Viet Nam Truce Announced for Christmas New Year Tet
Viet Nam cease fire periods cover 7 a.m. December 24 to 7 a.m. December 26 and December 31 to January 2, plus February 8 to February 12. Ky declares truce for anti Communist allied forces including United States Australia New Zealand South Korea Thailand and the Philippines. President Johnson approved the decision with advance notice to aides at the Texas White House.
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Texas White House
Viet Nam
United States
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Thailand
Philippines
George Christian
Johnson
North Viet Nam
U.S
Pentagon
Hanoi
Saigon
North Korean gunboats shell South Korean fishing fleet
Tense Korea situation rises after a second North Korean naval attack in eight days. Four NK gunboats machine gunned and shelled a 30 boat South Korean fishing fleet south of the DMZ, seizing one boat with eight crew. South Korea vows to sink similar attackers. UN report pending.
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Seoul
UPS
North
South Korea
Sea of Japan
Kim Jee-kwan
United Nations Command
Koreas
St Louis Zoo Receives Chin Coteague Colt Gift
The St Louis Zoo gains a three month old Chin coteague colt named Little Star as a gift from 250 youngsters at The Principia. Keeper Marlin Perkins accepted a cash donation and bought the calico foal on a trip to Chincoteague Virginia.
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ST. Louis
UPI
St. Louis Zoo
Principia
Marlin Perkins
Chincoteague
Virginia
Tim Brown sets NFL mark in 1962 through all-purpose yardage
New York reports Tim Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles totaled 341 net yards in the 1962 game against St. Louis including rushing, kickoff returns, a fumble recovery and an interception.
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New York
UPI
Tim Brown
Philadelphia Eagles
St. Louis
U S Viet Forces Deploy Antiaircraft Near Dong Ha
U S forces set up antiaircraft guns ten miles south of the DMZ near Dong Ha to defend the Dong Ha complex from possible Communist air attacks. The Army 1st Battalion 44th Artillery arrived November 6 and can strike ground targets as well as aerial threats. Lt Col Charles L Leroy of Memphis commands the unit now attached to the 1st Cavalry Division.
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Dong HA
South Viet Nam
United States
da Nang
Army
44Th Artillery
Charles L. Leroy
Memphis
Tenn
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Leroy
Police chase ends with suspect identity in Indiana arrest
In a rapid pursuit through downtown and campus areas, officers fired warning shots as Wilder fled from Hades police, crossing Wabash Ave and Sixth Street before vanishing near Indiana State University. The suspect, a 6 ft 3 in Black man in brown pants and a red black plaid jacket, was identified and checks were secured at police headquarters. Beulah McCullough, bus commuter for 18 years, rode Hyde Park buses for seven hours to collect $45 from 28 contributing passengers.
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Wilder
Wabash Ave
7Th St
Indiana State University
Sixth Street
Chestnut Street
Fourth
Chestnut Streets
Beulah McCullough
Hyde Park
Sonic booms announced for SAC training over Indiana
Officials at Bunker Hill Air Force Base say strategic bombers will fly supersonic Friday in a corridor over Indiana and Midwest states plus Canada. Residents may hear harmless high altitude sonic booms from B58 aircraft. Both B58s and B52s will participate with NEC and SAC in the drill.
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Bunker Hill Afb
Ind
Strategic Air Command
Indiana
Midwest
Canadas
North American Air Defense Command
SAC
Snowdon Recovering After Minor Operation
Lord Snowdon 36 husband of Princess Margaret rests in bed after a minor operation in London. A palace spokesman said his condition is satisfactory and that all appointments are canceled for two weeks.
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London
Lord Snowdon
Princess Margaret
Kensington Palace
Snowdon
Scotland
St. Bartholomew’s Hospital
Ronald Bodley-Scott
National Hospital
Anthony Armstrong-Jones
Decatur Man Dies From November Shooting
Clarence Welch died Tuesday from five bullet wounds suffered during an November 19 argument. Police arrested 50 year old Clyde Routs on aggravated battery charges and he is free on a $25,000 bond.
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Decatur
Wil
Clarence Welch
Welch
Clyde Routs
Germans Reach Coalition as Kiesinger Brandt Forge Pact
Bonn reports a new West German coalition cabinet after an all night session between Christian Democrats and Social Democrats. Kiesinger and Brandt led negotiations to end the month long crisis with Erhard expected to resign and Kiesinger to be elected by the Bundestag.
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Bonn
Christian Democrats
Social Democrats
West Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Social Democratic
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Ludwig Erhard
Kiesinger
Bundestag
Brandt
Adenauer
Erhard
Free Democrats
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Mumps Cases Surge in Indiana During Week
Indiana reported mumps cases rising from 63 to 237 in the past week as other communicable diseases fell. Rabies was confirmed in a Lawrence County skunk and a La Porte County cat, raising animal infections to 112 this year, with 59 in skunks.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
iState Board of Health
Lawrence County
la Porte County
Obituaries Across Indiana Detail Local Deaths and Services
A flood of brief death notices from Terre Haute and surrounding towns list names, ages, addresses, hospitals, and funeral arrangements. Services span multiple churches and funeral homes with burials planned at Highland Lawn, Roselawn, and Woodlawn Cemeteries.
Ole Miss to Offer Paleontology Courses for First Time
Ronald A Jackson a sophomore paleontology major at the University of Mississippi faced limited courses as a new program. next semester Ole Miss will add taxonomic methods vertebrate paleontology and paleobotany all new offerings. Jackson 20 from Houston says he hopes to work for a museum or do geological fieldwork for an oil firm.
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Oxford
Miss
Ronald A. Jackson
University of Mississippi
Ole Iiss
Ole Miss
Jackson
Houston
Tex
Argentina Leader Ongania Advances Cautious Reform
Six months after seizing power Lt. Gen. Juan Carlos Ongania pursues a cautious program to quell labor unrest. He prioritizes reorganizing the port of Buenos Aires and aims to break the railroads deficit, facing resistance from unions as Peronist threats wane and questions linger about Peron’s exile.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Carlos Ongania
Ongania
Juan D. Peron
Madrid
Spain
Edawards fugitive spurs manhunt across county
Authorities track the lean and lanky Edwards as he eludes capture after a kidnapping case. Clues span Riley area, with firearms recovered and false leads suspected. Residents lock doors while lawmen warn against accepting strangers and hitchhikers. Edwards faces abduction charges in Milwaukee and Louisville.
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Rockville
Charles Cooper
Clinton
Cooper
Mansfield
Max Webb
Parke County Depuuty
Terre Haute
Fallen Rock
Webb
Edwards
Riley
Lawrence Scheidler 78 Ball State professor dies in Indiana
Lawrence J. Scheidler emeritus social science professor at Ball State University died Monday. He was named Catholic Layman of the Year by the Knights of Columbus at the Gary state convention for his Vatican Council studies. Survivors include wife Emma twin sons Hubert and Jerome two daughters and several grandchildren with funeral arrangements pending at Meeks Mortuary in Muncie.
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Lawrence J. Scheidler
Ball State University
Indiana
Scheidler
Indiana State University
Indiana University
Batesville
Greensburg
Rushville
Martinsville
Muncie
W. O. Lynch
Ball State
University
St. Mary’s Church
Newman Club
Emma
Hubert A
Terre Haute
Jerome
Indianapolis
Stanley Terhune
Lawrence Ann
Cincinnatti
Meeks Mortuary
Aranson Quint Develops Breathing Trouble in Pittsburgh
The sole surviving Aranson quintuplet faced serious breathing problems today, with pediatrician Dr. Lee Bass noting episodes of apnea and required stimulation to breathe. The condition worsened outlook after the infant’s birth complications that already claimed the lives of her four sisters within 56 hours.
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Pittsburgh
Aranson
Roni Sue
Lee Bass
Bass
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Columbus
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Brownsville
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Hershey, Pa
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Jack Hammer
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Pappy) Noel
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