Johnson Signals Curbs to Cut U S Dollar Drain in New Year
President Johnson on New Year’s Day said peace is unpredictable and ordered severe curbs on American investments abroad to trim the U S balance of payments deficit. He urged Americans to confine dollars to the Western Hemisphere and backed legislation to enforce this, aiming to reduce the deficit by about three billion dollars.
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Five American Troops Killed in North Vietnam Cease Fire Marred
Amid a New Year cease-fire, Communist raids wounded or killed many as 168 incidents disrupted the truce. U S and South Vietnamese losses climbed with 34 soldiers killed and 96 wounded reported, eight missing. Government forces said 121 enemy troops were killed in clashes before dawn ended. Air support resumed after the stand-down, while nine hours of fighting occurred in Mekong Delta and lago areas.
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Hanoi says will talk if bombing ends amid U S interest
Washington officials monitor a North Vietnamese radio broadcast in which Foreign Minister Nguyen Duy Trinh says Hanoi would talk only if bombing stops. State Department and U S experts deem the wording tentative and not a definite shift, with no confirmed pause in raids.
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ITT Ends $2.8 Billion ABC Merger Bid
ITT called off its proposed $2.8 billion merger with ABC, ending a two year review after repeated FCC and Justice Department scrutiny. ABC aimed to boost programming and tech with ITT funding, while both firms faced delays in reaching a final deal.
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World Moves Into 68 With Old Problems
A New Year editorial looks at 1968 amid Vietnam, Middle East tensions, and strikes of 1967. Johnson hopes for peace as nations face Gaza Egypt Syria Jordan and Cyprus. The world seeks progress, while conflicts endure and uncertainty lingers into 1968.
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Pope Leads Prayers For Peace Amid Obstacles
Vatican reports Pope Paul VI led New Year prayers for peace while noting "terrible obstacles" hindering progress. He warned financial instability and dangers threaten the free world and urged unity with Moscow and Hanoi to end Vietnam fighting. Saigon extended a 12 hour truce as calls for peace echoed from Rome and Moscow.
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Five Victims Servicemen Plane Crashes Into Lake
A Beechcraft chartered plane carrying six servicemen crashed into Lake Pontchartrain near New Orleans. Divers recovered three bodies as search continued for the remaining victims. the plane exploded on approach to New Orleans International Airport.
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Plan To End Dollar Drain Austerity Move Aimed At Every Pocketbook
President Johnson's administration proposes a modified austerity plan to curb the dollar drain. It would tax or restrict foreign investment and could limit U S travel abroad. Treasury Secretary Fowler signals options include a departing tourist tax and caps on funds sent abroad, subject to congressional approval.
New Year Weather Sends Off Frigid Boiling Cold Spell
The Associated Press reports record cold across the Midwest and Great Lakes with subzero readings in Green Bay Milwaukee Chicago and Cleveland. A new snowstorm hits the northern Rockies and adjacent western mountains while freezing rain and hazardous conditions affect the Central Plains to Tennessee and Kentucky. Afternoon temps range from the teens in the north to the 70s in the Deep South with various sun and clouds across major cities.
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Fairfax Man Beaten Fatally in Centreville Incident
Fairfax County police hunted a killer after Donald Clarence Pruitt, 24, died at Fairfax County Hospital eight hours after a severe beating near the U S 29-211 and Seeint Circle Dance Hall. Pruitt, who worked for South Dana Corp, was seen arguing with a man Sunday around 10 a.m. before the assault. The investigation seeks clues about the motive and the assailant.
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Kennedy in Vietnam to study refugees and war impacts
Sen Edward Kennedy arrived in Saigon for a 10 day fact gathering mission on refugees and civilian suffering from the war. He planned to visit villages, avoid major military sites, and limit press coverage to prevent disturbing his work. Kennedy, chairman of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on refugees, travels with four assistants to assess conditions faced by Vietnamese refugees and escapees.
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Weather readings from Station atop Register Building
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