Brezhnev accuses US of barbarism over Vietnam raids
Brezhnev blasts U S bombing of North Vietnam as barbaric while pledging continued Soviet aid to Hanoi. He speaks to Communist leaders marking the Soviet Union’s 50th anniversary and links future East‑West tensions to a Vietnam settlement.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
United States
North Vietnam
United State
Soviet Union
Vietnam
Brezhnev
Hanoi
Haiphong
B52 Bombing Campaign Hits Hanoi Haiphong Area
U S and allied reports describe fourth straight day of B52 strikes on Hanoi and Haiphong with damage to the Hanoi Hilton prison camp. Losses include three more bombers and at least twelve crewmen missing. The total B52 crew losses reach twenty four with eight million dollar aircraft cited.
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Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Chinese Merchant Ship Damaged in Haiphong Bombing Protests U S Action
Haiphong harbor damage reported to a Chinese merchant ship with crew injuries amid escalating U S bombing of North Vietnam. Hsinhua quoted an urgent statement. Radio Hanoi cited damage to a Soviet vessel and the Polish Joseph Conrad sinking. Brezhnev linked peace hopes to Soviet American ties.
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Tokyo
China
U. S
Haiphong
North Vietnam
Hsinhua
Haiphong Harbor
Radio Hanoi
U.S
Joseph Conrad
Warsaw
Hanoi
Apollo 17 crew returns home from moon mission
Astronauts Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans arrived at Ellington Air Force Base to celebrate Christmas with families after a record moon voyage They described the mission as entering a new era and scientists began sorting moon rocks brought back from the Moon.
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Space Center, Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
Air Force
Ellington Air Force Base
American Samoa
Pacific
Barbara Cernan
Jane Evans
Cernan
North Viet Nam Rejects Nixon Ultimatum
North Vietnam declared it would not be intimidated by an alleged Nixon ultimatum to sign a peace deal or face continued heavy air and naval attacks. It accused Washington of threatening bombardment to force acceptance of terms and insisted the Vietnamese people remain steadfast.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Nixon
White House
Pentagon
United States
Bombing War Updates and Political Fronts Across Nations
The fourth straight day of U S B52 raids targets Hanoi and Haiphong with three Stratofortresses lost and 12 crewmen missing. Brezhnev warns US on Vietnam settlement as Moscow vows support. Local issues include Bluefield housing tensions and possible federal funds for a juvenile detention center pending court action.
Wall Street Drops as Vietnam Crisis Dawns on Markets
Wall Street retreated for the fourth straight session as investors, discouraged by the Vietnam deadlock, sat on the sidelines. Reports said Nixon gave North Vietnam a 72 hour ultimatum and a Thieu letter, though officials suggested the ultimatums may be overdrawn.
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Vietnam
Reds Leave Peace Table During Hanoi Bombings
Paris AP report says Communist delegations walk out of the 171st Vietnam peace talks session in protest of renewed U S bombing of Hanoi. U S delegate Isham accuses rule violations but says talks remain fruitless. Vietnamese claim civilian casualties and prisoner risk in raids.
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Paris
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Heyward Isham
Fund Drives and Memorial Gifts Totals Revealed
A local fund list shows contributions totaling 427.00 with donors including Allied Refrigeration Inc and Bluefield Fire Dept Local 347. The page records Thursday and previous totals with a grand total not fully legible. Several in memory gifts honor Joe Ross Emma Abbott H. P. Saunders and Wayne Terry.
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Allied Refrigeration, Inc
Holly
Craig Buchanan
Joe Ross
James A. Merrell
George E. Moore
Bernard Wilkinson
Thomas Mack
Larry Smothers
Cindy
Deb
Wally Coppinger
Fairview Jr. High
Gus Lewis
Jimmie
Cheryl Gillenwater
Anonymous
Bluefield Fire Dept
Rotary Club of
Bluefie
County to use revenue sharing funds for youth detention center
Mercer County plans max 180000 in revenue sharing funds this year with another 180000 expected in January and later 1973 grants. Officials consider a juvenile detention center separate from Mercer Jail and may involve 97000 in the retail improvement fund plus group homes for neglected youths.
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Mercer County
Wilson Harvey
Harvey
Charleston
Arch Moore
Mercer
Bluefield Directors Demand Quick Resolution of PHA HUD Dispute
Bluefield City directors urge immediate action to end a conflict between the Bluefield Public Housing Authority and HUD over a 142 unit, 3 million dollar Hill Street Extension project. HUD demands termination of architect Ted Boggess and an independent inspector before final project approval. The dispute prompted cancellation of a separate 58 unit elderly project and jeopardizes future federal housing and urban renewal funding.
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Bluefield
Edwin Elliott
Princeton
Ted Boggess
Mercer County
Wilson Harvey
Jim Terry
Elliott
Bluefield Board of Directors
Housing Authority
Board of Directors
Hill Street
Bluefield Public Housing Authority
Depart Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Boggess
Federal
Bluefield Urban Renewal Authority
Pittsburgh
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Hilton
Bulletin
Radio
Rian
Peking
Odessa
Jacob Beam
Evans
Houston
Clarfield City Telegraph
National
World
U. S. Command
Wall Street
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Presidential
Washington
Southeast Asia
Nguyen Thanh le
San Francisco Area
By Jim Calfee
Mercer Jail
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