CAP Aids Search for Lost Youth in Bemidji Area
Ground searchers aided by a Civil Air Patrol plane hunted for 13 year old David Edward Efta in 10 below zero near Teastrike Beltrami County deputies and volunteers on snowmobiles and a road crew checked ditches and brush along the route the boy was believed to have taken after leaving a car during a snowstorm.
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Borman Sends Yule Prayer for Peace
SPACE CENTER Houston AP Apollo 8 orbited the moon as flight commander Frank Borman offered a Christmas prayer for universal peace from space. Lovell and Anders joined the mission, sending dramatic lunar images to Earth while viewing a stark, cratered surface and describing the scene in vivid terms.
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White Christmas Likely as Winter Storm Slams Coast and Plains
A major storm dumps heavy snow from the West to the Great Lakes while Arctic air drives subzero temperatures across the Midwest and plains. Blizzard conditions close roads in Minnesota and the Dakotas, with 12 to 26 inch depths reported in several towns. Travel warnings persist as the Northwest snow and Pacific storm push eastward toward the Northern Plains.
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Retiring King an Unusual Man in Minnesota Politics
Stafford King, 75, announces he will step down Jan 6 after 38 years in the Minnesota Legislature, a record likely unmatched. The long-serving official, a former forest patrolman and state employee, recalls roots in the American Legion and a career spanning 11 governors. He plans winter in Arizona with wife Bertha and a return to northern Minnesota, where a log cabin cost 570 in 1936.
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Mercy flights resume to aid Biafra refugees from Equatorial Guinea ban
Mercy flights to Biafra restart after a two day government ban in Equatorial Guinea. The International Red Cross says eight to ten flights a night will sustain food aid for about 650000 refugees, mostly children, in rebel territory.
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South Korea to Lift East Coast Alert After Infiltration
Seoul authority says the special alert on the eastern coast will be lifted Wednesday following North Korean guerrilla landings in early November. Defense Ministry announced.
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Seattle Model Cities wins first construction grant
A $5.2 million Model Cities grant funds Seattle slum rebuilding project, with officials saying 17 other cities are near funding. The announcement came at a Monday news conference as the program lines up initial construction finance. The report notes the Seattle grant marks the first disbursement in the program.
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Russia Egypt Endorse Mideast Peace Terms After Talks
In Cairo the Soviet Union and Egypt issued a joint communique calling for full implementation of UN Security Council resolutions and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied lands as essential to peace. They faulted Israel for regional expansion and noted Gromyko’s four day visit with President Nasser and Egyptian leaders.
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Hormel Co Declares 30 Cent Dividend to Shareholders
The Hormel Co board on Monday declared a regular dividend of 30 cents a share on common stock. Payment date is February 15, for stockholders of record at the close of business January 25.
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Christmas in Hennepin County Home School Reflections
In Minneapolis AP visit to the Hennepin County Home School details two youths Steve 14 and Mary 12 describe why they cannot go home for Christmas. Steve broke a home visit and joined a car theft. he hopes to be a lawyer or policeman and vows to help others avoid such places. Mary plans escape plans and laments confinement while dreaming of a Christmas at home with family including her jailed father and younger brother.
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Bright light near Moon misidentified as Apollo 8
Space agency officials say the bright object near the moon is Venus, not Apollo 8. They note the moon ship cannot be seen with naked eye and reports via telescope are unlikely, with only a remote chance of detection.
Apollo 8 Schedule Highlights Lunar Mission Events
The article lists Apollo 8 events in EST including a 4:59 am engine burn to begin lunar insertion, a 7:30 am live TV segment, an 8:10 am orbit change to a 70 mile high circle, navigation tests with lunar landmarks, stereo moon photography, a 5:50 pm pass over future landing sites, a 9:31 pm second TV broadcast, and a 1:10 am Christmas Day burn to depart lunar orbit and return toward Earth.
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Allies Begin Ceasefire but Reds Violate Truce
In a Christmas pause the allies announced a 24 hour standdown starting 6 p.m. but the Viet Cong violated the truce with nine incidents including seven mortar and ground attacks killing six soldiers and a civilian. U.S. troops near Saigon were fired on and one American wounded. The Viet Cong cease-fire had begun 17 hours earlier.
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Nixon vows stronger sea protection to prevent Pueblo piracy
President elect Nixon pledges to prevent a repeat Pueblo incident by deploying more and better protection for spy ships. He proposes area ships or aircraft ready to rescue intelligence vessels under attack, though he stopped short of universal escort and air cover during the campaign.
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