Christmas in Johnson City Texas Lights Johnson Family Visit
President Johnson and family visited Johnson City to hear Christmas carols sung by local church choirs. Mrs Johnson handed out hot chocolate and cookies as crowds of about six hundred gathered. Johnson joked with a band of neighbors and enjoyed festive treats after a long day of paperwork.
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Frank Cormier
City
Tex
Johnson
Johnsons
LBJ
First Christian
Methodist
Baptist
Carl Taylor
First Methodist Church
Johnson City
Mrs. Johnson
Luci
Lynda
Spread of malaria risks to civilians warned
Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Leonard D. Heaton said civilians may face malaria from returning servicemen. He asked the American Medical Association to publish an alert. Three cases have been found in Colorado among discharged troops, with about 1,400 treated since escalation of the Viet Nam War.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Army
Leonard D. Heaton
American Medical Association
Heaton
Denver
Colorado
Man Wanted In Gun Incident In Middletown
Middletown police sought James Combs age 35 of 1108 Baltimore Street after he pointed a shotgun at two officers responding to a family disturbance at 1108 Garfield Street. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon. he discarded it and fled the scene. Mary Shephard, 25, was found beaten at the residence.
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Middletown
Merle Stethem
Odean Hensley
Garfield St
Mary Shephard
James Combs
Baltimore St
Combs
Fatal Fire Blamed On 7 Year Old Girl
Cincinnati authorities blame a seven year old girl's matches for a 2500 dollar fire that killed 2 year old Isaac Howard Jr matter concerns a fire under a chair the girl said she lit a match and tossed it away. Poisonous snakes and care arrangements link to the incident in the report.
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Cincinnati
Isaac Howard Jr
Fugitive Nabbed After Gun Battle With FBI
FBI agents captured James E. Kennedy, a top ten fugitive, after a high speed chase and gun battle under a Worcester railroad bridge. Kennedy, wounded in the arm, surrendered amid a gunfight that also involved Paul V. Davis, a Massachusetts parole violator. A second fugitive, Allen Wade Haugsted, was seized in Houston for murder and interstate flight.
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FBI
James E. Kennedy
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Davis
Worcester
Paul Johnson
Logan
Boston
Houston
Tex
Allen Wade Haugsted
David Larsen
Haugsted
Willmar
Minn
City Firemen Report Three Small Blazes During Two Fires
Fire crews battled two fires at 1210 First Ave and 924 Wicoff St causing 100 dollars in content and building damage. A cigarette sparked the First Ave blaze while a cigarette butt started a waste basket fire at the Johnson apartment. A third incident at 2036 Winona Drive involved an smoking plug with no damage.
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First Ave
Ben Moren
Huber A. Johnson
Wicoff St
Winona Drive
Tragedy on Ohio Turnpike Claims Two Adults and Infant
A three-vehicle crash on the Ohio Turnpike left two adults dead and an infant son dead. Theresa Harrington 29 of Wheaton Maryland and her nine month old son Thomas died. Father 31 and son 5 hospitalized. Driver Andy Carafelli 29 Berkley Michigan injured. Thomas Campbell 60 Adrian Michigan arrested for unsafe operation and leaving the scene.
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Toledo, Ohio
Theresa Harrington
Jack Harrington
Wheaton
Thomas
St. Charles Hospital
Andy Carafelli
Berkley
Mich
Thomas J. Campbell
Adrian
Sandusky
Campbell
Caratelli
Harrington
Car Looted and Gifts Stolen from Mrs. Ewing’s Car
The Butler County sheriff reports a theft from Janet Ewing’s car at Kip's Go-Go Club on Rt. 4. A rock was used to break a window, yielding two coats valued at 150 dollars and four Christmas gifts.
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Janet Ewing
Hill Ave
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Peron May Make Surprise Return to Argentina
Reports from Cronica and Peronist sources claim exiled dictator Juan D. Peron will attempt to return to Argentina. Cronica quoted congressman Enrique Guerci saying Guerci returned from Madrid and that Peron will come back much earlier than many expect.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Enrique Guerci
Madrid
Peron
Cronica
Guerci
Fire kills 90-year-old man in rural Ohio blaze
A Thursday fire destroyed a five room frame house in rural Licking County killing Charles Loar, 90. Firefighters found him entombed in the structure. The cause was under investigation and the victim was identified by name.
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Newark
Ohio
Licking County
Charles Loar
Aurora Australis: Southern Hemisphere Aurora
The Aurora Australis is described as the southern hemisphere counterpart to the Aurora Borealis, a natural light display typically seen in high latitude regions. It highlights the global occurrence of polar light phenomena and their hemispheric symmetry.
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Plexe
Santa
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Snarl
Worcester, Mass
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Paul V. Davis
Police
City Firemen
A.R. Tilton
Shashup
Gough Lamb
Cherles St
Central Ave
Hank
Tur.co
S. Breiel Blvd
S&s Car Wash
Stevens Ave
Safen
Araes Hs
Butler County Automobile Club
N. Verity Parkway
Middletown Lumber CO
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