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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1966
Page
1
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Look magazine appear close to a deal over excluding her memories from the Kennedy book. A high source says an announcement may come today as edits are pursued word by word to protect her personal feelings.
Washington AP House investigators found more than 75 airline trips charged to staff of Rep Adam Powell’s Education and Labor Committee were made by others. Wayne Hays chaired the probe with hearings into Powell payroll and travel expenses. Russell Derrickson testified he did none of 26 trips charged to him.
New York reports higher stocks amid light demand in cotton. Chicago notes wheat corn and oats down with weaker demand. Hog prices slip 50 to 75 cents, top at 22 dollars. slaughter steers gain up to 25 cents, top 25.25 dollars.
A bright sun marks the first day of winter with forecasts for continued warmth. The weatherman calls it a beautiful day and predicts similar conditions for tomorrow with highs near 63 and lows around 38, well above normal.
President Johnson meets at his Texas ranch with a group of Democratic governors including outspoken critics of the Great Society. Led by Gov. Harold Hughes, the delegation aims to mend rifts after criticism of Johnson’s 1966 election role. Warren Hearnes warned Democrats to rethink before 1968.
A New York Times report says after Allied successes in Attleboro and Prairie a U S general warned about a continuing North Vietnamese and Vietcong buildup. He cited enemy casualties that suggested a steady ability to refit and replace losses within weeks to months, while U S leaders reassessed the situation with Lodge and Westmoreland.
Two F4B Phantom jets from the Kitty Hawk fired air to air missiles at two enemy planes approaching the Long Beach in the Gulf of Tonkin. The planes vanished from radar and a spokesman could not confirm whether they were shot down. The encounter occurred near Thanh Hoa, 80 miles south of Hanoi.
In Leningrad a Soviet court sentenced Buel Ray Wortham Jr. to three years in a restricted labor camp and fined Craddock M. Gilmour Jr. 1,000 rubles for violating currency regulations. Wortham also faced a theft conviction for a bear statue. In Huntsville, NASA awarded Chrysler a 7.2 million dollar contract modification for work at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
In Da Nang Vietnam a Navy surgeon extracted an M79 grenade from a wounded Marine private’s throat after the round penetrated jaw and tongue. The operation lasted five hours with the surgeon recalling he nearly bagged the table to avoid triggering the device. The patient, a 20-year-old, was reported in stable condition as demolition experts arrived.
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