23 Dec 1965
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
1
In Havana the Castro regime orders firing of workers who plan to join relatives in the United States. Hundreds have been dismissed as officials show no comment. Swiss managed American Embassy in Havana reports flood of questions from would be refugees amid pre Christmas crackdown.
U S and South Vietnamese forces will abstain from firing from 6 p.m. December 24 to midnight December 25, with self defense as the exception. MACV chief Westmoreland and Lt. Gen. Vien authorized the order, ignoring the Viet Cong 12 hour truce offer.
Bob Hope recounts a Bangkok layover before a Korat tour, noting traffic, canal life, and houseboat living. describes haggle culture, elephants, silk weaving, and a golf game with Thai and American officials near the klong. he jokes about a Barracuda as a caddy and a possible place for the next Republican convention.
A U S planes raid struck the Wong Bi power plant near Hanoi Haiphong area, destroying a giant plant. Four crew members feared killed or captured. Total U S plane losses rose to 11 for the week, with three planes shot down, none by a Russian SAM.
In Rockford Illinois an 11 year old girl Susan Brady has been missing since Monday. About 1000 police are searching for signs of the dark haired girl. Police Capt. Richard Decamp says foul play is suspected and the search continues amid a haunted Christmas for her parents Mr and Mrs James Brady.
In Natchez Mississippi civil rights leader Charles Evers threatened mass demonstrations will resume unless two policemen accused of billy clubbing are fired. The tense town saw 500 arrests during September protests and National Guardsmen once supported order.
A $5.1billion payroll tax rise on January 1 funds Medicare and higher Social Security benefits. Officials say anti inflationary effect is offset by other tax cuts and rising deficits. For $6,600 annual earners, Social Security deduction climbs from $174 to $277.20 as the base rises to $6,600 and the tax rate edges from 3.625% to 4.2%.
Carla Zeller, 23, an Austin housewife, died in a one car crash on U S 290 west of Ozona. Her husband Bruce Harvey Bank, 26, survived with bruises and abrasions after the car overturned twice off the roadway. Bank is in Crockett County Memorial Hospital in Ozona in good condition. The crash occurred as the car tried to pass a bus and left the highway, tossing the vehicle and trapping Zeller beneath it. Investigated by Highway Patrolmen Joe Brownlee and Robert Browne. funeral arrangements were pending at Jones Funeral Home in Ozona.
Millions of Americans geared for Christmas travel as peak volumes foreseen across transport modes. The National Safety Council warned of up to 600 highway fatalities and up to 31,000 disabling injuries during the period. Railroads and airlines projected higher passenger volumes, while police squads boosted highway enforcement nationwide. The season featured varied observances from Rose Bowl hopes in Pasadena to snowbound New England scenes. In Huntington, West Virginia, foreign students filled a church hall for a holiday gathering.
Vatican dispatch reports Pope Paul VI urging leaders to change course from belligerent policies amid Viet Nam tensions. He extolled peace as vital but warned nationalistic forces and ideologies threaten it, urging restraint, brotherhood, and rejection of deceitful provocations.
A truck and The San Diegan passenger train collided in Anaheim, killing one and injuring about 40. Seven train cars derailed and at least 28 victims required hospitalization. Dolores J. Vallegos, 22, of Walsenburg, Colorado, was listed in serious condition. Injured were taken to Orange County hospitals. some treated at the scene.
Washington officials consider making about 2 million men previously rejected as unfit available for re examination for potential induction due to a wartime buildup in Vietnam. As of November 30 there were 2,122,918 in the 1-Y category. Local boards could re test individuals if physical condition improves, with Pentagon approval needed for any standard changes.
Exiled dictator Juan D. Peron may attempt to return to Argentina. Reports from Peronist sources circulated in Buenos Aires and provinces. Cronica quoted Enrique Guerci saying he returned from Madrid and that Peron will return much earlier than many expect.
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