Allies reject large ceasefires in Vietnam war
Saigon reports that allies are unlikely to accept three day Christmas and seven day Tet truces proposed by the Viet Cong. Officials say such long pauses would let the Communists move supplies and regroup, though shorter one to two day truces are expected to be observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Noy
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Farm Help Promised By LBJ
President Johnson told the National Grange in Syracuse that federal farm programs have mistakes and must be corrected. He said farm income should improve and that the government must provide machinery and support to keep programs functioning, noting farmers earn about two thirds of city incomes and that 1966 income records fell slightly this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
National Farm Organization
National Grange Convention
Syracuse
N.Y
Greek Nation Seeks U N Action Over Cyprus Crisis
Greece alerts armed forces after Turkish air strikes and sniper fire injure four in Nicosia. Turkish forces near Cyprus on high alert. Athens warns Turkey risks harming Greek relations as tensions flare in the divided island. NATO allies await Security Council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
Greece
Turkey
Ankara
Mediterranean
Foreign Ministry
Athens
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
New York
Zenon Rossides
U.N
U Thant
Dim
George Grivas
Grivas
Kophinou
Ayios Theodorus
Kennedy Won’t Campaign For Johnson Or McCarthy In 1968
Senator Robert F. Kennedy states no current plan to campaign for President Johnson or Eugene McCarthy in the 1968 primaries. He will support a Johnson Humphrey ticket after renomination and avoids endorsing McCarthy while remaining neutral if McCarthy enters the race. Kennedy plans to stand aside as McCarthy pursue primaries, signaling a free but careful stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
D-N.y
Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Kennedy
McCarthy
Vietnam
Minnesota
New York
River Jordan Battle Flares Between Israeli Jordanian Forces
The River Jordan was the scene of two clashes as Israeli and Jordanian forces exchanged machine gun fire. A military spokesman said Jordanian troops suffered no casualties while Israeli losses were not disclosed. Fire opened in the morning near observation posts five miles north of the Damaya Bridge and resumed at noon about 13 miles north of the bridge with both sides returning fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amman
Jordan
Damaya Bridge
Freed Prisoners Not Brainwashed
The State Department said three Army prisoners freed by the Viet Cong were not brain washed and withstood captivity with great courage. McCloskey stated they had not been indoctrinated and that talks with the men confirm their resistance and intelligence. Daniel Lee Pitzer of Spring Lake North Carolina and James E. Jackson of Tailletown West Virginia are among the released soldiers who arrived in the United States Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Saigon
Vey Wee Epee
Ft. Bragg
Edfree
R. Johnson
Seaside
inter-Calif
Walter Reed Army Hospital
United States
N.C
James E. Jackson
Taleatt W. Va
Also Mentioned on This Page
LBJ
Hunter Bud House
Portsmouth
N. H
Killington Peak
Vermont
Itri S. Bitsios
Thant
Rossides
Security ‘Council
Nash
Nash Jewelry and Loan CO
N. Main
High Point Enterprise
Mann’s
MANN
Mannsaid
Remington Lektronic IV
Squibt
Brock
Eastman Kodak
Chrome II
Aerowax
Cepacol
Nora
Lady Sunbeam
Sunbeam Corporation
Pitt
Mann‘s Drug Stores
Woodbury