Toll rises slowly as good driving credited in New Year period
The Associated Press reports traffic deaths during the New Year holiday weekend rose slowly, with an estimated 480s-540 deaths across 78 hours credited to cautious driving and favorable weather. State totals show multiple fatalities across Virginia North Carolina and surrounding areas, including Martinsville Hopewell Richmond and Charlotte, with first 1968 tolls noted in Iredell and Goochland counties.
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Oilville
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North Carolina
Iredell County
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Kennedy Defends Refugee Efforts Amid Vietnam War Debate
Ellsworth Bunker and the South Vietnamese government come under inquiry as Senator Kennedy outlines focus on refugee programs and civilian casualties. He notes improvements in refugee staffing and contrasts optimistic reports with a GAO critique, citing civilian injury estimates around 100,000 to 150,000.
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General Accounting Office
Accounting Office
New Year Camping Plan Carried Out in Berkshire Park
In Clarksburg Massachusetts six residents kept a New Year’s Eve vigil at state park after a windy snowy night. They braved cold to camp overnight with a tent sleeping bags and a portable record player as four inches of new era covered the ground atop a 33 inch base. Mrs James McClelland recalled the chilly but enjoyable night and said the plan had been long in the making.
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Mercury
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James McClelland
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Vietnam War Truce Fails as Saigon Defies Rebels
Vietnam marks New Year with peace push but Saigon and allies ignore a three day truce. Robert Komer reports Viet Cong refugee policy shift to terrorism and increased attacks on camps. Sen. Kennedy arrives in Vietnam for field checks on refugee aid. Defections to Open Arms fall to 157 in late December. Navy notes return of 30 foot hovercraft monsters to South Vietnam.
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U.S
Robert Komer
Komer
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
South Vietnam
US Navy
New Year Breezes Through Snowy Streets and First 1968 Feats
As New Year arrives amid bitter cold, Times Square fills with revelers and Philadelphia clears four inches of snow for the Mummers Parade. Across the nation bowl games draw crowds while individuals seek first feats of the year including a White Plains man aiming to file 1967 taxes first and a New Orleans youth enlisting moments after midnight. A German chemistry student becomes the first East German refugee of 1968 by swimming the Werra.
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White Plains
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New Orleans
Robert Clouatre
Army
Germany
Werra
Widdershausen
West Germany
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II Yacht Britannia Under Debate
President Johnson signals budget cuts and tax steps to curb deficits while discussing overseas spending and diplomacy. The piece notes reprioritizing foreign investments, tighter loans, and travel limits as part of a broader plan to stabilize the international monetary system, with the Britannia yacht raised as a symbol of royal economy concerns.
Washington Officials Outline The Dollar Drain Plan
Secretary Fowler said a broad program to curb the dollar drain will involve some pain and may include travel tax options and travel restrictions. He noted a tax on tourists is possible but not the sole measure and that Congress approval would be needed for any head tax. Secretary Rusk dismissed new troop withdrawals but said arrangements to neutralize the drain will proceed with European and Asia-related efforts.
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Lester Pearson
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International Monetary Fund
United States
North Vietnam Talks Conditioned on U S Bombing Halt
The U S must unconditionally stop bombing and war acts against the DRV before North Vietnam will discuss relevant questions, a 28 January 1967 statement notes. Monitors in Tokyo tracked a translation aligned with a Burchett interview on North Vietnamese policy.
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President's Plan To Trim Deficit In Balance Of Payments
Washington AP reports President Jolson unveils a five point New Year program to trim the nation's deficit in the balance of payments. Senator Proxmire hails the plan as decisive action while Senator Sparkman cautions it is not a panacea yet could be helpful. The article notes expected deficits and calls for sacrifice to support the program.
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Dala
Senate Banking Committee
Lee
Sen. Wallace
Johnsons plan to curb overseas investment announced
President Johnson outlined mandatory and voluntary controls on foreign investment and tourism to reduce the U.S. balance of payments deficit. Officials including Rusk and Trowbridge attended a news conference in the Treasury Building after Johnson spoke in Texas. The program shifts from wholesale to retail levels for duty free imports and targets large corporations, with exemptions for small investors.
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Sparkman
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Reuss
Vietnam
Three Found Dead In Car In Carolina
In Gibsonville between Greensboro and Burlington three people a woman and two men were found dead Monday morning inside a car in a hay barn. Officials said carbon monoxide poisoning is the apparent cause. Charles Roach about 19 Carlton Lee Graves about 23 and the woman were found fully clothed in the front seats or in the back seat partially undressed. Empty beer cans were found and all windows and doors were shut. Relatives identified the men after sheriff deputies notified them. Graves was last seen Saturday afternoon suggesting death may have occurred Saturday night. No foul play is suspected.
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Burlington
Charles Roach
Carlton Lee Graves
Allan B. Coggeshall
Guilford County
Graves
Roach
Pope Calls for Symbolic Truce and Peace Efforts
Pope Paul VI appealed for a symbolic truce as a hopeful sign amid the Vietnam conflict. He urged major powers and international bodies to pursue negotiations to avert wider war, lamenting human selfishness and urges for peace while visiting a children's hospital.
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Paul
Vietnam
Basilica
Merger scrutiny over ITT and ABC faces new hearing
The ITT ABC merger, initially approved in 1966, faced a second hearing after the Justice Department objected. Critics warned of reduced ABC autonomy and potential bias in news coverage due to ITT influence, while the FCC again approved in 1967 amid legal action and a court review ongoing since October.
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Pagene
Ment
ITT
Justice Department
ITV
ABC
FCC
Broadcast Bureau
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
ITT Soard
Fitzpatrick
Threeman U.S. Court of Appeals
Odorne and Houser clash in courtroom exchange
In Youngstown Ohio Clyde W Odorne former Mahoning County prosecutor and assistant William Houser argued before Chief Judge Osborne. The judge sustained Houser’s objection but overruled the court’s own objection amid a heated moment.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Mahoning County
Clyde W. Odorne
Asst
Willian G. Houser
Osborne
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