Vietnamese Rangers win hard battle near Saigon against Viet Cong
Vietnamese Rangers aided by U S Army helicopters defeated a Viet Cong force near Saigon, reporting at least 85 enemy dead and eight captured. The operation overran a suspected headquarters of a western Viet Nam terrorist chief, with eight U S service members wounded as helicopters endured ground fire.
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Michael T. Malloy Soc Trang
South Viet Nam
UPI
Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Two Americans Killed in Viet War Engagement
Report states two Americans died in a clash while the search for Communist commander Gen. Dong Van Cong continued. The conclusion questions whether the general was among the fatalities as officers expected his escape with remaining forces. Meanwhile Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh did not attend talks with U.S. and Vietnamese leaders, signaling discord over last week’s political upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dong van Cong
Saigon
Rede
Govermument
James M. Lee
Wilmington N.C
Arctic Blizzard Strands Hundreds in Flood Areas
An Arctic blizzard swept the Pacific Coast causing more floods in California Oregon and Idaho. About 500 people were stranded in Sawyer's Bar Salmon Cecilville and Somes Bar with reports of food and fuel shortages. The storm adds to six days of flood misery that has left at least 40 dead and up to 200 million in damage. The Red Cross says over 16 500 flood losses across four states.
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Neal Corbett
San Francisco
UPS
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon Line
Klamath
Salmon River
Siskiyou County
Weather Bureau
Far West
Red Cross
Washington
D.C
Oregon
Idaho
Pro Western Saragat Elected Italy's Socialist President
In Rome the Social Democrats leader Giusepe Saragat won Italy's presidency on the 21st ballot as Communists shift support from Nemi. The 13 day deadlock ends with Saragat's landslide win and he becomes Italy's first Socialist president succeeding Antonio Segni.
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Rome
UPI
Social Democratic
Giuseppe Saragat
Saragat
Italy
Italian Socialist Party
Social Democrats
Aldo Moro
Pemier
Pietro Neni
Christian Democrats
Nemi
Antonio Segni
Saragat Saragat
Childress County Sees No Jailings Over Holiday Weekend
Chief Alvis Maddox reports no one jailed in city limits and the Department of Public Safety records no traffic accidents during the long holiday weekend in Childress County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Childress County
Alvis Maddox
Department of Public Safety
Students Finish Roof on Negro Church in Ripley
A group of 25 students and three professors from Aberlin College Ohio completed the roof of the Antioch Baptist Church in Ripley Mississippi, aiming to return to classes by Thursday. Flooring and inside walls remain to be finished after the church burned following a civil rights meeting in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripley, Miss
UPI
Ohio
Aberlin College
Antioch Baptist Church
Births Defy Odds in Alnwick Christmas Day Births
Mrs Carol Sergeant of Alnwick England gave birth to a seven pound son on Christmas Day 1964. Her husband, born Christmas Day 1912, celebrated the unique family timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alnwick
England
UPI
Carol Sergeant
Policemen and Firemen Vote on Social Security Plan
Childress city policemen and firemen will vote December 31 on joining the Social Security program. City Manager Louis Sally announced the single voting box at city hall with election judges Chief of Police Alvis Maddox and Fire Chief John Ballew.
Time Selects Lyndon Johnson As Man of the Year
Time magazine names Lyndon Baines Johnson as man of the year for his sweeping 1964 civil rights achievements and major legislative successes in his first year. The award marked the 38th time the honor went to a president. Martin Luther King Jr. won last year.
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Time
Lyndon Johnson
New York
UPI
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Time Magazine
Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
Two Cases Heard In County Court
Two cases were heard in County Court this morning. Hank Smith of Pampas was fined $15 and court costs for swindling by worthless check. LaRoy Hightower was fined $25 and court costs for driving with a suspended license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank Smith
Pampas
LaRoy Hightower
Jackie Kennedy Avoids Aspen Nightlife on Ski Vacation
In Aspen Colorado Mrs John F Kennedy Caroline and John Jr kept early hours during an eight day ski visit. The former first lady attended mass with the Kennedy family and declined multiple party invitations choosing rest over evening outings. Eight Secret Service agents watched over the party at the Aspen Meadows Lodge as snow battered the town drawing crowds but causing little trouble.
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Aspen
Colo
Colorado
Kennedy
Denver
Tim Carter
Secret Service
Frank Mayes
Lodg
Mrs. Kennedy
Longshoremen Idle as UPI Mediation Intensifies
Longshoremen stayed off Galveston docks in droves as federal peacemaker pressed efforts to end the waterfront dispute and avert a maritime walkout from Maine to Texas. Some ILA members returned to Houston and Galveston berths, but work gangs remained far from needed levels under orders to prevent a crippling strike.
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Galveston
UPI
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Houston
Bot Reynolds
Washington
Redistricting Focus Shapes Texas Legislature Session
Texas lawmakers confront redistricting across congressional and legislative lines after a federal court order. UPI reports this major issue will dominate the upcoming session, with a special session likely needed to address maps and district boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
UPL
Capitol
David Anderson
David Anderson Austin
UPI
United Press International
U.S. Supreme Court
1965 To Be Good But Not As Good As 1964
President Johnson’s advisers see 1965 as a good year but not as strong as 1964 with unemployment unlikely to fall quickly. They project about 4 percent growth, discuss tax cut limits, consumer demand, and potential price pressures from labor gains, noting a mixed outlook for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pierson Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Council of Economic Advisers
U.S
Gardner Ackley
Nson
United Auto Workers
Shields Test Drilling Below 6640 Feet
The Paul Teas No. Ted R Shields is drilling below 6640 feet west of Carey. No oil or gas shows yet. The test will be drilled to 8000 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Teas
Ted R Shields
Carey
CofC BCD Offices Move Planned This Week
The Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development offices are moving across the hall to the north side of City Hall this week. They have occupied the current space since the building was completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Grass Fire Burns First Methodist Property Lawn
Firemen battled a grass fire at the First Methodist Sunday around 2 40 p m. The blaze scorched most of the back lawn and dried grass on the north side when it apparently caught from burning trash. No other damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Baronage
Christmas holiday deaths fall short of new record
United Press International reports nearly 600 people died in traffic accidents over the three day Christmas weekend, totaling 592 fatalities from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. California led with 61 traffic deaths, followed by New York 40, Texas 39, Michigan 35 and Pennsylvania 34. Six states reported zero traffic fatalities: Alaska Hawaii Idaho Maine Montana and Washington. The toll eased after an initial spike in the first 24 hours.
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United Press International
California
New York State
Texas
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Ohio
Califoria
Illinois
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Washington
Sokesman
National Safety Council
Inkpots Fly As Tempers Flare At Opera
Parma Italy crowd erupts during Verdi Masked Ball opening. American baritone Cornell MacNeill storms off stage amid boos and a backstage scuffle with the opera house director. Backstage accounts differ over who struck whom as tensions flare in the Colosseum like atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma
Italy
Cornell MacNeill
MacNeill
Opera
Colosseum
Price supports set for 1965 cotton crop
Gene Frisbie of the ASCS office announces the 1965 price support for middling one inch cotton at 29 cents per pound, down from 30 cents in 1964. Farmers under the domestic allotment program will receive 4.35 cents per pound on normal yield times harvested acreage, with 65 percent domestic allotment for 1965.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Frisbie
ASCS
Temperatures Rise Across Southeast Texas With Warm Forecast
Moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moves over the southeastern half of Texas, bringing rising temperatures and increasing cloudiness and fog. Del Rio Waco and Texarkana report a low of 34, with morning readings in the 40s and 50s. The Weather Bureau expects warmer conditions tonight and windy weather over West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Gulf of Mexico
Texas
del Rio
Waco
Texarkana
U.S. Weather Bureau
West Texas
Do-Si-Do Club Dance Planned At Fair Park Auditorium
All former Do-Si-Do square dance club members will gather for a covered dish supper at 7 pm Wednesday at Fair Park Auditorium. Visitor Vaughn Parrish of Boulder, Cole will call for dancing according to the announcement.
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Fair Park Auditorium
Vaughn Parrish
Boulder
Cole
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