North Viet regiments tighten grip near Saigon in 196x rise
Intelligence reports show four to six North Vietnamese regiments within 60 miles of Saigon as nine regiments total operate in South Viet Nam. Estimates place about 20 000 Northern troops and 234 000 Viet Cong guerrillas in the region, with daily infiltration rising toward four thousand five hundred monthly.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
South
Viet Nam
U.S
Central Highlands
Cambodia
Pleiku
Vietnamese Highland Corps
325Th Division
Kontum City
Highlands
Ia Drang
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Quanghai City
United States weighs Red China limits on Vietnam peace effort
U S officials say Communist China will not use troops immediately in Vietnam as Beijing shifts to a defensive posture after its 1963 nuclear test. They note strained ties with Indonesia and Moscow, and a neutralizing effect on Soviet peace initiatives. The Pyongyang broadcast targets U S power, calling American forces weak despite air and naval superiority.
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U.S
Peking
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
United States
South Viet Nam
1.6 Billion Excise Tax Cut Due Jan
Washington posts report that a $1.6 billion excise tax cut takes effect Jan 1 under a June passed bill. Telephone service taxes drop 10 to 3 percent, autos see multiple reductions, cabaret and admissions taxes repeal, with further rounds totaling billions in annual savings for taxpayers. Additional cuts include auto parts, private communications, stock and bond stamps, club dues, and various fuel and lighting levies.
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Washington
Congress
Christmas lights illuminate downtown for holiday kickoff
The downtown lights came on last night signaling the start of the gift shopping season. Shenandoah Candy Co. offered limited Jay Lowden chocolates and salted nuts for sale after December 6 with phone orders at 662-9538 on Route 50 West.
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Jay Lowden
Shenandoah Candy .Co
Rte 50 West
Terrorist attack in Saigon billets kills 11
Viet Cong militants stormed an enlisted men billet in Saigon before dawn, killing 11 and wounding scores. The Metropole Hotel blast killed two Americans, a New Zealand trooper, and eight Vietnamese. 72 Americans injured and more than 100 Vietnamese injured. Officials called the bombing a diabolical act. The Viet Cong also attacked government outposts across the region as fighting continued.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Metropole
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Etic 2
Virgil McGriff
Atlanta
Klansmen Sentenced to 10 Years in King Assassination Case
Three Ku Klux Klan members Collie Wilkins Eugene Thomas and William Eaton were each sentenced to ten years in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr for criminal conspiracy in the death of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo and related acts. The verdict followed an 11 hour jury deliberation and links to the King case amid renewed calls for protective civil rights legislation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Johnson
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Arthur Hanes
Hanes
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Anniston
Hubert Damon Strange
Willie Brewster
Strange
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Johnson City
Tex
Washington
Gemini 7 Aims for Historic 14 Day Space Flight
Cape Kennedy reports a partly overcast morning as Gemini 7 launch set for 2:30 p.m. EST with Borman and Lovell aboard Titan 2. Backup crew White and Collins prepare, while Gemini 6 aims to launch Dec 13 to attempt a close rendezvous in orbit about 185 miles above Earth at 17 500 mph.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Edward H. White
Michael Collins
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Frank Bor- Man
James A. Lovell Jr
Space Agency
Air Force
Boreman
Navy
Lovell
Borman
Mith
Bly
Edward H. White II
U.S
Charles A. Berry
Gemini
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Miscarriage of Justice Upheld in Pope Bank Robbery Death
A U S District Court jury sentenced Duane E Pope 22 to death for the Big Springs Nebraska bank slayings, finding him guilty after 14 hours of deliberation. Defense chief counsel Robert Crosby vowed to appeal to the Supreme Court, saying mental illness influenced the robbery and killings. Pope showed no remark before sentencing and was returned to state penitentiary custody.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.S. District Court
Duane E. Pope
Midwest
Robert B. Crosby
Nebraska
Pope
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas Farm
van Pelt
Crosby
U.S
State Penitentiary
Rggreewe J
Farmer's State Bank
Oe McPheron
Rabies Warning Raised Near Gore Area in Frederick County
Frederick County Health Department warns of rising rabies in predatory animals near Gore. Residents urged caution when walking, avoid strange animals, vaccinate dogs, and keep children from playing with animals. If bitten, trap the animal for observation but do not destroy unless needed. A trapping program may be requested from Virginia authorities.
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Gore
Frederick County
L. ©, Fears
Fears
Health Department
Virginia State Health Department
Weather Front Moves Across Virginia With Light Showers
A cold front from the Great Lakes to Virginia will move eastward today, bringing light showers and variable cloudiness across the state as it passes.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
Virginia
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South China Sea
Cad
Mekong Delta
Robert van Pelt
Roxbury
Kan
Tigard
Earl ‘J. Pope
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