Two American Youths Sentenced by Reds in Leningrad
In a Soviet court in Leningrad, Buel Ray Wortham Jr. and Craddock M. Gilmour Jr. were found guilty of currency regulation violations. Wortham received three years in a restricted labor camp plus a three year term for theft, to run concurrently, and a car confiscation. Gilmour got three years plus confiscation of souvenirs and a 1000 ruble fine. The youths, arrested while attempting to leave for Finland after a one week visit, faced seven day appeal.
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Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Buel Ray Wortham Jr
Craddock M. Gilmour Jr
Wortham
North Little Rock
Ark
Soviet Union
Finland
Westmoreland praise to GIs in Vietnam Christmas message
General Westmoreland salutes American forces in Vietnam in a Christmas message. He expresses pride in their "magnificent performance of duty" and faith that peace and freedom can prevail as troops aid the Vietnamese people. He wishes a joyful Christmas and a successful new year.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Christ
Jack Ruby Shows Slight Improvement, Doctors Say
Dallas doctors reported Jack Ruby appears somewhat less strong today. Tubes remain in his chest and are draining adequately as his cancer treatment continues.
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Jack Ruby
Dallas
Christmas lighting contest entries listed for Snyder Jaycees
Deadline approaches for the annual Snyder Jaycees Christmas lighting contest with two divisions outdoor and religious theme. Readable entries include residents such as George Stewart and Gene Shelburne among many others from streets like Thirty-second Thirty-sixth Forty-second and Hill Avenue.
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Snyder Jaycees
George Stewart
Thirty-second Street
Quincy Earle
Fortieth
J. E. Waller
Thirtysixth
Cecil Boren
Avondale
E. P. Rainwater
Thirty-ninth
Randy Davis
Avenue M
Tom LeMaster
Charles Hodges
Gayland Bane
Bernard Longbotham Jr
Denison
O. J. Hoepfl
Kenneth Wood
C. E. Daniel
Browning
Howard Gray
Ben Brock
Tom Blalock
Gene Shelburne
Kirk Burks
Sonny Greenfield
Winnie Poysner
Loucase Stinson
Hill Avenue
W. E. Raborn
Crockett
U S Phantoms Fire Missiles at Enemies Near Long Beach
Two U S F4B Phantom jets fired air to air missiles at two approaching enemy planes near the cruiser Long Beach in the Gulf of Tonkin. The planes disappeared from radar. no confirmation on whether they were shot down.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Long Beach
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Gulf of Tonkin
United States
Kitty Hawk
Highlands
Vietnam
Guam
Clark Field
Philippines
Weather summary for Texas regions with mild conditions expected
Weather bulletin reports varied readings across Texas with highs in the 60s to upper 70s and lows from the 20s to upper 50s. Winds along the coast from 8 to 18 knots shift with a mix of clearing and clouding trends through Thursday.
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Snyder
Texas
Pecos
North Central
Kennedy Book Settlement Seen by Look and Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy and Look magazine move toward a settlement over The Death of a President. Lawyers meet to negotiate a package while talks continue and aims to avoid court action before Cowles and Harper & Row respond to the suit.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Look Magazine
Simon H. Rifkind
Look
David Peck
Rifkind
William Manchester
Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Cowles
Harper & Row
Bob Hope Brigades Laugh At Vietnam War Show
Bob Hope entertained 15 000 troops at Cam Ranh Bay delivering jokes about LBJ credits and war costs. The lineup included Vic Damone Anita Bryant Phyllis Diller and Miss World Rella Faria. Shows will continue across Vietnam before a Christmas tour ends in Guam and the Philippines.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Johnson
Vic Damone
Anita Bryant
Comedienne Phyllis
6Th Convalescent Center
Donations Boost Goodfellows Total to 2200.50
Last minute contributions to the Goodfellows fund raised the total to 2200.50 with additional donations listed from Canyon Gun Club Nelda Reneau Mrs Giles Bowers Claude McCormick Sr and others. The group plans to use the funds to support federal program needs and sponsor local initiatives with reports noting the tentative appointment of William J Schiebel as local coordinator.
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Goodfellows Fund
The
Goodfellows
Canyon Gun Club
Nelda Reneau
Giles Bowers
Claude McCormick
Boy Staton
Athealanette
Jay Massingill
West Elementary School
Keith Miles
Snyder High School Central
Loy Marsh
Max von Roeder
Howard Ments
Sterling
J. L. Wadleigh
Local CAP Is Put Into Operation
Buford Browning chairs Scurry County Community Action Committee meeting announcing CAP is officially active and locally financed. He reports an Austin conference with the Office of Economic Opportunity, noting enthusiasm and alignment with OEO goals to attack poverty locally.
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Buford Browning
Scurry County Community Action Committee
Austin
Office of Economic Opportunity
Browning
OEO
Viet Cong Increase War Bond Drive and Taxes Report
U S officials say the Viet Cong have boosted war bond sales and taxes in South Vietnam to fund the Communist war effort. AID Saigon study estimates 40 percent from bonds, 40 percent from taxes, 20 percent from outside South Vietnam, with village families paying 7 000 to 10 000 piasters per year. Civilians fund salaries, administration and medicine with a 1 billion piaster budget.
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Kenneth L. Whiting
Saigon
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
U.S
National Liberation Front
Hanoi
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Lyndon
Hertz
Mexico
Michigan
Goodfellow
Willliam J. Schiebel
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