Trouble on the road aids and hindrances noted on expressway
A letter recounts a car breakdown on the new expressway near Hope and how Dr. F. C. Crow of Hope, James Motors, and Mr. Ford Ward arranged towing to a Pontiac agency. After repairs, the traveler thanks local Arkansas motorists at a buffet and praises Southwestern courtesy for a pleasant, safe ending amid concerns about nighttime hijackings.
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Hope
F. C. Crow
Schooley
James Motors
Ford Ward
Pontiac
Arkansas
Dr. Crow
John F. Johnson
D.ds
Michigan
Sarasota
Fla
Tom Purvis
Jackson
Miss
Hattiesburg
Mobile
Tom
Air attacks escalate in Vietnam as week totals rise
U S bombers hit Hanoi and Haiphong areas with more than 1400 strikes in the week ending December 24, targeting rail yards shipyards command centers warehouses and radar sites. More than 1000 strikes by air force navy and marines plus 400 by B52s dropped over 10000 tons of bombs. Two U S planes lost and 75 Americans missing killed or captured. North Vietnamese reported heavy civilian toll and widespread damage amid the heaviest air campaign to date.
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Hanoi
Haiphong
North Vietnam
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Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Truman's Day of Mourning Marked by Quiet Tribute
Independence Missouri AP reports a national day of mourning on the day of Harry S. Truman's funeral. The funeral will be simple per the Trumans’ wishes with a flag lowered service and a National Cathedral memorial in Washington. Barbara, Margaret, and Clifton Daniel accompany the widow at home as family prepares for the final rites.
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Harry S. Truman
United States
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Washington
National Cathedral
Congress
Mary Jane Truman
Managua Nicaraguan nightmare after devastating earthquake
Looters roamed rubble as fires raged in Managua amid a quake disaster. Gen Somoza blamed arson for insurance money while troops enforced evacuation. Casualties cited range 3,000 to 6,000 with up to 20,000 injured. relief efforts struggled with scarce trucks and overwhelmed aid centers.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
National Guard
Bus crash kills 19 in New Mexico on tiny bridge
A cattle truck jackknifed on a narrow U S 60 64 bridge near Fort Sumner New Mexico and collided with a chartered bus carrying Woodlawn Baptist Church youths from Austin Texas. Seventeen were killed on site with two more dying later and 16 injured as the two buses carrying about 67 people crossed the span.
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Fort Sumner
N.M
Here
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Austin
Tex
Ron Killough
U.S. 60-64
New Mexico
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