The Viet Nam Christmas Truce and Aftermath
The piece analyzes a Christmas Eve truce in Viet Nam as a peace feeler. It notes four days without bombing in North Viet Nam, light bombing in the south, and talk of a New Year cease-fire urged by Pope Paul and the Reds. It cites Red violations, casualties, and ongoing killings, questioning military rationale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
Chicago Tribune
United States
Pope Paul
Washington
Johnson City
Changing Rules Of The Road Wisconsin Red Lights Change
Wisconsin motorists face a new year rule set. Red flashing lights will be reserved for true emergencies only police sheriff fire and ambulance vehicles. Tow trucks and service vehicles must use amber flashers. The change clarifies right of way and cautions drivers at accident scenes.
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Wisconsin
We Are Becoming Complacent About Polio Warns Sabin
Dr Albert Sabin warns that complacency risks polio resurgence as immunity wanes in unprotected children. Dr James H Sterner of the AMA committee agrees areas now show low immunity levels. The piece draws a parallel to postwar VD complacency and urges parents to ensure their children are vaccinated.
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Albert Sabin
American Medical Association
Committee On Environment and Public Health
James H. Sterner
Dr. Sabin
Will The Church Own The Factory
Readers debate whether church owned factories could exist as taxes shift from church to business. The letter cites Wisconsin State Journal criticisms of a Red Cliff reservation education program and quips about government spending and regional aid, urging focus on domestic priorities.
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Red Cliff
Bayfield
Wisconsin
Texas
Cape Kennedy
Review of the News in Years Past Twenty Years Ago
A compact digest of notable events from 1925 to 1945, highlighting shifts in international control of atomic arms, U S policy debates on profits in strikes, river pool management concerns, and political figures' careers, with notes on state funding changes and notable burglaries.
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Soviet Union
United Nations
Washington
General Motors
Truman
Mississippi River
University of Wisconsin
John J. Pershing
U.S
President Coolidge
Charles F. Glore
Evanston
Ill
Glore
Ellen Hixon
la Crosse
Germany
Austria
Asquith
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
Europe
GOP Still Chooses Wilbur Renk on Ballot despite Losses
The Wisconsin Republican Party keeps Wilbur Renk in play for future races. Despite losing bids for governor and a U.S. Senate seat, Renk is discussed as a possible lieutenant governor candidate or a bid for state treasurer, with party figures debating paths back to statewide office.
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State
GOP
Wilbur Renk
John Wyngaard
Madison
Wisconsin
Republican Party
U.S
Warren Knowles
Renk
Sen. Proxmire
Sen
Nelson
Robert Kastenmeier
Kastenmeier
Jack Olson
Dena Smith
Knowles
Friendship Abroad Less Than Total But Still Mutual
AP analyst notes that the United States engages with Pakistan and India as they seek settlement on Kashmir. U.S. aid tops $10 billion historically, with shifts after clashes. NATO ties, De Gaulle’s anti intervention stance, and renewed Russia China tensions frame a restless Western alliance.
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Associated Press
Washington
United States
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Johnson
India
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Kashmir
United Nations
U.S
Soviet Union
Red China
La Crosse Tribune Publisher and Staff Note
The La Crosse Tribune published daily and Sunday editions from 4th and Cass Streets in La Crosse Wisconsin with W T Burgess as publisher and Sanford Goltz as editor. The paper is a Lee Enterprises and Associated Press member distributing local news and AP dispatches. Carrier rates listed.
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W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
4Th and
Cass Sts
la Crosse
Wisconsin
la Crosse Tribune
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Associated Press
Red Bombers Threaten Ports Across Viet Nam War Skies
Soviet built medium range bombers with MIG escorts train between Nanning and Hanoi threatening U S supply lines to South Viet Nam. U S reconnaissance notes up to a dozen bombers in area and warns ports like Cam Ranh Bay Da Nang and Haiphong are vulnerable to swift raids amid restrictive rules of engagement.
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Washington
Viet Nam
U.S
Nanning
China
Hanoi
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Hawaii
Cam Ranh Bay
Nha Trang
Cui Nhan
North Korea
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Black Sea
North
S. F. Clabaugh
Georgetown University Center For Strategic Studies
War toys do not shape child aggression, says Harris
Sydney Harris argues that war toys do not cause aggression in children. He cites Soviet Russia and historical youth movements to show that environment and purpose, not toys, drive violence. He stresses the need for meaningful outlets and productive life, not toy bans.
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Sydney J. Harris
San Francisco
Women For Peace
Soviet Russia
Russia
West
Hitler
Germany
Watts
Rhodesia Confronts Western Policy in Central Africa
A Rhodesian business letter argues that white minority rule preserves stability and fights communism, accusing Britain and the United States of undermining Rhodesia by denying independence. It warns that majority rule would threaten economic progress and laments global pressure against the Rhodesian state.
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Washington
Rhodesia
United States
Central
Africa
Pri- Lawrence
Britain
Zambia
Malawi
Roy Welensky
Federation
Central Africa
America
Viet Nam
Congo
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Six No Trump Peril Shown In Match Point Duplicate
South chooses a diamond finesse and heart play to reach six no trump in a match point duplicate. East should duck the king diamond, but likely wins with the king, while North aims to maximize overtricks for the top score. North eventually secures an overtrick for the top result.
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South
West
East
North
Bible Verse Psalms 119 173 Prayer of Help
A short verse urges readiness to assist, expressing gratitude for guidance from Psalm 119. The verse emphasizes choosing God’s precepts and relying on divine help.
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