Christmas road toll hopeful yet tragic in accidents
National Safety Council warned 800 to 902 might die during the holiday period. By 10 a.m. Pacific time UPI counted at least 239 traffic deaths since Wednesday 6 p.m. with 297 total fatalities across all causes. Texas led with 21, Georgia 15, California 19, Pennsylvania 13. One fiery two car crash near White River killed seven on Christmas Eve.
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Johnson pins Humphrey defeat on Salt Lake speech
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson told CBS News interviewer Walter Cronkite that Humphrey’s Salt Lake City address cost him thousands of votes and helped derail his bid for renomination. Johnson cited the speech’s Vietnam policy shift as a turning point and expressed regret over media treatment.
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Nixon seeks deeper cuts as budget gap widens
President Nixon and top advisers chase a 2.5 billion shortfall in the 1971 budget. Budget director Mayo says revenue and outlays are being tightly squeezed while Nixon hints the Defense share will be the smallest since World War II as talks continue ahead of the State of the Union.
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Israeli Air Strikes Continue Across Suez Canal Area
Israeli warplanes pounded Egyptian artillery and antiaircraft batteries in the Suez City region for hours in a renewed canal raid. Cross-border clashes included Jordanian forces exchanging fire with Israeli troops along the Jordan River near the Dead Sea and in southern Lebanon. A 24-year-old Israeli sergeant was killed in fighting south of the Suez Canal.
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Agnew Embarks on 37,000 Mile Personal Diplomacy Tour
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew departs Andrews Air Force Base with his wife for a two month trip through Guam Australia the Philippines Taiwan Bangkok Kathmandu Kabul Kuala Lumpur Singapore Bali Canberra Auckland and back to Washington. The journey covers the Post-Vietnam era aims and Nixon doctrine emphasizing economic and military independence.
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Eastern storm grinds East Coast. cities brace for snow
A major storm slammed the Eastern Seaboard with high winds slush and heavy snow. New York City faced airport closures and transit delays while nearby states declared snow emergencies. In Georgia Florida and Louisiana tornadoes caused injuries and property damage.
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U S command resumes B52 strikes after Christmas truce
U S forces end a seven hour delay and launch five B52 raids against infiltration routes from Laos and Cambodia as Christmas truce ends. A total of 101 Viet Cong or North Vietnamese soldiers were reported killed, with 11 Americans dead and 19 wounded.
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