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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1968
Page
2
Washington reports North Korea agreed to free 82 USS Pueblo crewmen soon after four hour Panmunjom talks, as U S negotiators press for release while U S officials hedge on optimism. Families wait for word as a possible Christmas release looms.
Paris AP report says US accuses North Vietnam of massing three to four divisions near Saigon and warns a strike on the capital would jeopardize Paris peace negotiations. North Vietnam calls this defense of itself, while Vance says no threat was made.
Apollo 8 moves into final countdown hours at Cape Kennedy as Saturn V undergoes last checks. A fuel cell valve failure delayed proceedings by about four hours while astronauts Frank Borman James Lovell Jr and William Anders prepared for the moon orbit mission.
President elect Nixon did not endorse or oppose Kissinger's Vietnam peace views and said he would not comment further. Kissinger argued talks could lead to informal talks with Hanoi and Saigon with the North Vietnamese withdrawal and a political settlement with the Viet Cong.
The underground test at Pahute Mesa Nevada produced a powerful blast with a dust plume and sea-like groundswells felt up to 250 miles away. The Atomic Energy Commission called it very successful and said no radiation leaked, while observers noted concerns over health and off-site effects. Newsmen viewed the event from 12 miles away via television and described the ground motion and crater formation after the explosion deep underground.
A Philadelphia to Miami flight carrying 151 aboard was hijacked to Havana by an unidentified man wielding a toy pistol. Cuban officials report the hijacker, with a four year old girl in tow, was quickly taken into custody after landing at Jose Marti Airport. Passengers were allowed to leave the plane about ten minutes later.
Phnom Penh announced the release of 11 Americans and one South Vietnamese held after a boat wandered into Cambodian waters. The U.S. considered a Viet Cong offer to free three other captives as Christmas truce talks spawned a cautious response from Washington.
With four days remaining the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund needs 995 to reach 6000. Thursday donations totaling 322 bring the drive to 5042.50 or 82 percent. The Tree party at Ramsey Auditorium on Dec 24 will serve about 1500 local children. contributors are urged to send gifts to Community Christmas Tree care of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph or deliver to 412 Bland St.
Miami police halted an early dawn kidnap ransom attempt involving Robert Mackle's daughter. A suitcase of about 500000 dollars was dumped into Biscayne Bay and loaded onto a stolen boat. Officers confronted two armed men, who fled on foot after a volley of gunfire.
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