Publication dispute over North Viet Nam peace feeler
Washington battles over releasing correspondence on a conditional peace offer from Hanoi While officials debate authenticity and future U S moves the issue centers on whether Hanoi truly sought a settlement Ho Chi Minh may be approached again but no new action is decided The dispute widens with critics citing bargaining secrecy and the public crisis of confidence in U S peace policy
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh
Mario Primicerio
Dean Rusk
State Department
Rusk
Arthur J. Goldberg
U.S
United Nations
ABC
Goldberg
Benjamin Spock
H. Stuart Hughes
Cochairmen
Committee For A
National Liberation Front
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Metropole
Dominican Peace Efforts Suffer Shattering Setback
In the Dominican Republic a battle between army troops and former rebels near Santiago left at least 13 dead as tanks faced about 125 rebels barricaded in Hotel Matum. The violence reached Santo Domingo, where a policeman was disarmed and shot. U.S. paratroopers arrived with the Inter-American Peace Force to end the conflict.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Santiago
Matum
Inter-American Peace Force
Turmoil Flare in Santo Domingo as IAPF Reinforces Streets
Aggressive pro rebel mobs roam downtown Santo Domingo amid threats of hidden weapons. IAPF strengthens small garrisons in former rebel zones while shooting erupts across the capital late at night. A midnight explosion shakes the western district as officials seek answers to the dawn incident.
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Santo Domingo
IAPF
Santiago Hotel
DeGaulle Wins Re-Election and Talks Open in Washington
In Washington AP report notes West Germany Chancellor Erhard and President Johnson begin two days of talks on expanding NATO nuclear defenses with an Atlantic Nuclear Force concept. France’s De Gaulle wins a new seven year term in a turnout near 84 percent and faces NATO reform and EU market issues.
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Washington
Ludwig Erhard
Johnson
Germany
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Erhard
Western Europe
United States
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Erhhard
Gerhard Schroeder
Kai-Uwe von Hassel
White House
Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Guiana
Polynesia
Francois Mitterrand
Mitterrand
National Assembly
Brussels
NATO
Spirit of Santa Lingers in North Chatham After Fire
In OLD CHATHAM New York Virginia O Hanlon Douglas recalls the Santa Claus editorial of 68 years earlier as she and her family rebuild after a century old home burned two months ago. Fire forced them to flee with three children and they found shelter with neighbors relatives and finally a restored farmhouse credits the community spirit that echoes Virginias famous question and the Sun editors reply Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus. Mrs Douglas who taught in Brooklyn before moving to North Chatham in 1959 says the Christmas spirit has stayed strong through the generosity of others.
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Chatham
N.Y
Virginia
Santa Claus
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas
North
Douglas
Robert Temple
Virginia O'Hanlon
New York Sun
Francis P. Church
Brooklyn
North Chatham
Humphrey Heads U S Delegation to Marcos Inauguration
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey will lead the American delegation to the December 30 inauguration of Philippine President-elect Ferdinand Marcos. Two other U S representatives will be named after consultation between Humphrey and President Johnson, the White House announced.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ferdinand Marcos
U.S
Humphrey
Johnson
Ee House
Great Lakes Region Hit by Heavy Snow
The Great Lakes area saw extensive snowfall with 12 to 25 inches in the Adirondack foothills and hamlet Highmarket reporting 25 inches. Northeastern Ohio to Vermont saw flurries tapering after heavy accumulations in upstate New York. Far West faced low temps with eastern Nevada recording fifth straight day of subzero readings. Orlando topped an inch of rain as Florida stayed wet.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
Ohio
Vermont
New York State
Adirondack
Highmarket
Illinois
Minnesota
Florida
Orlando
Nevada
Elko
Nev
New York Panel Backs Higher Auto Liability Limits
A New York legislative committee proposed doubling the minimum auto liability to 25 000 50 000 or 20 000 40 000 with 5 000 property damage kept or raised to 10 000. Chair Liebowitz says aim is maximum victim protection with low premiums, while the insurance chief warns premiums could rise 5 to 6 percent.
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New York
Simon J. Liebowitz
Brooklyn
Joint Legislative Committee On Motor Vehicles
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Liebowitz
North-South Expressway sections to open in New York
Gov Rockefeller announced an additional 23 miles of the North-South Expressway in Cortland and Onondaga counties would open to traffic next week in five sections. The $26.1 million stretch runs from Route 41 in Cortland County to 3.37 miles north of Syracuse, with opening dates subject to signs and guard rails completion.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Cortland
Onondaga Counties
Rockefeller
Cortland County
Syracuse
Two East German Guards Flee to West Berlin
Two East German border guards fled to West Berlin together on Sunday night and surrendered to police. They handed over all submachine guns and reported to authorities in West Berlin.
LBJ and Pope Paul VI Call for Viet Peace
The White House announced President Johnson welcomes the Popes call for peace in Viet Nam and supports a Christmas cease-fire. Press secretary Bill Moyers emphasized the Presidents regard for the Pope as a peacemaker and noted no comment on the Viet Cong cease-fire proposal, reiterating readiness to talk unconditionally whenever the other side is prepared.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
Paul VI
Viet Nam
Bill D. Moyers
Southeast Asia
Moyers
Viet War to Dominate Congress agenda in January
Congressional leaders agree the Viet Nam war will be the dominant issue when Congress reconvenes January 10. Labor legislation Great Society programs and potential tax issues will share the spotlight as lawmakers return from recess with varied views on the war and spending.
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Washington
Viet Nam
Congress
Rep
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
House
Ford
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
McCormack
10 Nations Back Britain's Oil Ban
Prime Minister Harold Wilson announced France and Italy cooperate in an international oil embargo on Rhodesia. Ten nations including the United States joined Britain in halting oil sales to Ian Smiths regime, with statements from Wilson after a US and Canada trip.
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London
Harold Wilson
France
Italy
Rhodesia
United States
Britain
Wilson
Canada
House of Commons
Johnson
Ian Smith
Belgium
Netherlands
Japan
Middle East
Iran
Libya
Kuwait
Iraq
Lusaka
Zambia
Kenya
Ethiopia
Uganda
Royal Air Force
Britannia
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Kenneth Kaunda
British Commonwealth
Cledwyn Hughes
Detroit Abandons Rose Odor Fuel Additive for Buses
Detroit will stop using the rose odor fuel additive in city buses. The scented exhaust was found to corrode engine parts and the system will switch to a non smelling additive.
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Detroit
Detroit, Mich
Cong Beaten Off Near Vital Dump Close to Saigon
Vietnamese and U S forces report heavy fighting near a key fuel and ammunition dump east of Nha Be five miles from Saigon on the Viet Cong anniversary. Attacks also struck Tuy An Nhon camp and a Viet Cong base, with air and ground units returning fire and claiming enemy casualties.
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Vital Dump
Saigon
South
Viet Nam
Nha Be
U.S
Tuyen Nhon
Plain of Reeds
U. S
Bac Can
Hanoi
Red China
Haiphong
da Nang
U.S. Information Service Office
Associated Press
al Chang
Chang
Ned Vo Suu
NBC
Hallauer Suffered Heart Attack In Rochester
Carl S Hallauer board chairman of Bausch and Lomb and a state Republican committeeman spent Christmas in Genesee Hospital after a mild heart attack suffered December 15 He will turn 72 January 5 according to his physician.
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Rochester, N.Y
Carl S. Hallauer
Bausch & Lomb Inc
Hallauer
Genesee Hospital
Spacemen Begin Tests to Learn Space Trip Effects
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell start three days of medical checks at Cape Kennedy to study how a two week space mission affected them. They report confinement and dreamier sleep, with dehydration making food tedious toward the end. Schirra and Stafford praise the Titan 2 booster and easy rendezvous as they observed each other’s capsules in orbit.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Frank Borman
James A. Lovell Jr
Space
Moon
Man
Borman
Lovell
Air Force
Navy
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Schirra
Sirius
Stafford
Easir
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Manila
Great Lakes Region
W. Berlin
LBJ
Pontiff
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