Bomb Trucks Carrying War Materials In North Vietnam
Saigon reports U S Air Force Navy and Marine jets bombed and strafed convoys of trucks carrying Communist war materials after the Christmas ceasefire ended. One Marine F9 Cougar was shot down during the truce but both crewmen were rescued. > The operation destroyed four trucks and damaged four more in six hours of renewed fighting as over 300 trucks were targeted on routes toward the border with South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Risher
Saigon
UPHC
Navy
North Vietnam
Ashan Valley
South Vietnam
Silver Certificate Value Up 50 Percent
The value of silver certificates has risen as holders redeem them for premiums up to 50 percent above face value. About 3.5 million certificates remain, with June 1968 as the deadline for redemption, as interest spreads from teens to executives and vaults swell with mail to Terminal Trading Corp. in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve
Nathan Taylor
Terminal Trading Corp
W. 23Rd St
New York
New York Commodity Exchange
Weekend traffic toll in Texas sets grisly record
United Press International reports a Christmas weekend in Texas claiming 58 lives by violence with 43 traffic deaths and multiple homicides. The toll included pedestrians, children, and families fractured by crashes across the state from Houston to Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Texas
Tania Y Davis
Davises
Tani
Houston
Geradro Jiminez Castaneda
Mercedes
Iman Billy Winn
Kirbyville
Wian
Alto
Alice
Gregory
Cain
Bureson
Harris County
San Antonio
Amarillo Zoo
Dallas
Highway 75
Former Farwell Resident George Lindop Dies
George Lindop of Farwell dies Sunday at home after a long residence there. Fate Russell of Childress dies of a heart attack at 1 30 p m Sunday in Farwell. Funeral plans note the arrival of a grandson in Germany, with survivors including his wife and children.
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George Lindop
Farwell
Fate Russell
Childress
Germany
Ivors
Tom
Herbert
Elbert
Chi
Russell
Gutter Work Blocks Corner in Southeast City
The corner of Avenue B and Third Street Southeast will be closed for about one day for gutter installation. The Texas Highway Department will install a concrete gutter during the blockage.
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Avenue B
Third Street
Uisually
Texas Highway Department
Ho Chi Minh says views win war and US will lose
President Ho Chi Minh addressed a Hanoi rally on Christmas Day declaring the United States will be defeated. North Vietnam’s Nhan Dan denounced Johnson’s peace offer as a swindle while praising the war effort and unity of the people, with Ho urging continued armed resistance.
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Ay Joseph Galloway
Tokyo
UPI
Ho Chi Minh
North Vietam Vna
United States
Hanoi
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Veteran Affairs Office to Open Wednesday in Spear County
The Veteran's County Service Office will be open Wednesday. Veteran officer Spear announced the extension of hours for veterans seeking assistance.
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Veteran's Office
Veteran’s County Service
Spear
Ike Urges Overhaul of Federal Election Law
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower calls for a thorough overhaul of federal election law in an article for Readers Digest. He advocates mandatory financial disclosure for politicians and argues public office should entail full transparency in campaign financing.
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Ike
Washington
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
GOP
Everett Dirksen
Johnson
Bailey Favoritism Touches 1968 Democratic Race
Washington column notes John M Bailey as DNC chair facing accusations of bias toward President Johnson in pre nomination contests. It recalls Farley McGrath Eisenhower views on neutrality and ethics, urging tighter rules and disclosure to curb gifts and conflicts of interest in campaigns.
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Raymond Lahr Washington
UPI
John M. Bailey
Democratic National Committee
White House
Congress
Henry Bailey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minnesota
Johnson
Bailey
McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Farley
Way J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Harry Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Sen
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Eisnhower
Tru
Proxmire Alleges Contractors Double Taxpayer Costs
Senator William Proxmire accuses defense contractors of diverting government owned equipment to private use for private gain. He says the public pays twice for items like jet engines as investigations identify violations of the Truth in Negotiations Act and a Pentagon crackdown proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick J. Slovan
Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
D-Wis
house-Senate Economic Committee
Proxmire
Vietnam
Defense
General Accounting Office
Pentagon
Defense Department
Christmas holiday traffic toll tops 684 deaths in 78 hours
United Press International reports 684 traffic deaths during the 78 hour Christmas holiday ending Monday midnight. Texas and California led states with 48 fatalities each, followed by Pennsylvania 43 and New York 33 amid totals that beat last year’s 600 but trail 1965’s 720.
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United Press International
United Press
National Safety Council
Texas
Calfornia
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Florida
Wisconsin
Predict Close Race For Proxy Next Year
Washington based National Committee for an Effective Congress forecasts a tight 1968 presidential contest and potential GOP gains in the House and Senate. The group cites Wallace third party pressures, Vietnam as a central issue, and a shifting Democratic coalition amid rising independent voters and public mood concerns.
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Raymond Lahr Washington
UPI
Nonpartisan
National Committee For
Congress
House
Liberal Study Group
House of Representatives
George Wallace
Alabama
Senate
Vietnam
Johnson
Sismund Freud
James A. Farley
Franklin Roosevelt
Freud
Farley
Christmas Eve blast and other holiday disasters across world
A capsule of wartime and holiday upheavals reports a Moscow gas explosion kills nine in a six story building and injures several while a Chinese test remains unconfirmed. In California a naked teen with a sword is shot by police. floods threaten Snohomish River. Mao’s 74th birthday passes amid silence. Jacksonville evacuees return after a chlorine fire. a Christmas quiet for President Johnson before the new year’s duties.
Midland Man Injured in Fall in West Childress
Murray Maddox of Midland slipped at the Finn station in west Childress about 1 am today and broke his right leg above the knee. He was admitted to Childress General Hospital for treatment. Maddox, cousin of Chief Alvis Maddox, had been visiting his parents at Reed, Oklahoma, and was returning home when the family stopped for gas. His wife and four children are at the Alvis Maddox home.
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Murray Maddox
Midland
Finn Station
West Childress
Childress General Hospital
Maddox
Alvis Maddox
Childress
Reed Okla
Youth Council to convene at 7 p.m. Thursday
Youth Council members will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Youth Center in the old East Ward school building.
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Old East Ward
Three Tickets After Two Vehicle Accidents At Night
At Childress General Hospital one person was checked and released after two crashes involving four cars Saturday night. Rita Keel was treated after her car was rear ended by Albert S Head and released. Carolyn Landrum’s car struck Head’s vehicle and tickets were issued for tailgating. Roy Gregory, uninjured, turned left onto Seventh Street and hit a telephone pole. negligent collision ticket issued.
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Childress General Hospital
Rita Keel
Albert S. Head
Carolyn Landrum
Head
Miss Landrum
Miss Keel
Avenue F
Seventh Street
Roy Harold Gregory
Fires Destroy Home on Seventh Street Northeast
Fire Department extinguished a residence fire at 905 Seventh Street Northeast at 7 55 p m. Saturday then returned at 2 45 a m Sunday. The home was completely destroyed and the owner and cause are unknown.
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Seventh Street
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Everett
Wash
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Hong Kong
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China
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