Johnson faces two eras in push for re election
Washington columnist Bruce Brossat discusses Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society and ongoing crime, air and water cleanup, tax issues, and inflation fears. He argues Johnson must patch the taxpayer pocketbook without triggering higher taxes or voter backlash, while rival Bobby Kennedy looms as a challenger.
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Washington
Bruce Brossat
Brossat
Lyndon Johnson
Nick
Bobby Kennedy
Nick Altrock Appears as Pinch Hitter at 57 in 1933
Legendary pitcher Nick Altrock, aged 57, returned to a major league game as a pinch hitter in 1933, marking a rare coaching era moment and extending his long baseball career.
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Nick Altrock
Letters to Santa from Texas children request gifts
A collection of handwritten notes from children in Texas to Santa Claus. They ask for toys, dolls, a clay modeling set, an electric train, a baby secret doll, a watch, and a bicycle. They share family names and ages, mention sweets, clothing, and location details, and end with affectionate holiday wishes.
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Santa Claus
Danny
Rhonda
Rhonda Clifton
Santa
Childress
Texas
Curry Egg Pancake Lunch
Quick lunch idea using curry sauce over pancakes. Mix milk egg and shortening, add pancake mix, cook until golden. Top with sliced hard boiled egg and curry sauce. Sauce: butter flour salt curry powder milk. Serves four.
Quotes in the News Capsule Highlights Global and Domestic Ties
A roundup of UPI sourced items includes the National Advisory Cancer Council warning of a man made lung cancer epidemic with 1966 death estimates for 42 000 men and 8 000 women due to smoking. A Cincinnati mother questions a suspect in a string of stranglings. Fidel Castro discusses U S Cuba missile crisis concessions in Playboy. New York reports a 10 million federal grant to fund weekly high quality educational TV programs nationwide.
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U.S. Pat
United Press International Washington
UPI
National Advisory Cancer Council
Chicago
Fidel Castor
Playboy Magazine
United States
Cuba
Soviet Union
New York
FBI warns about housewife shoplifters and theft tricks
FBI describes methods used by shoplifters including mothers using children as accomplices and crotch carry techniques. Reports detail stealing tactics with small items, public distractions, and the risks of getting greedy as offenders seek larger gains.
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FBI
Wieal
Dow Jones Averages at 11 a.m. Mixed Trip
The Dow Jones at 11 a.m. shows the Industrials up 4.57 to 817.59 and Rail averages up 0.42 to 207.10, while Utilities slip 0.10 to 134.93 and Stock averages rise 0.98 to 288.95.
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Dow Jones
A.m
Indus
Rising costs push air war in Vietnam with new Mig21s
The Defense Department projects higher losses this year as Mig21s enter service. The 19th Light Infantry Brigade arrives at Vung Tau, boosting U S troop strength toward 285 000. Navy and air forces report intensified raids and ground combat amid ongoing DMZ operations.
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North Vietnam
Defense Department
19Th Light Infantry
Vung Tau
Pope
Oakland
Calif
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Saigon
North
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
War Zone C
South Viet Nam
South
Army 1St Infantry Division
1St Infantry
Panhandle
Mekong
Thai Communist Guerrilla Activity Grows Within Native Ranks
The Thai guerrilla movement, rooted in native Thais with outside links, expanded from the early 1960s into the 1960s to an estimated 1,000 to 5,000 members. Bangkok hesitates to publish combat results to avoid aiding the Communists or deflating public morale.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Thailand
Nakorn Phanom
Bangkok
China
Viet Nam
Thailand Patriotic Front
National Liberation Front
South
Vietnam
Weather Brief: Frigid Conditions Across State
Freezing conditions linger across the state with intermittent wisps of cloud cover. Weather reports show mainly clear to cloudy skies continuing through Tuesday with chilly temperatures.
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Pagene
Temperatures Report For Past 24 Hours And Dec 12, 1965
The maximum temperature in the 24 hour period ending at 11 am today was 44 degrees. The minimum was 24 degrees at 5 am today. On December 12, 1965 the high reached 62 degrees and the low 37 degrees. Sunrise is 7:38 and sunset 5:32.
Temperature extremes reported across regions
The Weather Bureau recorded a low of 7 below zero at Hibbing Minnesota this morning. The warmest Sunday reading reached 81 in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach Florida.
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New York
UPI
Weather Bureau
Taska
Hawaii
Hibbing
Treasury figures show year to date withdrawals and deposits
Treasury data through Dec 7 record withdrawals of 75.09 billion dollars and deposits of 59.55 billion, with a 3.41 billion cash balance and public debt of 329.66 billion. At Tri-Faith Chapels Plaza, John F. Pumas Airport, Our Lady of the Skies Catholic Chapel maintains six altars in a small oratory, each dedicated to a continent and its patron saint.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Chappel
Tri- Faith
John F. Pumas International
Anthony of Padua
Europe
Francis Xavier
Asia
Isaacques
North America
Local Forecast and Community Notes
clear to partly cloudy and a little warmer with highs near 59 and lows around 34. Locals share weekend visits and family news including Kenneth Harris and Paul of Irving with Luke Laniers and Earl Harris, Delber Seal’s Temple surgery recovery, Steven Pittman visiting family in Norman after Army discharge, Claude Triplitt visiting Mrs George West, and a Masonic Hall Entered Apprentice Degree at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Kenneth Harris
Paul of
Irving
Luke Laniers
Earl Harris
Delber Seal
Temple
Steven Pittman
Jack Crain
Norman
Okla
Wesley A Pittman
Steven
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Happy Birthday Tomorrow for C. E. Morgan Lewis Mull
A birthday greeting notes C E Morgan Lewis Mull has a tomorrow birthday. The message is presented as a courteous wish from Mrs Jerry Hampton.
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C. E. Morgan Lewis Mull
Mrs
Jerry Hampton
Almanac history highlights for December 12, 1966
On December 12 1966 the almanac notes Mars and Jupiter in the morning sky Saturn as the evening star. It marks John Jay's birth in 1741 and past events including 1901 wireless transatlantic link and 1947 United Mine Workers split from AFL. A thought from Jonathan Edwards ends.
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United Press International
Mars
Jupiter
United States Supreme Court
John Jay
Atlantic Ocean
Guilielmo
British Isles
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Admitted and Dismissed Names List Revealed
The record shows admissions on Saturday and Sunday including Carolyn Foster Hubert Heatherly Hl Mrs Glenn Neel Vasie Simpson Robert Pyle James Ragsdale Mrs Groth Oliver Mrs Allan McGourk Mrs Bartlett Hutchings and dismissal for Carolyne Mills Fr A Cherry Mrs H B Dossey George Copeland with many entries noted across the weekend.
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Carolyn Foster
Hubert Heatherly Hl
Glenn Neel
Vasie Simpson
Robert Pyle
James Ragsdale
Groth Oliver
Allan McGourk
Bartlett Hutchings
Carolyne Mills
A. Cherry
H. B. Dossey
George Copeland
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McGregor
Avenue G
N.W
Cincinnati
Nancy Laskey
Shoplif's
Russia
Treasury Report
Childress Hote
the Almanac
Charles Yaeger
Argentina
Jonathan Edwards
Fey Uhm
T-Bone
Wright
Bob
Hamburger Wright's
Turkey
Carr
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