Div co-founder P M Benjamin int on co growth; illus

Executive Spurs Valchem Gains; Vice President Was Buyer When He Joined Staff

probe discussed; long, expensive hearings seen; chart of pertinent data about AT&T

Long A.T. & T. Rate Hearing Seen; Most Hopeful View Sees F.C.C. Study Lasting 2 Years Hearings on American Telephone Rates Could Drag On for Years, Observers Say F.C.C. DECISION POSES PROBLEMS Most Hopeful View Predicts Study by the Government Will Last 2 Years

Baldwin assesses situation; finds US troops, despite some deficiencies in training and equipment, have successfully met 1st trial by fire since Korean War; says over-all mil trend is favorable; holds supply, construction and replacement problems must be solved before increased troop strength can be used effectively; US troops illus

G.I.'S FOUND RISING TO VIETNAM TEST; Troops Judged Successful in Meeting First Trial by Fire Since Korea War G.I.'s Are Found Rising to the Test of War in Vietnam

Despite a considerable amount of ferment in the political and economic news last week, the stock market maintained its poise as key market averages proceeded to new historic heights.  

The Week in Finance; Stock Market Maintains Its Poise As Averages Advance to New Highs

Phillips Petroleum oil import quota for PR facility discussed

OIL MEN OPPOSING IMPORT PROGRAM; Independent Producers See No Improvement in New U.S. Setup FURTHER FIGHT PLEDGED Phillips Is Allowed a Quota for Planned Petrochemical Facility in Puerto Rico OIL MEN OPPOSING IMPORT PROGRAM

A Farewell to First Nights

To resign as CORE natl dir, Mar, to assume post as pres of Center for Community-Action Educ, nationwide literacy and job training program; por

FARMER TO QUIT AS CORE LEADER; Resigning in March to Head Nationwide Literacy and Job Training Program

THE NEWS OF THE WEEK IN REVIEW

US officials, Washington, regretful but not surprised at resumption of fighting; State Dept stresses restraint of US and S Vietnamese soldiers in face of Vietcong attacks during and after truce; US and S Vietnamese forces had been ordered not to be 1st to resume hostilities

U.S. Is Pessimistic As War Is Resumed; U.S. AIDES GLOOMY AS WAR RESUMES

Will the magic 5s of '59 give way to the sexy 6s of '66?  

U.S. MAY USE WAND OF MAGIC 5S AGAIN; Bond Men Agree Repetition of Popular Note Issue of '59 Is Probable in '66 RISING CASH NEEDS CITED Vietnam and Welfare Costs Spur Treasury Offering With Similar Allure U.S. MAY USE WAND OF MAGIC 5S AGAIN

MEDIATORS SEEK HELP OF LINDSAY IN TRANSIT TALKS; Meeting With Both Parties in Contract Dispute May Come in a Day or Two PARLEYS ARE STALLED T.W.U. Members Vote Today on Authorizing a Walkout at 5 A.M. on Saturday MEDIATORS SEEK HELP OF LINDSAY

Law requiring labels on cigarette pkgs to take effect Jan 1; indus concerned over econ effect

Label Law Worries Cigarette Makers; Cigarette Makers Say Labeling Law May Cut Sales

This has been a banner year at the New York Stock Exchange on a variety of fronts, including a record number of bans in stop orders.  

STOP-ORDER BANS REACH A RECORD; Total of 22 This Year Sets Mark for the Big Board STOP-ORDER BANS REACH A RECORD

NYS Labor Dept repts 20% of 10,000 discharged in Mar by Repub Aviation, Farmingdale, LI, still jobless; 25% unemployed for at least 26 wks; other data

Layoffs at Republic: 1 in 5 Is Still Idle; DEFENSE LAYOFFS: 1 IN 5 STILL IDLE

Since many housewives must stay within well-controlled budgets for food, they probably can talk more crisply and to-the-point about the high cost of red meat than economists.  

Meat Prices Pinch Keepers of Budget; MEAT PRICES VEX BUDGET KEEPERS

UNEASY lies the head that wears a crown ? So, what about someone like Muriel Resnik, who wrote "Any Wednesday"? So, don't ask! Miss Resnik, whose comedy at the Music Box was one of the Cinderella plays of the first half of this decade -- it wasn't given a chance on Broadway and now has accumulated 775 performances -- is as uneasy this moment as any crown-wearer in the entire Shakespeare canon.  

Muriel Resnik Gets the Jitters; Resnik's Jitters

NAACP and W E B DuBois Club groups picket Amb Goldberg residence, NYC, to protest alleged US support of Govt

Christmas '65: Prayers, Pickets and Warm Rain; CHRISTMAS '65: PRAYERS, PICKETS

A STATE OF MIND; THE HISTORY OF SURREALISM. By Maurice Nadeau. Translated by Richard Howard from the French, "Histoire du Surrealisme." With an introduction by Roger Shattuck. Illustrated. 351 pp. New York: The Macmillan Company. $6.95. DIARY OF A GENIUS. By Salvador Dali. Translated by Richard Howard from the French, "Journal d'un Genie." With a foreword and notes by Michael Deon. Illustrated. 230 pp. New York: Doubleday & Co. $5.95. A State of Mind

Gabriel Forero of Chiquinquira in Colombia, a ceramics artisan, not too long ago had a monthly income of 150 to 200 pesos. Today it is 1,000 pesos.  

Artisan-Handicraft Program Blossoms in Latin America; Craftsmen of 4 Countries Sell Items Here

Lindsay to seek more state aid than Rockefeller has offered

LINDSAY TO ASK MORE STATE AID; Requests Are Expected to Go Far Above Sum Governor Says Is Available Now

1st Natl City Bank pres Moore sees quality of credit declining while vol rises, int; urges tighter lending standards, more ctfs of deposit to back up term loans, increase liquidity; sees longer-term loans resulting from increased competition

Quantity of Credit Is Soaring, But Its Quality May Be Slipping; Is the Quality of Bank Credit Slipping?

US and S Vietnamese mil commands order operations in S Vietnam resumed when 30 hrs end; act after guerrillas launch series of actions 2 hrs after 12-hr truce expired; repts 84 Vietcong-initiated incidents during truce; Westmoreland reptdly had issued order indefinitely extending 30-hr cease-fire, rescinded it after study of Vietcong activities and conf with Wheeler; US resumes normal air strikes in South

RAIDS BY U.S. JETS; Planes Strafe Mekong Area -- 34 Cease-Fire Incidents Are Cited

Pope sends messages to Johnson, Ho Chi Minh and Nguyen Van Thieu hailing truce, hoping it will lead to peace; stresses peace hopes, s, Pt Peters Sq, Rome; rumors link La Pira visit to Hanoi with Vietcong Dec 7 truce offer; Primicerio comments

POPE SENDS PLEAS; Pontiff Exhorts Hanoi Saigon, Washington to Pursue Peace POPE SENDS PLEAS TO THREE NATIONS

Luci spends part of day at ranch; she, Nugent fly to Waukegan, Ill, to meet his parents; Johnson, wife, Lynda attend services at St Barnabas PE Ch, Fredericksburg; Johnson gave wife camera for Xmas; other gifts; Xmas dinner menu

Johnsons Worship; Luci and Her Fiance Visit His Parents; JOHNSONS ATTEND SERVICES IN TEXAS

B Crowther picks 10 best films of '65, 9 runners-up; illus

December 26, 1965

Headlines from December 26, 1965

Executive Spurs Valchem Gains; Vice President Was Buyer When He Joined Staff

Long A.T. & T. Rate Hearing Seen; Most Hopeful View Sees F.C.C. Study Lasting 2 Years Hearings on American Telephone Rates Could Drag On for Years, Observers Say F.C.C. DECISION POSES PROBLEMS Most Hopeful View Predicts Study by the Government Will Last 2 Years

G.I.'S FOUND RISING TO VIETNAM TEST; Troops Judged Successful in Meeting First Trial by Fire Since Korea War G.I.'s Are Found Rising to the Test of War in Vietnam

The Week in Finance; Stock Market Maintains Its Poise As Averages Advance to New Highs

OIL MEN OPPOSING IMPORT PROGRAM; Independent Producers See No Improvement in New U.S. Setup FURTHER FIGHT PLEDGED Phillips Is Allowed a Quota for Planned Petrochemical Facility in Puerto Rico OIL MEN OPPOSING IMPORT PROGRAM

Billboard 200

Whipped Cream & Other Delights

The Sound Of Music

Welcome To The LBJ Ranch!

!!Going Places!!

The Best Of Herman's Hermits

Historical Context for December 26, 1965