Johnson pledges continued push for peace in Vietnam
President Johnson says he promised Pope Paul VI to pursue a negotiated end to the Vietnam War and to ask intercession for humane treatment of American prisoners. He met the Pope at the Vatican during a 27,000 mile around the world trip and outlined plans to open peace talks with North Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Paul
Vatican
Mas
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Thailand
Rome
White House
Luci
Patrick Nugent
St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church
Lyn
Yuki
Nelson cites price gouging in public drug purchases
Sen Gaylord Nelson cites scandalous discrepancies in public drug pricing from Hoffmann La Roche. He notes Philadelphia paid 8.50 for 500 tablets while Des Moines charged 45 for the same quantity, urging congressional and local probes into overcharges across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Congress
Des Moines
Iowa
Philadelphia
United States
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
U.S
Hart
Hoffmann - la Roche, Inc
Nutley
N.J
Hoffmann-La Roche
US Carrier Kearsarge to Return to Vietnam After Fire
The US aircraft carrier Kearsarge will rejoin the Vietnam war after New Year despite a fire in a storeroom at Sasebo Japan. Three crewmen were killed and two others injured. damage included flight equipment and near jet fuel stocks, but commanders say operat ional capability remains intact. The Pentagon identified two victims as Airman Kenneth Edwards and Airman Robert Yoder. the third was unnamed pending next of kin notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sasebo
Japan
Kearsarge
Vietnam
Navy
Tokyo
P. Frank Hunter
Los Alamitos
Calif
Pentagon
1.C
Kenneth Allen Edwards
Texarkana
Tex
Robert Wayne Yoder
Elkhart
Ind
Wallet mailed back after six years stuns Utah man
Provo insurance man M. Reed Lyman received a wallet he lost six years earlier near a local bank in 1961. The parcel contained $108 in checks and $90 in cash with the same total, though bill denominations differed. No return address accompanied the mystery mail.
Berlin demonstrators near Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
About 20 demonstrators gathered outside the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church in Berlin shouting anti American slogans before Christmas Eve services. One student attempted to ascend the pulpit and was repelled by worshippers as an elderly man struck him with a cane, injuring him slightly. Early morning posters appeared on church doors showing an American soldier menacing a Vietnamese guerrilla with a knife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial
U.S. Defends Freedom as Vietnam Protests Rise
The report notes anti American slogans including Americans Out of Viet Nam smeared on a shack used by German watchmen for the U S Army. The incidents reflect growing anti war sentiment and security concerns in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Vietnam
Viet Nam
Santa distributes gifts while receiving parking ticket in Wisconsin
A local Santa in West Bend Wisconsin handed out gifts to children at Daycare Inc. and simultaneously received a parking ticket from police. The scene mixed holiday cheer with enforcement as the officer issued the ticket during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Bend Wis
UPI
Santa Claus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Holt
Holt
Melbourne
Australia
Pacific
Benjamin Harrison
Lynda
Charles S. Robb
LBJ
Texas
Solon
Orion
Penneys
Mid-City Plaza
Santa
Coats
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!