LBJ Faces Vietnam Crisis as Political Threat
AP analysis argues Vietnam emergency tops Johnson’s worries, with war pressures at home and abroad. Johnson’s direct talks with Ayub Khan show improved communication, while U.S. and North Vietnamese positions approach a dead end, potentially hurting his political standing before 1966 elections. Republicans press for stronger action amid growing antiwar concern.
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Powell Defamation Suit Won't Hit Powell's Chair Status
Washington AP Rep Adam Clayton Powell faces a $575000 judgment over a defamation suit linked to transfer of Puerto Rican property. Colleagues say the case likely won’t affect his chairmanship of the House Education and Labor Committee. House leaders avoid comment, noting it’s a personal matter between Powell and a constituent. Historic precedent shows criminal cases seldom auto disqualify, with expulsions rare since 1861 Civil War incidents.
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Witness Tells Of Slaying Accused Stewarts Murder Trial
In Phoenix a murder trial for Ervin Faye Stewart moved forward as a convict serving life for murder testified that Stewart described abducting Jane Langdon a 21 year old Fort Worth Texas Christian University student. The witness said Stewart claimed Langdon was raped and shot at a mine north of Phoenix in March 1963 after she disappeared March 21.
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Bob Hope to File Daily Holiday Dispatches for Odessa American
Beginning December 20, America's best loved entertainer will report from the field as he spends the holidays with U S fighting men. Bob Hope will file daily special reports carried seven days a week for two weeks in the Odessa American.
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