Westmoreland Foresees More Heavy Fighting in Vietnam
Gen. William C. Westmoreland, commander of U S forces in Vietnam, predicts more heavy fighting in 1967 with no dramatic turn in events. Premier Ky says the danger of a Communist takeover has passed and focuses on pacifying the countryside while opposing third party peace talks.
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South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Mutual Broadcasting System
Nguyen Cao Ky
Constituent Assembly
Interim U.S. to rush wheat to starving India
The United States agrees to send India 900000 tons of wheat and sorghum under the Food for Peace program to avert mass starvation in drought areas. The Soviet Union pledged 200000 tons of wheat, prompting the U.S. action. The aid covers January and February with potential future shipments discussed.
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United States
India
U.S
Congress
Soviet Union
New Delhi
Chester Bowles
Canada
Australia
Agriculture Department
Eisenhower to Spend Christmas in Hospital After Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will spend Christmas in Walter Reed Army Hospital after a December 12 gall bladder operation. Doctors say his progress has been excellent but he will remain for a few more days for medication adjustment and observation before possibly moving to his Gettysburg home. He plans to travel to Palm Desert, California, in early January.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gettysburg
Army
Leonard D. Heaton
Eisenhower
Palm Desert
Calif
Johnson birthday flowers at LBJ Ranch
Lady Bird Johnson spent her 54th birthday at the LBJ Ranch near Austin planting flowers. She spoke with relatives and friends and cut a birthday cake for family and guests. Her daughters Lynda Bird and Luci Baines Nugent handled Thursday’s preparations to allow the First Lady a quiet interlude.
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Austin, Tex
Lady Bird Johnson
LBJ
Bishop Synod to Open Session with Pope in Rome
Pope Paul VI announced in Rome that the new world bishops synod will open September 29 and run to October 24, with 150 to 160 members from 53 national conferences. He also said two new Vatican agencies, one for laity and one to study poverty, were created.
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Vatican City
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Synod of Bishops
Rome
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Vatican Ecumenical Council
Episcopal Conferences
Vast Expansion of Recreational Parklands Urged
A Wisconsin plan proposes nearly 100 million dollars for expanded state parks and forest lands through the century. It favors selling northern forests to fund southern park needs and calls for a Baraboo range state forest in Sauk County and a 14 million expansion of Kettle Moraine near Plymouth. It backs preserving Wolf River and Apostle Islands and suggests park openings for hunting in late autumn and winter.
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Wisconsin
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Keshena
Apostle Islands
Ashland
Department of Resource Development
Warren P. Knowles
Wyalusing State Park
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Castle Rock
Petenwell
Wisconsin River
Necedah
Newscasts To Tell Of Christ Birth On WKTV Weekend
Special newscasts will air on WKTV Saturday and Sunday retelling the day of Christ birth. The programs feature interviews and statements from Mary Joseph Herod Augustus Elizabeth Zechariah the Sanhedrin and the shepherds. Reports originate from Bethlehem Jerusalem Rome Athens Antioch and other cities.
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Wisconsin unemployment claims rise to 21286 last week
The State Industrial Commission reported 21,286 unemployment compensation claims filed in Wisconsin for the latest week, up from 19,927 the prior week.
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Madison
State Industrial Commission
Wisconsin
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