Reds Reject Perot Yuletide Presents
North Vietnam refused to admit H Ross Perot and his two planes of Christmas gifts for American prisoners of war He proposed flying 1400 canned dinners to Hanoi for North Vietnamese orphans and sending medical supplies by air to Moscow to reach prisoners via Soviet channels Perot pressed for humanitarian aid and urged inspection of POW camps while warning Hanoi to meet Dec 31 parcel deadline The embassy accused him of trying to sabotage normal gift channels and he said he would unveil another plan later
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Snowstorm Stats Reach East with Snow in North Alabama
A winter storm walloped Virginia with over two feet of snow and spawned a tornado in Louisiana that killed one and injured eight. North Alabama saw a few flakes as temperatures dip below normal with rain possible late Saturday and a forecast of cool, clear nights and milder days ahead.
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First Infantry Division to withdraw from Vietnam by April
Informants say the U S 1st Infantry Division, the first Army unit to enter the war on July 12 1965, will be among units withdrawn by April 15. Viet Cong ended a three day Christmas truce early Saturday with no major fighting reported as U S and South Vietnamese forces resumed combat on Christmas night after a 24 hour cease fire.
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Budget Worries Nixon Budget Worries Nixon
President Nixon, drafting the fiscal 1971 budget, must offset a 2.5 billion dollar revenue loss from Congress tax reform. He mentioned a smaller defense budget as a share of the total, and indicated no veto of the bill, while facing key budget decisions in days ahead.
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New Orleans Man Buys About 5 Million in Mutual Stock
New Orleans multi millionaire Louis Roussel bought roughly 400000 shares of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. stock from Crescent Co. of Nashville, raising his stake to about 35 percent of the Decatur based firm. He plans no management changes and says headquarters will stay in Decatur with a new $2 million building on schedule.
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Israeli Warplanes Hit Arab Guerrilla Units in Jordan
Israeli warplanes attacked Arab guerrillas in Jordan after they fired on an Israeli patrol and planted two mines near a settlement southeast of the Sea of Galilee. Jordanian army vehicles burned, a light antiaircraft exchange reported, no Israeli casualties. The beisan valley patrol had no casualties and mines were dismantled. Shelling duels also noted along the Jordanian cease-fire line and Lebanese border. On the Suez front, Israel and Egypt traded artillery fire. one Israeli was killed.
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Moulton Man Killed In Christmas Day Crash First Yule Fatality
A 51 year old Moulton man Homer West died Christmas Day when his car left Alabama 101 near the 157 intersection, overturning. He was the sole occupant, died of head and chest injuries, and was associated with Marriott Homes at Double Springs. Wests death marks the first traffic fatality in Morgan Limestone Lawrence and Cullman counties during the Christmas weekend. The four county area has now recorded 68 total fatalities this year and 10 in Lawrence County. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Elliott Funeral Home.
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No Doubts About Winning Says Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson says he could have won in 1968 but could not unite the country to his satisfaction. In a CBS interview he recalls Lady Bird Johnson’s influence, Kennedy’s visit, and why he chose not to seek the presidency again.
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