Seabees Build Not Destroy In Vietnam Mission
Seabees operate in South Vietnam with Mobile Construction Battalion 3 based near Da Nang. The unit, comprising steelworkers carpenters plumbers electricians and engineers, built 1007 cantons 51 warehouses a TV station roads and a dairy in eight months and crews are expanding facilities at Dong Ha China Beach and Da Nang air base while maintaining equipment and training at Davisville and Port Hueneme.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
Dong Xoai
da Nang Peninsula
Saigon
China Beach
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Cam Lo
U.S. Marine Division
Vietnam
Seabee
Davisville
R.I
Port Hueneme
Calif
Seabees
Harmonious Note Marks Windup of UN Assembly
The U N General Assembly neared its close as members weighed a space treaty and Vietnam cease fire moves. U S Ambassador Arthur J Goldberg praised the pact awaiting ratification by five governments including the United States the Soviet Union and Britain. Pope Paul VI urged turning the Christmas truce into real negotiations amid Korea reunification hopes.
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UN Assembly
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Arthur J
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
Vietnam
Thant
Goldberg
Paul VI
Road Bridge Completion Date Set for Rt 777 Project
Walter L. Folmer of Hamilton signed the contract for the project with the State Highway Department. Folmer’s bid of 272 496 dollars exceeded the engineer’s estimate by 4.4 percent. The job covers a new roadway and a wider 192 foot long Paint Creek bridge with a 3 foot roadway, improving a 3.20 mile section from Camden to Paint Creek and reducing flooding in the area.
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Walter L. Folmer
Hamilton
Follmer
Camden
Paint Creek
Enan Brider
Welfare workers vote to strike in Cleveland area
Cuya hoga welfare workers voted 113 to 9 Monday night to strike Thursday morning unless county commissioners meet demands including a monthly $40 wage hike for beginner workers. The 525 members of Local 177 State County and Municipal Employes union serve over 27,000 relief clients.
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Cleveland (Ap
Cuyahoga
Loan office plays Santa amid holiday mixup
In Kansas City the finance company president Jim McDonald received 75 to 100 phone calls from children seeking Santa Claus. He said the business of Santa Claus comes first and that the mixup forced him to pause ordinary work. The exact source of the misdial was unclear.
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Kansas City, Mo
Santa Claus
Jim McDonald
McDonald
Graham in Vietnam Seeks Information During Christmas Tour
Billy Graham begins a weeklong Christmas visit to U S forces in Vietnam with frank doubts about the conflict. He plans 10 base meetings and a carrier visit, aims to gather information for future talks, and holds a candlelit Christmas Eve prayer at An Khe base. The evangelist emphasizes offering spiritual solace and questions the war’s morality, noting soldiers’ education and need for answers.
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Vietnam
Billy Graham
U.S
Graham
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Bob Hope
U.S. 1St Cavalry
An Khe
Central Highlands
South China Sea
America
Brooke says Lehman example guides future Senate stance
Edward Brooke cites Herbert Lehman as his role model saying Lehman served his country by following conscience. Brooke contrasts pacification efforts with learning about revolutionary development programs and aid programs as foundations for resolving the situation.
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NEW York (Ap
Edward W. Brooke
U.S. Senate
New York
Herbert H. Lehman
Brooke
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