Cardinal Visits Vietnam War Troops on Christmas Cease Fire
The World Today reports Cardinal Cooke, Vicar for U.S. armed forces, toured U.S. units in Vietnam south of the DMZ. He did not lead a service but spoke with troops as the Communists announced a three day Christmas cease-fire beginning Thursday, not applying to Laos or Cambodia or the broader war.
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Cambodia
Christmas truce starts in Vietnam amid sporadic fighting
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces began a three day Christmas cease fire in Vietnam with South Vietnamese reports of early violations. A militiaman was killed as troops penetrated Trung Hinh Hamlet and shots were fired at a South Vietnamese outpost.
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Nixon orders new pollution controls across inland and coastal waters
President Nixon signed an executive order requiring federal permits for dumping pollutants, applying to all inland waters and ten coastal areas within a three mile limit. Fines reach 2,500 per violation and up to 10,000 per day for ongoing breaches amid court injunctions.
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Polish Premier Ousted After Riots and Price Hikes
Polish premier Jowel Cyran Aiewic was ousted amid deadly worker riots over high food prices. Piotr Jaroszewicz was chosen to lead a new cabinet focused on economic reform, while Edward Gierek, new Communist Party first secretary, ordered food prices frozen for two years. The upheaval followed violence in multiple cities with tanks called in to restore order. casualty estimates vary from dozens to hundreds.
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Charles Ruggles Dies at 84 Hollywood Actor Passes
Charles Ruggles a beloved character actor whose career spanned stage silent and talking films radio and TV died Wednesday at St Johns Hospital in Santa Monica He was 84 Known for roles as a long suffering husband to Mary Boland and later a kindly old timer he often joked that a comedian must be born funny The obituary notes his Broadway return in 1955 and a filmography including The Pleasure of His Company Gentlemen of the Press and Ruggles of Red Gap Also mentioned are Sid Luft Judy Garland’s ex husband filing a suit against Mel Torme and Marvin Clark the first minority graduate in a program supported by the American Bar Association and allied groups for minority lawyers
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Los Angeles
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Marvin Clark
American Bar Association
Macon
Emory University
Politician L Mendez Rivers Readies Recovery After Surgery
Rep. L Mendez Rivers, 85, of district 5 C, is back on the road to recovery from open heart surgery but remains in critical condition. University Troapital reported Wednesday that Rivers was recovering well when his heart stopped Sunday causing a setback with slowed organ processes.
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Tricia Nixon Engaged to Edward Cox Reportedly
The Philadelphia Inquirer says Tricia Nixon plans to announce her engagement to Edward Finch Cox, 21, son of Colonel Howard Elis Cox of New York, after meeting in 1963 and with a wedding potentially at the White House discussed by President Nixon.
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Cox
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California
Governor commutes Morehouse sentence in Playboy Club case
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller commuted the sentence of L. Judson Morehouse, former New York Republican chairman, convicted in 196? on conspiracy charges related to obtaining a liquor license for the Playboy Club in New York City. Morehouse, 56, is critically ill with Parkinson's disease but credited with helping Rockefeller's political rise. Doctors for Sen. Richard Russell say his lower respiratory infection is under control and improving after two weeks at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, with optimism rising.
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New York City
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Georgia
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