Bold U S policy review on Vietnam seeks extended cease fire
Ambassador Lodge reports to Johnson that extending cease fires during holidays is not encouraged while US insists on continued bombing north and talks of a broader truce. He argues for bold initiative including a unilateral long term truce to force Hanoi to negotiate. The piece assesses inflation, pacification lag, and ongoing terrorism as limits to military victory.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Johnson
Vietnam
United States
Lodge
South Vietnam
Metlanoi
North
Hanoi
South
Sunday Sermon X Probes Unknowns of Christmas Story
The sermon asks what the Bible records or omits about the Nativity tale from the Magi to the innkeeper and shepherds, noting the X unknowns while reaffirming the biblical core that God loved the world and gave His Son. The piece also reflects on Christmas dating and the broader theme of inquiry.
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Herod
Bethlehem
Jesus
Moyers Leaves White House Public Relations Post
CAPUS WAYNICK notes Moyers departure shakes Johnson circle more than Bundy due to Moyers seven-year tenure as trusted spokesman. Moyers cushions credibility gap, resigns to become Newsday publisher, leaving a gap in White House outreach and a potentially damaged presidential image. Moyers denies motives, urges restraint on any book, and Johnson faces tougher press scrutiny without him.
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White House
Bill Moyers
McGeorge Bundy
Johnson
Moyers
Newsday
Scrooge as Narrator Warns of Christmas Waste and Merriment
A morning segment presents a holiday caricature of Scrooge criticizing early Christmas spending and consumer excess. The piece contrasts his gruff, wary outlook with a broader critique of wasteful gifts and crowded shopping. It then shifts to a business note on furniture makers resisting price controls amid rising costs and a 28 percent wage hike urged by policy makers. Gardner Ackley’s stance on top‑down business directives is cited as a reason for industry wariness of price restrictions.
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AB Furniture
U. S
Gardner Ackley
Washington
Ackley
Council of Economic Advisers
Who Put the X in XMAS and its Origins
A reader from Harrisburg Pa voices skepticism about the common claim that Christians started the X in Xmas to avoid using the Lord's name on discardable items. The letter questions the origin story and laments reporters failing to fit Christmas into headlines.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jesus
Lord
al Goodman
Harisburg
Merci Boxcar and the French American friendship
Drew Pearson laments strained ties with Charles de Gaulle while recalling the 1947 48 Merci Train gifts to France and 48 boxcars, noting how Franco American goodwill weathered postwar tensions and citing historic irritants and reconciliations.
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Manchester
N. H
New Hampshire
France
Italy
le Havre
District of Columbia
Quarante Hommes
Huit Chevaux
Chateau-Thierry
Argonne
Merci
Association of American Railroads
Fresno
Calif
Bismarck
N. D
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Gilbert
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Sol Bloom
D-N. Y
Sol
Bloom
Cordell Hull
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Palestine
James Moffat
Rome
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Sheba
Eve
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High Point Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
High Point
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All B. Terry, JR
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Drew Pearson
LBJ
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