Christmas dinner brings 29 to Prather in Kansas
Louis E. Prather hosted 29 people for Christmas at Winfield Kansas inviting all who wished to attend. He recalled spending Christmas alone at a Belle Plaine service station 36 years prior and welcomed guests to share a meal and company with neighbors and Seventh Day Adventist Church volunteers.
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Louis E. Prather
Winfield
Kan
Prather
Belle Plaine
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Comedian Dragged by Taxi Through Manhattan Blocks
Comedian Cambridge told police a cab driver rolled up the window and dragged his wrist 15 blocks from Central Park West to mid Manhattan after he opened the door. He was treated for cuts and bruises and filed a complaint against the driver.
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Negra Comédianodfrey Cambridge
New York City
mid-Manhattan
Central Park West
64Th Street
Cambridge
Harlem
Joan Fontaine
Bombing by B52s Resumes in Vietnam War
UPI reports B52 bombers returned to action after a seven hour pause following Christmas truces. Five strikes targeted Communist infiltration routes while Allied forces ended a 24 hour stand down. Casualties cited include 101 Viet Cong or North Vietnamese killed and 3 American deaths with 21 wounded. Smaller fighters logged 73 missions post-truce. two skirmishes yielded 14 guerrillas killed with no U.S. losses. StratoFort missions focused on the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
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Saigon
Upi
U.S
Pope Paul
Prave
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Pacific Boss Sees Attack by N. Viet Nam in February
Admiral John 8. McCain Jr., head of U S Pacific forces in Hawaii, predicts a North Vietnamese offensive in February but remains confident it will not inflict real damage. He says Hanoi aims to sway American opinion. McCain returned to Hawaii headquarters from the war zone on Christmas Day.
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Willie
Sutton
Honolulu
John 8. McCain Jr
U.S. Pacific
South Vietnam
McCain
Hawaii
War Zone
Perot Offers Airlift Plan to Aid POWs in North Vietnam
North Vietnam refused to admit H Ross Perot and his two planes loaded with Christmas gifts for American POWs. He proposed flying 1400 canned dinners and medical supplies to Hanoi for relay, and delivering aid via Moscow for parcels. Perot met Vu Tien and said Hanoi is considering the plan but would not permit direct flights or inspections. He remained hopeful and pledged further actions to show humanitarian intent.
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Vientiane
Laos
North Vietnam
H. Ross Perot
Texas
Hanoi
Moscow
Perat
South Vietnam
Perot
Vu Tien
Hanoi Resime
United States
Tangkok
GIs Give 80 Orphans Christmas Swing Set Treat
GI soldiers of Company D 701st Maintenance Battalion Lai Khe hosted a Christmas dinner for Ben Ci orphans and surprised them with swings and teeter boards. Captain Edward R Strickland arranged a visit from Thanksgiving through Christmas. WO William G Barty cared for the youngest child as the youngsters enjoyed a Vietnamese and English care package and a full holiday meal.
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Ben Cui
Vietnam
701St
Lai Khe
Saigon
Edward R. Strickland
Jumtington Beach
Calif
Ben Ci
William G. Barty
Killeen
Tex
Fragmentary Local Notice From Friday Paper
Fragmented OCR text shows a rushed Friday edition with garbled dates and prices. It references Long Beach and a Sunday listing, but legible details are absent. The fragment lacks clear events or names to form a coherent summary.
Soccer Stampede Fatal at Bukavu Stadium Entrance
At least 27 youths died and about 100 were injured in a stampede at Bukavu General Mobotu Stadium as gates opened to permit Congolese President Mobutu and Burundi's Col. Michombrero. Mobutu's physician oversaw medical staff at the scene.
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Kinshasa
Congo
Bukavu
General Mobotu
Joseph Mobutu
Michel Michombero
Burundi
Mobutu
William T. Close
First Infantry to Leave Vietnam Amid Nixon Cutback
The US 1st Infantry Division, the first Army unit to enter Vietnam in July 1965, will be withdrawn by April 15 as part of Nixon’s 50,000-troop reduction. Based in Riley, Kansas, the 18,000-strong division has seen limited action recently and will transfer bases to South Vietnamese forces. Its zone covers Bing Duong Province and part of Binh Long, as U.S. and allied units operate further north and west of Saigon.
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Saigon
Nixon
U.S
A.E. Milloy
Bing Duong
Binh Long
1St Air Cavalry
Cambodia
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