North Vietnamese attack hits U S Cavalry near Bong Son
North Vietnamese infantry overran several artillery positions of the U S 1st Cavalry Division near Bong Son, killing 43 enemy troops before the Americans regained control. In Saigon a grenade wounded Dr Phan Quang Dan, a leading liberal politician, with two bystanders injured. police arrested a suspect. An assassination of another prominent Saigon politician Tran Van Van occurred 20 days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
1St Cavalry Division
Bong Son
South Vietnam
Phan Quang Dan
Dan
Vietnam
Dr. Dan
Gia Dinh
Tran van van
Constituent Assembly
Sai
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Dispute Over Death of a President Book Moves to Court
In New York the Kennedy legal team seeks to block publication of William Manchester's 300,000 word manuscript on the assassination. Hearings in Justice Saul Streit's chambers were postponed as passages are negotiated. Manchester is hospitalized with pneumonia and the book remains slated for an April publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Manchester
Harper’ and Row
Saul Streit
Simon Rifkind
Kennedy
Manchester
Russia reports record grain crop for 1966
Agriculture Minister Matskevich announced a 171,000,000 metric ton grain harvest, surpassing prior estimates. He credited favorable weather and higher yields per acre, while noting continued Western wheat purchases likely to meet domestic and export needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Vladimir V. Matskevich
Matskevich
Soviet Union
Russia
Canada
European
U.S. Acknowledges Civilian Areas Hit by Bombings Near Hanoi
U S bombing raids on rail and highway routes near Hanoi killed civilians and wrecked residential areas in Nam Dinh and Phu Ly. Salisbury of The Times reports extensive devastation, with 89 killed and 405 wounded in Nam Dinh and earlier raids destroying a town of 10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hanoi
Harrison E. Salisbury
New York Times
Salisbury
Times
Nam Dinh
Phu Ly
U.S
U.S. Defence Department
Washington
North
Viet‘nam
Department
Tran Thi Doan
Popu
Canadian holiday accidents claim 102 lives across nation
The Canadian Press reports 102 people died in accidents during a 78 hour Christmas weekend across Canada including 82 highway deaths. Quebec and Ontario saw most losses in traffic and fires with casualties nationwide. In the U S, 561 traffic deaths occurred over a similar period, below last year’s 720.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Highway Traffic Safety Council
Quebec
Ontario
Alberta
Calgary
Nova Scotia
Manitoba
British Columbia
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
Princ Edward Islands
Saskatchewan
Chicago
U.S
Vatican wary of Cardinal Spellman Vietnam statements
Vatican sources voiced regret over Cardinal Spellman's Vietnam weekend statements. They suggested his views on defending civilization and victory clash with Vatican policy and could affect Pope Paul VI's peace efforts. The Vatican withheld official comment on the cardinal's Christmas remarks in Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Creuters
New York
Francis Cardinal
Spellman
Paul
Vietnam
Eight away but two back in saga of English jails
London AP reports five convicts escaped from Dartmoor after scaling a 30-foot wall in bitter weather. Two other inmates slipped from Leyhill open prison, totaling eight away, two back in Britain’s ongoing jail-break saga amid mass escapes and a crackdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saga
London
Dartmoor
Leyhill
Sudbury
Derbyshire
Earl Mountbatten
Britain
Princeton
England
Frank Mitchell
Doers Are Heaviest Drinkers In Nation Survey
A national survey by Dr. Ira H. Cisin shows metropolitan United States heavy drinkers are the doers and women are drinking more. It cites 12 of 100 heavy drinkers, 32 abstainers, 56 moderate drinkers, and notes shifts with age gender and income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
United States
Ira H. Cisin
George Washington University
American Association For the’ Advancement of ‘Science
Cisin
Southam News Services
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edmonton
Eearenesnesacenseresesas
Nthe
Lethbridge
Swift Current
Santa Claus
Christmas
Aberfan
Wales
Der
Streit
Edward Greenbaum
Mapluserigt
Ken As
Teting
Look
White House
Sah By
Week Magazine
Ken‘nedy
Chil ‘Dren
West “Indies
Antia
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Bien Hoa
India
Algeria
Egypt
Hang
THE
Spellman Scored
Robert Cohen
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!