Retirement Certificates for Hempstead County Midwives
The Hempstead County Mide wives held a December 19 1966 Health Department meeting where Rev M S Riley opened with prayer and Roxie Story welcomed the Verger Glee Club. Dr Rex Ramsay presented retirement certificates to midwives Amanda Staggers Lillie Walker Sallie Green Betsy Young Mace Warren and Arletta Scott. The Verger Glee Club performed Christmas music under Kenneth Benefield. L W Williamson paid tribute to the retirees. White carnation corsages were given and refreshments were served by Charlise Brewer Mattie Jones and Alma Knox.
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Hempstead County
Kenneth Benefield
L. W. Williamson
Charlise Brewer
Mattie Jones
Alma Knox
Kennedy book deal reached amid Kennedy family dispute
Harper & Row and Mrs. Kennedy agreed to deletions and modifications to The Death of a President to allow Look magazine to serialize the book. The plan calls for a four part Look serialization with 1,600 words altered from 80,000 and a book form edition next April.
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George Esper
NEW York
Harper & Ron Aid
Irm
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Look Magazine
Look
Edward S. Greenbaum
Harper & Row
Simon H. Rifkind
William Manchester
Cowles
Kenedy
Christmascrossing Opens For Arab Christians In Jerusalem
Arab officials plan to open the Mandelbaum Gate for Christmas allowing 3276 Arab Israelis to cross from Jordan into Jerusalem for the holiday. The annual crossing, under a U N agreement since 1950, permits a limited number of Christian Arabs to visit Bethlehem and the Holy Land despite tense armistice lines and recentJordanian turmoil.
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David Lancashire
Jerusalem
Jordan
Israel
Holy
U.N
Mandelbaum Gate
No Man's Land
Berlin Wall
Mandelbaum
Holy Land
Christ's Birthplace
Bethlher
Civilian Toll in Vietnam Very Heavy
Civilian casualties in South Vietnam are discussed with no precise total. Estimates suggest about 1,000 civilian deaths per month and many more wounded, with a yearly civilian death total around 12,000 to 13,270 based on American and Vietnamese sources through late 1969. Ramparts magazine cites a much higher annual figure of 100,000 deaths.
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Robert D Ohman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Ramparts
William F. Pepper
Pepper
The
New Rochelle
N.Y
Commission On Human Rights
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry
Vietnam
ITT ABC merger clears FCC approval for color expansion
The FCC approved the ITT and ABC merger amid antitrust concerns, allowing a $140 million color telecast expansion and a shift of 17 ABC stations to the new ABC under ITT. DOJ said no antitrust action. Senator Morse urged inquiry into ITT foreign-government ties. ABC stock rose 4.5 points to $85. Merger valued between $350 and $400 million, creating a large corporate entity with over $2 billion in assets. News dept protections cited as key condition.
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Dick Barnes
Washington
Federeral Communications
American Broadcasting Co
International Telephone & Telegraph Co
Paten
ABC
Justice Department
Department
Atty
Donald F. Turner
FCC
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Small Business Committee
ITT
New York Stock Exchange
National Broadcasting Co
Columbia Broadcasting System
Weather Summary for Arkansas and Louisiana
Weather report for 24 hours ending 7 a.m. Thursday shows Arkansas mostly cloudy and colder through Friday with occasional rain mainly south and some snow flurries north tonight and early Friday. Louisiana stays cloudy with occasional rain tonight and Friday, turning colder in north and west portions, with lows 35 to 45 north and 45 to 55 south, highs 40 to 50 north and 50 to 68 south.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mpls
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ptund
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
San Diego
San
U.S. Moves Ahead With Missile Plan in Nuclear Standoff
AP Washington reports the Johnson administration will pursue initial countermeasures to offset a Soviet missile defense while pursuing diplomatic steps to freeze nuclear forces. McNamara to present program to Congress next year. Rusk warns the arms race could rise to a costly new plateau.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
U.S
Congress
Secretary of Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
Dean Rusk
Rusk
World powers face nuclear arms spend more to shift balance
The text notes possible cuts to nuclear arms racing costs with a target of about 30 billion dollars per side, aiming to maintain a strategic balance. It cites McNamara's remarks at Johnson's Texas ranch about Soviet defensive missiles and efforts to reallocate funds. Sacramento adds Earl Warren Jr. sworn in as Municipal Court judge, with his father Chief Justice Earl Warren presiding. Modern Belgium’s independence is referenced.
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Offiel
Soviet Union
United States
McNamara
Johnson
Texas
Sacramento
Calif
Earl Warren Jr
Earl Warren
Warren
Cal
Fornia
Edmund G. Brown
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