POWs Mail Christmas Packages Amid Vietnam War Tension
U S military officials report prisoners of war in North Vietnam mailed Christmas parcels to families. Pentagon sources note Hanoi previously blocked mail, risking Geneva Conventions rights. Defence officials monitor deliveries as 26 service members are listed as captured and 658 missing, with North Vietnam holding pilots mostly.
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Kool-Aid Kid Receives Posthumous Medals
Gerald Brown known as the Kool-Aid Kid will receive posthumous Vietnam War medals from the National Freedoms Foundation. His mother will accept on the Texas Tech campus in Lubbock, where Brown was a graduate, for his drive to send care packages to Vietnamese children. The award cites his essay Defending Freedom Safeguards America.
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Food ships prioritized at Haiphong amid North Vietnam strain
Washington reports indicate food ships given first priority at Haiphong as North Vietnam faces possible shortages from poor two year harvests. Oil and gas cargoes rise amid air attacks while Soviet and Chinese vessels push wheat flour and rice into Haiphong to ease scarce supplies.
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China says McNamara resignation is Johnson pre election play
Peking Radio in Hong Kong claimed the impending U S defense secretary McNamara resignation is a pre election tactic by President Johnson to quell dissent within the Democratic party. It asserted U S Vietnam policy would not change after his departure.
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Court Eyes Powers Case
The 5 Js. Circuit Court of Appeals heard a writ of habeas corpus for Ralph Carl Powers, a San Antonio man on death row since 1964. Proceedings lasted under 10 minutes as Powers' attorney Samuel Egger and prosecutor James Barlow filed briefs. Barlow opposed the writ. Powers, 24, challenges a federal ruling denying relief based on alleged bad publicity from a special unpaid prosecutor in the 1964 murder trial of Morris Renfro.
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Childhood home of Shirley Temple sold in Brentwood sale
Hollywood UPI reports the childhood home of Shirley Temple was auctioned for 154000 dollars. The two story English manor sits on park like grounds in the exclusive Brentwood district. The buyer was Christopher Card, grandson of the Card automobile manufacturer.
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