Leaflet Drop Urges Hanoi Surrender Amid War Tensions
American planes dropped nearly 2.5 million surrender leaflets over Hanoi and the Red River delta urging North Vietnamese soldiers to quit their units and defect southward. A U S spokesman noted the leaflets offer good treatment from allied forces as the world disputes continued over air operations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Red River Delta
U. S
Air Force
North Vietnam
China
United States
Demilitarized Zone
North
Mekong
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Red River
Republic of Vietnam
Free Vietnam
Lodge reports progress in Vietnam and 1967 gains
President Johnson received from Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge a progress report on Vietnam and a forecast of gains in 1967. Lodge said no Hanoi peace sign yet but expects light at the end of the tunnel by 1967, with pacification lagging behind. He noted U.S. planes did not escalate the war and discussed extending the truce during holidays.
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Washington
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vietnam
Lodge
Saigon
White House
Hanoi
U. S
China
Asia
Korea
Burma
United States
Five Die In Head On Wreck On Old Lexington Road
A Davidson County man and his wife and three Winston-Salem residents were killed in a two car collision on Old Lexington Road west of Wallburg last night at 10 40 p m A sixth person is in critical condition at a Winston Salem hospital Driver Billy Jack Cook 34 of Winston Salem was the lone survivor and treated at Baptist Hospital Investigators noted Cook veered over the center line causing the head on crash The five fatalities raise the county highway death toll for the year to 26 Bodies are at Vogler Funeral Home in Winston Salem pending arrangements Pennell Waterproofing Co executive Billy Pennell 35 was among the dead Survivors include three step sons and Cook is at Baptist Hospital awaiting further care
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Bob Burchette
Enterprise
Wallburg
Davidson County
Winston - Salem
Old Lexington Road
Here
Winston-Salem
Leslie Julian Pack
Lori Wright Pack
Rt. 5
Winston- Salem
Gum Tree Road
Billy Pennell
Bonnie Jean Younger McBride
Doris Godfrey Hemrick
Billy Jack Cook
Highway Patrol
Baptist Hospital
Cook
Leslie Pack
Pack
Harold Austin
Pennell
Hemrick
Vogler Funeral Home
Pennell Waterproofing Co
Arthur G
Mary Holsclaw Pennell
Forsyth County
Judith Childress Creson
Harold Gene Creson
Anthony David Creson
Joseph Glenn Creson
Hazel Marshall
Ruth Pennell
Esther Ratcliff
Ports
Kennedy suit seeks injunction to block Manchester book
In Manhattan a judge set a December 27 hearing to decide quickly on Mrs. John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy’s bid to stop publication of William Manchester’s book Death of a President. Look and Harper & Row face possible injunction while Dell Books bids million for paperback rights.
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George Esper
NEW York
Manhattan
John F. Kennedy
William Manchester
Supreme Court
Saul S. Streit
Manchester
Streit
Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Cowles Communications, Inc
Look Magazine
Look
Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc
England
Dell Books
Harper & Row
Donald Fine
Canned fashions and novelties sweep Christmas stores
New York retailers push a quirky holiday fad with Le Canned Dress and other canned items. Franklin Simon and Wippette Sportswear report strong rushes for dresses, hats, and novelty goods sold in tins, with canned air and mood kits as part of the trend.
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New York
Wilmer Wise
Franklin Simon
Wise
Ben Wechsler
Wippette Sportswear, Inc
Canada
London
Paris
Wippette
Erwin Silver
Sunday Enterprise Letters From Young Readers On Vietnam
For Your Sunday Reading THEY WROTE letters to Vietnam. They are boys and girls in the third grade and express hope and concern for Americans in the war. Brown bagging confusion dampens High Point holiday activities as clubs remind members of the law and businessmen fear loss of business.
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Vietnam
Sunday Enterprise
High Point
Georgia political fires flare anew in Georgia governor race
Georgia’s gubernatorial contest sees rapid moves as Attorney General Bolton dodges a question on legislative choice between Maddox and Callaway. Write-In Georgia weighs a large campaign for a popular vote while national figures including George Lincoln Rockwell spark verbal exchanges. Unofficial tallies show Callaway leading Maddox narrowly with Maddox rebuking external endorsements.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Arthur K. Bolton
General Assembly
Lester G. Maddox
Howard
Bo) Callaway
George Lincoln Rockwell
James Wesberry
Bolton
Frank Edwards
Ellis Arnall
Callaway
Maddox
WSB
Rockwell
Demand for Less Spending Shaped by Grass Roots Call
Washington AP report quotes Rep. George Mahon saying a pronounced grassroots demand exists for reduced government spending but warns no drastic cuts are easy. He urges holding the line and cutting where possible to keep spending in check while prioritizing the war. Senator Russell Long warns Vietnam costs could create a $20 billion deficit next year unless taxes rise or nondefense spending is cut.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Mahon
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