Nation Sees Holiday Death Toll Soar Across Texas
The holiday period records at least 23 violent deaths in Texas including 13 traffic fatalities. Incidents span Mexia, San Augustine, Reklaw, Timpson, Houston, Odessa, Keller, Texarkana and Orange with multiple young victims and a teen gunfire case under murder charge.
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Mexia
Jerry Mullins
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Elroy White
San Augustine
Joe Cochran
Reklaw
Jacksonville
Rusk
Garland Goff
Patrick McDonald
Orange
Timpson
Houston
Herbert Mitchell
Alma Brussard
Odessa
Raymond McCrimmon
Billy Willis
Keller
Fort Worth
James Oldhham
Belle
Texarkana
Otis Willis
Charles Mathis
Interstate 10
Quanah
Kennedy Clan Heads to Aspen Ski Vacation
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and 13 Kennedy relatives travel to Aspen for a week long ski trip. Robert Kennedy leads the party with his children while Edward Kennedy and others join. Edward recovering from a back injury will not attend. Mrs. Lawford and her children accompany, with Stephen Smith and Jean Kennedy among the group. Peter Lawford won't attend. The Kennedy party will be housed across the 44 room Aspen Meadows lodge.
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Colo
UPI
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Aspen Meadows
Kennedys
Robert Kennedy
D- NY
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
Ethel
Pat Lawford
Stephen Smith
Hope quips after Saigon blast hits hotel crowd
Comedian Bob Hope jokes about his Saigon run in a Christmas show for about 400 American helicopter crew in Vinh Long. The blast near the Hotel Caravelle caused broken glass and debris but no casualties were reported there.
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Bob Hope
Vinh Long
Mekong River Delta
Saigon
Hope
Hotel Caravelle
Peron Declares End To Political Activity In Exile
Juan D. Peron appears to have ended his political career while in Spain after failing to return to Argentina. A Peronist source says his letter accepting Spanish conditions signals a life in exile with no immediate plan to resume political leadership. Some say he may still return when the situation allows.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan D. Peron
Argentina
Peron
National Committee
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Buenos Aires
Marine Electrocuted After Madrid Embassy Party
A U.S. Marine, Ted Palmer 21 of Rehoboth Beach Delaware, was electrocuted in Madrid after touching a high tension wire while climbing a telephone pole following a Christmas Eve celebration. Palmer served as a Marine guard at the U.S. Embassy in Madrid.
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Spain
UPI
U.S
Ted Palmer
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Palmer
Man Kills Wife Over Dog Skeleton Gift
A Douglasville man traveled to Florida and shot his estranged wife after she mailed a dog skeleton as a Christmas gift. James I. Purcell, 56, is charged with murder and returned to Ocala to await grand jury action. Police say Purcell killed the wife’s dog several months earlier.
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Douglasville, Ga
Douglasville
Florida
J.C. Hicks
James I. Purcell
Ocala
Fla
Purcell
Officer Who Aided Viet Children Killed in Bomb Blast
Thel in Oklahoma City. Lt. Col. James Hagen 43, a dental adviser in Saigon, was killed in a bomb blast. His mother, Mrs. A. C. Hagen of Stanley Wisconsin, said he helped Viet Nam orphans and had set up a dental curriculum at the University of Saigon. He and his wife Joy were in Saigon. he expected to return to the United States soon.
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Wis
Thel
Oklahoma City
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
East Asia
A. C. Hagen
Wisconsin
James Hagen
U.S
University of Saigon
Hag- Jan
IC Sata
Farber
Govap
Joy
James
Stanley Area
Thomas Hagen
Redwood Falls
Minn
D. L
Lovold
Willmar
Rabbi Substitutes As Police Chief In Reno
Rabbi Philip H. Weinberg 43 filled in as Reno police chief on Friday to give Chief Elmer Briscoe a Christmas at home. He toured all departments, was briefed by officers, and noted a quiet day with only one death. The report ends noting Punta Arenas as the southernmost city about 2,500 miles from the South Pole.
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Nev
Philip H. Weinberg
Weinberg
Elmer, Briscoe
Carpenters for Christmas Rebuild Antioch Church in Ripley
White volunteers from Oberlin College dubbed Carpenters for Christmas are rebuilding Antioch Baptist Church in Ripley after a October 30 fire. The 100 member Negro congregation holds Christmas services under a partially completed roof as threats and vandalism test resolve.
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Antioch Baptist Church
Ripley
Miss
Carpenters
Oberlin College
Ohio
Roy McDonald
Mississippi
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Charlie Hill
Tippah
Wayne Mauney
Mauney
Congregation of Antioch Baptist, Church
Local Birth Notices for Five Children
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Johnson announce the birth of a daughter weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce at 10:38 a.m. Friday in Methodist Hospital. Albert Brann and his wife report a son born at 4:21 a.m. Friday in Methodist Hospital weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. David Richard Osment and spouse reveal a son born at 11:23 a.m. Friday in West Texas Hospital weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces. Jimmie L. Brooks and wife announce a son born at 7:26 p.m. Friday in West Texas Hospital weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces. The fathers include a Watson Furniture Co employee, Brain Claim Service owner, and a Texas Tech student.
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Ke, 2Nd St
Methodist Hospital
Watson Furniture Co
Albert Brann
Kenosha
Brain Claim Service
David Richard Osment
7Th St
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Jimmie L. Brooks
4Th St
Texas Tech
Christmas Miracle: Boy Recovers Speech After Tractor Trauma
In Beatrice Nebraska a 14 year old boy named Douglas suffered a brain injury when thrown from a tractor last March 31. After months of surgery and care at the Beatrice State Home rehabilitation followed with gradual progress. Doctors and nurses credit patient care and family support for the remarkable recovery enabling him to speak again and vow to return to school.
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Douglas
Steel price hikes prompt mixed steelmaker response
Pittsburgh dispatch reports that U S Steel Republic Steel and Granite City Illinois based Granite Steel raised prices on carbon and high strength galvanized steel effective today after Inland Steel set the pattern on Thursday. Most producers held their lines despite President Johnson urging price stability. The changes affect products used in autos construction and air conditioning representing about 12 percent of U S output at 155 to 160 dollars per ton. The last selective raise was in 1963 following a broader move backed by Inland Steel.
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Vinson Leaves Capitol Quietly After 50 Years
Washington, UPI. Carl Vinson, 81, ends a 50 year House tenure, after steering defense policy as chair of the Armed Services Committee. He will retire to his Milledgeville Georgia farm, saying he planned to leave with opening day of the 89th Congress but chose a quiet exit.
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Georgia
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Ronald Bakers Runaway Friend Remains Missing
Ronald Baker 16 ran away after learning he needed leg amputation. Police seek Michael Neumann 16 who fled with him and issued an all points bulletin. Baker described leaving Neumann asleep on a Victorville park bench before hitching to Flagstaff Arizona. He returned home Christmas to spare his mother worry. The piece also notes a 20 year mortgage rise to 9500 from 3400.
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Michael Neumann
Victorville
San Bernardino County
Flagstaff
Christmas Peace Across World Amid Turmoil
Christmas across the globe held religious services and greetings as Pope Paul VI and Queen Elizabeth urged unity and freedom. In Saigon, tornadoes and the holiday bomb aftermath shocked, while Congo loyalties and Malaysian clashes tested regional stability.
Christmas Calm Amid Congo Rebel Warnings
Congolese para commandos were withdrawn from key positions as Christmas celebrations unfold in Leopoldville. Rumors of a rebel invasion by Communist-backed forces were broadcast but security measures remained outwardly quiet. Thousands attend church services while Cuban pilots fly past and civilians celebrate in the streets.
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the Congo
UPI
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Moise Tshombe
Humboldt Humboldt County flood drives 4000 from homes
The Humboldt and Del Norte counties face a flood disaster with about 4,000 people displaced from 14 battered communities. Rescue crews report hundreds sheltering on high ground along Highway 101 as fifteen bridges wash away and major roadways are ruined. Engineers warn it could take a month to reopen the lifeline route. The Snake River source Coeur d’Alene Lake in Idaho is expected to rise eight feet above normal summer level.
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Humboldt
del Norte
Idaho
Coeur D’arlene Lake
Snake River
Tornadoes and floods sweep the South and West
Severe weather lashes the South and West with tornadoes striking Dixie and Dixie regions. Foley Alabama reports destroyed structures and multiple injuries while Alabama Georgia and Tennessee face widespread damage. Tornado warnings extend into Louisiana Mississippi and Arkansas as residents cope with ongoing flood threats.
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Niceville
Fla
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Foley
Ala
Rusties surge in Job Corps intake nationwide
George J. Marder outlines how Rusty types, deficit young men, become prime Job Corps candidates under President Johnson’s anti poverty program. The piece notes eligibility limits for minor crimes, the mix of rural and urban centers, training focus, stipends up to 105 dollars monthly, and potential paths to independence. It ends with a brief aside on the sandwich origin tale from Encyclopedia International.
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ABC
America
Johnson
Job Corps
Corps
Aps
Explosion on Danish tanker Arild Maersk kills four crew
A Christmas Eve explosion and fire aboard the Danish tanker Arild Maersk near Punta Cardon, 350 miles from Caracas, killed four crew members and injured others. The blast occurred while the ship was docked at the port.
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UPI
Arild Maersk
Punta Cardon
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