Apollo 8 Crew Prepares For Moon Orbit Flight
Apollo 8 astronauts get a weather OK for Saturday launch after extensive Saturn 5 tests. Marina Lovell and Valerie Anders join families in Cape Kennedy area as the crew trains and remains confident despite launch pressures.
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James A. Lovell Jr
Valerie Anders
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Jeffrey
Frank Borman
Moonport
Navy
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Viet Cong to Free Three U.S. Prisoners in Christmas Plan
The National Liberation Front says it will release three American prisoners and proposes a Christmas cease fire. It urges up to five unarmed U.S. representatives meet near Tay Ninh on December 25 to discuss the exchange. The plan requires U.S. acknowledgment of the NLF cease-fire and timing between December 24 and 27.
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Tay Ninh City
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South Vietnam
Washington
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State
Liberation
United States
Price Of Bullion Soars In Europe
Gold prices jumped across European markets on hopes Nixon may raise the U.S. price for gold. In London bullion rose 80 cents to 42 dollars an ounce, with Paris at 44.28 dollars and Frankfurt and Zurich up 50 cents. Traders cited Kennedy’s cautious stance and hoarding amid a bullish outlook.
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Treasury
U.S
Paris
Frankfurt
Zurich
Earl Eisenhower dies at 70 of heart attack in Scottsdale
Earl Eisenhower aged 70 died in Scottsdale after a heart attack. He is survived by Dwight D. Eisenhower and three other brothers. A former engineer and public relations director, he had retired to Illinois and later lived near his son Earl Jr. in Motorola’s Aerospace Center circle.
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Edgar
Arthur
Roy
Paul
Illinois
Eisenhower
Earl Jr
Motorola
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House of Representatives
Local Bluefield Shooting Kills Man at Chick's Drive-In
A Bluefield man, Harry C. Chick Barnhill 59, was found shot dead in the shower room of Chick's Drive-In on U S Route 52. A second man, Sam Whitt 21, was found critically wounded in the parking lot and hospitalized with shotgun wounds to the neck. Police call it a shooting with questions about a card game and ongoing investigation.
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Harry C. (Chick) Barnhill
Chick
Whitt
R. E. Haynes
Cpl
J. L. Harsh
Barnhill
Knoxville, Tenn
Lou Hawley Barnhill
Falls Mills
C. P. Barnhill
Nixon Moves to Dampen Gold Price Speculation
President elect Nixon assigned a spokesman to say no change is expected in the $35 per ounce gold price. The stance comes after Kennedy indicated options on gold policy while European markets sent prices to a six month high. Ziegler reiterated no discussion of changes and no policy statements before the inauguration.
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New York
David M. Kennedy
Chicago
Kennedy
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Senate
Nearing goal for Bluefield Christmas Tree drive
Bluefield Christmas Tree project reports $579 donated bringing total to $4720, 78 percent of a $6000 goal with five days left before the December 24 Ramsey Auditorium donation party for 1500 needy kids. Contributions include gifts from Dennis G. Roebuck and others.
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Ramsey Auditorium
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
Dennis G. Roebuck
Fairview Elementary Students Relocated After Structural Crack
All 256 students from Fairview Elementary will move to Whitethorn and Memorial schools and other undecided sites starting Jan 2. Mercer County Superintendent W R Cooke cites a large crack from foundation to top at the northwest corner as the reason.
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Whitethorn
Memorial
Mercer County
W. R
Pete) Cooke
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