Tenuous Truce In Viet Nam Fuels Christmas Feasts
A Christmas truce in Viet Nam allowed American GIs and Allies to celebrate with communities amid easing tensions. The 30 hour halt began at midnight on Christmas Eve, with Viet Cong offering a 12 hour ceasefire. Notables like Cardinal Spellman and Bob Hope visited troops as talks and hopes for broader negotiations continued.
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Viet Nam
Edwin Q White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S Military Assistance Command
Red
U.S. 7Th Fleet
South China Sea
Associated Press
Bob Poos
An Khe
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
U.S
U S Effort Suffers From Viet Nam Supply Bottlenecks
U S supply lines in Vietnam face bottlenecks as heavy troop deployments strain Saigon Qui Nhon and Da Nang port facilities. Cargo piles back to the United States with 80 to 100 ships waiting weekly to unload. U S efforts include building Cam Ranh Bay port and expanding Saigon’s docks to relieve delays amid disrupted rail and road networks.
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John T. Wheeler
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Qui Nhen
da Nang
United States
Urtload
U.S
Can Ranh Bay
Faubus Delays Cards To Servicemen In Vietnam
Governor Faubus halts Christmas cards to U S servicemen abroad after postal errors with APO zip codes. Cards mailed through New York and San Francisco offices were returned or in doubt, while Little Rock Post Office officials question the ZIP code issue and delivery scope.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Europe
Orvald
Faubus
New York Army Post Office
Roy Sharpe
Viet Nam
Governor's Office
San Francisco
River Bulletin Summary
Fragmentary notice lists river flows and tributaries near Fa Mawr Sage and Ouachita region with unclear dates and values. details are unreadable for precise data or actions.
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River Bulletin
Fa Mawr Sage
Hong Ouachita & Tributanes Sas
Satellite Oscar IV Sends Holiday Greeting To Ham Radio
Oscar IV, built by the TRW Radio Club in Redondo Beach, orbits Earth after a Titan 3D launch. The 42-pound satellite transmits a four dot two dot greeting meaning Hi, using dime-store parts for about 200 dollars.
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Reeve Hennion
United Press International
Sunnyvale
Calif
UPI
California
TRW Radio Club
Redondo Beach
Oscar
Mirabeau C. Towns Jr
Big Boost Per Capita From Federal Anti Poverty Program
Governor Faubus cited 1965 federal anti poverty efforts as a major Arkansas economic boost. He reported the program injected 22,787,871 dollars into the state, aided 22,607 low income individuals, placed 712 in Job Corps camps, and funded about 4,500 youth jobs with 9,015,952 dollars in salaries. Headstart pre school training reached 1,681 participants across 85 counties.
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Little Rock
Arkansas
Orvald Faubus
Faubus
Youth Corps
Job and Youth Corp
Faubus Sa
Twelve Die as Greyhound Bus Skids on I 5
A Greyhound bus with 38 passengers skidded on an ice patch on Interstate 5 near Medford Oregon and overturned. Twelve people were killed nine at the scene three later in hospitals. Twenty seven injured, driver among the critically hurt. The bus was bound for San Francisco for Christmas visits.
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Medford
Ore
Greyhound
Evelyn Douglas
Portland
San Francisco
Spokane
Washington
Joseph Bailey
Battle Ground, Wash
Rogue State Park
Oregon
Grants Pass
Edwin L. Adkins
Creswell
Oregon Traffic Safety Division
Eugene
Three Die In Hotel Fire In Newark Hotel Blaze
A four alarm blaze at the 12 story Military Park Hotel in Newark, New Jersey, killed three people and injured about three percent of guests. Fire ladders and a rescue platform saved scores of guests as the fire started from Christmas decorations in the lobby. names of the dead were not immediately available.
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Newark
Military Park
Bethlehem Christmas Eve Promenade With Patriarch Leads Rites
In Bethlehem, Christmas Eve featured hymns carols and military marches as U S sailors and pilgrims mingle in Manger Square. Msgr Alberto Gori the Jerusalem Patriarch opens ceremonies in the Church of the Nativity with candle light and benediction.
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Bethlehem
Roy Essoyan
Jordan
U.S
6Th Fleet
Manger Square
Christ
Msgr
Berto Gori
Jerusalem
Church of Nativity
Saint Catherine's Church
Nazareth
Gallillee
FHA Discovers Subsidized Units Occupied by Higher Earners
The FHA reports some moderate income apartments it funds are occupied by tenants who earn above the set limits. About 100 projects nationwide are being audited to remove ineligible occupants and adjust rents. Some Washington tenants pay below market rates while lease forms are reviewed for income disclosures. Eskine Russell asks to withdraw from consideration for The Citadel head coach job.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Philip No Brownstein
Brownstein
Arizona Hopes Dry Christmas To End Floods
Central and southern Arizona saw runoff ease as clearing skies and cooler temperatures reduced flood threats. Tucson damage exceeded a million dollars after days of rain and Santa Catalina runoff, with river waters tearing sewers, damaging homes, and prompting boil water notices. Salt River storage reached record highs for 1913.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona
State Civil Defense
Carl N. Smith
Weather Bureau
Tucson
Santa Catalina
Rillito
Santa Cruz
Christmas Peace Amid Global Conflicts Across 1960s Fronts
The Associated Press reports a paradoxical Christmas with joy in Bethlehem and Berlin, families hopeful yet concerned for loved ones in Korea and Vietnam. Israel Jordan widen peace notes as 20,000 West Berliners reunite with relatives. Rhodesia tensions and Cyprus gunfire add to a global holiday backdrop. President Johnson spends Christmas at his Texas ranch while U.S. troops host charity parties in Vietnam as Tass notes U.S. gloom amid Vietnam reports.
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Bethlehem
Viet Nam
Korea
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
India
Pakistan
China
Iran
Iraq
Holy Land
Berlin
Israel
Jordan
Jerusalem
Jesus
Prince of Peace
Zambia
Britain
Cyprus
U.N
Santa
Kyrenia
Red Cross
Western Hemisphere
Dominican Republic
Johnson
Pedernales River
Texas
South Viet Nam
Tass
United States
Moscow
Washington
Pentagon
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Dianne White
Bill White
Tammy Littlefield
David Littlefield
Danny Daniels
Benedictus
Athens
Erskine Russell
University of Georgia
Citadel
Safford
Clifton
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