Viet Cong Announces 3 Day Christmas and New Year Truces
Viet Cong radio announced Christmas and New Year truces of three days each, two days longer than Saigon's. the Christmas truce runs from 1 a.m. Dec 24 to 1 a.m. Dec 27 and the New Year truce from 1 a.m. Dec 30 to 1 a.m. Jan 2. The U.S. Command said American forces will join the Thieu cease-fires. Unrelated reports describe North Vietnamese desertion executions and increased guards, plus fighting near the Cambodian border where U.S. helicopters and bombers operated.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Thieu
South
Mlitiamen
Cambodia
U.N
New York
December Postal Reminders and Holiday Notices
Town Crier Postmasters urge Rural and Star Route patrons to place stamps on greeting cards and letter mail during December for carrier collection. Christmas cards weighing one ounce or less require six cents postage. Salvation Army accepts Christmas basket and toy applications tomorrow and Tuesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. no phone or mail applications. open to helpers for needy families. Free gas offer with used cars costing $300 or more at Pine Motor Co through December 13. Stephens City Dance Tonight postponed to Friday December 12. Webber and Sons Nursery promotes Christmas flowers and decorations. Corner Stationery hosts Authoress of My Life with Jacquelyn Kennedy on Saturday 2 to 4.
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Salvation Army
Social Security Boost Sought in Tax Reform Debate
Acting Senate Republican Leader Griffin warned a Social Security rise attached to the tax reform bill could trigger a presidential veto. Democrats pushed a 15 percent Social Security increase rider as the Senate debated amendments, while measures to curb private foundations and restore medical expense deductions also advanced.
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Washington
Senate
Robert P. Griffin
Griffin
Michigan Republican
GOP
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Long
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Gore
George Murphy
R-Calif
House
Calley mass murder case tests open testimony
An Army board prepared to hear 1st Lt. William L. Calley Jr. testify about alleged My Lai killings. Capt. Ernest Medina denied ordering a massacre and said no killings occurred under his watch.
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Army
Ernest Medina
F. Lee Bailey
Pentagon
My Lai
Medina
Washington
William L. Calley Jr
Calley
Special Army
Peers Board
Boston
Bailey
Vietnam
Harvard protesters seize University Hall in Cambridge
Between 50 and 100 African American protesters seized Harvard University Hall in Cambridge Massachusetts blocking entrances with wooden bars. Reports said they evicted a few employees and possibly campus police, though confirmation was not immediate.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
University Hall
Organization For Black Unity
OBU
Ivy League
NATO Ministers Challenge Soviet Bloc on Troop Reductions
Fourteen NATO foreign ministers agreed to press the Soviet bloc to discuss mutual troop reductions as a sign of seriousness for a European security conference. France stayed aloof, arguing it is not part of NATO's unified command.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Alliance
France
Nixon aides propose resuming U.S. Red China talks
The Nixon administration reportedly seeks a restart of diplomatic talks with China after a 22 month gap. Ambassador Walter J. Stoessel met briefly in Warsaw with a Chinese Communist diplomat following a Yugoslav style fashion show in Poland's Palace of Culture.
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Washington
Nixon
Walter J. Stoessel
Warsaw
Poland
What Will It Cost Consolidation and Taxes
Winchester and Frederick County voters face a consolidation with Stewart Bell arguing taxes won’t rise just from merger. He notes services stay the same in scope but may be delivered more economically by eliminating duplication, with elected officials accountable to residents and closer to the people.
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Winchester
Stewart Bell
Bell
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
New Voter Registrations Across Frederick County
Frederick County added 949 voters by December 2 bringing the merger referendum eligible total to 11 389. Winchester grew by 83 to 5 842 with county totals by precinct and district listed. Richmond notes a high pressure system over Illinois pushing cold dry air into Virginia through Saturday and possibly Sunday for continued cold but clear weather.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Cons County
Martha Grim
Back Creek
Dry Run
Gore
Lamps
Russells
Greenwood
Kernstown
Gainesboro
Albin
Ashtons
Bakers Mill
Dolans
White Hall
Richmond
Illinois
Virginia
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Ha Tay Province
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Hue
Smalls Garden Center
Kern Motor Co
Wards Pastry Shop
Pine Motor Co
Stephens City
Webber & Sons Nursery
Jacquelyn Kennedy
Fadio
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Percy
Anthony Martin-Trigona
Champaign
Ill
Soviet Bloc
By Stewart Bell
Opequon
Shawnee
Stonewall
Friendship
Rouss
Virginia Avenue
Sarah Zane
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