Foe Shells 37 Allied Bases S Viet Towns in Big Shelling
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners shelled 37 allied bases and South Vietnamese towns in the heaviest attacks since the North Vietnam bombing halt. 27 South Vietnamese killed, 104 wounded. two U.S. helicopters shot down near An Loc. 58 enemy bunkers and 65 yards of trenches hit in DMZ area. Marines overran 30 bunkers near Da Nang with 58 enemy bodies reported.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
An Loc
South Vietnam
Bien Hoa
New Jersey
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Con Thien
da Nang
19 Inches Snow at Boonville Blasts New York
A winter storm dumped 19 inches of drifting snow on Boonville as high winds and snow squalls plagued northern New York. The Weather Bureau logged 50 mph gusts in Boonville while Lowville reported severe conditions.
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Boonville
N. Y
Adirondack Foothills
New York State
Weather Bureau
Utica
Lowville
Tertown
New York
Rochester
Xerox
Ontario
Erie
Manhattan
Broadway
Long Island
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
New York City
Massena
Watertown
Buffalo
Binghamton
Elmira
Syracuse
Glens Falls
Army to release 20000 Guardsmen and boost draft calls
The Pentagon plans to release about 20,000 Army National Guardsmen and reservists on active duty through year end 1969 and replace them by increasing monthly draft calls by up to 3,000. January draft quota is set at 26,800. higher calls are possible.
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Pentagon
Army National
Army
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Ft. Dix
N.J
Vietnam
United States
State Welfare Costs Could Rise by 170 Million
State Comptroller Arthur Levitt warned that New York may need about 340 million more than current appropriations for Medicaid, AFC, home relief, and aid to the aged blind and disabled. He noted case loads and payments exceed the assumptions behind last year’s 60 million allocation, with 50 million already spent.
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Albany, N.Y
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
Feud Looms as Nine Teachers Reinstated in N Y
In New York City, Schools Superintendent Bernard Donovan orders nine disputed union teachers reinstated at P S 39 in East Harlem IS 201 complex. Demonstrators vow to return, raising fears of renewed clashes in the Ocean Hill-Brownsville style battle over local control of schools. Police halted further action as PS 39 closed briefly for student safety.
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New York
Bernard Donovan
East Harlem
P.S. 39
Charles Wilson
Albert Shanker
United Federation of Teachers
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
UFT
I.S. 201
Ellen Sheppard
Rhody McCoy
Onassis Tours Oxygen Chamber at New Jersey Hospital
Mr. and Mrs. Aristotle Onassis and guests toured a high pressure oxygen chamber at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston New Jersey for nearly two hours. Louis Reynolds of the Reynolds Aluminum family joined the party to explore a larger unit near Richmond Virginia as part of a joint Greek project involving aluminum and an oil refinery.
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Louis Reynolds
Reynolds Aluminum Family
Richmond
Reynolds
Onassis
Greece
Workers End Rome Strike
Rome workers returned to their jobs ending a 24 hour strike amid calm and growing hope that Italy's government crisis is nearing resolution. Students remained in the streets pressing for school reforms and to pressure Premier-designate Mariano Rumor as he forms a new center left government.
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Rome
Italy
Mariano Rumor
Fighting Hong Kong Flu Immunity Keeps Doctors Guessing
Atlanta AP reports doctors at the National Communicable Disease Center say the Hong Kong flu mutates year to year and area to area. They note vaccines often provide 60 to 70 percent protection at best and antigenic drift makes a perfect match elusive. A new Hong Kong flu vaccine grown in fertile chicken eggs has been developed, but its effectiveness is still unknown.
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Atlanta, Ga
National
Hong Kong
Pope Paul VI to BroadcastChristmas Message Friday
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI will address the world with a Christmas message at 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Friday December 20. The broadcast will be carried worldwide through Vatican Radio and other media outlets.
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Vatican City
Pope Paul VI
U S and North Vietnam Near Pact on Procedural Talks
The United States and North Vietnam reportedly reached agreement on at least six procedural points but delay persists for expanded peace talks. A key issue is the table shape for negotiators, a seemingly minor detail with major implications for South Vietnam and the Viet Cong National Liberation Front, first to join the talks.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Phony Plot to Oust Nasser Reported by Cairo Paper
Cairo's Al Gumhuriya reports Egyptian intelligence found a supposed coup plot against President Gamal Abdel Nasser was a hoax created by Israel. The paper cites sources abroad naming 30 army officers and civilians as conspirators, later debunked by investigators.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Egypt
al Gumhurriya
Egyp
Lynda Robb Arrives in Hong Kong for Secret Meeting
Lynda Bird Robb arrived in Hong Kong tonight to meet her husband Maj Charles S Robb a Marine Corps officer in Vietnam. Two U S consulate cars escorted her from planeside to an undisclosed location during the stopover in Tokyo she avoided questions about plans and timing.
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Hong Kong
Lynda Bird Robb
Marine Corps
Vietnam
U.S
Tokyo
Johnson
Maj
Charles S. Robb
Frigid in Buffalo as wind chill hits minus 15
The morning temperature in downtown Buffalo was 25 degrees above zero with a wind chill of minus 15, calculated by averaging a 30 mph wind. Meteorologist James Smith explained the chill factor.
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Buffalo
N. Y.P
U.S
James Smith
Justice Dept Denied Rewriting Violence Report
Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark called a published claim that the Justice Department rewrote the special report on violence at the Democratic National Convention pure fabrication. He stated the department did not suggest changing even one word in the summary.
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Washington (Ap
Atty
Gen
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Bride of Eight Days Killed In Embankment Crash
Paula Lee Hagemena, 22, of Pleasant Valley, died when her husband Gary, 21, lost control on Route 44. The car plunged 20 feet, flew 80 feet, and struck a house. Gary Hagemena was treated and jailed on a reckless driving charge.
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Pleasant Valley
N.Y
Paula Lee Hagemena
Fox Hill Road
Gary
Dutchess County
Luce urges cooling-off power in labor disputes
Charles F. Luce chairman of Consolidated Edison Co. urges New York lawmakers to grant the Governor authority to impose cooling-off periods in both public and private labor disputes amid a 20,000-employee strike.
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New York
Charles F. Luce
Consolidated Edison Co
Ployes
Pay Raise for Nixon Requires Swift Congressional Action
The article notes Congress must act quickly if President Johnson recommends across the board pay boosts for Nixon and other officials. Nixon would need approval before Inauguration Day to raise from a 100000 salary, as changes during a term are forbidden. Most other raises would take effect mid February without action.
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Nixon
Congress
LBJ
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Executive
Judiciary
Procedures Dispute May Delay Paris Peace Talks
Private talks between the United States and North Vietnam over conference procedures risk delaying the start of Vietnam peace negotiations. North Vietnam favors a square table to emphasize a four party format, while the United States pushes for a rectangular setup representing a U S Saigon delegation.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
U.S
U.s.saigon
Thuy
Cyrus Vance
Ha van Lau
Vance
Protests Spread as Violence Hits Several Colleges
Protests reach Brown University and Washington University in St Louis while San Francisco State sees more violence. Police use pistols and crowd control spray at SFSU. 32 injured, 26 arrested, 61 arrested overall. Brown students threaten to boycott until enrollment is increased.
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Associated Press
Brown University
Washington University
St. Louis
San Francisco State College
San Francisco College
S.I. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
Joseph Alioto
Providence
R.I
Brown and
Pembroke
Nixon Will Not Send Interim Observer to Paris Talks
President elect Nixon reaffirmed he will not dispatch an interim observer to the Paris Vietnam peace talks before his inauguration. Harriman had said a Nixon appointee likely would be sent after Jan 20, but Ziegler clarified no observer will go to Paris prior to the inauguration.
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Paris
Los Angeles
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Harriman
Ziegler
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Johnson
Air Force
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