Four U S workers vanish outside Bien Hoa base in Vietnam
UPI reports four employees of Raymond Morrison Knudsen Co feared kidnapped by Communist guerrillas while working outside the Bien Hoa air base. Saigon reports grenade attack on a U S Army dump truck injuring five Americans and seven Vietnamese. Curfews and heavy fighting noted as Viet Cong activity intensifies.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Bien Hoa
Raymond, Morrison-Knudsen Co
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
South
Viet Nam
U. S
Tuyen Nhon
Plain of Reeds
North
Bac Can
Hanoi
Red Chita
Haiphong
Ilaane
ITT Plant Breaks Ground In Monroe With State Leaders
Louisiana Governor McKeithen and U S Senator Long led ceremonies at Monroe Selman Industrial Park as ITT began a 40 acre 80 000 square foot plant to manufacture industrial relays and a gas fired home control valve. The project aims to hire 100 workers initially rising to 200 within a year and includes a training program with the LSU Department of Education.
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Monroe
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Selman Field
John Lobb
ITT
W. L. Howard
Louisiana
John J. McKeithen
Internaional Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Kkeithen
Tas
Louiana
VeKeithen
Selman Picid
Juachita
Mississippi
Gulf
Sen. Long
McKeithen
Harold S. Geneen
ITT Presient
Ing. McKeithen
Long
Geneen
Loward
U. S
Otto E. Passman
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Griffin
Morgan and Lindsay
Technical Industrial Products
John C. Lobb
Griffin
Bayou DeSiard Country Club
Lobb
E. J. Cerrity Jr
Keith Perkins
David J. Garrett Jr
State
Gerrity
Country Club
Jamar Adcock
Louisiana State Department of Education
Peace Bid Report Stirs Hot Dispute
Washington stirred by a clash over the Johnson administration’s release of correspondence on a conditional peace offer from Hanoi. Officials debated authenticity, with Hanoi denying the bid while intermediaries pressed for accountability. Critics argued publication blocks negotiations and excludes the National Liberation Front from future Saigon government.
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Washington
Johnson
Hanoi
Giorgio la Pira
Florence
Mario Primicerio
Dean Rusk
State Department
Rusk
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
Goldberg
Benjamin Spock
Stuart Hughes
Cochairmen
Committee For A
National Liberation Front
South
Viet Nam
Saigon
Five Jefferson Parish escapees captured near Gulfport
Five of the six escapees from Jefferson Parish Prison in Gretna Louisiana were captured in a Gulfport Mississippi wooded area this morning. They escaped by knocking out a guard, stole three pistols and a 1965 white Chrysler. Captives identified as Gary Lambert, Franklin Kantin, Mosley, Robin Tamlin, and William Shirley.
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Gulfport, Miss
UPI
Jefferson Parish
Getna
Gary Lambert
Franklin Daniel Kantin
Fiam Mosley
Roand Robert Tamlin
Iiliam Shirley
Mount Everest Named After British Explorer George Everest
Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, was named for British explorer George Everest who led the first survey of the summit in 1841, per the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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I George Everest
Open House at West Monroe Police Lounge
West Monroe Police Department and City Judge John McCormick hosted a Christmas open house in the police lounge behind city hall from 10 am to 2 pm. All department friends were invited.
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West Monroe
John McCormick
Wilson says France and Italy back oil embargo on Rhodesia
London AP reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson says France and Italy cooperate fully in an evolving oil embargo against Rhodesia. Ten nations led by the United States back Britain’s ban as a measure for international pressure on Rhodesia. Johnson names deputy commander for five forces in Vietnam. Engler to lead U.S. Supply and Maintenance Command. no major buildup implied. Leslie DeVall resigns McNeese State football coach post. Jim Clark named replacement. White House welcomes Pope Paul VI’s peace appeal for Vietnam refreshing, Euro-opposition to a Christmas truce noted.
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St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Hanoi
United States
London
Harold Wilson
France
Italy
Rhodesia
Britain
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Toi
White House
William C. Westmoreland
I T
Jean E. Engler
U.S. Supply and Maintenance Command
Lake Charles
UPI
Leslie DeVall
McNeese
State College Today
Jim Clark
Paul VI
United Nations Approves Funds for Middle East Force
The United Nations Budgetary Committee approved a resolution to appropriate 23.9 million dollars to fund the Middle East Emergency Force through 1966, despite Soviet bloc opposition.
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United Nations
NS Y
U. N
Middle East
China Leader Opposes Viet Peace Parley
Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing declares no alternative to U S troop withdrawal for peace in Viet Nam. He condemns pauses in bombing as a smokescreen and vows China will stand with North Vietnam against U S imperialism. His remarks spoke at a Viet Cong fifth anniversary ceremony in Peking.
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Tokyo
Chou En-Lai
China
U.S
Viet Nam
Chou
Peking
United States
New China News Agency
People of
U S
Fair And Cold Forecast Here
Skies in the Twin Cities will be clear to partly cloudy today through Tuesday. Afternoons will be mild and nights will be rather cold. Highs 52 to 58 today and 56 to 62 Tuesday. No precipitation expected, sun 80 percent. Sunday high 51, morning low 32. Winds variable 5 to 15 mph. FAA at Selman Field reported 0.02 inch of rain Sunday.
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Twin Cities
FAA
Selman Field
Chuckle Advice to Fathers About Fishing Time
Advice notes that fathers should take their sons fishing to keep them nearby, implying a lighthearted solution to keeping children out of mischief. The quip suggests bonding through outdoor activity as a humorous remedy.
Gemini 7 Pilots Begin Three Days Of Medical Tests
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell start a three day medical program at Cape Kennedy after their 14 day Gemini 7 mission. Reports note confinement caused fatigue and dreaming. food aboard grew tedious toward the end. Supporting remarks praise the Titan 2 booster, Gemini craft, and easy rendezvous through windows. Schirra and Stafford later piloted planes from the Was to Bermuda.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Space
Moon
Borman
Lovell
Air Force JA
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Gemini
Schirra
Sirius
Sehirra
Stafford
Bermuda
Greece Jolted By Earthquakes
Two severe earthquakes struck northern Greece causing panic in several towns and villages. The Anens Seismological Institute reported a tremor lasting a few seconds at 15 am with an epicenter in the northern Aegean Sea and a second four second quake around midnight Sunday in the same area.
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Alhens
Greece
Anens Seismological Institute
Aegean Sea
Deadline Today For Goodfellows Help Drive
Deadline looms for Goodfellows requests as Monroe and West Monroe Junior Chambers and the Jaycees push to reach a 6500 dollar goal. Volunteers at Neville High and local Jaycees pack Christmas sacks with canned goods for the needy. A neighbor’s letter requests help for an elderly widow and a sick mother of a five year old, while welfare delays cloud their prospects. Contributions continue arriving at the News-Star-World office.
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Goodfellows
Goodfellow
Monroe
West Monroe
Neville High School
Jaycees
Welfare Department
The
the Goodfellows
News-Star — World
N. 4Th St
Sporadic Gunfire Continues After Dominican Battle
Sporadic shooting persisted in Santo Domingo after a violent exchange between Dominican army regulars and former rebel fighters in Santiago, 120 miles north. Heavy gunfire echoed through the city with a midnight explosion reported near the west. Inter-American peace force patrols moved through downtown as army units monitored northern districts.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Santiago
Here
inter-American Peace Force
Titan 3 To Orbit Four Space Satellites
A Titan 3 mission aims to place four satellites into a high equatorial orbit over 20 000 miles up. The triple barreled rocket carries payloads including American Radio Relay systems and a linked communications plan developed with MIT Lincoln Laboratory.
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Titan
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Bo Ds
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