Red China Strife Spreads As U S Base Attacked Near Pleiku
U S Air Base Camp Holloway near Pleiku faced a two hour mortar and small arms assault by Communist forces before dawn. No casualties reported. B52s conducted night raids north of Saigon targeting Viet Cong positions. Marine patrols pressed Deckhouse V in the Mekong delta amid limited contact.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Saigon
Camp Holloway
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Fishermen Rescued From Storm to Be Sent Home
Forty eight Red Chinese fishermen were rescued from a storm and will be sent home by the United States. The item appears in the reference to Page 12 and Section A. It notes the rescue and planned repatriation by U.S. authorities.
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U.S
Rainmaker plans pushed to lift U S water from clouds
Interior Secretary Udall unveiled a proposal calling for a major federal effort to increase rainfall by 10 to 20 percent through weather modification. The plan estimates potential gains of up to about a trillion gallons annually and notes current water shortages, especially in the West.
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Ashington
Sec. of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Udall
Howver
Congress
Kenneth Holum
Secrretary
Reclamation Bureau
Office of Atmospheric Water Resources
United States
Today's Prayer and Reader Note on Submitting Prayers
A prayer giving thanks for infinite love and seeking forgiveness for sins. The note invites readers to submit favorite prayers, limited to 60 words, for possible sharing.
Comics Comers Dollies Fade From U S Calendars
Peanuts calendars dominate Lubbock store sales as family friendly depictions replace risqué cartoons. The article notes calendars have transformed into a major commercial product since ancient times, with calendars shaping daily plans. CALENDARS Page 10.
Many Exceptions In City Test Of Voluntary Sunday Closing
In Lubbock a voluntary Blue Law test shows mixed results as major chains mostly close Sundays while Safeway Buddy s Village stay open. Merchants group leader Bill Campbell regrets incomplete compliance and vows to push the effort. Safeway manager Coy Rogers cites lack of authorization from Oklahoma City and calls Sunday business about average.
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Mike Read
Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock
Farr’s
Piggly Wiggly
United Supermarkets
Safeway
Buddy’s
Village
Globe
Gibson and Farr’s
Clark's
Bill Campbell
Group of Merchants
Coy Rogers
Oklahoma City
C. L. Godwin
the Piggly Lee Blue Law
Famed French designer Jacques Heim dies in Paris
Paris reports the death of Jacques Heim a renowned fashion designer aged 67 at his Neuilly apartment. The cause of death was not disclosed and Heimat had led a top fashion house in the city for nearly four decades.
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Paris
UPI
Jacques Heim
Heim
Neuilly
Siamese Twin Sisters Margaret and Mary Gibb Die at 54
United Press International reports Margaret and Mary Gibb the oldest Siamese twins in the United States died in Holyoke Hospital at age 54 from cancer spread from Margaret to Mary. Born in Holyoke they shared a body base and circulatory system and lived publicly from adolescence through show business tours with Vaudeville Loews Keith Ringling Brothers and Cole Brothers before retiring in 1941 to run a Holyoke gift shop.
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United Press International
Olyoke
Mass
Margaret
Mary Gibb
United States
Holyoke Hospital
Mary
John Gibb
Holyoke
Gibb
Loew's
Kieth
Europe
Paris
Brussels
Geneva
Ringling Brothers
Cole Brothers
Quake Shakes Coastal Areas Near Los Angeles
An earthquake rattled coastal areas southwest of Los Angeles at 12 48 p m PST Sunday the 13th. The tremor followed another light quake earlier in the day, marking a 13 hour period of seismic activity.
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Pasadena
Calif
Upi
Los Angeles
Shanghai Violence Sparked by Red Guard Clash and Labor Walkout
Thousands of anti Mao Red Guard workers reportedly walked off jobs and paralyzed transport communications and production in Shanghai, amid clashes and rising chaos across China. The People’s Daily urged loyalists to act while warning of plots to cut water and power and halt industry.
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Associated Press
Red Guard
Shanghai
China
Shanshai
North China
Peking People’s Daily
Peking
Nanking
Liu Shao- Chi
Tao Chu
Mao
Mao Tsetung
Lin Piao
Chiang Ching
Chen Po-Ta
People’s Daily
Red Workers Corps
Mao-Lin Piao
Teng Hsiao-Ping
Our Brothers of the Red Workers Corps
Chairman Mao
Baker Trial Set Today
Robert G. Baker charged with tax evasion larceny fraud and conspiracy faces a trial that could last six weeks to three months. If convicted he could receive up to 49 years in prison and 47000 in fines. Baker, 37, denies all charges and resides in a $125000 home near Johnson.
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Baker
Stern Rejects RFK Appeal on JFK Book Serialization
West German magazine Stern refused Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's last minute request to delete passages from William Manchester's JFK assassination book serialization. Editor Henri Nannen said the pieces depict political, not private, content and Stern will publish two versions next Tuesday with Look magazine material and the original text. Publication abroad is planned for January 15 after Stern paid $7,250 for the serialization rights.
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Hamburg
UPI
Stern Sunday
Robert F. Kennedy
D-Ny
William Manchester
John F. Kennedy
Henri Nannen
Stern
Nannen
Kennedy
Dallas
Look Magazine
United States
Look Saturday
Mayday Hoax Suspected In Lake Michigan Vessel Call
Michigan state police investigated a mayday distress report from an unidentified vessel in Lake Michigan on Sunday. A three hour Coast Guard search with Cleve land units found no trace of a craft in distress and was halted due to lack of corroboration.
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Grand Haven
Mich
UPT
Michigan
Lake Michigan
Coast Guard
Cleveland
Weather Map Page 12 A Southwest Weather Summary
Precipitation, high and low temperatures for 24 hours ending at midnight. Readouts include Abilene, El Paso, Albuquerque, Houston, Amarillo, Dallas, Roswell, Denver, Fort Worth, and other Southwest cities with listed highs and lows.
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el Paso
Albuquerque
Houston
Amarillo
Dallas
Roswell
Denver
Falls
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Sue Hancock
Peanuts
Playboy
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Bobby) Baker
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