Israeli Jet Attacked at Athens Airport Killing Passenger
Two Arab terrorists fired on an El Al Boeing 707 as it began to taxi for a Paris New York flight from Athens. One Israeli passenger died. a stewardess was injured, and police captured the attackers.
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New York
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Leon Shirdan
Buenos Aires
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Haifa
Reed
Telviv
Beirut
Air France
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Greece
Styliano Patakos
Remier
Christians Continue Tours and Holiday Visits
In Leningrad 27 Sarah Lawrence College Chorus members from Bronxville New York toured, sang, and met Russian boys after a snowball fight. The 242 week tour was organized by Citizens Exchange Corps, unaffected by the U S cultural exchange suspension. In San Diego the Pueblo crew joined Christmas services and dined with families before a naval inquiry into eleven months of captivity in North Korea.
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Sarah Lawrence College’ Chorus
Bronxville
N.Y
Citizens Exchange Corps
U.S
San Diego
Calif
Pueblo
North Korea
Maine Weather and Fire Losses Report Midnight Cold Snap
The report notes damage from a fire in Moore's home totaling about 8000 dollars and a separate blaze in Mexico that destroyed a residence due to a thawing attempt using an arc. Firefighters faced extreme cold as temperatures fell to subzero levels across Maine with readings of -16 at Millinocket, -15 at Caribou, -13 at Augusta and Limestone, and -9 to -8 at several other towns.
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Moore
Mexico
John A. Duguay
Weather Bureau
Greenville
Millinocket
Houston
Caribou
Rumford
Augusta
Limestone
Old Town
Brunswick
Eastport
Apollo 8 Crew Prepares For Final Stage
SPACE CENTER Houston AP schedules Apollo 8 for Friday arrival with key maneuvers including midcourse correction, engine burns and final splashdown near Hawaii. Crew Lovell Anders Borman aboard, timing marks Earth return after a mission day with navigation checks and television transmission.
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Anders
Berman
Borman
Hawaii
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New York Faces Bitter Cold and Fuel Shortages
In New York City, bitter cold and a fuel oil shortage, worsened by a flu outbreak, left thousands in unheated apartments. Dr. Edward O Rourke urged faster emergency deliveries as heat complaints climbed and blood banks ran dangerously low amid a drivers’ strike aftermath.
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New York
New
Abraham Abrahamson
Abrahamson
Health Department
Apollo 8 Splashdown Near Hawaii Outpost
USS Yorktown waits in the mid Pacific as Apollo 8 is set to splash down about 1,000 miles south of Hawaii at 10:54 a.m. EST on Friday. Recovery chief John Stonesifer expressed confidence in the isolation and readiness for the mission’s recovery.
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Mid- Pacific Ocean
John C. Stonesifer
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Pacific
Hawaii
Travel trivia and baseball quiz items
A brief quiz feature notes a Mada traveler's tee relative to banana trees that stores water in a pocket at each stem base. It also states Cy Young pitched the first perfect major league game on May 5 1904 for the Boston Americans. The text adds a note on snake eyelids and shedding skin.
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Cy Young
Boston Americans
Space crew eyes Yorktown landing in calm weather near target
Stonesifer believes reentry hits with 5,000 degree heat will permit a landing within 10 miles of Yorktown for quick pickup. Weather expected to be satisfactory for three days with moderate winds and 78 to 82 degrees, though seas may reach four feet and rain could reduce visibility. Recovery logistics face isolation after over 1,000 miles from land lines, but Yorktown and Arlington will handle most communications.
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Yorktown
Mission Control
Arlington
Humphrey Seeks Direct Election of President
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged the Democratic party to back a constitutional amendment to overhaul the Electoral College and elect the president by direct vote. He argued the archaic system risked voters’ will in 1968 and offered no concrete plan. In Frederick Maryland police report, Robert M. Childers, 49, surrendered on charges tied to the killing of a magistrate 13 years prior.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
The
Democrat
Nixon
O’ Humphrey
House of Representaves
Longest Walk Across Panmunjom Bridge For Pueblo Crew
San Diego AP reports Pueblo crew members feared being shot when crossing the Bridge of No Return to freedom after 11 months captive. Karnes recalled buses shielding windows, the choice to walk, and the release night dreams. Crewmen sketched a 90 foot sloop during captivity while awaiting liberation. Karnes drank many cups of coffee on release day.
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Calif
Pueblo
Panmunjom
Sidney J. Karnes
Belleville
Ark
Karnes
Navy
Puebl
Earl M. Kisler
St. Louis
Michael W. Alexander
Richland
Wash
Robert W. Hill Jr
Harrisburg
U.S
Nee
Sea of Japan
Kentucky man charged with murder in Moats shooting
Childers told police in Mount Sterling he shot trial Mag istrate Charles Leslie Moats with a shotgun after Moats had once "put him in the house of detention." State troopers brought Childers back from Kentucky and charged him with murder. Moats, 71, was found dead April 23, 1955, at his home, beaten and shot in the chest.
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Childers
Mount Sterling
Charles Leslie Moats
Moats
Maryland
Kentucky
Shop The Journal Classified Sell Through The Want Ads
The Journal presents a compact classified pullout inviting readers to place or browse want ads. Readers can find listings for jobs, services, goods, real estate, and personal notices, with quick access to contact details and rates.
Raytheon develops tiny high efficiency heater unit
Raytheon Co announces an experimental heat generator that heats water from gas and could shrink a home furnace to about the size of a two pound coffee can. The device may use other fuels and liquids and has applied for patents. President Thomas L. Phillips says Amana Refrigeration, a Raytheon subsidiary, is developing the miniature furnace with its central heating and air conditioning line.
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Lexington
Mass
Raytheon Co
Raytheon
See
Thomas L. Phillips
Amana Refrigeration, Inc
Laboratory furnace model described in year‑long development facility
A laboratory model of the furnace has provided complete ae since early this year for the laboratory in which the device was developed. The facility is about equal in size to a nine room house, it said.
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