YARBOROUGH BILL GAINS SUPPORT IN CONGRESS DEBATE
Washington reports the Viet Nam era shifts support for a new GI benefits bill. Senate leaders backed a cold war plan offering college educations and home loans for veterans since 1955, with Yarborough’s measure potentially expanding eligibility while debates focus on cost and benefit limits.
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UPI
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Walkout of Transit Union Still Unsolved
Unresolved transit strike crowds economic life as Mayor Lindsay urges home stays and traffic slows. Quill demands persist, court orders clash with protests, and officials warn of continuing disruption across Manhattan and surrounding boroughs.
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Transit Union
Record traffic tolls hit national holiday highs
The New Year period marked the sixth recent holiday to set a national traffic death record. Across holidays, 1965 Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Fourth of July, Memorial Day and Christmas weekends showed historic fatalities with 615, 564, 551 and 474 deaths respectively, reflecting high long weekend observances.
Resort town records two personal crises and three murders over New Year weekend
The seaside resort logged two personal crisis reports and three homicides during the New Year weekend, raising concerns about safety as visitors ring in the new year. Authorities are investigating each case and reviewing security measures.
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Ecsia Ol
New York Faces Holiday Traffic Jam Across City
The Port Authority line to Jersey City and the downtown route cross the river with many New Yorkers relying on private cars. At Grand Central Jon Kennedy of Ozark Alabama awaited a long layover after missing a train due to a cab shortage near Penn Station. A traffic officer described the jam as ongoing for hours and feared Monday conditions.
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Amnesia case ties missing boy to Perry Oklahoma clue
Reunion efforts focus on a boy named Jimmy listed missing in Indiana. A canceled Perry Oklahoma bus ticket started clues. Jimmy was found in Corpus Christi treated for malnutrition. Police from Indiana and Clark County, along with New Albany, search records without solid leads.
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Ohio River
Draft Study on College Draftees Methods Discussed
Hershey outlined two possible methods to select college draftees for a draft. One uses a deferment examination and the other relies on colleges telling boards which seniors are in the last quarter of their class. He cautioned exams may bias toward science and math majors over liberal arts.
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International Rice Conference Set for Lake Charles
An international rice conference with representatives from six nations will be held in Lake Charles, July 18 30. The meeting is organized under the American delegation to the FAO and the U S Departments of State and Agriculture.
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations
Departments of State
Andaawde
British Distillers Plan Sweet Gin Production
London sources report British distillers plan to produce a sweet gin in coming months. Industry officials cite demand for flavored spirits and potential export growth.
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Hanoi Press Demands U.S. Concessions in Viet Nam Talks
The Hanoi regime said Washington must halt all acts of war and acknowledge four preconditions for peace. U.S. diplomacy intensified with Harriman teaching in Pakistan and Williams in Africa as Humphrey pursued global talks. The bombing lull continued as Ho Chi Minh pressed for North Viet Nam terms amid Vatican mediation appeals.
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Swaran Singh
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Tehran
Shah of
Iran
Castro cites imperialism in Cuba policy address in Havana
Fidel Castro marked the seventh anniversary of his revolution with a speech denouncing the United States and outlining Cuba’s economic woes. He reported China’s break with a rice sugar trade and warned of shortfalls in the 1965 sugar harvest while promising high yields if harvesting plans succeed.
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Bonds Set For Five In Misdemeanor Cases
Five defendants pleaded guilty or were found guilty of misdemeanors in County Court at Law No 1 Judge Edwin H Boedeker set bonds for Pat Shockley W O Mathis Milburn Edge Adam M Garcia and Guadalupe Coronado. The cases involve illegal possession of barbiturates DWI intoxi cants and carrying a prohibited weapon. The article also notes TV remarks by Russell and Zablocki on Viet Nam policy with discussions on escalation negotiations and Red Chinese influence.
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Poland
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Transfer Of Pupils Is Upheld
The State Board of Education upheld 17 pupil transfers from Neches School District amid integration concerns. The board also approved 1055 acres transferred from Neches to Frankston District, all in line with Education Commissioner Edgar’s rulings. Summers noted possible appeals to state or federal courts.
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McNamara Pushes Steel Purchase Curbs
The Defense Department aims to buy at the lowest possible cost and curb inflation by limiting purchases of structural steel. Bethlehem Steel, a chief supplier, faces potential contract cancellations as officials study effects of the order. President Johnson criticized Bethlehem's price hike as unwarranted and inflationary.
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False alarm in Springfield ends with empty cans
UPI reports that bomb disposal crews in Springfield England spent hours examining a suspicious object before concluding the alarm was caused by two empty tin cans.
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UPI
Weather To UAE of the Continental Divide
A sweeping winter storm shuts roads across the Northwest and Midwest. Idaho reports 18 inch depths and four foot drifts as 500 college students are trapped in McCall. Oregon and California see heavy snow and tied traffic while Minnesota Wisconsin report 8 inch depths. Texas weather warms with a 45 to 58 degree range and a general warmer trend for early January.
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Viet Nam War Update From Front Lines Tonight
Viet Nam reports say North Viet Nam continues fighting on Christmas Eve and U.S. forces expand ground operations in the Delta near the Cambodian frontier. The 173rd Brigade enters swamp warfare as pilots die and allied losses rise with 401 sorties flown and B52 strikes in Binh Duong Province.
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Mekong
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Binh Duong
New Yorkers Irked Over Unordered Items
New York State Atty. Gen. Louis J. Lefkowitz reports a flood of complaints from Manhattan to Long Island about unordered merchandise sent during Christmas. He considers actions to curb the racket in New York State.
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NEW York
Louis J. Lefkowitz
New York City
New York State
Four injured in eight plane crash near Abernathy
Four persons were injured in an eight plane crash near Abernathy on December 27 and remained hospitalized today. In serious condition at Methodist Hospital was 12 year old Larry Niemann, an Austin attorney. The others, Dr. J. Fred Kramer and Mrs. Kramer of Blackwell Oklahoma and Niemann’s wife Lu Ann, were in fair condition at West Texas Hospital.
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Methodist Hospital
Austin
Larry Niemann
J. Fred Kramer
Blackwell, Okla
Niemann
Lu Ann
West Texas Hospital
Robbery Suspect Captured After Bank Heist
Bank president Virgil Dishough saw the robber flee in a car and chase failed as police and FBI agents nabbed the suspect about ten blocks from the suburban bank. A female witness identified him as a local apartment resident Christina Britt confirmed recognition. About 30 minutes after the robbery an employee received a call saying I’m sorry I did this to you.
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