Burlington Liars Club Names World Champion Liar
The Burlington Liars Club crowned Philip Strandvold of Pilot Rock Oregon as the 1964 world champion liar. Honorable mentions included Thomas G. Clark of Memphis and Joseph Mangano of Willamantic Conn along with Guy R. Jewett of West Salem Wis and Harry Shapiero of Seattle with humorous tall tales.
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Burlington
Wis
Joseph Mangano
Willamantic
Conn
Guy R. Jewett
West Salem
Harry Shapiero
Seattle
Contempt charges against Barnett may be dropped
A Justice Department move to dismiss two of four criminal contempt counts against Mississippi Governor Paul Johnson and former Governor Row Barnett seeks to simplify the case over orders tied to Meredith’s 1962 Ole Miss enrollment. The remaining counts allege failure to maintain order and to comply with court orders. no trial date was set.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Paul Johnson
Row
Barnett
Justice Department
5Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Johnson
Washington
Nicholas Katzenbach
Meredith
the Ole Miss Board of Trustees
Jackson
Oxford
Katzenbach
De Gaulle presses France toward independent Western role
Paris AP Charles de Gaulle declares France will act independently of US influence in the Atlantic community and world. In a New Year address he says France will be its own master in politics economy currency and defense and will reject supranational integration while seeking control over its own fate within Europe and the Common Market.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Western
Europe
West Germany Seen as Top Exporter by U S Envoy
United States envoy George McGhee predicted in Dallas that West Germany will remain the world’s leading exporter of industrial products through 1965. He said West Germany already exports more automobiles and total industrial goods than the United States after meeting President Johnson at the Lehi Ranch and speaking at a Dallas luncheon.
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Dallas, Tex
West Germany
United States
George McGhee
Dallas
Johnson
Lehi Ranch
Texas
McGhee
Bus Plunge Near San Diego Kills Two
A Greyhound bus with 33 passengers fell off a rain slicked U S 101 embankment 16 miles north of San Diego, killing Victor K Frank 25, a sailor aboard USS Whetstone, and Koga Tatsuki believed 64 a Japanese citizen. Eighteen ambulances ferried injured to area hospitals as investigators probed loss of control on the downhill route toward Los Angeles.
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San Diego
Calif
Greyhound
Los Angeles
U.S. 101
Ken Stowers
Victor K. Frank
Whetstone
Koga Tatsuki
Japan
Paratroop Mop Up Push in Viet Nam Battle
South Viet Nam expands battle at Binh Gia as 37 helicopters cover two para battalions. U.S. air crew missing in central Viet Nam while Viet Cong clashes leave dozens dead or wounded. Foreign reaction notes French neutrality stance as talks resume with U.S. officials on restoring civilian government.
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Peter Arnett
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Binh Gia
Viet Nam
da Nang
Armed Forces
Nguyen Khanh
U.S
Navy Hospital
Khanh
United States
Marine
Revi Imates
Paris
Red China
West
Indochina Peninsula
Dien Bien Phu
Charles de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Pexas Violent Deaths Rise During Holiday Deathwatch
A Texas holiday death toll from Christmas Eve to Jan 3 reaches 114 of 190 predicted. The DPS tally lists 61 traffic deaths, 33 homicides and personal crises, and 20 other accident deaths. An updated estimate through Sunday projects 105 traffic deaths, 40 homicides, 45 other deaths.
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Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Weather synopsis for Texas regions
Northeast Texas and Northwest Texas report cloudy conditions with showers and cooler periods. Highs range from 65 to 75 with lows near 30 to 46 in various areas. Shows percent area showers late today and tonight. cooler Saturday across the state with scattered clouds and temperatures varying by locale.
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Texas
Ms. High
Lewton@t
Southeast High
No Rest For Flood Victims Braced For Another Storm
Flood victims and rescuers across Washington Oregon California Nevada and Idaho faced a grim New Year as relief efforts continue. Civil Defense spokesman Jim Jones in Yreka California noted missing New Year celebrations while helicopters ferried food medicine and blankets to trapped residents in Kla math National Forest and towns cut off by the worst snowstorm in eight years. United Air Lines aimed to move 20000 pounds of canned foods into Yreka as Army and Marine helicopters resumed airlifts to isolated flood ravaged communities in California's coast towns and Ukiah welcomed evacuees and students returning to campus.
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Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Idaho
Jim Jones
Civil Defense
Yreka
Calif
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Klamath National Forest
Red Cross
Jones
Santa Claus
Milt Mayer
United Air Lines
Army
Garberville
Covelo
Eureka
Ukiah
World Welcomes New Year With High Hopes For Peace
The world welcomed 1965 with services, revelry, and hopes for peace. Leaders issued messages of friendship, while crowds in Times Square celebrated as football bowls and New Year prayers filled the day. Johnson at his Texas ranch prepared a budget message amid Southern lucky food traditions. Sky divers aborted a champagne toast due to winds.
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Associated Press
New York
Tunes Square
United States
Pasadena
Calif
Dallas
New Orleans
Miami
Johnson
Texas
South Viet Nam
Congo
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Long Island
Frederick Wild
Frank Guzzman
Mexico Budget Plan Allocates Tax Revenue to Education Support
Mexico City AP reports that 42 percent of the 1965 national budget will come from income taxes and 23 percent will fund education and cultural services. The Treasury Ministry announced the 17,854 million pesos budget, with the armed forces receiving 11 percent of the total.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Treasury Ministry
Batista in Exile Clears Name in Portugal
In Estoril Portugal six years after fleeing Havana Fulgencio Batista defends his exit as voluntary to preserve Cuban democracy He denies tyranny and describes life in exile with family at Villa Tanagra He avoids interviews while publishing Paradoxism and recounts his public reception and shifts in Cuban support toward Fidel Castro.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Fulgencio Batista
Havana
Batista
Estoril
Here
Spain
United States
Fidel Castro
Little Rock Boy Delivers Flood Aid Letter
The Portland Oregon AP report tells of a six year old Billy Alexander sending a dollar bill and a note to the Chamber of Commerce. He explains the money is from his piggy bank to help a boy or girl whose house was flooded and hopes to buy a Christmas toy.
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Portland
Orc
Chamber of Commerce
Billy Alexander
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Clyde Thomas
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Keith Collier
H. C. Smith
Fluvanna
Jim Farr
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The
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Little Rock Boy
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