Bitter fight marks truce extension in South Vietnam
In South Vietnam bitter fighting continued as 70 U.S. Marines were killed and 128 wounded. Saigon extended the day-long cease-fire to 36 hours aligning with Pope John Paul II’s call for a world day of peace and a U.S. request. Marine losses mounted in three northern provinces as ground battles and air strikes persisted near Thon Kee and Hoi An.
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Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
Washington
U. S. Command
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
South China Sea
U.S
Thon Kee
716Th
Thua Thien
Quang Nam
Hoi An
da Nang
First Cavalry Division
Thun
Rural Clinton Man Dies in Back Yard Shooting
Indiana State Police and Vermillion County deputies investigate a fatal shooting in Clinton. Sam Smith Jr. 44 was wounded by a .22 caliber pistol in his back yard on Crompton Hill. Granger 61, the father in law, is in serious condition at Union Hospital Terre Haute.
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Clinton, Ind
Indiana
Vermillion County
Clinton
Sam Smith Jr
Smith
Crompton Hill
Joe Granger
Universal
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Granger
Vermillion County Sheriff's Office
Union
Malcolm Auckerman
Eggs of Galapagos tortoise hatch in months
The Galapagos tortoise eggs take six to eight months to hatch, reflecting the reptile's noted longevity of up to 150 years.
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Galapagos
Long Holiday Traffic Toll Climbs Slowly
Snow and wintry conditions disrupted travel across the nation during the New Year’s holiday weekend. By noon Saturday the traffic death toll reached 34 as a three day period began, with forecasts of rain from Arizona to Tennessee and snow from the northern plains to the Great Lakes. John D. Lawlor of the National Safety Council urged drivers to exercise caution, noting wrecks stem from individual choices and predicting 460 to 540 deaths could occur between Friday evening and Sunday midnight.
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Plains
Great Lakes
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Arizona
Tennessee
John D. Lawlor
National Safety Council
Lawlor
Humphrey Arrives On Ivory Coast Tour Of Africa
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey lands in Abidjan to begin a 12 day tour of nine African nations. He and accompanying officials aim to show America’s support for peace progress and human opportunity while joining Liberia president Tubman’s New Year ceremonies in Monrovia.
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Abidjan
Ivory Coast
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Washington
America
Africa
United States
Johnson
William Tubman
Liberia
Tubman
Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
U.S
Monrovia
Ghana
Congo
Zambia
Ethiopia
Somali
Kenya
Tunisia
Weather map update for Terre Haute and region
Local conditions show 25 yesterday's high and 29 high yesterday. River at 18.2 feet and falling. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions with light snow flurries possible today and tonight and Sunday. Temperatures range from lows around 12 to 21 and highs from 22 to 34.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Heart Transplant Doctor Visits President
President Johnson hosted Dr. Christian Barnard at the LBJ Ranch for a three hour visit that included lunch. Barnard spoke of U S training and research funds aiding foreign students, and noted the first open heart surgery in South Africa used a heart lung machine provided by the American government.
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San Antonio
Tex
Johnson
Christian Barnard
Barnard
United States
South Africa
Lyn
Lyndon
Lyndon Johnson
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Lbj Ranch
White House
U. S. Seeks Talks On Cambodia After Sihanouk Statement
U S diplomatic inquiries proceed to learn if Prince Sihanouk will back his promise to keep Cambodia free of the Vietnam War. A presidential envoy may be sent to Phnom Penh if he agrees, with emphasis on ICC reforms and border policing. Washington aims for neutrality and a solution separate from the war.
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Washington
U. S
Norodom Sihanouk
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Sihanouk
U.S
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Phnom Penh
United States
Washington Post
International Control Commission
ICC
Senate
Mansfield
Johnson
Texas White House
George Christian
Man Surrenders in Johnson Death
Ronald Johnson age 22 of 708 S 4th St turned himself in to police at 5 55 p m on Friday to face a preliminary manslaughter charge in a traffic fatality from December 22. The driver of the auto struck and killed James E Johnson at 13th and Chestnut Streets. He is the son of Mr and Mrs George Johnson of 2225 Wabash Ave. A grand jury indictment is set for January 10. He was arraigned before Justice Lee East and released on 5000 bond.
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Ronald Johnson
S. 4Th St
Johnson
James E. Johnson
13Th and
Chestnut Sts
George Johnson
Wabash Ave
Justice of the Peace
Lee East
New Year's Eve Party Costs Across the Nation
A year end piece describes New Year's Eve costs from coast to coast. Prices range from bargain $1 covers in St Louis to high end dinners in New York and Honolulu hotels with per couple totals from $16.50 to $40. It notes special liquor licenses and late openings as Sunday ends the year and mentions Times Square ball lowering and Central Park gospel events.
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New York
St. Louis
New Haven
Conn
Pittsburgh
Plaza Hotel
Midtown Manhattan
RCA
New York City
Allied Chemical Co
Times Square
Central Park
Honolulu
Waikiki Beach
Hilton Hawaiian Village
Seattle
Wash
The Country Parson Criticism and Church Defense
The Country Parson notes that many critics of the church are members and that external criticism sharpens judgment in defense of the faith. He cautions against letting outside critique erode discernment within church defense.
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S. Vietnam
George McArthur
Charles Robb
President Johnson
Marine Corps
Wallace M. Greene
Leonard F. Chapman, Jr
Greene
Chapman
Joseph C. Fegan, Jr
Washington Marine Barracks
United Press International
Michael Goldsmith
U. S. Weather Bureau
Col. G
Susan Holder
Jackson
Miss
Eileen Presse
Hetairne
Miss Holder
Mississippi State College For Women
Miss Presse
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