Marines land in Viet Cong stronghold near Da Nang triggers battle
A battalion of 800 US Marines made a helicopter assault into a Viet Cong stronghold near Da Nang starting a bitter daylong fight. Paratroopers followed with a similar landing near Tuy Hoa. UPI reports high casualties on both sides as fighting continues amid the holiday truce end.
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Thomas Cheatham
Saigon
UPI
da Nang
An Hoa
Tom Corpora
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Tuy Hoa
Three-State Hunt for Armored Truck Bandits
FBI joins a three state search after daylight hijacking of an armored truck in Boardman Township Ohio. Thieves fled with 301000 including 265000 from a bank transfer and left 39416 in the rear. Police seek help as investigators describe an inside job theory and a 1959 car as the key lead.
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Youngstown
Ohio
UPI
FBI
Boardman Township
The
Viindicator
Donald Hawkins
Hawkins
Boardman
Mahoning National Bank
Kenneth Yerian
Yerian
Hope's Troupe Ends Vietnam Tour With Swift Takeoff
A Caribou transport carrying Bob Hope and his entertainment troupe rose quickly from Cu Chi after Viet Cong fire. Hope and the troupe had just finished entertaining 10 000 U S soldiers at Cu Chi base and were en route to South Vietnam's coast to finish the holiday tour.
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CU Chi
Vietnam
UPI
Bob Hope
Hope
Bis Base
Saigon
Hope Group
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
U.S
UAR to Release Ships From Suez Canal
The United Arab Republic informed the United Nations of its decision to release 15 freighters trapped in the Suez Canal after the June 5 Arab‑Israeli war. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad conveyed the decision to U.N. mediator Gunnar Jarring in a two hour meeting. Among the ships are two American and four British vessels.
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Cairo
UPS
United Arab Republic
United Nations
Suez Canal
Middle East
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Sweden
Mahmoud Riad
Youth Council Sets Meeting at East Ward School Center
Members of the Youth Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Youth Center located in the East Ward School building. Publicity chairman David Grimes announced the event.
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Youth Council
East Ward
David Grimes
City Bans Air Rifle Fire Within Childress Limits
Chief Alvis Maddox announced a city ordinance banning air rifles and BB guns inside Childress. The measure makes parents liable for damage caused by their children. Two incidents of property damage were reported and one youth was apprehended.
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Childress
Alvis Maddox
Car Thefts Reported in Pittsburg and Amarillo
A car stolen from Earl Scarbrough's used car lot in Pittsburg, Texas, has been recovered. The theft occurred over the weekend and no arrests have been made. A second stolen car located in Amarillo is believed linked to the same suspect.
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Earl Scarbrough
Pittsburg
Texas
Amarillo
Rotary Dinner Tonight in Hotel Childress
The Christmas dinner for Rotarians and their Anns is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at Hotel Childress after two postponements.
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Rotary
Hotel Childress
Two County Residents Killed In Auto Crashes
Two residents of Childress County died in a head-on crash 1.10 miles east of Vernon on US 287 at 10:45 a.m. A 13 year old girl and a 15 year old girl survived in fair or critical condition. Mrs Ed Denny and Mrs Sam Denny died at the scene. Mrs Zola Greening of Crowell was killed. Sandra Denny, 13, was taken to Wichita Falls hospital with possible head injuries. Judy Denny, 15, is in fair condition at Vernon’s M&S Clinic.
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Childress County
Crowell
Vernon
Betty) Denny
Sam
Olive) Denny
Union Flat
Childress
Zola Greening
Sandra Denny
Sam Dennys
Lloyd Denny
Wichita Falls Hospital
Judy Denny
M&s Clinic
Sam Denny
Newberry Funeral Home
Ed Denny
Highway
Eldon Thane
Wilbarger County
Loran Smith
Collison
Herold Kitchens Becomes New Owner Of White's Store
Herold Kitchens former resident purchases White's Store Inc and plans to open as Associated store Saturday morning. Bill Gross is transferred to Commerce City Colo to manage a White's store. Christy, longtime White's employee, joins as associate manager.
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Charles L. Christy
Ore
Bill Gross
Denver
Childress White’s
Herald
Aurora
Colo
Commerce City
White's
Childress
Herold Kitchens
White’s Store
White’s
Lubbock
Austin
Midland
Christy
Kitchens
Sterling, Colo
John
J. O. Tate
Avenue
Jow
Basketball Deadline Set For January 6
The deadline for boys to enter the winter basketball program is January 6 announced by Coordinator W L Dub Fikman. Games start January 13 with entry blanks available at schools January 3 and returned before the deadline. A coaches meeting will precede the season and parents are asked to contribute $1 with no other charges. Participants must be 8 to 14 years old.
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W. L
Dub
Fikman
Eikman
Plainview Man Pleads Guilty of Swindling
C. W. Love of Plainview was picked up by the Sheriff's Department and arraigned in County Court on swindling by worthless check charges. He pleaded guilty and was fined plus court costs of 62 dollars and one day in jail. He also denied misdemeanor theft in a second arraignment with bond set at 500 dollars per County Attorney Clarence Carter.
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C. W. Love
Plainview
Sheriff's Department
Clarence Carter
Snowy Texas Front Brings Light Winter Mix Across State
A fast moving cold front dropped light snow and rain across Texas with lingering flurries into night. Three elderly women died in a two car collision near Vernon as schools and roads faced minor impacts. Temperatures ranged from the teens in Northwest Texas to the 40s in Brownsville with the system expected to push south into North Central and Northeastern Texas. Weather officials anticipated lower temperatures as a front followed by a low pressure area moved through the Panhandle and toward Houston by Friday.
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United Press International
Texas
Vernon
Brownsville
Wyoming
Texas Panhandle
North Central
The
Panhandle
Houston
Alabama
Bear Bryant
Dallas
Texas Aggies
Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers
Weather Bureau
U.S
Zola Greening
Crowell
Betty Denny
Childress
Olive Denny
East Texas
College Station
Beaumont
Lufkin
National Jaycee Week Set For January 21 27
National Jaycee Week will run January 21 through 27. David Carroll named Jaycee of the Month for December. Ronny Leach and Wayne Mc Dearmon named to plan a Bosses Banquet for 1968. Jaycees to register voters on the last Saturday in January. Meeting at 7:30 p.m. at 606 Avenue J Southeast. Beverly Ahuddell to attend. Chapter Survey being filled for state return.
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Jaycees
David Carroll
Ronny Leach
Wayne McDearmon
Avenue J Southeast
Beverly Ahuddell
Miami Braces as Police Chief Headsley Executes Gun Crackdown
Gov. Claude Kirk voiced support for Police Chief Walter Headley as he launches a shotgun crackdown on what officials call violent crime in Miami. Headley calls it war and vows harsh action while a NAACP official condemns the measures as dangerous. Citizens express fear of rising tension and claims of terror in the central Negro district.
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Miami
UPS
Claude Kirk
Walter Headley
Tallahassee
Headley
Florida
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Marvin Davies
Birmingham
Eugene (Bull) Connor
Negro District
False alarm at Lloyd's Electric prompts fire response
Fire department spokesman said a false alarm occurred at 1103 F Northwest near Lloyd's Electric at 10 55 p m on Wednesday with no fire found.
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F Northwest
Lloyd’s Electric
Banks to Hold More Deposits In Reserve
The Federal Reserve orders 2000 member banks to raise reserves on deposits above 5 million, boosting reserve percentages from 16.5 to 17 percent in major cities and from 12 to 12.5 percent in smaller cities. The move reduces money available for loans into mid January, aiming to curb inflation and dollar flow.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Lloyd E. Clarke
National Association of Home Builders
American Bankers Association
Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Board
Meeting Cancelled By 40 & 8 Over New Year Conflicts
The 40 and 8 club announces no meeting on Monday January 1 due to conflicting activities. A club spokesman confirmed the cancellation and urged members to note the change in schedule.
Yugoslavia Declines to Join Red Summit Gathering
Belgrade led by Edvard Kardelj says Yugoslavia will remain its own master and refuse to join a world Communist gathering urged by the Soviet Union. The stance underscores a rift with Stalin’s successors as Budapest hosts push a February 1968 prep meeting for a summit.
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Belgrade
UPI
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Edvard Kardelj
Tito
Communist Party
Josef Stalin
World Communist Movement
Moscow
Kardelj
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