Two American Women Visit North Vietnamese Prison Camp
Two peace group members, the first American women to visit a North Vietnamese prison camp, released the names of 182 POWs and presented 138 letters they brought back. They spoke at a news conference in San Francisco and described mail policy changes, military prisoner conditions, and upcoming Christmas dinners for all prisoners.
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San Francisco
UPI
Hanoi
Cora Weiss
New York City
Madeline Duckles
Berkeley
Calif
Ethel Taylor
Philadelphia
Mark Gartley
Greensville
Maine
Paul Gordon Brown
Newton
Mass
Bill Mayhew
New Manchester
W.va
North Vietnam
Paris
United States
A Christmas Carol Recalled Amid Modern London
In postwar London near the Bank of England a Dickensian scene blends with present day. The old counting house fades as bulldozers and offices rise, yet echoes of Scrooge linger in soot stained belfries, frost covered windows, and a bustling city still lit by holiday glow.
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London
APC
Bank of England
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge
Scrooge
St. Michael’s
Cornhill
George Yard
Insurance Company
Castle Court
Bengal Court
St. Martin’s Court
Strauss Turnbull and Co
Abbie Hoffman Testifies in 1968 Convention Riot Trial
Abbie Hoffman, founder of the Yippies, testifies in Chicago as the first defendant to face questions in the seven person conspiracy case over riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. He uses a put on manner, answers shaped by a poet’s language, while Assistant U.S. Attorney Schultz objects to evasive replies. Nearby in Indiana, a Santa Claus car theft alert ends with a tow of the department store vehicle.
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Chicago
UPID
U.S
Richard G. Schultz
Schultz
Abbie Hoffman
Hoffman
Yippies
Youth International Party
Abbie
America
Shaboya
Leonard I. Weinglass
Julius J. Hoffman
Czech Tourists Seek Asylum in Sweden After Travel
Forty three Czechoslovak tourists asked for political asylum in Sweden after leaving their group. About 10 more were expected to follow before Christmas Day as the total of 80 sought asylum amid Sweden's sheltering of Czechoslovaks since the 1968 invasion. The tour was state arranged. officials say asylum likely. In Washington, the Census Bureau reports the U S population at 204,006,000 on Nov 1, up 190,000 from Oct 1 and 3 million from a year earlier.
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Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
Aliens Police
Washington
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County National Bank of Bennington & Arlington
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Beau-May
Bennington
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