Cambodia's Sihanouk wary of Viet Cong sanctuaries
As Sihanouk denounces the United States he weighs threats from Communist groups in Cambodia and the border area. U.S. officials say up to 29,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong use Cambodian sanctuary for safety and supplies while renewed hot pursuit debates unfold amid regional upheaval.
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Phil
Newsom
UPI
Cambodia
Sihanouk
United States
Cambbdia
Ameri
South Vietnam
Red China
Southeast Asia
Reg
Battambanes Pvrovince
North Vietnam
North Korea
Peking
Laos
Pathet Lao
Stungtreng
Vietnam
Viet ‘Minh
U.S
Guinea votes Sekou Touré to second term
Guinea elects Sekou Touré to a second four year term in a one party state. Radio Conakry broadcast the results but no figures were released. Touré’s Democratic Party is the sole legal party in Guinea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dakar
Senegal
UPI
Guinea
Sekou Toure
Conakry
Torre
Democratic Party
Tours Delta
SMGON
UPD
Edward M. Kennedy
D Mass
Mekong Delta
U.S
Stokyo
Internaational
Trade and hIndustry
New Postage Rates Go Into Effect Sunday
Postmaster Warner Stevens announced changes effective January 7 1968 raising first class to 6 cents an ounce air mail to 10 cents and postal cards. About 10 000 vending machines coast to coast will be converted over months to dispense 1 5 and 6 cent stamps replacing current 4 and 5 cent options.
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Childress Post Office
Postmster Warner Stevens
Ce Coe
Fiel
Post Office Partment
Post
Stevens
Graham Purcell Visit At Childress High School Auditorium
Morris Higley urges citizens to attend a Friday night visit with Graham Purcell at the Childress High School Auditorium. Purcell, the acting Congressman of the 13th District, plans to listen to local needs and discuss possible support for Childress County ahead of his potential election or appointment.
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Childress County
Childress High School
Graham Purcell
Texas
US Warplanes Run 142 Missions Against North Vietnam
A military briefing says American jets conducted 142 bombing missions over North Vietnam on Tuesday. Spokesmen report several enemy trucks and supplies were targeted. one Navy F-8 Crusader jet was shot down and its crew missing.
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North Vietnam
Incomplete legislative note on McCormack leadership role
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions John McCormack and a 90th Congress role. It notes chairmanship of the Livestock and Grains Subcommittee and service on House Agriculture committees. The text is garbled with broken names and departments.
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John McCormack
Wagne
House Committee On Agriculture
Blast Hunters Naples
Italian hunters stumble into a massive 150 million lire scam linked to a man named Joe. UPI reports the case unfolding in Naples with authorities probing alleged fraud.
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Naples
UPI
Revival Opens Sunday at First Baptist Church
A revival opens Sunday at the First Baptist Church led by Rev. Bill Austin from Vernon. Neil Darnell, music minister at the Wichita Falls church since June 1961, will be the singer. Two services daily at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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First Baptist Church
Bill Austin
Vernon
Neil Darnell
Wichita Falls
Burial for Mrs Nisbett Former Clovis Resident
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary E Nisbett 77 a former Clovis New Mexico resident were held at Central Christian Church conducted by Dr Stanley Letcher Jr Graveside services followed at Childress Cemetery once death occurred in Clovis Survivors include two sons one daughter and multiple siblings and grandchildren
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Mary E .Nisbett
Clovis
N.M
Central Christian Church
Stanley Letcher ,Jr
Childress Cemetery
Nisbett
LBJ Signs Bills For Taxes And Social Security Benefits
President Johnson signed multiple bills expanding Social Security and Medicare benefits and adjusting payroll taxes. Key changes include a minimum 13 percent increase to monthly benefits starting in March, higher payments for uninsured individuals over 72, raised annual caps on Social Security payroll tax, new eligibility for partial benefits for certain widows and widowers, and a 60 day lifetime reserve for Medicare after 90 days of free hospital care. --
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Icorngon
Canbon City
Tex
Medicare
Ifetime
Last Rites Held for R L Curry
Final rites for Robert Lee Curry a 78 year old retired farmer were held at 2 pm in the Newberry Funeral Chapel officiated by Rev Luther Bradley and Rev Joe Allen. Interment was in Childress Cemetery. Survivors include his wife a son three daughters a sister nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Born May 22 1889 in Hillsboro he moved to Childress County in 1918, farmed here until 1946, worked for General Dynamics in Fort Worth, retired, then returned to Childress in 1959 to farm again.
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Robert
Lee
Bob
Curry
Newberry
Luther Bradley
Bible Bantist Church
Joe S ‘Allen Nastor
First Bantist Church
Childress Cemetery
Hillsore
Childress County
Fort Worth
General Dynamics
Childress
Sugar Bowl Track Meet Opens With Star Absences
The Sugar Bowl Track Meet in New Orleans began with top national athletes competing but two world record holders, pole vaulter Bob Seapren and sprinter Jim Hines, withdrew due to illness.
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Sugar Bowl
WEW
Orleans
UPI
Bob Seapren
Jim Hines
Four Bowl Games End College Football Season
Crowds totaling about 24000 plus attend four bowl games and national television audio adds to the lively end of the college football season. Estimated viewership nears forty thousand as fans pack venues for a high energy windup.
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Il View
Texas Weather Tides In Cold Front Swirls Through State
A cold front brought mixed precipitation across Texas with rain in the Gulf Coast region and freezing drizzle in the Panhandle and North Texas. Snow flurries appeared in the Panhandle overnight, glazing roads and creating travel warnings for North Central through Northwestern Texas. Highs in the 60s and 70s remain possible south of the front as conditions deteriorate elsewhere.
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Rio
Houston
Junction
Laredo
Brikin
San Antonio
Waco
Linden
Karnack
Maud
Mont Pleasant
Gilmer
Corsicana
Terrell
Crandall
Wills Point
Mahank
Marshall
Hilton
DeKalb
Canton
Sulphur Springs
North Central
Texas
Amarillo
Panhandle
South Plains
Abilene
Childress
Wichita Falls
Red River Valley
West Texas
East Texas
Dallas- Fort Worth
Longview
Sihanouk cites limits on fighting as Cambodia faces Vietnams war spillover
Prince Norodom Sihanouk warned against using lethal force in initial clashes with American troops pursuing Communists in Cambodia. He rejected foreign urging and said some “foreign friends” advised war, while asserting responsibility for civilians and soldiers. Observers note a possible struggle with pro Communist “friends” aiming to pull Cambodia into the Vietnam conflict.
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Cage One
Cambodia
Sihanouk
North Vietnam
Chna
Amerca
Bangkok
Johnson
Don Rusk
Clia Pentagon
Washington
United States
International Control Commission
ICC
Indochina
Union
Poland
Soviet Union
Geneva
East Germany
Mpto
Rude reception for Santa Clara store owner
Saratoga California store owner Donald M Anderson returns from a Christmas week ski trip to find intruders scattered thumb tacks in the house before leaving with a color television set radios cameras 200 silver dollars and a 300 pound safe containing about 85000 dollars in cash and valuables
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United Press International
Saratoga
Calif
UPI
Donald M. Anderson
San Antonio Rose Flower Debuts From HemisFair Idea
Walter Barth of San Antonio proposed a flower for HemisFair and the city. A California nursery developed the bloom named the San Antonio Rose featuring centered open petals in a purple red tone. The Grandiflora variety was priced at $8.
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San Antonio, Tex
UPI
San Antonio Rose
HemisFair
Walter Barth
San Antonio
Barth
Erica
California
FSU Hands Penn State a Gator Bowl Tie Comeback
Florida State quarterback Kim Hammond set Gator Bowl passing records as he sparked a rally from a 17 point halftime deficit to end the game in a 17 to 17 tie with Penn State in Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
Florida State
Kim Hammond
Seminoles
Penny State
Blue over Gray as Anderson returns pace Classic
Defensive halfback Dick Anderson of Colorado scored on dazzling punt returns of 69 and 62 yards to salvage a 92 16 victory for the Blue team in the 30th Blue Gray Classic, as the favored squad struggled offensively.
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Gray Montgomery
Ala
Dick Anderson
Colorado
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Federal Court
First ‘Baptist
LBJ
R.L. Curry
World Almanac
Banking House
U. S. and
H. D. Cordell Jr
C. A. Williams
W. C. Harp
Roy Key
H. D. Cordell, Jr
Alva Bullock
Ass’t. Cashier
Sim Vaughn
T. Cashier
Chico Karmon
Asst
W. E. Garrizon
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