Bomb Shutters Hotel Used By Officers
Saigon December 24 AP A massive bomb attack on the Brink hotel officers billets in Saigon killed two Americans and wounded 57 others including an Australian officer and 15 Vietnamese. The blast damaged nearby shops and caused fires as crowds and wounded were moved to ambulances. Viet Cong suspected. police tightens security surrounding the heavily guarded site.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
Pentago
Armay
Brink Hotel
Brink Officers
Caravelle Hotel
U. S. Navy
No Paper On Christmas Friday Publication Changes
The Southern Hlinoison will not publish Friday Christmas Day, affecting readers expecting the regular edition. No alternative issue is mentioned, and subscribers are advised to note the holiday printing pause.
Busy Santa He Needs Flying Sleigh
Marshall, Mich. Dec 24 AP Santa Claus Ken Burden travels a wide area bringing joy. This season he has visited 161 parties 163 private homes 22 nursing homes and eight hospitals. He plans more visits today on Christmas Eve. He is not paid, but donations help. Candy pencils toys go to all. Burden estimates Christmas mileage will reach 1500 miles. He says making people happy is his Christmas.
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Marshall, Mich
Marshall
Santa Claus
North Pole
Ken Burden
Burden
Flood Disaster Dims Christmas Across Five Western States
The Pacific storm dumped record rains across California Washington Oregon Nevada and Idaho with 28 dead and over 5000 homeless. Rivers flooded cities and towns as crews from Air Force Navy National Guard Red Cross Coast Guard and Civil Defense aided rescue efforts amid further downpours and disrupted highways bridges and communications.
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California
Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Idaho
Air Force
Navy
National Guard
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Civil Defense
Jlocal
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Cyclone Strikes India and Ceylon Toll in Dhanushkodi
A cyclone and tidal wave swept southern India and Ceylon on Wednesday leaving hundreds dead. Madras officials report about 200 people drowned at Dhanushkodi in Tamil Nadu as rescue efforts continue.
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Madras
India
Ceylon
Dhanushkodi
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois turns colder tonight
The forecast shows an ending warmer spell giving way to much colder conditions tonight with lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s. Friday brings cloudy skies and colder temperatures with a chance of light snow flurries by evening.
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Illnois
U S May Halt Aid If Viet Crisis Endures
In Saigon on December 24, U S and Vietnamese leaders refused to yield in their clash over military interference in South Viet Nam. U S officials expect to withhold new war aid in about a month unless the crisis ends soon, while Vietnamese officers consider anti American campaigns and the removal of Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor as a goal. General Khanh shows firm control and resists U S demands for civilian governance.
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Associated Press
Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
U. S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Chai
Khanh
Shim
Taylor
First Family Plans Quiet Christmas at Ranch Home
Johnson City Texas Christmas scene shows stockings labeled Daddy Mother Lynda and Luci hung by the chimney. An eight foot balsam tree gleams in the President's library with handmade angel ornaments and Nativity figures, as Mrs. Johnson notes a special German angel keepsake.
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Johnson City
Tex
Lynda
Luci
Johnson
Carbondale Residents Near Mrs White Address
Many area residents will be present as Mrs William White of 995 West Pecan Carbondale is highlighted in the community notice alongside local events and gatherings.
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William White
W. Pecan
Carbondale
Cargo Plane Crashes on San Bruno Mountain
A Flying Tiger four engine cargo plane crashed into fog on takeoff from SFO area, killing three crew members. The 70 ton Constellation splintered, scattering over a half mile near Sweeney Ridge about 10 miles south of San Francisco. An airline spokesman said the plane appeared to be in its normal takeoff path and would have cleared the ridge if not for the fog.
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San Bruno
Calif
San Bruto Mountain
Coast Guard
Sweeney Ridge
San Francisco
Crab Orchard Lake May Close If Pollution Continues
Mehrhoff warns Crab Orchard Lake may not reopen next summer for swimming boating and water skiing if Carterville sewage is not cleaned up soon. Pin Oak Creek carries polluted water into the lake near Carterville Beach, threatening drinking water for Carbondale Ordill and others. Pollution remains despite tests and treatments. state may fine Carterville up to 900 dollars for allowing sewage to reach the creek.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Carterville
Pin Oak Creek
Arch Mehrhoff
Mehrhoff
Fish and Wildlife Project
Crab Orchard Refuge
Carbondale
Ordill
Marion
Herrin
State Sanitary Water Board
Nationwide Tie Up Court Action Postpones Rail Strike Indefinitely
In Chicago on December 24 an A P report says a U S district court denied an injunction to bar a nationwide railroad strike but delayed the walkout indefinitely. Judge Joseph Sam Perry ordered no strike while an appeal to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals proceeds. The three unions machinists electricians and sheet metal workers had planned strikes for November 23 and December 8. The unions had halted the first walkout after Wirtz mediation and a 10 day injunction on December 14. The injunction expires tonight and unions say they will not quit before January 1. The dispute centers on wage increases with railroads offering 27 cents an hour over three years, a rise matched by other unions per the emergency board.
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Chicago
Joseph Sam Perry
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Willard J. Lassers
Newsmen
Appeals Court
Congress
W. Willard ‘Wirtz
Washington
Welcome Yank Boat Reaches Vicksburg
The Union ironclad Cairo, sunk in 1862 after contact with Confederate mines in the Yazoo River, was raised in sections and moved by barge to Vicksburg for restoration as a tourist attraction. Capt. W. A. Bisso directed the salvage, with the 512 ton warship completed in three parts on a giant barge.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Cairo
Yazoo River
Yavoo
Bluff City
W. A. Bisso
New Orleans
Johnson Seeks Postal Rate Increase
President Johnson plans to ask Congress for higher second and third class mail rates and weighs pay raises for Civil Service and postal workers. Budget director Gordon says overall federal spending will be well below the initial 108.5 billion request, with current year spending around 97.2 billion, as Johnson reviews the plan at the Texas ranch before Christmas.
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Johnson
Congress
Uncle Sam
Kermit Gordon
Gordon
Austin
John A. Gronouski
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U.S
Malcolm W. Browne
Carbondale First Methodist Church
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Becky Sue White
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