Outpost Two Alpha Marines Battle soggy Christmas Eve in Vietnam
Near the Viet border at Outpost Two Alpha south of Camp Carroll a Marine rifle squad and radar crew braved monsoon rains and deep mud on Christmas Eve. The crew shared C rations and coffee, sang songs, and waited for dawn as fog lifted briefly over a desolate hill, with North Vietnamese forces nearby.
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Adairville, Ky
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Tinch
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Henry Harris
Chicago
John Anderson
Brooklyn
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Richard Wheeler
Detroit
Len Moon
Seale
Charles Greer
Nashville
Tenn
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George S. Coleman
Pontiac
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Christmas truce ends amid limited air activity over North Vietnam
Allied command reported no major violations as the Christmas truce ended with reconnaissance flights by B52s over North Vietnam. In the final hours, no official confirmation of resumed air strikes. U.S. spokesmen offered cautious statements. The joint tally noted 62 incidents in South Vietnam during the truce. a New Year 48-hour halt and Tet four-day truce were planned.
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South Vietnam
Irice
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Radio
Police arrest Los Angeles Education Board chief on suspected DUI
Los Angeles police detained Ralph Richardson 48 president of the Los Angeles Board of Education on a drunken driving charge. Officers stopped his vehicle on the San Diego Freeway near Moraga Drive after observers reported erratic weaving across multiple lanes.
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Tir
Ralph Richardson
The
Richardson
Woodland Fills
San Diego
Moraga Drive
Cav
Russell
Christmas Service in Moscow Church Ends Quiet Week
Richard Richardson, UCLA associate professor of speech, attended a Russian Orthodox service at Moscow St. Ludovicus Church. He was released on bond after appearing in court with others. the service drew Russian parish voters, educators, and foreign tourists. The event followed a 1964 race for the Angeles board, with Dean Mikhail Rervidis delivering a peace urging sermon.
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UCLA
Los Angeles
Moscow
Christ Tian
Jie Wes
St. Ludovicus
Edu
Cation
Richardson Corps
Mex Raf
Living Evangelical Forry
Mikhail Rervidis
Serman
Steinbeck Alleged by Soviet Paper in Vietnam Visit Row
A Soviet newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda, accused John Steinbeck of becoming an accomplice in murder by hiding in a U S helicopter during a Vietnam mission. It claimed Steinbeck went to Vietnam to uncover the truth about the war and urged a writer to take a position rather than remain passive.
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Moscow
UPTI
John Steinbeck
Vietnam
Kamsamol’ Prayde
Texans Ask Peace With LBJ In Cold City Rally
About 100 Texans gathered near LBJ’s ranch to deliver a letter urging an end to grew war and criticizing bureaucrats. Spokesmen said most came from Houston with others from Dallas San Antonio and Austin. Demonstrators parked on Ranch Road 1 after a 25 minute rally before dispersing.
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Houston
Dallas
San Antonio
Austin
Vietnam
Watts
Highway Patrol
Ranch Road 1
President's Ranch
Israel Opposes One Sided Arms to Arab States
Jerusalem reports that the Israeli government on Sunday reiterated its opposition to any one sided arms dispatch to Arab nations. A government spokesman said the cabinet is studying the new American arms shipment to Jordan to assess its impact on Middle East balance and the need to rectify any disturbance in the arms balance.
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Is ‘Raeli
Ams
Jordan
Middle East
Sres
Telquirea
Queen and Royals Visit Queen Mother in Hospital
Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret with Prince Charles visited the Queen Mother in a London hospital room. The version shows she is recovering from abdominal obstruction surgery and has been hospitalized since December 7, with a 45 minute visit from her grandchild and two attendants.
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London
Queen Eliz Labeth
Princess Margaret
Prince Charles
Windsor Sindsay
Queen Mother
First Family Christmas at Johnson City Ranch
President and Mrs Johnson celebrate a quiet Christmas at the Pedernales River ranch with Lynda Bird, George Hamilton, and family members. They attend Mass, open gifts by the balsam tree, and host a private dinner featuring turkey, cornbread dressing, cranberry salad, sweet potatoes with marshmallow topping, and ambrosia. George Hamilton is a recent visitor after a Munich film stint.
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Tex
Lynda
Plush Acad
UPI
Pulo
Hamilton
John
Texas
Tony ‘Taylor
Saturn Hill Country
Santa
Oriole Bailey
Jesse Hunter
Cura
Tor
Johnson
Pagtiai
Hollywood
George
Honte
Timatel
International
Lynda Bird
St.ln
Delores
Francis Xavier
Stonewall
del Rio
Taj Mahal
Texas White House
Johnsons
Mass
Lynda Hird
Munich
Fredericksburg
Pedernales
Snowstorm Paralyzes East Coast Holiday Travel
A massive snowstorm, blamed for more than two score traffic deaths, stranded travelers as up to a foot of snow fell from New York to New England and the mid Atlantic. New York City subway service halted, Kennedy Airport closed, and airports up and down the coast faced heavy delays. Kings and towns reported 17 to 21 inches, while the storm moved toward Canada.
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Caribbean
Florida
Aghtinara
New York
New England
Central
Kennedy Airport
Bottle Theft at Long Beach Market Targets Piggy Bank
Police said a thief stole 80 cases of bottles and a piggy bank from the Market Piggy Bank, breaking a panel to access a rear storage shed. The break in occurred Sunday at 301 Ward G Jamieson and 273 Roy South St in Long Beach, with losses exceeding $60 to $125 in value.
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