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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1969
Page
7
In Vietnam the Christmas truce nears with a three day Viet Cong cease fire due to start soon. U S B52 bombers raid along the Cambodian border while South Vietnamese forces clash 105 miles west of Saigon, reporting 68 enemy killed and 3 U S casualties.
Berlin's Christmas is bitter as East German limits on West Berlin travel persist for years. Passes for visits remain rare and conditions tight while families face separation across the Wall. About 7,000 hardship passes monthly and some 60,000 West Germans may visit East Berlin as foreigners. A West Berlin boy reflects on the split from a hospital bed near the wall, his brother in East Berlin, both blocked from reuniting by decades of division.
Israel denounces the U S peace proposal as appeasement and rejects any settlement imposed on it. Israeli commandos strike Egypt’s Red Sea base for the second time in five days, amid deteriorating US Arab relations and four power talks in New York and Washington. The cabinet says the plan fails to force Arabs to end hostilities and warns against power politics.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers defended U S Middle East peace proposals against charges of appeasement. He said North Vietnamese infiltration into the South is down at least 60 percent this year but would not forecast whether a renewed enemy offensive will come. He offered a cautious, overall yearend assessment of foreign affairs, praising the President’s record.
Washington AP says Congress cleared major remaining hurdles with the tax reform bill and Senate approval of regulating trade with Communist nations. The House and Senate prepared for adjournment as the massive package heads to the White House, with Nixon expected to sign. The Philadelphia plan civil rights clash was resolved to allow spending authority and payrolls to continue.
Dr John F Hudelson of Ottawa a veterinarian with the Kansas Animal Health Department is chosen to head the new Animal Health Department succeeding A G Pickett He will assume Feb 1 1960 and brings a background in veterinary medicine livestock inspection and state agricultural service He is a former president of the Kansas Veterinary Medical Association and has held leadership roles in multiple state livestock groups.
Partly cloudy and cold tonight with light variable winds. Wednesday turns partly cloudy and warmer with highs near 40. Lows tonight 10 to 20. Temperature today 39 with a 23 low, and a year-ago 30 high 16 low. Record highs and lows listed. precipitation 0.05 inch in past 24 hours. snowfall 0.03 inch. Hourly readings show minor fluctuations. barometer around 29.77.
Raymond C. Hannan in Riverside Rhode Island says his Christmas light display was damaged twice in one hour by vandals Sunday. He protected it with barbed wire and a burglar alarm after about $50 in damage to nativity figures and wiring.
Santa Claus parachuted into Lakeland Village Hospital in Medical Lake Washington drawing hundreds of children and residents. He descended from 3500 feet and greeted the crowd after disarming his gear. The stunt was conducted by members of the Spokane Parachute Club with two accomplices.
Washington AP outlines dates when tax reform provisions take effect and tax withholdings adjust. It notes surcharge cuts to 5 percent, changes to personal exemptions, standard deduction increases, and low income allowances rising through 1973 with rising ceilings and new earned income rate limits.
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