Bob Hope visits Laos discusses POWs in Hanoi
Bob Hope arrived in Vientiane on a U S Army plane for his Christmas tour and met with North Vietnamese First Secretary Nguyen Van Thanh about American prisoners of war. He described the meeting as friendly and cordial and performed a brief show for about 400 Americans.
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Vientiane
Bob Hope
Laos
U.S
Hanoi
Hope
Nguyen van Thanh
Bill Faith
Nixon
Faith
Bangkok
Southeast Asia
G. McMurtrie Godley
Richard Rand
Thanh
Godley
Postal rates exempted from price controls under ruling
The Cost of Living Council exempted postal rates from price controls while requiring the U S Postal Service to justify any rate increases such as a 23 9 percent rise in third class mail. Pay for postal workers and all state and local employees remains under the Pay Board.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
U.S. Postal Service
Donald Rumsfeld
Council
Nixon
Rumsfeld
US vows continued air activity in Southeast Asia
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the United States will maintain its air operation policy in Southeast Asia despite fresh North Vietnamese offensives in Laos and Cambodia. In Rio de Janeiro temperatures reached 104 in Jacarepagua with 94 downtown. Detroit’s WWJ cites sources claiming former Teamsters president James R. Hoffa to be released from federal prison today.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
United States
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rio
Weather Bureau
Jacarepagua
Detroit
WWJ
Detroit News
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Police seek getaway cars in Albuquerque bank robbery
Albuquerque police and FBI search for two cars tied to a $38,000 Bank of New Mexico heist. Suspect Spencer Roddy, 22, of Clovis, is sought on a federal flight to avoid prosecution warrant. one robbers used Doney family car and left them bound after naming the vault.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Bernalillo County Medical Center
FBI
BCMC
James Geyl
New Mexico
Spencer Lee Roddy
Clovis
Bank of New Mexico
Wesley Whaley
Roddy
Chicago
Whaley
G. Grant Doney
Doney
Roswell retailers report brisk Christmas sales across categories
Local shopkeepers in Roswell report Christmas season sales holding up well with many saying results are equal to or better than last year. Anthony's counts the best period in nine years with about a 15 percent rise, while Sears and others note steady to strong performance in soft lines and clothing amid cautious optimism.
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Roswell
Ken Sweet
Anthony
Anthony's
Broadmoor
Sweet
Sears
Fred Kimmey Jr
Kimmey
Richard Sandoval
Gibson
Jim Lusk
Roswell State Bank
Jim Clark
Security National Bank
Clark
Alumni Oppose Coeds At New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico Military Institute faces alumni pressure after the board of regents approved admitting female day students, prompting a strong alumni response aimed at preserving an all male institute. The Alumni Association with about 12 000 members pledges to cooperate on recruiting to maintain male enrollment while addressing financial concerns. The plan includes cadets, alumni, and officials referring potential students to the school and a cadet visiting the prospective students area.
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New Mexico Military Institute
NMMI
Board of Regents
Alumini Association
Corps of Cadets
Regent
Ronald Meyer
Alumni Association
Regents
Fire kills three near Humnoke Arkansas
Two Alamogordo children Donald Calvin Lewis 14 and Donna Catherine Lewis 12 and their 18 year old uncle died in a Wednesday fire in a rural Humnoke area. The children were the son and daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Barth of Alamogordo New Mexico. They were visiting Mrs Barth’s parents Mr and Mrs Rufus O Wood whose home burned.
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Humnoke, Ark
Alamogordo, N.M
Humnoke
Ark
New Mexico
Donald Calvin Lewis
Donna Catherine Lewis
Robert Barth
Alamogordo
Fake Christmas tree boom reshapes holiday purchases
AP reports a spike in artificial Christmas trees with 15 million homes using fake firs. Consumers favor reusable flame resistant trees amid fire concerns and apartment restrictions, while natural tree sales level off.
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New York
U.S
Terry Hermanson
Mr. Christmas Inc
Minneapolis’ Dayton
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Huff
Leonard Knadle
Knadle
Military Institute
Roswell and Vicinity
U.S. Air Force Academy Prep
Colorado Springs
Colo
Carole Martin
AP Business Writer
Ayres Department Store
Indianapolis
Woolworth
Jordan Marsh
Boston
Hong Kong
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Mrs. Barth
Paul Raper
Donna Lewis
Donald Lewis
Raper
Huminoke
Warren Minto
Lewis
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