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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1968
Page
2
The forecast calls for snow tonight across the central and northern Rocky Mountain region with no precipitation elsewhere. Colder temperatures are seen in the Northeast and western Rockies, while the South warms.
Great Western Bank & Trust reports a 200 percent cash dividend increase for former Bank of Tucson shareholders. Dividend is 60 cents per share on 177,410 shares, record date December 2, payout by year end, tied to net earnings of about 318 thousand dollars after taxes. Deposits total 50.3 million, resources 57 million, loans 31.5 million.
Arctic air mass chills the nation with subzero readings from Minnesota to Illinois and into the Northeast and Southeast. International Falls drops to 24 below after a high of 11, while fresh snow blankets northern states and heavy snow threatens Sierra Nevada travel. An 18 inch snowfall in Redding triggers roof collapses but causes no injuries.
South Korea ends the special alert along its eastern coast following a November invasion by North Korean guerrillas. The Defense Ministry says almost all infiltrators are believed hunted down and the army reports 106 killed and seven captured in a sweeping operation, with searches continuing for possible survivors in coastal mountains.
A Post Office embargo stops all surface mail to Europe Africa the Caribbean and about a dozen Middle East countries effective immediately due to a longshoremen walkout on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Second and third class mail to Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are affected. military mail is exempt. Mail already deposited will be returned to sender.
Police Chief David Geary in Ventura orders blazers and trousers for officers to achieve a civilian look. The new civilian-style uniform costs 49 dollars versus 200 dollars for the old military-type outfits.
Washington UPI President Johnson has received late reports on the Paris Vietnam peace talks. William P. Rogers, Nixon's future secretary of state, attended the briefing with Cyrus Vance, the No. 2 negotiator. aides said Vance reported negotiators working night and day to overcome procedural roadblocks, but could not predict when substantive bargaining would start.
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