Christmas in Viet Nam, Marines share turkey leg and rifle
United Press International reports in Da Nang and across Viet Nam troops mark Christmas far from home. Marines cheerfully welcome presents, letters, and meals while defending positions during a cease fire window. Orphanages are visited, a 12 foot star lights Hon Cong Mountain, and a Canadian spruce sails to the officers club.
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Viet Nam
America
United States
United Press International
Vung Tau
U.S. Army Air Mobile
73Rd
61St
54Th Aviation
Camille
Bethenie
U.S. Army
First Air Cavalry Division
An Khe
Hon Cong
Eighth Engineer
Joseph Beeman
Philadelphia
Archibald Beeman
Red Cross
12Th Cavalry
Jolly Old LBJ Christmas Verse Parodies Congress
A humorous Christmas verse from Dick West imagines President Johnson riding a sleigh pulled by members of Congress. The spoof calls on Mansfield Dirksen Fulbright McCormack Muskie and others to pull the nation toward equal rights, tax cuts, and Medicare, ending with a playful dash away.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Mansfield
Dirksen
Fulbright
Fongoe McCormack
Muswea
U.S.A
Sparkman
Javits
Jackson and
Pell
Douglas
Proxmire
Bass
Mommy
Dad
Granny
Hartke
Hayden
Congress
Smarthers
Aiken
L. Saltonstall
War toll shrinks none as Christmas stats rise in Vietnam
Military spokesmen in Saigon issued a front line report covering Thursday into today. Fifty five Communists killed in Quang Nam Province and thirty one in a search and destroy near Quang Tri City. Seventy five Viet Cong slain near Qui Nhon by rocket helicopters. ten killed in Mekong Delta action. Marines hosted a party for 3000 youths in Da Nang area. Six tons of candy distributed. three miles of smiles in a grim Christmas scene.
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Viet Nam
da Nang
Saigon
Quang Nam
Quang Tri City
Qui Nhon
1St Air Cavalry (Mobile
Phu Cat
Mekong
Arson Suspected In Elementary School Fire
Arson is suspected in a $100,000 blaze that destroyed Hardy-Union Elementary School on the Mingo McDowell county line. The fire damaged a small, three year old building during the holiday recess with about 100 students enrolled. Police traced stolen turkeys from the kitchen to a tavern where they were bartered for beer.
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Isaban
API
Mingo County
Stuart Gose
Hardy - Union
Mingo - McDowell
Trains Collide Near Denton Killing Two
Two freight trains collided in darkness near Denton Texas early today as one backed up for a climb. Two men died and a third was missing and feared dead. Two others were injured, one critically burned over most of his body. Power lines fell and communications in the area north of Dallas were hampered.
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Denton, Tex
UPI
Denton
Texas
Dallas County
Graveyard Crowding Prompts Belgian Plea for Calm
In Mortsel Belgium authorities urge residents to avoid funerals and limit burials as the town’s cemetery runs out of space. A circular letter asks citizens to “Please” refrain from overtaxing local services until a new burial ground is ready.
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Mortsel
Belgium
UPI
Space Age Santas Washington
Defense Secretary McNamara praised Air Reserve and Air National Guard crews for flying nearly 1 million pounds of gifts to Vietnam in Operation Christmas Star. He sent congratulations to the civilian-military outfits for 85 missions carrying 570 tons of gifts collected nationwide.
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Washington
UPI
Defense
Robert S. McNamana
Air Reserve
Air National Guard
Viet Nam
Pentagon
United States
FCC probes AT&T with hearings on proposed charges
Robert T. Bartley and Kenneth A. Cox were chosen to preside and draft a panel recommendation. Commissioner Lee Loevinger dissented, calling the decision unfair to AT&T and contrary to Congress intent. FCC Chairman E William Henry concurred that AT T health is sound but noted divergent company cost studies and questioned charge appropriateness.
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Robert T. Bartley
Kenneth A. Cox
Lee Loevinger
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
At&t
FCC
Loevinger
Congress
E. William Henry
Henry
Convicts Send 93 Gifts for Ill Girl in Xmas Cheer
At San Quentin Prison a dozen inmates sent 93 gifts to Laurie Ramirez, a girl with an incurable illness. The gifts reached her home Thursday, and today the child was reported to have recovered from the illness.
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California
San Quentin Prison
Edennard
Laurie Ramierez
The Blind Sees Why You Had To Do It
A quiet figure in snow recalls a moment of risking everything to guide others to safety. Church bells ring as Christmas tidings echo, and he kneels, finally understanding why the action was necessary.
Boston mob thief Kennedy captured after car chase shootout
Kennedy 28 and companion Paul Davis 26 were captured in Worcester after a high speed chase and gunfight with FBI and police. Kennedy, an escapee from Cuyahoga County Jail, was later brought to Boston for arraignment alongside Davis, a parole violator. Another FBI target Allen Wade Haugsted was arrested in Houston.
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Boston
UPI
Worcester
Mass
Kennedy
Paul V. Davis
FBI
Worcester Co
Cuyahoga County
Cleveland
Allen Wade Haugsted
Houston
Tex
James L. Handley
Massachusetts
Davis
Hane Onyid Kennedy
Sa E
Marion, Il
Paul Johnson
New York Couple First State Highway Victims in WV
A New York couple Charles L. Parmelli 37 and Barbara Nelson Parmelli in her 30s were killed in a one car crash near a Lewis County West Virginia community. Police theorize sleepiness caused the driver to drift off. The couple, entertainers from Roanoke Virginia, had theater checks in the car. The 1965 highway fatality toll rose to 464, just three less than all of last year. The Christmas holiday run began Thursday at 6 pm through Sunday midnight.
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Ireland
UPI
New York
Lewis County
West Virginia
Charles L. Parmelli
Barbara Nelson Parmelli
W. Va. 4
Parmellis
Roanoke
Christmas Aid Helps Fort Benning Families Left Behind
Telegraphobia tells how Mrs Tolbert, widow of Sgt Paul Tolbert who died in Viet Nam, and other Fort Benning families cope this Christmas. Neighbors, churches and officials rally to support 7000 soldiers’ families left behind and ease fear of death with visits, prayers and practical help.
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B. Ed Johnson
Deaths and Funerals in Alderson and Beckley
Services for Emmett Cleve land Taylor 81 of Alderson will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Johnson Memorial Methodist Church with Rev. Roland Talkington in charge Burial in Alderson Cemetery He died Thursday in a Ronceverte hospital after a long illness He was a retired carpenter brother of Mrs Lydia Dillon of Beaver Born in Alderson son of the late Andrew Lewis Taylor and Mary Cathryn Taylor Lobban Funeral Home Alderson in charge Mrs Gadys C Deskins 53 Beckley died on arrival at a local hospital today after a long illness Born May 18 1912 at Red Star she was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Sawyer Morris Survivors include three sons Teddy Anderson Jerome Deskins and Lawrence Deskins all of Newark N J one daughter Miss Virginia Deskins East Park five brothers Hayes and William Morris both of East Park Leslie and Lawrence Morris both of Chicago NJ and Leon Morris Newark two sisters Mrs Mary Q Goode and Mrs Alvie Cooney both of East Park and 14 grandchildren Body at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending funeral arrangements
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Emmett Cleveland Taylor
Alderson
Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Ronald Talkington
Taylor
Ronceverte Hospital
Lydia Dillon
Beaver
Andrew Lewis Taylor
Mary Cathryn Taylor
Lobban Funeral Home
Gadys C. Deskins
Beckley
Red Star
Sawyer Morris
Teddy Anderson
Jerome Deskins
Lawrence Deskins
Newark
N.J
Virginia Deskins
East Park
Hayes
William Morris
Leslie
Lawrence Morris
Chicago
Leon Morris
Mary Q. Goode
Alvie Cooney
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Provincezno Requiem Mass for Mullens Resident 85
Mrs P Provinzano 85 of Mullens will have a 10 am Mass Monday at St John Catholic Church Mullens with Rev Eugene Horvath celebrant Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park Beckley She died Thursday morning in a Mullens hospital Born April 21 1880 in Sicily she was daughter of the late Paul and Marianna D Italia Surviving four daughters five grandchildren and five great grandchildren Body lies at Sam Fogleson Nease and Neely Funeral Home Mullens Rosary scheduled for Sunday night
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Pauline Provinzano
Mullens
St. John’s Catholic Church
Eugene Horvath
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley
Provinzano
Mullens Hospital
Sicily
Paul and
Marianna Parmela D’ Italia
Mary Bielamowicz
Josephine Cataffo
Eliza Watts
Mary Ann Bondurant
Roannoke
Sam Foglesong
Nease and
Neely
Willard Martin services for 82 year old Mount Hope man
Willard Martin 82 of Mount Hope will be honored Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope. Burial follows in the family cemetery near Mount Hope. He died Wednesday night at his home. Survived by six sons Theodore Lewis Delmer Russell and Franklin, all of Mount Hope Route 1 and Arnold of Michigan. two daughters Mrs Lola Richmond Shady Spring and Mrs Chloe Bragg Jumping Branch. two brothers Everett Mount Hope Route 1 and Elmer Beckley. The body remains at the funeral home with visitation after 5 p.m. Saturday.
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Willard Martin
Mount Hope
Tyree
Martin
Theodore
Lewis
Delmer
Russell
Franklin
Route 1
Arnold
Michigan
Lola Richmond
Shady Spring
Chloe Bragg
Jumping Branch
Everett
Elmer
Beckley
Griffith funeral set for coal miner Fred Griffith
Funeral services for Fred Raymond Griffith 55 of Eccles will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Eccles Church of God with Rev. John Richardson and Rev. Tom Snuffer officiating. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. Griffith died at a Welch hospital after a long illness. He was a disabled coal miner last employed by Wyoming Coal Co at Glen Rogers. Born Lashmeet June 14 1910 he was the son of the late Luther and Lucy Hill Griffith. Survivors include wife Wavie Massey Griffith step mother Mrs. Maxie Griffith of Glen Rogers three sons Freddy Richie Ronnie all at home one daughter Jacqueline a home a brother John of Oceana three half brothers Lloyd Charles Benny all of New Jersey one sister Mrs Audry Massey of Glen Rogers four half sisters Mrs Ella Mae Cook Mrs Janie Simmons Miss Caroline Griffith and Mrs Phyllis Strother all of Hackensack. The body is at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home with calling after 6 p.m. Saturday Pallbearers Elmer Mitchem Albert Mitchem Ellis Mitchem Paul Bugdell Burl Walker Floyd Lester.
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Fred Raymond Griffith
Eccles
Eccles Church of God
John Richardson
Tom Snuffer
Pine Grove
Griffith
Welch Hospital
Wyoming Coal Co
Glen Rogers
Lashmeet
Luther
Lucy Hill Griffith
Wavie Massey Griffith
Maxie Griffith
Freddy
Richie
Ronnie
Jacqueline
John
Oceana
Lloyd
Bogota
N. J
Charles
Garfield
Benny
Hackensack
Audry Massey
Ella Mae Cook
Janie Simmons
Caroline Griffith
Phyllis Strother
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Elmer Mitchem
Albert Mitchem
Ellis Mitchem
Paul Bugdell
Burl Walker
Floyd Lester
Final rites for Grover Wickline in Prosperity
Grover Cleve land Wickline aged 73 of Prosperity died in a local hospital at 9 50 p m Wednesday His funeral was held at 10 30 a m today at Prosperity First Baptist Church with Rev Ray Walls officiating Burial followed at Ellison Cemetery Red Sulphur Springs Webb and Neal Funeral Home arranged the services
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Grover Cleveland
Wickline
Prosperity
Prosperity First Baptist Church
Ray Walls
Ellison
Red Sulphur Springs
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Nicholas H Hairston Funeral Services Held in Bluefield
Nicholas H Hairston 90 of Bluefield and formerly of Gary is to have funeral services at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pentecostal Holiness Church Bluefield with Elder Clarence Moore and Elder Booker T Jones officiating. Burial follows at Oak Grove Cemetery Bluewell. He died Wednesday at the residence of Mrs Ollie English Bluefield after a period of ill health. Wright and Anderson Funeral Home will transport to the church one hour prior to service.
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Nicholas
Bluefield
Gary
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Clarence Moore
Booker T. Jones
Oak Grove
Bluewell
Hairston
Ollie English
Wright and Anderson
Ex Prof Leary Held On Narcotics Arrest at Border
Former Harvard professor Timothy Leary and his daughter Susan were detained by border agents crossing from Mexico into Texas. Also arrested were Rosemary Woodruff and Charles Jaeger. Marijuana found in Susan's clothing and car sweepings led to bail set at 10,000 for Leary and 2,500 for Susan, 5,000 for Woodruff and Jaeger each.
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Laredo
Tex
UPI
Timothy Leary
Harvard
Susan
Rio Grande
Mexico
Rosemary Woodruff
Charles Jaeger
Woodruff
Leary
U.S
Jacob Hornberger
Widow Timed Vigil as Telegram Brings Word of Viet Nam Death
Army widow recalls midnight telegrams as Defense Department alerts refine the daily dread. Senator Hart presses for a Justice Department ruling on draft deferments for student demonstrators, stressing rights of dissenters. Pope Paul VI urges cautious peace talks, warning against rushing into all out war.
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United Press International
Columbus
Viet Nam
Defense Department
String-collecting hobby yields 2400-pound twine ball
Huntsville Missouri resident Terrill Mayo has spent eight years collecting string and has built an electric winding machine to form a 2400 pound twine ball nearly six feet wide. The ball holds about 3.26 million feet of 24-strand string and Mayo hopes to reach 3900 pounds. He jokes about launching a kite to the moon and keeps plans secret.
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Huntsville
UPI
Terrill
Mayo
Pope May Be Willing To Act As Mediator
Pope Paul VI signaled a possible mediating role in Vietnam peace efforts. In his Christmas message he urged just negotiations to end the war and warned against actions that threaten peace. He had earlier urged Washington to accept Hanoi’s Christmas cease fire and welcomed the 30 hour truce, expressing deep satisfaction.
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Vaticancity
UPI
Paul VI
Pope Paul
Pont
Southeast Asia
Viet Nam
United States
St. Peter’s Square
Hanoi
Vatican
Johnsons Hear Christmas Carols From Local Choristers
In Johnson City Texas President Johnson and his family joined about 100 local choristers from Baptist Methodist and Christian churches for a porch caroling concert at the president’s boyhood home. The First Lady shared smiles and candy as Carlyn Taylor touched the president’s nose and the family mingled with the singers.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Lynda Bird
Luci
Carl Taylor
First Methodist Church
Johnsons
Carlyn Taylor
Carlyn
Mrs. Johnson
Explosions Rock Santo Domingo Amid Violence
In Santo Domingo two large blasts destroyed a hardware store owned by the Diego Brothers and a cement factory, igniting fires that burned until dawn as gunfire and bombings continued nightly. A government toll cited 34 deaths in five days amid Dominican political strife, with unofficial reports as high as 40. Archbishop Octavio A. Beras urged peace in his Christmas message.
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Santo Domingo
UPS
Octavio A. Beras
Diego Brothers
Santiago
Msgr
Beras
11 000 Mile Trip To Have 2nd Baby
Mrs James K M Wang returned to Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington to have her second child weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Her husband promised she could return for the next birth and her parents live in Hong Kong. The Wangs previously lived in Forsoma and her first daughter was born in 1962.
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Huntington
UPI
James K. M. Wang
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Wang
Larry Ferris
Wangs
Formosa
Hong Kong
Fuss Escalates Over Draft Deferment Policy
Washington UPI reports a clash over canceling student draft deferments. Sen. Hart asks Attorney General Katzenbach to rule on legality while Selective Service Director Hershey defends deferments for sit-in demonstrators as essential to draft operation. He cites long standing policy and says prosecution should follow induction.
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U.S
Viet Nam
Ann Arbor
Draft Board
Gen. Hershey
Hart
Katzenbach
Hershey
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
New York Democrat
Justice Department
Newark Holiday Fire Kills Eight In Frame Home
Fire swept a Newark New Jersey frame building trapping sleeping residents. Arson squad led by Capt Joseph O'Brien opened an investigation noting suspicion of arson. Victims include Gracie Basile 50 and her children Thomas 19 Victor 21 Ralph 23 and Margaret 16 plus Marie Melinda 23 and brother Felix Fernandez 21. Bodies found on top floor. Traffic deaths over holiday period estimated at 560 to 660 with 1956 record of 706 in four days.
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Newark
N.J
Newark Fire Department
Joseph O’brien
O'Brien
16Th Ave
Gracie Basile
Thomas
Victor
Ralph
Basile
Margaret
Marie Melinda
Felix Fernandez
Ae the
National Safety
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