IRA Declares Christmas Truce Amid Belfast Bomb Attacks
A three day Christmas truce announced by the IRA began with two bombs exploding outside a Masonic hall in a Protestant area of Belfast. No injuries were reported. Police say an assassination attempt injured none in a Roman Catholic home. Troops maintained patrols as violence persisted in Northern Ireland.
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Colin Baker
Belfast
UPI
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Aptring Road
Grimes
Amertat
Ann McConnell
Ange Marie
Valence
Northern Ireland
Ulster
Britain
TRA
Springfield Road
U S Air Losses Rise as Hanoi Raids Continue
The U S Command reports rising losses with 14 planes acknowledged though believed higher. B 52s reported shot down near Hanoi and Haiphong raids claim further aircrews killed as communications dispute Pentagon statements. Radio Hanoi cites new claims of Ha nei bombardment and a pilot detention camp hit.
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U.S
United States
Indochina
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Radio Kano
Haiphong
Spokeman
Pentagon
Jerry Friedheim
Radio
Hanei
Saigon
Freidheim
Wallington Radio Announcer Dies at 68 in Arlington
James S. Wallington, a prominent radio announcer for the National Broadcasting Co., died yesterday at his Arlington Virginia home. He was 68.
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New York
James S. Wallington
National Broadcasting Co
Arlington
Thieu signals concession on peace plan key point
Saigon sources report President Thieu ready to concede on a National Council of Reconciliation and Concord to set elections, while insisting on North Vietnam's troop withdrawal from the South as the essential demand. Nixon warned this could end aid if Thieu refused.
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Nuyyen van Thien
Vietnam
Henoi
Saigon
Thieu
National Council of Reconciliation and Concord
South Vietnam
Thiens
Nixon
White House
Weather Summary From Telephoto Sunset Today
Weather by telephoto reports yesterday high 38 and low 32 with a record high 61 in 1857 and record low 7 in 194% today. Relative humidity yesterday 100 percent at 5 pm and 7 am today JU. Wind from the north northwest near 15 mph. Snow to date 12 inches. seasonal snowfall totals 157.2 inches record and 108 inches average. Rain falling on the northern and middle Pacific Coast and Gulf states with snowy conditions in the northern and middle Rockies and middle Plains. remaining areas clear to partly cloudy.
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Pacific Coast
Gulf Coastal
Middle Rockies
Middle Plains
Park Chung-hee wins reelection in Korea
President Park Chung-hee secured a new six year term as the sole candidate in a vote conducted by South Korea's National Conference for Unification. The body contains 2,153 members. 2,351 ballots were valid with two invalids and the rest for Park under the new constitutional framework.
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Seoul
UPS
Park Chung-hee
National Assembly
Park
National Conference For Unification
South Korea
Unions Agree To Merger Talks Between Teamsters and ILWU
In San Francisco two unions move toward a merger between the Teamsters and the International Longshore and Warehousemen's Union. Executives from the Teamsters and ILWU met in Washington to discuss terms, with 2 million Teamsters and about 60 thousand ILWU West Coast workers involved pending boards' approval.
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San Francisco
UPI
Teamsters
West Coast
TLWU
West
Hawaii
Dispatcher
ILW
Yeaterday
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Frank Firesimmons
Teamsters Western Conference
Einar Mohn
Washington
Quake Ravages Nicaragua Leaving City Dense Areas Devastated
Reports say a powerful earthquake struck Nicaragua causing widespread fires and power outages. Radio broadcasts describe hospitals overwhelmed with dead and injured, with relief efforts prioritizing water, medicines, and tents in the hardest hit districts.
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Red Cross
Truman's condition worsens to critical as pneumonia and shock rise
Reports from Research Hospital describe President Truman as in critical condition due to increased lung congestion waning resiliency and fluctuating blood pressure. Doctors note normal blood pressure with treatment since 7 am and unchanged lung congestion, while kidney function shows improvement.
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Truman
Research Hospital
John Dreves
Todsy
Wayne Couery
China and Iraq sign protocol for economic technical cooperation
Communist China and Iraq signed a protocol on development of economic and technical cooperation. Details were not provided in the report from Peking based Hsinhua News Agency.
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Tokyo
China
Iraq
Peking
Hsin Hua
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