Peace Offensive Faces Cold Reception Globally
North Viet Nam leader Ho Chi Minh calls for U S troop withdrawal as a peace condition. Soviet sources say Moscow dismisses American peace overtures while bombing in the region intensifies. Dalat bomb kills one U S soldier and wounds ten as diplomatic efforts continue with Goldberg, Harriman, Bundy, and Humphrey in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil A. Martin
United Press International
Johnson
Plo
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
U. S
South Viet Nam
Moscow
Viet Nam
Arthur J. Goldberg
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Goldberg
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ferdinando Marcos
Humphrey
Marcos
Tass
United States
U.S
Hanoi
North
Vatican
Alexander N. Shelepin
Kremlin
Medicare oath row sparks editorial clash over subversives
An editorial attacks a proposed Medicare clause requiring about 2 million seniors to swear they are not subversive. It argues perjury is easier to prove than subversion and questions fairness to honest seniors while noting the benefit is a government boon funded by taxpayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ly Friends
United States
U.S
Alger Hiss
Hiss
William Swaim Dies Funeral To Be Saturday
William Earnest Swaim 82 died in a local nursing home at 3 52 p m Thursday Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at Newberry Chapel with John W Gay minister of the Church of Christ officiating Interment in Childress Cemetery directed by Newberry Pallbearers listed. Survivors include wife Laura of Childress a daughter Thurman A Blake Amarillo a brother Sam E G Swaim Tuscaloose Ala two sisters Mrs Marvin Reed Aliceville Ala Mrs Pat Bryant Springfield Tenn and one grandson Mike Blake Oklahoma City Okla.
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William Earnest Swaim
Newberry Chapel
John W. Gay
Church of Christ
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Troy Howard
Elton Howard
Milton Howard
Frank Howard
Wallace Lee Campbell
Alan Gage
Mr. Swaim
Tennessee
Fort Worth
Vietnam War Casualties Reach 1597 Stateside
The Defense Department reports 1597 U S military personnel killed or fatally wounded in Vietnam through Monday, up 51 in the past week. Breakdown shows 1063 Army, 338 Marine Corps, 120 Air Force, 76 Navy, with 29 Army, 11 Air Force, 10 Marine, and 1 Navy cited as total combat deaths by service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Army
Air Force
Marine Corps
Navy
Burlington Takes Over Joint Texas Division Ops
Burlington Lines will assume management of 305 miles of leased and owned track forming the Joint Texas Division from Dallas to Galveston on January 1, 1966. The transfer ends Rock Island Railroad’s five year administration while control alternates every five years with Fort Worth and Denver Railway. L. W. Menk becomes president, O. E. Stevens named general superintendent in Houston.
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Burlington Lines
Burlington- Rock Island Railroad Company
Joint Texas Division
Dallas
Galveston
Texas
E. L. Simmons
Fort Worth and Denver Railway
Fort Worth
Rock Island Railroad
Denver
Rock Island
L. W. Menk
Chicago
Jervis Langdon, Jr
O. E. Stevens
Houston
Viet Cong explode two hazardous devices at Dalat billet
A Viet Cong suicide squad set off two plastic explosive devices beside U S military billets in Dalat injuring one American and ten others hurt. The incident occurred as Vietnamese troops battled a 600-man Viet Cong battalion near the Cambodian border while U S air raids continued elsewhere.
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North
Viet Nam
Dalat
U. S
Michael T. Malloy
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U.S
Saigon
Guam
Tay Ninh
High Command
North Viet Nam
da Nang
Chu Lai
South Viet Nam
Les Ravines
Army
362Nd Signal Company
Bethlehem Steel Announces 5 Per Ton Steel Price Increase
Bethlehem Steel Corp raises prices by five dollars per ton on large volume steel products, a move likely to trigger White House opposition. The action follows prior attempts to push overall metal price hikes and occurs as aluminum and tinplate prices face similar pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Regan
United Press International New York
UPI
Bethlehem Steel Corp
White House
Johnson
Copper
Auminum
John F. Kennedy
Kaiser Alminum & Chemical Corp
Bethlehem
Police Brace for Killings on Highways New Year Autobahn
United Press International reports nationwide police brace for a surge of partygoers tonight as New Year arrives. The National Safety Council estimates 360 to 440 traffic deaths and 17 000 to 21 000 injuries during the 178 hour holiday period starting at noon. Through 11 a.m. EST 64 deaths were recorded in traffic incidents across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
National Safety Council
Trophies Won By Local Men
Bill Tate service manager at Panhandle Motor Company met October and November targets in the Chevrolet Campaign for Parts Service and Accessories Sales to win a trophy. Steve C Smith parts manager also earned an award for selling the most parts in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tate
Panhandle Motor Company
Chevrolet
Steve C. Smith
Red Sportsmen to Screen Film at Monday Meeting
Robert Johnson announces a film shown at the Red Sportsmen's Club meeting on Monday at 7 30 p m. The session takes place in the West Texas Utilities building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Sportsmen's Club
Robert Johnson
West Texas Utilities Building
We Begin Anew The Year Atop The Hill
Editorial reflects on New Year as an arbitrary cultural marker and a fresh page for personal growth. It urges active self-improvement rather than passive celebration, noting humans shape their fate by effort as the world turns.
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Don Oakley
Iran
Ethiopia
Painful Tax Bite Will Hurt A Little More
Ex cise tax cuts take effect today easing New Year bills while Social Security tax increases begin Saturday lifting the maximum yearly tax to 277.20. The higher SS tax funds larger retirement benefits and portions of new health care.
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Jed Stout
United Press International Washington
UPI
Kidwell Rites Held Today in Weatherford Funeral
Final rites for Barney Kidwell were held at 2 p m in the Cotton-Bratton Funeral Chapel Weatherford Texas. Interment followed in Weatherford Cemetery. Kidwell father of Truman Kidwell of Childress and Glenn Kidwell of Cee Wee died Wednesday in a Weatherford nursing home after about four years of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Kidwell
Cotton-Bratton
Weatherford
Tex
Mr. Kidwell
Truman Kidwll
Childress
Glenn Kidwell
Cee Wee
Six Skiers Believed Lost In Sierra Blanca Area
Six skiers were reportedly missing at Sierra Blanca ski area near Ruidoso New Mexico after lifts closed. The group includes Amarillo Texas students Phil Dettle 19 and Dana Juett 18 and Corpus Christi Texas residents T A Noyes Tim 15 and Terry 12 plus Randy Jaster 18 of Austin.
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Ruidoso
N.M
UPI
Sierra Blanca
New Mexico
Bob Walker
Lincoln National Forest
Texas Tech University
Amarillo
Tex
Phil Dettle
Dana Juett
T. A. Noyes
Tim
Terry
Corpus Christi
Noyes
Randy Jaster
Austin
Dettle
Juett
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Brdo
Harriman
Belgrade
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India
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International Control Commission
Geneva
McGeorge Bundy
National Window
William Swaim
Vietnam
Burlington
Kansas
Shamro
Childr
San. Angelo
Bhattuck
Arnett
Iderick
Ll.inger
Okla
Bs& Supersonic
Strategic Air Command
Nebraska
Gate
Sam Angelo
Shattuck
Canadian
Shamrock
Erick
Oklahoma
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