Laird Seeks Tighter Rein over Military Intelligence
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird orders a major reorganization of U S military intelligence to tighten civilian control. DIA command will move from the Joint Chiefs to Laird, aiming to ensure constitutional rights and national security are balanced amid past civilian spying abuses. A public report is promised early next year.
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Melvin R. Laird
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Navy
Air Force
Seeewen Samtween
DY Senam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Senate
Subcommittee On
Ilinois
Adlai Stevenson III
Joint Chiefs
Henkin
Lena Boy Overwhelmed by Response to Appeal for Cards
The 14 year old Stephen Midthun, son of Mrs Lyle Schulz of rural Lena, is recovering in St. Clare Hospital after a Sept 11 car crash. He has received overwhelming mail from Monroe area and other cities, with more than 150 cards at home and cash gifts. Stephen, paralyzed from the chest down, has been cheerful, sits in a chair, and enjoys a tape recorder gifted by his church group.
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Lyle Schulz
Lena
St. Clare Hospital
Stephen
Monroe
Madison
Beloit
Rockford
Christmas ceasefire holds as US Viet Cong halt major ops
U S and South Vietnamese forces suspend offensive combat for 24 hours starting 6 p m Saigon time while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese cease fire extends 72 hours in the south allied commands report only two enemy attacks early in the truce U S casualties drop to a five year low as Thieu notes reduced American force levels and missing or captured servicemen amid ongoing raids on North Vietnamese supply routes through Laos and Cambodia
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Van
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Cambodia
Laos
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Poland
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Former Warren Mayor Killed in Train Crash
A. H. Burrows, 71, former mayor of Warren Illinois, died Thursday morning when his car collided with a fast freight train at the Johnson Street crossing near his home. Survived by wife, a son, a daughter, and two sisters. Jo Daviess Sheriff’s Department is investigating. Bartell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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S.C
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Warren, Il
Jo Daviess Sheriff's Department
Ice Snowball Blamed for Boy's Death in Detroit
DETROIT AP A week after a boy was struck by an icy snowball during a neighborhood decoration dispute 12 year old Victor Turner died at Children's Hospital He never regained consciousness An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death Police said the snowball hit during a dispute between families leading to the fatal injury The Turners were Christmas shopping when they learned of Victor's deteriorating condition The boy had been taken home by his parents and later admitted to hospital where he remained in a coma The family noted the shooter was a playmate and the two families had no lasting anger
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Victor Turner
Children’s Hospital
Talmadge Turner
Victor
Turner
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Winton M. Blount
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Blount
Paris
Kennedy Mulls Moving POWs to Sweden in Neutral Country Plan
An aide says Senator Kennedy discussed moving injured American prisoners of war to Sweden in a neutral country as part of a broader appeal to Hanoi. The plan, reportedly not formalized with Sweden, aims to keep prisoners there pending end of the war, with potential U.S. visitor access. Brandt’s bid to ease West Germany toward the East raises U.S. concerns amid NATO unity tests over Berlin.
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Edward M Kennedy
Sweden
North Vietnam
Kennedy
Tan Duc Thang
Massachusetts Democrat
Vietnam
Western allies seek Berlin travel guarantee amid Cold War tensions
AP News in Brief reports Western powers press for Soviet assurances of free travel between West Berlin and West Germany and for Berliners to pass the Berlin Wall, while postwar occupation powers discuss Berlin’s future. Also notes air piracy draft signed by 50 nations with 27 abstentions, POW mail rise, volunteer army funding, and Tricia Nixon engagement.
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Libya
Christians Around World Brace for Christmas Holiday
Global Christmas mood contrasts with war and economic woes as Bethlehem hosts some 10,000 pilgrims amid cease-fire tensions. Nixon greets press corps at White House as Thieu sends Christmas wishes to U.S. servicemen in Vietnam. Berlin Gate still closed. Paris lights brighten streets. Inflation bites in Europe with higher prices and cheaper turkeys.
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Bethlehem
Christ
Judean Hills
West Bank
Jordan
New York
Christmas in Holy Land Bethlehem
In Bethlehem thousands of Christian pilgrims prepare to celebrate Christmas as Israeli security tightens around the city. Checkpoints restrict access while Manger Square buzzes with final arrangements for a midnight Mass. Mass will be shown on CCTV and broadcast by state radio. Protestant services are planned at Shepherds Field nearby and at Nazareth's Church of the Annunciation.
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Holy Land
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Shepherds Field
Church of the Annunciation
Middle East
Nazareth
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