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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1966

Page

5

Hanoi Residents Say U S Bombed Civilians On Christmas Eve

North Vietnam reports say Hanoi suffered civilian casualties from U S bombing during Dec. 13 14 raids. Residents describe destroyed homes 200 yards from Thongnhat Hotel and damaged pagoda with five killed and 11 injured. Officials acknowledge possible accidents and misfires but residents dispute U S statements.

Harrison E. Salisbury New York Times Hanoi North Vietnam International Control Commission Vientiane Laos I.C.C Thongnhat Metropole United States U.S State Department Yenview Red River Vandien Yenvien Gialam Paul Doumer Hoankiem Badinh Haiba Dongda Pho Nguyen Thiap Phuc Lan Tuan Ngoc Trac Pho Nguyen Thiep Phuxa

Governors revolt against Johnson described in Nation

The Nation reports a political rift as Democratic governors show anti Johnson sentiment. Governor Harold Hughes of Iowa, once a strong ally, defended Johnson at a 1964 governors conference while noting Iowa’s strong economy and farm program.

Tom Wicker Washington Coonskin LBJ Johnson Dwight D. Eisenhower Sherman Adams Harold Hughes Iowa Democratic Party Los Hughes House Senate State Senate State House

Governors confront Johnsons image after election reverses

The piece argues Democratic governors blamed Johnson for election reverses and questions their in touch with voters. It notes Hughes in Los Angeles criticizing policy, Johnson touring Asia, and Scranton facing White House friction, ending with a hope that governors push to reassert influence in national affairs.

Gov. Hughes Los Angeles Johnson Asia Richard Nixon Hughes White Sulphur Springs White House Vietnam Scranton Pennnsylvania Congress Sec. Rusk Sec. McNamara LBJ Washington Ite House

De Gaulle Foresees China Rising as World Power and Asia Spillover

Paris reports General de Gaulle believes China will become a superpower within 30 years and will press claims against India Southeast Asia and the Soviet Union. He sees Beijing pushing to expel US influence from Taiwan and perhaps Korea and Japan while pressuring the USSR and seeks to preserve a Western status quo in the Middle East. He discussed this with Kosygin to avoid regional dramas, though Indochina remains a separate concern with Vietnam.

C. L. Sulzberger New York Times Paris General de Gaulle China India Southeast Asia Soviet Union Peking United States Taiwan South Korea Japan Napoleon de Gaulle U S.S.R Asia Middle East Kosygin Moscow Vietnam

De Gaulle's Asia policy and neutralization view

The piece analyzes De Gaulle's three year stance on Southeast Asia. It portrays his push for broad neutralization across Laos, Cambodia, South and North Vietnam, and perhaps Thailand, with aims tied to ending war and securing lasting peace. It notes his acceptance of Hanoi's four point program and predicts a neutralized regional order.

Laos Cambodia South Vietnam South North Vietnam Thailand Hanoi Washington Saigon de Gaulle

House trailer destroyed by fire near Nick-Davis Rd

Limestone County volunteer firemen report a Christmas Day early morning blaze destroyed Roy Malone’s residence a trailer about eight miles east of Athens on Nick-Davis Road. The occupants were away at the time.

Athens Here Davis Roy Malone Limestone County

Ancient urns found near Rimavska Sobotka Slovakia

Discoveries near Rimavska Sobotka Slovakia include urns with incinerated human remains dating from 1200 to 1300 B.C. The finds, reported by C T K, contain bronze clothing parts and needles and small bronze gadgets indicating social status of the deceased.

Bratislava Czechoslovakia Rimavska Sobotka Slovakia C.T.K

Extremely early electron microscopy and the scanning probe

Walter Sullivan discusses how instruments from optical to electron microscopes reveal sizes from galaxies to proton cores. He explains the scanning electron microscope and magnetic lens limits while noting Crewe and colleagues aiming to image even smaller scales.

Walter Sullivan New York Times News Service New York Lephone Crewe University of Chicago

Castro Creates Cuba Red Guard in Youth Brigades

Exiles report newly formed Youth Technical Brigades in Cuba act as industrial and agricultural technicians and as a force against indolence. Cuban officials say the groups are a shock troop to enforce discipline and productivity, with members described as wearing blue shirts and carrying holstered revolvers.

Theodore A. Ediger Miami Fla China Red Guards Cuba Havana Granma Cuban Labor Confederation Miguel Martin Mario Fontela Democratic Revolutionary Labor Front Brigade Mem Bers Fidel (Castro Fonteia Castro Crewe Martin

Why dogs differ in health despite weather exposure

A reader asks why a well cared for Cocker Spaniel seems healthier than a neighbor’s indoor dog. The answer notes vaccination status heredity exercise and weather exposure as factors, while noting indoor risks like traffic and garbage.

Dorothy Evans San Antonio Texas

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