Marriage Opens New Life For Paralyzed
A polio survivor, paralyzed since 1959, married Robert Fields 28 in North Carolina. She hopes to move to a mobile home after turning over her state respirator, with Fields describing their union as loving rather than pitiful.
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Dorothy Fields
Chapel Hill
Reese Hart
Associated Press
Charel Hill
N. C
Robert Fields
North Carolina
Meoe Hospital
Chapel Fields
Robert
Mobile Factory
Troy
Bus Plunges Off Highway Killing 12 In Oregon Crash
A Greyhound bus traveling from Spokane to San Francisco left Interstate 5 between Grants Pass and Medford on an icy stretch. Twelve passengers died, nine at the scene, one at a hospital, and two later. Thirty three aboard earlier, doctors treated several injured at three local hospitals.
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Medford
Ore
Greyhound
Spokane
Wash
San Francisco
Oregon
Grants Pass
Erving Carew
Portland
aSitalyrs
Christmas Truce Appears To Have Stilled War Guns
Saigon reported a Christmas Eve truce in Viet Nam seemed to stifle fighting as allied forces and Viet Cong observed 12 to 30 hour pauses. U S and South Vietnamese units held fire while Hanoi and VC radio did not promise full ceasefire.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
Viet Nam
Viet Cong
South Viet Nam
Khe
U. S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
Associated Press
Bob Poos
da Nang
Air Force
7Th Fleet
South China Sea
Uing
Lac Son
Christmas War Time Reverie From A Fighting Man
In Saigon AP reporter Hugh A. Mulligan recalls Christmas under fire for American troops in Vietnam. He describes sandbag chapels amid rubber trees, foxholes and ruins where Christmas peace fades as artillery and snipers kill and wound soldiers and Vietnamese civilians alike.
No Decision Yet on 1966 Tax Boost for Vietnam War
Washington sources indicate no concrete move to raise taxes to fund the Vietnam buildup. Officials say President Johnson is unlikely to seek or enact higher taxes, with talk of deep civilian spending cuts to avoid deficits. Aimed at restraining inflation, the plan focuses on space health welfare and defense reductions while pursuing a negotiated cease-fire.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Funeral rites held for Mrs. Charles A. Cannon
Concord North Carolina funeral services were held for Mrs. Charles A. Cannon who died after a long illness. The services took place at the First Presbyterian Church of Concord with family and friends in attendance.
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Cannon
Concord
N. C
Charles A. Cannon
First Presbyterian Church of Con
Public Pressure Used by Communists in Viet Nam Tactics
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan analyzes Ho Chi Minh's strategy to spark public protests in the United States and among ally nations to push the United States toward exit from South Vietnam. The piece draws parallels to 1954 Geneva diplomacy and the fall of Dien Bien Phu, noting Soviet and British influence and long US involvement since Truman.
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William L. Ryan
Ho Chi Minh
United States
Viet Nam
France
Sweden
Com
Geneva
Korea
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
China
Peking
Harry S. Truman
U. S
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Carol Baker
Yanks
Bob Hope
Tan Son Nhut
Hope
Thailand
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Wren
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