U S Air Cavalry Presses Binh Dinh Red Battalion
American helicopter gunships pursue a battered North Vietnamese battalion in Binh Dinh Province. about 600 regulars suffer heavy losses with 159 dead reported and fighting continuing into Friday night. Air Strikes and flares light the operations as U S and South Vietnamese forces block inland movement.
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Mekong
Bo Duc
Solons Approve Midland Division for U S District Court
The Senate unanimously approves a bill to create a Midland Division of the U S District Court with possible sessions in Midland and Odessa. The measure, sent back to the House, would let the court sit in both cities if facilities are provided at no cost to the government.
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San Angelo
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Lubbock
Viet Cong sought UN postings in New York officials reveal
Ambassador Arthur Goldberg said Viet Cong officials asked to station two to three National Liberation Front representatives in New York for one to two years and to work mainly at the United Nations while giving media interviews. He noted the U.S. would grant visas only if invited by the Security Council or General Assembly, or for official UN business, and no invitations had been issued.
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U.N
New York
United Nations
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
United States
Security Council
General Assembly
U Thant
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
NLF
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U.N. Secretariat
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Council
Assembly
Thant
Brief Fight Erupts At Anti-Draft Rally In New York
In Lower Manhattan a clash broke out near City Hall as approximately 500 antiwar protesters confronted counter demonstrators over a Viet Cong flag. At least three people were hurt before police separated the groups and the march continued. Baby doctor Benjamin Spock attended at the rear amid ongoing police preparedness around Battery Park.
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Benjamin Spock
Battery Park
Stop the
Giant Claus Kills Giant With Magic Arrow
In the Odessa American a playful holiday note marks a fictional clash as Giant Claus meets a foe in a magic arrow. The item appears as a comic or column feature on page 9 A within a series.
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Giant
Tweedleknees
Fulbright Attacks Vietnam Policy in Senate Speech
Senator Fulbright charged the Vietnam war as immoral and unnecessary in a bristling Senate speech, clashing with Sen. Dodd who defended the administration's stance. He warned even a victory would leave much to regret and signaled a second address on the military industrial complex, poverty, and policy.
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UPI
J. William Fulbright
Vietnam
Arkansas Democrat
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Fulbright
Dodd
Saigon
Stauch
Fullbright
Connecticut
U.S
University of Southern California
Left handed golfer snub sparks caddie refusal joke
A Quipster One youth asked why he would not caddy for a golfer. He quipped that the player is left handed and keeps his change in his right-hand pocket.
Social Security Boost In Sight
Senate House conferees reached final agreement on a historic Social Security bill expected to pass Congress and go to President Johnson. Key provisions raise basic benefits at least 13 percent, with a 25 percent rise for the lowest earners, increase the taxable base, curb Medicaid grants, and impose stricter work requirements for Aid to Families with Dependent Children.
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Senate House
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Chilly Odessa Weekend With Front From Pacific
A Pacific cold front brings cloudy skies and mid 30s temperatures to Odessa by Saturday night. Frigid south winds may reach 30 mph with 20 percent rain chances Friday night and 10 percent Saturday. Fog limited visibility to a quarter mile early today, easing by midmorning, as air travel faced minor delays.
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Panhandle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Terminal
Odessa- Midland
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