Guerrillas Attack Israeli Settlements Near Lebanese Border
Arab guerrillas attacked four Israeli settlements along a 211 mile Lebanese border sector their first major strike from Lebanon. Israel said fighting flared along the Jordanian frontier and fighter bombers hit Egyptian targets as Arab leaders met at a Rabat summit to Back insurgents.
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Lebanon
Irbid
Israel
Suez Canal
Tel Aviv
Middle East
al Matallah
Kfar Gelwadi
Kiriat Shmona
Dan
Beirut
Rabat
Morocco
Ginsberg father rebukes drug advocacy during MIAMI lecture
Allen Ginsberg faced a stern rebuke from his father Dr. Louis Ginsberg at Temple Israel as the poet urged legalization of marijuana and LSD before about 1,000 listeners. The elder Ginsberg condemned his son for encouraging youth to break the law while noting he personally values nature over substance use. The exchange drew applause and the two embraced afterward as the audience reacted to the confrontation amid regional tensions and a separate report of Israeli strikes in Jordan.
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Miami
API
Allen Ginsberg
Allen
Louis Ginsberg
Ginsberg
Temple Israel
Dr. Ginsberg
Good Will Trip Set For Apollo 12 Crew
President Nixon announced Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Allen Bean will tour the world on a goodwill mission in early February. They will also serve as grand marshals at the Rose Bowl game in Pasadena on New Year’s Day.
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Washington
UPS
Nixon
Navy
Charles
Pete’ Conrad Jr
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Allen Bean
Pasadena
Calif
U.S
Viet Cong Expected To Violate Its Truce
Saigon reports allied intel officers foresee Viet Cong breaches of the Christmas cease-fire with subregional attacks near Saigon. Other updates note a downed helicopter, rising U.S. troop totals, heavy B52 raids along the Cambodian border, and intensified infiltration via Laos and Cambodia.
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Saigon
UPI
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Cambodian
Hanoi
Laos
Cambodia
da Nang
An Hoa
Mekong Delta
Bu Prang
Duc Lap
A Shau
Ho Chi Minh Trail
South Vietnam
Kitten Joins Choir in Malmesbury Church Ordeal
In Malmesbury England a terrified kitten trapped inside a church organ joined the choir as it sang. The kitten’s caterwauls upset girl choristers who cried. It was rescued when a panel was removed and no panel was damaged.
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Malmesbury
Hippie Leader To Enter Plea Today in Tate LaBianca Murders
Los Angeles reports that Charles Manson and two female followers face conspiracy and murder charges in the Tate and LaBianca killings. The court will decide if Manson may act as his own attorney. Other suspects pursue extradition and further hearings as the case unfolds.
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Tate-LaBianca
Los Angeles
Manson
Linda Louise Kasabian
Leslie van Houten
Death Valley
Lena LaBianca
Miss van Houten
LaBianca
William B. Keene
Susan Atkins
Patricia Krenwinkel
Mobile
Ala
Charles D. Watson
Texas
Houston
Agreement May End West Coast Shipping Strike
San Francisco UPD Members of three striking unions will vote within two days on a tentative settlement that could end the 31 day West Coast dispute. Federal mediation chief J Curtis Counts said talks produced a deal between the Pacific Maritime Association and unions. Details were withheld pending ratification as the key issue was crew size on automated Matson ships with eight to nine firemen debated.
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San Francisco
UPD
J. Curtis Counts
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
West Coast
Hawaii
Guam
Pacific Maritime Association
Maritime Firemen’s and Oilers Union
Sailors Union
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
Matson Navigation Co
Matson
Marine Firemen’s Union
Pravda Praises Stalin for War Leadership
Pravda lauds Stalin for wartime leadership and organizational talent while denouncing grave errors that fueled purges and bloodshed. The unsigned Pravda editorial marks his 90th birthday, with authorities arresting poet Anatoly Yakobson for a Red Square vigil protesting Stalinist terror.
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Moscow
UPI
Josef V. Stalin
Pravda
Stalin
Anatoly Yakobson
Red Square
Kremlin
Communist Party
Cement hull Ha Tien patrol craft marks Saigon shipyard debut
In Saigon the South Vietnamese Navy launched Ha Tien, a 50 foot cement hull patrol craft with twin 50 caliber guns and an 81mm mortar aft. Built at the Vietnamese Navy Shipyard, it aims to cut costs and boost river transportation while crews of seven on Ha Tien and four on the nearby Viper watch. Comdr. Thuc presided as dignitaries praised the budget friendly, rot resistant cement hull method and noted fishing craft could benefit similarly.
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Saigon
UPS
Alan T. Crandon
Boston
U.S. Navy
Crandon
South Vietnam
United States
New Zealand
Vu Quoc Thuc
Tran van Chon
U.S
William Colby
United Nations
Cmdr
Carmello Tedeschi
Brunswick
Maine
Ha Tien
Armstrong and Hope Tour Lai Khe Base in Vietnam Show
Bob Hope launched his sixth Christmas tour in Vietnam at Lai Khe base theater before 13,000 GIs. Astronaut Neil Armstrong joined unannounced, trading quips with Hope as the two discussed Moon landing memories and world peace. Connie Stevens and The Golddiggers highlighted the two hour event alongside Les Brown's orchestra.
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Vietnam
UPI
Bob Hope
Neil Armstrong
Hope
Thailand
Saigon
Connie Stevens
1St Infantry Division
Big Red
Armstrong
Timothy Leary
Les Brown
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Beneficial Finance Co
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