Lawmakers reconvene as Viet Nam war dominates agenda
Congressional leaders expect Viet Nam to be the dominant issue when the session opens January 10. Major domestic topics include labor law changes, Great Society programs spending, unemployment and minimum wage measures, and debates over foreign aid and District of Columbia home rule.
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Viet Cong Attacks Near Saigon On Anniversary Eve
In Saigon, five miles from the capital, Viet Cong forces attacked near a key fuel and ammunition depot along the Saigon River. U.S. advisers warned that a hit on the depot could ignite the area, while reports from the outskirts noted several engagements with Viet Cong losses. Elsewhere, bombing and ground actions continued as U.S. warplanes targeted targets north of Hanoi.
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Plain of Reeds
Dominican Peace Hopes Shattered by Hotel Battle
At least 13 people died in two shooting episodes as army units and former rebels clashed near Santiago, Dominican Republic. The six hour hotel siege ended with U S paratroopers of the Inter-American Peace Force arriving. nine soldiers and two rebels were killed, including Col. Juan Lora Fernandez. The violence spread to Santo Domingo, prompting IAPF reinforcements and raising fears of destabilization ahead of the June elections.
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Traditional Christmas Chow Promised Troops
Marion Bollman plans a holiday Army and Air Force menu feeding half a million troops in Saigon and worldwide. The master menu includes turkey with gravy, shrimp cocktail, corn bread dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, pies, fruit, and candy. The cost is about $480,000 for three million pounds of Christmas food at $1.36 per meal.
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Pacific
Weather Outlook Snow Flurries Then Warmer This Week
The Weather Bureau forecasts snow changing to flurries tonight and not as cold as last night with a low around 25. Tuesday to be mainly cloudy with little temperature change and a high near 40s. The long range calls for temperatures above normal by 4 to 7 degrees and a warming trend into midweek before a turn to colder conditions and possible snow or rain near week end.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Four satellites to be launched on Titan 3 mission
A Titan 3 will lift off from Cape Kennedy with four satellites: Oscar 4 amateur radio, Les3 and Les4 military communications tests, and OV2-3 sun study. The six hour mission will place payloads about 20 000 miles above the equator, testing complex spaceflight after a previous Titan 3 hiccup.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Chuckle Why Age Makes People Seem Older Than You
A lighthearted reflection on why someone your own age often appears more mature or aged than you feel. The piece toys with perception, social roles, and how age identity can skew judgments.
Santa to Wind Up Elevator Romance at Riverside Store
In Riverside California API A department store Santa Claus will perform a wedding in a store elevator. The Rev Jack Perkins in costume will officiate to wed Robert McClure 39 of San Bernardino an elevator serviceman and Lea Bonham 27 of Riverside. They met two years ago when Bonham was an elevator operator. Best man will be Pat Harrison the store's maintenance engineer.
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Grim Christmas Weekend Claims 20 Lives in Ohio
The Associated Press reports Ohio logged at least 20 traffic deaths in a three hour period as holiday driving began. Officials estimate 27 highway fatalities during the 78 hour Christmas period and another 27 over New Year’s weekend. The previous weekend included a triple fatal crash in Findlay and a double pedestrian death in Lorain, plus several other nontraffic and fire fatalities.
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