Viet Front and Saigon Battles Mark New Year in Vietnam
On New Year’s offensives, Viet Cong losses mount near Tuy Hoa and in the Mekong Delta as U.S. and Vietnamese forces push through swamps northwest of Saigon. China derides U.S. peace efforts while Hanoi shows no response to Johnson. Casualties and captures rise in the delta and Vinh Dinh province as reinforcements move in.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
An Atack
Mekong
U.S
North
Hanoi
Johnson
China
Pope Paul seeks world help to end Viet Nam war
The Pope appeals to North and South Viet Nam leaders and to Mao Tse-tung and Podgorny for peace talks. Messages sent in French to Moscow Peking Hanoi and Saigon on New Year’s Eve mark a new phase in his bid to halt fighting. Goldberg conveyed a message to Johnson and met with Pope Paul after sharing hopes for negotiated peace.
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Vatican
St. Peter's Square
Russia
Red China
Viet Nam
Paul VI
China
Soviet Union
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
Saigon
Vatican City
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Johnson
Arthur J. Goldberg
Goldberg
Wis
Old Brown
WiNam
Southeast Asia
Shorte
Averell Harriman
White Mouse
White House
Paul
Nikolai Podgorny
Communist Party
Mao Tze-tung
Ho Chi Minh
North Viet Nam
Nguyen van ‘Thieu
South Viet Nam
London
Harold Wilson
New Year Transit Strike Halts New York City
New York City faced a near total transit shutdown on New Year’s Day as a 95 percent walkout halted city subway lines and most buses. Mayor Lindsay called the strike illegal, urged legal action, and pressed for negotiations to end the crisis. He vowed to stay involved to aid talks and minimize hardship for residents.
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UPI
Subway
Hines
No Uninks
Transit Authority
John
Lindsay
Classifieds and Notices Page References
The document lists where to find sections in the newspaper such as Classifieds on pages B1 to B3, Comics on A7, Crossword on A, Death Notices on A, Financial on B3, Religion on A1 to A6, Shipping Table on A10, Sports on A3 to A9, Theaters on page 5-2, and Vital Statistics on A-s.
Wilson and Goldberg press for Viet Nam settlement
London reports say U S ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg and Prime Minister Wilson met at 10 Downing Street to discuss Vietnam soundings. Both stressed a negotiated settlement is inevitable and that there is no military solution. Goldberg warned withdrawal is for the conference table and unconditional negotiation.
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U.S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Tar
Wilson
No. 10
Downing St
Goldberg
United States
Viet Nam
Ted
Long Beach Press Celearam Home Edition Day Edition
Long Beach California newspaper page dated Saturday January 1 1966 with six editions daily and a home edition note. Paper lists price ten cents and telephone numbers for classifieds and general desk. 18 pages in the issue.
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Celearam
Long Beach
Calie
Montana Tops Parade Prize In 77th Rose Parade
Montana captured the sweepstakes prize in the 77th annual Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day with a six-queen float titled Big Sky Country. Redondo Beach won the governor’s trophy, while Long Beach, Lakewood, Torrance, and Downey earned city and population category honors. Spectators near 2 million watched the five-mile parade, broadcast nationwide. An 18 year old Long Beach area youth died in a separate vehicle crash. another elderly pedestrian was killed in Catalina Island area. Mostly sunny weather with gusty winds expected through Sunday after a brief pre dawn shower lowered the day’s total.
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Long Beach
Redondo Beach
Lakewood
Torrance
Downey
California
Iuutience
Ratiny
Longeachtana
Long Beach Freeiay
Alondra Boulevard
Gettie
Los Angeles County
Catalina Island
Pam
Sita Am
Ford
Dwayne McKelvey
Baltic Ave
Leandro Salazar
Long Reach
Third St
Santay
Ana
Salt River flood devastates Phoenix area on New Year's Eve
Rampaging Salt River caused $1.2 million in damage as floodwaters surged through central Phoenix and suburbs. About 8,000 people fled homes or sought shelter in churches and schools while power was cut to a wide area and emergency crews battled the rising river.
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Carl Pastorino
Scotts- I
Dale
Goldberg
Paris
President
National Northeast
Phoenix
Charles de Gaulle
Fort Guard
Maurice Couve
Saltide Margille
Trampling Deaths At Nuneaton New Year Dance
A crowd crush at a New Year dance in Nuneaton England left four dead including a girl and three young men and diverse injuries. About 900 youths crowded the hall stairs causing panic and several were hospitalized. Police planned a full inquiry and no fighting was reported. At Trafalgar Square London 32 arrests occurred for drunkenness and assault with dozens in fountains amid mild weather and celebrations.
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Nuneaton
Eng
UPDQ
New York
Times
Central Division
London
Trafalgar Square
Harbor College student McKelvey loses control in high speed curve
Officers said McKelvey a Harbor College student appeared to lose control of his car while taking a curve at high speed. The vehicle struck the center divider fence.
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McKelvey
Harbor College
Swan Lake wins grand prize from American Tracking Association
The American Tracking Association featured its Swan Lake float winning the grand prize amid dramatic music and elaborate floral display. City of San Gabriel claimed the prize as the top entry in a showcase blend of theater and design.
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American Tracking Association
Swan Lake
City of
San Gabriel
Lynda Johnson Attends Sugar Bowl With George Hamilton
New Orleans reports Lynda Bird Johnson 21 and her college roommate attended the Sugar Bowl between Missouri and Florida with US Representative Hale Boggs hosting. George Hamilton traveled from Spain to join the festivities over the holiday weekend, with Lynda wearing a blonde wig at times.
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New Orleans
UPD
Lynda Bird Johnson
George Hamilton
Lynda
Hale
Boges
D-La
University of Missouri
University of Florida
Hamilton Flay
Spain
Ito
Hamilton
Acapulco
Thhey
Las Brisas
State Leads Nation in Holiday Toll
California recorded the nation's highest New Year holiday traffic death toll at 35, spanning from 6 pm Thursday to midnight Sunday. The California Highway Patrol reported a total annual toll for 1965 of 4,710, slightly down from 4,743 in 1964, with most fatalities split between Southern and Northern California.
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Angeles
California
California Highway Patrol
Weather Tonight and Sunday in L B Area
Tonight and Sunday forecast for L B area shows mostly clear skies with noon temperature around 3. Desert regions expected clear with gusty winds and a high near 4. Mountains stay cloudy and windy with a high around 43.
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