Thieu Orders 24-Hour Christmas Ceasefire in South Vietnam
President Nguyen Van Thieu ordered a 24hour Christmas ceasefire across the Republic of Vietnam to begin 6 p.m. December 24 and end 6 p.m. the next day. The terse broadcast was seen as avoiding a public victory for Viet Cong propaganda ahead of Paris peace talks.
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UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Mahieu
Paris
Study group proposes disposal plan for cartwheels dollars
The U S Coinage Commission will hear a study group recommendation to remove 2.9 million government held silver dollars. Proposals include fixed pricing, first come first serve sales, or a high bid auction, with Treasury valuing silver content at 75 million dollars.
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UPI
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Smithsonian Institution
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Firebombing injures seven at Black Panthers HQ
Predawn attack on the Black Panthers headquarters in Newark injures seven. Two men in police uniforms reportedly threw a firebomb into the storefront in Jersey City, with 450 bullets fired at a nearby station following arrests of Newark Panthers.
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N.J
UPID
Black Panthers
Carl Nichols
Jersey City
Jersey” City
Nichols
Stephen T. Nestor
Panther
Report hits continued from Page 1 on violence and police
Walker condemns the report as biased and urges thoughtful readers to learn from it. He expresses shock at the violence described and notes the staged conditions that led to police breakdowns and the officials responsible for escalating confrontations in Chicago.
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Walker
Daley
Chicago
Washington man and three juveniles held on car theft charges
Steve John Gawlik of Bellingham Washington and three juveniles were arrested by California Highway Patrol on N State near Moore Street Calpella for suspected auto theft. Gawlik held for Washington officials after jail booking. juveniles booked at Juvenile Hall.
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Steve John Gawlik
Bellingham
Wash
California
N. State
Moore Street
Calpella
Gawlik
Washington
Missing plane prompts $10000 reward in northern Mendocino County
Continued Wednesday reports indicate the plane would have reached Ukiah at 4 35 p m and exhaust fuel by 6 05 p m S R Beamer of Sacramento the missing pilot's father has posted a 10000 reward for finding the plane or its occupants Henry Willard of Irmulco north of Highway 20 west of Willits said he and friends heard a sputtering engine at 6 10 p m Wednesday Deputy sheriffs are checking the area.
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Ukiah
Frends
Explosion Wrecks Palo Alto Office
A homemade bomb was thrown through an office window in Palo Alto injuring no one as 16 windows blew out and plaster cracked. The office housing the Concerned Citizens for Peace, also used by the Resistance, suffered about 500 dollars in damage as the building was unoccupied.
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Calif
Concerned Citizens For Peace
Resistance
Mendocino County issues mobile home lot rules reminder
Mendocino County officials remind property owners of rules for lots intended for mobile homes. State law requires a $25 permit by Jan 31 1969 for one or more homes with penalties up to 100 percent. County law requires a land use permit for two or more homes with possible criminal prosecution for noncompliance.
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Mendocino County
Ray Hiatt
Hiatt
Deer Triggers Fatal Lake County Crash On Highway 29
James Tarantino 55 of San Francisco died hours after a deer caused a two car crash on Highway 29 near Lower Lake. Raymond Casebeer 35 of Santa Rosa veered into Tarantino’s southbound lane and died in the wreck. Margaret Tarantino 52 suffered major injuries and was hospitalized. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Silva
San Francisco
Clear Lake Highlands
Santa Rosa
Highway 29
Lower Lake
Tarantino
Raymond Lee Casebeer
Margaret Tarantino
Redbud Hospital
Caseheer
Jones and Lewis Mortuary
Christmas Chickens Die In Montana Crash
Eight thousand Christmas chicks perish after a semitruck carrying them from Sulphur Springs Iowa swerves to avoid a pedestrian on a Montana road. The truck hits a car and dumps birds into a borrow pit. many are killed instantly or die from freezing temperatures before the wreck is cleared. Traffic remained stalled through the weekend.
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Lame Deer
Mont
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Cheyenne Indian Reservation
Sulphur Springs
Iowa
Borrow Pit
Procrastinators Club of America Plans 10th Anniversary Convention
Atlantic City delegates from 13 states attend a convention celebrating the Procrastinators Club of America milestone. The agenda centers on nominating a presidential candidate with ballots for Millard Filmore George Washington Harold Stassen and Richard Nixon anticipated.
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N. J
UPD
The
Procrastinators Club of America
Millard Filmore
George Washington
Harold Stassen
Richard Nixon
Traffic deaths hit 762 during Thanksgiving holiday record
United Press International reports 762 traffic fatalities over a 102 hour Thanksgiving weekend, a new high exceeding 748 in 1966. The National Safety Council may reevaluate treating Thanksgiving as a high hazard period. California led with 66 highway deaths, followed by Texas 54 and Ohio 45.
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Howard Pyle
United Press International
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Texas
Ohio
New York State
Florida
Michigan
North Carolina
County phone rates rise coast and inland
The coast sees one party rates from 80 cents to 1.05 with an average near 90 cents while two party plans rise about 50 cents monthly. Business lines will increase about 4.80 dollars in Point Arena and 2.50 dollars in Fort Bragg versus current charges.
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Point Arena
Fort Bragg
Dow Jones Averages and Trading Volume Report
Dow Jones final averages show 30 industrials at 983.34 down 1.74, 20 railroads at 279.48 up 0.20, 15 utilities at 139.95 down 0.39, and 65 stocks at 352.72 down 0.37. Today’s volume reached 15.39 million shares, up from 14.39 million on Friday.
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United Press International
Dow Jones
Yorkville Couple Learn of Sister in North Dakota Death
Mr and Mrs Marvin Herreid of Yorkville were summoned to Williston North Dakota by the death of his sister Miss Phyliss Herreid on Thanksgiving Day. They left by plane Saturday with their daughter Dawn and expect to be away about a week.
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Marvin Herreid
Yorkville
North Dakota
Phyliss Herreid
Williston
N.D
Dawn
President Johnson Returns to Washington With Baby Cindy Aboard Air Force One
President Lyndon B. Johnson and baby granddaughter Cindy flew from the LBJ Ranch to Randolph Air Force Base and boarded Air Force One for Washington after a six day Thanksgiving holiday. Lady Bird Johnson followed in rain with the family dog Yuki. In Washington he meets Dutch Foreign Minister Joseph Luns and awards the Enrico Fermi prize to John A. Wealer and Lions International president David Evans.
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UPI
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Cindy
Air Force 1
White House
Lynda Bird Robb
Washington
Lady Bird
Lbj Ranch
Randolph Air Force Base
Yuki
Texas
Joseph Luns
Netherlands
Enrico Fermi
John A. Wealer
Princeton University
David Evans
Texas City
Lions International
Ukiahi Sports Glow With Basketball Wrestling Plans
Ukiahi hints at a busy holiday week with basketball games against Healdsburg and Fort Bragg and a wrestling match vs Montgomery. A Powder Puff game ends 20 to 14 for Junior-Frosh, followed by a Wildcats-Lions dance night. Luiz Fragomeni, Ukiahi’s Brazilian exchange senior, shines in this December feature.
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Colleen Duke
Ukiahi
Wildcats
Healdsburg
Fort Bragg
Montgomery
Ukiah
Luiz Fragomeni
Luiz
Brazil
Marcin Polatowski
Alle
el Molino Lions
Lions
Wildcat
Willits Legion Crab Feed December 14 at 6 30 pm
Willits American Legion Post 174 hosts a public crab feed at 6 30 p.m. Saturday December 14 in the Legion hall Veterans building Willits N Main Street. Adults pay 2 50 children 12 to 18 pay 2 and under 12 pay 1 50. Legion members and friends in Ukiah area welcome.
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Willits American Legion Post 174
Legion
Ukiah
Legion Hall
Veterans Building
Willits
N. Main Street
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