Jaycees Give 17 Students Christmas Shopping Spree
The Thomasville Jaycees hosted a first time shopping spree for 17 students from the Thomas County Training Center at Woolworths. Each child received three dollars and chose toys, candy, and gifts while teachers and chaperones looked on. The event plans to become an annual project.
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Tom Holton
Thomasville Jaycees
Thomas County
Jaycees
Woolworth’s Department Store
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Antique Aircraft Builder And Son Set To Rebuild 1928 Biplane
Thomasville builder James Dekle and his son John plan a nose to tail restoration of a 1928 Travel Air biplane once used as a crop duster. The project, begun after locating the aircraft in Gueydan, Louisiana, could take a year and cost more than the original price of 2300 dollars while yielding a craft worth about 10000 dollars.
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Miami Beach
James Dekle
Thomasville
Travelair
Dekie
John
Thomasville High
Iplane
Gueydon
Dekle
John Culler
North Vietnamese Move Troops for Saigon Attack
Intelligence officers report the Communist command launched a winter spring campaign and is moving 25 000 troops and war materiel toward Saigon for an attack after New Year’s. US warns Paris that an attack could derail peace talks as Viet Cong mark eight years with violence.
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Saigon
USS
United States
Paris
Cers
Epidemic Flu Deaths Rise Across 122 Cities Amid Holidays
The National Communicable Disease Center reports 703 pneumonia influenza related deaths in 122 cities for the week ending December 14. The flu wave prompts school closings event cancellations and slower business activity. Notables including Mrs Eisenhower President Johnson and Barry Goldwater are among those ill. New York City cites worsening conditions due to flu and fuel deliveries strike.
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Associated Press
U.S
National
Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Julie Nikon
David Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Walt W. Rostow
White House
Tom Johnson
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
New York City
Edward O’rourke
Fuel Oieliverers
New York
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Dekles
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Barreti’s
Tenith
Benmit
Zenith
Olan
E. Jackson St
Radio and TV
Henderson
Smith Ave
Dial
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