Thant appeals to U S to halt bombing of North Vietnam
UN Secretary General U Thant urges the United States to order an unconditional halt to bombing in North Vietnam to create momentum for peace talks. U S Ambassador Arthur Goldberg quickly offers a broader cease fire cut tied to North Vietnam’s assurances, with both sides eyeing an extended truce through the New Year.
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United Nations
U Thant
United States
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
Thant
Goldberg
State Department
Johnson
Johnson City
Tex
Hanoi
South
America
Da Nang Now A Legend Dear Price Was Paid
Special to the Journal from Da Nang Vietnam describes soldiers enduring rain and mud as they return from Bennington to the boondocks. The piece notes tension with snipers at Hill 55 Thu Bai and mentions Marine Cpl Greg Gibbons and Bobby Gibbons. The narrator reflects on Da Nang becoming a legend and the harsh realities of war.
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da Nang
Bob Hope
South Vietnam
Bennington
Boondocks
Bastogne
Okinawa
Anzio
Tippi Hedren
Diane MacBain
Johnny Grant
Hill 55
Thu Bai
Cpl
Greg Gibbons
Bobby Gibbons
Greg
Bob
Nickerson
De Gaulle calls for U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam
French President Charles de Gaulle condemns the United States for an unjust and detestable war in Vietnam. He blames Washington for armed intervention and urges U.S. forces to withdraw and return home. The speech marks a sharper anti-American stance than the Dec. 9 joint French Soviet declaration.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
United States
Vietnam
de Gaulle
North Vietnam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Washington
Indochina
America
Burglary Foiled At Booth Drug Store
Burglars pried a lock and tried to enter Booth Drug Store at 3534 Central Ave but were stopped by a large steel bar on the inside. Douglas Smith, 24, of 1415 Pershing Ave, was arrested nearby yesterday afternoon for violating the anti noise ordinance and possessing fireworks.
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Booth Drug Store
Central Ave
Douglas Smith
Pershing Ave
Fairmont
Woman Free On Bond In Shocking Domestic Shooting
Mrs. Joanne Thurmond 33 of 417 McGuire Ave is free on $10,000 bond after arrest on a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Omer Jebanen. She faces municipal court on Tuesday. Police say Thurmond admitted to seeking a gun from the victim as he allegedly fired at her as a 14 year old fled during a domestic dispute.
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Joanne Thurmond
McGuire Ave
Omer Jebanen
Thurmond
Mr. Johnson
McGuire
Boeing and GE chosen for US SST airframe and engine
The government selects Boeing to build the SST airframe and General Electric to craft the engine after a 39 month competition. No decision on a prototype timeline. contracts extended as designs are refined while FAA studies economic aspects. Target: prototype in air by late 1969 or early 1970 with two prototypes planned.
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Washington
Boeing
America
General Electric
Federal Aviation Agency
Boeing Co
General Electric Co
FAA
U.S
Posthumous Bronze Star for Middletown Soldier
A soldier born and raised in Middletown receives the Bronze Star posthumously for actions May 13 1966 to June 8 1966 in Vietnam. Carl Hill of Franklin and Carlisle accepts the citation for his son Robert A Hill who died from injuries in action near Saigon. Maj Wil Linville presents the medal at Wilmington.
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Middletown
Republic Ofietnam
Carl Hill
New
Highlands
Jist Airborne Division
Saigon
Tiple
Ptivae Tl
USC Braserest Sen Eprres
Ethel Ferrell
Verity Parkway
Alena
Wil Linville
Belemonte St
Camden Son Mow
Army Air de
Barbara Shawnee
Fense Command
Wilmington
Army Pfe
Robert
Snooky) Hill
Weith
Phase Program For Student Aid At Miami University Middletown
The four phase plan for the 1966 67 academic year offers scholarships loans grants and part time work to aid students at the Middletown Campus. Financial aid data and pamphlets are available from the Office of Admission and Records. National Defense Student Loans and Federal Educational Opportunities Grants support qualified students with need and academic promise. Employment options are available on campus to supplement aid.
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Middletown
Miami University
James C. Walters
Office of Admission and Records
Miami University - Middletown
Colters
National Defense
Author Manchester Recovered After Pneumonia Hospitalization
William Manchester, author of The Death of a President, returned home in good spirits six days after hospitalization for pneumonitis in the lower left lung. Doctor F Erwin Tracy reported complete recovery and noted supportive letters from Mrs Kennedy and others. Negotiations with Harper & Row and a privacy suit hearing against Manchester were set to resume after the New Year.
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Middletown
Conn
William Manchester
Manchester
F. Erwin Tracy
John F. Kennedy
Harper & Row
Man Listed In Poor Condition After Warren County Crash
Lewis Rager, age unavailable, was in poor condition at Christ Hospital Cincinnati after a crash on 3C Highway in Southern Warren County. His car left the road at 10:40 a.m. and struck fence nests and two utility poles before stopping in a corn field. Deputies continued investigation.
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Lebanon
Columbus
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Warren County
Lewis Rager
Roger
Zoar
Soviet Union Lies Mostly North of Minnesota
A concise geographic note compares the Soviet Union’s northern extent with Minnesota, highlighting that most of the USSR lies farther north than the U.S. state. It underscores latitude-based comparisons without political context.
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Soviet Union
Minnesota
Death Toll Rises Slowly Over New Year Weekend
The Associated Press reports the nation’s traffic death toll during the long New Year weekend rose gradually to 103 by Saturday. Driver fatalities and pedestrian losses were noted as the count climbed.
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Associated Press
Obituary of Clara Morgan 89 Middletown resident
Clara Morgan 89 of 51 Lincoln St. Middletown died at Middletown Hospital after a four week illness. A Ripley native, she lived in Middletown 64 years and was deeply active in Bethel AME Church, serving as Missionary Society member, longtime Stewardess Board president, trustee, and Sunday school teacher. Survived by son Dr Gerald Morgan and several daughters, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Bethel AME Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Monday at Jordan Memorial Chapel and at the church Tuesday before the service.
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Clara Morgan
Lincoln St
Middletown Hospital
Ripley
Middletown
Bethel Ame Church
Missionary Society
Lebanon
Elsie Morgan
Gaard Davis
Woodside Cemetery
Jordan Memorial Chapel
Mrs Pearl Mobley 79 dies in Dayton hospital
Mrs Pearl C Mobley 79 of 6024 Franklin Madison Road died yesterday at 2 22 p m at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a three week stay She was born Feb 5 1887 in Darke County later lived in Middletown area surviving sons Robert Frank Manuel daughters Helen Warmouth Sarah Wells Gertrude Turner Alice Fox one sister Ella Sears 22 grandchildren 2 great grandchildren Services will be 2 pm Wednesday at Wilson Memorial Home with burial at Mt Pleasant Cemetery Friends may call 2 4 and 7 9 pm Tuesday at the Memorial home
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Pearl C. Mobley
Franklin-Madison Road
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Mobley
Darke County
Middletown
Robert
Helen Warmouth
Carlisle
Sarah Wells
Lebanon
Gertrude Turner
Trenton
Alice Fox
Ella Sears
Wilson Memorial Home
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Memorial Home
Franklin Woman Ellen Foley Dies at 89
Miss Ellen F Foley 89 of 22 E Fifth St Franklin died Saturday at Garden Manor Rest Home where she had been a patient 12 years She is survived by her brother John Foley Sr Services set for Tuesday at 9 am at St Marys Church with Rev Bruening officiating
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Franklin
Ellen F Foley
Fifth St
Garden Manor Rest Home
John Foley Sr
St. Mary's Church
Rev. Bruening
Soviet Seamen Missing After Refrigerator Ship Sinks
About 50 Russian seamen aboard a two foot refrigerator ship disappeared last Saturday when the Soviet vessel sank in the Bering Sea about 35 miles north of Unimak Island in the Aleutians. Fifty survivors were rescued by other Soviet ships, the 17th Coast Guard District reported. The vessel was known only as refrigerator 10 and linked to a fishing fleet off the Alaska coast.
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Juneau
Alaska
Bering Sea
Unimak Island
Aleutians
Coast Guard
17Th Coast Guard
Ohioans Die 301 In Vietnam At End Of 1966
Defense Department records show at least 301 Ohio service members killed in action in Vietnam by end of 1966 with 94 more deaths from nonhostile causes. Burial set at Calvary Cemetery Middletown with visitation at Anglesby Funeral Home.
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Vietnam
Associated Press
U.S
Ohio
Defense Department
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St. Nick
GE Gei
Pfc
Robert Hill
Mountain
Great Lakes
National Safety Council
NSC
Mrs. Pearl Mobley
Miss Ellen Foley
Calvary Cemetery
Anglesby Funeral Home
Tpr
Frank You
Emelia Ross
Woodlawn Ave
Dr. B.R. Lakin
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham RD
Sauerkraut
Teem
SUN
Sam
Germantown
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