
Manhattan
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co
Lexington Ave
Fatal two car crash claims Cedar Rapids resident Toy Masad
Toy Masad age 52 of 433 Twentieth street NW was killed early Sunday in a two car wreck at Edgewood road and highway 30. Richard Olmstead 23 and Larry Olmstead 22, occupants of the other vehicle, were listed in fair condition at St Luke's hospital with head and chest injuries. Masad died at 2 a.m. from a broken neck crushed chest and a fractured shoulder. Investigating officers indicated Masad was crossing highway 30.
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Toy Masad
Twentieth Street NW
Edgewood Road
Highway 30
Masad
Richard L. Olmstead
Seventh Avenue SE
Larry D. Olmstead
Seventeenth Street SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Refuse To Send Miners In Until 10 Bodies Found
Mine operators halt reentry at Big Swell mountain until rescue workers locate the 10 missing men believed drowned in the Gauley Coal and Coke Co No 8 mine. Fifteen rescued, nine still trapped as officials seek to drain the flooded McKenzie shaft and recover the bodies near Hominy Falls West Virginia.
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Hominy Falls
W. Va
Big Swell Mountain
Maust Coal Co
Imperial Coal Co
Gauley Coal and Coke Co
McKenzie
Board of Inquiry
Appalachian
McKenzie Mine
McKenzie Tunnel
Frank Davis
H. E.sundstrom
Maust
Sundstrom
Marchers gather to erect Resurrection City encampment
Several hundred marchers gathered at the foot of the Lincoln Memorial to build Resurrection City, a canvas and plywood camp for 5,000 anti poverty demonstrators. Rev Ralph Abernathy led a ceremonial stake drive between the Memorial and the Washington Monument as about 2 000 to 3 500 marchers protested poverty and urged nonviolence in a rain drenched rally led by Mrs King.
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Washington
Poor People's Campaign
Lincoln Memorial
Resurrection City
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Martin Luther King
Memorial
Washington Monument
Mississippi
E. J. Prete
Gift by Pope to Red Draws Fire
Rome reports that Pope Paul VI sent a Christmas present to Luigi Longo, the communist leader, a leather bound Acts of the Apostles with a note from Vatican officials. The gift stirred mixed reactions ahead of national elections and drew sharp editorials in In Tempo criticizing perceived party favoritism.
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Pope
Rome
Italy
Paul VI
Luigi Longo
Longo
Vatican
Christian Democratic Party
John XXIII
Paul
Tempo
Vatican Curia
St. Louis
France
French Strikers Fall Short of Paralysis Goal
Paris reports show a broad but incomplete general strike called by unions students and politicians in de Gaulle era protests. Train service slowed flights canceled power uneven shops open as thousands expected to march on the left bank amid student police clashes and calls for ministerial resignations.
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Paris
de Gaulle
France
U.S
University of Paris
Francis Khan
Sorbonne — Liberal Arts
Hanoi demands halt as Paris talks begin in Vietnam war
In Paris the North Vietnamese claim defeat of the United States and press for an immediate halt to bombing and all acts of war before formal peace talks. U.S. Ambassador Harriman counters with demands for North Vietnamese restraint and a restart of the 1954 Geneva framework as a basis for peace.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Washington
U.S
Hanoi
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Johnson
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
South
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Thuy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Freedom Democratic Party to Send Rival Delegation Again
The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party said it will again send a rival delegation to the national convention, challenging the state's regular Democrats after their 1964 contest.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
Fire kills fourteen in Formosa building blaze
AP reports a Monday fire in a two story Formosa building killed fourteen people including eight children. Local authorities investigate the cause and note casualties spanned residents and visitors.
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Taipei
Formosa
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Arnulfo Arias
Samudio
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South Vietnam
U. S
William Schroeder
Elberta
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Center
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