Johnson Plane Arrives At Thailand Air Base
President Johnson flies to Khorat on a secret stop as part of a mystery trip. He speaks to combat pilots about Christmas and vows that right will prevail. The trip follows memorial rites for Australian Prime Minister Holt and includes talks with allies about Vietnam policy.
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Australia
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Melbourne
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Rome
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John McEwen
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South Korea
New Zealand
Indonesia
Philippines
America
Harold Wilson
Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Front
North Vietnam
Adam Malik
United States
Holt
Nicholas
Andrew
Seventeen Rescued From Tehachapi Tunnel Cave-In
Seventeen men trapped 19 hours behind a cave-in in a Tehachapi mountains tunnel were freed after a team drilled through 80 feet of debris to a partial passage. Rescuers used undamaged air pipes and a side drift under the Carley V. Porter tunnel project to reach the workers, who survived with humor and scarce fear as temperatures dropped outside.
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Gorman
Calif
Tehachapi Mountains
Californ
Roy Willis
Harrison
Charles Shuler
Techachapi Mountains
California
Ernie Moore
Fire Rips Through Cohoes Downtown Saning 16 Homeless
A general alarm blaze in downtown Cohoes New York, driven by 30 mph winds, destroyed five businesses and left 16 homeless. Fire Chief D Harry Greene said it was the worst fire in 39 years as four families were evacuated from apartments above Juliette s and Waldman s. Four firefighters and a policeman were treated for smoke exposure. The origin and total loss were not immediately determined.
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Cohoes
N.Y
D. Harry Greene
Juliette’s Clothing Store
Waldman’s Department Store
Smith's Electric Co
Food Circus Inc
Pompi
Juliette’s
Waldman’s
Pope pleads halt to Vietnam bombing seeks mediation
Pope Paul VI urged the United States to suspend bombing in Vietnam and offered to mediate the conflict. In a 28 page address to the College of Cardinals at the Vatican they gathered to extend Christmas greetings.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
United States
Vietnam
College of Cardinals
Vatican
Train collision injures about fifty in Kansas
A Portland Rose passenger train collided with a 70 car Union Pacific freight near Wamego Kansas injuring about 50 passengers none seriously. Hospital checks show 12 remained overnight and about 20 treated and released. The freight crew said the freight fouled the main line after the siding mishap.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Manhattan
Topeka
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Portland
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Omaha
Neb
Portland Rose
Windolyn Watson
Kansas Wesleyan College
Salina
Otto Stelenmueller
Courtland, Ore
John
Fulbright says U.S. Viet involvement a mistake
Sen. J William Fulbright tells Arkansas constituents the Vietnam war is not worth the price and should end via negotiated settlement. He says the conflict is a civil war and the United States should seek an exit.
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U. S
Viet
Washington
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
U.S
Vietnam
Bombers Blast DMZ North Vietnam Amid SAM Threats
U S B52 bombers returned to strikes in the DMZ and along the Cambodian border despite SAM missiles. Marine helicopter and amphibious assaults near the northern sector aimed to ease pressure, with one Marine company involved in firefights. casualties included four Marines dead and nine wounded. Saigon saw an uptick in terrorist incidents and attacks, with five American servicemen wounded by a grenade and ongoing Viet Cong sabotage.
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Demilitarized Zone
Reds
Dmz
U.S
Jon Thien
Bu Dop
Quang Tri Province
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Bethlehem Christmas Inn Space Fears After Sabotage Plot
Bethlehem officials fear limited lodging for Christmas as Maa riv reports Arab saboteurs captured by Israelis planned to raid the town and terrorize foreign pilgrims. An Israeli Army spokesman said the report could not be confirmed but was probably true.
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Tel Aviv
Maariv
May Seeks Mayoralty in Los Angeles Race
Singer Rudy Vallee says he may run for mayor of Los Angeles. He will wait to see if his friend Sam Yorty pursues a bid. Yorty, mayor since 1961, is reportedly considering a Democratic Senate run while vacationing in Acapulco Mexico.
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Los Angeles
Rudy Vallee
Vallee
Sam Yorty
Yorty
U.S. Senate
Acapulco
Mexico
Billy Graham Hospitalized for Tests in Asheville
Evangelist Billy Graham is hospitalized at Mission Memorial Hospital in Asheville for tests after a pneumonia history. He says he will spend Christmas with his family at their mountain home and doctors want to determine the cause of recurrent pneumonia.
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Johnson
Asheville, N.C
Billy Graham
Graham
Mission Memorial Hospital
Asheville
1.7 Million for Railway Aid Authorized
The bankrupt New Haven Railroad awaits 1.7 million in court backed aid from the Registry of the U S District Court. A bid by bondholders to block the funds was denied by the 2nd U S Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City, enabling the loan balance from a flood relief program to reach the railroad.
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New Haven, Conn
New Haven
U.S. District Court
New York City
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Milk price hike urged by two dairy groups
The Dairymen's League Cooperative Association and Northeast Dairy Cooperative Federation asked Secretary Freeman to raise milk prices by 20 cents per hundredweight in the New York New Jersey federal marketing order. The telegram cites 25 000 milk producers as beneficiaries and cites current economic conditions.
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New York
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
New York-New Jersey
Dairymen’s League Cooperative Association
Northeast Dairy Cooperative Federation
Flu Like Illnesses Spread Across Regions
The National Communicable Disease Center reports influenza like illnesses in the South East and Midwest with outbreaks in Michigan and Alabama. About 6700 patients sought medical care in Mobile County during the week of December 3. CDC notes influenza viruses found in New York Michigan Florida Alabama and Oklahoma while regional incidence stayed below the epidemic threshold for two consecutive weeks.
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Atlanta
Midwest
Michigan
Alabama
Mobile County
Ala
Cable Disease Center
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
CDC
New York
Florida
Oklahoma
Humphrey to Lead Fight Against McCarthy Bid
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey is tapped to spearhead the administration’s counter campaign against Senator Eugene J. McCarthy’s challenge to President Johnson in 1968. Humphrey will lead travel, speeches, and direct activity for both the primary and general election efforts, reinforcing Johnson’s position and Vietnam policy.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
Humphrey
Regents Seek Public School Entry For 3 Year Olds
The New York State Board of Regents proposes allowing children at age 3 to enter public schools. They urge early schooling to boost physical, mental and social development and endorse statewide pre kindergar ten plans alongside a larger education budget.
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Albany
N.Y
New York State
Johnny
Board of Regents
Education Department
James EF. Allen Jr
Allen
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