Brightened by Thoughts of Many for Leukemia Stricken Boy
A 16 year old Bobby Rojas died after a brave battle with leukemia at St Catherine's Hospital Garden City Kan The boy's Christmas party and a flood of heartfelt letters from around the world including servicemen wives and children lifted his spirits One letter writer in Indianapolis described daily newsy notes and unique stamps Others sent money toys songs and records The family of Pascual Rojas a construction worker and father of six faced hardship as he stayed at his son’s bedside since Thanksgiving Day.
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Garden City
Kan
Robert Rojas
St. Catherine's Hospital
Santa Claus
Associated Press
Bobby
Germany
England
Japan
Bob West
Indianapolis
Ind
Wakefield
Mass
Pascual Rojas
Viet Nam War Debates Escalation After U S Raids
North Viet Namese Foreign Ministry calls U S air attacks a new escalation while Hanoi displays a captured airman in Prague reports. The combat action follows Friday raids near Hanoi and Saigon, with U S and Vietnamese forces exchanging hits on Viet Cong targets and a French freighter.
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U.S
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Viet Nam
United States
Prague
David Rebmann
Bay City
Mich
U.S. 11Th Armored Regiment
Saigon
Quang Ngai
Long Tau
Hano
van Dien
Infant Dies In Blaze On Mooretown Road Williamsburg
An eight month old baby, Decarlo Walker, son of Joyce Mae Walker, died from probable suffocation in a Mooretown Road fire that destroyed the home. His mother, 18, suffered serious burns and was hospitalized unable to talk to officers as investigators probe the Saturday 4 a.m. blaze.
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Williamsburg
Mooretown Road
Decarlo Walker
Joyce Mae Walker
Kosygin links US ties to Vietnam peace effort
Premier Kosygin outlined Moscow’s stance on US relations stating that better ties depend on ending the Vietnamese war. He urged West Germany to recognize postwar frontiers, noted complex Soviet China ties, praised De Gaulle’s NATO move as peace, and said France and USSR oppose nuclear weapons proliferation though differ on methods. France is building its own arsenal and has not signed the partial test ban.
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Moscow
Washington
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
United States
Kosygin
West Germany
Germany
Red China
Pravda
Red Guards
de Gaulle
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
NATO
France
Nazi Found Dead At Plant In Spotsylvania County
Michael Pullins 21, an American Nazi Party member from New Jersey, was found shot at the Spotsylvania County printing plant. A .22 caliber pistol owned by Pullins was recovered nearby. Cause of death awaiting autopsy. sheriff says doors appeared locked from inside and he was alone in the plant when he left.
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Fredericksburg
Pullins
Davis
State Medical Examiner
Richmond
U S Doubling Agents At Viet Ports In Effort To Cut Losses
U S aid officials say the program, from 150 million to 398 million, will add 25 senior U S customs officers to the Saigon Da Nang Cam Ranh Qui Nhon and Nha Trang docks and Tan Son Nhut airport to curb pilferage forged papers and illicit dealing in a 400 million commercial import program.
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U.S
Spencer Davis
U.S. Customs
Washington
Agency For International Devel
Baeheen Jes
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Customs Service
Treasury Department
Saigon
da Nang
Cam Ranh
Qui Nohn
Nha Trang
Tan Son Nhut
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Fla
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Bill Williams
AID
Merpimietae Rn
Ballou Park Center
Jerieys
Gaymode
North Pale
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