New Year 1967 1968 Reflections Amid Global Tensions
Readers confront a year ending with memories of riots poverty and protest warmth of holidays tempered by unrest. Pope Paul VI calls for peace amid turmoil in St Peters Square offering a hopeful note that the star of peace will guide a new history.
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John P. Ray III
John P. Ray Jr
56Th St
South Plains
John
Jim Coker
Paul VI
St. Peter's Square
Star of Peace
New York Transit Faces Possible Shutdown as Snow Looms
Amid forecasts of four inches of snow and freezing temperatures the city plans for a potential Sunday transit halt. Negotiators, mediators, and officials work through a weekend push to avert a second major public transportation strike in two years.
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Eibveau
Blackgut
Ansper
Freezing weather grips Texas as Arctic front moves in
An Arctic cold front across the South Plains brings record low temperatures and freezing drizzle. Forecasters expect extended icy roads, light sleet, and snow in parts of Texas with temperatures about 14 degrees below normal. Travel warnings and hazardous driving advisories cover the northwest region while Gulf Coast small craft warnings remain in effect.
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Arctic
Anne Ag
Tle Plains
South Plains
Weather’ Bureau
Texas
Panhandle
Abilene
Midland
Eurgaty Feil
Dallas Larea
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Arctic Cold Grips Texas Highways Amid Snow and Ice
Bitter weather shuts roads across Texas as Amarillo DPS notes few injuries while snow piles reach several inches. Record low temperatures spread from Oklahoma to Ohio, with arctic air forcing travel delays and forcing residents to endure subzero wind chills.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
Amarillones
Arctic
Jahoma
Ohio
Io Valley
Yen Gu
Gaulle urges peace via independent French proposals
Fragmented text reports Charles de Gaulle defending his peace plan as the only path to lasting global stability. He criticizes U.S. and Israeli positions while urging Arab and Western powers toward negotiated settlements and an end to hostilities.
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de Gaulle
United Press
Paris
Jiel Ghavreste
Gaulle
Canaibe
Sx States
Ibraeau
Alga
Werej
Frontier soldiers lacked USO era entertainment on Texas frontier
History notes that 1800s frontier garrisons at Fort Concho Fort Griffin and Camp Cooper had little or no visiting entertainers. No records show stage stars touring these forts to boost troops facing Indian threats despite later USO traditions.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-journal
Kaiser Bill
Adolph Hitler
Tojo
Texas
Kicking Bird
Bob Hopes
New York Stage
Fort Concho
San Angelo
Fort Griffin
Albany
Camp Cooper
Throckmorton
Frontier Uso
Viet Cong breach New Year cease fire with 32 incidents
In Mekong Delta clashes early today Viet Cong attackers killed 19 South Vietnamese marines and wounded 47 as 32 incidents emerged in the first 12 hours of the allied New Year cease fire. U S troops reported 14 wounded and seven killed among Viet Cong casualties.
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Prva
Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
U.S. Command
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Edwin M. Smith
7Th St
Earth Quake, Firefight Report From Central California Vicinity
An AP dispatch notes a 4.5 earthquake near the central coast between San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay. It also reports a firefight involving an Ameri armored column with seven U S soldiers wounded and three enemy dead amid a cease-fire along the county line near Hau Nghla Province in Vietnam.
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Ameri Pasadena
Calif
Hau Nghla
Saigon
Richter
U.S
Charles Richter
Squire
San Luis Obispo
Burglars Hit Three City Firms In Busy Night
Three downtown businesses were robbed in a single night with losses exceeding $2,000. McKelvy Furniture Co. on Avenue Q suffered the heaviest damage with TVs, recorders, stereos valued at $1,541 and $500 in damage plus broken skylights and vandalism. A safe at Phares and Wilkins on East Ltd Street yielded about $250, while Lakey's Cleaners also reported entry through a removed door brace with various items stolen. Police noted two suspects observed entering McKelvy and a car leaving with merchandise.
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Phil Hamilton
Avalanche-journal
McKelvy Furniture Co
Ave. Q
Phares and Wilkins
E. Ltd
Lakey's Cleaners
34Th St
Haskell Speer
Newcombe St
Haut
Johnson Looks to 1968 Gaps in Wages Prices Policy
President Johnson signals a tough economy in 1967's end with wage and price control questions to confront in 1968. Congress opposes a tax hike, and Wirtz comments influence the policy debate as the year closes.
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Congress
Wirtz
Plane crash on Lake Pontchartrain believed fatal for six
Private Beechcraft twin engine plane carrying six aboard disappeared near New Orleans International Airport two miles off shore in Lake Pontchartrain. Coast Guard divers recovered debris and a brief flame seen on water. no survivors found, pilot identified as William M Reid. passengers named Barrett Christy Lee Martin Booker.
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Ative Aircraft Co
Mobile
New al
Coast Guard
William, M, Sons
Lake Pontch
Reid
Bob Wilson
National Airlines
Miami
Newthamn
Barrett
Christy
Orleans International
Lee
Martin
Booker
Ronald Lee
U.S. New Orleans
Air Force
Pensacola
New Year Prayer Seeks Guidance and Acceptance
A brief prayer asks for divine guidance for the new year to live in a manner pleasing to Theo, a reader, and to seek acceptance in faith and conduct.
Mosquito Plague Forces Landing At Alternate Chilean Airport
A Colombian passenger plane could not land at Santiago's Pudahuel Airport due to a swarm of mosquitoes. The aircraft was redirected to Las Cerrillos airport as Pudahuel struggles with insect plagues since its opening.
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Santiago
Chile
UPI
Pudahuel
Vila Oi Pudahu
Las Cerrillos
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