US Pushes Harder in Viet Nam Peace Effort
State Department officials reviewed Ho Chi Minh’s broadcast reply to the Pope seeking new tone change. They found no new information adding to Hanoi’s stance that the United States wants war and not peace, rejecting unconditional negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
State Department
Hanoi Radio
U.S
United States
Sec
Dean Rusk
Vatican
Goldberg
Harriman
Warsaw
Kohler
Moscow
Nikolai V. Podgorny
I Harriman
Joseph Laitin
Texas White House
Robert J. McCloskey
Supreme Soviet Presidium
McCloskey
Johnson
David Dean
China
Christopher A. Squires
Budapest
Paul
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
John Sherman Cooper
Rky
North
Cooper
India
New U.S. reinforcements enter Viet Nam amid Viet Cong attacks
A new wave of 4000 jungle-trained U.S. troops arrives from Hawaii to bolster South Viet Nam. Meanwhile Viet Cong raids target Mekong Delta outposts and garrisons near Saigon as B52s resume strikes and Pleiku hosts a new airfield deployment. Public remarks on peace talks mix with military moves and high level diplomacy in Washington and Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
U.S
South Viet Nam
Hawaii
Viet Nam
Mekong
Ltill
W. Averell Harriman
Warsaw
North Viet Nam
Quang Tin
Pleiku
US. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
101St Airborne Brigade
Robert SS. McNara
John A. Heintges
U.S. Military Assistance Command
MACV
U.S. Army
25Th Division
Adoption Policy Shapes State Foster Plans
A department official notes revisions when two parent homes are unavailable, citing under a dozen such adoptions in the state. In Los Angeles County about 25 single women, mostly Negro, are under investigation to adopt children. A white applicant sought a Negro child and a mixed ancestry child faced rejection due to loneliness and demand for protection. Heath outlines requirements for single parents matching those for couples, with emphasis on care plans and income. The case of Teddy, a child adopted by a Negro widow, shows him thriving in his new home after three years in foster care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles County
Heath
Teddy
Two Die In B47 Jet Crash At Holloman AFB
A B47 bomber crashed on takeoff at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo New Mexico killing two crew members. Air Force officials said identities would be released after next of kin notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo, N.M
UPI
Holloman Air Force Base
Alamogordo
Air Force
Harriman's Surprising Warsaw Visit on Viet Nam Peace Efforts
In Warsaw W Averell Harriman met Polish Foreign Minister Adam Rapacki amid U S efforts to end the Viet Nam war. The talk focused on Poland's role on the Indochina Control Commission and possible steps to push peace. No further details were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
W. Averell Harriman
Adam_ Rapacki
Viet Nam
Harriman
Johnson
Rapacki
Indochina Control Commission
Canada
India
State Department
Christopher Squires
Moscow
U.S
Enp
Washington
United States
Southeast Asia
Control Commission
LocalBirths in Lubbock Area Reported
Mr and Mrs Frank Martinez of 410 Ave W welcome a daughter weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces at 11 58 a m in Lubbock Osteopathic era. Mr and Mrs Baltazan Lopez of 3408 Erskine see a daughter 7 pounds 12 ounces at 7 42 p m in Lauf Clinic.
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Frank Martinez
Ave. W
Lubbock
Hub 8 Metal
Baltazan Lopez
Lauf Clinic
Hygeia Water Co
Juan Ortiz
Rt. 1
Laoorer
Gary Clayton
Methodist Hospital
Billy Wayne Nix
Luobock
West Texas Electronics
Manuel T Gomez
Duke
West Texas Hospital
Sanitation Department
Ronald A Ammons
Juan F. Pina
B. Broadway
Southwest Speciality Co
Italian Premier Accepts Fanfani Resignation As Foreign Minister
In Rome Premier Aldo Moro accepted Amintore Fanfani s resignation as foreign minister amid criticism tied to Fanfani s wife and his friendship with Giorgio La Pira. Fanfani remains UN General Assembly president and will join opposition factions in the Christian Democrat party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presa
Rome
Aldo Moro
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Fanfani
Moro
United Nations General Assembly
U.N. Post
Giorgio la Pira
la Pira
Hanoi
Christian Democrat’ Party
Florence
U.N. General Assembly
Washington
North
Viet Nam
Biancarosa Fanfani
Gianna Breda
Polish Immigrant Ship Brings 648 to Boston Harbor
A Polish liner transports 648 immigrants to Boston amid welcome from Gov. John A. Volpe. The group, ages from infants to elderly, will settle across the United States with most planning to join relatives. Families describe hopes and anxieties about starting new lives in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oston — A
Boston
Batory
Poland
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Woman in Fire Rescued After Attempt to Save Money
A woman was aided out of a five room house by neighbor Mrs Mattie Jackson but returned inside in an apparent bid to rescue money from a closet. Firefighters reported heavy damage in two bedrooms and smoke damage in the rest. Mrs Wisner saved her great grandchild before reentering. Also mention of Reachin Far Cologne Germany beginning short wave broadcasting to Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays
Mattie Jackson
David
Wisner
Father asserts son would not aid Viet Cong, cites Vietnam sleep
Potts recalls Staff Sgt. George Smith amid Cambodia mission claims he planned U.S. peace protests. He says Smith spoke by phone to his mother and was reassured he was still in the Army. Local supporters vow legal aid if needed as authorities charge Smith and Sgt Claude McClure with supplying documents to the Viet Cong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Hospital
Bogarzynski
Peekskill
N. Y
John Grays
Stamford
Warsaw
America
North Bergen
N.J
Mark Zalewski
Helen Zalewski
Detroit
George Smith
Viet Cong
Potts
Cambodia
U.S
Smith
Poin
I.”” Smith
Claude McClure
United States
Texas DPS reports 106 violent deaths since Dec 24
The Texas Department of Public Safety says 106 people have died violently in Texas since Christmas Eve. The count includes 55 traffic fatalities and 26 homicides or suicides, with other accidents totaling 25. officials estimate 195 total violent deaths for the period. Jack N. Barham of Corpus Christi is noted among additions, found hung in jail. Judge Armando Flores ruled death by own action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas ‘Department of Public Safety
Texas
Jack N. Barham
Corpus Christi
Armando Flores
Strike Welcomed By Gondoliers In Venice
Venice street traffic halted as 2,500 employees of the city transportation agency walked out for 24 hours demanding new schedules and pay. Private gondoliers benefited with higher tips but could not meet the city’s daily passenger demand. Owners of private boats organized improvised taxi service to help locals reach work. Venice once had 10,000 gondolas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venice
Italy
Lagoon City
New Kuwait Sheik To Release Prisoners
Kuwait announces a general amnesty by Emir Sheik Sabah As-Salem As-Sabah releasing over 200 prisoners this week and halving many other sentences. Civilians convicted of murder rape trafficking and drug offenses are affected. political prisoners are not mentioned. A one month salary bonus will be paid to civil servants and government workers after Sabah’s accession on November 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuwait
Sheik Sabah As-Salem As- Sabah
Sabsh
Spoil Abdullah As-Salem Asaval
US to provide M48 tanks to Jordan per king’s request
The United States will furnish Jordan with Patton M48 medium tanks, fulfilling a long standing request from King Hussein. State Department sources said the aid was approved, signaling continued security support for the Jordanian kingdom.
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U.S
Jordan
Washington
United States
Hussein
State Department
Bernard Crowned Miss Cotton Queen Of National Pageant
Nancy Bernard of Lubbock Texas was named national maid of cotton after two days of competition featuring ten finalists from ten cotton states in Ellis Auditorium Lubbock. The Monterey High graduate and University of Texas alumna earned recognition as a honors student and musician while planning a Europe Canada U S tour as ambassador for the industry.
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Nancy
Bernard
Monterey
Lubbock Symphony
University of Texas
Chi Omega
Panhellenic Council
Austin University
Jan Fs
Rayne
Missigsippi State College
Europe
Canada
U.S
Dallas
Cotton Bowl
New York City
Hollywood
United States
San Remo
Italy
Terry
Cobena
Nina Harriet Dulin
Columbia
S.C
Marisha Anne Goree
Lookout Mountain
Lynda Howard
Marfa
Robbie Leslie Robertson
Franklin
Tenn
Ellis Auditorium
Lubbock
Memphis
Peabody Hotel
Miss Bernard
University Club
Richard
Texas Tech
Car crashes into bedroom wall in odd incident
Mr and Mrs Marvin Til ley 2801 60th St report a car crashed through their bedroom wall causing about 3200 in damage. The driver a 13 year old Jerry Hamrick escaped unharmed. Two other Lubbock residents were treated after separate crashes on Main and Ave G and at Red Bird Ave and E 2nd St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin E. Tilley
60Th St
Jerry Richard Hamrick
Jerry W. Hamrick
50Th St
Tilley
Lubbock
Annette Jarrett
E. Erskine
West Texas Hospital
Main and
Ave. G
Red Bird Ave
E. 2Nd St
Lupe Sanchez
E. Cornell
Methodist Hospital
Guards Capture Convict Holding Woman Hostage at Ohio Penitentiary
In Columbus Ohio a 30 year old inmate Raymond Farra held Red Cross volunteer Velma Graves hostage for nearly five minutes in the hospitals first floor. Guards jumped him from behind disarmed him of a knife and fire bomb and a guard was stabbed in the struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Penitentiary
Red Cross
Velma Graves
Columbus
Ernie Maxwell
Raymond Farra
Mars Observations Link Crater Oasis to Canal System
Astronomer Percival Lovell of Flagstaff notes a double parallel fault in a southern crater aligning with a short canal in Mars visuals. Dr John A. Ryan of Douglas Aircraft Co proposes yellow dust clouds in Mars thin air are stirred by high winds up to 500 miles an hour, potentially scouring landers.
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Percival Lovell
Flagstaff
Ariz
Melles
Nelles
Bragrades
John A. Ryan
Douglas Aircraft Co
Mars
Earth
Gas Well Explodes in Midland After Delayed Ignition
A Midland company theorizes that gas escaping from a blowout ignited when flying debris struck metal shaft workings. The blast did not ignite for almost an hour, allowing workers to flee. A Rod Rise Corp. spokesman described the event as erupting with tremendous force.
Storm floods Sierras threaten Rose Parade and Rose Bowl
In California heavy rain stranded 85 junior high students near Camp Colby in Angeles National Forest with no injuries reported. West Fork ranger station logged 13.04 inches and Crystal Lake 11.66 inches as widespread flooding and road washouts continue. Storms spread north to Oregon Washington Idaho and beyond bringing winds, blizzards, and icy roads while King-sized cleanup lags.
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Los Angeles County
Camp Colby
Ln Angeles National Forest
West Fork Ranger Station
Crystal Lake
Azusa
Exclusive Mandeville Canyon
Bel Air
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
California
Vancouver
B.C
Sierras
Pasadena
Michigan State
UCLA
Great Plains
Wyoming
South Dakota
Michigan
Minnesota
Texas
New Mexico
Centralia
Utah
Montana
Chicago
Sanitary and Ship Canal
Rapid City
M.D
Atlanta
Kansas City
New Orleans
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Fanfani Thanked
London
Orient
The
Associated Press
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Helena Balys
Stanislava Kluska
Los Angeles
Edward Bogarzynski
Cologne
Germany
Africa
Chester, W. Va
U. S
DPS
New
Sheik
Area
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