Pueblo Crew Debriefing Opens After North Korea Seizure
The 82 surviving Pueblo crewmen begin a ten day debriefing at San Diego Naval Hospital. They will be questioned about all phases of the incident from capture last Jan 23 to release last Sunday. Families gather in the RX Club as courts of inquiry will follow, open to the public unless classified.
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San Diego
Calif
U.S. Navy
Pueblo
North Korea
U.S. Naval Hospital
Navy
Duane Hodges
Lloyd M. Bucher
Jesse D. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Bucher
Erwards
Pink Palace
RX Club
Liberty
Naval Amphibious Base
Coronado
Harold G. Bowen
Vincent Thomas
Pacific Fleet
Holiday Cease-Fire Ends in Vietnam Offensives Resume
U S forces resume operations after a 24 hour Christmas cease-fire and report killing at least 53 enemy troops northwest of Saigon with bombs rockets and artillery. No American casualties are listed. The strikes targeted two groups of Viet Cong near the Cambodian border as allied forces held a brief cease-fire lapsing at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Poce
Maine Gripped By Record Cold
The Associated Press reports Maine endured a record cold day with subzero overnight lows and gusty winds. Portland tied a Dec 26 record with minus 9, while Greenville hit minus 19, producing wind chills well below zero and frostbite risk. Two homes were lost to cold and water supply issues, one in Phippsburg where fire crews could not pump water.
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Associated Press
Maine
U.S
Portland
Marual
Greenville
U.S. Army
Phippsburg
Clayton Moore
Bath
Apollo 8 Astronauts Head Home From Moon Mission
Apollo 8 commanders Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders push toward Earth on a precise reentry path. From 138000 miles out they report a steady course with a two degree entry window and a Pacific splashdown expected Friday morning.
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Big Center
Houston
Earth
Pacific Ocean
Frank Borman
Venus
Gerald Carr
Air Force
Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Carr
Interstellar Times
Anders
Ight Borman
Lovell
World News Mixed Holiday and War Fronts From Christmas Day
Christian World Goes Back To Work after a Christmas holiday highlighted by Apollo moon mission scenes. Allied Vietnam combat resumes after a 24 hour cease fire as a prisoner release talks stall. Christmas Day exchanges and peace appeals span Middle East Europe and Rome. Queen Elizabeth calls for tolerance on immigration. Prague and Leningrad mark Soviet invasion memorials with flowers and wreaths at St. Wenceslas. Consedti en "ane 1
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Vatican
Taranto
Italy
St. Peter's Square
Rome
Elizabeth II
Britain
Prague
Leningrad
St. Wenceslas
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Carpenter Plourd
Claude Dubois
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Masonic Building
Youland’s Dept. Store
Romanow
Forest Ave
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General Electric
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