Japan volunteers set to teach Asia in goodwill drive
The Overseas Cooperation Volunteers program in Japan aims to train Southeast Asians in farming, language, and Judo as part of atonement for WWII. Thirty-one volunteers begin in Laos and Cambodia with 22 more to follow in the Philippines and Malaysia, growing to about 500 by 1968 in nearly 30 nations.
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Philippines
Malaysia
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U.S. Peace Corps
Kimio Shinoura
Southeast Asia
Pope Urges Peace Talks Across Viet Nam Conflict
Pope Paul VI called for just and sincere negotiations to restore order and friendship, backing Church efforts for a Viet Nam settlement. He stressed peace is fragile and urged world leaders to pursue all possibilities, noting a Christmas cease-fire was reportedly welcomed by the Pope.
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Paul VI
U.S
Thunderchief strike hits camouflaged Hanoi area site
Thunderchiefs reported bombs landing on a well camouflaged missile site about 60 miles northwest of Hanoi, with numerous fires and explosions. F105s and F400s targeted Nghia Lo airfield 95 miles northwest of Hanoi, cratered the runway, destroyed 23 buildings and damaged seven more, as two secondary explosions sent a 700 foot orange fireball aloft. Other missions hit highways, bridges, truck parking lots, and a radar site.
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Thunderchiefs
Nghia Lo
Hanoi
Air Force
Ford and lawmakers react to proposed cease fire
Gerald R. Ford described the pending cease-fire as a good test of the legitimacy and goodwill of the Communists and Viet Cong while cautioning it may or may not relate to further negotiations. House Speaker McCormack and Sen. Saltonstall urged that the measure could open negotiations and restore reason, with Republicans expressing cautious optimism.
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Michigan
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House
John W. McCormack
Mass
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