Arctic Cold Extends Across Northwest to Mississippi Valley
Arctic air from the Pacific Northwest to the Mississippi Valley produced record lows and heavy snow. Spokane hit 25 below, Seattle rose to 10 above, and two ranch hands died in Washington from the cold. Portland faced blizzard conditions closing I-80 and delaying deliveries as 4 to 6 inches of snow fell.
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Pacific Northwest
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Washington
Spokane
Seattle
Okanogan
Portland
Ore
Columbia Gorge
Wyoming
Colorado
Denver
Arkansas
Texas
Midwest
FBI Chief Warns of New Left Aims
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover says the core of the New Left led by SDS seeks to destroy the U S government by terror tactics and draft board bombings He cites increased violence and fresh activity by Progressive Labor Party and Communist groups while noting over 11 000 deserter fugitives were arrested in 1968 and nearly 800 were convicted for draft act violations
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Washington
UPI
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Ie New Left Movement
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
New Left
United States
Students For A Democratic
Hoover
America
Progressive Labor Party
Vietnamese Jungle Rescue Frees Captured U.S. Officer
In the Mekong Delta, South Vietnamese forces freed U.S. Army officer James Nicholas Rowe, a former Special Forces lieutenant captured in 1963, after a patrol from the 21st Division found him in the U Minh forest. He is listed in satisfactory condition though emaciated and tired.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
U.S
James Nicholas Rowe
McAllen
Tex
21St Division
U Hinh
U Minh Forest
Mekong
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
da Nang
South Vietnam
Israeli Fire On Jordanian Military Car Sparks Night of Attacks
Israeli forces conducted a helicopter and jet strike into Jordan wounding five Jordanian Security Forces and leaving a patrol car burning near Aqaba. In Hebron an Israeli army patrol killed two civilians and wounded three others.
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Jordan
Sea of Galilee
Gulf of Aqaba
Hebron
Macphela Cave
U.N. Moves to Condemn Israel for Beirut Airport Raid
The Security Council seeks a formal condemnation of Israel for a premeditated attack on Beirut International Airport and notes Lebanon’s right to appropriate redress for damage. Ambassador Maokkenen of Ethiopia was to present the resolution, described as the council’s toughest against Israel.
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U.N. Security Council
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Council
Endalkachew Makonnen
Ethiopia
Celebrators Plan New Year Parties Worldwide in 1969
Celebrations spread from Amanina to Europe as hotels and cabarets fill in Miami London and Paris. Reactions vary from free Central Park events in New York to Waldorf Astoria gala priced at 55.50 per person and a rainy Times Square forecast.
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Branchainit
Europe
Miami
New York City
Times Square
Miami Beach
New York
Central Park
Waldorf-Astoria
Guy Lombardo
Atlantic
London
Paris
French Institute of Public Opinion
Rome
Twin Cities Chit Chat Celebrates Visitors and Birthdays
Mr and Mrs W K Sharp of Monroe hosted Sunday visitors Pvt Jesse Don Willis of Pine Bluff Ark Mrs Sylvia Gillespie and sons Buddy and Cookie and Donna Walters of Dumas Ark The Sharps enjoyed driving around the city and taking pictures Also Dewey Humphries of Monroe will celebrate his birthday on New Year’s Day with friends and family offering best wishes The number of birthdays remains undisclosed
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W. K. Sharp
S. 2Nd St
Monroe
Sharps
Jesse Don Willis
Pine Bluff
Ark
Sylvia Gillespie
Buddy and
Cookie
Donna Walters
Dumas, Ark
Sharp
Dewey Humphries
Railroad Ave
Letters Win Hearts Of Girl Mailmen Celebrate Vietnam Return
Casanova, a River Edge Army sergeant, wrote daily letters for 13 months to Marianne Astegher from Vietnam. Envelopes carried drawings and DTG countdowns as 100 Hackensack post office clerks ensured delivery. The couple, married Jan 11, invited the clerks to their wedding and praised the soldiers' thoughtful gesture.
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Saddle Brook
N.J
Casanova
Marianne Astegher
Hackensack
Vietnam
Army
Gordon Casanova
River Edge
Marianne
Thieu Says South Vietnam Troops To Hike War Role
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced in a New Year Eve TV speech that South Vietnam will take over part of the war effort from the United States and allied forces in 1969. He stressed growth and efficiency of the Republic of Vietnam armed forces though he did not set a withdrawal date.
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Thieu
South Vietnam
Saigon
U.S
Clearing Skies Move In Area
Northeast Louisiana sees clearing skies after Monday showers with 16 inches of rain on the Twin Cities. Temperatures fall with high in the 40s and lows near 20s to 30s. FAA Monroe reports 53/38 while northerly winds ease tonight. Delta Agricultural Advisory notes drying conditions improving from poor to good by Wednesday.
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Louisiana
Twin Cities
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Louisiana Delta
Kennedy Winds Likely Stand in Senate Whip Race
Edward M. Kennedy faces hobbled odds to win the No 2 Senate Democratic post, a move seen as a step toward a possible 1972 White House run. He wins support from Vice President Humphrey and Senator Muskie, with Sen. Hart also backing him. Long asserts solid backing from Southern colleagues and aims to maintain the leadership, while Kennedy positions himself as a liberal standard bearer for Democrats.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
White House
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Louisiana
Russell B. Long
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lyndon B. Johnson
Humphrey
Sen
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
Muskie
Long
Baton Rouge
Johnson
Texas
Party of Progress
United States
Chuckle Card: Man Reveals Wife's Frostbitten Hand
A man tells the doctor his wife's hand is frostbitten, explaining she injured it while preparing dinner. The quip hinges on a pun about the kitchen mishap and cold humor.
Robbery cash unaccounted as found items surface in Quincy
In Quincy Massachusetts police recovered virtually everything stolen in Saturday night’s armored car robbery in Boston. Officials say about 300000 dollars in checks were taken though most were non negotiable. The finds include several money boxes money bags two suitcases and two trunks found by MDC Water Division workers near a Water District plantsouth of Boston.
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Quincy
Mass
Boston
Metropolitan District Commission
MDC
Nation To Honor Apollo Astronauts
President Johnson will award the NASA Distinguished Service Medal to Apollo 8 crew Col. Frank Borman Capt. James Lovell Jr. and Lt. Col. William Anders at the White House January 9. They will hold a news conference at the State Department later the same day.
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Tex
UPI
Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White House
Texas White House
NASA
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
State Department
Washington
George Christian
Treasury
David Kennedy
Lbj Ranch
Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Treasury Department
Congress
Nixon
Christian
Capitol Hill
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Minn
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Upper Galilee
Famland
Kfar-Yuval
Tel Aviv
Bilt
Timna
Rava
U.N
Camden
Larry Barnes
Wheeling
W. V
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THE
Associated Press
Happy
News-Star—World
Lakeshore
Dial
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