Marines Murdered Amid Viet Cong Attacks Near Saigon
Viet Cong actions around Saigon escalate during a U.S. air pause. Three captured U.S. Marines and eight South Vietnamese soldiers were found murdered in Quang Ngai Province. A Saigon journalist was shot dead. The Viet Cong overran a government strongpoint near Da Nang and attacked posts along the Cambodian border, while U.S. helicopters engaged Viet Cong on waterways southeast of Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Quang Ngai
Tu Chong
Chinh Luan
Chau Doc
Minh Long
Cholon
U. S
Town stores to close early on New Year’s Eve
Local shops will shut by 5 p.m. downtown and Ward Plaza stores by 6 p.m. MRS. HOLLIS CLOWSER of Hayfield reports an Armaryllis 20 inches tall with two blooms and two buds. one bloom 7 inches across and the other 6 inches, in velvety red, acquired in November.
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Ores
Ward Plaza
U.S. Gunpowder Strike Tensions Rise Amid Talks
Talks on the East Alton gunpowder strike continue as federal mediation pressures grow. The Olin Mathieson plant and Badger gunpowder plant reactivation loom over possible ammo shortages for U.S. forces in Vietnam while unions, employers, and government officials seek a settlement.
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Washington
U.S
Viet Nam
Army
William E. Simkin
Olin Mathieson Co
East Alton
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Olin Mathieson
Afl-Cio International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Employer
Trade Council
Simkin
Johnson
Goodman Steps Down As Winchester Civic Center Campaign Chairman
Gerald L. Goodman resigns after a three year term as Preston campaign chairman succeeds him. Goodman cites pressing personal business and urges continued community support for the Winchester Civic Center project amid Route 81 bypass effects and regional competition.
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Gerald L. Goodman
Sam D. Preston
Mr. Goodman
Goodman
Winchester Civic Center
Parks and Recreation Board
Winchester
Frederick County
Big Year End Cleanup at Penneys
Storewide cleanup at Penney’s department store runs Thursday and Friday with bargains across all departments. Local shoppers are urged to plan early for sales, with discounts on clothing, home goods, and cosmetics.
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Penneys
Thurs
Brooke Seeks Saltonstall's Senate Seat
Massachusetts Attorney General Edward W. Brooke announces his candidacy for the U S Senate. He seeks the Republican nomination at the state convention in June and primary in September to replace U S Senator Leverett Saltonstall who will retire at the end of his term.
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Boston
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
U.S. Senate
Brooke
Leverett
Saltonstall
Senate Appropriations and Armed Services Committee
Local merchants optimistic for 1966 despite 1965 boom
In 1965 business boomed due to plentiful jobs and tax cuts, with store managers predicting an even bigger 1966. Observers note population movement to suburbs, weather and war concerns shaping sales, while some shoppers conserve money amid inflation.
Siamese Twin Girl Dies in Los Angeles
Lisa Marie Mantonya, the smaller of Siamese twins born in Los Angeles, died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital from peritonitis after surgeons separated her from her twin Sheila. Lisa weighed 4 pounds 151% ounces at birth and lacked a colon due to the separation procedure.
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Los Angeles
Lisa Marie Mantonya
Ing
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Lisa
Sheila
The Days of the Great Pause in Washington 1966
Washington stands somber as 1966 nears with Viet Nam in focus. President LBJ remains in Texas while Congress stays silent until January. Roving diplomat Hariman seeks progress in Paris Warsaw and Hanoi, with the Pope mediating and Goldberg overseas.
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Washington
White House
LBJ
Pedernales
Capitol Hill
Congress
White House Pursues Peace Mission to Canada
The White House announced a new presidential peace mission to Canada as part of a broader effort to press for peace in Vietnam. Officials indicated additional missions would follow.
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Austin, Tex
White House
Canada
Viet Nam
Mystery surrounds Johnson peace travels in Europe
President Johnsons peace offensive expanded with Harriman and Goldberg touring Warsaw Vatican and Belgrade as part of a broader effort to move Viet Nam negotiations to the bargaining table. Goldberg met Pope Paul VI in Rome and discussed peace with Italian officials while Harriman held talks with Polish leaders and planned further meetings in Yugoslavia. Moyers said more ambassadorial travels were likely to convey US peace aims.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Arthur J. Goldberg
Warsaw
Vatican
America
Goldberg
United Nations
Pope Paul VI
Rome
Preemier
Aldo Moro
Harriman
U.S. Air Force
Adam Rapacki
Communist Party
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Harriman Lett
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Viet Nam
Poland
International Control Commission
Hungary
Hanoi
Moyers
Asia
United States
Joseph Laitin
Unseasonably Warm Weather Heads Virginia Today
A strong high pressure system off the middle Atlantic coast brings warm moist air into Virginia and should push temperatures to unusually mild levels across the state today.
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Richmond
Middle Atlantic
Virginia
Living Costs Rise Again With Fast Increase
The Labor Department reports costs rose two tenths of a percent in November, the fastest gain in seven years. Housing clothing transportation and medical care rose, food held steady, pushing the CPI to 110.6 and shrinking the value of a 1957 59 dollar to 90.4 cents. Deputy Commissioner Myers notes potential moderation in future price rises despite the record level.
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Washington
Labor Department
Robert J. Myers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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