Christmas Struggles Mark Stark Tennessee Coal Field Walkout
In southeast Tennessee the long coal strike drags on as miners face joblessness and hunger. Sanders, a 35 year old unskilled worker, struggles with minimal benefits and a deteriorating outlook amid mechanization and dwindling mines. His family, living in a two room converted garage, endures cold winters and a burned home while Isaac Grady, 13, foregoes schooling to help.
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Prince Edward Free Schools Among Souths Finest
The Prince Edward County free schools for African American students have grown into a highly regarded system. Officials Sullivan and Vanden Heuvel urge ending the program after this year and expect the county to reopen public schools per Supreme Court guidance.
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Santa Film At Theatre This Weekend
Santa Claus comes to the Theatre for special matinee showings in Eastman Color. The film, winner of the Golden Gate award at the San Francisco Film Festival for best International Family Film, presents Santa as a benevolent global goodwill messenger aided by children from many nations.
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Taylor Travels to Pakistan to Ease U S relations
General Maxwell D. Taylor arrives in Karachi after talks with Indian officials to ease strained ties with Pakistan over U S military aid to India. He meets President Ayub Khan and Foreign Office and Defense Ministry officials and flies over the Himalayas en route from New Delhi.
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McNamara Surveys South Vietnam War Progress
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara arrived in Saigon for a second on the spot survey in three months. He said the visit would discuss U S Viet Nam program progress and facing problems. The trip follows a coup that toppled Ngo Dinh Diem and the assassination of President Kennedy.
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Prince Edward County Free Schools Mourns Loss
In Farmville Virginia the community and families including Caroline John and Mrs Kennedy express shared grief over the sorrow tied to the Free Schools in Prince Edward County, reflecting communal mourning and resolve during the tough period.
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Washington holiday decor shifts to holly at White House
Decorations replace somber drapes as holly boughs adorn the White House next week. President Johnson will light the national Christmas tree in the park behind the executive mansion amid greetings to armed forces personnel.
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