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ITT decision to cancel merger with ABC seen triumph for Justice Dept, which vigorously opposed merger on antitrust grounds; case revd

I. T. T. CALLS OFF A.B.C. MERGER BID; Drops It After 2-Year Fight -- Sharp Rise in the Price of I.T.T. Stock Is Cited

In Hobe Sound, Fla; full name is Lester Bowles Pearson

NO 'BASIC CHANGE'; Controls First for U.S. -- No Time Limit Set for Their Duration

Kheel, Guinan and Comr Scannell laud Lindsay for his role in preventing strike; Kheel holds Lindsay handled himself perfectly and made all the right moves

MAYOR IS PRAISED FOR TRANSIT ROLE; Kheel, Scannell and Guinan Laud His Performance

Vietcong guerrillas kill 26 Amers, wound 111 near Tayninh, 50 mi NW of Saigon, before New Yr's truce ends; 344 enemy bodies found; USAF acknowledges Amer plane called in to support S Vietnamese troops under attack during truce dropped flare over battle area but failed to fire its guns; US repts 37 violations of truce resulting in casualties; details on incidents; battle in Mekong delta that started before truce and continued into it reptd; map

Call for Support Futile; 26 G.I.'s Killed in Vietcong Attack During Truce

financial community critical of program; cos active internationally expected to oppose it; lnternatl C of C US Council exec sec Phillips says Amer business must invest abroad to remain competitive

BANKERS OBJECT TO DOLLAR CURBS; A Few Disagree, Declaring Government Had to Act

Pres Johnson asks Amers to defer 'nonessential' travel outside Western Hemisphere for 2 yrs, says he will weigh legis to limit travel and spending abroad to cut internatl payments deficit by $500-million, statement and news conf; puts 67 tourism deficit at over $2-billion; plans moves to spur visits by foreigners

NEW LAWS SOUGHT; Big Payments Deficit Perils Prosperity, President Says

Pres Johnson describes Prince Norodom Sihanouk's recent statement that Cambodia would not resist US forces if they pursued enemy troops into her territory as good and encouraging news, news conf; says US is studying statement; seen implying he asked Australian diplomats to obtain official confirmation of statement; Norodom Sihanouk's commendation of Sen Mansfield noted; Johnson says US is studying repts on Min Nguyen Duy Trinh's remarks that N Vietnam would definitely participate in negotiations if US unconditionally halted bombing of N Vietnam and other acts of war; says Newsweek (pub) account of his recent talks with Pope Paul are untrue; says he and Pope did not discuss any plan for Vatican peace mission to N Vietnam

PRESIDENT HAILS SIHANOUK STAND ON 'HOT PURSUIT'; He Reports It Has Aroused Both Interest and Pleasure and Is Still Under Study

Mayor Lindsay holds new TWU-NYCTA contract will not affect 20¢ fare in foreseeable future

TRANSIT PACT SET; COST IS 70-MILLION; 20-CENT FARE KEPT; TALKS GO 39 HOURS

Both Parties See G.O.P. Adding 3 to 8 Governors; Leaders in Both Parties See G.O.P. Adding 3 to 8 Governors

Lindsay Adm officials rept 'substantial agreement' reached with state officials on layout of vast subway expansion expected to begin in '68; plan backed by city calls for major new lines in Queens and Bronx, a spur from Queens line to Kennedy Internatl Airport and a new Manhattan line under 2d Av with probable crosstown extension under 48th St; Met Commuter Transportation Auth (MCTA) Chmn Ronan denies agreement has been reached; says further talks are due; city to ask NYS Legis to earmark $600-million in funds from recently approved transportation bond issue for subway expansion and will have to put up 25% of costs in matching funds; new Queens line would run E from projected 63d St E River subway-rail tunnel and follow main line of LIRR in certain secs; on Port Washington branch of LIRR there would be increased subway service to carry riders to and from stops between Flushing and Douglaston; other projects detailed; map

ROUTES OUTLINED FOR NEW SUBWAYS; City Aides Report Major Agreement on Layout of Lines in 3

Southern California, the nation's top-ranked college football team, scored a 14-3 triumph over Indiana yesterday before a crowd of 102,946 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. O. J. Simpson scored the Trojan touchdowns on runs of 2 and 8 yards.  

U.S.C. Beats Indiana In Rose Bowl, 14 to 3

Pres Johnson repts G Ackley apptmt as Amb to Italy to succeed Amb Reinhardt, press conf; Italy approves

Ackley Is Named Envoy to Italy; Johnson Lauds Economic Aide; ACKLEY IS NAMED AS ENVOY TO ITALY

Pope Paul refers to possible expansion of war into Cambodia, s, Rome

New Peace Barriers Discerned by Pope; Pope Paul Sees 'New, Terrible Obstacles' to Peace in Vietnam

Cambodian Radio Reports Premier and Cabinet Quit

Article on US Agency for Internatl Development that trains Montagnard tribesmen in defensive fighting

Center in South Vietnam Trains Montagnards to Farm and Fight

US appeals to India to help strengthen Internatl Control Comm in Cambodia; Norodom Sihanouk reiterates his statement

Sihanouk Reiterates Stand

Brown Ends Market Talks

Amb Bowles calls on Prime Min Gandhi, New Delhi, in US appeal to India to help strengthen Internatl Control Comm in Cambodia; Gandhi says India would reserve judgment until it consulted with Norodom Sihanouk; Norodom Sihanouk confirms that Cambodia would 'merely lodge protests with both sides' if US troops were to engage enemy troops in uninhabited Cambodian regions

U.S. Appeals To India

R W Komer says Vietcong has new policy of attacking and terrorizing civilian refugee villages

Vietcong Terror Reported

De Gaulle says war hinders big-power cooperation to aid underdeveloped nations

De Gaulle Praises Pontiff

Sen E M Kennedy says he has serious reservations whether honorable settlement can be reached in Vietnam unless US augments its aid to refugees and civilian war casualties, news conf, Saigon; work of his staff members preceding visit and some of his plans noted

EDWARD KENNEDY OPENS WAR STUDY; In Saigon, He Calls for More U.S. Aid to Civilians

Tobacco Tax Council repts cigarette sales dropped sharply in 23 states that raised taxes by 3¢ a pkg, '67

Taxes Cut Cigarette Sales

large secs of indus crippled when thousands fail to rept for work; observers speculate many workers decided to take off unauthorized New Yr's Day holiday

Thousands in Britain Take An Unauthorized Day Off

Maj Gen Gowon orders step-up in mil operations to end civil war with Eastern Region (Repub of Biafra) within 3 mos; heavy fighting reptd in port of Calabar

Nigerian Chief Seeks End To Civil War in 3 Months

Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. is an American actor. His accolades include an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.

Cuba Gooding, Jr., American actor and producer

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Theodora Elisabeth Gerarda "Anky" van Grunsven is a Dutch dressage champion who is the only rider to record three successive Olympic wins in the same event. Along with her Olympic successes, she has won numerous medals at the World Equestrian Games (WEG), and is the only rider to have competed at every WEG since they began in 1990. Between 1990 and 2006, she competed at the Games in dressage, but in 2010 she was named as part of the Dutch reining team, marking a major change in discipline.

January 2, 1968

Headlines from January 2, 1968

Front Page 1 -- No Title

I. T. T. CALLS OFF A.B.C. MERGER BID; Drops It After 2-Year Fight -- Sharp Rise in the Price of I.T.T. Stock Is Cited

NO 'BASIC CHANGE'; Controls First for U.S. -- No Time Limit Set for Their Duration

MAYOR IS PRAISED FOR TRANSIT ROLE; Kheel, Scannell and Guinan Laud His Performance

Call for Support Futile; 26 G.I.'s Killed in Vietcong Attack During Truce

Billboard 200

Pisces; Aquarius; Capricorn; And Jones Ltd.

Diana Ross And The Supremes Greatest Hits

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Magical Mystery Tour (Soundtrack)

Their Satanic Majesties Request

Notable Births

Historical Context for January 2, 1968