Christmas on Road Unseasonal Swint DeGray Dam
The editor recalls a holiday weekend in Hot Springs at the Majestic hotel. Cold weather and heated pools amuse two friends, then Christmas dinner precedes a trip to DeGray dam construction sites near Arkadelphia. They describe the dam’s gradual formation, stone surfacing, and an eventual lake on the Caddo River with new bridges planned upriver.
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Alex J. Washburn
Sarasota
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Hot Springs
Majestic
Johson
Johnson
DeGray Dam
Arkadelphia
Caddo River
Caddo
Caddo Gap
Holiday Death Toll Reaches 666
The Associated Press reports holiday traffic deaths totaling 666 for the holiday weekend. The tally covers the period from Christmas to midnight Monday, marking a fall from the 1965 record but highlighting a major loss of life during a three day period across the region.
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Associated Press
Four Children Die in Christmas Fire Tragedy at Home
A Watertown family perished in a Christmas Eve house fire sparked by a space heater. Jequaine Green survived with serious burns after the blaze swept through the four room dwelling. Clifford, 2, and Elizabeth 9, Craig 6, Ladsa 4, perished. others were found in beds or near a window as authorities investigate causes.
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Avery Lamphier
Kissing Doesn't Make College Students II Say Some Scientists
HAL BOYLE notes college myths about illness from kissing, while scientists favor explanations tied to signs. The column riffs on trivia from transportation safety, Alaska sale values, famous quips, and odd facts, weaving humor with odd statistics and quotes from history.
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Hal Boyle
New York
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Japan
Finkand
Mistry
Alaska
Russia
T. Barnum
Showin
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Adelai E. Stevenson
Jessom
Jive Madison
Abraham Lincoln
Wiain Howard Taft
Cooke
What She Wanted for Christmas
Santa delivered the ice skates and snow obliged a pre Christmas scene as city crews cleared the rink. Plaine fell testing skates and broke her leg. The Arkansas National Guard and Hempstead County families received baskets funded by Lions Club and Hope High students to support Christmas.
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Billings
Mont
Arkansas National Guard
Hempstead County
Lions Club
Hope Hight
Grim Santa Claus Effigy Torn Down in Roanoke Bridge Prank
Roanoke police say a Santa Claus effigy was hung from a bridge during Chidstinds Day prank. Investigators are reviewing footage and seeking witnesses. No injuries reported and no arrests announced.
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Roanoke, Va
Roanoke
Santa Claus
Camden Man Is Stabbed to Death
Camden Ark AP reports Chest er Lee Featerson aged 38 was stabbed Monday night with a butcher knife. A woman was held in connection with the stabbing. Featherson was struck in the chest. His body lay at the living room door.
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Camden, Ark
Chester Lee Featerson
Camden
Wolten
Jack Barger
Featherson
Churches Rally to Save Funding for Seattle Church
Seven West Seattle churches from several denominations join to prevent a church from closing due to money shortages. The effort led by Rev. James Reynolds at Faith Leroy Community Church aims to keep the High Point Christian Church open, with five Protestant churches participating alongside a Roman Catholic parish and others pledging $5,000 to assist.
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Seattle
West Seattle
James To Reynolds
Fayntleroy Community Church
Homan
Wey
LBJ Ranch Antiwar Vigil Draws Activists in Texas
Fifty five demonstrators gathered outside the LBJ Ranch on Monday in a peaceful antiwar vigil. Participants included from Austin community groups and local residents. Speakers and attendees urged opposition to the Vietnam War and called for diplomatic resolution.
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di Washington
Republican Gains Are Predicted
Washington AP reports a self styled National Committee for an Effective Congress predicts Republican control of the House and GOP gains in the Senate in 1968. The group sees a very close presidential race, cites Vietnam as the central issue, and notes committee backing for 10 incumbents while avoiding a stance on House races. It lists seven Democratic and three Republican senators as backed or opposed based on Vietnam policy.
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National Committee For
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United States
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Eithey
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Joseph $. Clark
Pennsylvania
Frank Church
Idaho
George McGovern
South Dakota
Everest Gruening
Alaska
Wayne Morse
Oregon
A. S. Mike Mouroney
Oklahoma
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
China Silent on Seventh Atom Test
AP dispatch notes China did not acknowledge its seventh nuclear blast near Lop Nor as the U.S. AEC stood by its report of a 20,000 ton yield. Silence followed six prior tests amid broadcasts praising Mao and questions over any testing mishap.
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Akio Ogawa
Associated Press
Wester Tokyo
Pehling
U.S
Mao Tse-tung
AEC
Hiroshima
Japan
Peking
Blasts Hit Apartments in Moscow
An explosion shattered a six story building in Moscow killing nine and injuring several, with witnesses claiming higher casualty counts. Police blamed a faulty gas main. a separate bomb damaged the empty car of AP bureau chief Henry S. Bradsher, with no linked connection to the apartment blast. Rescue workers searched the rubble as bystanders described about 100 residents in the 24 apartments.
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Moscow
Henry S. Bradsher
Associated Press
Kremlin
Peace Corps Volunteer Peggy Lloyd to teach in Malaysia
Peggy Lloyd of Hope Arkansas has been named a Peace Corps Volunteer after 12 weeks of training in Hawaii. She will teach English literature at a teacher trainer college in Malaysia, departing in December. She holds BA and MA degrees from Southern Winds University and Southern State College.
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Peggy Lloyd
O. F. Lloyd
Hope
Ark
Peace Corps
Peace Corps Training Center
Hijo
Hawaii
Peggy
Malaysia
Southern State College
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Southern Winds University
Siu
Christmas War Tensions and Disasters Across World
AP News Digest surveys post holiday tensions with a North Vietnam war material buildup as Christmas truce ends, a Moscow apartment blast blamed on a gas main, and a 100 percent certain return for King Constantine. Also reports U.S. air force and navy tacticals under study, deadly holiday accidents, and Johnson's first White House Christmas with family traditions.
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North Vietnam
Peking
U.S
Moscow
Poelice
Constantine
Grank
John C. Stennis
Senate
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Cincinnati
National Committee For
Congress
Washington
William Proxmire
Johnson
White House
Fresh Blast Arctic Cold Grips Nation Into Snow Rain
A fresh blast of arctic air plunges the nation middle into ice and snow. Temperatures fall below zero from the Dakotas to the Great Lakes and south to Iowa and Nebraska, with 11 below at International Falls. Light rain and snow sweep east, with 1 to 2 inches from Michigan to New York and Pennsylvania. Hazardous driving warnings issued in western upstate New York.
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Great Lakes
Iowa
Nebraska
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Virginia
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Christmas Truce Ends With Major North Vietnam Convoy Attacks
After the cease-fire, warplanes hit North Vietnam hard, destroying or damaging about 100 trucks in convoys while Navy Skyhawks and B52s pounded routes south of Thanh Hoa and near Da Nang. Ground actions resumed as reconnaissance noted continued enemy movement and losses were expected to rise.
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George McArthur
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Ammaricar
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