North Vietnam dismisses peace feeler as fabrication
Tokyo reports quote from North Vietnamese Information Ministry calling Washington peace feeler rumors pure fabrications with no basis. The U.S. State Department said Washington asked Hanoi to clarify Ho Chi Minh’s supposed peace offer conditions relayed via Italy’s Amintore Fanfani.
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North Vietnamese Information Ministry
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State Department
United States
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Amintore Fanfani
Italy
United Nations General Assembly
U.S. Presses North Vietnam for Peace Offer Clarification
Washington reports that the United States seeks clarity on Ho Chi Minh's peace feeler while officials remain skeptical. President Johnson urged talks for an honorable peace as Hanoi calls for negotiations, with a ceasefire and adherence to the 1954 Geneva framework as preconditions.
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White House
State Department
Italy
Amintore Fanfani
U.N. General Assembly
Hanoi
United Nations
Viet Nam
Lib
Handley Christmas Concert Stage to Feature Mosaic Artwork
Handley High Advanced Art Class designed a unique mosaic mural for the Christmas concert, using thousands of colored paper squares with a gold painted background. Mrs Margaret Hodgson Goss reports 60 bulbs stolen from her Loudoun Street store in the week since trees were placed, more troubling than the recent bulb snatching report.
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Handley
Margaret Hodgson Goss
Loudoun Street
Boyd Sisler
Reds to Use More Planes For Defense
Moscow reports North Vietnam increasing use of jets for air defense against U S forces. Soviet supplied rockets and antiaircraft guns have been primary defenses while Vietnamese jet fighters appeared. North Vietnamese pilots claimed 15 American planes shot down, per Tass. US and Soviet figures show low kill rates for SA2 missiles and 157 American planes lost in Vietnam, mostly to medium and small anti aircraft weapons.
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North Viet Nam
Tase
Hanoi
Soviet Union
Tass
Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Train wreck near Columbus kills driver and injures dozens
A New York Central passenger train derailed after striking road construction equipment just north of Columbus. One person died, and as many as eighty were hurt as ambulances and fire units responded. the engine and several cars overturned while the train traveled from New York City to Cincinnati.
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Columbus, Ohio
New York Central
Columbus
New York City
Cincinnati
Christmas Open House Patch Note at Smalls Garden Center
Correction notes the VPI Apple Club Dance will be at Winchester Armory instead of South End Fire Co. The event is an open house on Sunday December 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Smalls Garden Center.
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Smalls Garden Center
V.P.I
Winchester Armory
South End
Curfew Enacted in Saigon Amid Viet Cong Attacks
U S forces imposed a dusk to dawn curfew for all personnel in Saigon to curb terrorist threats as Viet Cong overran three outposts near Thu Duc and fighting raged 40 miles east of Saigon. Montagnard tribesmen clashed with government troops in the central highlands with reports of district capital control and casualties.
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South
U.S
Viet Nam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Associated Press
al Chang
Thu Duc
South Viet Nami
Phu Bon
Phu Tien
Quang Duc
Darlac
Pleiku
Gia Nghia
Wilson Wins U S Support of Rhodesian Oil Embargo
Prime Minister Harold Wilson concluded talks in Washington with U S backing for Britain to press ahead with a Rhodesian oil embargo. He also discussed Vietnam peace prospects, U S nuclear sharing, and British defense obligations east of Suez as Ludwig Erhard planned a visit to Johnson.
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U.S
Washington
Harold Willson
Rhodesia
Viet Nam
Johnson
Britain
Poent
United States
State Department
Persian Gulf
Suez
Atlantic Alliance
Ludwig Erchard
Erhard
Gemini 7 Crew Return Health Check On Wasp Splashdown
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell stepped onto the Wasp deck after Gemini 7 splashed down about 13 miles west of the carrier. They appeared in good health though Lovell walked stiffly while receiving a quick medical check. A chase with Gemini 6 had been noted and Lovell called it a thrill to beat them.
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Lovell
Bar- Man
Sielsche Neek
Gemini 7 lands in Atlantic after 14 days in space
Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell return from the longest Gemini mission in a fiery re entry to a splashdown in the Atlantic at 9:05 a.m. EST aboard Gemini 7. They are plucked by helicopters and welcomed aboard the carrier Wasp amid public cheers.
Gemini 7 sets 11 world space records
Tex AP reports Gemini 7 and Gemini 6 set 11 new world records in manned spaceflight. Highlights include longest solo flight 330 hours 35 minutes by Borman Lovell, first rendezvous two maneuverable craft, total US space hours 1,352 42, and most miles traveled 5 129 400.
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Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James Lovell
Gemini 5
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad
Russia
United States
Borman
U.S
Looking Back To Christmas In The Valley 1915
The Winchester Evening Star reports Christmas 50 years ago was for the young with children allowed firecrackers under police supervision. A one horse open sleigh was a real fact described in the Valley Week feature.
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Winchester Evening Star
Weather notes bring chill to state early today
Clear skies and light variable winds produced chilly temperatures across much of the state this morning. Residents woke to cold conditions with light winds and a brisk start for the day.
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Richmond
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