Thant urges early end to Vietnam war and talks
UN Secretary General Thant pressed for a swift settlement of the Vietnam conflict to open a new era of international cooperation. He signaled readiness to study U.S. requests for talks and outlined a three point plan including an unconditional halt to bombing, mutual deescalation, and Viet Cong participation at the negotiating table. He warned that hunger and human rights abuses demand global action and cited Rhodesia sanctions as a path to collective responsibility.
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United Nations
A Thant
Vietnam
U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Thant
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Vienam
Paul VI
Thant l
General Assembly
Rhodesia
U.N. Seeasett
Wife Won’t Testify In Powell Inquiry Contempt Cited
The House subcommittee led by Wayne L. Hays said it cannot seek criminal action against Rep. Adam Clayton Powell. It will draft a report to the House Administration Committee without Mrs Powell testifying. Hays urged firing Powell aide Mrs Powell for absence and possible legal violation.
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House
Mittee
Powell
Hays
Puerto Rico
Washington
Red China and Allied Plotting In Regional Alliances
An agency commentary on Southeast Asia Treaty Organization and the Central Treaty Organization describes both as paralyzed and nominal. It criticizes U S anti China policy as reckless, claiming a Holy Alliance with India and Japan is fraying as allies fear punishment from U S imperialism. Britain attached to the forecast.
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Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Central Treaty Organization
U.S
Vietnam
United States
India
Japan
China
Britain
Vietnam War: Christmas Truce Violations Threaten New Year Cease-fire
Reports cite 122 Communist violations during the 48 hour Christmas truce prompting Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky to warn that the February four day cease-fire for the Vietnamese New Year could be canceled. U S air power hit North Vietnam and Viet Cong positions as 1st Cavalry and 1st Airborne divisions engage in jungle actions in the Central Highlands near the Laotian border.
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Nguyen Cao’ Ky
U.S
Uncle Ho
North Viet Nam
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
Central Highland
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
1St Cavalry
U.S. 1St Airborne Division
Central Highlands
Graham
Vietnam
U. S
Graham warns of coming disaster with Red China
Evangelist Billy Graham told reporters in Montreat after visiting Vietnam that the world faces a gigantic disaster unless China and its leaders are brought to reason. He warned of China’s nuclear advances and a potential future attack capability, while praising General Westmoreland and U.S. troops in Vietnam as deeply committed.
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Montreat
N.C
Billy Graham
Vietnam
China
Graham
Montreal
Orient
U.S
Red China
Soviet Russia
Moscow
Peking
William Westmoreland
U. S
K Korea
Westmoreland
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Gen. Westmore
Holiday Inn Robberies Highlight Lubbock Crime Wave
Investigators described a grisly Holi day Inn crime scene with bandage cloth evidence and a pried cash register. Police reviewed numerous late 70s robberies across Lubbock including Walt's Service, Furr Supermarket, and Conoco stations with multiple Black suspects and seized cash Registers.
Texas to get added moisture weather outlook across Southwest
A weather summary notes a new storm bringing moisture to the Southwest as Texas sees limited precipitation. Forecasters predict clear to partly cloudy skies in Lubbock with no major temperature changes, while scattered showers and snow flurries affect Plainview, Tulsa, Lovington, and Hobbs. Cold fronts push into the region with freezing temps noted in multiple areas.
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S Weather Bureau
Lubbock Municipal Airport
North
Midland
South Plains
New Mexico
Plainview
Seagraves
Tulsa
Lovington
Hobbs
N.M
Lubbock
Levelland
Reese Afb
Henderson
Texas
Waco
Lufkin
The
Weather Bureau
Tucson
Aziz
Utah
Montana
Desert
Las Vegas
Nev
United Nations ideals cited amid NATO tensions and congressional subpoenas
A speaker argues interdependence and UN aims as paths to lasting peace while criticizing Congress for subpoenas and praising tolerance. He warns against punishing dissenters and notes France's NATO withdrawal as destabilizing the U.S. strategic posture in West Europe and prompting Western Europe to seek greater independence.
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United Nations
Hays
Powell
United Congress
Revolutionary People of the
Congress
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
West Europe
NATO
United States
DPS to Use Other Personnel for Deathwatch Aid
Col. Homer Garrison, director of the Department of Public Safety, said Friday he would use personnel from other department uniformed services to assist the Highway Patrol in removing dangerous drivers over the New Year weekend. He projected the second phase of Deathwatch would start at 6 p.m. Friday and aim to surpass last year’s lower death total.
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Austin
Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Uniformed ‘Services
Garrison
New Trial Denied To Pampa Man
AP reports Judge Lew is Goodrich refused to grant a new trial for Thomas Ray Vessels sentenced to death for raping a Pampa housewife. Lawyer Warren Burnett said he would appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals citing new evidence of innocence.
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Pampa (Ap
Lewis Goodrich
Thomas Ray Vessels
Warren Burnett
Wessels
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Burnett
Fire damages buildings as bystander helps victims in Brooklyn Heights
A fire breaks out in the Standish Arms Hotel area sending families homeless. Titan Ts helps three children reach safety at his home while Fireman Edward Rizzo and Lt. Michael Chicko race to rescue Rowena Matthews from a ledge two feet from his fingertips. The ladder sways as they strive to reach her.
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Lavelle
Brooklyn Heights
Edward Rizzo
Michael Chicko
Rowena Matthews
Standish Arms
East River
Rizzo
Chicko
Fire rescue saves woman from burning building
Firefighters Rizzo Chicko and Eddie tackled a dangerous rescue as a woman clung to a small box upstairs. They steadied her, urged a jump, and caught her after she released the box. A Persian cat, $55, and a bank hook were found in the box. the cat died in the plunge.
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Chicko
Eddie
Rizzo
Births Recorded in Lubbock Area Listings
Notices report multiple births at Lauf Clinic and Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital. Recipients include Ricardo Alantz, Guadalupe Cortez, Robert Holland, Charles Holcomb, Billy Vasek, Richard Williams, Ronald Womack, and Jack Parker with infant weights from 6 pounds 2 ounces to 9 pounds with times mostly Friday or Thursday, fathers with varied occupations in local firms.
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Ricardo Alantz
Boston
Lauf Clinic
Stanley Reed
Charles G. Holcomb
42Nd St
West Texas Hospital
Texas Tech
Billy Roy Vasek
Ave, N
Supperter
Herphill Wells
Richard
Tale Williams
W. Bird Sr
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
Chicase Brdse Construction
Ronald G. Womack
E. Tulane
Piano Lab
Jack Parker
Lubbock
Dutch Chinese welders fly to Moscow after standoff ends
Eight Communist Chinese welders who hid in their legation for nearly six months fled to Moscow after Dutch and Chinese moves to defuse a dented case. They left following China's agreement to answer questions about the July death of Hsu Tsu Tsai, a development seen as easing tensions but leaving many details undisclosed.
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the Hague
UPI
Legation
Moscow
Hsu Tsu Tsai
Fall Through Ice Is Fatal Near Crowell
An 8 year old boy Timothy Garrett escaped the lake and sought help after his brother Kyle, 6, drowned when they fell through ice on a country club lake near Crowell Texas. Kyle’s body was recovered about an hour later.
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Crowell
Tex
Texas
Timothy Garrett
Kyle
Watch Night Observances Set by Local Churches
Celebrations Un Celebrations Un Church at Elgin Avenue and 33rd Street hosts a watch night from 8 30 p m to 12 10 a m under the Junior High Methodist Youth Fellowship. The Church of God at 21st Street and Avenue 0 will observe watch night starting 8 30 p m. Bombay Indian paper makers to receive foreign aid.
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Elgin Ave
33Rd St
Junior High Methodist Youth Fellowship
Church of God
21St St
Ave. 0
Bombay
Fire and accident roundup across city and county
A gas heater fire destroyed a rear building at 3307 Jarvis Ave with 1:44 a.m. origin. Highland Laundry at 4035 34th St reported light damage from a magazine box fire at 12:35 a.m. A frozen pipe burst at Plains Compress and Warehouse 504 Weber Ave triggered a fire alarm at 7:07 a.m. Three people were mildly injured in a two vehicle crash at 50th St and Ave L. Hospitalized are Mrs A J Hendon and John Krenek in serious and critical condition. Lub bock Audubon Society counted 100 bird species in the Christmas count, noting 16 new county records. Nine absentee ballots were cast to reach 26 in the county's Jan 14 wet-dry election. Kertan Studio in Slaton reported 25 ballots for a 94 total period. absentee voting ends Jan 10 unless mailed, with returns due by 1 pm Jan 14.
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Jarvis Ave
Farris McGuire
Highland Laundry
34Th St
Plains Compress
Weber Ave
Asbraontee
Kertan
Slat
Petrel crew saved as storm abates five stay aboard
A British freighter rescued three women and two men from the yawl Petrel after a brutal storm. The 473 foot S S Georgia bore by the yawl and reported all 10 passengers aboard the Petrel were safe. The Petrel's rigging and sails were stripped and its radio and pumps failed. Skipper Gordon Van Ness, 26, from Yonkers, a third year medical student, captained the stricken ship.
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Cotswold
Petrel
Coast Guard
New York
Coast Guard Academy
Stamford
Yonkers
Crewmen May Abandon Ship Off Atlantic Sinking Vessel
The U S Coast Guard reported 29 Greek crewmen aboard the Liberian freighter S S Georgia may abandon ship about 500 miles southeast of New York as the vessel sinks in heavy seas. A merchant ship suffered minor damage and left the mission, while planes and another vessel move to the scene. The master said the ship is taking water and listing with damaged lifeboats and torn cargo holds, and the crew fears breakup.
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New York
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic
Here
S.S
Georgia
Coast Guard
Manchester
Post Office Faces ZIP Code Compliance Slump
Washington AP The Post Office Department admits some postmasters are not entering ZIP codes on official correspondence with Customs. The Customs Bureau reported the issue and the postal bulletin directs postmasters to include ZIP codes on all mail to regional Customs offices in New York.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Post Office
Bureau of Customs
Regional Commissioner of Customs
New York
Most Exchanges To Be Closed Monday
UPI reports securities and commodities exchanges across the United States Canada and Britain will close Monday for the New Year holiday. The London foreign exchange market and most European markets will open as usual.
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UPI
United States
Canada
Britain
London
Europe
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Bill Rutherford
Larry Butler
14Th St
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Holiday Inn Parkway
Swicegood
Stalter, Bros. Food Mart
Clovis Road
Furr
26Th St
Gerald Haris
Walt
A. F
19Th St
James Armstrong
Houston
Ray Lee Garrett
Laudbock
Serth Street
Homer Spears
Spears
Conoco
Ave. A
Loyd Petty
Southwest
Jame
Toledo
Ohio
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Blanding
Oklahoma
Ariz
Phoenix
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Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas
Rufus Embry
Julian
Louisville
Pampa
Titan Ts
Robert Holland
Spruce Ave
Methotst Hospital
Steve Unanawich
Brooklyn
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Steve
50Th St
Ave, L
Francelle Lovelace
38Th St
C. B. Roberson
Jerri D. Loftis
Mra
A. J
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Lorenzo
St. Mary's Hospital
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N. Avalde Ave
St.Mary's Hospital
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Staten Island
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