President Johnson En Route Home From Australia to Bangkok
President Johnson flew to Thailand after visiting Australia and Darwin for refueling. He spent Friday night at Khorat Air Base 150 miles northeast of Bangkok, with about 35,000 U.S. troops in Thailand. He urged air power to pressure North Vietnam and hinted at a return to Washington, possibly via Rome to meet Pope Paul VI.
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Melbourne
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White House
Air Force
Washington
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Rome
Pope Paul VI
Pope Pleads U S To Halt Vietnam Bombing Mediation Offer
Vatican City AP Pope Paul VI urged the United States to suspend bombing in Vietnam and offered to mediate. He called for an end to violence and negotiations as the path to peace, stating he seeks neutral collaboration to help establish true peace.
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Vietnam
College of Cardinals
Vatican
Greek Editor Escapes Athens Under House Arrest
Helen Viachos, conservative publisher of Kathimerini and Messimerini, escaped Athens house arrest and reached London. She said King Constantine’s attempt to topple the dictatorship was amateurish and promised to seek political asylum, calling the junta’s censorship internationally stupid and the leaders mediocre and ignorant.
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Constantine
Greece
Helen Viachos
Viachos
Athens
Royal Palace
Britain
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Clear and Cold Northeast Louisiana Forecast Today
The forecast calls for clear skies and cooler temperatures in Northeast Louisiana with highs in the 40s and overnight lows from 24 to 30 degrees. Monroe saw a chilly 38 and recent highs near unseasonal levels, while Selman Field recorded 77. A passing cold front left 0.57 inches of rain. winds will be northerly 10 to 20 mph diminishing tonight. Fair and cold weather is expected Saturday.
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Louisiana
Monroe
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Selman Field
Teenagers Value Dollars Amid Gas Price Reality
A lighthearted note observes that most teens understand money worth, noting a dollar buys about three gallons of gas. The remark playfully contrasts youth optimism with practical costs of fuel.
Men Rescued After Cave In Hits Tunnel
Seventeen men trapped for 19 hours in a Tehachapi mountains tunnel were freed after workers forged a path through 80 feet of dirt rock and steel. Rescuers found a partial exit as the air stayed safe and temperatures remained warm.
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Tehachapi Mountains
California
H.G. Harrison
State Department of Water Resources
Monroe Girl Scouts Host Gift Day at Headquarters
Carol Raphael president of the local Girl Scout Council toured Girl Scout Headquarters in Monroe with Christmas gifts for staff. Officer Paul Lyon of the Monroe police identification bureau celebrated his 25th birthday and the department hosted an open house this afternoon, joking about a private party.
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Girl Scout Council
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Monroe
Girl Scout Headquarters
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Monroe Police Department
Lyon
Arrest Action On Bradley Stated Tuesday
Los Angeles authorities may delay action on an arrest warrant charging Edgar Eugene Bradley with planning President Kennedy`s assassination. The warrant, issued in New Orleans at the request of District Attorney Jim Garrison, could arrive any time and would lead Sheriff Peter Pitchess to consult with the LA DA before arrest. Bradley, 49, denies knowledge of the plot and says he would surrender.
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Edgar Eugene Bradley
John F. Kennedy
New Orleans
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Jim Garrison
Bradley
West Coast
Peter J. Pitchess
Garrison
Clyde Ballou
Dallas
Kennedy
el Paso
Tex
Carl McIintire
Collingswood, N. J
American Council of Churches
Goodfellows Campaign Donations Reach 8856.31 Total
The Twin Cities Goodfellows Christmas Campaign posts 8856.31 in donations after Thursday totals. Campaign director Jack Hesketh notes ongoing gifts are welcomed to aid needy families, including a request from a family needing help after medical expenses. Donations may be mailed or delivered in person to News-Star-World Publishing Corp. in Monroe.
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Goodfellows
Jack Hesketh
Hesketh
Crippled Children’s Clinic
News-Star—World Publishing Corp
N. 4Th St
Monroe
Community Goodfellows Fund Totals 8856.31
Donors include Mrs Fay O Henniable and the Gene Hodges in memory gifts, Lambda Tau Alpha Omicron Pi, and The News Star World Publishing Corp. contributions. Total to date reaches 8856.31 as Christmas charity support noted by Clarks LA and northeastern Louisiana State groups.
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Rosalia Scalia
Harry J. Silverstein
Blanche
Edgar Florsheim
Wossman High School
J. Carl Parkerson
Paw LeMonica
Monica
Frank
Michelle Scalia
Goodfellows
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Ada Mae
Thankful Clarks
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Dorothy Hodges Jones
Cliff Simpson
RWB
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J. C. Steel, Sr
Ben Lieber
Lee Ben Lieber
Lambda Tau Chapter
Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority
Northeast
Louisiana State
A. A. Monk
Tommy Jefferson
Johnny Greens
Robert, Rhymes
McVea Oliver
Mary Louise Sparks
Tulane Dean of Medicine Dr Oscar Creech Jr Dies in New Orleans
Dr Oscar Creech Jr 51 longtime Tulane University medical dean dies after a lengthy illness in New Orleans He co invented regional perfusion cancer treatment using a heart lung machine and tourniquets He served as president of the International Cardiovascular Society Survived by wife Dorothy Brown and four children Memorial services set at Tulane Medical School with burial in North Carolina
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Tulane University Schools of Medicine
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Tulane
International Cardiovascular Society
Nashville
N.C
Eens
Wake Forest College
Department of Surgery
Modern Medicine
American Surgical Association
Dorothy Brown
Fourhhildren
Oscar Ili
Archie
Diana
Martha
Tulane Medical School
North Carolina
Deaf Couple Wins Adoption of Hearing Toddler at Christmas
Wayne and Madeline Christensen, a deaf couple in Torrance, Calif, celebrate adopting Scott, a 2 year old boy with normal hearing, after a year long court fight. The case drawn support from deaf educators and overturned earlier rulings on bias as Scott joins their home for Christmas.
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Torrance
Calif
Janet
Scott
Christensens
Wayne
Madeline Christensen
Christensen
County Department of Adoptions
Christiensens
Ivan E. Lawrence
Janett
Los Angeles
Santa
Train and cargo ship hit in sneak attacks near Saigon
Communist terror bursts killed 154 civilians across South Viet Nam and damaged a U.S. freighter and a train near Saigon. U.S. troops entered War Zone D and occupied parts of it, while air strikes targeted DMZ artillery and supply sites as five GIs were wounded in a grenade attack.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
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North
S.S. Seatrain
Texas
Influenza Like Illnesses Spread Across Regions
The National Communicable Disease Center reports influenza like illnesses in the South East and Midwest. In Mobile County Alabama about 6700 persons sought medical advice in the week of December 3. Michigan reported spread with virus isolation in Detroit and Ann Arbor. Schools in several states saw attendance drop.
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Midwest
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Alabama
Mobile County
Ala
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