Giap Death Report Denied by North Vietnam
North Vietnam’s Paris peace delegation denied a report that Defense Minister Vo Nguyen Giap was killed in Haiphong. The denial called the claim a product of American puppet propaganda and noted no corroborating evidence.
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Vietnam
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Bombs Hit U S Pilots Hanoi Says
North Vietnam’s radio claimed U S pilots held in Hanoi were wounded in air raids on December 20 and 21. The broadcast, cited by U S monitors, said detainment camp damage and injuries occurred, while the Defense Dept denied claims of strikes on a prison in China.
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Hanoi
Hanoi Hilton
Managua Earthquake and Fire Devastate Nicaragua Capital
Managua suffers extensive damage from a severe quake and fire with homes destroyed and hospitals leveled. US embassy damaged. Rose Marie Orlich, a secretary, killed. Relief aid organized from Panama Canal Zone as flights prepare. Seismic measurements range from 6.5 to 7.0, with large casualties feared.
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Truman Enters Critical Condition Amid Hospital Stay
Former president Harry S Truman, 88, slipped into critical condition at 6 45 a m CST with increased lung congestion and declining blood pressure during a 18 day stay. Wife Bess Truman arrived at Research Hospital as officials disclosed reduced kidney output and unchanged lung congestion. Groppi settles suit for 1500 dollars in Wisconsin.
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Margaret Truman Daniel
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Japanese Protest Bombing Increase
The Tokyo assembly called the bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong an insolent challenge to world peace. About 200 protesters gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, while Nobel laureates Yukawa and Tomonaga joined 103 scholars sending Nixon a protest cable.
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Christmas Bomb Pause Possible by Nixon Aides
President Nixon may consider a Christmas pause in heavy bombardment of North Vietnam. Press secretary Ziegler said Nixon is determined to move toward a negotiated peace after meetings with Kissinger and Haig. Nixon plans a quiet Christmas at the villa with Mrs. Nixon. daughters abroad with their husbands.
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Interfaith Clergy Blast Bombing Over Indochina in Peace Plea
A 41 leader interfaith pastoral letter condemns renewed North Vietnam bombing and Nixon policy. Signers include Robert V. Moss William P. Thompson Maurice Eisendrath and Robert N. West with bishops theologians urging peace and a National Convocation in Washington D C January 3 4. Cardinal Krol also voiced grief at the bombing.
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North Vietnam
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William P. Thompson
United Presbyterian Church
Maurice Eisendrath
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Robert N. West
Unitarian Universalist Association
Washington, D.C
Mittee
Cynthia Wedel
National Council of Churches
Ann Gillen
National Coalition of American Nuns
John J. Dougherty
Newark
N.J
Thomas Gumbleton
Detroit
Eugene Carson Blake
World Council of Churches
John Cardinal Krol
Philadelphia
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
UW fourth or fifth largest university system
The American Council on Education reports the University of Wisconsin remains the nation’s fourth largest system by total enrollment at 133,303 students, while full time enrollment sits at 105,678, down from 108,040 last year. SUNY leads, CSU ranks second, and CUNY is third.
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City University of New York
Rites Set for Three Killed in Chicago Plane Crash
Services for three former La Crosse residents killed in a North Central flight crash at O'Hare Field will be held at St. Thomas More Catholic Church at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The deceased are Edward Wolf and Beverly Long, both of Florida, and Mrs. Wolf's sister, also from Florida. The Wolf family includes three sons and a daughter, with burial in Catholic Cemetery. Schumacher Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Hazel Wisler
Glendale Ave
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Marine Corps
Weekend weather outlook with cold, flurries likely
Cloudy and colder Saturday night with a chance of occasional light snow or flurries, low around 22. Sunday remains partly cloudy and cold with a high near 28, winds from the southwesterly 8 to 18 mph Saturday night shifting to northerly Sunday. Monday brings further cloudiness and a chance of light rain or snow. Outlook shows continued cold and partly cloudy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday.
Packers Predicted to Defeat Redskins in Playoff Clash
A Sunday NFL playoff preview projects the Green Bay Packers to beat the Washington Redskins 24 to 21. The item appears among other brief notes on pages 10 and 16, with stray text and sports elements lingering in the column.
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