Holiday Toll Sets Record For Indiana Fatalities
A three day Christmas travel period pushed the nationwide holiday road toll to a new high. The count reached 707 deaths as late reports were confirmed, surpassing the 706 fatalities recorded during a four day Christmas weekend in 1956. The National Safety Council had projected 560 to 660 deaths before the holiday, with spikes noted across multiple states including Ohio. Warren C. is named as Ohio safety director in reports.
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National Safety Council
Ohio
Warren C
Johnson Hopes War Will Slacken
President Johnson remained hopeful that fighting in Vietnam would not resume its pre Christmas intensity. The absence of renewed U S bombings after the cease-fire was seen as evidence he sought a peaceful settlement. He avoided public comment on the cease-fire, signaling a focus on Hanoi’s reaction and a desire not to cloud negotiations. The President and First Lady attended church in Johnson City and he interacted with people, including a Secret Service guard, during a stop at his boyhood home amid a deer hunter incident nearby.
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Austin
Tex
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Texas White
Hanoi
State Department
First Baptist Church
Johnson City
Secret Service
Cliff Hill
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
U S Plans Stay Out Of North Viet Skies
For the third straight day U S planes remained out of North Viet Nam skies while Marines reported 63 Viet Cong killed in ground skirmishes during a brief Christmas truce. The defense described air activity only in South Viet Nam with artillery, tanks, and helicopters supporting operations near Da Nang. Casualties mounted as mines and attacks struck U S and allied forces, and a downed F4C Phantom was reported as rescued after missile fire.
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South Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
U. S
da Nang
Quang Ha No. 1
Quang Ha No. 2
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Hanoi-Haiphong
Washington
Ho Chi Minh
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Sa Dec
North
Bac Cau
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Seven Killed in Kansas Crash Near Sublette
Seven people died and seven injured in a Sunday afternoon crash at an intersection near Sublette Kansas. The westbound driver was Lawrence Blakely 24 of Dodge City with his wife Dana 22 and her sister Pauline 27 and her husband James Simmons 25 and their infant son Todd 8 months. Traveling north was Dora Saldiver 27 and seven of her children and her mother Sabena Gonzales 57. Killed were Dana Blakely the Simmons child Todd Nettie and Cindy Sabena Gonzales and two Saldiver children.
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Sublette
Kan
Kansas
Highway Patrol
Gail Rathbun
Lawrence Blakely
Dodge City
U. S
Blakely
Dana
Pauline
James Simmons
Todd Simmons
Satanta
Rathbun
Dora G. Saldiver
Sabena Gonzales
Saldivers
Seon
Post Tex
Texas
Blakeley
Simmons
Gonzales
Saldiver
Nettie
Cindy
Christmas travel tolls set nation and Indiana highs
The 1965 Christmas weekend brought the highest tolls on record in Indiana and nationwide with 49 deaths nationally and 32 in Louisiana. The 78-hour period saw 80 million vehicles on the road amid rain sleet and freezing temps. A fatal bus crash in Oregon and multiple other accidents pushed totals beyond 1964. Indiana’s count reached 1,473 for the year, nearly tying the all-time mark, with Ohio Michigan Illinois Kentucky also reporting high tolls. One fatal crash near Rockport claimed Charles Crawley Susan Hersma and Ena Andrade in a three-car collision on Christmas night.
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Safety Council
Oregon
Associated Press
Gan
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Kentucky
Ind
Weather and city in Indiana and Illinois forecast with cold snap
AP News Digest notes a halt in U S air attacks on North Vietnam. Regional forecast covers Terre Haute and Indiana Illinois with cloudy, colder conditions and chances of snow flurries. Temperatures range from the mid 30s to single digits, with outlook for continued cold and partly cloudy skies into midweek. Reports reference Johnson's Vietnam hopes, Humphrey overseas trip, and early mentions of traffic fatalities and scientific debates. Three Explorer Scout canoes overturned near Fort Wayne as heavy weather swells rivers.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Illinois
Sedar Creek
Fort Wayne
Underground Railway First Built in London in 1863
The first underground railway system was built in London in 1863, based on Britannica's historical record. This UPI item notes the early development of urban transit and cites a well known encyclopedia as its source.
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London
Vice-President Humphrey Opens Asian Trip Amid War Talks
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey sails for a week long tour of the Philippines Japan South Korea and Nationalist China for discussions likely to center on the Vietnam War. The trip aims to bolster his image and reinforces Johnson’s support while Valenti accompanies him as an adviser. Humphrey describes his role as working with the President and communicating government policies to the public.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Far East
Washington
Philippines
Japan
South Korea
China
Viet Nam
Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Earl Warren
United States
Winston Churchill
White House
Congress
Temperatures Plunge Overnight Across Indiana Statewide
Overnight readings fell to the teens and twenties with Evansville at 19 and South Bend at 21 as arctic air tightens. Forecasters warn of a possible 5 degree low in northern areas tonight while most of the state may see 10 to 20 degrees. A week after a Snow cover, a warming trend was expected to keep averages near normal with limited Wednesday precipitation possible.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Evansville
South Bend
Hope Is Lost For Missing Girl
Susan Brady an 11 year old brown haired blue eyed girl disappeared December 20. A gray scarf found by a mailman proved irrelevant to the case. Blood found on snow near Rockford is being analyzed as investigators search for clues. Over 1000 searchers bloodhounds and plane spotters have joined the hunt. The father suspects an automobile abduction while police urge tips from residents in Rockford and nearby areas. Susan left a classmate's home after school to return home for supper. Christmas was a somber day for the Brady family as gifts were put away awaiting Susan's return. Susan has two older brothers Michael 16 and Timothy 14 and two younger siblings Thomas 9 and Nancy 5.
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Rockford
Ill
Susan Brady
Norma Brady
Delbert Peterson
Argle
Peterson
Susan
James Brady
Bradys
Michael
Timothy
Thomas
Nancy
The Country Parson Quotation on Peace and Hate
The Country Parson notes that many believe peace comes from matching hatred on both sides, arguing that balance of animosity does not yield true harmony. He cautions against equating vengeance with peace and urges measured restraint in public discourse.
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