Bombers Hit North Vietnam Front as Saigon Braces
American B52 bombers delivered their heaviest attacks in two months, striking at North Vietnamese forces north of Saigon amid signs Hanoi may push toward key areas. Reports say 3,000 to 5,000 North Vietnamese troops may be deployed near Cholon and a larger force moving from Laos toward Hue. Civilians and soldiers were wounded in shelling and a grenade blast in Saigon and surrounding Mekong Delta towns.
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Saigon
Mae
U.S
Cholon
Hoon
Cambo- Saigon
Washinton Orinher
Laos
Hue
South Vietnam
I Ac
Sa Dee
Mekong Delta
Ters
Vietnam War Winter Offensive Looms in Key Areas
U S analysts see indicators of North Vietnamese thrusts in two South Vietnamese regions with troops from Cambodia and Laos. Estimates suggest up to 70,000 enemy soldiers may be involved in a new winter offensive aimed at proving battlefield initiative as Paris peace talks stall. Defense officials cautioned early timing.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Aith
Paris
Vietnam
Clark M
I Clifford
Abrs
North Vietnam
Wallington
Mansfield
Tay Ninh
White House
Binh Long
Saigon
Congress
Senate
Nt. 22
Seri Jseit
Congress backs pay hikes for lawmakers and leaders
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says raises should be equal for Congress, cabinet, and judges, noting the current gap is large. A nine member commission proposes boosts to lawmakers to 50,000 and cabinet to 60,000, with chief justice to 67,500. Mansfield urges scrutiny against unbalancing the budget.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Supreme ‘Court
Mansfield
Commis
Congress Py Samnt
Msion
Frederick’r
J Kappel
American Telephone & Tele
Johnson
Commission
New Red Proposal Prepared In Paris
In Paris US and South Vietnamese diplomats meet amid a renewed effort to end the Vietnam peace talks stalemate. Cyrus Vance and Henry Kissinger officials report a four-delegation format and potential four-sided conference, with North Vietnam demanding four-party status and protest threats over alleged US bombings.
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Paris
Vietnam
Vance
Dlon
Onj
Henoi
Cong
Tak
U.S
Cyrus R.jen
Dipio- Vance
Posinew
Odessa American Preview: Farm Worker Hearings Continue
Page 15 A covers hearings on farm workers in the state, with emphasis on Permian Panthers heading for Austin and a semifinal AAAA showdown in Houston featuring Smiley. The item notes ongoing legal proceedings and upcoming sports events, indicating regional focus and timing on the pages cited.
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Odessa
Texas
Ligal
Permian
Permian Panthers
Austi
Ith
Houston
Smiley
Czechs May Stage Strike Amid Prague Tensions
Czechoslovak workers threaten a general strike the first since the Soviet invasion as All Prace reports a letter warning of all means including a general strike. Josef Smrkovsky faces ouster, sparking student protests and fear of party upheaval while Dubcek’s leadership faces reports of weakening.
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Genet
National Assembly
Josef Smrkovsky
Communist Party
Ship
Smrkovsky
Kiev
Central
Oldrich Cernik
Soviet Union
Border Town River Course Is Diverted
President Johnson and Diaz Ordaz oversee a dam blast that diverts the Rio Grande into a new 4.35 mile concrete channel through the Chamiza sector linking El Paso and Juarez. Johnson praises long US Mexico friendship and notes the border change was accomplished without violence.
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El-Paso
Tex
Johnson
United States
Mexico
Diaz Ordaz
Sante’ Fel
U.S
Rio Grande
Chamiza
el Paso
Juarez
America
Ito
Pan Am jet explodes near Caracas. 51 aboard feared dead
A Pan American T07 jet exploded over the Caribbean and plunged into the water 46 miles from Caracas. Forty two passengers and nine crew were aboard. A survivor search is ongoing with no reports of any survivors. The pilot was Capt Sidney Stilwaneh, 50. Aircraft debris and life rafts were recovered as the jet nears its nonstop New York to Caracas flight.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Pan American
New York
United States
Canada
Italy
Ireland
Switzerland
Sidney E. Stilwaneh
West Islip
la Gwaira Naval Base
Wiilae Marth
Cowacae
Cial
Kennedy Airport
Olga Antonetti de Dugarte
Most Cabinet Members To Take Pay Cuts
Washington AP reports most Nixon appointees will accept pay cuts entering Washington. Cabinet secretaries earn about 39,000 annually while Nixon’s circle includes high earners like Mitch ell and Rogers. Governors Rom ney and Volpe show larger salaries elsewhere, but Volpe’s pay concerns are secondary to the broader cabinet reshuffle.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
New York
John N. Mitchell
William P. Rogers
Michigan
George Romney
American ‘Motors Corp
Housing and Urban Development
Join’ A. Volpe
Massachusetts
Volpe
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lights On in 1995
The Rockefeller Center tree in New York was lit by Archbishop Terence J. Cooke with 800 illuminated bells and 6,000 seven-watt lamps on a 55 foot tree. Thousands gathered around the skating rink as the lights turned on and will stay lit until January.
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New York
Side Town
Manhattan
Terence J. Cooke
Halland
Rockefeller Center
Odessa Records Lowest Reading
A cold dry front from the Odessa Midland area pushed into West Texas. Thermometers dipped to the coldest fall reading, around 34 degrees by 8 a.m. with a forecast low near 20 for Saturday. Highs near 48 expected, as a high pressure system slides south from North Dakota.
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Odessa-Midland
West Texas
Texas
Pacific Front
East Texas
Permian Basin
U.S
Gulf
Satur‘y
Odessa
North Dakota
Mon
The Quipster Banker Ponders a Trusted Worker
A banker is asked if a former employee was a tried and treated worker. He answers yes, noting the man was trusted. He adds a wary line about catching him if ever encountered. The remark blends irony with mistrust about the worker’s future actions.
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