Senate OKs Social Security bill with boosts and welfare limits
The Senate approved a Social Security package by a 62 to 14 vote sending it to President Johnson. The plan adds 3.6 billion dollars in benefits and raises payroll taxes by 1.5 billion in its first full year while tightening Medicaid and welfare provisions. The measure faces continued debate before final adjournment of the 1967 session.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Louisiana
Long
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Fred R. Harris
Oklahoma
Joseph D. Tydings
Maryland
Kennedy
Lee Social
Laos Regroups North Vietnamese Forces Amid War Truce Talks
Laos confirms North Vietnamese regiments regrouped inside its borders and joined attacks on Lao positions as air raids on Hanoi-Haiphong continue. U S and allied planners debate a four day year end truce that could pause bombing in North Vietnam, with limited defensive firing allowed.
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Saigon
VPI
Laos
Vientiane
Dak To
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Lao Ngam
Plateau Des Bolivens
Laotian Defense Ministry
Dak
Attapeu
Saravane
Pathet Lao
South Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Foreign Aid Approved by House in Compromise Bill
The House approved a $2.2956 billion foreign aid appropriation 198 to 158, sending the measure to the Senate for quick approval. A prior rejection led conferees to trim $20 million, with adjournment in sight after over 11 months in session.
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Washington
House
Senate
Marine Wins Loyalty of Villagers
In Tuy Loan, Da Nang, villagers protected Sgt. Melvin Murrel Smith turning locals into militiamen. Reward posters offering 1700 to 1750 dollars failed as he earned 30 days home leave and a going away party. Smith plans a new six month tour. villagers express readiness for his return. Senior officer notes such rewards are common for effective team leaders in 79 combined action platoons.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Viet Cong
U.S
Melvin Murrel
Melvin Murrel Smith
Tuy Loan
Syracuse
N.Y
Smith
Marine
Navy
South Vietnam
Carrol P. Soape
Amarillo
Tex
United States
Huon Phu
Pigwidgen Eating Test Sparks Drinking Contest Clash
Claus agrees to a public clash as Pigwidgen and Claus prepare for a drinking contest amid page one hype. Pope Paul VI calls for worldwide peace in New Year appeal on page seventeen, reinforcing global hope as the year begins.
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Pigwidgen
Claus
Paul VI
Ice and Snow Cover All Of West Texas
Patti Kelly and her siblings showed skating skill on a frozen Dowling Elementary School court Friday morning. The Kelly children are children of Mr and Mrs M E Kelly of 1500 Parker and all six siblings are proficient on ice skates.
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West Texas
M. E. Kelly
Parker
Patti
Dowling Elementary School
Five West Texans Named in Wide Bank Burglary Ring Indictment
Federal grand jury in Del Rio indicts twenty people for a far reaching burglary and prostitution conspiracy dating 1964 to 1966. Odessa residents Jerry Ray James Dale Norwood Hall Curtis Glenn Garrett and Elizabeth Sherman plus Midland's Fred Hedges linked to the case. James is among the FBI's ten most wanted. Proceedings set for December 28 in Del Rio court.
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West Texas
Jerry Ray James
FBI
Dale Norwood Hall
Curtis Glenn Garrett
Elizabeth Agnes Sherman
Odessa
Fred Clinton Hedges
Midland
del Rio
James
Joan Dobbs Taylor
Hall
Hedges
Pond Creek
Okla
Mobeetie
Sherman
Garrett
Sacramento
Calif
Port Arthur
del Tio
Oxford
Kan
Graford
Texas
Beverly Hills
Big
Diet or Die Famed Fat Lady Now Underweight in Florida
Dolly Dimples once weighed 79 inch bust and seven foot waist but is now 110 pounds at 4 feet 11. Celesta Geyer, once 555 pounds in 1950, recalls heart attack and a strict 800 calorie diet that reduced her to 110 pounds. She says she aims for 116 to 122.
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Dania
Fla
Dolly Dimples
Celesta Geyer
Dolly
Winter Storm Drifts Hit Permian Basin and New Mexico
A winter storm blanketed West Texas and Eastern New Mexico with up to three inches of snow and ice. Roads were slick, schools closed in Odessa, and phone service failed in several towns. Temperatures dropped to the single digits in some areas as forecasters warned of more cold weather ahead.
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Permian Basin
West Texas
New Mexico
Odessa
U. S. Weather Bureau
Terminal
Hobbs
N. M
Lovington
U. S. Department of Public Safety
Texas
United Press International
Constantine
Greece
Athens
Rome
United
George Grivas
Greek National Guard
Cyprus
Panayotis Pipinelis
NATO
Brussels
Anne Marie
Pipinelis
Youth Killed As Bus Flips On Icy Road
An Interstate 2 crash near El Paso involving a Continental Trailways Silver Eagle bus left one 16 year old dead and six injured. Among the injured was the boy’s mother and brother, with Carl F. Robertson 82 of Fouke Arkansas in serious condition. A Dallas spokesman said high winds contributed. the bus was traveling 35 mph when it slid on ice tipping onto its top.
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EL Paso
UPI
Interstate 2
Providence Memorial Hospital
Carl F. Robertson
Fouke, Ark
Robert Louis Loffredo
Corinth, Miss
Bruce
Dallas
The Quipster Leading a Dog’s Life Enviable Existence
A humorous note portrays a canine life as unusually content and enviable, suggesting a playful look at pet simplicity. It comically elevates the dog’s routine to something noble, implying quiet routines and companionship as prized by many.
Rusk Returns to U S After NATO Talks in Brussels
Secretary of State Dean Rusk concluded a week of policy talks with NATO ministers in Brussels and departed for Washington. Turkish FM Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil said Cyprus and Greece dominated the discussions as U S assurances clashed with De Gaulle's warning that the U S may not defend Europe at all costs.
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UPI
Dean Rusk
Atlantic
U.S
Europe
Soviet Union
Rusk
Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil
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Caglayangil
Cyprus
Greece
Constantine
NATO
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
United States
America
West Berlin
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