Hickel Undecided on Maine Trade Zone, Aiken Reports
Vermont Senator George Aiken said Alaska Governor Walter Hickel told him his position on Maine's free trade zone remains open. The discussion followed Aiken's report that Hickel might block his Senate confirmation unless the Maine matter is reconsidered.
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Aiken
Hickel
Montpelier
Alaska
Walter J. Hickel
Richard Nixon
Maine
U.S
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Senate
Portland
Washington
Machiasport
Sen
William Rogers
Nixon
Rogers Hickel
Foreign Trade Zones Board
C. R. Smith
New England Council
Commerce Department
Santa Police Chief Halts Parking Fines
In Lake Placid New York officials briefly ended parking tickets for Christmas and named Santa Claus acting chief. A patrolman attached candy bags to cars for illegal parking but a quick scavenger received the treat by snatching the bags from motorists, including a plump woman who hurried away with several bags.
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Lake Placid
N.Y
UPI
Upstate
Santa Claus
Apollo 8 Nearing Earth Reentry After Precise Lunar Flight
Apollo 8 rapid return toward Earth completes six days in space. Flight director Milton Windler notes no midcourse corrections needed as craft enters final approach. a small speed adjustment will be made before reentry to ensure a splashdown in the Pacific. Astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders report favorable conditions as they descend toward Earth.
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Windler
Anders
Apollo 8 Mission Nears Earth Splashdown at Sea of Hawaii
NASA recovery planners expect Apollo 8 to splashes down Friday at about 10 54 a m EST in the Pacific 1000 miles southwest of Hawaii in a remote area near the equator. Forecasters call conditions satisfactory with seas calm though showers could dim visibility. Recovery ships and a 17 man medical team will assist while flight controllers monitor speeds near 25 000 mph and re entry timing through a 28 mile wide corridor.
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APD
John C. Stonesifer
Stonesifer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Hawaii
Clarence A. Jernigan
San Antonio
Tex
Lafayette
Windler
Earth
Borman
Lovell
Mission Control
Tijuana Brass
Anders
Moon
Sea of Tranquility
Pacific Ocean
Space Agency
Paul Haney
Pacific
Hanoi and Viet Cong press Paris talks opening claim
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong demanded immediate Paris talks with Washington and Saigon bearing full responsibility for delays They warned the Saigon regime would sabotage the conference and urged its overthrow for a peace cabinet Kiem met French Foreign Minister Debre signaling a diplomatic gesture while Ky remained in Saigon setting the stage for ongoing four party talks in Paris
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Washington
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
United States
Saigon
Tran Buu Kiem
Michel Debre
Vietnam
Democratic Republic of
North
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Kiem
Debre
Khem
Pueblo Crewmen Testify Plan For Navy Inquiry
San Diego reporters note the USS Pueblo crewmen begin two weeks of medical exams debriefings and a Navy court of inquiry after 11 months in North Korea. 82 survivors face physical checks interviews and potential meritorious acts review as families celebrate Christmas away from home.
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San Diego
UPI
Uss Pueblo
Navy
Balboa Naval Hospital
North Korea
Cmdr
Lloyd Bucher
The
Pueblo
Edward Murphy
Accused Kidnaper Surrenders In Des Moines Case
Davenport police report Robert Anthony Williams, a 24 year old self described preacher, surrendered after an escape from a mental patient facility. He is linked to the Christmas Eve kidnapping of 10 year old Pamela Powers of Urbandale. Authorities fear Pamela may not survive. Williams arrived by taxi from Rock Island Illinois and was escorted back to Des Moines by officers. An attorney claimed the suspect promised to reveal Pamela s fate when brought to Des Moines. The girl s orange slacks were found at a Grinnell rest stop. Williams faced a warrant for child stealing and used aliases including Rev Anthony.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Robert Anthony Williams
Pamela Powers
Des Moines
YMCA
Williams
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Dan Maher
Maher
Grinnell
Pamela
Rock Island
Ill
Mississippi River
Henry T. McKnight
C. M. Leaming
John Ackerman
Rance
Ackerman
Anthony
Merlin Powers
Urbandale
Inside column on Shrivers U N post non appointment
Inside a Mankiewicz Braden column reviews background behind the non appointment of Sergeant Shriver to the United Nations post. The piece appears in the newspaper’s inside section on page 4.
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Mankiewicz - Braden
Sargent Shriver
U.N. Post
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