Christmas Sees Hope Return to Viet Nam
In Saigon Bob Hope and a 70 member troupe arrived for another Christmas visit to entertain troops in combat zones. The 63 year old comedian, with Les Brown's 15 piece band and a large crew, planned a TV show in Saigon after a brief ankle injury in Thailand. Activities were kept secret for security reasons as they prepared for servicemen over moonlit late shifts.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Bob Hope
Hope
Les
Brown
Thailand
Bob
Lim
U.S
Moon
Carroll Biker
IPS
Bob Trope
Comedienne
Martha Raye
Tan Son Nhut
Americal
U. S. Plans S. Viet Nam Television Network
Washington officials outline a plan to establish a U S television network in South Vietnam for 1966 with airborne broadcasts from an airplane starting January 21 and ground transmitters later. The cost is about 4 million dollars and receiving sets to be provided, possibly one per village, as the network expands with trained operators and airborne studio moves to new areas.
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Washington
United States
South Viet Nam
Michigan
Charles . Chamberlain
R-Mich
U.S
Chamberlain
House Armed Services
Chamberlair
Kaye
Hanoi's actions echo 1953 Viet Minh strategy for France
The piece argues Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam repeat past tactics to pressure the United States into leaving South Vietnam. It links 1953-54 French and Viet Minh moves with 1960s-80s demonstrations, Geneva talks, and U.S. economic aid, suggesting Hanoi seeks negotiations on its terms.
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Ho Chi Minh
United States
South
Viet Nam
France
Sweden
China
Peking
Harry S Truman
Indochina
Laos
Cambodia
Associated States
North Atlantic Treaty Council
U.S
Southeast Asia
Bao Dai
Saigon
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
Polio victim and nurse marry in hospital chapel
Dorothy Fields a 23 year old polio victim paralyzed from neck down married Robert Fields 28 in North Carolina Memorial Hospital Chapel Hill after a six year hospital courtship. The couple spoke of love over sympathy and plan to live in a mobile home once state permits relocation.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Dorothy Fields
Jane
Robert Fields
North Carolina Memorial Hospital
Fields
Hel
Robert
Christmas mood softens Pentagon War stance in 1960s mood piece
In Washington the Pentagon decor reflects Christmas as McNamara prepares for a Aspen ski trip while Deputy Cyrus Vance holds fort. Joint Chiefs logistics and war rooms stay on 24 hour alert with Wheeler and Johnson meeting troops in Viet Nam and other leaders remaining in Washington or traveling, preserving readiness during the season.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Robert Ns. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
National Military Comp
Mand Center
War’ Yooms
McNamara
Aspen
Colo
Cyrus R. Vance
Viet Nam
Earle Gj. Wheeler
403
Harold K. Johnson
Army
David J. McDonald
Naval Operations
Winder
John P. McConnell
Air Force
Wallace M. Greene Jr
JCS
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Neb
Overseas U S Servicemen Face Christmas Deployments
About 1 million American servicemen are overseas this Christmas across more than 25 countries. Roughly 188000 are stationed in Germany, 60000 in the Atlantic and Pacific fleets, with Polaris submarines and other ships afloat. Navy crews, Marine units, and air defenses cover Vietnam, Korea, the Dominican Republic, and Southeast Asia as missiles stand by.
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Colorado Springs
Coto
U.S
Christmas Dog of Courthouse Square Finds 23 Masters
A small dark haired dog waited three months outside Harris County courthouse for a master who never came. Gerald Lowe of the SPCA took the dog to Teen Liberators Boys Home, where Rev. Freddie Gage said the 23 boys will care for the new responsibility. The dog, dubbed the Christmas Dog of Courthouse Square, is now housed at the orphanage with hope for a loving future.
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Houston
UPI
Harris County
Courthouse Square
Gerald Lowe
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
5SPCA
Williams
Wil
Liam Greenfield
Delove
Gage
Lis
San Diego
Calif
Buster
Greenfield
Joe Wil
Liams
Boy Who Beat Cancer Sees Bright New Year Plans
Ronnie Baker, once told doctors he might die without leg amputation, had the operation last New Year’s Eve. He has gained 36 pounds since, can walk climb stairs drive a car and holds a part time job. He plans a New Year’s Eve party with friends and hopes to attend Pierce Junior College after studying horticulture at Monroe High.
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van Nuys
Calif
Ronnie Baker
Ronnie
Flagstaff
Ariz
Eve
Monroe High School
Pierce Tunior College
Canoga Park
Nan
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Chita
Wurlitzer Organ Studios
San Antonio
Mat Ane Sr
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Yale
Dogl Yule
Egypt
University of Chicago
Oriental Institute
Keith C. Seele
Aswan High Dam
Jesus Christ
Apostles
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Alan Alda
Robert Alda
Patricia Smith
Everett
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