Three blasts in late Nov. went off "about a block from the hall where Negro Vivian Malone lives," reports the The Associated Press. No injuries were reported

The arrested guardsmen were federalized by the late President Kennedy to enforce orders to desegregate the University of Alabama.

Sen. Barry Goldwater is expected to announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination tomorrow, reports the @LATimes.

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York is also seeking the Republican Party's presidential nomination.

President Johnson's crackdown on U.S. hiring puts pressure on federal agencies, reports the The Washington Post.

Pres. Johnson said 9 out of 10 gov't employees do a "full day's work for a day's pay but [he wants] that 10th man to measure up also."

Pres. Johnson: "I am unconvinced that we are getting the maximum possible output per employee... I think we can do better."

The The Associated Press reports that 21 people died in a hotel fire in Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday night and that 66 people were injured.

U.S.-made TV shows create a "generally favorable impression" of American life in Japan and four European countries, reports the The New York Times.

Viewers from Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan told researchers that American TV shows portray the U.S. in too "rosy" of a light.

Gov. Rockefeller said yesterday that he will enter Oregon's primary as part of his effort to win the Republican presidential nomination.

At this time, the only other declared candidate for the Republican nomination is former Minnesota governor, Harold Stassen.

Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona says he'll formally announce his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination early next month.

From the The Associated Press: A civil rights group is protesting blackface comedy in Philadelphia's New Year's day parade.

Earlier, parade officials said they wouldn't award prizes to participants in blackface.

One city official said he wasn't sure if the city could prohibit blackface at Philadelphia's parade.

"We have no choice but to use our bodies to stop the parade," members of Philadelphia's chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality said.

Most night clubs are at capacity this New Year's Eve and customers will pay about the same as last year, reports the The Wall Street Journal.

In San Francisco, "night-spot managers [reduced] prices to lure more customers." One hotel dropped its dining deal from $17.50 to $12.50.

Guy Lombardo and his orchestra will perform their traditional New Year's Eve celebration at Times Square, broadcasted by CBS.