Berlin Wall Holiday Closure Sparks Family Separations
West Berliners faced Christmas apart as the Berlin Wall stayed shut. East German authorities refused holiday passes unless West Germany recognized East Germany, leaving many families unable to reunite. About 1,000 West Berlin sympathizers reportedly received authorization to visit the East. Ernst Lemmer denounced the action as a political ploy by the Communists.
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UPD
Berlin Wall
East
West Berlin
Ernst Lemmer
Heinrich Albertz
East Germany
Praise Mao as Soviet leaders blamed in Chinese broadcast
A New China News Agency report on a Soviet tour by a Chinese friendship delegation accuses the USSR of misrule under a modern revisionist clique and predicts Mao Tse-tung's ideas will bring light to Leninist homeland. The dispatch says Soviet youths see Mao triumph, while authorities tried to block contact with Soviets. Police pursue a radium sickness swindler in Tokyo.
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China
Soviet Union
Mao Tsetung
Kremlin
Peking
New China
Mao Tse-tung
U.S.S.R
Mao
Communist Party
Chairman Mao
Colorful Retort on Free Speech in Disorderly Conduct Case
The ACLU argues in a U.S. Court of Appeals brief that colorful four letter oaths spoken to a police officer may be socially necessary. The brief in a disorderly conduct case defends free spontaneous expression as vital to society and as a purifying release reducing violence.
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Washington
UPI
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
U.S. Court of Appeals
National Capital Area Civil Liberties Union
Britons Turn From Alcohol Amid Economic Struggles
London reports that Britons consumed less wine and hard liquor in the last year than the previous 12 months as the country faced a weak pound and Rhodesia tensions. The public kept a stiff upper lip and did not seek solace in alcohol despite widespread woes.
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London
Rhodesia
Bob Hope's Vietnam Christmas Show Delights Big Red One
In Di An Vietnam Bob Hope performed for about 10 000 soldiers from the U S 1st Infantry Division on a 90 degree day delivering jokes about TV ratings and war coverage. He quipped about McNamara and LBJ and praised the troops for their work. Phyllis Diller joined as the "Liz Taylor of the Twilight Zone" while a World Miss greeted him with humor.
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DI AN
South Vietnam
Bob Hope
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
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Vietnam
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Hawaii
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Reita Faria
Bombay
India
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Air Force
Firing mixup stars Kennedy as wartime wire reporter
Soviet review Life Overseas cites a 13 year old Ed ward Kennedy as fired for breaking the German surrender embargo. The article confuses Sen Edward Kennedy with another Edward Kennedy who allegedly violated AP rules while a UPI reporter.
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UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
U.S
Associated Press
Life Overseas
ZA Rubezhom
Review of Foreign Press
Senrei Lesev
New York
Tass
Edward Kennedy
United Press International
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