Johnson Back At White House
President Johnson returns to the White House for intensive talks with foreign leaders, finalizing the new budget, and Viet Nam discussions after 24 days at LBJ Ranch. Moyers says staff work will fill his day as Ayub Khan and Harold Wilson head to Washington for meetings. Snowy, chilly outlook with rain or snow likely Tuesday.
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Winter Storm Packs Across Nation Halts Travel
A wide area of the continent endures snow rain and fog with traffic snarls and accidents. A Greyhound bus crash near Pensacola left four dead and 19 injured as storms raged. An Air Canada turboprop slid off a runway at O’Hare and 71 aboard were moved to another plane. A pilot died in a fog crash near White Plains. Snow coated eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota with more in Nevada and Utah. Ely reports six inches in 12 hours.
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Eight Peace Corps Trainees Missing in New Mexico Mountains
An extensive search continued for eight Peace Corps trainees who vanished during a four day hike in the rugged Manzano Mountains, central New Mexico. About 40 people joined the effort after the group failed to reach Manzano on Sunday following a trek that began in Belen on Thursday. A separate group reached Manzano on schedule and another crossed back to Belen without incident. The hike is part of a University of New Mexico Peace Corps training period, with the trainees in their ninth week of training.
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Norfolk Welcomes Carrier Independence Home from Viet Nam
The aircraft carrier Independence returned to Norfolk Naval Base after seven months in Vietnam waters. Thousands of families crowded the pier in rain and fog for a holiday reunion while 18 crew members and 16 aircraft were lost in an earlier fire on the flight deck. Vice Admiral Waldemar F. A. Wendt praised the ship with a unit commendation for meritorious service during five months of combat in the South China Sea.
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Court declines to hear bid to allow school prayers
The Supreme Court refused to review a ban on voluntary nursery type prayers by public school students. Parents of 21 New York City children urged ruling that simple non denominational prayers were constitutional under the First Amendment.
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Viet Cong Battle Yields Heavy Casualties Near Da Nang
A U S task force describes a five day clash south of Da Nang with about 4000 Viet Cong killed. Marine units report 298 enemy killed, 76 captured, and 267 detainees in the stakeout around a valley near Que Son. A major defection of 22 Viet Cong with 11 weapons is hailed as intelligence success. The fight skims toward Chu Lai as Air Force strikes hit suspected regiments and bridges in the area.
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Indiana warns of Hong Kong teething rings danger
INDIANAPOLIS AP The Indiana State Board of Health urged health departments to seek water filled teething rings from Hong Kong as more dangerous than Ice Balls from the same source Contamination found in the ice balls per a board official. BRUNSWICK Germany East German soldiers swam the Elbe border seeking asylum in West Germany West German authorities announced. PARIS AP Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged French Premier Pompidou as Atlantic ministers met on integrated nuclear force and France's role in the alliance. WASHINGTON AP Supreme Court rejected Dr Andrew Ivy appeal delaying Chicago trial on Krebiozen charges. MOSCOW The Soviet Union halted trade with China calling Peiking's actions sabotaging communism in Viet Nam.
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Gemini 7 Astronauts Near Wednesday Rendezvous in Space
Gemini 7 crew Frank Borman and James Lovell report sustained alertness on day nine of the mission as they anticipate a Wednesday rendezvous with Gemini 6. Flight surgeon Dr D Owen Coons notes sharp wakefulness and quick response to ground commands.
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Western World Common Market Urged by Bureau
CHICAGO AP The American Farm Bureau Federation opened with a push for a western hemisphere common market starting with the United States and Canada to eliminate trade barriers. The plan mirrors the European model and aims to boost trade, development, and competitive capitalism. Farm Bureau President Charles B. Shuman urged unity among farmers to end government farm controls and warned that feeding the hungry abroad requires shifting away from government managed farm economies.
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Iowa Stores Report Brisk Yuletide Shopping By AP
Iowa merchants report Christmas buying may reach record highs with shoppers spending more for luxury items. Weather helps, and color television sets are selling fast while demand grows for higher quality gifts. A Thanksgiving Eve explosion in Keokuk that killed 18 dampened some gaiety as toy weapons rise in popularity.
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