Johnson vows peace as Vietnam aggression blunted
President Johnson, at the White House Christmas tree lighting, said aggression in Vietnam has been blunted and peace with honor will follow. He urged sacrifice and patience at home, praised progress on rights, and noted ongoing struggles as antiwar protesters cried out during the event. He told wounded veterans they defended freedom in a time of need.
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Disney passes. legacy echoes in entertainment empire
Walt Disney dies leaving a vast empire spanning cartoons films and theme parks. He shaped Snow White Mary Poppins and Disney World while steering the company through creative and business expansion. Rumors of a Litton takeover fade as Disney stock falls and trading halts on the NYSE.
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Coppolino Leaves Court After Murder Trial Verdict
Prosecutor Vincent Keuper faced a defeat in the murder case against Coppolino as the jury transported a verdict after a sensational trial. Bailey defended Coppolino by targeting Mrs. Farber, a former lover whose motive they say sparked the case. Mrs. Farber testified Coppolino hypnotized her to kill her husband, but she failed.
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Navy Bomber Crashes Into Houses After Takeoff
A Navy A4B jet exploded and crashed into several homes in Rossmoor, California, shortly after takeoff in fog. Pilot Marine Reserve Capt. J.H. Moffett ejected and was unharmed. One woman hospitalized for shock as fires damaged multiple residences. debris and power lines spread along the street.
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Book on Kennedy affair sparks privacy outrage
Mrs Kennedy denounces the Manchester memoir as tasteless and distorted claiming invasion of privacy. A Kennedy aide notes the book contains invasions of her privacy while Yale Daily News cites Bennett Cerf recalling an event at Love Field after Kennedy’s assassination.
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Ohio Grand Jury Declines Sheppard Case Charges
The Cuyahoga County grand jury said the Marilyn Sheppard murder charges are unsubstantiated and without merit, closing the case. It found Bailey's letter and testimony conflicted with the charges and exonerated two men Bailey named, while noting Marilyn Sheppard's loyalty and reputation. Bailey dismissed the report as a whitewash.
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Vietnam raids widen as Hanoi blamed on bombers
U S forces report strikes along the North Vietnamese coast and near Dien Bien Phu. Navy fliers hit beached barges near Thanh Hoa and a three-masted junk near Vinh. Air Force jets attacked ferry complexes and storage areas while reporting two structures destroyed near Dien Bien Phu. Officials caution about possible civilian damage in Hanoi as U N Secretary General U Thant condemns the intensified bombing and warns of a broader war.
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Autopsy Links Death to Strangulation in Locked Room
Glasgow and other N C State students were questioned by Raleigh police after officials reviewed a possible hoax. The youths were tied in a similar manner but with differences noted. McCauley died by strangulation in his locked room, authorities said.
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Thant says Hanoi bombings worsen peace prospects
Secretary-General U Thant warned that U S bombings in the Hanoi area amount to a military escalation that worsens chances for peace. The Vatican newspaper L Osservatore Romano provided regional reaction from the Vatican.
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Editorial questions U.S. bombing near Hanoi and Vietnam truce aim
A front page piece discusses a Vatican editorial urging a longer Vietnam truce and questions whether intensified air strikes near Hanoi help create a propitious climate for extended hostilities. U Thant spokesman notes no policy change, while officials say bombing will continue as deemed necessary by military leaders. The report describes strikes on Yen Vien yard and Van Dien depot near Hanoi, with distance and impact details, plus international reactions and potential broadening of conflict.
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Soviet Budget Sees 13.2 Percent for Defense in 1967
Informants say friction with China drives higher Soviet defense outlay as Lavish plans set 13.2 percent of 1967 budget for defense. Total 1967 revenue 110.1 billion rubles. expenditures 109.9 billion. agriculture 13.5 billion rubles. Government statement vows higher living standards and stronger state peace.
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Plane Slams Into Bus Killing 27 In Desert Crash
A Iraqi air force plane crashed into a speeding bus in the Iraqi desert, killing the pilot and 26 passengers including a 100 year old woman. The bus driver and his assistant survived. The collision occurred Wednesday.
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Analysis as defense minister during Khrushchev era
The army, long sidelined by postwar priorities, remained the orphaned force as rocket and air units drew the bulk of funding. Zhukov re-emerged at public events while party caution toward domestic economic aims limited military gains. The public seeks goods, not sheer military buildup, pressuring the Kremlin amid conservative resistance within the military and party ranks.
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Warning for expansion of war in Vietnam urged by socialists
A July Bucharest conference warning echoed by socialist states cautions the United States against widening the war in Vietnam. The statement stresses keeping international criticism in mind and notes allied and neutral concerns about escalation.
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Vietnam
Bucharest
Hoffa Calls for Return to Work Amid Long Road Strike
Hoffa urged long distance and dock workers to resume loading as midnight approached. He defended the actions as emotional but said democracy and courts would prevail, noting three terminals reported no drivers. Hoffa, 53, traced his 37-year Teamsters career from Detroit Local 299 and urged workers to return without a vote. He planned a Supreme Court rehearing and sought to delay prison until after contract talks begin January 17 in Washington.
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China tests five nuclear devices amid Pacific delivery push
Rusk noted China has test fired five nuclear devices and is energetically building a delivery system that could reach the Pacific. He questioned whether the fading cultural revolution signals a power struggle or policy clash between old and new generations, and whether Western allies truly understand China’s current trajectory.
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