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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1966
Page
1
U S warplanes resumed bombing North Vietnam after a two day Christmas truce ended. B52 raids near Saigon and in the demilitarized zone targeted Viet Cong positions. Ground fighting resumed with a clash 40 miles east of Saigon, 27 Viet Cong reported killed.
Americans returned to work as Christmas memories stayed with them. U S B52s bombed positions in Vietnam an hour after a two day cease fire. Pilgrims kissed the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem as Britons observed Boxing Day.
U S wage earners face higher taxes as Social Security rises 4.4 percent on earnings up to 6600. The increment funds Medicare and other benefits, with individuals paying up to 290.40 next year. Employers match voluntary contributions. changes also affect self employed payments and withholding rules.
In London on Christmas Day Queen Elizabeth Princess Margaret and Prince Charles visited the Queen Mother in hospital for about 45 minutes. The Queen Mother is recovering from surgery for an abdominal obstruction. The royals traveled from Windsor to the London hospital.
Authorities report the Southernmost Point sign in Key West was likely stolen Friday by unknown individuals. Crews replaced the marker, as newcomers can no longer tell the precise southern point of the continental United States.
The final day of the 78 hour Christmas holiday traffic death count opened with fatalities 20 percent below last Christmas as the National Safety Council stated the toll stood at 417 early today. A spokesman cautioned that the total could still rise and noted last year’s toll was unusually high.
The worst snowstorm of the season left about 15 inches on the ground at noon and gusts up to 45 mph cause six foot drifts. A snow emergency barred parking on designated streets while 27 city and 91 county pieces of equipment fought the storm. Transit routes slowed but largely operated as crews worked since Christmas Eve.
William Manchester, author of The Death of a President and selected by Jacqueline Kennedy for a definitive JFK assassination account, was hospitalized in Middletown Connecticut with pneumonia and placed in intensive care. His condition was reported as critical.
Bob Hope recounts a fragile Christmas calm in Saigon after a Viet Cong truce. 15,000 GIs cheered General Westmoreland as Hope and crew visited Tan Son Nhut and the 3rd Field Hospital. The segment also notes Kennedy family representatives and Look magazine negotiating on passages for a serialized book.
New York Times reporter Harrison E Salisbury, arriving from Phnom Penh, says U S air raids on Hanoi on December 13 and 14 caused civilian casualties and damage in the city center. He notes residents saw U S planes overhead and that Vietnamese reports claim attacks within Hanoi.
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