Uneasy truce seen broken as U S flights over North Vietnam resume
Reports say U S aircraft violated the Christmas truce with flights over North Vietnam and reconnaissance missions amid claims of minor clashes. Hanoi and Peking broadcasts accused Washington of provocation while a Flying Tiger cargo plane crash near Da Nang killed 91 villagers and four crew.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Peking Radio
Hanoi
United States
Quang Nam
da Nang
Flying Tiger Line
U.S. Newsman Sees Evidence Of Bomb Damage In Hanoi
The New York Times dispatch by Harrison Salisbury reports civilians killed or wounded after U S bombing in Hanoi on Dec 13 14. He visited the Van Dien truck depot Yen Vien rail yards and urban targets noting civilian damage in built up areas and embassy damage.
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Hanoi
Harrison E. Salisbury
The
New York Times
U.S
NEW York
Times
Witesses
Salisbury
United States
van Dien
Yen Vien
International Control Commission
Man Kills Self After Detroit Police Standof
In Detroit a 21 year old man named Jim Wachowilcz armed with rifle and shotgun barricaded himself in his home and faced police for over two hours. After tear gas was deployed the man reportedly shot himself in the head with the rifle ending the standoff.
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Detroit
UPI
Jim Wachowilcz
Sikh holy man calls followers to immolate for separate state
In Amritsar Sant Fateh Singh urges eight followers to burn themselves to death as he fasts against India’s government. Security forces move into the old city with thousands of police and army detachments around the Golden Temple amid threats of widespread Punjab violence.
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Amritsar
India
UPI
Fateh Singh
Singh
Punjab
Indira Gandhi
Uncle To Claim Soldier's Body
John Campos, uncle of Army Sgt. Richard Campos killed in Vietnam, says he will claim his nephew’s body after relatives nationwide offered to bury him. The Army required a relative to claim the body and Campos was unaware of the burial options while living apart from the family. Sacramento groups offered to assist in the task.
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Sacramento
Calif
Gkid
Army
John Campos
National Cemetery
Arlington
Golden Gate
San Francisco
Marysville
Campos
Richard
Luna 13 Moon Photos Echo Earlier Soviet Images
The Soviet Union aired two photos from Luna 13 showing an uneven mare and rocks in the Ocean of Storms. Officials likened Luna 13 to Luna 9 and noted similar approaches, while observers questioned whether Luna 9 achieved a true soft landing.
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Tass Sunday
Lana 13
Tass
Moscow
Soviet Union
A. I. Lebedinsky
Lebedinsky
Earth
Four Escaped Prisoners Back In British Jail
Four prisoners who escaped to head home for Christmas were recaptured by British authorities. Two escapees were caught early Christmas Day, Donald Connachie age 3 and William Bradnick age 35, while two brothers who failed to return to Durham Jail were also recaptured. Fifteen inmates remain at large from seven prisons.
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London
Donald Connachie
Wandsworth
William Bradnick
Birmingham
Winston Green
Durham
Sudbury
Derbyshire
Military Relief Teams Aid Flood Stricken Regions
ISTANBUL Turkey AP relief teams rushed to flood hit coastal areas after torrential rains. Antalya region suffered extensive damage with 87 dwellings collapsed while Izmir reported dozens of flooded homes and nine injuries from a farm dwelling collapse. One peasant woman reportedly froze to death.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Antalya
Mediterranean
Aegean
Izmir
Christmas Truce and Jungle Luau in Vietnam Village
In the Mekong delta village taken from the Viet Cong, Bravo Company soldiers mark a rare Christmas truce amid mortars. First Sgt Sammy Kealoho wakes to red and green flares. Lt James Newberry observes from a rooftop as Chaplain Jalbert notes the scene. Soldiers share poi and lolo chicken while Red Cross kits and a puzzles bring light moments to the frontline Christmas dinner with turkeys and fruit cake.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
RACH
James N. Newberry
Levelland
Tex
Frank Butler
South Portland
Maine
Saigon
Christ
Armand Jalbert
Providence
R.J
George Hutter
Washington
Bravo Bandits
American Red Cross
Scranton
Butler
15Th ‘Army
Imen
Private plane with eight aboard missing over Baja California
A San Francisco family of eight and two crew members aboard a twin engine Lockheed Lodestar vanished en route from San Diego to La Paz Mexico. The Air Force and Coast Guard conducted searches from Hamilton AFB and San Diego, with no trace found days after the Dec 20 departure.
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Oakland
Calif
San Francisco
la Paz
Mexico
Richard Y. Dak
Susan
Roger Dakin
Joan
Matthew
Zachary
Alexandria
Robert W. Dakin
Dakin
San Diego
Lindbergh Field
Coast Guard
Air Force
Baja California
Stone
Baja California Peninsula
San Lucas
Jayne Mansfield’s Son Returns Home for Christmas
Beverly Hills, Calif AP Jayne Mansfield's 6 year old son Zoltan came home from a month in hospital after being mauled by a dog. "It’s the most beautiful Christmas a mother could have," Mansfield said as Yuletide cheer filled her home.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jayne Mansfield
Zoltan
Miss Mansfield
Plane Missing Over Andes Sparks Search in Colombia
In Colombia a four passenger Avliance Airline DC3 vanished Saturday over rugged terrain between Pasto and Cali with 19 aboard. Authorities mounted Sunday search planes to locate any trace amid the Andes and feared a crash.
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Bogota
Colombia
Avliance
Andes
Pasto
Cali
Man Arrested After Booing Kosygin in Istanbul Tour
Police seize a 62 year old man who shouted at Soviet Premier Alexei N Kosygin during a Christmas Day sightseeing visit in Istanbul. The incident occurred as Kosygin neared the St Sophia Museum.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Alexei N. Kosygin
St. Sophia Museum
Topkapi
Kosygin
Three Sailors Die As Antje Runs Aground
In the Stockholm archipelago the 199 ton Dutch freighter Antje ran aground near Svenska Hoegarna. Three crew members were killed, two survivors were rescued by a Swedish helicopter and taken to hospital.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Antje
Svenska Hoegarna
Swedish
Coast Guard
Fire Fatal to Five Vann Family Members in Remote California Home
A Christmas Eve blaze destroyed the two room Vann home killing five members of Judge Seymour Vann's family. Four others were missing, including two children, as firefighters fought the smoldering ruins near Colusa County. The home lay over a mile from neighbors two miles west of the town. investigations were opened with state fire marshal aid.
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William S. Calls
Foundry
Williams City
Seymour Vann
Martha
California
Colusa County
Max Mayfield
Vann
Williams
Sacramento
Tragic Fire Claims Daly Children In Queens
In Bell Harbor Queens a morning blaze killed James Daly 15 Kathleen Daly 10 and Noreen Daly 1. The mother Gertrude Daly survived with another daughter Alice Bonnie 18 while a recent car accident death and a prior gall bladder surgery are noted.
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Gertrude Daly
James Daly
Katheen Daly
Noreen Daly
Alice Bonnie
Mother and five children die in Olivet fire
A Christmas Eve blaze in Olivet, Maryland killed Helen Stewart 22 and her five children Violet 5 Maurice 3 Darlene 2 Bruce 1 and Linda 7 months. Mau rice Stewart 30 suffered third degree burns and was hospitalized in serious condition. Snow halted access as fire crews fought the flames. cause undetermined.
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Prince Frederick, Md
Olivet
Maryland
Maurice Stewart
Calvert County Hospital
Helen Stewart
Violet
Maurice C
Darlene
Bruce
Linda
Marcus Eugene Bettis Services Set Today
Services for Marcus Eugene Bettis 57 who died Sunday in Permian General Hospital will be at 2 p m CST today at First Baptist Church Eunice with Rev G A Magee officiating Burial will follow 4 30 p m graveside at Andrews Cemetery under direction of Singleton Funeral Home Survivors include his wife Dovie one daughter Mrs J F Howard Jal three sons W G and C A both Eunice and William Homer Midkiff three sisters and nine grandchildren.
Services Slated Today For Mrs Anna Irwin
Funeral services are planned today at Means Memorial Methodist Church for Mrs Anna Lee Irwin 75 widow of pioneer rancher Knox Hunter Irwin of the Andrews area. Dr John Rasco will officiate with burial in Andrews Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home. She died in Andrews Hospital Inc after a stay since April. Survivors include sons Knox Hunter Jr and Gene of Odessa and Andrews daughter Billie Edmiston eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Billie Edmiston
Odessa
Infiltrator Killed Near Tel Aviv by Israeli Patrol
A Gaza Strip infiltrator was killed by an Israeli patrol Saturday night, as reported by military officials on Sunday. The event occurred near Tel Aviv and details remain limited.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Gaza Strip
Christmas Prayers and War Shadow Across the Globe
Queen Elizabeth I and Princess Margaret visit the ailing Queen Mother Elizabeth after Christmas at Windsor. Archbishop Ramsey laments nations driven by vanity. In Aberfan a mine sludge disaster killed 116 children last October 21. Christmas customs vary from Moscow to Budapest to Bethlehem, while Rhodesia faces political tensions and India enforces a dinner ban to save food.
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Elizabeth I
Britain
Princess Margaret
Windsor Castle
Queen Mother
Elizabeth
London
Aberfan
Oliver Cromwell
Moscow
St. Ludovicus Orthodox
Hungary
Budapest
Santa Claus
Holy Land
Manger Square
Judean Hills
Bethlehem
Jerusalem
Old City
West Germany
West
Red Wall
East Berlin
India
Ashoka Hotel
Cremona
Italy
Soldi
Cremone
Appeal Time Set For Condemned
Omar Dhani former Indonesian air force commander sentenced to death for attempting to overthrow the government has 30 days to appeal to President Sukarno for clemency. The military tribunal handed down the sentence early Sunday after Dhani testified at Halim Air Base near Jakarta about the Oct. 1 1965 coup attempt.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Omar Dhani
Sukarno
Dhani
Halim Air Base
Hungarian Magazine Reports Intruder Forced to Land
The Hungarian army magazine Nephadsereg said a plane violated Hungarian air space and was forced to land by a rocket-firing MIG fighter. It did not disclose the plane or pilot nationality nor when the incident occurred, but noted the aircraft penetrated to the center of Hungary.
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Budapest
Nephadsereg
Hungary
Things Change Man Becomes Stranger In Year's Time
In Kontum Vietnam Frank Faulkner recalls Christmas Day meetings with old comrades now in new roles. Lt. Bill Hookham reveals Lt. William Otto was killed charging a machinegun nest, earning the Distinguished Service Cross. Gifts lay unopened for paratroopers lost, including Pvt. William L. Cyr, with a note to give them to his friends.
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Frank Faulkner
Kontum
Vietnam
John Lawton
Bethesda
Bill Hookham
Pomona
Calif
Oid
Otto
William Otto
Chicago
Alpha Company
Hookham
Frank
Robert Nelson
Wayne, Mich
Nelson
Pvt
William L. Cyr
Missoula
Mont
Bill
Funeral notices for Pueblo and surrounding area
Multiple funeral services listed for Luther Fowler Mre Campbell Altus Huntley Roy Fullbright Jack Hall and others. Services span Lockney Lubbock Crosbyton Hale Center and surrounding areas with burial sites in Silverton City of Lubbock Cros byt on Hale Center and Sea graves cemeteries.
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Self
Russia
Rach Kien
Long An
Delta
Executive ‘Aviation Co
Air Force Search and ‘Rescue
Hamilton Air Force Base
Elton Stone
Oakland Aviation Firm
Dennie Seitz
Jayne
Queens
Bell Harbor
Marcus Eugene Bettis
Anna Irwin
Globe
War
Michael Ramsey
Archibishop
Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral
Alfred Bengsch
Berlin
St. Hedwig
Berin
Kurt Scharf
Iworld
Sir Humphrey Gibbs
Rhodesia
Great Britain
Gibbs
Ian Smith
Clifford Dupont
Smith
Orient
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Formosa
Philippines
Luther Fowler
Pueblo
Colo
Carter Funeral Home
Lockney
Silverton Cemetery
Fowler
Mre
I. M
Allce Elizabeth
Altus Edward Huntley
Seagraves
First Presbyterian Church
C. A. Tucker
Seagraves Cemetery
Huntley
Methodist Hospital
Roy Fullbright
Crosbyton
Galilee Baptist Church
Crosbyton Cemetery
Fullbright
West Texas Hospital
Lubbock
Jack J. Hall
Hale Center
Foursquare Gospel Church
R.J. Walls
J. Kk. Thompson
Hail
Hi-Plains Hospital
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